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Last week, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) held its fifth annual History Day Fair as part of the larger National History Day Competition. The National History Day competition is an event in which more than a half a million students participate each year. The projects examine an event in history and how it relates to a national theme.
Soaking in the music? Here at YSZ the answer is “YES!" The boys are proving that there is indeed a special connection between music and the pure soul of a child. They are taking it in and glowing with as much music and Chazzanut they can get.
The third grade talmidos of the Bnos Malka Academy held their annual Rashi Breakfast. After the students have completed learning “Rashi Script” they celebrate the momentous occasion with a special breakfast. The students were privileged to hear from Rabbi Weichselbaum, the Menahel, speak about his experiences walking in Rashi’s footsteps literally. Rabbi Weichselbaum spoke about how learning Rashi is integral part of learning and understanding Torah, and it is a skill they will use for the rest of their lives.
Mrs. Rivky Babad, the elementary school assistant principal, explained, “We strive to provide a rigorous and exciting academic education. Alongside the academics, we also put a strong emphasis on midos tovos and personal growth. These lessons are interwoven throughout the academic curriculum, through lessons from Chumash, Parshah, and Yahadus, and stories and other activities in the limudei chol department, as well.”
The incredible MTA energy was felt throughout Washington Heights on Motza’ei Shabbos, February 12, at the yeshivah’s Family Melaveh Malkah featuring Eitan Katz. MTA welcomed more than 300 people at this exciting event, including current talmidim and families, as well as Eighth Grade families.
So much time and effort went into producing the SKA school video that all the students were thrilled to finally view the finished version. But in a real “v’nahafoch hu,” the video shown actually introduced the Color War ’22 breakout on Tuesday, February 8!
