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Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley kicked off Purim with Rabbi Joshua Ottensoser and Rabbi
Chaim Tesser reenacting Haman leading Mordechai through the streets of Shushan on a horse.

The school is celebrating the holiday with a carnival, megillah reading and talent show for the
students and will also have a free Purim event open to the public on March 24 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Philadelphia Youth Basketball held its Game Time Gala on
March 14 at the Fitler Club to raise money for the organization’s
mission to provide programming for young people.

From left: Janna Weinerman, Michele Sherman, Adam Sherman and
Philly Youth Basketball CEO Kenny Holdsman
From left: Hila Zabib, Shoshana Geller,
Leslie Kornsgold and Sonia Arusy
From left: Rabbi Joshua Ottensoser and
Rabbi Chaim Tesser
Photos courtesy of Abrams Hebrew Academy
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy’s STEAM Institute 10th-grade and 11th/12th-grade teams
won first place at the Technology Student Association TEAM+S engineering competitions at
Widener University. TEAM+S is an annual competition where students work collaboratively
to solve real-world engineering challenges, applying their math and science skills in practical,
creative ways.

From left: STEAM Director
Arthur Maiman, teacher
Miranda Cento, Ida Narli,
Hannah Parish, Ben Beal,
Madeleine Rosenthal,
Ellie Sherwood, Rebecca
Weinstein, Avi Loren,
Robby Ufberg and Upper
School Director Darin Katz
From left: Chuck Meyers and Sharyn Berman
Photos courtesy of Jack M. Barrack
Hebrew Academy
From left: Elana Kopelman,
Devon Sandler, Billy Cohen,
Ari Miller, Daniel Nahamo,
Josh Goldstein,
Max Weinstein, Michael Grant
Warshowsky, STEAM Director
Arthur Maiman and Ronald
Mersky, associate professor
and civil engineering
chairman at Widener
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From left: Val Gross, who handled logistics for the event, and
Geoff Gross
Photos courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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