The Power of Parenting

Featured Presenters:Dr. Jodi Stoner &

Lori WeinerThu, Jan 28• 7:30 pm

See page 2 for details!

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Vol 11 • Issue 17 Friday, January 8, 2010 • 22 Tevet 5770 • g"a, ,cy c"f Candle lighting: 5:28 pm

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PaPa•razzi patrolImages of Life@LCDS (additional photos on lcdsphotogalleries.shutterfly.com)

Grandparents & Special Friends Day: excitement in our building exceeded even the normal level as grandparents and special friends joined our students for GP&SF Day; greetings were delivered by Head of School Rabbi Seth Linfield and Board Chair Roger Miller; students performed for our guests; our guests joined students in classroom activities—including a terrific color-your-own-totebag project; and toddlers joined grandparents to welcome a special guest—the Sabbath Queen; From the City of Brotherly Love: The Shabbatones, an a Capella group from the University of Pennsylvania, delighted our students—and a crowd of parents—with a rousing concert of Hebrew and English selections; following the performance, the Shabbatones joined our middle schoolers to talk about life after high school; we thank Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel & Evelyn Katz for underwriting this opportunity; Meanwhile, Back in the Classroom: despite the seemingly endless activity, students found time to pursue their academics—witness these sixth grade engineers building “humdingers” in preparation for Ms. Enea’s upcoming “Rube Goldberg Simple Task Made Complicated Contraption Contest.”

50 Years, 50 QuestionsFind the answer online at lehrmanschool.org/5015. In which grade is each students presented

with his or her very own siddur (prayerbook)?

Answer to last week’s question: Q: What does ASP stand for? A: LCDS’s terrific After School Programs!

LCDS Golden Anniversary Annual Event Committee Meeting

Wed., February 10, 8:30 amEvent Chairs:

Laura Finvarb, lfinvarb@aol.com Jodie Rozencwaig, jodierozen@mac.com

We look forward to your participation!

Guest EditorialThere Is No Alternative to Day Schoolsby Irving GreenbergPublished in The Forward, December 2, 2009Reprinted with permission.

The day school movement is embattled. After signifi-cant growth over the past two decades, overall enroll-

ment at non-Orthodox day schools has taken a slight downward turn in the past several years. Complaints that day-school education is just too expensive have surged…

I, too, wish there were a cheap, effective alternative to day schools — but there is not. Modern America is the most sophisticated, dynamic general civilization ever inhabited by Jews. Every way of life and value system is available to everyone, and they are often of-fered in highly attractive packages. Only when Judaism is experienced in a form as satisfying and fulfilling as these alternatives will Jews embrace their identity and tradition. And only day schools offer the tools to make a mature embrace of Judaism plausible for many of our young people. As the research demonstrates, a day school education makes its recipients much more likely than their peers who do not receive this form of educa-tion to choose to be active members of the Jewish people, committed to Jewish marriage and family life.

The non-Orthodox, who are more exposed socially and more integrated in American society, need day schools more than the Orthodox. Thus far, however, the Jewish community has not been serious enough about making day school education accessible and affordable to non-Orthodox populations — which is why their rates of assimilation are higher.

* * * *It is time for heroic increases in support for Jewish edu-

cation — with day schools at the head. I am not blind to the destructive impact of the economic crisis: The mood in Jew-ish philanthropy has shifted to retrenchment, not bold new initiatives. But assimilation will not wait until we recover our nerve. The next generation will be harder to reach than this one. The community must muster its will to live and step up to pay the price — whatever it costs — for the highest level of Jewish education for its young. The Jewish mega-founda-tions and our community federations — even with depleted resources — remain best positioned to help. They should raid their reserves and spend down for the next few years if necessary. This is like the cost of a war for survival.

Our immediate goal should be a massive increase in scholarship and tuition-subsidy money. There is little pros-pect of American government vouchers comparable to the support offered by the British and Canadian governments to parochial schools. So our community must “self-tax,” with foundations, federations and individuals taking upon them-selves the obligation to fund Jewish education at a level that would generate the hundreds of millions of dollars needed. The long-term goal should be a comprehensive, community-supported system of intensive formal and informal Jewish education. The Jewish future demands nothing less.

Rabbi Irving Greenberg is past president of the Jewish Life Network and was the founding president of CLAL-The Na-

tional Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. To view the entire piece online, go to lehrmanschool.org/editorial

What’s for Lunch?Monday, January 11Chicken noodle soup • Chicken caesar wraps • Chips • Oranges • Water (M/W/F)

Tuesday, January 12Cream of broccoli soup • Baked ziti • Garlic bread • Green beans • Strudel cake • Milk (T/Th)

Wednesday, January 13Vegetable soup • Fish sandwich • ColeslawOven roasted potatoes • Pears

Thursday, January 14Corn chowder • Greek salad • Macaroni & cheese • Peas • Apples

Friday, January 15 • ouka ,caLentil soup • Hot dogs • Corn on the cobFrench fries • Watermelon

Community WelfareMazal Tov to• Guidance Counselor Nicole & Scott

Abelson on the birth of daughter Alexandra Marie, born Dec. 30, weighing in at 7 lbs 11 ozs.

Condolences to• Father Andrew, son Andrew (&

Elizabeth) Allocco and grandchildren Anabella (Ms. Fishkin’s 5th grade), Ava and Alex on the death of wife, mother, and grandmother Kathleen Allocco.

of,t ojbh ouenv/ohkaurhu iuhm hkct rta lu,c

May God comfort you amongthe mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

reminders!Mon, Jan 18: SCHOOL CLOSED MLK Day

Fri, Jan 29: Tu bi-Shevat School in session

Wed., March 24: Student performance of Aladdin— stay tuned!

PA News!Happy New Year to all!The Power of ParentingYou will NOT want to miss our upcoming event by the authors of “Good Manners are Contagious.” Mark your calendar for Janu-ary 28, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the school caf-eteria, when Dr. Jodi Stoner and Lori Weiner will lead an interactive presentation on Raising Responsible, Resilient and Respect-ful Children. Tickets $10 ($12 at the door), or $18 includes a copy of the book. Reserva-tions can be made by phone with the school office 305 866 2771, or email info@lcdspa.org. Open to friends in the community!Israeli Dancing: The Sequel! Please note the following dates for the continuation of our Israeli Dance classes with Ariela Hes, our fabulous instructor. Participation is FREE, on a drop-in basis. We’d love to see you there! All classes run from 7:30-8:30 pm in the school cafeteria.Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 12, June 9Book Club News! It’s official, our new Book Club selection is: Skeletons at the Feast, by Chris Bohjalian. Book review will take place Thursday, February 11 at 8:30 am. Copies available for $13 in the school office, 20% off store prices!Next PA Meeting: Wednesday, Feb 3 at 8:45 am. We will welcome Dr. Samantha Carella, licensed psychologist, board certi-fied in child and adolescent psychology, who will speak on “Raising Emotionally Healthy and Socially Competent Children”. Join us!

Questions, comments, requests? Email us at info@lcdspa.org

Spreading Our Wings!LCDS Annual Campaign

2009-10 Leadership SocietyNew Members since December 7, 2009

Mentor’s ClubTania & Robert BassanDean’s ListNatalie & Mark WeiderFellowsNancy & Kobi Karp Elizabeth & Steven ResnickScholarsMartin Nash Russell Rywell Valarie & Ozzie Schindler Rachel & Dovid TkatchBYPTSD

Our first annual Bring Your Parent to School Day was a huge success as parents joined their students for a taste of our terrific teachers. Following a lesson in Core Knowledge, parents “moved up” to the next grade level to learn what is in store for their children next year.

Rabbi Linfield joins parents in Ms. Levin’s first grade class; fourth grade parents brushed up on medieval England and Robin Hood. See all the photos online

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New January Toddler TeacherLCDS welcomes Rachel Weiner, the newest member of our ECD faculty. Ms. Weiner comes to Miami from the Big Apple where she taught for the past three years in a private preschool. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Hunter College in New York City. Rachel is recently married (mazal tov!) and looks forward to living in Miami, teaching at LCDS…and much warmer temperatures!

Having recently moved from New York City, Ms. Weiner is no stranger to this week’s chilly temperatures.

Ice Cream Weather?

Despite the chill, first grade TaL AM students greeted Dodah Leah (Aunt Leah)

and her glidah cart with open arms.

Alumni Council MeetingRESCHEDULED Thurs., Jan 21, 8:30 am. RSVP to Renee Steinman atrsteinman@lehrmanschool.org or 305-866-2771 x10

BasketballJV White Team 20 Greenfield Academy 13Varsity 22 Greenfield Academy 44For scores and a schedule, go tolehrmanschool.org/athletics*Exciting Sports Program@Lehrman

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