Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
On Tuesday evening, June 27, community members gathered at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills to meet with representatives from the 107 Precinct as well as with a representative from Shmira.
On Tuesday, July 11, Shira Smiles gave a shiur titled “Where Are Your Priorities” at the OU Israel Center. She began by sharing that the tribes of Reuven, Gad, and half of Menashe settled on the other side of the Jordan. They asked for permission to settle on the eastern side of the Jordan River, and to build pens for their flocks and huts for their children. The Midrash says that Reuven and Gad mentioned their sheep before their children. In Melachim Beis, it states that these three tribes were put into exile earlier than the others because they took their inheritance early and they were likewise punished for their priorities.
If you’re passionate about doing something, then you know how magical it can be to be in a room overflowing with people who share the same passion.
On Sunday, July 9, Rabbi Reuben Ebrahimoff, speaker, author, known as the haftarah man, shared an enlightening shiur on the haftaros of the three weeks.
Rabbi Stuart Verstandig, President of the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, welcomed everyone. He shared that this shiur was part of the Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld zt”l Education Center.
How can we hold onto time and freeze special memories? Professional photographer Yaakov Katz of Queens shared his passion for photography with this writer. He started Photography Organizing & Managing, a business that helps people preserve memories and hold onto their stories.
Rabbi Zalman Deutscher, Dean of Yeshiva Primary, holds a teacher appreciation luncheon for the faculty of the school twice a year: in February and at the end of the school year, to express his hakaras ha’tov to the teachers and administrators. This event was originally initiated by the parent body as an expression of gratitude.
