Community Corner

This week, Agudath Israel led a delegation of Orthodox Jewish advocates from the Long Island and Queens areas to Albany to advocate for our community’s needs. This was the second installment of Agudath Israel’s three annual advocacy missions to Albany, which give community representatives the opportunity to speak to their legislators about issues of concern to New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities.

As has been previously reported, lumbar disc herniation, or sciatica, is one of the most common spinal conditions confronting the general population.  At some point in time, most people between the ages of 30 and 70 will experience a sciatica, in which the lumbar shock absorber, the disc, protrudes or bulges out to pinch on a nerve.  This usually happens after some degree of twist, turn, or light trauma, but very often without any particular triggering event.  Most of these herniations lead to a central or slightly lateral disc herniation, which will affect either one leg or the other, depending on whether it is right- or left-sided.

(Courtesy of YU) As eighth graders eagerly await acceptance letters, The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys is gearing up for a busy spring recruitment season.

In 1987, Sy Syms, head of the famous apparel chain, made an important business decision that would transform business education with the establishment of the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University. Mr. Syms’ vison entailed preparing students for successful business careers while infusing them with a strong focus on Jewish values and ethics.

Eric and Joyce Austein on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Eytan and Elizabeth Austein. Mazal tov to the great-grandmother, Shirly Schachter.

Michael and Amy Berger on the birth of a granddaughter, Baila Frimit, born to Zachary and Missy Berger. Mazal tov to the great-grandparents, Danny and Ruth Berger.

This past Motza’ei Shabbos, the Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion family of schools successfully held their 11^th annual Gala Dinner. The extraordinary event, held at Da Mikele Illagio, highlighted the Yeshiva’s sacred mission of instilling deep Sephardic heritage and tradition into their talmidim and talmidos. As the guests, consisting of notable rabbonim and community leaders, made their way into the hall, they were greeted by the yeshivah’s choir, led by Rabbi Aviel Azizi. It is of utmost importance for YSZ to continue teaching songs and niggunim in Nusach Yerushalmi and Bukhari, a unique goal of the yeshivah. With this vision in the forefront of the yeshivah’s every intention and goal, it was only appropriate that the theme of the night was “Making a Dream a Reality.”