Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
“On Oct. 7, Jewish history called. It has asked us to stand up and stand out as Jews. It has asked us to fight terrorism and combat hatred. It has asked us to protest, to not remain silent or complacent, to unify and unite in common cause to free our hostages. It asked us on Oct. 7 and it is still asking that of us now.”
Recap: Jordie goes with Zevi to Zevi’s lifeguarding job. Jordie ends up saving a boy from drowning. On the way to camp, a lady wearing a burqa asks to borrow a phone from them. Zevi doesn’t really want to lend it to her, but he does.
NEW YORK NEWS
A man allegedly pushed another person onto subway tracks in East Harlem, leading to their death. The suspect has been arrested on a murder charge and has a history of mental health issues, according to his mother. The incident has reignited discussions about handling mental health crises in the transit system. Mayor Eric Adams emphasized the city’s efforts to address homelessness and mental illness but faced opposition over involuntarily hospitalizing individuals. Adams proposed expanding Kendra’s Law to mandate treatment for those with mental health issues. Despite the tragedy, subway crime has decreased since Adams took office. The incident occurred amid increased police presence in the subway and follows a fatal shooting of a police officer. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is also considering safety measures such as metal barriers on platforms.
Recap: Zeidy surprises Akiva and Betzalel with a special tour in Denali National Park. A man named Joe takes them on a dogsled. Teddy comes with them. They were riding through the park when it started snowing harder and harder. One of the harnesses broke and Joe had to leave them so he could go get a new one. Akiva is scared of being left alone in this white wilderness.
NEW YORK NEWS
Donald Trump achieved a legal victory in a New York appeals court on Monday, with the court allowing him to post a significantly lower bond in his civil business fraud case. Instead of the initially proposed bond of $464 million, Trump is now required to guarantee $175 million.
Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi and Rav Raphael Abuchatzeirah Address Amud
HaYomi Siyum in Buenos Aires
The floodgates opened!
It happened during the drasha of HaGaon HaTzaddik, HaRav Raphael Abuchatzeirah, shlita. Some seven thousand Yidden from Argentina packed into the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires. The standing room only crowd, both the more than 5,000 men and the nearly 2,000 women in the ezras noshim, were listening as the venerated mekubel began talking about what is happening in shomayim. He said, “Chazal teach that when a large group of Jews gather in honor of Torah to make a siyum on Torah, the power of Torah coupled with the power of so many Jews coming together creates a tremendous, powerful eis ratzon, opportune time for tefillos to be answered.
