Flying in and out of John F. Kennedy International Airport is about to become much easier for Jewish travelers with the opening of the Rabbi Morton Friedman Mincha-Maariv/Rest Area just minutes away from JFK.
The full service rest area will be located just off the Belt Parkway at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center, approximately five minutes away from the busy international airport and will offer travelers minyanim and access to a beis medrash. Kosher sandwiches and light refreshments will be available and, in addition, free parking will be available by reservation.
The Mincha/Rest area is the second facility to be dedicated in memory of Rabbi Morton Friedman, a Kiryas Joel resident who devoted his life to community service at upstate area hospitals with free Shabbos rooms and worked hand in hand with law enforcement agencies to better accommodate the needs of the Jewish community.
“We hope to be able to serve travelers in and out of JFK including those who get stuck at the airport, have flight delays or experience any other airport issues,” said Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz of the Rockwood Park Jewish Center.
The Orthodox synagogue, which is located at 156-45 84th Street in the Howard Beach section of Queens, has fourteen parking places available for long or short term airport parking, providing a significant savings for travelers.
The Rabbi Morton Friedman Mincha-Maariv/Rest Area will be opening on July 14th and will be open from 5 PM to 8 PM. To make a parking reservation or to hear the daily schedule for Shachris, Mincha or Maariv, contact the Rockwood Park Jewish Center at 718-641-5822.
“This is a fitting tribute to my father’s legacy and another way of helping the community by providing access to a facility offering free food, parking and minyanim,” said Rabbi Abe Friedman, who continues the legacy of the Sloatsburg Mincha area.
Rabbi Morton Friedman was instrumental in the creation of the Sloatsburg Mincha area in 2008. The rest stop was renamed the Tefilas Mordche Mincha Area in his memory in 2010 and is frequented by hundreds weekly on their summer trips up to the Catskills. [TLS]
Will I be able to use the free parking if I am not Jewish?
Scott not a very smart remark. Trying to start trouble?? Its obviously accommodating jewish needs of davening & eating. Nothing wrong with it. If you think its racism its your problem.
To #2 I’m jewish and wondering if eating is a jewish tradition only or do other people do it too??
To number 2. If your jewish your not very smart. Because while all humans eat jews only eat Kosher. This can be very challenging in certain areas. That’s why this project is geared to the jews.
This is not new! The shul is around many years and offers mincha maariv and parking all the time!
Thanks
To Lakewooder:
Yes!! Eating IS a Jewish tradition!
Others have tried to copy us, but have fallen woefully short!
Open from 5 PM to 8 PM. what is that mean? if one leaves late PM or midday he can’t get food, mynian? also, is this going to be a mynian factory situation? tks
I asked a legit question. Why no serious answer?
Is this closer to the airport than Far Rockaway/ Five Towns? From the map it looks much further than the Far Rockaway area. And they have many more minyanim and a lot more food!