Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
Shortly after the Spring 2023 semester ended, a cohort of 34 Yeshiva University undergraduate students participated in the Torat Adam Summer Experience (TASE), with a unique and rewarding trip to Guatemala City and Antigua in Guatemala and Armenia and San Salvador in El Salvador.
Over the past few weeks, Chazaq hosted a series of successful parent-child challah bakes across all 15 of their Shaping Lives programs for public school children. The events aimed to create a stronger bond between parents and children and inspire families through meaningful experiences.
On Monday, US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, to Queens to address increased attacks on the Jewish community around the world and in New York City, as well as to meet with local Jewish community leaders.
MTA’s summer visits continued this week with visits to two more incredible camps. The day began at Camp Dora Golding, where Rabbi Schenker, Rabbi Emerson, Rabbi Cohn, and Rabbi Apfel visited current talmidim and alumni. With doughnuts and swag bags in tow, everyone had a great time reuniting with their rebbeim. Rabbi Konigsberg, Program Director and Assistant Head Counselor at CDG, and Associate Principal at MTA, also enjoyed reuniting with his colleagues while busy at work. There are over 30 MTA former, current, and incoming talmidim who are having a blast at Camp Dora Golding!
Three Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion Girls High School faculty members, Ms. Greenberg, Mrs. Wasser, and Mrs. Yachnes, learned about innovation, design thinking, and inspiring curiosity at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is the premier school for technology and innovation in the world.
This past week was quite busy at Orot. Continuing with a five-week t'fillah series, Rabbi Yitzhak Aminov explained the importance of saying the morning brachot focus on the prayer after using the restroom, Asher Yatzar. With yummy bagels and hot pancakes that the girls enjoyed, they were so inspired, many taking upon themselves to say the morning brachot every day and to say Asher Yatzar with extra kavanah. We can't wait to continue with this amazing series and grow even more in our t'filah!
