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.
Does anyone know a car service in the area that can use to get to Jfk?
Not true in all 5 towns
-lifelong 5townser
You can’t park in 5 towns over night as all cars get either ticketed or towed for on street parking as from 3-5 am it’s street cleaning…
youll be at the ohel
you can park in the Cell Phone Lot while waiting for your passengers to be ready for you to pick them up at arrivals. No need to park on the side of the highway. Free parking and your passenger can call you on your cell when they are ready. —- if you live in CH and have a car and are concerned about alt side parking when you are away … you can park your car in the 5 towns, where they don’t have alt side parking issues at all – and then take a cab to the airport. then… Read more »
In the airport?
up to how long?
Now, if in addition they would offer an earliest Scharis, Mivkah, (showers), check-in and luggage drop. That would be Awesome!
Kudos To Rabbi Friedman and keep it rocking. Hatzlacha Raba! Thank you.
Will they have ohel cookies?