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The Chanukah season at the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) was filled with celebration, and meaningful giving through a successful YCQ Chai Lifeline Toy Drive. In addition to a Chanukah concert and menorah cookie decorating, the preschoolers invited families to join us for a special Chanukah activity. They made dreidel men, Chanukah placemats, and clay dreidels. The children participated in a Chanukah sing-along, which included old favorites like “I Have a Little Dreidel” and “Sevivon, Sov Sov Sov,” with new songs like “Light Up the Night” and “I Wish I Were a Maccabi.” The kindergarten classes each performed an original Chanukah play. They said their parts flawlessly, sang songs, and wore the beautiful costumes they made. Each child took home a grab-and-go party bag filled with Chanukah goodies.

High School students are a rare sight at Materials Research Society’s (MRS) conferences. These events, attended by thousands of people, are predominantly comprised of scientists, professors, postdoctoral students, graduate students, and professionals from around the world. They are a place where one can get a glimpse of what the future holds in the world of technological innovation.

This week, ninth grade girls from YUHSG/Central came to IVDU LI to join in a fun, winter-themed, snowman-building activity. The students from both Central and IVDU LI joined together, using different foods to create beautiful, edible snowmen. The Central students were eager to assist the IVDU students, creating their own creations alongside the students of IVDU. After the students completed building their snowmen and eating them, the Central girls read with and played games with the students of IVDU LI. A special thank you to Mrs. Russi Fried for chaperoning the trip. We look forward to future inclusion activities together.

Look at this kavanah of a SINAI@YCQ student! SINAI Schools is making moments like this possible for children with learning differences and special needs every day!

The fast day of Asarah B’Teves, on Tuesday, December 14, gave members of the Israel Awareness Committee of SKA a special opportunity to deepen their understanding of emunah and Jewish unity.  Accompanied by Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky, SKA Principal, Judaic Studies, and faculty member Ms. Sara Meira Weissman, the IAC students were invited to hear from Mrs. Bat Galim Shaer, the mother of kidnapped and murdered Gilad Shaer a”h, who spoke about the secret of Jewish survival.  Gilad was one of the three boys in Israel who was killed in June of 2014 after being kidnapped by terrorists. The Asarah B’Teves event, held at the Young Israel of Woodmere and coming after a weekend of neighborhood tragedy, gave depth to what emunah and Jewish unity really entail.