HANC High girls retreat to Jersey

The HANC High School girls’ retreat took place on Shabbat Parashat Vayishlach at the Radisson Hotel in New Jersey. The theme, “Listen to Your Messages,” was woven through the entire weekend. 

Renowned inspirational speaker Charlene Aminoff and her husband Jonathan, a HANC alum, and their family, joined the retreat. She captivated and inspired the students through her personal story on Friday night and at Seudat Shlishit.

Zmirot led by the heads of chorus, student-delivered divrei Torah, workshops conducted by HANC faculty and their spouses, and the participation of many teachers’ families, all came together to create an uplifting Shabbat atmosphere. 

On motzei Shabbat, the girls participated in the HANC’s Got Talent Show in which many of the students displayed their talents on stage, including a performance by the girls’ chorus and individual acts in song and dance. HANC’s morot starred in a hilarious and entertaining skit written by their own MLinda Nathan. The show was emceed by seniors Hannah Tanzer and Yocheved Jacobs. The evening continued with a melave malka and a spirited chagigah accompanied by D.J. Jonathan Zar, culminating in a beautiful kumsitz.

The girls boarded the buses with newfound friends and a renewed appreciation for their school, Shabbat, and their teachers. HANC extends thanks to faculty members Leigh Henoch and Nomi Bensoussan for organizing the event, and gives a shout out to senior retreat heads Hannah Daitch, Keren Dayan and Jennifer Gourdji for making the event a success.