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2 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Community Corner On Monday evening, March 31, the Young Israel of Holliswood hosted the Nisan Rosh Chodesh women’s virtual shiur, featuring Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich, Rebbetzin at Congregation Beth Sholom of Lawrence. Rebbetzin Adeena Penner, of the Young Israel of Holliswood, welcomed everyone. Rebbetzin Freundlich shared that at this time of year we are supposed to be in the mind of g’ulah. It’s an auspicious time for klal Yisrael and it’s an easier time for us to access the...
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2 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Susie Garber On Wednesday night, March 26, Chazaq Connections hosted a shiur given by Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier, Director of The Shmuz and author of 10 Dumb Mistakes Smart Couples Make, at the Young Israel of Hillcrest. Rabbi Shafier related that maybe the way you’ve been dating is not the right way. Moshe Rabbeinu was given the mission to bring the Jewish People out of Egypt. Oppression became harsher. At a certain point, Moshe Rabbeinu asked Hashem why He made it bad for the Jews....
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2 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Style And Living Recap: Daniel and Yisroel Meir are chased by an angry man from the protest. They run deep into the woods, off campus. They hear someone calling for help in Arabic. “Please help me. I’m injured!” Before I could stop him, Yisroel Meir came out of hiding. The man bowed towards him. “Please, sayid muhadhab.” He thrust his hand towards us. “It’s bleeding too much.” “What happened?” Yisroel Meir asked. “Rat traps. I’m new at this. My friend was supposed to come help. He...
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3 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Can you imagine receiving a phone call from Israel at 2:30 a.m. from a major in the IDF asking for help? That’s what happened to Yakir Wachstock on October 11, 2023. An IDF major called him with an urgent request for army boots for the IDF.
Yakir had no previous connection to the Israeli Army. He had started an Amazon business during COVID, selling Barbies and pots. Somehow, this IDF officer found him on Amazon, which was just the beginning of so much hashgachah for Boots for Israel.
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3 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Recap: Daniel enjoyed the Friday night dinner at Yisroel Meir’s house. Yisroel walked him towards his apartment on campus, but they were headed off by a pro-Hamas protest that blocked their way. Yisroel Meir started pulled out the Palestinian flags. Then a man wearing a red keffiyeh lunged towards them.
We raced away.
I glanced behind.
The man was chasing us and shaking his fist at us.
My heart pounded.
We ran and ran.
I was afraid to look behind me.
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3 weeks ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Susie Garber On Tuesday evening, March 18, the Navigating the Medical System Lecture Series featured a virtual lecture hosted by Congregation Etz Chaim, by Nao Y. Yoneda, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Queens Emergency Room doctor, on preventing cognitive decline in aging. Dr. Mel Breite, Founder and Director of the lecture series, welcomed everyone and spoke about the importance of finding ways to prevent cognitive decline as we age. Dr. Yoneda shared a comprehensive lecture. She...
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1 month ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Susie Garber On Sunday night, March 16, community members gathered at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills for an informative program on the fight against anti-Semitism on the American campus. First, Assemblyman Sam Berger spoke and shared that he was in attendance not in his capacity as an assemblyman, but because he personally values that it’s the right thing to attend. He shared that his great aunt was in the Holocaust in Hungary, and when she was interviewed about her experience,...
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1 month ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Style And Living Recap: Daniel is going to the Friday night dinner at Yisroel Meir’s house. He’s hoping they can be friends, since he and his father will be living at the university for a whole year. He’s curious what the Friday night meal will be like. Friday night, I strolled down the street. The sun was sinking in a fiery orange ball. Streaks of pink and yellow splashed the sky. I studied the map that showed a straight line with just two right turns. I passed houses with neat lawns...
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1 month ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Susie Garber On Tuesday evening, March 11, community members gathered at Schwartz Brothers on Queens Boulevard for an event hosted by Events on the Boulevard. Jennifer Martin, Funeral Director, greeted everyone and introduced the guest speaker. She noted that the Events on the Boulevard hosts events monthly as a special service to the community. In May, a concert is scheduled. Next, Patricia Alcivar, professional boxer, spoke about her new book, Courage, a memoir. She shared some of...
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1 month ago | 
queensjewishlink.com | Susie Garber
Details Susie Garber On Monday night, March 10, Chazaq and Lev Miriam hosted a beautiful program in honor of the first yahrzeit of Miriam bas Osnat at Beth Gavriel Center in Forest Hills. Rabbi David Ashear, author of the Living Emunah Series, spoke first. Rabbi Ashear posed the question, how can we be happy when we are going through difficulties? He answered that we can take lessons from Purim. The lesson is that emunah in Hashem’s control brings us true simchah. He shared a parable to...
