On Tuesday, November 26, students at Rambam Mesivta were treated to a powerful and thought-provoking presentation by Rabbi Steven Weil, the head of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (“FIDF”). Rabbi Weil offered a deep analysis of the current global security crisis, drawing unsettling comparisons to the days leading up to World War II and emphasizing the existential threat Iran poses not only to Israel but to global peace and security all over the world.

In honor of Thanksgiving, the students at Lev Chana and HALB made an extra effort to thank the people who help them every single day. They made cards of the school security guards, maintenance staff, local Hatzalah members and the local police department.

During a special challah bake, the seventh-grade girls had an inspiring and meaningful experience at Rebbetzin Jaeger’s house. Surrounded by the warm atmosphere of her home, the girls learned the step-by-step process of making challah, from kneading the dough to braiding it with care.

This past Shabbos, the MTA juniors in Rabbi Mendelson’s shiur spent Shabbos in yeshivah in the presence of Moreinu HaRav Hershel Schachter shlita and Rav Yosef Blau shlita, along with Kerem B’Yavneh Rosh Yeshivah Rav Aharon Friedman and HaKotel Rebbe Jesse Horn, as well as YU rebbeim Daniel Feldman and Danny Rapp.

Parshah came alive this week in Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe’s Pre-1A! The boys learned the important midah of chesed from Rivkah Imeinu and how we need to try to emulate this midah in our own lives. After discussing what a well was and how it works, the boys used a play well made from wood, a bucket, and a real pulley system!