The 5 Towns Jewish Times
Chanukah Virtual Mesiba at YOSS
One of the highlights each year at the YOSS Mechina is the annual Chanukah Mesiba and this year wasn’t going to be any different. It was originally scheduled for the seventh day of Chanukah which turned out to be the snow day. When deliberating about whether to cancel the mesiba, the decision was made to move the mesiba to a virtual platform. This way it could be held as scheduled with every student of the Mechina having the ability to participate.
The mesiba began with the rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, sharing a powerful dvar Torah and message followed by Rabbi Drebin playing music with his trusty accordion! The main event was a virtual interactive game show. The students were quizzed about Chanukah, as well as different topics relating to YOSS including how well they remember their former rebbeim, how well they know their menahel, Rabbi Davidowitz, and principal, Mr. Winkler. There were five roun