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YCQ has been deep in preparation for Pesach for weeks. Matzah covers were made, Kiddush cups created, classrooms cleaned, and model Seders were rehearsed. YCQ Early Childhood, Elementary School, and Junior High School students are ready to attend their family Sedarim with knowledge and understanding.
The boys in the Early Childhood Program at YTM were treated to a fun, hands-on matzah baking experience. Together with their morahs, the boys came into the lunchroom, which had been converted into a Matzah Factory! The tables were lined with brown paper and each boy was given a special baker hat and apron to wear. Then the "work" began. They discussed what ingredients are needed for matzah, and compared the similarities and differences between matzah and bread.
Connecting Past, Present, and Future…
YSZ HS Girls prepared for Pesach with an inspiring yom iyun that focused on mesorah. We are a link in the chain. Each year, we sit down at the Seder and we connect generations to each other: grandparents, parents, and grandchildren. It is this tradition that connects the past to the present and the future.
YTM parent Rabbi Moshe Herman came to address the Junior High students last week. Rabbi Herman recently returned from Moldova and Ukraine, where he worked with Hatzala to provide humanitarian aid to Jewish Ukrainian refugees. He shared amazing stories of bitachon in the face of adversity and tragedy and stories of amazing siyata dishmaya that had the boys on the edges of their seats. Rabbi Herman has close ties to the region, as he worked and led kiruv efforts in Moldova and Ukraine in his youth. Baruch Hashem, klal Yisrael is so blessed to have people willing to give so readily of their time and resources to alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters.
Exciting Pesach overtones permeated the school as our students participated in an Afikoman Scavenger Hunt. Each morning during breakfast, students clutched their phones waiting for the Afikoman Hunt clue to pop up in their inbox. Students taxed their brains then scoured the campus searching for the elusive Afikoman. Winners took home a $25 Amazon gift card.
The HALB Middle School Robotics Team participated in the CIJE Robotics Competition for the first time, led by STEM teacher Mrs. Aliza Feder. HALB is looking forward to being a part of this incredible event every year from now on!
