Rabbi Blog

Dear QJC Family,

​​​​​​​It is important we join together in prayer.

As we continue to experience great concern and anxiety about the crisis in Ukraine, and especially as many Jews are in danger, we continue to pray for their safety and well-being.

To quote Rabbi Moshe Hauer of the Orthodox Union:
"Prayer is not just one of our Jewish obligations. It is a fundamental privilege, an opportunity to bring G-d into our lives and to welcome His intervention to positively change the course of history.

Sincere prayer is therefore the appropriate response at any time of crisis. This is especially so as we prepare for Purim, a holiday that was created as a monument to the impact of our prayers."

Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2 at 7:40 PM for Tehillim, immediately following Maariv.
I strongly encourage those who are able to come in person to daven with us in the same room to join.

If you are unable to join in person, please join by Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84102217961?pwd=OExLZmlnMGdvT1BjS29HSTNUUklMdz09


By phone: (646) 876-9923
Meeting ID: 841 0221 7961
Passcode: 6135782

Tzedakah - if you would like to contribute to campaigns helping Jews in Ukraine, here are two fundraisers to consider:
https://www.charidy.com/HelpKyiv/Rabbibleich

https://www.ou.org/ukraine

May we hear good news soon.

Judah Kerbel
Rabbi, Queens Jewish Center