Students at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were privileged to meet Rabbi Yosef Menedelvitch, a former refusenik who shared his incredible story of resilience and fighting for …
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5/18/23
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With anticipation growing as Pesach approached, children learned the stories and practiced the rituals that would unfold on their families’ seder tables.
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4/3/23
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The “combat” was all in good fun on motzei Shabbat, as HAFTR middle school girls competed to decorate cupakes under the gun of a ticking clock.
Callenges included designing treats …
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1/18/23
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HAFTR second graders received their first Chumashim in a Chagigat Chumash on Dec. 11. Family and friends joined to celebrate what HAFTR Principal Joshua Gold said are all of the incredible things …
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12/28/22
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HAFTR’s third grade scientists learned about the five taste areas of the tongue and did a taste test with citric acid and dextrose mixed with water — creating their own flavored …
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12/7/22
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A fifth grade boys Melave Malka filled HAFTR’s lunchroom with sounds of Torah learning.
Under the direction of Rabbi Weiss, fifth grade rebbe, the talmedim and their chavrutot delved into …
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12/1/22
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As the final bell of the day rang at HAFTR High School and students boarded their buses home, a group of girls gathered together for a meaningful night of learning and bonding.
On Oct. 26, girls …
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By Emily Gorbacz, Junior
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11/23/22
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Transitioning from middle school to high school can be challenging. At HAFTR HS, students come together to make that transition a bit easier through the Big Sib program which pairs freshman with …
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By Danielle Garbulsky, Senior
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11/23/22
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Messages of Jewish pride, family continuity and history were front and center for HAFTR third graders who participated in the school’s M’Dor L’Dor: Generation to Generation program …
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6/16/22
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As students moved with purpose toward the HAFTR High School auditorium last Thursday, the only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students who stood outside …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Nassau Herald
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5/4/22
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