The Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills is pleased to announce the lineup of speakers for the 18th annual Summer Shabbos Afternoon Lecture Series. All lectures are held in the Beis Midrash one hour before Minchah.

The first lecture will take place on June 22 at 7:10 p.m. Orie Shapiro will speak on the topic, “Is There A Halachic Duty To Protect Enemy Civilians During War Time? A Look at Rabbinic Sources.”

The other lectures and speakers are:

June 29 – Rabbi Ephraim Glatt, Esq.

July 6 – Zahava Schwartz

July 13 – Toby Reich: “From Rattles to Monopoly: Choosing toys that make your kids/grandkids smarter”

July 20 – Rabbi Zvi Lew

July 27 – Dr. Eli Hakak

August 3 – Rabbi Brian Chernigoff

August 10 – Steve Cherngoff

August 17 – Moshe Chernigoff

August 24 – Rabbi Sholom Fried

August 31 – Hadassah Lipsius