Community Corner

In last week’s Torah portion, Parshas Chayei Sarah (B’reishis 24:1), it says that Avraham was old, ba ba’yamim, and Hashem blessed him with ba’kol (“VaShem beirach es Avraham ba’kol”). If we look at Avraham Avinu’s life, we see that he had many challenges and was constantly being tested by Hashem. What is this mysterious ba’kol (everything) that Hashem blessed Avraham Avinu with?

Election night contests concluded with no surprises. Melinda Katz retained her Queens District Attorney position, Justices of the Supreme Court 11th Judicial District went to Cassandra A. Johnson, Karen Lin, Peter J. Kelly, Far Rockaway's Scott Dunn, and Jessica Earle-Gargan. Vickie Paladino's hard on crime and accountability strategies allowed her to keep her City Council seat. Sandra Ung, Tiffany L. Caban, Linda Lee, James F. Gennaro, Julie Won, Nantasha M. Williams, Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Lynn C. Schulman, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, and Jennifer Gutierrez all wiped out their competitors. Evelyn Gong more narrowly defeated William David Shanahan for Judge of the Civil Court - District 6th Municipal Court District.

Touro students, deans and leaders turned out by the hundreds to show their support for Israel at Tuesday’s rally in Washington DC. 

The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, responded to Sen. Roger Marshall’s declared intent to move for unanimous consent for S. 3210, providing an emergency appropriation of additional aid to Israel as it prosecutes the current war against the Hamas terror organization.

As Am Yisrael continues to mourn the tragic massacre in Israel that took place on Simchas Torah, the Queens community gathered together on Sunday, November 5, for a special Tehillim gathering that brought thousands of attendees from diverse backgrounds on to the streets of Kew Gardens Hills near Yeshiva Kesser Torah.

In a strongly worded letter sent to leaders of the Reform Judaism movement, the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in matters of public policy, rebuked the Reform leaders for calling for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza. The rabbis said such a pause would be “anything but humanitarian,” as it would cause further pain to those currently held hostage and their families, and it would enable Hamas to regroup and “murder more Jewish soldiers when the fighting resumed.”