Community Corner

For 28 years, Peshie Saphirstein has been a source of smiles and warmth at HALB’s Avnet Country Day School. A resident of Kew Gardens Hills and a morah at YCQ for 21 years, Peshie is known for her devotion to both her students and campers. At Avnet, Peshie has always worked in the Tipot division with girls entering kindergarten – the same age as her YCQ students. “I love my job as a teacher, and I love that I get to work with children all year to build their confidence,” Peshie said. “This is a great age, because they are already little people who can communicate their needs. Camp is the perfect time to strengthen abilities while providing a fun experience.”

US Rep. Grace Meng, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Monday issued the following statement on this past weekend’s terror attack in Jerusalem.

The Talmud (P’sachim 117a) states that there are ten types of songs/expressions in the Book of Psalms: 1) conducting (nitzuach), 2) melody (nigun), 3) musical accompaniment (mizmor), 4) song (shir), 5) praise (hallel), 6) prayer (t’filah), 7) blessing (brachah), 8) thanksgiving (hodaah), 9) praises (ashrei), and 10) “Praise G-d” (Hallelukah).

US Rep. Grace Meng, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Monday issued the following statement on this past weekend’s terror attack in Jerusalem.

Campaign Is One of New York Jewish Community’s Largest Voter Drives to Date

Across the New York City metropolitan region, Jewish community members are receiving texts, emails, phone calls, and even home visits urging them to vote in the August 23 New York State Primary Election in Teach NYS’ and one of the New York Jewish community’s largest Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaigns to date.

After nearly three years, One Israel Fund’s Summer Barbecue and Fine Israeli Wine Tasting roared back in a big way this past Monday evening, August 15, with a banner crowd of people from all across the entire Five Towns community. The event was hosted by Dr. Joseph and Jenny Felder in their beautiful backyard. Valuable funds were raised to help support the communities and residents in our Biblical Heartland of Judea and Samaria. Hearing from Marc Provisor, Director of Security Projects, and Scott M. Feltman, Executive Vice President, those in attendance learned about the valuable projects One Israel Fund provides each and every year to help support these families, including its renowned preventive security equipment, as well as its flagship project, the Binyamin Medical Center.