HAFTR Girls Learn About Hafrashat Challah with Rebbetzin Jaeger

By Jessie Kurlander

After learning about Hafrashat Challah in Morah Kilimnick’s Tanach class, students of both Morah Kilimnick and Morah Fagan’s junior classes were able to have a more in-depth experience to deepen their appreciation of this mitzvah.

On Thursday, March 2, students were privileged to take part in this special mitzvah at Rebbetzin Tehila Jaeger’s home in Far Rockaway. Rebbetzin Jaeger is the daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Friefeld, zt”l, the founder of Shor Yoshuv, a yeshiva located in far Rockaway. During our time there we heard beautiful words of Torah that related to both Purim and ourselves. Not only did we learn about the strong voice Esther had, which saved the Jewish people in the Purim story, but we were also able to learn about the meaning behind each of our Hebrew names. Then, we each made our own challah and had the zechut to hear Rebbetzin Jaeger say the bracha of Hafrashat Challah. Ending off this great experience, we had the privilege of seeing the Rosh Yeshiva’s study. This experience was eye-opening and soul-stirring to all of us and gave us so much new information and knowledge about our purpose in life as the future generation of Jewish people.