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Micah Kaufman, a board member of SINAI Schools and recent honoree at its annual dinner last month, spoke to junior high school students at the Yeshiva of Central Queens. Kaufman, a motivational speaker who addresses New York area schools about the intrinsic reward of doing chesed, also took time to meet with SINAI@YCQ students. He is an inspiration to all!

Chazaq’s work with public school students is well known throughout the community. With nearly two dozen locations servicing children and teens in New York, Chazaq always looks to expand and give everyone involved memorable experiences.

Our HALB Lev Chana 100-Day Celebration was an absolute blast! Children were greeted as they arrived by bus and carpool, carrying their 100-Day collections and art presentations.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –– Dr. Seuss

IVDU LI was fortunate to begin a Big Brother Program with a select few boys from DRS’s ninth grade. After sharing some time eating delicious doughnuts, the boys from HALB’s DRS High School joined the boys from IVDU LI for a fun activity of human bingo, an enjoyable ice breaker where the boys had to find out information about each other and get to know one another better. They had to walk around the room finding out “who has a pet dog” or “who plays a musical instrument” amongst other fun facts.

On Monday, February 28, MTA raised awareness for Shalom Task Force’s important programs and services by hosting Go Purple Day. Coordinated by Juniors and Shalom Task Force Fellows, Avi Blachman, Isaac Cohen, Aryeh Manevitz, and Eitan Rochwarger, the day was dedicated to promoting education and awareness around healthy relationships through shiurim, programs, discussions, tz’dakah campaigns, and purple-themed giveaways. Go Purple Day is the culmination of the Shalom Task Force Purple Fellowship, where MTA’s Shalom Task Force Fellows joined students from schools across the United States and Canada to develop their leadership skills through the lens of domestic abuse education. The Fellowship consists of a nine-week curriculum taught once a week over Zoom by Shalom Task Force’s staff and exciting guest lecturers. Topics included healthy relationships, red flags, boundaries, supporting a friend, stigma, barriers to coming forward, event planning, elevator pitches, fundraising, and advocacy.