CHAZAQ Teens Spend Inspirational Shabbat In KGH

They say that one  Shabbat experience can make a BIG difference in a persons life. Indeed this past Shabbat (Parshat Vayetzei) was an inspirational experience for a dozen girls from CHAZAQ’s Jwave teens division.

While the boys get to go to Shabbatons in Brooklyn, Monsey and even Lakewood, many parents of teenage girls in the Bukharian community are reluctant to let their daughters go “too far” away from home and so KGH was the perfect location for the group.  It’s a beautiful community where the Shabbos feeling is in the air from early Friday afternoon. 

The girls felt it as soon as they arrived at KGH around 3pm and met their respective hosts. Excited and wondering what the weekend would bring, they were all in for a Shabbat of a lifetime.

At 5:30pm, all of the girls made their way to the home of Rabbi Tomer and Rebetzin Ester Zino. The Zino’s are a big part of the CHAZAQ family. Rabbi Tomer learns in CHAZAQ’s Kollel and is a rebbe for CHAZAQ’s Afterschool programs for public school boys.  His wife has been directing CHAZAQ’s girls Teens division for several years and together they have inspired so many public school students to not only stay away from trouble that too many of our youth unfortunately get involved with, but to even take the steps to live a life of Torah and mitzvot.  

The Friday night meal was filled with songs, Divrei Torah, fun games and of course lavish meals.   The hours of the night flew by. Thought provoking questions were posed  by Rabbi and Rebetzin Zino.  Some of the girls expressed  that this was their first ever true Shabbat experience and were mesmerized by its beauty!

The girls enjoyed their Shabbat day meal with their generous hosts and returned to the Zino’s for Seudat Shlishit. The girls opened up about what they gained that Shabbat and their personal feelings about it. It was a truly wonderful experience  and each girl walked away getting a whole new outlook of what Shabbat truly means and feels like. For more info about chazaq please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit chazaq.org