Community Corner

Rebbetzin Devorah Kigel presented the second part of a two-part virtual series on the mystical connection between financial success and challah, hosted by Emet Outreach. Rebbetzin Kigel taught that the woman creates the physical place connected to Hashem. Baking challah is opening gates of blessing. “Shabbos is the soul of the week. Baking challah is not just baking bread. It’s much more. It symbolizes the unification of our two worlds: the physical and the spiritual.” The word challah has the root of chol, which means regular or every day. When we bake challah, we are in essence raising up the weekday – the chol – and making it holy. She shared that a holy, righteous life is made up of little moments.

Rabbi Pinchas Landis, Director of Partners in Torah, emceed a virtual shiur on prayer hosted by Partners in Torah, Chazaq, and TorahAnytime, featuring Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg, Rav of Chofetz Chaim Torah Center.

On Sunday evening, February 7, Chazaq and TorahAnytime live-streamed Halftime for Torah at the halftime of the Super Bowl. The four inspiring speakers used football analogies to share beautiful Torah principles and ideas.

On Sunday evening, January 31, Dr. Shmuel Shields, certified nutritionist, shared a life-changing lecture at Congregation Chasam Sofer in Kew Gardens Hills. Community members attended with social distancing and masks, and also on Zoom.

On Monday evening, February 1, Rebbetzin Devorah Kigel, well-known speaker, shared the first of a two-part virtual shiur on relationships with money on behalf of Emet Outreach. Rebbetzin Kigel shared her own personal story and experience with dealing with financial struggles and how she was able to rise above them.

On Monday evening, January 25, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, well-known speaker and author, shared a shiur about Tu BiSh’vat hosted by Chazaq, Birkat Eliyahu (a shul in Far Rockaway), and TorahAnytime at Birkat Eliyahu.