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Community Currents Preschoolers TheRambam Staten Island Council of Jewish Organizain the Day School held of a workshop at the Young Israel tions recently Savannah, Geor- on the U.S. Department of Homeof Staten Island gia about (DHS) Nonprofit Security Grant landlearn Security’s the Alephwhich Bais provides houses of worship and Program, and their names. nonprofit institutions with funds to protect their
On Sunday, October 13, the Yeshiva of Central Queens kicked off its Parent-Child Sunday Learning Program.
properties against threats.
Terrence Byrne, Manhattan/Staten Island Manager of the Community Security Initiative, JCRC-NY; Officer Robert Adams, community affairs, Pct. 120; Ari Weiss, chairman, COJO-SI Security Committee; Mendy Mirocznik, president, COJO-SI; David Pollack, associate executive director, director of public policy, chair of the Community Security Initiative and member of COJO-SI Security Committee; Lt. Rafet Awad, commanding community Earlier this month, the Rachel’s officer, Children Reclamation Foundation held its annual commemoration of Raaffairs, Patrol Borough Island; andwas David Lazar chel Imeinu’s yarzheit.Staten A buffet dinner held at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center on October 14. The keynote speaker was Rietti who gave a dramatic presentation on the relationship between Raof the Young Israel of Rabbi Staten Jonathan Island.
chel Imeinu and the nal Geulah.
Keynote Speaker Rabbi Jonathan Rietti and Evelyn Haies, founder and president of RCRF.
The Young Israel Monsey & Wesley Hills Gala Dinner recently honored Rabbi Ari and Debby Jacobson for their guidance and spiritual leadership as the shul’s rabbi and rebbetzin for many years. Dr David Schwalb, the shul’s president, presented the honorees with a NYS Assenbly Certificate from Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski in recognition of their dedication to the community.
Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, Chaim Deutsch, and Evelyn Haies.
(Photo Credit: Ron Sheinson)
The 5th Annual Celebrate Judea and Samaria event, co-sponsored by One Israel Fund, was recently held in Washington, DC. The event featured a panel of experts on Judea and Samaria, including
Eve Harow, host of the Rejuvenation Podcast; Dr. Harold Rhode, a specialist on the Middle East; and Sarah Stern, founder and president of EMET.
The Senior Social Clubs of KAJ recently hosted a screening of “Only With Joy,” a new documentary on the life of Rav Meir Shapiro, the founder of Daf Yomi, at 90 Bennett Avenue.
Honorees pose behind the Jewish Mother’s Day cake donated by Pressers Bakery Avenue M. (L-R) Mark Langfan, Breaking the Silence Award; Rabbi Yechezkel Pikus, Rahel Imeinu Community Chessed Award; Evelyn Haies, Fran and Stephen Epstein Actualist Award; Esther Lamm, Young Leadership Award; and Mitchell Shapiro, esq., Rachel Imeinu Activist Award.
Eighth-grade students at the Torah Day School of Atlanta recently learned CPR.
On October 2, Zicharon, an organization that assists people on issues relating to dementia, hosted an informative evening in Menorah Hall featuring renowned dementia experts who provided the audience with much-needed advice and information on dealing with this disease. Among the speakers were Rabbi Eliezer Kaminetzky; Dr. Gary Kennedy, chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at Monteore Medical Center; and Matt Kudish, senior vice president of caregiver services of the NY Chapter of the American Alzheimer’s Association. Rav Yisroel Reisman’s Thursday night mishmar group celebrates a siyum on Maseches Beracbos.
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Upcoming Events:
Bikur Cholim Chesed Organization’s “Staying Healthy with Diabetes and High Blood Sugar Group” will be having a special pre-Pesach meeting on Wednesday, March 18, at 8:30pm sharp, at Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 4915 10th Avenue. The topic will be “Healthy Eating Over Pesach.” For more information, or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Shlomis, at 718-438-2020, ext. 7432. Meetings are free of charge.
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community@jewishpress.com. Approximately 180 women and children gathered at Center for Jewish Life in Marlboro, New Jersey to bake Matt Kudish hamantashen, a portion of which was used for community baskets(Photo and distribution to hundreds of seniors. credit: Zalman Umlas)
Dr. Gary Kenneday