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A return from an extended break is a perfect time for a Shabbaton. It gives a community the chance to reconvene and share enthusiasm for the semester ahead.

Students at SINAI at YCQ enjoyed painting with various sensory materials and were excited to create prints by drawing on transfer paper. Such creative exploration!

The Fourth Grade Boys of YCQ participated in a beautiful melaveh malkah on Motza’ei Shabbos, February 3, while the Fourth Grade Girls had an inspiring event of their own, the following week, on February 10.

Orot hosted a Tu Bi’Shvat challah bake this past Wednesday evening, February 7. Women from around the community united to participate in this holy mitzvah. As they kneaded the dough at Ohr Natan in Rego Park, they were reminded of the distinctive holy attributes associated with each ingredient and what to pray for while adding them. The women took time praying for the wellbeing of the soldiers risking their lives every day for Israel, for the hostages to be freed, and for the coming of Mashiach.

Shevach High School students, like the rest of us, are deeply affected by the war impacting acheinu kol beis Yisrael. They conclude their davening every morning jointly saying T’hilim for their welfare, and have had initiatives to support the soldiers and their families. However, the girls wanted to do even more, in order to further connect with what our “brothers” and “sisters” are going through in Eretz Yisrael.

The Yeshiva University High School for Girls is starting the spring semester by making the world its classroom. On Tuesday, January 30, Central’s senior-level Modern Jewish Thinkers course, led by History Department faculty member Mr. Richard Isaacs, ventured outside Queens for a day in Crown Heights, where the group was treated to a guided tour through the home neighborhood of the Chabad Lubavitch.