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BDE: Holocaust Survivor Who Preserved Poland???s Jewish Memory Dies at 107
13+ hour, 51+ min ago (130+ words) Yehuda Aharon Widawski, believed to be Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, has passed away at the age of 107. Born in 1919 in Turek, Poland, Widawski endured the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz and Nazi forced-labor camps. After immigrating to Israel in 1950, he eventually returned…...
Successful Shaar Lev Family Bowling Event
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (82+ words) 5 Towns Central A fun-filled afternoon of bowling, music and family fun took place yesterday at the updated Woodmere Lanes for the Shaar Lev Family Bowling Event! Families came together for an afternoon of bowling and entertainment, featuring music by Aryeh…...
Rav Asher Weiss Shlita: Thoughts on Rosh Hashana on Shabbos
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (263+ words) Rav Asher Weiss discusses the spiritual significance of Rosh Hashanah occurring on Shabbos. Throughout his talk, he explores why this combination is historically significant and how it impacts the nature of the coming year. Quoting Rabbi Ettlinger, R’ Weiss notes…...
Reb Gershon Ribner Visits Far Rockaway Ahead of R"H
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (87+ words) 5 Towns Central K’hal Bnei Torah of Far Rockaway, led by Rav Doniel Bush, hosted a major pre–Rosh Hashanah event featuring Reb Gershon Ribner. The event drew a tremendous crowd of baalei batim, kollel yungerleit, and bochurim from throughout the…...
Incredible: Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz Uploads His 15,000th Shiur on YUTorah!
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (59+ words) 5townscentral.com A massive Mazel Tov to Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz for uploading his 15,000’th Shiur on YUTorah! This is a major accomplishment, consider how many people have benefited from these shiurim over the years. Wishing Rabbi Lebowitz continued hatzlacha in uploading…...
Reb Joey Newcomb Performing to Packed Crowd at Lawrence Country Club
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (29+ words) 5 Towns Central Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment....
Hate Symbols & Targeted Defacement Discovered at Commercial Complex in Queens
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (293+ words) 5 Towns Central By 5 Towns Central Staff RICHMOND HILL, N.Y. (Aug. 30, 2026) — Authorities are reviewing an overnight defacement incident after multiple commercial spaces and professional offices within a Queens shopping plaza were tagged with hostile markings and hate-fueled imagery. The incident took place…...
Pekalach Initiative in North Woodmere: One Powerful Message of Achdus
3+ week, 5+ day ago (394+ words) By 5 Towns Central Staff NORTH WOODMERE, NY (August 18, 2026) For years, Simchas Torah night in North Woodmere & many communities had started to take on an unintended minhag: children would go from shul to shul collecting candy and treats, sometimes spending more…...