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Bnos Malka Academy had the privilege of hearing from Rabbanit Amit Yaghoubi through Zoom on Wednesday, April 29, in honor of Yom HaAtzmaut. Rabbanit Yaghoubi shared a story and great inspiration regarding the work left to be done as individuals and as a nation. She explained that we are fortunate to have Eretz Yisrael and “taste” its sweetness. To truly be zocheh to Eretz Yisrael, we need to all work on ourselves so that we can merit the coming of Mashiach.

MTA talmidim Sam Blech (’21), Samuel Gorman (’21), Akiva Kra (’21), Binyamin Rubin (’22), Yitzy Shaykevich (’21), and Jonathan Sherman (’21) represented MTA at Civic Spirit Day on Thursday, May 7. The goal of this event, hosted by Civic Spirit, an organization that provides school communities with the tools, training, and a diverse network to foster civic responsibility, was to bring students from various cultures together to raise awareness about the importance of the US Census.

The Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls’ video highlighting medical assistants, one of the careers the girls had observed at Northwell Health in the fall, won the Northwell Spark! Challenge 2020 award for Best Presentation.

When doorbells rang on Thursday, May 7, faculty members of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls were thrilled to see girls from SKA’s Senior class! As a gesture of thanks from the Parent Council and administration, every staffer was presented with a delicious challah and a note of appreciation.

It was another busy week in the Yeshiva of Central Queens Virtual Learning Environment. Students in class 3-209 began their virtual oral history reports. Dressing in character and presenting their research, giving clues for their classmates to try to guess who they are. Class 3-211 and 3-212 wrote in Hebrew and drew pictures about the different brachos they say on foods. Students from K through grade 3 enjoyed a surprise science lesson and activity on simple machines around the home. And students created beautiful Mother’s Day cards in their weekly art class.

In honor of Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, each Hebrew Academy of Long Beach staff member received a delicious crumb challah hand-delivered to their door! It was important to the administration to hand-deliver this token of appreciation, along with a wave and a smile, to all the beloved members of the HALB family. Although HALB staff members are physically apart, it’s obvious that everyone is really together at heart!