Silverstein Hebrew Academy students give to the needy during the Jewish New Year

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Silverstein Hebrew Academy middle school students pack food for families in need for Rosh Hashanah. (Photos courtesy of Zimmerman/Edelson)
Silverstein Hebrew Academy middle school students pack food for families in need for Rosh Hashanah. (Photos courtesy of Zimmerman/Edelson)

Silverstein Hebrew Academy seventh and eighth grade students visited the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula to help pack food bags for families in need for Rosh Hashanah in November.

Students participated in this activity as part of a Silverstein Hebrew Academy initiative to help those less fortunate and find avenues to help its students engage in meaningful, purposeful community service. As students at SHA, middle school students are expected to commit from five (5) to 20 hours per school year to community service activities.

The Silverstein Hebrew Academy’s mission is to provide a well-rounded education in Jewish cultural heritage as well as an advanced secular education. The community service initiative is designed to support this mission and help SHA students become engaged, contributing members of a global community.

For more information about the Silverstein Hebrew Academy, please visit www.shagn.org.

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