Last week was filled with the delicious smell of challah as everyone baked in honor of the parshah. At Lev Chana, many classes baked challah and learned about the special mitzvah of Hafrashas Challah. HALB’s Shaar Lev program held its own beautiful program. Shaar Lev meets after school and is for special needs students who attend public school. It gives them an opportunity to learn with moros and rebbeim when they are finished with their regular school day.

Seniors in MTA’s Names, Not Numbers Holocaust Documentary elective participated in a meaningful lunchtime assembly with a special guest. Jeff Salgo, a retired CBS News Producer, shared best interviewing practices he developed over more than 35 years in broadcast journalism. His goal was to help students prepare for their upcoming interviews with Holocaust survivors.