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K–NEWS Parshas Toldos November 21, 2014 28 Cheshvan, 5775 Growing for Gold on Mitzvah Day

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K–NEWSParshas Toldos

November 21, 201428 Cheshvan, 5775

Growing forGold on

Mitzvah Day

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Page 1 picture: � Richard Franklin, Kisharon's Director of Fundraising andCommunications with Mitzvah Day volunteers, Ruby, 10Natasha, left, and Beth.

Same chances for everyone

Dr Beverley Jacobson is Chief Executive of Kisharon

Beverley talks about the news this week

� This K-News is about the exciting things Kisharon isdoing to give our people the same chances asothers.

� From starting a new art club,

� To finding jobs,

� From opening a new further education college,

� To creating new flats for people to live.

� Kisharon is working to support people to livehappy and busy lives in the community.

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Drink juice to raisemoneypage 4

In this K-News you can read about:

New homes atKisharon page 5

Art Club for children page 6

Kisharon College page 7

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Students learn aboutwork page 8

Day School teacher isa hero page 9

Mitzvah Day magic page 10

Party time for Tuffkidpage 11

Learning forwomenpage 12

Chanukah, Tu Bishvatand much morepage 13

A new website forKisharonpage 14

Kisharon helps tomake services betterpage 15

Men see Shwekey inconcertpage 16

The Parshapage 16

Brothers raise moneyfor Kisharonpage 17

Chaim Dovid’simportant jobpage 18

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Drink more juice

� Juice is everyone’s favourite drink.

� This is good news.

� Men and women at Kisharon are selling juice at 50pa cup.

� They are saving up for a holiday.

� This costs a lot of money. They need to sell lots ofdrinks.

� The men and women used carrots and oranges.

� They washed the fruit and vegetables.

� And used a juicer.

� The juice was very nutritious. And it tasted delicious.

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New homes at Kisharon� Builders will start work in January at the Hanna

Schwalbe Home in Golders Green.

� The seven supported living flats will be ready bylate 2015.

� These pictures show how the flats will look.

� Each flat will have a bedroom and a bathroom.The kitchen and lounge is together in one room.

� Some flats have two bedrooms.

� The kitchens have an area for meat, and aseparate area for milk.

� Downstairs, there will be another kitchen and adining room.

� People who move in can eat their meals in thedownstairs room if they choose.

� There will be a succah for everyone to use.

Adam Handelsman

Adam Handelsman

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Art for children� Kisharon Day School has a new art club.

� It starts when school ends. It finishes at 5.30pm.

� The children make something special each week.

� Netanel Mason is creating a forest in a box.

� There are plants and trees inside the box.

� The club was started by Jes Waldman, KisharonDay School Extra Curriculum Coordinator.

� She said: “The pupils see their brothers and sistersgoing to after school clubs. Now they can go aswell.”

� Do you know anyone who would like to join the artclub? Email Jes at [email protected] orcall her on: 020 8455 7483.

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Kisharon College � 12 men and women are the first students at

Kisharon College.

� It is at the Brenner Centre in Stamford Hill.

� The students finished school in July.

� Now they are learning to do thingsindependently.

� They will be taught how to cook and goshopping.

� There will be lessons on keeping fit and healthy.

� Kisharon is working with Hackney CommunityCollege to run the course.

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All about work

� Students from Kisharon College are learningabout work.

� Shlomo Weltman, Kisharon’s Adult ServicesEmployment and Opportunities Manager, isteaching the students.

� He is telling them what to do at work. He isteaching them why it is important.

� He is finding out which jobs they want.

� One student has a job at Berry’s food store inStamford Hill.

� Another person is working at Stamford Hill Stationery.

� The students will travel to work on their own.

� Shlomo is teaching them how to do this.

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Meet our hero

� Kisharon Day School teacher Lyna Panas was afinalist for an award.

� It was the Jewish News Community HeroAward.

� Lyna took the students from Blue Class to Paris.

� She raised the money for the trip.

� Everyone at Kisharon wanted Lyna to win.

� Lyna said: “It was a great honour to be afinalist.”

� Here is Lyna with her husband Jack anddaughters, Sara, 4 years old, and Eliana 6 yearsold.

� Lyna is Kisharon’s hero!

Mitzvah Day magic

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� More than 40 people didgardening at Kisharon on MitzvahDay.

� “We are delighted. It has broughtmany more people into Kisharon,”said Beverley.

� Volunteers worked with staff andpeople who Kisharon supports.

� They planted flowers, shrubs andvegetables.

� Kisharon wants to sell thevegetables to raise money.

� Kisharon gardener Flavio Pereirasaid: “The volunteers have been abig help.”

� Organisers of Mitzvah Day sent acameraman to film at Kisharon.

� Volunteer DarrenSwabel came withhis daughter Katie,aged 11.

Additional reporting Sue Rifkin. Photos by John Rifkin.

Mitzvah Day last Sunday was the best ever, said Kisharon ChiefExecutive Dr Beverley Jacobson.

� Katie said: “I camewith my dad as it'sMitzvah Day.”

Party time for Tuffkid

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� Children from Tuffkid Nursery went to anamazing party on Mitzvah Day.

� There were arts and crafts, music andanimals made of balloons.

� The children put icing on biscuits and atecotton candy.

� Julie Cohn and Michelle Sint of Ner Yisraelsynagogue in Hendon organised theparty.

� Janice Marriott, Head of Tuffkid Nursery,said: “Everyone thoroughly enjoyedthemselves.

� “Parents could sit down and chat.Everyone had a fabulous time.”

� Rebecca, the daughter of Adele Busse,Major Donor Manager, and Rebecca’sfriend Rina Shaya were at the party.

� They sold Kisharon cards and jewellery.Photos by Adrian Salt.

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Learning for women� Would you like to learn in Israel?

� You can go to sem Midreshet Darkaynu this

Chanukah.

� Midreshet Darkaynu in Jerusalem is for women

with special needs.

� The Chanukah trip is for women aged between

17 and 23.

� An exciting programme of visits and events is

planned.

� Usually women study at Midreshet Darkaynu for

a year, but this is a shorter trip.

� Are you interested? For more information,

contact Hadassa Kessler on 020 3393 0167 or

email: [email protected]

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Chanukah, Tu Bishvat andmuch more

� Staff at Kisharon have been learning about the Jewish

religion.

� The first lesson was about Chanukah and Tu Bishvat.

� Lessons about Purim, Pesach and other chagim will be

next.

� Staff will also learn about milk and meat, kashrus and

shabbos.

� Supported living staff were taught first.

� But all staff will have lessons.

� Support Worker Kostas Mouratis and Afolake Adebanjo,

Manager at The Drive, were two of the staff given

certficates afterwards.

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Kisharon’s new website

� Have you seen Kisharon’s website?

� It will change early next year.

� Kisharon is progressing very fast.

� The new website will give people more

information.

� Our supporters will better see how Kisharon treats

all people as equals.

� Richard Franklin, Kisharon’s Director of Fundraising

and Communications said: “This is a very exciting

project.

� “More people will be able to understand

Kisharon's marvellous work.”

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Making services better� Kisharon is helping to improve services in Barnet for

people with autism.

� Bee Adeyeba, Supported Living OperationsManager, and Hadassa Kessler, Supported LivingDevelopment Manager, went to an Adults AutismWorkshop.

� People from other organisations that support thosewith autism were there too.

� Parents and carers were asked to come as well.

� Everyone was asked about healthcare, housing andeducation in Barnet for people with autism.

� Other topics were covered, like crime, jobs, feelingsafe and getting advice.

� More people will be able to understand Kisharon'smarvellous work..

� This will make services better for people with autism.

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� Yitzchok and Rifka were married and had no children.

� Yitzchok and Rifka davened to Hashem to ask for

children, Hashem answered their tefilos and Rifka

became pregnant.

� Rifka gave birth to twins, two boys born at the same

time.

� Eisov was born first, he was red in colour and covered

in hair.

� Yaakov was born straight afterwards, holding onto

Eisov’s heel.

� Eisov liked to spend his time in the fields hunting

animals.

� Yaakov was different. He liked to stay at home and

learn Torah.

The Parsha

Yaakov Kramer is Head of Limmudei Kodesh at Kisharon. Yaakov tells us

about Parshas Toldos.

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� Ten men supported by Kisharon saw Jewish singing

star Yaakov Shwekey perform.

� He was singing in concert at the Troxy in London.

� Shwekey went on to sing in Paris, Brazil, Mexico

and Canada.

� The men saw the first concert in his Kolot tour. Kolot

is the name of Shwekey’s latest album.

Shwekey in concert

� Brothers Joey, 8, and Daniel Tahan, 6, have

raised £150 for Kisharon Day School.

� They made figures using elastic bands on a

rainbow loom, and sold them.

� Young people use a rainbow loom to make

coloured bracelets.

� The money they raised will pay for a new basket

ball hoop for the playground.

� Their aunt is Lyna Panas a teacher at Kisharon

Day School.

Well done

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Kisharon Head Office: 54 Parson Street, London, NW4 1TP � T: 020 8203 2233 � Helpline: 0844 496 4636

� Everyone knows when Shabbos comes in at Kisharon Head

Office.

� It’s because Chaim Dovid Rotenberg tells them.

� The times for Maariv and Shabbos that week are emailed to

Chaim Dovid every day.

� He prints out the times at Golders Green Library.

� Chaim Dovid tells the times to Kisharon Chief Executive Dr

Beverley Jacobson.

� He makes sure she puts the right Shabbos times in K-Comms.

� Chaim Dovid, who lives at the supported living house at The

Drive, helps with staff rotas.

� “This is a big job. It’s very helpful that Chaim Dovid does this,”

said Supported Living Development Manager Hadassa Kessler.

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