Mazal Tov to the over 50 KYLS/KYMS students who successfully completed the Summer Tehillim Challenge and received beautiful Koren Tehillim!

The students read a perek of Tehillim each day of the summer using our special Tehillim packet, which included a space for them to fill in who they were saying Tehillim for (i.e., in memory of ____, for a Refuah Shleimah for ____, in thanks to Hashem for ____). It was a wonderful way for our students to help ensure that their Torah, Tefillah, and Mitzvot continue far beyond our Kohelet school building.

But the story is not yet over. We were in for a pleasant surprise. Many students who were unable to participate over the summer asked if they could have another opportunity to earn the Tehillim. As a result, we are going to have a Tehillim Challenge 2.0 - any student who reads from the new Tehillim packet each night, starting with the first day of school and continuing through Simchat Torah, will also receive the beautiful Tehillim the first day back from Sukkot vacation.

Then, we were then in for an even greater surprise. Many of the students who earned the new Tehillim wanted to continue saying Tehillim. So, we decided that any student who already earned their Tehillim can participate in a quest to complete the entire Sefer Tehillim by year’s end by reading one page per night throughout the year. Any student who accomplishes that feat will receive a beautiful Koren siddur.

We are so proud of our students!