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The week of Parshas Noach at HALB Lev Chana is filled with the excitement of exploring rainbows, water experiments, and sink-and-float activities. The highlight, though, is the annual visit of Party Pets, with their amazing, exotic visitors. Andre Ricaud and his assistants teach the children about conservation, being sensitive to people and animals with disabilities, animal habitats and eating habits, and fun facts about the menagerie of mammals, birds, insects, and reptiles they were introduced to. Hands down, when asked who the stars of the day were, the children responded: either Jake the Snake and the newest member of Party Pets, Roo, the baby kangaroo, or Joey.

Quick! Can you name an inexpensive and drug-free remedy for stress, anxiety, and mental overload? (No, chocolate does not count.)

MTA’s Names, Not Numbers program welcomed award-winning investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan on Wednesday, October 30. Originally from Philadelphia, Kaplan joined ABC11 Eyewitness News in 2016 as the Political and Investigative Reporter. A two-time Emmy nominee, he is an integral part of the ABC11 I-Team alongside Troubleshooter Diane Wilson.

On Tuesday, October 10, the JHS Students at the Yeshiva of Central Queens participated in their first chesed trips of the year. As part of the chesed program, each class is involved in various chesed opportunities several times a year. The seventh-grade girls had their first chesed trip where they served as volunteers at a food pantry and soup kitchen. Since the trip was during the month of Elul and, in honor of the chagim, students were determined to work extra hard at doing mitzvos.

A number of rebbeim and Rambam Mesivta families opened their sukkos to the Rambam talmidim for singing, divrei Torah, and delicious food over this past chag.

This past Wednesday, our seventh graders visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage to experience the special exhibit entitled “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” From the moment they disembarked from the bus, it was quite clear that it would be one that would not easily be forgotten. Parked in front of the museum was an authentic cattle car and railroad track that was used during the Holocaust. Rabbi May, Rabbi Kasirer, and Rabbi Deutscher, in tandem with expert guides, explained the significance of it and then proceeded inside where they had an in-depth explanation of the events that led up to the Holocaust. By using hundreds of artifacts, the boys were able to see and feel what Jewish life was like before, during, and after the war. Boys were taken aback by seeing a shofar and t’filin that were smuggled into and used in Auschwitz.