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APRIL 11, 2019 | The Jewish Home
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CSI at Central
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hessed is an important value to our Central community, Jewish community, and global community. Last Tuesday, the freshman class participated in a variety of activities to get a taste of the fantastic work people are always doing in our community to help those in need. It was a great opportunity to reach out to others, develop sensitivities, and make a difference in the
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life of someone else. During Central’s Community Service Initiative (CSI), one group visited elderly patients in a hospital, while another helped with food prep with Met Council. Another group packaged food at Kehillat Sephardim and two other groups worked with students with special needs at Yachad Lower School and Shma Koleinu in Brooklyn. The students enjoyed their time helping others.
Central Science Institute Achievements By Elan Moskowitz, Astronomy Club Chair
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his past Wednesday, March 27, the Astronomy Club visited the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History. There, they explored the amazing space exhibit containing cool artifacts, such a huge meteorite, and watched the incredible space show in the planetarium entitled Dark Matter. In the show, they learned about
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entral’s Science Institute continues to inspire young women to pursue research at the highest levels. After spending the last year working with state-ofthe-art technologies in our intensive program, rising juniors Leah Hersh, Ayelet Kornblau, and Shira Kornblau will be spending this summer at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Rising seniors Meirav Grajower, Hannah Hamerman, and Lauren Stiefel will attend Stony Brook Uni-
versity’s Garcia Summer High School Scholar Research Program, a highly prestigious program boasting many graduates who have won recognition for their research through national competitions, been published in refereed journals, and been awarded patents. Central is honored to be able to nurture our students’ talents in house, and we are so proud to help them share those talents with the wider scientific community.
the incredible universe we live in and the awesome masses that occupy it in addition to the many mysteries we are yet to solve in the universe. Thank you to Professor Quin Murrell for chaperoning the trip and to the chair of the club, Elan Moskowitz, for organizing the entire trip. This trip was an outcome of the many clubs that HANC High School facilitates during the weekly Wednesday Club Hour.
Chometz Giveaway Drive
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s in previous years, Tomchei Shabbos of Queens will be having a Chometz Drive. It will take place the night before Bedikas Chometz, allowing everyone maximum time to empty their pantries and figure out what they want to donate. The drive will take place at the
Tomchei Shabbos Warehouse, 12901 Metropolitan Avenue, from 5-8 pm on April 17. Any unopened, non-perishable, packaged food, with good expiration dates, will be accepted. The Chometz Drive is also an opportunity to donate towards Tomchei Shabbos’ Ma’os Chittin fund.