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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.

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.”

This past week, HAFTR eighth grade students started on their annual Names, Not Numbers® project, an initiative that connects students with Holocaust survivors to ensure their stories are preserved for future generations. This meaningful project provides students with a rare opportunity to engage with survivors, documenting their life stories before, during, and after the war. By participating, students not only develop their historical research and interviewing skills but also gain firsthand insight into the realities of the Holocaust.

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 week, we marked one year since the tragic events of October 7, and the pain, suffering, and loss that have continued since then. To commemorate the day, HALB had various programs throughout the school day geared toward the different ages of students. HALB classes started the day United in Tefilah with other yeshivas over Zoom. Among other things, students participated in a balloon release, sang beautiful songs, watched a video of all the chesed and positivity they did for Israel over the year, and ended the day with a school-wide kumzitz. It was truly a beautiful and meaningful day. When the world is filled with darkness, we will stand proud as Jews and be the light.