Schools

Hadar Bet Yaakov integrates extra-curricular classes into the week with public speaking, debate, drama, and even Nashim B’Tanach every Wednesday. Classes are academically rigorous and presented as interactive workshops to maximize student learning. Mrs. Sandy Gros has developed an interactive Nashim B’Tanach class where girls not only learn about our Imahos and tzidkaniyos in Tanach, but have activities, journaling, group work, and discussions to concretize concepts and make Jewish foundational ideas real for them.

MTA talmidim had a blast, bonding with their rebbeim and friends at the yeshivah’s Queens Shabbaton. Held on October 29-30, the Shabbaton featured lively minyanim and z’miros, inspiring divrei Torah, a Friday night s’udah and inspirational program with maggid shiur Rabbi Rafi Pearl and Dean of Student Life Rabbi Danny Konigsberg, a tish with guest speaker Rabbi Shmuel Marcus, and Shalosh S’udos with Rabbi Konigsberg and guest speaker Rabbi Shmuel Lemann.

In honor of Rosh Chodesh, the girls enjoyed learning about the halachos of Hafrashas Challah, as well as how to braid them. They learned that there are seven ingredients of challah, which correspond to the seven “ingredients “ that a mother uses for raising her own children.

Prospective parents and students attended the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) Early Childhood Program Open House on Sunday, November 7. Rabbi Mark Landman, YCQ Principal, and Mrs. Sharon Korn, YCQ Early Childhood Program Director, welcomed the future YCQ families.

HAFTR Lower School Kindergarten students were in “Charan” last week, where they prepared and cooked lentil soup in honor of Parshas Toldos. Volunteer students reenacted Yaakov giving soup to Eisav in exchange for his birthright. The soup was delicious and the experience memorable.

The middle school girls at Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion enjoyed a special Challah Bake program last week. Rebbetzin Tzivia Khiyayev addressed the girls on the beauty of Shabbos and the brachah that challah brings to our lives and the lives of our families.