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Mazal tov! Chaya Garfinkel, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Garfinkel of Far Rockaway, married Duddy Rotenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kalman Rotenberg of Brooklyn, at Tiferes Mordechai.
On the evening of Wednesday, December 18, 2013, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County was honored to welcome representatives from nine prestigious colleges and universities to its inaugural College Panel and Fair for all high school students and their parents. Organized by Ms. Karen Sheff, Director of College Guidance, and Ms. Marisa Gelb, Assistant Director of College Guidance, the event provided attendees with an insider’s look at critical information about applying to college. HANC Principal, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, remarked, “Our inaugural College Fair was an extremely effective first step in the college process and provided necessary and valuable information to begin identifying potential college choices.” During the panel, which was moderated by Ms. Sheff, representatives from Columbia University, Hofstra University, NYU, Queens College, SUNY Albany, SUNY Binghamton, Touro’s Lander
Colleges, UMass Amherst and Yeshiva University answered questions about the selection process for admission to their institution. Panel members provided insightful information about academic and standardized test requirements, appropriate high school course loads, and which components of the application their establishment focuses on during the admission’s process. The panel also discussed Jewish life on and off campus and the variety of opportunities available to students at their university and abroad. This event culminated in three sessions in which the representatives met with students and their parents in small groups to answer questions regarding their specific college or university. Students were able to introduce themselves to the representatives, discuss their personal goals, and find out insider information about admissions. This event proved to be a huge success with over 150 people in attendance.
Learning About the 13 Colonies — Pretzel-Style! Fifth Graders at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School are learning about and baking their way through the original thirteen colonies. Students learned that the Middle Atlantic Colonies were called the “bread basket” of the colonies because they grew most of the wheat in the area. Students also learned that although the colonists living in Pennsylvania were called “Pennsylvania Dutch,” they were actually not originally from the Netherlands, but from Germany. They were called “Pennsylvania Dutch” because they spoke “Deutsch” (German). In honor of the Pennsylvania Dutch, who introduced pretzels and mustard to the colo-
nies, the students baked their very own pretzels! It was a very yummy lesson! Thank you to Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. Lovy and Mrs. Strauss for helping with the baking.
Gefen Puts Ease into Cooking with Innovative Flavor Cubes Who doesn’t love a fresh, home cooked meal? And who doesn’t love creating that savory meal in the easiest way possible, without compromising any of the flavor and freshness? If your frenzied day leaves you little time to putter around the kitchen but you insist on serving your family fresh, homemade meals, just allow Gefen to make things a little bit easier for you. It is no secret that the key to a successful dish lies in the quality of the flavors and spices. And nothing rivals the
taste of fresh ingredients. But if peeling and dicing cloves of garlic is just too time-consuming for you, fear not; Gefen’s cubes of frozen herbs are as good
salads. In addition, look out for Gefen’s frozen sautéed onions in the freezer of your local supermarket. A guaranteed winner with everyone who tries it, Ge-
as fresh and absolutely mess-free. Available in garlic, basil, dill, parsley and ginger, simply pop as many cubes as you need to flavor soups, gravies, meats and
fen’s sautéed onions will save you hours of cooking and cleaning time. Gefen’s frozen cubes are under the kashrus supervision of the Volover Rav.
Gefen makes it their mission to bring the kosher consumer high quality and innovative products. Always on the lookout to make life tastier and easier, Gefen’s Frozen Herbs are really just an extension of this ongoing desire for innovation and growth. With hundreds of successful products, from canned goods to fresh juices, Gefen continues to uphold a tradition of excellence and these handy cubes just prove that again.
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At the hilula of Rabbi Yaakov Abehsera with Rabbi Daniel Ovadia at the Moroccan Beit Midrash, Hachaim Vehashalom, in Cedarhurst
Photo Credit: Ivan H Norman
HANC High School’s Inaugural College Panel and Fair—A Huge Success!
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