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             Welcome to Young Israel                 of Kew Gardens Hills!

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150-05 70th Road
Flushing, NY 11367
Telephone: (718) 261-9723
Fax: (718) 520-2976
yikgh@verizon.net

Yamim Nora’im 2021

We will be having two modified, socially distanced minyanim. Masks will be optional (as of now) for those who are vaccinated. All those who are not vaccinated, including children, will be required to wear a mask. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. We will be taking seating orders through August 26, 2021. After August 26th, the Seating Committee will not guarantee seats for anyone.

                                                                  MEMBER       NON-MEMBER
ADULT                                                    $110                       $160
CHILD  below Bar/Bat Mitzvah                 55                           80

Priority will be given to members in good standing. Non-members will be able to purchase seats only if space allows. 

Register for Davening seating at:  https://forms.gle/E8PivEainx47WAap8

All seating orders must be submitted with full payment by mail, in person to the Shul office or online. Please include payments for all arrears if applicable. Seating orders without the necessary payments cannot be processed. Payments can be made at https://www.yikgh.org/payment.php.

Questions regarding seating may be emailed to yikghseats@gmail.com or by contacting Mordy Goldstein at 646-764-6229, only after 7:00 PM.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE YAMIM NORA’IM DAVENING!  

Click on the link below for the recording of
Rabbi Elyakim Koenigsberg's remarks in tribute to
Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, zt"l, on July 11, 2021,
at the Daf Yomi Siyum.

Yoma.mp4

Memorial Tribute to Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, zt"l

   If you were unable to participate in the June 27 Memorial Tribute
to Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld zt"l or would like to listen to the program again,
a recording of the program can be found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSCnW0NVeM8   
 

A Tribute Book will be published with appreciations, reminiscences and photographs.
Please share your memories, personal stories and photographs
and it will appear with your name and/or photo.
DEADLINE is Friday, July 30.

Please send your material to yikgh2021@gmail.com or mail to
Rebecca Wittert, 66-10 149 St, Apt 4C, Flushing, NY 11367

All donations are welcome,
but the following category sponsors of the Tribute will receive a copy of the book.
SPONSOR         $1,000
DONOR                $500
CONTRIBUTOR $360

To donate to the Memorial Tribute, click
https://www.yikgh.org/payment.php
then, on the right side, go to Visitors Pay or Donate Here, then, below that Payment Details, select Memorial Tribute from the drop-down menu

Audio/visual recollections of Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, zt"l,
by Rabbi Mordechai Willig 

click here

Below is a link to a previously unknown recorded interview with Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld about his early recollections of Rav Ahron Kotler zt"l in Vienna through his days in Lakewood and his relationship with Rav Soloveitchik zt"l.

Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld recollections of Rav Ahron Kotler zt"l

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The following is a brief drasha by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld on 12/24/2020 (Parshas Viyigash), l'ilui nishmas Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld,

                                            מורנו הרב מרדכי שרגא פייבל בן ר' שמואל שבתי הלוי

followed by some recollections of his father by his sister Debby Spero, who is in from Israel at this time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3a5edKooE6HZk_2s0Q9NTNVxNPg987k/view?usp=sharing

Recordings of Queens levaya AND
Israel levaya/burial of Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld

The first 2 recordings are from the levaya at the Young Israel of KGH.  We apologize, but due to circumstances, the first one is only 1:20 long and the quality is diminished.   
MP4 Video file
The following is the recording in Israel:
 
For shiva information, click on the announcements tab above.
 


Shiurim Sponsorships Needed

 

Dear Friends,


Due to the lockdown, our fundraising activity has been limited.  We are not receiving funds for weekly Shalosh Seudos sponsors or monthly Kiddush sponsors.

 
I, therefore, invite you to participate in being a sponsor for any of the Shiurim taking place by Zoom. You can sponsor in honor, in memory, or just because. It will be announced before each shiur and mentioned in the weekly bulletin.


Here are some opportunities...


Daf Yomi $50 per day or $150 per week
Retirees Program $100 per day
Mishnah Berurah $50 a day or $150 per week

Sunday morning Halachic Household Shiur $100
Sunday morning Gemara Shiur $100
Monday night Gemara Shiur $100
Tuesday morning Women's Parsha Class $100
Thursday night Drasha/Perek $100

 

If you are interested, please contact the shul or email Rabbi Schonfeld yoels@ou.org

 

Thank you for your generosity.

Stuart Verstandig

Thursday, August 5, 2021 27 Av 5781