Amidst their piles of school work and extra-curricular activities, the students of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck still find ample time to donate to the community. Ninth and tenth graders at North Shore are required to perform thirty hours of community service per year; however, many upperclassmen continue their volunteer endeavors throughout their high school careers. more

On Shabbat Parshat VaYigash, the 8th graders at Yeshiva Har Torah joined together with members of Yachad from around the tri-state area for an uplifting and exciting Shabbat together. more

After 5 long weeks of being displaced from the DRS building following Hurricane Sandy, Students and Rabbeim joined together last Monday to dance their Sifrei Torah back into the DRS Aron Kodesh more

With Chanukah as a backdrop, the timing was extremely apropos of the event, as HAFTR was illuminated with excitement on Tuesday night for the ribbon cutting of the brand new state of the art Neil Steuer gym, dedicated by Sherry and Joel Weiner. more

HAFTR Lower School students welcomed six Torah scrolls into their home with song, dance and prayers. more

The students of NSHAHS are always seeking new and unique ways to fight for causes, but this past week, they really outdid themselves. Several students, each with a parent or relative who has battled with some form of cancer, came together and decided to stand up to a plague that has impacted so many lives. more

In another first, Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Zev and Mrs. Renee Friedman met this week in Jerusalem with the girls of the first alumni class of Shalhevet High School for Girls. more

After years of praying and hoping, letter writing and vigils, students from DRS, SKA and Rambam Mesivta were able to meet with Gilad Shalit and members of his army unit over the course of a ten-day visit to the United States. more

This year HAFTR Middle School implemented the Olweus Bully Prevention Program. Last year, the HAFTR Olweus Bully Prevention Coordinating Committee, composed of administrators, support staff, teachers, and parents underwent an intensive two day workshop given by a certified Olweus trainer. This September, the Committee provided an intensive one-day training for all HAFTR Middle School Staff. more

One is the newly elected international president of an organization with thousands of members; the other speaks her mind to elected officials on Capitol Hill and is about to launch her own weekly radio program. Perhaps most extraordinary is that both young woman, Ariella Freedman and Rivka Abbe, are still in high school at Yeshiva University High School for Girls, also known as “Central,” in Holliswood, Queens. more