The Jewish community of Queens celebrated Lag Ba’omer with palpable energy. I was privileged to attend a number of festivities alongside City Council Candidate Avi Cyperstein. Our evening of merriment began along 70th Avenue in Forest Hills just off Austin Street, where we thanked Queens Borough
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HaRav Yitzchok Kolodetsky Visits MTT
Last week, HaRav Yitzchok Kolodetsky shlita, son-in-law of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky shlita, visited Metivta Tiferet Torah to share divrei Torah
Beth Gavriel Hosts Event Aimed At Sephardic Continuity
On Sunday night, May 9, Beth Gavriel had the honor of hosting Rabbi Nissan Hakakian for a talk on the Sephardic continuity. Rav Hakakian is the rabbi
Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion Yediyot Klaliyot Contest
Each week, the boys learn three new “yediyot” and have a chance to win prizes. Last week’s raffle winners were Azaryah Gurzhiev (fifth grade) and
Color War And Lag BaOmer Trips At YCQ
Lag BaOmer at the Yeshiva of Central Queens was filled with class trips and Color War. The JHS boys headed off for a day at Sportime USA, where they
Midrash L’man Achai Visits The Kaliver Rebbe
The bochurim and rebbeim of Midrash L’Man Achai of Queens recently had the awe inspiring privilege to visit The Kaliver Rebbe in his Williamsburg
Butterflies In Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion
The little scientists in Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion’s UPK observed how their little caterpillars created a cocoon/chrysalis around themselves. They
