Community Corner

“It Is Our Fervent Hope That the Zechus of the Chofetz Chaim Will Protect Us!”

Yidden around the world are bring requested to be mispallel for our brethren in Ukraine.

Inclusion was the theme this past weekend for the Central Queens Jewish Community Circle (CQJCC).

The milestone of full University Status in New York comes as Touro celebrates its 50th anniversary

Touro College in New York State has been granted university status by the New York State Board of Regents, Dr. Alan Kadish, Touro President, announced on February 18. This comes after the Board voted to amend the charter to change the college’s name to “Touro University” in recognition of the institution’s advanced academic standing. Touro had already achieved university status at its California and Nevada schools.

The Coalition for Jewish Values, representing over 2,000 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, last week condemned Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) decision to withdraw his co-sponsorship of the Israel Relations Normalization Act, and the 29 “progressive” organizations that called for Congress to repudiate the Abraham Accords.

Her nametag summed it up: “Jacqueline Donnerfeld, Holocaust Survivor.”

First person account about Israeli businesses from our ACHI representative on the streets of Jerusalem

Finally we are back in Jerusalem, in our little apartment in Rechavia. My husband and I managed to slip into Israel between lockdowns and have spent most of the past two months enjoying the rain and the unusual snowfall while stuck in said apartment. Much to my delight, we have had some beautiful weather this week and I finally started my favorite pastime—window shopping (and shopping) on the streets I know so well. However, not only were some of my beloved stores closed, but many more businesses were dark and shuttered.