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On Friday, January 7, MTA’s Model UN team met with Ms. Sneha Dubey, First Secretary to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, for a virtual session. This is part of the team’s preparation to represent India at the Yeshiva University National Model United Nations (YUNMUN), to be held later this year. Ms. Dubey briefed the team on India’s proud history as one of the founding countries of the UN and on its continued leadership in much of the UN’s important work.

SINAI@YCQ students created beautiful flower fruit projects for Tu BiSh’vat, the holiday of the trees!

Eighth graders at SINAI@YCQ had the treat of visiting the American Dream Mall in New Jersey recently along with their YCQ counterparts. They had a blast ice skating and hanging out on life-sized mall sculptures!

Presenting Jewish students with their first siddurim is a momentous occasion, filled with anticipation, celebration, and ceremony. At the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ), siddurim are presented as gifts to Grade 1 students with much fanfare. On January 9 and 16, Grade 1 classes performed songs and skits for their families, rebbeim, and moros. Rabbi Mark Landsman, YCQ Principal, led each class in davening from their own personalized siddurim. Rabbi Landsman and Rabbi Michael Ribalt (Elementary School Assistant Principal of Judaic Studies) took pictures with each student to mark the special occasion.

Tu BiSh’vat: the birthday of the trees! But wait...looking out the window, the trees don’t look like they are being born; in fact, they actually look quite dreary.

Like all high schools, Ezra Academy just finished their rigorous midterms. With understanding the intensity of this time period, the school decided to help the students prepare a little differently. To create a calmer, less stressed midterm atmosphere, the school hosted a m’laveh malkah for the students.