Community Corner

When an individual dies, the Executor or Administrator (“fiduciary/representative”) of the estate has the responsibility of distributing the assets to the beneficiaries.  The Executor must sift through files to determine what assets the decedent held at the time of death.  With the advent of technology it has become more difficult to get a handle on people’s assets after they die.  Even if the Executor finds an asset, he or she has to access the electronic document with a password. 

Rosh Chodesh Nisan begins on Motza’ei Shabbos. Another name for the month of Nisan is “Chodesh HaAviv” – the month of Spring. The word Aviv can be separated into two words, Av Yud-Beis: the father of all twelve [months]. The month of Nisan is the first month because of its great significance. It reminds us about our miraculous departure from Egypt, which was a clear demonstration of the oneness of G-d and His dominion. Pharaoh worshipped the kid [lamb] and relied on it for his success, counting on the protection of the month of Nisan, which has the astrological sign of the kid. Instead, he was defeated during this month by the Jewish people who offered the Paschal Lamb, using a kid, illustrating that it is Hashem who is the Master of heaven and earth. It is He who controls all, and Whose divine providence shapes our lives. No other entity possesses such all-encompassing power. (Aruch HaShulchan, Orach Chayim 429:1-2)

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Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.

HaGaon HaRav Yechezkel Roth zt”l, the Karlsburger Rav of Boro Park, 86, was a sought-after poseik whose reach around the globe will never be fully known. He authored the nine-volume Sh’eilos U’T’shuvos Eimek HaT’shuvah, which contains many of his savored responsa. His sudden passing shocked the Torah world, especially those who knew him best, including one of his closest talmidim, HaGaon HaRav Yigal Haimoff shlita, the mara d’asra of Yeshiva Ohel Simcha.

US Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations – which has oversight of State Department programs and funds – announced Sunday that she held a virtual meeting with newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to the United States and United Nations Gilad Erdan.

Turbulent pregnancies and infancy loss are more common than we realize. Families do not advertise miscarriages, nor do they share when they occur again and again. Families do not discuss difficulties conceiving or the emotional toll of the ordeal. The entire process of a loss is unfortunately still taboo. There are a handful of organizations that have sprouted to give comfort and guidance to these couples, but what you are about to read is one local family’s plight and pledge to keep unity in times of uncertainty. You will see how harmony in the face of hurt led to a dream realized for a cause of helping those who suffer in silence, building a legacy of healing and everlasting hope.