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Four HALB 7th graders, nominated by HALB, have been selected to be part of The Tikvah Fund’s Truman Scholars Program. They will take part in its high-level learning program for outstanding Jewish Day School and Yeshiva students nationwide. Max Isaacs, Jacob Torczyner, Arielle Katz, and Talya Paul are excited to take on this incredible opportunity to learn about Israel and the country’s relationship with the United States.

MTA hosted an incredible Shabbaton for its warm and welcoming dorm community on Shabbos, February 4-5, bringing everyone even closer together. The uplifting Shabbos included inspiring divrei Torah, lively minyanim and z’miros, and delicious meals. Dorm talmidim also enjoyed a Motza’ei Shabbos melaveh malkah, as well as a fun trip to Dave & Buster’s.

Learning in Bnos Malka Academy’s preschool is always fun, exciting, and authentic. During the “In Our Neighborhood” theme, students learned about all the different types of community helpers we rely on and the various places in a community. The big idea that teachers focused on with students was how we all rely on each other when we live in a community and we work together for the good of everyone in the community.

The Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) Grade 4 boys and their families enjoyed a fun-filled melaveh malkah on Motza’ei Shabbos, February 5. The boys learned to make their own tzitzits by hand, led by Rabbi Soffer, YCQ Elementary School Grade 4 rebbe. Everyone appreciated the delicious dairy buffet provided by Bravo Pizza Queens. And when it couldn’t get any better, young singing sensation Moshe Avidgor appeared.

On Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef, Shevach Menaheles Mrs. Shulamith Insel, in her inimitable manner, introduced a special speaker to her student body. Not a sound was heard for over an hour as Rabbi Avrohom Goldstein addressed the school. Rabbi Goldstein is a ger tzedek, originally from Puerto Rico. He gave up his “freedom” to pursue what he knew was emes: true Yiddishkeit. In Puerto Rico, he observed an empty life in the people around him and knew he wanted more.

It was not just another day for Yeshiva Shaarei Zion High School for Girls, as the freshman class joined students from high schools across the Tri-State Area to compete in the CIJE’s Tech Annual Hackathon. The Hackathon was an intense competition challenging students to design, build, market, and present a product in one day. Sha’arei Zion girls proved their mettle by winning third place, behind the Frisch School and SAR Academy.