by Chava Rubin ('07)

In honor of Rosh Chodesh Nissan and in remembrance of Rav Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik, WYHS held a Yom Iyun, a special day of Torah learning to prepare the students for Pesach.

In school, class time is dedicated to the inspirational aspects of Pesach and reviewing the Haggadah; thus, it was necessary to learn the halachot and minhagim of Pesach in a special program outside of class. Rabbis from all over South Florida came to WYHS to hold a “Round- Robin” of halacha classes.

Students were privileged to hear enlightening speeches from Rebbeim and Rebbetzins such as Rabbi Davis, Rabbi Goldberg, Rebbetzin Goldberg, Rabbi Jacob, Rabbi Sheiner, Rabbi Sugerman and Rabbi Weinstock, who spoke informatively on topics such as B’dikat Chametz, Chol Hamoed, Kashering Kitchens, and “Kosher” Cosmetics. In addition, special class was held for the Sephardic student body on SephardicHalachot and customs for Pesach.

by Zach Cohen (’06)

Last Wednesday night, the boys varsity basketball team arrived in New York fully prepared to play their best for the 15th annual Red Saracheck Tournament.

Thursday afternoon, they arrived at an already buzzing gym filled with screaming fans and teams from across the country. The team played a tough game against Rambam of Baltimore and were tied until the last second; however, Rambam scored a buzzer shot to win them the game. Although they suffered an early loss, the Storm was not going to go down without a fight.

The Storm played two more games against Yavneh of Dallas and Columbus of Ohio and had remarkable victories, scoring over 60 points in each game. The final game was against MTA of New York to defend our Tier II Championship title. Many fans gathered in the gym, as WYHS students huddled around their computer to listen to the game live. While the Storm fought hard, MTA pulled away in the last moments of the game.