Over 800 girls were called to the stage today at the Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos, held at the Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ.
The award ceremony, which immediately followed the Chidon final game show competition, celebrated the accomplishments of chayolim from around the world.
“Each of these kids is here because they devoted all of their free time over the past six months to learning Sefer Hamitzvos,” announced Rabbi Yehoshua Lustig, event MC and principal of Oholei Torah.
Three different awards were presented: Plaques were awarded to any chayol who earned at least a 70% on Thursday’s final test, finalists who earned at least an 85% received a medal. The highest honor, coveted trophies, were handed out to the highest-scoring chayolim in each grade: a total of 15 honored chayolim.
Bronze Trophy
4th Grade
Chaya Mushka Labkowsky – Cheder Chabad Baltimore
5th Grade
Nechama Rochel Kagan – LEC Florida
6th Grade
Tzivia Osdoba – Bnos Menachem – Crown Heights
7th Grade
Sarah Chitrik – My Shliach, Istanbul, Turkey
8th Grade
Chana Weiss – Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh
Silver Trophy
4th Grade
Batsheva Gansburg – Bais Rivkah, Crown Heights
5th Grade
Esther Rochel Mann – Bais Chaya Mushka, Toronto
6th Grade
Cherna Labkowsky – Cheder Chabad Baltimore
7th Grade
Simi Vaisfisch – Bais Rivkah Crown Heights
8th Grade
Yehudis Gruber – Lubavitch Senior Girls of London
Gold Trophy
4th Grade
Mussy Wilhelm – My Shliach, Burlington Vermont
5th Grade
Mirel Bruk – Bais Rivka Crown Heights
6th Grade
Nechama Schochet – Bais Chaya Mushka, Los Angeles, CA
7th Grade
Chaya Mushka Notik – Cheder Lubavitch, Chicago, IL
8th Grade
Mushka Altein – Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh
Thank you so much to everyone involved in Chidon, from the runners, the counselors, head counselors, walking group counselors, chaperones, teachers, principals, Rabbi Weinbaum, all the staff of Tzivos Hashem, and all the girls doing Chidon, wether they passed or if for some reason Hashem didn’t see it fit if they passed, everyone added to the Chidon experience, some people in a more obvious way, some people in a less obvious way, but EVERY single person, even if they were involved in the slightest way possible, made a big difference, to AT LEAST one person. So thank you so much!… Read more »
You guys rock! And so awesome you went to chidon! Well done for u guys who went on stage!
YEHUDIS! YOUR AMAZING! IM SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!
LA is so proud!
beautiful competition – all winners . whyy put those freaky lights on them – let true beauty shine!
Amazing work !! You put your heart and soul in all your work !!
The chidon was Beautiful!! May you go from strength to strength!!
The Girl behind Chidon!
Mushka Greene:)
Amazing, the Rebbe is getting so much nachas from you. Especially after you said 5000 next year!!!
ציון במשפט תפדה ושביה בצדקה!!!
מי כעמך כישראל
My first chidon and I was blown away! Thank you to all the organizers and to all the girls that studied and worked ages
Mazal Tov Cheli!!!
u all worked super hard
AMAZINGGGGGG YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR #LEC
Go Yehudis!!!!!
London ROX
Go Lubavitch Senior Girls School
We are so proud of you!!! Love you so much!
Go Savti!!
Mazel tov Yehudis we are so proud of you.
Thank you to all the wonderful teachers involved with Chidon
Go Nechomole Gordon!! Best girl in Lubavitch!!!!!
Mazel Tov to all the Chidon winners it should be a lot of happiness and successful
Goo Lec, Florida girls!!! amazing job!!!
Thank you for all staff who made it happen
Special shout out to R’ Shimmy Weinbaum and those who inspired him and enabled him to amp up this wonderful program! There were many years without it, and now it is l’sheim ul’tiferes. Yaasher koach!