Last month, 14 students from Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens Hebrew School took the stage to compete in the Local Torah Championship. These dedicated students are part of the advanced JewQ program, where they go beyond their Torah studies through the Living Jewish Curriculum to prepare for this spelling bee-style competition.
The interactive program offers resources to help students master the material at every stage, including online Torah video games, tutorials, and review tools that make learning both meaningful and fun.
The competition featured three rounds: In the Answer It round, students held up A, B, or C cards to indicate the correct multiple-choice answer. In the Glow It round, students wore “magic” goggles and signaled their answers by switching colors. In the List It round, students were challenged to list as many correct answers as possible to open-ended questions, such as listing the laws of kosher.
The program was led by youth directors Rabbi Yisroel and Raizy Uzvolk, whose passion and dedication to Jewish education were evident throughout the evening.
A special mazal tov to local championship winners: third grader Judah Werde and fourth grader Leon Dunoff.
All participants have qualified to compete in the JewQ International Finals in New York City, joining thousands of Jewish children from around the world.
