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Rambam Mesivta proudly announces the outstanding honorees of the Class of 2026: Valedictorian Avi Pearlman, Salutatorian Yoni Kogan, and Keter Shem Tov/Rambam Man Award recipient Jacob Gordon. Each of these young men exemplifies Rambam’s commitment to excellence in Torah, academics, and character.

It is one thing to see a need in the neighborhood, but it is another to step up and meet it. After this past winter’s snowstorms brought a record number of calls for help – from frozen locks to cars stuck in drifts – Chaverim of Queens & Great Neck knew it was time to expand its team. The response to its recent call for volunteers was immediate, leading to the successful onboarding of 15 new members this past week.

In an effort to proactively address one of the fastest-growing challenges facing today’s teens, MTA hosted a powerful and thought-provoking program for its 11^th and 12^th graders centered on the dangers of gambling. As access to online betting platforms continues to expand, what was once distant or abstract has become an increasingly real presence in the lives of high school students. This program was designed to meet that reality head-on with honesty, depth, and care.

Families from across Queens filled the streets of Rego Park on Tuesday afternoon as Chabad Youth of Queens, together with the Queens Jewish Community Council and Emu Health, hosted a Grand Lag BaOmer Carnival along 65th Avenue between 99th and 102nd Streets.

The Middle School Robotics Team has been working all year building, coding, testing, and revising robots. The robots were designed to lift different colored pins and stack them. Students competed in the CIJE Vex Robotics Competition held at the Fort Washington Armory with students from yeshivos from around the country. Over 150 robots were in the competition!