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Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
The Nikolsburger dynasty is steeped in chinuch. In Kew Gardens Hills, a new Rabbi Jungreis has taken over the helm of a special Pre-1A class at Yeshiva Ketana Zichron Chaim U’Bina of Queens. The boys enjoyed many recent activities, playing together as teamwork and sharing skills were mastered. The talmidim even had the opportunity to feverishly dance in a leibedik circle with their Menahel and Principal, Rabbi Benjamin Kessler, in honor of the chag.
The month of Adar at MTA has been incredible! Starting with a Freshman overnight, grade trips for Sophomores and Juniors, and a very special Senior day trip to Connecticut, complete with a visit to the Yeshiva of Waterbury, there has been a wide array of special programming. In addition, last week, MTA hosted their annual rebbi-talmid game that was enjoyed by everyone (and won by the rebbeim for the third consecutive year!).
To celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar, YSZ welcomes new Early Childhood students with a puppet show!
Twenty-eight Middle School students of Great Neck’s North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) – both Ashkenazic and Sephardic – joined together, on Purim Day, to chant the “Gantze Megillah,” at its Cherry Lane campus, in a program initiated in 2001 by Dermatologist Dr. Paul Brody – now called the “Dr. Paul Brody Megillah Readers Program,” upon his retirement two years ago. Cantor Yitzy Spinner instructed the Ashkenazic students and Judaic Studies Middle School Principal Rabbi Simon Basalely and teacher Shmuel Bitton, instructed the Sephardic students this year. Each student read from the beautiful Megillah that was purchased by the NSHA, named the “Dr. Paul Brody Megillah,” upon his retirement, to be used by all student readers on Purim Day festivities.
Students at SINAI at YCQ enjoyed celebrating Purim 5784 with costumes and carnivals, and the special addition of a trip to the SPYSCAPE museum in Manhattan!
On a recent Monday afternoon, Rabbi Uri Sklar opened his home to his eighth-grade class at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe for the talmidim to enjoy a special winter barbecue, albeit with fantastic weather! The boys got involved and helped prepare the barbecue delights. The close-knit peers enjoyed playing basketball, football, ping pong, Ga-ga, and Step It Up, the Jewish dance game.
