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Hadar Bet Yaakov’s multifaceted approach to Chodesh Elul, t’shuvah, and new beginnings infused students with positivity and warmth. Girls enjoyed a meaningful “HBY Challah Bake” with activity director Ms. Miriam Yakubov, where girls learned about the davening opportunities inherent in each step of challah making.

This week, in preparation for Yom Kippur, the grade 5 students at the Yeshiva of Central Queens headed to Flushing Meadow Park to participate in the Tashlich ceremony, and grades 1-5 students symbolically performed Kaparos.

Seventh grade students build their own molecular models using clay as atoms and toothpicks as bonds.

The excitement in the air was palpable. Operation Ezra was revving up for another year. The Chesed Committee of Ezra Academy, run this year under senior chair Shirel Davoudi, was organizing to build sukkos for people all around the Queens community. Originally divided into several groups with different faculty members volunteering their time, as well, the Operation Ezra crowd of students geared up to go.

Midrash L’man Achai High School for Boys, based in Kew Gardens Hills, began the school year with educational hands-on activities in preparation for the Yamim Tovim. The bachurim studied the intricacies of the shofar and learned about the various forms of a ram’s horn. The boys then took turns blowing from the shofaros.

Although they have already graduated and are now learning in various yeshivos in Israel, MTA alumni reunited with their friends and rebbeim over Sukkos. Rabbi Netanel Danto hosted a Simchas Beis HaSho’eivah for MTA alumni in Jerusalem. The event was filled with simchas Yom Tov as friends caught up and shared reflections on Elul z’man and the beginning of the yeshivah year. Rabbi Dov Emerson, while attending Eitan Katz’s Live “In Jerusalem 3” concert, had the opportunity to see many former talmidim. The group gathered before the show for pictures and reminiscing, and then danced the night away together, enjoying a special evening.