Community Corner

An administration official told “The Daily Caller” that Princeton University has “perpetuated racist and antisemitic policies.”

 (April 1, 2025 / JNS) The Trump administration is pausing $210 million in federal funding to Princeton University pending an investigation into Jew-hatred on the Ivy League campus, The Daily Caller reported on Monday.

In a recent meeting focused on the continued growth and impact of Chaverim of Queens and Great Neck, local leaders and community representatives came together to discuss the organization’s expanding role and explore ways to strengthen its operations and reach.

Chazaq brought the spirit of Purim to life once again, hosting an unforgettable Post-Purim Girls’ Party at Ohel Sara in Queens. The evening was filled with joy, laughter, and non-stop excitement, as attendees enjoyed an incredible DJ, a mouth-watering meat dinner, and an atmosphere bursting with simchah.

While representing the 18^th Congressional District in the House of Representatives, Nita Lowey would say she was the Congresswoman from the “Chai District.” It was more than a play on words over the number of the district she represented; during the course of a lengthy career, Nita Lowey made a substantial contribution to the safety and security of Israel and the Jewish community in New York.

On Wednesday evening, March 19, community members gathered at Yeshiva Kesser Torah’s commemoration of the sixth yahrzeit of Rav Elyakim Getzel Rosenblatt zt”l, Founder and Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshiva Kesser Torah in Queens. The event was both live and on Zoom.

Sh’foch chamascha al ha’goyim asher lo y’da’ucha – Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that do not recognize You” (T’hilim 79:6). Klal Yisrael, on the other hand, has a completely different reaction. When we are faced with sorrows, we call out and turn to Hashem and His Torah, as David HaMelech stated, “Tzarah v’yagon emtza, u’v’sheim Hashem ekra – I will find troubles and sorrows, and I will call out in Hashem’s name” (T’hilim 117:13).