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Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
In this week’s parshah, Parshas Chukas, we encounter a significant event in the life of Moshe and the Jewish People during their journey in the Midbar. It begins with the death of Moshe’s sister, Miriam. Miriam had been a source of inspiration and leadership among klal Yisrael, and her passing marked a moment of mourning and loss for the community.
Chazaq hosted its Second Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament this past weekend, bringing together 24 competitive teams and hundreds of enthusiastic attendees for a fun-filled, family-friendly event that celebrated sports, community, and purpose.
Though we are a local newspaper rooted in the vibrant neighborhoods of Queens, the turmoil unfolding across the globe has reached our doorsteps — and touched our hearts — in deeply personal ways.
On Sunday evening, June 8, Rabbi Paysach Krohn – well-known mohel, author, and speaker – addressed a crowd at Congregation Ohel Simcha on behalf of Chazaq. He spoke about emunah in challenging times. The shiur was dedicated in memory of Dora bas Zilpah, a strong woman who exemplified yir’as Shamayim and spiritual strength.
I first learned about Yehonatan “Yoni” Asayag through a group email sent by the Forest Hills Jewish Center. The message referenced his involvement in a presentation by Purple Fox, an organization run by Special Forces soldiers that provides support to families of fallen IDF soldiers. Purple Fox helps these families navigate loss and regain stability, offering educational scholarships, mental health and PTSD treatment, and direct financial and material assistance.
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today unrolled a powerful new advertising campaign in the heart of Times Square, identifying “Free Palestine” as a call for genocide against Jews. The ten-second CJV ad will appear multiple times per hour for the next 30 days on one of Times Square’s most recognizable billboards and aims to raise awareness of the danger this movement poses to America.
