Schools

The Bnos Malka Middle School had the honor of hearing from Mrs. Shulamith Insel, Principal of Shevach High School, in honor of Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan. Mrs. Insel shared a remarkable, perhaps hidden, strength to the month of Cheshvan. Without any yamim tovim, we call the month MarCheshvan. Yet this month is infused with a special koach with a deep reservoir of all the t’filos of klal Yisrael from the month of Tishrei.

The beginning of the fall semester is an exciting time at Central, a period of introduction during which students form new friendships and cultivate new interests. It’s also a period of introduction in the classroom, when teachers set the tone for the year with activities that will inspire.

The esteemed Rabbi Yigal Haimoff visited YSZ elementary school to give chizuk and beautiful brachos to the talmidim and talmidos as they embark on a new school year. Rabbi Haimoff was welcomed by rebbeim, teachers, and students as he toured the different divisions of the school with Rabbi Ephraim Ben Mordechai, Menahel, and Rabbi Avraham Fridman, Principal.

Following the Yom Tov break, MTA is back in full swing. On Sunday morning, freshman talmidim and their families attended the annual freshman family breakfast. After a delicious breakfast buffet, families competed in an exciting panoply game that tested the knowledge of participants on a wide range of topics.

This week, MTA 9th graders got their first taste of a special program that pairs 12th-grade talmidim together with 9th-grade counterparts. The pairs meet several times throughout the year to learn together, and the relationships become one of mentorship and guidance as the 12th graders share their experiences and insights with their chavrusas.

From Pre-1A and onward, the talmidim at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe geared up for Sukkos. The boys in Morah Libby’s Pre-1A enjoyed science class and the special lesson that coincided with esrogim. During circle time, the class spoke about what an esrog is, how it looks, feels, and smells, and then compared it to a lemon as the boys discussed similarities and differences! The boys learned how an esrog tree grows, what makes it kosher, and Morah Libby shared photographs of a real esrog farm! They learned how the esrog shown in class was not kosher because the pitum broke off. They also got a close look at an esrog from last year and saw how Hashem makes it shrivel and turn dark orange. Using magnifying glasses, the boys got to take an up-close look at an esrog and lemon. Then, the boys cut open the esrog and lemon to look inside!