The last two weeks flew by. Selichos, a trip to the Ohel, our first cooking class, and Rosh Hashana itself — here’s a look back at everything the boys have been up to, in the kitchen, around Crown Heights, and back.
Ice Cream, Well Earned
At the end of the last two weeks, every bochur who averaged 80% or higher headed out for the yeshiva’s first reward trip of the year — ice cream at Sweet Expressions. It’s a small treat, but the message behind it isn’t small: steady, consistent effort gets noticed. Which is exactly the kind of daily work Elul asks of all of us, one day at a time.
Our First Cooking Class
This past Sunday the boys traded gemaras for cutting boards for their very first cooking class, learning to prepare chicken shawarma from scratch — trimming, seasoning, and stacking it high, shuk-style. Cooking class is now a regular Sunday fixture, part of a full new lineup of afternoon specials rolling out this session (see the schedule at the bottom of this page).
“Hashem already forgave us — now it’s time to forgive ourselves.”
A Trip to the Ohel
Before Rosh Hashana, the boys traveled to the Ohel, the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to daven and to write their own pahn to bring to the tzion. Between the writing, the davening, and the ride there and back together, it set exactly the right tone heading into the Yomim Noraim.
The Teshuva of Shabbos Teshuvah
This Shabbos, sandwiched between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, is Shabbos Shuva. The Rebbe taught that the teshuva done on this Shabbos is “the loftiest of all the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah,” because Shabbos itself lifts us above the workweek — so the return we do on it reaches all the way to the soul’s source. It’s the same idea Parshas Ha’azinu opens with in its very first word: listen.
Leil Shishi, Twice Over
Thursday nights have become a real highlight — two Leil Shishi farbrengens these past two weeks, cholent from House of Glatt included. Good food, good company, and exactly the kind of unstructured time together that makes a yeshiva feel like home.
Good Company, Good Food
Between everything else, plenty of time together around the city — grabbing a bite, catching up, and just being a yeshiva together off the beis medrash floor too.
8:30 Chassidus · 9:30 Shacharis · 11:30 Gemara Shiur · 12:45 Chazara · 1:30 Daily Special · 3:00 Mincha · 3:25 Moshiach Shir · 3:30 Halacha · 4:00 Chitas · 4:30 Eagle (reflection) · 5:30 Dismissal. Farbrengens every Thursday night.
4:30 now rotates: Sunday – Cooking Class · Monday – Music · Tuesday – Art · Wednesday – Dance · Thursday – Eagle (Daily Special at 1:30 stays the same)