Schools

In honor of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, students at Silverstein Hebrew Academy recently took part in a variety of sensory activities. Early education students had the opportunity to taste unique foods connected to Israel, while elementary students took part in viewing cooking demonstrations given by parents consisting of staple Israeli food. All of the food prepared from the activity was then served at lunch. In addition, the students took part in a lively dance session where they learned traditional Israeli dancing. Middle School students had an outdoor Yom HaAtzmaut barbecue, celebrating their Holy Land, Eretz Yisrael.

MSH celebrated white and blue with Maccabiah in North Woodmere Park – and what trip is complete without a stop to Dunkin’ Donuts?

Last week on Tuesday night, Central hosted its 13^th Names, Not Numbers evening, marking the culmination of Central seniors’ yearlong project. Over 20 members of the senior class, under the direction of program creator Mrs. Tova Fish-Rosenberg and faculty coordinator Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, worked the entire year on making the film, which is an oral history of several Holocaust survivors. In order to create the film, the seniors learned interviewing skills from a journalist, and filming and editing from a filmmaker. The end result was a beautifully done, high-definition documentary that encompassed the highly diverse stories of the Holocaust survivors, screened to an audience of parents, faculty, and friends.

Wednesday, May 8, was Yom HaZikaron – the day people in Israel and Jews around the world remember Israel’s fallen soldiers and people who lost their lives in terrorist attacks. To commemorate the occasion, on May 8, YCQ held a program for all students, grades 4 through 8, to help them learn about the importance of Israel and the people who gave their lives in order for all of us to have a Jewish state.

MTA commemorated Yom HaShoah with a meaningful program, which began with opening remarks from Head of School Rabbi Joshua Kahn, followed by Senior Nadav Heller, who talked about his experience interviewing a Holocaust survivor as part of MTA’s Names, Not Numbers program. The introduction closed with Senior Gavriel Iskhakbayev lighting a candle in memory of the six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust.