The Jewish Home | OCTOBER 4, 2019
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Central’s Great Challah Bake
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entral’s annual Great Round Challah Bake took place last week. Students kneaded flour, honey, water, and eggs together, according to Mrs. Miriam
White’s special recipe, to produce delicious smelling doughs in honor of Rosh Hashana. The students were also able to make the bracha on hafrashat challah and use the oppor-
Senator Felder Sponsors Bill to Combat Robocalls
tunity to pray for those in need. It was a wonderful way to head into the holiday and hopefully a sweet New Year!
HANC HS Club Fair
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cent of robocalls are scams that generate more than $350 million in annual losses. Through April 2019, the NYPD had received over 200 complaints of losses totaling more than $2 million, up from only three similar complaints in 2018. The Robocall Prevention Act aims to curb unwanted robocalls in New York by enacting stringent new restrictions, requirements and penalties that include: • Requiring telephone compa“The average person who nies make free call blocking techcomes home at the end of a busy nology available to customers workday, or mothers and caretak• Prohibiting fraudulent ers who are home all day with chil- “spoofing” using disguised numdren and family, are bombarded bers and literally harassed by nonstop • Granting the State Attorney robocalls,” said Senator Simcha General new enforcement powers Felder. “Moreover, what began to go after scammers with harsh as an all-to-common annoyance penalties for violators who would has devolved into a public hazard. face fines as high as $2,000 per People are being conned and vic- illegal robocall timized to the tune of millions of • Giving New Yorkers the right dollars. With a new scam every to sue illegal robocallers few weeks, preying on seniors “Taken all together, this bill is and vulnerable New Yorkers now the toughest action taken by any is the time to take serious action.” state in the nation to deal with Nationwide, robocalls topped robocalls. New Yorkers deserve over 47 billion in 2018. Consum- nothing less,” concluded Senator er Reports estimates that 40 per- Felder. enator Felder is co-sponsoring legislation to combat the rampant problem of robocalls. It prohibits any person or entity from generating robocalls to any telephone number owned by a New Yorker without prior consent and requires telephone companies to provide New York consumers with free call blocking technology. During the last session, the Robocall Prevention Act (S3297) was passed in the State Senate, but was not taken up in the Assembly.
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t HANC, students are offered extracurricular opportunities through a wide array of clubs, committees, and teams. On Wednesday, September 18, the Student Life Department hosted our annual Student Activities Fair. Students were invited to participate in an elaborate exhibition to learn more about the incredible extracurricular activities in which they can participate. Faculty advisors and committee chairpersons spoke with students about their respective clubs. Some new clubs for the 2019-2020 school year include the Business Club
and a 3-D Printing Club. The excitement and energy at the fair were palpable. Students described the fair as fun, informative, and a fresh way to visit familiar clubs and learn about new opportunities. Each student then signed up on an iPad station for the committee of their choice. Thank you to Rabbi Daniel Mezei, Director of Student Life, Mrs. Nomi Zanjirian, Ms. Maddie Hamada, and Rabbi Yakov Grun for coordinating the event. Kudos to faculty advisors and to all the chairpeople who made this fantastic event a huge success.