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Do you like to argue? If you said yes, then the YCQ debate team would be a perfect fit for you. If you said no, I still think you should try it out; and if you disagree, then you are already arguing with me so I know you will be a great fit. The YCQ debate team, run by Mrs. Ayelet Katz, is a group of JHS students who compete in debate competitions against schools across the tri-state area now via Zoom. The debate team meets every Monday after school to practice and prepare for their upcoming debates.

MTA talmidim in Rabbi Danto’s Freshman Shiur have voluntarily taken it upon themselves to not only be m’sayeim the entire Maseches Megillah, but to “own” it through chazering at least one time every day and chazering each daf at least four times. They are well on their way to “owning” the first two p’rakim, and have already chazered many of the dapim at least five or six times, some even 10+ times!

Names, Not Numbers is a program where eighth grade students interview Holocaust survivors and then create a documentary of their story. Mrs. Rachel Lefkovits, a Holocaust survivor, was interviewed. In the attached picture, she is surrounded by her great-grandchildren, all of whom attend HALB! Additionally, Yitzy Yudin had the privilege of interviewing his great-grandmother, Mrs. Judith Wohlberg. We can’t wait to see the documentary and hear their stories!

How do you live your life with soul?

Although COVID-19 interrupted many aspects of our daily lives, learning and growing never ceased in Shevach High School. Despite the restrictions of remote learning and quarantining at times, Shevach’s “Live, Learn, and Grow” program, which started prior to the onset of COVID-19, was not interrupted.

In a year when most were certain that a production would not take place, Shevach High School did not disappoint. Their production of The Bamboo Cradle on Sunday, March 7, yielded rave reviews from the audience.