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This resolution commends Long Island Hebrew Academy (LIHA), a Jewish private Yeshiva day school located in Great Neck, New York, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary celebration on December 3, 2024. The resolution highlights the school's mission of providing a rich Sephardic Jewish education to students from toddler through eighth grade since its establishment in 1998. It recognizes this year's distinguished honorees, including the Kalimian, Shahery, and Youssian families as founders, Issac and Mrs. Shaban as Parents of the Year, and Morah Rivkah Lipsky as Educator of the Decade. The resolution praises LIHA for its commitment to educational excellence and its reflection of community values, noting that the school embodies the spirit of shared purpose and concern that is characteristic of the American experience. The legislative body formally resolves to commend the school and will transmit an engrossed copy of the resolution to Long Island Hebrew Academy as a mark of recognition and appreciation.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J45