Shabbos Project at HANC

Students at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Elementary School in West Hempstead participated in the Shabbat Project, learning about the halachot, customs and traditions of Shabbat. The week culminated in an evening Shabbat Fair where students and parents created gift boxes for Chai Lifeline, decorated Shabbat candles, made b’samim kits, and braided Havdalah candles.

 Grandparents and special guests joined kindergarten through second graders for more Shabbat-themed fun and the festive week ended with a cholent cookoff and a zemirot competition that involved students from all grades.

As the students entered the building the morning after the cookoff, there was a true smell of Shabbat in the air.

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HANC High School students also joined the worldwide Shabbos Project action.

Girls baked and braided challah from scratch, performing the mitzvah of hafrashat challah, separating a special portion of the dough amidst heartful tefillot. They were inspired by the words of Rebbetzin Estee Soniker of Anshei Shalom of West Hempstead.

After view a touching video prepared by Chesed 24/7, the boys packed 300 “Shabbos in a Box” packages to be delivered to Jewish partients in hospitals around New York. The also enjoyed a tisch, complete with great food (including cholent in abundance) and live music.

Finally, many students were hosted by their rabbeim and morot for Shabbos. —By Courtney Isler