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On Shabbos, December 10-11, MTA’s Yeshiva Fellowship program hosted its annual Shabbaton in Teaneck. The event kicked off with a Friday afternoon football game, where talmidim and rebbeim from across all grades enjoyed friendly competition. Talmidim then spent an inspirational Shabbos with their Yeshiva Fellowship mashgichim, filled with beautiful t’filos and z’miros, divrei Torah,

A sizable turn-out of eighth graders from many metropolitan elementary schools received a taste of what their high school experience at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls would be like. On Thursday, December 16, student ambassadors welcomed aspiring high schoolers who got a glimpse of some of the highlights that SKA has to offer, along with the warmth and energy it projects. Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky, Principal, Judaic Studies, Mrs. Bluma Drebin, Principal, General Studies, Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft, Associate Principal, Mrs. Shira Englander, Dean of Students, Ms. Lisa Fogel, SKA Social Worker and Rabbi Yosef Zakutinsky, Director of Student Programs and Admissions, personally greeted all the girls they had met during the interview process and the Open House, and gave a brief description about the day.

Parenting a family of kids when they are all home from school can be quite challenging. Providing them with kosher entertainment in today’s day and age may prove to be even more difficult.

The Chanukah season at the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) was filled with celebration, and meaningful giving through a successful YCQ Chai Lifeline Toy Drive. In addition to a Chanukah concert and menorah cookie decorating, the preschoolers invited families to join us for a special Chanukah activity. They made dreidel men, Chanukah placemats, and clay dreidels. The children participated in a Chanukah sing-along, which included old favorites like “I Have a Little Dreidel” and “Sevivon, Sov Sov Sov,” with new songs like “Light Up the Night” and “I Wish I Were a Maccabi.” The kindergarten classes each performed an original Chanukah play. They said their parts flawlessly, sang songs, and wore the beautiful costumes they made. Each child took home a grab-and-go party bag filled with Chanukah goodies.