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Debate Team Wins Big

The YCQ Debate Team took home three awards at a competition on the topic of government funding for college education hosted by YCQ at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills. Michael Zavulun and Elianah Aminova were the First Place Team, Michael was also awarded Second Place Speaker, and YCQ was the second-place school overall.

Every year, one of the major highlights of the MTA experience is the arrival of exchange talmidim from Yeshivat Mekor Chaim. An added energy pervades the halls of MTA when the talmidim of Mekor Chaim join the yeshivah at the beginning of the Spring Semester every year.

Mazal tov to Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s Pre-1A boys in Morah Libby’s class on their Alef-Beis siyum. Since the beginning of September, the talmidim have been working on their k’riah, learning all the alef-beis letters and n’kudos.

On Monday, children from 3-year nursery in Lev Chana through 8th grade in HALB celebrated Tu BiSh’vat. Whether they tasted dried fruits, planted seeds, or baked cookies, they got to enjoy the excitement of the holiday. Thank you to the Ivrit teachers for making it such a fun and memorable day!

The “New Year of the Trees” was celebrated in true SKA style on Monday, February 6, with a shiur, seder, plantings and food! Reflecting on the natural world and participating in environmental activities made Tu BiSh’vat at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls so meaningful.

For Ariel Kaylokov and 18 other students in Emet’s Men’s Division, winter break in Arizona was a transformative experience. “This trip really opened my eyes to the importance of religion and helped me see how I could incorporate it into my daily life,” he shared. The annual excursion combined concentrated Torah study, exciting activities, and opportunities for friendship. Led by the dynamic team of Rabbi Mordechai Kraft, Rabbi Michael Fuzaylov, Rabbi Yakov Musheyev and Rabbi Ari Hertz, the trip was geared towards those who have completed Emet’s Fellowship program and are ready for more advanced learning.