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On Motza’ei Shabbos, December 21, Chanukah got off to an early start for the women at Emet Outreach. The multi-generational gathering at the Bukharian Jewish Congregation in Jamaica Estates included Emet students as well as their mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and friends.
Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal stands with the Simon Wiesenthal Center to highlight the top ten incidents of anti-Semitic hate in the world this year. The Assemblymember decried the rise of anti-Semitism in our country and spoke about the important work he is doing in Albany to help combat this bigotry.
The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he sent a critical letter to Rep. Andy Levin, who spearheaded the November 21 congressional correspondence in which 107 Members of Congress expressed their “strong disagreement” with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s landmark announcement that the US State Department does not deem Israeli “settlements” in Judea and Samaria (otherwise known as the “West Bank”) to be in violation of international law per se.
The new year is a great opportunity to create new habits and start eating right. Maria Biondi, RDN, CDN, a wellbeing coach at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, suggests the following tips for a nutritious diet and a healthful year ahead.
Fleetwood Synagogue started the fun early with a festive pre-Chanukah bash on Sunday, December 15. Kids participated in various Chanukah-themed games and crafts, followed by supper and a stuff-your-own-sufganiyot station. Kids and adults alike enjoyed using candy syringes to fill their doughnuts with custard, frosting, and, of course, jelly, and topped them with mounds of sprinkles and icing. Everyone went home with a goody bag (and a sugar high!). Dreidels were spun and much gelt changed hands.
Who will go up to the mountain of G-d, and who will stand in His holy place? (T’hilim 24:3)
