Queens Jewish Link
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Starting a week when Iran’s president died in a helicopter crash, the International Court of Justice issued an arrest warrant for the leaders of Israel, and the war in Gaza continues, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, 42, visited West Hempstead on Monday evening to update the Jewish community on his efforts to combat anti-Semitism and crime, and to strengthen border security.
Following the enactment of the 2024-25 Fiscal Year New York State Budget, State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi announced the inclusion of $70 million for Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) grants, to enhance school safety at religious and independent schools across New York.
On Sunday, May 19, at 4:45 p.m., Rabbi Schaye Schonbrun was driving home with his wife Malka from visiting their grandchildren in West Hempstead. As their car proceeded slowly south along Union Turnpike between Queens Blvd. and Park Lane, suddenly the driver’s side window violently exploded, spraying hundreds of glass shards over the couple and all over the car’s interior. Despite the shock, Rabbi Schonbrun kept driving, while noticing an obvious bullet hole in the remnants of the shattered window. It is suspected that the shot was fired at random from a window on the east side of Union Turnpike. An investigation is ongoing. Thank G-d, the couple were not physically harmed.
Will Honor U.S. Senator John Fetterman as an American Patriot and Hero of Israel
Yeshiva University is proud to celebrate its 2024 graduates, more than 1,700 future leaders of society, at its 93rd annual commencement ceremony. At the commencement on May 29th, Yeshiva University will award its highest honor for global leadership, the Presidential Medallion, to U.S. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. During these challenging times, the leadership, service, and moral clarity of this American patriot and hero of Israel has been a beacon of hope and strength for the country and the world.
Boots for Israel (BFI) has traveled a long way since its October 11 birth in the wake of Hamas’ barbaric October 7 ambush. BFI hasn’t stopped moving. While our IDF defenders would go barefoot in their dogged pursuit of terrorists, BFI was created so that they don’t have to.
On Thursday evening, May 16, the Navigating the Medical System Lecture Series featured a virtual lecture with Monhit Shukla, MD, FACR, attending rheumatologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim.
