On the heels of their District Championship victory the RASG Hebrew Academy Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team recently hosted the 7th Annual Captain Hyman P. Galbut Girls’ Basketball Shabbaton.

Ten teams from around the globe participated in 25 basketball games over four days of competition and enjoyed amazing activities and learning on the Hebrew Academy campus and in the local Miami Beach community. The Girls’ Basketball Shabbaton ended championship round play, with Yavneh of Dallas capturing the championship with a 54-44 against YULA of Los Angeles. The Bulldogs were the only team to run through the tournament undefeated (5-0), as tournament MVP Ali Feinstein led the way with 21 points in the championship game.

The Hebrew Academy Varsity Lady Warriors continued their record-setting season by capturing 3rd place, defeating North Shore (Long Island) 56-47 in a rematch of last year’s championship game. With the win, Hebrew Academy finished 4-1 during the tournament, and completed their season with an impressive 21-7 record.

Bari Gordon led Hebrew Academy with 18 points and 8 rebounds, Andrea Weiss hit five 3-pointers, and Shoshie Mond closed her Lady Warrior basketball career with 10 points and 8 rebounds.  In addition, Gordon, Mond and senior Becca Masin were all named to the tournament All-Star team, and Gordon won the tournament Hot Shot competition, with eighth grader Hailey Dobin finishing as the runner-up.

Participating schools included:

Columbus Torah Academy, Columbus, OH

Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, Livingston, NJ

Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Teaneck, NJ

Margolin Hebrew Academy located in Memphis, TN

North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NY

RASG Hebrew Academy, Miami Beach, FL

Ulpanat Orot High School for Girls, Toronto, Ontario

Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Yeshiva Atlanta High School, Atlanta, GA

Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Of the experience Rabbi Elisha Paul, Hebrew Academy Associate Head of School reflects, “It was inspirational seeing our auditorium filled with over 120 young Jewish women from all over North America studying Torah together. To me this was just as powerful as the excitement of the actual tournament play.”

The RASG Hebrew Academy is an Orthodox Jewish Day School serving students from birth through Grade 12 that inspires and equips students to meet their greatest potential both academically and spiritually by focusing on their individual attributes and instilling eternal Torah values in a changing world.  

For more information about this event contact Robyn Malek at (305)532-6421 ext. 110 or at rmalek@rasg.org