Ezra Academy​ Spends Special Shabbat In West Hempstead

Ezra Academy, likely most high schools finished their finals and regents last week. But that wasn’t the end of the year for all of their students. One of their unique programs, Ateret Michal, where girls come once a week to spend a half hour learning extra Torah, continued their school year. The girls were invited on a special shabbaton to West Hempstead. The girls were housed by residents and ate all the meals by Rabbi Diamond, the rebbe of the program.  They had the special privilege of having a private session with Rabbi Kelemer, the Rabbi of the Young Israel of West Hempstead. He spoke to the girls about the beauty of Shabbos and then had a question and answer session.  Over the course of Shabbos each of the girls shared a dvar Torah, some on the prasha and others tying their message back to things they learned throughout the years. Following havdalah the girls were all given a special gift, an official Ateret t-shirt. An amazing Shabbos was had by all and definitely helped charge their batteries for the upcoming summer vacation.