The Jewish Home | DECEMBER 22, 2016
Around the Community Irwin Gershon of UJA-Federation gave a presentation to the executive directors of local yeshivas in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway at Yeshiva Darchei Torah. He presented an overview of UJAFederation and how the local community directly benefits from their work. He also discussed the UJA Day School Challenge Fund, a program designed to incentivize the development and growth of school endowments.
Young Israel of Long Beach Annual Concert
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he Young Israel of Long Beach will be holding their annual Scholarship Concert on Motzei Shabbos, January 7, 2017 at 8:00 PM. It will take place at the new Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach, New York. The concert will feature the renowned musical entertainer Mordechai Schapiro who will entertain the audience with his vast repertoire of popular and Chassidic Jewish music. The Young Israel of Long Beach is the cornerstone of the Orthodox Jewish Long Beach community and is led by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak. Rabbi Wakslak and Joseph Langer, a past shul president, conceptualized this scholarship concert twenty years ago. Since that time, the proceeds from this scholarship concert has allowed many local community youngsters to attend yeshiva and/or overnight summer
camps. Eleven years ago, following the untimely p’tirah of Robert Chiger, z”l, a young vibrant member of the congregation, it was decided that his memory would be most appropriately perpetuated by re-naming this scholarship fund The Robert Chiger Scholarship Fund. Bob had a unique connection to the youth of the synagogue and cared for their religious and character development. He was also a strong proponent of the YILB youth and sports programs. This concert is strongly supported each year by Beth Chiger and Neil Sambrowsky and Beth’s children Michele & Eric Ehrenhaus, Andrea & Ariel Gantz, Elliot & Chana Chiger, and David & Rachel Chiger. General admission tickets can be purchased for $30. For further information or to order tickets please call (646)285-5301; (516) 431-9715; or go online at www.yilb.org.
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