Blessings and books at YCQ

Book Fair

The YCQ Parent-Teacher Oranization hosted a book fair last week that emphasized the importance of reading with an extra focus on actual books (instead of posters or toys). The PTO partnered with Kelly Massry, a bookstore owner and reading specialist, who helped curate a diverse selection of titles.

Rabbi Mendelevitch

In a powerful and timely message before Pesach, Rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch spoke to YCQ’s junior high school students, recounting his incredible story of mesirut nefesh.

Rabbi Mendelevitch detailed the risks and sacrifices he made to keep his Jewish identity and commitment to Torah alive while being imprisoned in the Soviet Union.

After his talk, the eighth graders participated in a moving question and question and answer session, and lined up to receive a special blessing.