Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
The excitement was in the air for opening night of the second of the Queens Jewish Hockey League (QJHL). From the time the first puck dropped until the final whistle, there was cheering, high fives, and intensity.
Some Queens askonim and lay leaders met with Councilman Donovan Richards (Queens Boro President candidate) last week to discuss pertinent issues affecting the Queens Jewish community. As one of the attendees stated “Donovan answered our questions and had a positive vision of what direction he would like for Queens to go. It was a pleasure to speak with him.”
Fresh Meadows, November 17, 2019
Rabbi Judah Kerbel became just the seventh rabbi hired at the Queens Jewish Center since the synagogue’s establishment in 1943. Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt was their longest serving spiritual leader, from 1967 to 2006.
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the 25th (Silver) Anniversary of the Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation (RCRF) on Motza’ei Shabbos, November 9, at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, to commemorate the yahrzeit of Rachel Imeinu (11 MarCheshvan), making it a special night to remember. The overflow crowd of nearly 300 people joined the Master of Ceremonies, activist Dr. Paul Brody, and his lovely wife Drora, as the evening got underway.
