Bite-sized news highlights from around the school

Chidon HaTanach Superstars

Congratulations to the JBHS Model Congress team for their great performance at HAFTR’s annual Yeshiva League Model Congress tournament! Over 200 metro-area yeshivot students competed in various committees to present, debate and vote on original legislation to propose

YOF had 31 students compete in the Chidon Hatanach Nationals, the largest representation of any school in the 19–20 school year both in the general competition and in the Winners Circle. Six of our students placed in the top 15 of their respective age divisions. Congratulations to Middle School’s Ariel Eizenberg, who came in 2nd place Around

Model Congress

among all 6th and 7th grade students! changes to existing U.S. laws. Shlomie Katash, Reuven Goldstein and Nicole Muravsky were all awarded gavels as 1st Place Delegates in their respective committees, and Moe Sutton won a medal for 2nd Place Delegate in his committee. Jack Saad, Marc Lessler, David Mosseri and Joseph Kamkhatchi also excelled in their performances and all of the team members made Flatbush proud!

Learning Never Stops

Throughout YOF’s remote learning period, SCA joined with YOFHS administrators to offer alumni, parents and community members “Learning Never Stops”—a series of classes given three days a week. On Mondays, Principal Rabbi Joseph Beyda shared “Important Lessons for Challenging Times,” on Tuesdays, Assistant Principal Mrs. Esther Hidary discussed “Topics in Tanach,” and on Wednesdays, Rabbi Naftali Besser offered tips during “Staying Inspired.”

Flatbush Drive-By

Last winter, the two Middle School LEGO Robotics Cityscape Teams competed at the FLL Competition at SAR Academy. Both teams designed and used autonomously controlled robots to perform tasks during the competition. One of the teams received a programming award for

More than 800 Elementary School students and their families took part in a very special Flatbush Family drive-by parade in June. The music was pumping and fresh snow cones and its use of JavaScript to control its robots. The teams were coached by Joey Berkovitz (HS 2017) and mentored by JBHS students Evan Rosenfeld, Joe Kishk and Marc Lessler. LEGO Robotics was made possible under the Dr. Albert Montague A”H STEM Institute at YOF. summer gift packages were delivered to every student. Town

7th Grade Egg-scapade

ST²EM Day 2020 had students scrambling to design an inexpensive apparatus that would protect an egg from cracking from an eight-foot drop while combining both science and Torah concepts. STEM Coordinator and Technology Teacher Nathan Wieand held a virtual assembly emphasizing how these skill sets can lead to success in the future. This program is part of YOF’s Dr. Albert

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LEGO Robotics Team Wins Programming Award

Montague A”H STEM Institute.