Talent Shines At Oholei Torah’s Menorah Contest

The creativity and skills of Oholei Torah’s elementary school shined as they designed, crafted, and built their projects for the annual Menorah Contest. A group of judges voted on the top Menorahs from each grade.

Photos: Oded Kaizerman/Anash.org

For the seventh year in a row, the creativity and skills of Oholei Torah’s elementary school talmidim shined as they designed, crafted, and built their projects for the annual Menorah Contest. The talmidim, either individually or in groups, worked for weeks to build their beautiful, creative, and meaningful menorah projects from scratch. 

The annual event is run by Oholei Torah’s energetic Tzivos Hashem director, Rabbi Mendel Levin. “It’s amazing to see the ideas and professionalism the students put into this project. Menorahs made out of everything you can think of are displayed” said Rabbi Levin, as he walked past groups of talmidim setting up their projects for display in the grand ballroom. 

Each class had a tour of the Menorahs, and a group of judges voted on the top Menorahs from each grade, as well as overall winners from the entire school. The winners were rewarded with Tzivos Hashem “Miles” rewards points, which can be cashed in at the Oholei Torah Tzivos Hashem store. 

The annual contest is a chance for talmidim to get creative and express themselves with the talent Hashem has given them, and it greatly adds to the Chanukah yom tov excitement and spirit throughout the yeshiva.  

This year’s winners were:

1ST PLACE

Pre1A:
Getzel Wolvovsky -(The Greatest Hakhel)
1st Grade:
Avraham Rappaport – (Ahavas Yisroel – Bosi Lgani Stories Menorah)
2nd Grade:
Yosef Kogan – (Hakehl- Neirus Lehoir)
3rd Grade:
Levi Yitzchok Kirsh – (The holy things in 770)
4th Grade
Aizik Spritzer – (Chasidiehse Yomom Tovim in Kislev)
5th Grade:
Chanoch Browd and Levi Sossonkin (4 Galuyos and 4 Geulos)
6th Grade:
Mendel Klein – (Chanuka Down in the Sea)
7th Grade:
Mendel Nejar – (Lego Public Menorah)
School Wide
Motty Nejar -(Chanucka Live)

2ND PLACE

Pre1A:
Lipman Heller (Ufaratzta Menorah)
1st Grade:
Menachem Mendel Laufer (Hakhel Menorah with the King reading the Torah)
2nd Grade:
Levik Heller (Hakhel Menorah)
3rd Grade:
Benzion Sholom Fridman (The Path of Torah and Mitzvos)
4th Grade:
Shmuel Lebovic (Ois B’Sefer Torah)
5th Grade:
Moshe Blau (Chidonkup Yom Tov Menorah)
6th Grade:
Shneor Zalman Vaisfiche (When Moshiach comes…)
7th Grade:
Menachem Mendel Stroh (Kmayim LaYom Michasim)
School Wide:
Shmuli Sasonkin (Hakhel Menorah showing different Hakhel events
from around the world)

3RD PLACE

Pre1A:
Sholom Dovber Vaisfiche (Hakhel Public Menorah)
1st Grade:
Mendel Epstein (Build up your Menorah in the name of Hashem)
2nd Grade:
Shimon Rabkin (Hakhel Menorah in the Beis Hamikdash)
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3rd Grade:
Dovid Yarmush (Hakhel Menorah)
4th Grade:
Kasriel Sholom Rubin (Hakhel in the 3rd Beis Hamikdash)
5th Grade:
Mendel Edelman (The Shpy’s attche case)
6th Grade:
Menachem Mendel Lipkind (Hakhel SQUAD Menorah)
7th Grade:
Levi Glick (A Chayol Represents 3 things: Chosid Yrei Shomaim & Lamdan)
School Wide:
Meir Raitport (We are a Miracle)

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