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For the first time in two years, there was a snow day for the students and staff at the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ). On Thursday, December 17, the sixth day of Chanukah, the children of the New York area enjoyed a snow day. For the students of YCQ, this was not an ordinary snow day that was spent away from school and school activities.
The Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion girls had an exciting Chodesh Teves assembly last week. The G.O. girls announced the chesed of the month to bring in more ahavas Yisrael!
We love learning Parshah at HANC ECC! In Parshas VaYigash, we learned that Serach bas Asher serenaded Yaakov with her harp when he was sad about Yosef. Some of the classes crafted their own harps to make the parshah come alive.
Mazal tov to Hannah Lewin, Talia Loskove, Molly Sigman, Isabella Weisfeld, and Arielle Yarmish – 12th Graders at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, who were honored with the Yedid Yesha award on Tuesday evening, December 29, at One Israel Fund’s virtual event.
On Thursday, December 24, the whole eighth grade began a project called Names Not Numbers©. In the program, students interview Holocaust survivors and edit the interviews, which are then made into a documentary.
Last week, Metivta Tiferet Torah in Kew Gardens held a special Asarah B’Teves program for its talmidim. The rosh yeshivah, Rabbi Nir Aminov, opened the program with a moving description of the plight and tenacity of our brethren who lived through the Holocaust and their fierce commitment to Torah u’mitzvos. His presentation was followed by a specially-produced video about the heroes of the Holocaust, which was produced by Torah Umesorah.
