YCQ powerfully and poignantly commemorated the first anniversary of October 7th with age-appropriate and meaningful programming.
The Junior High School gathered for a special Tekes and Kumzitz in the shul. With the lights dimmed, surrounded with yartzheit candles, students sat in circles and came together to reflect and daven. Rabbi Landsman opened the ceremony by relaying an unbelievable message of gevurah from Rabbi Shmuel Slotki, someone who tragically lost two of sons, Noam and Yishai, defending Kibbutz Alumim on that day.
Interspersed between stories their classmates told about the unimaginably brave heroes from 10/7 and beyond, students sang their hearts out to various songs and tefilot including “Acheinu” and the Mi Sheberach for the IDF.
Upstairs in their classrooms, the 4th and 5th grade students participated in a “United in Tefilah” Zoom program with 20 other schools and close to 3,000 yeshiva students from around the country. They sang together, recited Tehilim, and heard words of chizuk.
Both ceremonies were extremely powerful and truly left a lasting impression on all those who participated.
YCQ Marks October 7th
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