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In preparation for Yom Kippur, YCQ students engaged in a variety of meaningful activities to inspire them for the holy day. Students in Grades 1-5 performed kaparos and then donated the money to tz’dakah. The Fifth Grade and Junior High girls ventured to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to perform Tashlich, while the Junior High boys had the opportunity to hear from the following local rabbanim: Rabbi Ben Tzion Chait, Rabbi Moshe Bamberger, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Greenberg, and Rabbi Yosef Singer. Later in the week, Junior High School students were moved by special words of chizuk from Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman, the Mashgiach Ruchani of Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim.

On the anniversary of October 7, Rambam Mesivta held a powerful and emotional multimedia experience for the students. Principal Mr. Hillel Goldman opened the program with a meaningful message to the students. He emphasized that “just as we responded in the aftermath of that tragic day with an outpouring of t’filos, tz’dakah, and acts of chesed, you should focus on recapturing those same feelings, using them to strengthen your daily t’filos, improving your midos, and try to maintain that sense of duty and commitment to Eretz Yisrael even though we are a year removed.”

The one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks was a powerful day for our entire school community. Together, we honored the lives lost and reflected on the ongoing challenges faced by the Jewish people through powerful learning, moments of remembrance, and acts of unity. Our hearts remain with the more than 100 hostages still held captive in Gaza, and with the heroic men and women of the IDF who continue to fight for Israel and the Jewish people every day.

From Thursday, September 26, to Shabbos, September 28, Parshiyos Nitzavim-VaYeilech, the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) marked another important event of the new school year – Shabbaton 5784, which took place at Camp Kaylie! Both visitors to the school and current students agree: One aspect that makes YUHSG so special is the tight-knit nature of the community. The bonds between the four classes, and those that students maintain with their teachers and administrators, is strong. And the school’s annual Shabbaton is one reason why.

This past Monday was October 7. This date will live in infamy for the foreseeable future, but if commemorated appropriately, can be a very meaningful and inspirational experience. For talmidim and rebbeim at MTA, it was a powerful morning filled with meaning – through song, t’filos, and learning.

YCQ powerfully and poignantly commemorated the first anniversary of October 7 with age-appropriate and meaningful programming.