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Chadashot 5.18.12
[email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:11 PMTo: [email protected]
May 18, 2012 26 Iyar 5772
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai Candle Lighting: 7:52 pm
42 Omer (pm) Havdallah: 8:55 pm
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Mazal Tov
Mazal tov to Marcia (SARAcademy Associate Prinicpal, ELC& Gr. 1) and David Jacobowitz onthe birth of a granddaughter and toDr. Tammy Jacobowitz (HSteacher) and Ronnie Perelis on thebirth of their daughter.
To Eva Shaw (AC) on the BatMitzvah of her granddaughter, AlizaRothman, daughter of Lauren ShawRothman (AC ’89) and Rabbi JeffreyRothman.
A Message from Rabbi Krauss
Dear Parents:
As Yom Yerushalayim begins tomorrow night, onI encourage you to dedicate some time ,כח איירover your Shabbat tables to discuss thesignificance of Yerushalayim and the events of1967 in our lives.
I hope that all of you will join us in school thisSunday morning for Tefilla and Hallel, followed bya family carnival, sponsored by the Raskas
family, in memory of Sheri Raskas z"l, and the launch of The Open
B'nai/B'not Mitzvah
Ariella Feinblum, Akiva Listman,Zachary Ottenstein, Hank Stein,Sara Morris, Yitzi Richter and KaiChizzali.
Condolences
To Matthew Weinstein on thepassing of his beloved father,Richard Weinstein.
Cookbook , published in her memory. I know this will be a wonderfuland appropriate way to celebrate Yerushalayim, and express ourHakarat Hatov to all of those who were involved in this project Shabbat Shalom,Rabbi Binyamin Krauss
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
This Sunday is Yom Yerushalayim. What makes Yerushalayim so special?
(see quotes throughout)
"It's beautiful." -Tehila Goldscheider 2W
Academy News
New Israel Curriculum
On Yom Ha’atzmaut SAR inaugurated a new Israel curriculum developedby the Lookstein Center for Jewish Education at Bar-Ilan University, inpartnership with AMODS Yeshiva University. SAR’s own Rabbi Fuld isthe project director. The curriculum is being taught by general studiesteachers through the history curriculum. The entire curriculum is 16lessons about Israel and Zionism and is being piloted this year school-wide, with four lessons to be taught between Yom Ha'atzmaut and YomYerushalayim. The students will be learning about Eretz Yisrael fromancient to modern times. The program encompasses a great deal ofinformation and will give the students a wonderful overview of Israel's
history. We are so very grateful to the SAR PTC who sponsored the workbooks and we thank them for theirbeautiful dedication on the back of each workbook which reads: “In honor of our wonderful children who fillour building with joy and love of learning, our committed parent volunteers who generously give of their timeand creativity to benefit our children and community, our dedicated teachers who instill in our children adeep love of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Together we make SAR a very special community.”
Fairytales Can Come True... By: Morah Soo Our prolific writers in the enrichment cluster, Precocious Princes and Princesses: an Adventure in a
Modern Fairytale, are working on creating their original versions of a modern fairytale. We have discussedwhat character traits an ideal prince or princess could have, like being generous, noble, thoughtful, kind,smart or adventurous. We came up with numerous adjectives, which the students are incorporating intotheir stories. Next, we decided on which setting(s) would be ideal for the fairy tales to take place in. Someof the ideas were an enchanted forest, a beach, an ocean, an island, outer space or imaginary lands calledGumplish and Fumbeland! Judah Hain and Aiden Shinar are collaborating on a fairy tale set in Gumplishand Fumbeland, where the prince and princess are trying to stop the war that's taking place there. Duringthe week, these two aspiring writers did research for their story, taking notes from other fairy tales to takesplace in an enchanted forest, where a brave fairy is able to overcome many obstacles, and ends uprescuing her fairy prince who is trapped in a tower by a mean witch. Abby Hakimi writes with muchimagination about two children (two parts of the sun) who are separated at birth and their parents had toleave their planet. Eliza Fisher, our prolific writer, has written a complicated tale, set on an island, where asmart, pretty princess battles many villains, and ends up marrying one of the villains who is a prince thatsaves her. Eva Garbuz spins a yarn about a brave princess who kills a crab and saves her prince on thebeach. Both Ariella Goldenberg and Alexa Rose like the traditional format of the prince saving the princess.Ariella's prince saves the heroine from a trap, and Alexa's crab prince saves her from being trapped in hershell! All these incredible fairy tales will be recorded on the ipad, in a format chosen by the writer--eitherPuppet Pals or a typed and illustrated version of their stories. What amazing yarns these young minds arespinning!!
Boston Bound!
By: Adi Ronen 7W & Shira Schneider 7W
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, we joined our classmates on an outstanding overnight experience toBoston, Massachusetts. We began the day by waking up at six in the morning to start the incredible trip.From Plymouth Plantation to the Blue Man Group to the Duck Tours we truly enjoyed every minute of ourtrip. We had the opportunity to visit the Englishmen and Wampanoag people and see their way of life inPlymouth Plantation. The Witch Dungeon gave us a visual idea of what people thought about witches andwhat would happen if they found out that you were part of the "devil group". Finishing the day, we haddinner at the BU Hillel followed the unbelievable performance of three blue men in their show, the “Blue ManGroup”. By the time we got to the Best Western hotel to daven mincha and maariv we were exhausted!
The next morning we awoke to start our fun-filled day with shacharit and breakfast. Afterwards, we enjoyedvisiting Fenway Park and a tour of the Freedom trail that was given by “Elizabeth Banks”, “John Hancock’sBrother” and others. Later we walked through the meaningful Holocaust memorial followed by lunch.Another incredible activity was the Duck Tours where we began by touring on a bus then driving that busdirectly into the Charles River!We had a meaningful and educational trip while still always laughing and having a blast.
Videographers in Training
Last week the children of the N8 visited Wave Hill. Using an ipad they made a beautiful video of their trip.All of the photos of the plants and flowers were taken by the children. Enjoy! Click here for the video.
Oh The Places You’ll Go!
K3 studied the recent history of Yerushalayim in honor of the upcoming Yom Yerushalayim. They learnedthe chorus of 'Yerushalayim shel Zahav', and watched videos of Yerushalayim. They learned about the IrHa'atika, the old city, which is surrounded by a crenellated wall, which is a wall with battlements. Weidentified the churva shul before and after its recent reconstruction, and Sha'ar Yafo, one of the main gates
to get into the old city, alongside Migdal David, named after david melech yisrael even though it was builtmuch later. Outside the crenellated wall they learned about the following exciting Jewish sites in the newcity:The Model of Beit Hamikdash, Moshe Montefiore's windmill in Yemin Moshe, the Knesset, TheHershey's kiss shaped building at the Israel Museum, The Chagall windows at Hadassah hospital, theAHAVA love sculpture at the Israel Museum, the Mifletzet - the monster slide, and near the knesset, theMenorah that England gave to Israel.Each of the children created a page with pictures of all the above, separating the old and new city with awall. They labeled each site, and called the whole page JEWISH JERUSALEM! The children can't wait tovisit these newly familiar places!
Kids Science
In Dr. Fine’s science class students have been learning about the circulatory system. Last week studentsgot to explore a dissected sheep heart and view all of the parts that they had learned in class. Althoughsome students were a bit squeamish, most enjoyed the activity once they got involved!
Spring Concert
May 17, 2012 marked the Fourth Annual Spring Concert, anexchange concert with the following performing groups: SARChoir under the direction of Naomi K. Cohen, the new SAR JazzBand under the direction of Robert Susman, The YavnehAcademy Choir under the direction of Marsha GreenbergMotzen and the Ramaz Lower School Choir under the directionof Daniel Henkin. This year's concert took place at YavnehAcademy. Each choir sang a few of its own pieces, the Jazzband performed three pieces, and Yavneh had a few
instrumental soloists. At the end of the concert all three choirs sang the piece "Amen Shem Norah" with aspecial guest Chazzan, Cantor Malovany! It was a spectacular musical event celebrating the hard work ofthe students of all three schools. Kol Hakavod!
Riverdale Runners
Kol Hakavod to our students and to Rabbi Krauss who
participated in the Riverdale Y 5k / 10k on May 5th. Thechallenging course ran through Riverdale. Starting at theRiverdale Y, the runners ran along Wave Hill and looped back tothe Y.
May Book Review
This month our book reviews focus on Biographies. Click here for Biography BookSuggestions.
"It has the Kotel and we get to daven there."
-Zahava Kalb 3W
Picture of the Week
"We worked very hard to conquer it, and now we can
finally get to see and pray in the real Yerushalayim."-Ayala Grossman 4Y
It's That "Kind" of Week
Monday marked the shloshim of SAR parent David Brody (z"l) and in his memory, the 2nd grade togetherwith Michelle, Raphael and Anina, family and friends, came together to celebrate David’s life and legacy.
The 2nd grade area was set up where each of the four classes “learned” with a special guest. Rabbi AviWeiss, Rabbi Shmuel Greenberg, Rabbi Steven Exler and our own Morah Rita Rivka told stories, learnedmishna and discussed a person’s “neshama”. The children were engaged and participated eagerly in all ofthe discussions.
The program continued on the mezzanine, where Rabbi Krauss addressed the children and guests. Hespoke about the words “kol haolam kulo gesher tsar meod” --that the world is a narrow bridge but we must
not fear at all. Then he unveiled a beautiful collage created by the children of the 2nd grade in David’smemory to pay tribute to one of David's favorite songs. The pasuk “kol haolam kulo” is the centerpiece ofthe collage. With Mr. Glazer on the piano, everyone then sang “kol haolam kulo” together (and did the handmotions), first softly and then louder and louder. The students went back to class while family and friendsgathered to have a siyyum. The morning was incredibly moving and meaningful. May David’s memory be ablessing to his family and friends.
Click here to see the video of the program. Click here for more pictures.
www.saracademy.org/shavuotappeal
SHAVUOT APPEAL
NEW: Choose where to direct your donation:
*Scholarship
*Enhancing Academic & Co-curricular Programming
*Enriching Modern Orthodox life & learning
Visit www.saracademy.org to stay connected with our school.
To see our students in action, view www.saracademy.org/gallery
With Shavuot about a week away, we begin our second most importantfundraiser for the year. This campaign will provide funds for a variety ofSAR initiatives as well as close the gap between tuition andexpenses. Once again, we count on your partnership to ensure that
SAR can provide Judaic and general studies par excellence, with exciting and meaningful co-curricularprogramming to all our students. Please join us in this partnership and help us to finish this year withstrength and determination for klal yisrael.
דבר תורה
By: Shoshana Sklarin- 1X
This week we read two parshiot, parshat Behar and parshat Bechukotai. Wefinish sefer Vayikra and say “chazak chazak v’nitchazek”. In Parshat Behar theTorah teaches us “Tנ\ ִאי] ֶאת-ֲעִמיתTוְ^א ת”, “you should not hurt another person”.This is called onaat devarim, which means don’t use words to hurt anotherperson. The Torah is teaching us to watch our words and respect others.
Here are some examples:
If someone gets mixed up and says 10 plus 10 equals 30, don’t make fun ofthem, and don’t remind them about their mistake the next day. At recess if someone falls down when theyare playing jump rope, don’t make fun of them. Instead, you can say “that was a good try”. If someone feelsembarrassed that they don’t know how to read well, you should not make fun of them when they arereading out loud in reading groups. The Torah wants us to watch our words and use our words for good.
Shabbat Shalom!
"It's our home and it's where Hashem's presence is the strongest."
-Shachar Matsui 6Y
TAKE YOUR SAR SPIRIT TO CAMP WITH YOU!
A newly expanded line of SAR spiritwear for camp is now available, including t-shirts, long sleeve shirts,
shorts, sweatpants, drawstring bags, water bottles and more!
Click here to go to the SpiritWear Store!
Sick of unlabeled clothing getting stuck in the lost and found? Time to label those camp clothes?
Buy easy to use clothing and shoe labels while supporting SAR!
Sticker labels that really stay on! Iron-Ons, Bag Tags, Allergy Alert labels & more! Personalize your labelswith names, nicknames, initials - whatever you choose. Cool icons help even little ones identify their own
belongings. Dishwasher, microwave, laundry & kid tested! Dispatched within 24 hours!
Visit www.sar.mabelslabels.com to place your order!
Mark Your Calendars!
MAY 2012
Sunday, May 20th – Yom Yerushalayim- SAR Family Fun Day Carnival - Tefilla at 9:15, Carnivalfrom 10:15 - 1:30
Monday, May 21st – 6th Grade Extended Family Yom Yerushalayim Program. Click here to RSVP
Tuesday, May 22nd – Rosh Chodesh Sivan – Wear BLUE & WHITE!
Tuesday, May 22nd – 6th Grade Matan Bat Mitzvah Program
Wednesday, May 23rd & Tuesday, May 29th - Academy Spring Musical at 7:00pm
Thursday, May 24th - SAR Adult Ed - 1:00pm-2:00pm - Contemporary Issues in Halakha & Bioethics withMorah Dina Najman
Friday, May 25th – No Sessions
Shabbat, May 26th – Erev Shavuot
Sunday, May 27th – Monday, May 28th – Shavuot – No Sessions
Wednesday, May 30th - Thursday, May 31st – 6th Grade trip to Camp Monroe
Wednesday, May 30th- SAR Blood Drive, 1:30-7:00pm- Click here to sign up
Thursday, May 30th – 8th Grade Last Day of Classes
"Yerushalayim represents the original homeland promised to us in theTanach."
-Ariel Smith 8Z
PTC News
Come Celebrate Yom Yerushalayim with SAR and preview the Open Kitchen Cookbook!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Join us for Tefilla and Hallel
at 9:15am
in the main building
FAMILY FUN DAY CARNIVAL
at 10:15am-1:30pm
outside on the Academy field
for an event that you will not want to miss!
*Sponsored by the Raskas family in memory of Sheri Raskas, Z”L.
(Please note that 1st/2nd grade softball will be cancelled due to this special event)
"It's our home. " -Shira Margalit 4Y
Community Events
Yom Yerusha-Lego
Don’t miss out! 60,000 Lego bricks will be on hand at Beth El to fill the ballroom dance floor with a replicaof Yerushalayim. Click here to see flyer for more details.
Bnei Akiva Upcoming Events:
Bnei Akiva Shabbat afternoon SNIF (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED)Who? 1st-2nd graders 3-5th gradersWhat? Bnei Akiva educational activities
When? May 19th, 5:00-6:30pmWhere? HIR Shul, 3700 Henry Hudson pkwy* There will be snacks and raffle*There will be walking groups from YIOZ at 4:15pm, at the Shul* There will be walking groups back ONLY if needed
Come see your friends on stage singing and dancing in SEUSSICAL JUNIOR
Sunday May 20 at 1pm and 3pm. Click here to purchase tickets. For moreinformation go to www.riverdaletheatre.org
Yeshivat Maharat Event
Please join Yeshivat Maharat for, "Sexuality, Modesty and Niddah in the 21st Century" at the JCC inManhattan, 6:30pm-9:30pm, on Sunday, May 20th. Groundbreaking sessions will be taught by guestlecturers, Yeshivat Maharat students, and faculty. To register, please visit www.yeshivatmaharat.org
Memorial Day Event
Please join the 5th Annual Community Wide Memorial Day Event, Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 pm, TheJewish Center, 131 West 86th St., Keynote Address: Major General Sydney Shachnow, Co-Sponsored bySAR Academy. Click here for more information.
May- Adult Ed at SAR
Contemporary Issues in Halakha and Bioethics
Morah Dina NajmanTHURSDAYS 1:00pm-2:00pm, May 24SAR AcademyClick here for SAR Adult Education
Upcoming Pre-Shavuot Bake Sale
The bake sale is to benefit the Mikvah of New Rochelle and will be taking place on Thursday, May 24, 2012from 7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. at the home of Dahlia and Meir Nordlicht, 245 Trenor Drive, New Rochelle NewYork.
An Evening With Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik will be speaking at the Riverdale Jewish Center in support of the Yoetzet Halacha program atthe Riverdale Jewish Center, the topic will be “Jewish Women’s Influence on Values: From Home toHollywood.” This event will take place on Tuesday evening, June 5 at the RJC. Registration begins at7:30pm, program to follow promptly at 8pm. Light refreshments will be served. Men and women arewelcome, $25 per person, sponsorship opportunities are available. Sponsors of $540 or more will be invitedto a special pre-event reception with Mayim.To purchase tickets or to sponsor this event, pleasevisit: www.rjcdinner.org/mayimbialik
Camp Slapshots
Camp Slapshots, the premier Orthodox sports camp, located in Paramus, NJ, has moved to the brand newcampus of Yeshivat Noam. Two indoor gyms for hockey, three full basketball courts, and a beautiful field forflag football, coupled with competitive games, innovative clinics, and fantastic tournaments, makes CampSlapshots the dream week(s) for your son. Wait it gets better! Davening, short learning groups, many rolemodels on staff, and a low price of $295 per week! Come check us out at www.campslapshots.org . Clickhere to see flyer.
New Sports Specialty Camp at the Riverdale Y
Ages 5-6 & 7-13 • June 28 — August 17 - Two to seven week options. Programs will take place attheRiverdale Y. Outdoor facility at the Henry Kaufman Campgrounds in Rockland County. SPECIALOFFER FOR FALL 2012: Register by May 18 for a Riverdale Y summer camp and receive up to a $150credit* for any of the Y fall programs, including: After School Program, Theater program, Swim lessons andmuch more! Act now for a summer of fun and a fabulous fall to follow. (*expires December 31st. 2012)
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