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MTA talmidim had a blast, bonding with their rebbeim and friends at the yeshivah’s Queens Shabbaton. Held on October 29-30, the Shabbaton featured lively minyanim and z’miros, inspiring divrei Torah, a Friday night s’udah and inspirational program with maggid shiur Rabbi Rafi Pearl and Dean of Student Life Rabbi Danny Konigsberg, a tish with guest speaker Rabbi Shmuel Marcus, and Shalosh S’udos with Rabbi Konigsberg and guest speaker Rabbi Shmuel Lemann.

Mazal tov to the 63 new members of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls Re’ut Chapter of the National Honor Society! Membership to the National Honor Society is based on scholarship, leadership abilities, character, and service to the school and community.

Prospective parents and students attended the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) Early Childhood Program Open House on Sunday, November 7. Rabbi Mark Landman, YCQ Principal, and Mrs. Sharon Korn, YCQ Early Childhood Program Director, welcomed the future YCQ families.

MTA’s Meet The Israeli Author elective course for Juniors provides talmidim with the opportunity to work directly with an award-winning Israeli author via video-conference workshops conducted entirely in Hebrew. The course, created by Director of Hebrew Language Mrs. Tova Fish-Rosenberg, is in its 12^th year and is unique to MTA. This one-of-a-kind experience enables talmidim to not only develop their creative writing skills, but also to cultivate their Hebrew language skills at a higher level.

The middle school girls at Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion enjoyed a special Challah Bake program last week. Rebbetzin Tzivia Khiyayev addressed the girls on the beauty of Shabbos and the brachah that challah brings to our lives and the lives of our families.

The next step in Jewish education has begun for the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) Grade 8 students. YCQ Grade 8 parents attended YCQ Junior High School (JHS) High School Night on Wednesday, October 27, to learn about the process of applying to Jewish high schools in the area. After opening remarks from Rabbi Landsman, YCQ Principal, parents attended in-classroom sessions with several high schools. The evening was directed by Mrs. Alyssa Schussheim, YCQ High School Admissions Coordinator.