Community Corner

In a significant moment for civic engagement, “Long Island Unites” officially opened its doors in Cedarhurst. The office, dedicated to registering and mobilizing Jewish voters, marks the second of its kind in New York, after the success of Westchester Unites. Leaders, educators, and activists from the Jewish community gathered to celebrate the launch, which promises to be a pivotal step in ensuring the community’s voice is heard at the ballot box.

Argentinean-born Rabbi David Algaze of Congregation Havurat Yisrael in Forest Hills discussed his research about Spanish Jewish history and his work with Latin people becoming Jews.

Chabad on Campus of Queens brought the Let Here Be Light tour and Nissim Black to Queens College.  “It was really cool to meet so many different Jews on campus and enjoy music together,” said QC Freshman Danielle Weingarten

Three years after the launch of Kehillas KGH, the membership partook in a joyous hachnosas sefer Torah timed to usher in the new year. The beautiful event drew a crowd of 300 to 73rd Avenue between 147^th and 150^th Streets in Kew Gardens Hills. The story of Queens’ newest shul warms the heart and exemplifies Kew Gardens Hills’ signature growth-oriented atmosphere.

The Lemle Clinic Will Assess and Treat Patients & Promote Understanding of NVLD

On Sept. 16, Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology launched The Lemle Clinic, a first-of-its-kind clinic dedicated to assessing and treating the challenges that individuals with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) experience. This groundbreaking clinic, located in Ferkauf’s Rousso Building at 1165 Morris Park Avenue in the Bronx, marks a significant advancement in the care and understanding of NVLD.

Rozic Allocated $15,000 in State Funding for Jewish Culture Classes and Workshops

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) is announcing a state grant of $15,000 that she allocated to the Young Israel of Hillcrest to fund adult education programs about Jewish history, tradition, and modern life open to members of the synagogue as well as to the community-at-large.