The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County is proud to announce the Class of 2023 Valedictorian and Salutatorians. Principal Rabbi Eli Slomnicki proudly remarked, “We take great pride that all three honorees have benefited from a complete K-12 HANC education! Our valedictorian, Adina Lippman, has distinguished herself in her scholarship both in General Studies and Limudei Kodesh, synthesizing passion for 21st century learning with a strong pursuit of the sciences and Torah exemplifying an ideal HANC student.  Co-salutatorians Ariela Haftel and Yaron Rahmani are Torah U’madda scholars.  Their commitment to Torah lishma along with the pursuit of general knowledge sets a tone of aspiration for their peers. 

The surge of technology in recent years has created a plethora of issues for talmidim in the Torah world. From addictive games to immoral content, the recent surge has had a significant impact on students’ quality of life, peer interactions, and productivity. Thus, Metivta Tiferet Torah created a unique program in 2021 to help mitigate the wave of technology in the students’ lives: The ReConnect Technology Program.

As graduation season approaches, the Seniors are finishing their classes, many are preparing for their exam with Rav Hershel Schachter shlita, they are completing their AP exams and going on a Senior Trip. Leading up to their completion of their time in high school, the MTA talmidim enjoyed a special evening together. On Wednesday, May 17, MTA celebrated the Class of 2023 with a two-part event.

Grades 4 and 5 Continue to Develop Coding Skills

Under the guidance of Morah Mazal Yusupov, students in Grades 4 and 5 are continuing to develop their coding skills. Students are using “micro:bits,” pocket-sized computers that help introduce students to software and hardware work together. Students were given “pseudo-code” and then applied the instructions to write “code” using the micro:bit software. Students are working on making their micro:bits play different songs and coding the buttons to play, pause, and skip to the next track.