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This week, the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) class of 2026 engaged in a rite of passage: their annual gradewide Shabbaton. For these soon-to-be rising seniors, this year’s event, held on March 7-8, Parshas T’tzaveh, in New Rochelle, carried a timely Purim theme.

This past Sunday, March 2, the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) hosted its 84th Annual Scholarship Dinner at Da Mikele Illagio, bringing together the YCQ family for an evening of unity, gratitude, and celebration. The event honored exceptional individuals who have made a lasting impact on the school while raising vital funds for its scholarship program.

Adar at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe is always a time of boundless ruach, filled with Rosh Chodesh treats, lively masquerades, and spirited mesibos.

The Torah and Tanach came to life for these SINAI at YCQ junior high school students, who recently visited the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood. There, they saw Jewish artifacts geared toward the story of Purim and learned about the garb of the Kohen Gadol with museum tour guide Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch.

On Motza’ei Shabbos, March 1, HALB celebrated its legacy of educating children for 70 years! The evening paid tribute to Paul Peyser a”h, one of HALB’s founding members, and the entire Peyser family, who very generously dedicated the Paul Peyser Auditorium in his memory.

This past Motza’ei Shabbos, Rambam Mesivta celebrated its 33^rd Annual Scholarship Dinner. The event honored several distinguished individuals, including Ariel (Class of ’98) and Julie Holzer as Guests of Honor, Yehuda and Shira Kessock as Parents of the Year, and Rabbi Avi and Dr. Mindy Haar with the Pillars of Rambam Award. Additionally, Dr. Yehuda Herschman (Class of 2005) was recognized as Alumnus of the Year, alongside Chezky “Jonathan” Frieden (Class of 2015), who was also named Alumnus of the Year.