Last year, when the schools in Israel were closed after October 7, Modi’in students joined HALB classes via zoom. Even when the yeshivos reopened, a boy named Gavriel requested to continue joining Rabbi Werner’s class after his school day in Israel ended. Last week, Gavriel visited HALB and got the chance to see his rebbi and meet his HALB friends in person!

On Yud Alef Cheshvan, Ohr Chana High School hosted a memorable Challah Bake, a unique event that celebrated the strength of women and the power of tradition. The event, held on Rachel Imeinu’s yahrzeit, provided a meaningful opportunity for mothers and daughters to bond over the mitzvah of challah baking.

Bnos Malka Academy’s seventh grade class took a trip to Historic Richmond Town to experience with their own eyes the beautiful sight of New York’s rich colonial history. Staten Island’s Historic Richmond Town is a living history museum with houses and artifacts from colonial America.

This past week, in honor of Parshas VaYeitzei, Yeshiva Sha’arei Zions’s 3K and UPK classes celebrated an adorable early childhood mock wedding! Just as Yaakov married Rachel and Leah in the parshah, our little ones experienced the joy of a wedding with their own special celebration.

In 1998, Whitwell Middle School, of Whitwell, Tennessee, began an afterschool Holocaust education program. When one of the students asked what the number six million looks like, the Paper Clips Project was born. Many of us have seen the documentary that tells the amazing story of how this small town in Tennessee became the seat of Holocaust education for many in Tennessee and beyond.

Chesed is a significant aspect of student life at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central). Over ten service-driven clubs now exist at Central, and throughout the years, students have made countless mission trips both locally and internationally to bring aid to those who need it most.