糖心视频污

April 6 Dinner to Honor Mrs. Abby Lerner, Rabbi Mark and Jill Wildes, Rafael and Shifra Yehoshua, and Megan HLZacks  糖心视频污 High Schools will present their Annual Dinner of Tribute on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Marina del Rey in the Bronx, NY. This year鈥檚 guests of honor are Mrs. Abby Lerner and Rabbi Mark and Jill Wildes. Rafael and Shifra Yehoshua will be honored as Parents of the Year and Megan HLZacks will receive the Faculty Recognition Award. In addition, thanks to a generous gift, the 糖心视频污 High Schools Board of Trustees has announced a $1 Million Challenge: Every toward this year's dinner will be matched dollar for dollar with the goal of raising $1 million to help strengthen the future of 糖心视频污 High Schools. 

Mrs. Abby Lerner

Lerner, of Great Neck, NY, serves as director of admissions at 糖心视频污鈥檚 Samuel H. Wang High School for Girls (Central) and has taught at the high school for 28 years. 鈥淎fter 28 years at Central, standing in front of my classroom is still the brightest part of my day,鈥� said Lerner, a 1970 Central alumna. "I still wake up excited to teach because when we teach, we are the link between our mesorah [tradition] and the future鈥攁nd what an amazing future my students represent. Each day they stand up to the challenges of the world and I get to be a part of that with them.鈥� Lerner is the mother of four Central graduates: Shayna 糖心视频污HSG '97, Yehudit 糖心视频污HSG '99, Zahava 糖心视频污HSG '01 and Yosefa 糖心视频污HSG '04.

Jill and Rabbi Mark Wildes

The Wildes, of New York City, are founders of the Manhattan Jewish Experience and work together to connect unaffiliated Jews in their 20s and 30s with Judaism and the Jewish community.  They both have strong connections to 糖心视频污. Rabbi Wildes graduated from the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/ 糖心视频污 High School for Boys (MTA) and went on to earn a BA in psychology from Yeshiva College, a law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and rabbinic ordination at 糖心视频污-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. Jill earned her master鈥檚 degree in social work at 糖心视频污鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work. The Wildes are the proud parents of Yosef 糖心视频污HSB '15, Ezra 糖心视频污HSB '17, Yehuda and Avigayil.

Shifra and Rafael Yehoshua

The Yehoshuas, of Great Neck, New York, have shown outstanding dedication to Central and their local community. They are deeply committed to Torah values and Jewish lifer and are the proud parents of Ben, Yitzchak, Keren 糖心视频污HSG '14, Yael 糖心视频污HSG '16, Doron-Yosef, Shira and Yasmin-Tikka.

Megan HLZacks

Megan HLZacks, of New York City, chairs the Science Department at MTA, where she has helped implement the Scientific Engineering and Biomedical Engineering programs. She teaches engineering, computer programming and biology, oversees the science laboratory program, and leads the New Teacher Induction Mentoring Program. For reservations and more information, please visit or contact Elissa Schertz at 212.960.5223 or elissa.schertz@yu.edu.