Community Corner

The Randor Road schoolyard at PS 178 the Holliswood school was the scene of a unity simchas beis hashoeva that brought out all walks of Jewish like from the Fresh Meadows, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, and Hollis Hills communities. The program was highlighted by the musical talents of Mendy Shapiro with a deejay accompaniment.

Ohr Chana High School, providing over 20 years of excellence in high school girls’ education, launched this September with a blast of new innovations for the coming school year. With just a month of school having elapsed, the school has already introduced themes and goals for their G.O., Mishmeret, Chesed, Tech, Tzniut, Events, Chagim, Ruach, and Birthday committees.

Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, welcomed Monday’s decision by the Israeli Knesset to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, from operations in Israel and official meetings with state officials. CJV called upon United States and European officials to reverse their objections to Israel’s move.

Psalms 113-118 constitute the Hallel (Praise). These psalms focus on Hashem’s saving power and are used during Pesacj, Shavuos, Sukkos, and Chanukah to praise Him for various aspects of His saving power.

The Kew Gardens/Richmond Hill community-wide Simchas Bais HaShoeiva at Khal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens included R’ Aaron Cyperstein, Co-President of Khal Adas Yereim; Rav Dovid Willig, Congregation Tifereth Moshe; Rabbi Aloni Russek, Divrei Chizuk; and Rav Aryeh Rockove, Khal Nachlas Avos.

On the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, Lander College for Men-Beis Medrash L’Talmud (LCM) hosted a community event – Faith in Times of Crisis – to commemorate the tragedy.