Schools

By Laura Lavine, Syracuse Hebrew Day School, Head of School,

Rabbi Joshua Lookstein, Westchester Day School, Head of School,

Rabbi Baruch Rothman, Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Director of Institutional Advancement

On February 11-12, the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) Boys Grades 7 and 8 were treated to a Shabbaton at The Bushkill Inn & Conference Center in Pennsylvania. Their day began with davening and breakfast, followed by orientation with their counselors.

The Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) is proud to announce that four YCQ Grade 7 students (Elianah Aminova, Emily Akbashev, Menashe Basaley, and Michael Zevulun) have been selected to participate in The Tikvah Fund’s Truman Scholar Program. Eight YCQ Grade 8 students (Chani Orenbuch, Rebecca Sisser, Sarah Leah Sullivan, Sophia Fellner-Dublin, Becky Feygin, Eliyahu Yunaev, Julian Schneider, and Max Olsen) are continuing their online Truman Scholar Program studies, now in their second year.

MTA Freshmen enjoyed an incredible Night in Yeshivah with their rebbeim and Senior Cub2Lion mentors on Thursday, February 17. The evening kicked off with pizza and a d’var Torah; then the real fun began!

The shiur was given by Rabbi Yaakov Cyperstein on the sugya of Ani M’hapeich B’Chararah regarding shidduchim. The shiur was sponsored in honor of the upcoming wedding of Nosson Zvi Cyperstein (Kew Gardens) and Pessy Friedman (Flatbush).

At Central, we are committed to our students’ health and well-being in all ways. Last week, we had programs highlighting important issues affecting many people of all communities and backgrounds. On Tuesday, sophomores and juniors had the opportunity to participate in a program with the organization “Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction” (CCSA) to learn about the important topic of substance abuse.