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YCQ marked Yom HaShoah and honored the victims of the Holocaust with meaningful ceremonies led by our students, featuring survivor testimony, film, song, and tefilah on Sunday, May 6 and Monday, May 7.

A defining aspect of the spring semester at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) is the observance of Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzmaut, the Israeli holidays of remembrance.

The New York State budget for fiscal year 2025 has allocated unprecedented levels of funding for nonpublic schools, including yeshivas and Jewish day schools across the state. The budget, which recently passed in April, has earmarked an incredible $470 million for nonpublic school funding, a total increase of $90 million, far more than previous years.

Mrs. Senft’s sixth graders at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe have been studying their coursework with intensity. Students have been working to simplify expressions, solve one step equations, and apply the skills obtained to resolve word problems as well. This past week, the students were treated to a park trip and 7-Eleven Slurpees. Special mention goes out to the classes who received touching compliments from several passersby who noticed their excellent behavior and helpfulness; your teachers are so very proud!

SINAI board member Micah Kaufman, who regularly speaks to students about chesed and the physical challenges he has faced, visited our students at SINAI at YCQ recently to impart his words of wisdom. What an inspiration to learn from his experiences!

Last week was teacher appreciation week, and the teachers at HALB enjoyed special treats each day. They had a snack cart brought around to the classrooms by the administrators, coffee from the Cheese Store, pastries from Kayx, iced tea from Mom’s Pastries, lunch from Lollibop, and fresh personalized pies baked on the premises by The Pizza Bar. To all our HALB teachers: Thank you for all you do every single day!