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“We should do this once a month!” “I loved it!” “Thank you for making this happen!”

The Second Grade students of Bnos Malka Academy had the opportunity to demonstrate their talents in the first ever Second Grade talent show! There was dancing, singing, magic, original stories, art, jumping rope, roller skating, lanyard making, sudoku solving, musical instruments, baking photos, napkin folding, and more!

The celebration of Chanukah at Queens Hebrew Academy kicked off weeks before the holiday, with the school adorned in festive decorations reflecting the spirit of the season. Teachers introduced students to the history, the halachos (laws), and minhagim (traditions) of Chanukah, enriching their understanding of the holiday.

The Third and Fourth Grade boys at HALB went to the Sephardic Congregation of Long Beach to recite Hallel on the last day of Chanukah. The morning was extra special because the Sephardic Congregation of Long Beach is the shul that HALB Principal Mr. Altabe and HALB Executive Director Mrs. Mittan grew up in, and both families were founding members.

Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman, Mashgiach at Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim, visited Midrash L’man Achai High School in Kew Gardens Hills on Zos Chanukah. Rav Shmuel Z. Kleinman, Rosh HaYeshivah, participated in the special program.

The Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Honors Program at YU has just announced its admissions for Fall 2025, and among them are 19 MTA students, an incredible number. This is both far more than any other high school and a significant percentage of the total admitted, a testament to the strength of MTA’s senior class. In fact, the class is so strong that, of the 19, not all of them are even in the top half of MTA’s senior class!