Reuben and Lauren Paris are an esteemed and dynamic couple involved in many local causes, including Bais Yaakov of Queens, where they have been parents for the last ten years. The Paris' outstanding devotion to kol davar sheb'kedusha makes them exceptionally deserving of this honor.

Reuben, born and bred in Alabama, completed his early education at N. E. Miles Hebrew Day School, attended Wisconsin Institute of Torah Study for high school, and graduated Summa cum Laude from Touro University with a degree in Computer Science. Currently, he serves as a Vice President of Product and Business Development at Cloud Research, overseeing a cutting-edge platform pushing the limits of artificial intelligence with advanced research technology.

Reuben also serves as President of the Young Israel of Queens Valley. In this capacity, his trademark efficiency and flair has helped to transform the shul into a warm and welcoming makom Torah. Under his leadership, YIQV's campus has been upgraded to include lovely exterior landscaping, a convenient on-site Keylim Mikveh, and a world-class children's playground. Reuben also merited to make a Siyum HaShas in 2020, alongside his longtime chevra from Rabbi Moishe Schwerd's Daf Yomi shiur.

Reuben's wife, Lauren (née Mermelstein), grew up in Kew Gardens Hills, where she graduated from Bais Yaakov of Queens as English valedictorian. Following elementary school, she attended Shevach High School, Queens College and Cardozo School of Law. Today, Lauren is a tax attorney at Barclays Bank, where she ensures that the bank's branches around the globe are in compliance with the latest international tax regulations. Intellectual, growth-oriented, and instilled by her parents with a deeply rooted love for Torah, Lauren often performs covert acts of kindness for those in need.

Reuben and Lauren are thankful for the superlative education Bais Yaakov has provided their daughters, Emmy and Sarah, as well as the school's emphasis on Middos Tovos and its healthy, idealistic environment. They are also the proud parents of two sons, Tovia and Shimmy. May Reuben and Lauren enjoy much happiness from their family and may they be the recipients of all the myriad blessings and honor bestowed upon those who invest their time and energy in assisting Klal Yisroel.

Mr. and Mrs. Yossi and Naomi Wargon, by all accounts, are most deserving of their award of Keser Shem Tov. As parents, neighbors and friends, they have proven themselves, time and again, exemplars of the highest order in their devotion to Torah, Avodah and Gemilas Chasodim. As a friend mentioned, they truthfully deserve the "Tzaddikim Award" (well, maybe next time...). While the Wargons will claim that the honor is due to Bais Yaakov for the stellar Chinuch their children received, the beautiful Middos and love of Yiddishkeit that were imbued, we respectfully disagree. It is Bais Yaakov's honor to host their wonderful girls: Baylee (a graduate of BYQ) and current Talmidos, Ella, Shayna and Atara. The Wargons have one son, ten-year old Gavriel.

Mr. Yossi Wargon, the CFO of Topspin Consumer Partners, a private equity firm, has also taken upon himself the arduous commitment of obtaining Smicha through a special program under the leadership of Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm. A sincere Ben Torah and Mispallel, Yossi took action when COVID hit in 2019, renovating an old barn on the Wargon home premises to create a safe environment for a small minyan of men. He continues to utilize the barn to benefit the klal hosting community events such as fundraisers for Camp HASC, Kumzitzes, shiurim and other functions, creating a warm sense of Chevra-shaft in West Hempstead, positively impacting the adults, teens and children who attend.

Mrs. Naomi Wargon parallels her husband in her involvement in the community. Naomi held the challenging office of President of the N'shei of Beis Torah u'Tefillah last year, is a longstanding Board member of the Mikvah (currently Vice President), all while working as a school psychologist in the Lawrence School District, being a dedicated wife, mother and daughter, as well as having an open home, hosting a constant stream of guests with elegance, grace and simcha.

The community of West Hempstead - and Bais Yaakov - feel truly blessed to have Yossi and Naomi Wargon in our midst. May they continue to inspire others by their glowing example, reflecting their lustrous crown of a well-earned Shem Tov.

"If you want something done, ask a busy person," the saying goes - and there is no couple more busy perpetually performing acts of chesed than Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchok Wurem, our most deserving Oskim Bitzorchei Tzibur awardees.

The Wurems excel in serving the local and extended community with devotion and selflessness; their myriad activities include kiruv rechokim, hachnosas orchim and hachnosas kallah, all done with pure ahavas Yisroel and no fanfare. The sheer enormity of the chesed they accomplish on a daily basis should preclude doing anything else. Yet, Rabbi Wurem, a musmach of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim is a beloved ninth grade rebbe at Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel in Brooklyn, Director of Operations for JEP Long Island and Camp Nageela, Rosh Kollel for the Kollel Mechanchim at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, and a posek for the Emet Outreach Program. Mrs. Wurem, a graduate of TAG, Touro and Downstate University, aside from managing her lively household and assisting her husband in his kiruv work by giving shiurim in person and on-line, is employed as a full-time occupational therapist for the DOE. Rabbi and Mrs. Wurem approach every project they undertake to benefit the klal with enthusiasm and joy that belies the incredible efforts they exert to bring these missions to fruition.

The Wurems' two oldest daughters, Gitty and Bryndel, are proud BYQ alumnae who joined the BYQ staff while completing their coursework for speech therapy, while Toby is a current talmidah. Dovid, Eli and Yaakov are stalwart members of the Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim Kollel and Bais Medrash.

May HaKadosh Baruch Hu continue to grant Rabbi and Mrs. Wurem the gezunt and koach to continue their avodas hakodesh and may they reap much nachas from their family and the countless people whose lives have been impacted and transformed through their loving acts of kindness.

Our most worthy Educator of the Year, Morah Devorah Wangrofsky, wears both teaching hats in Bais Yaakov: teaching limudei Kodesh to her beloved second grade talmidos in the mornings and then limudei chol to her treasured third grade students in the afternoons.

An intuitive educator with a vivacious, positive personality, Morah Wangrofsky gives her full heart to the precious children entrusted to her, caring about their growth and development in all aspects, academically, emotionally and socially. Although she has over two decades of experience teaching her curriculum, Morah Wangrofsky, ever adventurous, enthusiastic and open-minded, is always willing to try out new ideas and programs if they will benefit her students by clarifying a topic or fostering intellectual curiosity. Her warmth, humor, creativity and over-arching sense of kindness envelop her classroom environment and extend to her colleagues and everyone fortunate to be within her orbit.

Morah Wangrofsky, a graduate of Prospect Park Yeshiva High School and subsequently Touro College, also has a Masters in Elementary Math Instruction from Brooklyn College. Raised in a home devoted to chesed to the klal - her father is the Director of the Counter Force Counseling Program - Morah Wangrofsky, luckily for Bais Yaakov, chose a career in education rather than law - and she never looked back. She readily admits that she "loves teaching," and continues to be inspired by Rabbi Moshe Neuman ztz"l's words, "Give a child your heart, and she will give you her mind."

May HaKadosh Baruch Hu grant Morah Wangrofsky continued health and strength to kindle the love of Yiddishkeit and learning in our children for many years to come.