North Shore Hebrew Academy 12th Graders Learn About History And Themselves Across Germany, Poland, And Israel

The passports belonging to North Shore Hebrew Academy High School’s 12th graders show the physical journey that the students recently undertook, with stamps from Germany to Poland to Israel. But the really important journey doesn’t have stamps to mark the destinations, or entry-and-exit dates. The real journey happened internally, inside each of the 42 participants, who stood witness to the darkest chapters of human history and found hope for the future.

In conjunction with the worldwide completion of Sefer B’reishis, the boys of Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s Early Childhood program participated in an energizing siyum gathering this past Friday. The burgeoning bachurim arrived at Yeshiva clad in their majestic Shabbos clothes and proudly wore a distinctive crown that they designed in honor of the festivity.

Asarah B’Teves is widely regarded as the first step to the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash

On Asarah B’Teves, Tuesday, January 3, Yeshiva Shaarei Zion held a meaningful Yom Iyun with the third through eighth grades, where the girls were paired up as big sister-little sister. Delving into the different fast days throughout the year, the girls worked together to unravel the meaning behind each fast. The girls learned the difference between the two types of g’ulah we seek, recognizing that Hashem is in every aspect of our lives.

On Thursday night, January 5, MTA celebrated its Annual Dinner of Tribute at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, New Jersey. The night was a celebration of the Meaningful Moments of the MTA experience for both the current talmidim and the tens of thousands of alumni who have benefited from all that MTA has to offer.

This year’s honorees included Eva (‘90) and Mordy Rothberg, the evening’s Guests of Honor, as well as Dr. Johnathan Halpert (‘62) and his son Rabbi Yehuda Halpert (‘93) as well Aryeh (‘17) and Ezra (‘23) Halpert - three generations of the Halpert family who were honored as the Legacy Family. Rabbi Chaim Axelrod was awarded the Faculty Award for his years of dedication to MTA.