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The PreSchool in Bnos Malka Academy was filled with Chanukah spirit throughout the weeks leading up to the holiday, and the week of Chanukah itself. The excitement was palpable as each class prepared for the chag. Children in both Pre-K and Pre-1A worked diligently to create their own unique menorahs, as well as drip mats and other holiday-related projects. Students (and teachers!) practiced a ton, thanks to the help of the one and only Morah Rena Greenberg, for each class’ Chanukah celebration. For the Pre-K classes, families were invited to watch the children perform on the Sunday before Chanukah. After an adorable singing presentation, the children and their families engaged in a variety of Chanukah-themed arts and crafts projects such as scratch art and decorating picture frames.

On the Tuesday and Wednesday before Chanukah, the Pre-1A boys at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe eagerly awaited the arrival of their parents for a special, hands-on, Chanukah workshop! The program began with a fun game of Chanukah BINGO. Then, each boy participated in two very exciting Chanukah projects. The boys created a Chanukah caddy, which they collaged in their own unique style. They were also able to make a stuffed dreidel pillow, which they sewed on their own! Thank you to all the parents who rearranged their very busy schedules to join us. The boys and their parents really had a great time!

It was a record-breaking year for the Ezra graduates of 2023 who were able to go spend a gap year in Eretz Yisrael this year. As the staff and faculty celebrated the departures of 18 students to Israel to learn Torah this September, it was clear that Ezra Academy was growing significantly in their mission to help students develop and grow their foundation for a Jewish future.

Students at SINAI at YCQ celebrated Chanukah with tasty treats, art projects, and a carnival run by junior high school students!

Hadar Bet Yaakov students lit their school with Chanukah simchah this past week with a chagigah, dance time, beautiful gift-sharing, doughnut making, cookie decorating, teacher parties, Chanukah Jeopardy, and Chanukah ice-skating. The plethora of activities wove into the students’ week as girls had academic classes “enlightened” with a little extra fun during the Chanukah week.

HALB’s Mission to Israel has begun. They brought several duffels filled with boots for soldiers, met with hero Baruch Cohen who saved his entire Kibbutz on October 7, met with displaced families, and volunteered on a garlic field. The experience was a powerful one for everyone involved.