Rav Hershkowitz Speaks at Yeshivas Toras Simcha
Rabbi Shragi Hershkowitz addresses the students at Yeshivas Toras Simcha on Pesach Sheini. The Rav discussed the mitzvah of Pesach Sheini. He explained that the people who were tamei on Pesach were unable to participate in the karban Pesach. They nevertheless sought to have the zechus of this mitzvah. So, they approached Moshe rebeinu and asked if there […]
Ohr Chadash Academy Celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut
OCA celebrated Israel’s 76th birthday as a school community. Students began the day with a tekes (ceremony), which included the 4th grade daglanut and the Yom Ha’atzmaut choir performance. This year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut theme at school was bravery. Soldiers in the IDF exemplify bravery to protect the land and people of Israel, so the school […]
Bais Yaakov Middle School Robotics Team Does It Again!
What a wonderful day it was yesterday for the seventh and eighth grade robotics teams! The bus pulled out at nine in the morning, on its way to Cherry Hill, NJ, where we were joined by ten other schools. 54 teams competed for three hours for a spot in the finals and the chance to win […]
Music Runs In the Family – A Special Treat for Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Seniors
On March 4th and 19th, internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Heifetz came to Baltimore to speak and play the violin for Bais Yaakov High School’s Voice Classes, taught by his daughter, renowned professional singer and voice teacher Elena Tal. Each year, Mrs. Tal invites her father to come to her voice classes, since she started teaching […]
Yeshivas Toras Simcha Students Enjoy a Special Oneg Shabbos
Photo Credit: Rabbi Dovid Kapenstein Yeshivas Toras Simcha students enjoy an Oneg Shabbos with their rabbeim and Rabbi Hillel Shepard, Menahel. The Oneg Shabbos includes songs, divrei Torah and, of course, cholent and soda!
Eclipse at YTS
Yeshivas Toras Simcha students gather to view the eclipse.
Yeshiva of Greater Washington holds 58th Annual Banquet
Rabbi Scott Hillman SILVER SPRING, MD (February 9, 2022) – The Yeshiva of Greater Washington-Tiferes Gedaliah (YGW) held its 58th Annual Banquet on Sunday, February 6, at the Riggs Alumni Center at College Park. The in-person event was also live-streamed. The theme of the evening was “Vision and Determination,” the forces driving the growth of […]
Siyum Celebration of JEWELS TA Satellite Class
The JEWELS TA Satellite class reached another amazing milestone. The boys completed their third perek in Lech Lecha. Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer, Rav of the Shearith Israel Congregation came to farher the boys. Some of the boys could read and translate all of the pesukim, and others mastered half of the pesukim. All of the boys […]
OCA’s New Group of Participants in the Truman Scholars Program
We are excited to announce OCA’s second cohort of 7th participants in the Tikvah Fund’s Truman Scholars Program for advanced Middle School students: Meira Einbinder and Yair Sebbag. This 18-month program is designed for outstanding seventh-graders from select Orthodox Jewish schools across the country. Beginning this month, our students will join peers from 20 schools […]
Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta Middle School Chavrusa Program
Each Tuesday evening more than seventy-five 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys from the community converge on the Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore for it’s popular chavrusa learning program. Now in its 19th year, the program pairs middle school students and Mesivta talmidim to learn together each week. Following the learning session, refreshments are […]