Merrick mikvah concrete is poured
Rabbi Horowitz talks in C’hurst this Shabbos
FIDF salutes lone soldiers on South Shore
Moshe asks Yitro to be our inspiration
Project advances
Kosher Bookworm
Five Towns event
Parsha of the Week
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Cancer claims Rochelle Shoretz, Sharsheret founder By Leah Klahr Rochelle Shoretz, founder and executive director of Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization supporting women who face breast cancer and ovarian cancer, passed away on Sunday from complications of breast cancer, at the age of 42. Her lifework was to prevent and ease the suffering of those battling the disease which ultimately cut her own life short. Her funeral, held Monday in Hackensack, New Jersey, drew 500 of the thousands of people who were touched by the life and work of this heroic woman. Dorit Schwartz, a Five Towns Sharsheret activist, described how she and other Five Towns volunteers were impacted by Shoretz. At Sharsheret’s benefit event last year, they were inspired to strengthen Sharsheret’s presence in Long Island, meeting with Shoretz, Director of Operations Elana Silber, and Director of Support Programs Adina Fleischmann, to plan programming and resources for affected families in the area. “Our goal is that when a woman in Long Island is facing breast cancer or ovarian cancer in any way, she will know to call Sharsheret,” said Schwartz. Schwartz recounted that one of the recurring themes mentioned at the funeral was, “Despite her personal battle, she thanked G-d for each day, and Continued on page 20
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