When opportunity knocks, Moishy Gerstel answers. The Kew Gardens, Queens transplant (by way of Toronto) wrapped up his B.A. in Psychology (with a minor in Finance) at Lander College for Men in 2012, to the tune of a 4.0 GPA, having achieved membership in Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Gerstel realized the next step toward pursuing a career in psychology would be earning his Psy.D., but also realized the application process alone was going to take months, a period he wasn’t willing to watch idly pass.

Tzvi Norowitz lead the davening, but everyone else joined in. Kabbalas Shabbos was one to be remembered and the songs that filled the room led to dancing and more singing. The memory of that “lecha dodi” will stay with us for a long time to come.

What is daas Torah? Should one wear techeiles? What should be our attitude towards the medina? Why do chazal seem to change around different stories in Tanach, particularly ones about great people sinning? And would you like to try ice cream on your pizza? A blueberry waffle with a scoop of ice cream? A little strawberry in your ice-cream smoothie? Some waffle with your M&M’s?

The Music Vs. hit the high notes at the Margeret Teitz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica, Queens, to bring the holiday spirit to its young-at-heart residents. We sang our favorite Chanukah and holiday songs for Jewish and non-Jewish patients ­ putting smiles on the faces of all around. Singin’ and schmoozin’, the eight of us, Lander College and  Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim men, had a fantastic time at our first ever event.