At Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School, students aren’t only engaging in chesed (kind acts) to help people; they are also performing chesed for animals. This year, the Mitzvah Mutts club has been more productive than ever in its goal to rescue dogs.
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Daniella Seelenfreund
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4/2/14
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Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School’s drama department, the HAFTR Players, presented outstanding performances of the Broadway show “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on March 22 and 23.
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Amanda Kornblum
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3/26/14
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Sometimes it’s hard to realize how much dedication you put into something until you actually see your efforts pay off.
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Dena Gershkovich
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3/19/14
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Celebrating the contributions of women is the primary goal of Women’s History Month in March. While some think that only people in powerful positions can make a lasting impact, the Herald spoke to four women, a pair of mother/daughter educators, who believe that through their deeds, they have contributed to making their students’ lives better.
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By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker
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3/19/14
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Fun and charity at Hoops for Community
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The Court Jesters, a comedic basketball-playing troupe entertained the crowd, 16 community-minded individuals made up the Five Towns Dunkers, who opposed the Jesters in a game, and a young man showed his charitable ways at the Hoops for Community event held by Five Towns Community Chest and held at HAFTR on March 8.
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3/12/14
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Three AP classes. Summer job applications. Driver’s education classes. Road tests. Extracurricular activities. The SAT and the ACT. Welcome to junior year!
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Daniella Seelenfreund
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3/12/14
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Talk about a fun-filled weekend! Over the Shabbat of Feb. 28 - March 1, girls from every grade participated in the annual Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School Girls’ Shabbaton.
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Daniella Seelenfreund
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3/5/14
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Defense and saves were aplenty in Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) High School’s 4-0 shutout over the RAMAZ Rams on March 3, as effort and teamwork led the Woodmere-based school to victory.
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Yitzchak Carroll
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3/5/14
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HAFTR’s three principals honored at dinner
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Naomi Lippman, Dr. Rochelle Brand and Joy Hammer, the principals of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns high school, middle school and lower school, respectively were recognized for their work during HAFTR’s 36th annual dinner held at the Atlantic Beach Sands on Feb. 22.
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2/26/14
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Imelda Gallagher’s advanced placement biology class at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School (HAFTR) had the wonderful experience of seeing the diagrams in their textbooks come to life at the DNA Learning Center in Cold Spring Harbor on Feb. 19.
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Dena Gershkovich
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2/26/14
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