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Shevach High School is well known for its chesed program, which promotes student involvement in chesed on a weekly basis, both in the immediate community and beyond. They dedicate time to Menucha V’Simcha, JILL, JEP, ChillZone, Help-A-Mom, Tomchei Shabbos, and much more. The program, under the direction of Shevach Assistant Principal Rebbetzin Chani Grunblatt, was launched this year in an innovative and inspiring manner, with the goal of instilling in the students the importance of chesed as the “driving force” of the world.

Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s fifth grade boys spent the beginning of the year preparing for the Gemara Mesibah. Their preparation included studying the background of Gemara and Torah SheB’al Peh. Sunday morning, October 17, the fifth grade boys and their families joined with their rebbeim and m’nahalim to celebrate the initiation of the boys into the Yam HaTalmud.

MTA welcomed more than 700 people at its Open House on Motza’ei Shabbos, October 23. Participants reflected the many geographic locations that make up the MTA community and hailed from Monsey, Riverdale, Queens, Manhattan, West Hempstead, The Five Towns, Brooklyn, Highland Park, Passaic, Teaneck, Bergenfield, and Elizabeth.

Bnos Malka Academy had the honor and privilege of launching Names Not Numbers^©: an interactive, multi-media, Holocaust project created by educator Tova Fish-Rosenberg. This is the third year the school has participated in the project. Rabbi Michael Weichselbaum, the Menahel, introduced the program to the Eighth Grade students, imparting to them the incredible impact that their participation will have. “As the generation of survivors diminishes, these opportunities to interview and develop relationships with them become much more precious.”

The Flagship Jewish University Positions Itself for Future Expansion

Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, has announced several changes to the university’s Board of Trustees. The changes come following four years of steady growth under Dr. Berman’s leadership, and as the university positions itself for the next phase of expansion.

The art of learning Rashi is being analyzed on a multitude of levels in the 6th grade girls classroom at Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion. The “Question on Question” rule hones their skill of identifying Rashi’s answer as well as Rashi’s occasional refutation with another question. The goal is to teach depth and glean insights that are not apparent at a quick glance. The Chavruta study partners first learn the information on their own, building independent thinking skills.