SSDSRV Band Is Great Entertainment

Many thanks to:  

Ben - 6th Grade, Piano
Eli - 8th Grade, Piano
Amanda G. - 4th Grade, Flute
Adam - 4th Grade, Flute
Josh Gr.- 4th Grade, Clarinet
Ilana - 4th Grade, Piano
Aviva - 6th Grade, Percussion
Zachary - 6th Grade, Trumpet
Tabitha - 4th Grade, Violin
Amanda L. - 4th Grade, Flute
Neysa - 5th Grade, Clarinet
Jonah - 6th Grade, Guitar
Becky - 5th Grade, Flute
Emma - 6th Grade, Flute
Eric - 8th Grade, Clarinet 

We are grateful to Mr. Yale Snyder for continuing to energize and inspire our students.

A Special Visitor

From the Office      

2011-2012 School Calendar

We have finalized our calendar for the 2011-2012 school year.  Please click here for a copy.  A ten-month version, with the dates of annual programs and presentations will be circulated in the summer.  

Baccalaureate Service, Promotion and Graduation
Please join us on Wednesday, June 22 at approximately 9:20am for our Baccalaureate Service.  At that time, we will present awards to many individuals who have helped our school over the year.  

The promotion of our 1st-6th graders to the next grade will take place at our school graduation on Thursday evening, June 23, beginning at 7 pm. We hope that as many students and parents as is possible can attend.  

The entire ceremony will last one hour followed by refreshments.

Welcoming New Families
We are organizing our Chaverim Program for this coming summer, matching current Schechter families with incoming families to help our new parents and children learn about our school. The families meet over the summer and stay in touch throughout the first year to help the newcomers settle in.

Being a Chaver family for a new school family is an easy way to help the school and build our community.

A Slam-Dunk Celebration
Please save the date -- September 16 from 4pm-6pm at EBJC
EBJC will be honoring Irwin Steinlight for his 30 years of service to our youth in the Jewish community.

In addition to serving the EBJC community, Irwin has made a very positive and signficant effect on our basketball team -- our Schechter Shooters.  He has instilled in numerous students the gift of good sportsmanship, respect and self-control.  Please try to keep this date open!  Everyone is invited!  Additional detail to follow.

If you have any video/photos of previous games or events, please forward to the EBJC office.   

From the PTA      

After School Fun - A Message From Lisa Seidman
Please remember that all After School Fun classes ended this week except for the following makeup classes during the last week of school:

Mon, June 20 - Knitting

Tues, June 21 - Knitting  

Wed, June 22 - Art Studio

I want to thank my dedicated committee for all of their hard work to bring you another successful year of After School Fun:  Lara Weisberg,
Laura Waksman, Taryn Webber and Sue Kamens.    

The After School Fun Program is not possible without parent volunteers. Some of us will be working on other school projects next year so we need additional volunteers to help run the After School Fun Program.  All of the planning is done by phone and email and does not require you to be at school during the day.  Please advise Rabbi Saposh (saposhs@ssdsrv.org) know if you can help. 

Have a great summer!

Our Schechter Family 

Mazal Tov    מזל טוב               

To Zoe Adams and her family on the occasion of her becoming a Bat Mitzvah.

To alumna Joanna Slusky and her family on her marriage to
David Gershkoff.Joanna is a postdoctoral fellow at Stockholm University. She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton and received a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the University of Pennsylvania.

To the following children of our staff members on the occasion of their graduation from various schools:
Hali Berber (Rhona's daughter) - Rutgers University Law School
Samantha Berber (Rhona's daughter) - Binghamton University
Sasha Brown (Linda's daughter) - MBA-Philadelphia University
Jason Galleid (Vera's son) - Ramapo College
Sarah Gutman (Dorit's daughter) - East Brunswick High School

Dan Hoizner (Sara's son) - College of Staten Island

Ravit Keren (Sari's daughter) - South Brunswick High School 

Ricki Maybruch (Sharon's daughter) George Washington University

Nicole Newton (Michelle's daughter) - Temple University

Jonathan Noah (Lori's son) - University of Arizona

Aimee Weiner (Sindy's daughter) - Binghamton University

Pam Weiner (Sindy's daughter) - Seton Hall University-Physician Asst.

And to our alumni and former students who are graduating from high school this year.  With pride in their accomplishments, we wish them success in their future endeavors: They are continuing their studies as follows:

Breverman, Asher - Drexel University

Bullock, Jake - Rutgers School of Engineering
Cappel, Tori - Montclair State University

Davidov, Andrew - University of Hartford

Donaghy, Shannon - College of New Jersey

Epstein, Allegra - Rutgers Mason Gross

Epstein, Nathaniel - University of Chicago

Findel, Kara - College of New Jersey

Fisch, Adam - Princeton University

Fliegelman, Oren - Princeton University

Granot, Adam - Aarvark Israel, Then Muhlenberg College 

Granot, Dean  - Aarvark Israel, Then Lehigh University
Gutman, Sarah - Montclair State University

Goldstein, Ruth - Rutgers University

Greenberg, Kira - Vassar College

Greenberg, Scott - Yale University

Gutowski, Emily - Rutgers University

Herniter, Ira - University of Maryland

Krinsky, Allison - University of Delaware                 

Listwa, Daniel - Columbia University

Mermelstein, Josh - Tufts University

Rosenberg, Josh - Yeshivat Shaarei Mevaseret Zion, Then Rutgers Univ.

Szteinbaum, Jesse - Florida State University

Talmud, Jesse - Nativ, Then Rutgers University

Vaysberg, Pavel - Rutgers University

Wang, Sam - Drexel University

Weg, Ethan - Muhlenberg College
Weinberg, Alex - American University 

And to the following SSDSRV graduates for their honors at

the Golda Och Academy graduation ceremony:

Valedictorian - Daniel Listwa

Salutatorian - Scott Greenberg

Todah Rabbah          תודה רבה

To Lisa Seidman for once again organizing our After School Fun Program.

To everyone who participated in EBJC/Schechter Shabbat on June 4.  Special thanks to Stacey Lampert, Shari Kessler, Anne Kroll, Taryn Webber and Gail Burnett for helping to organize this memorable Shabbat.  

From Lara Weisberg and her family to the entire Schechter community for the amazing support during the shiva period for Lara's father,

Herbert A. Moses.  The many kindnesses extended during this time will never be forgotten.  

Roster Update 

Please update your family roster to reflect:

Justin (K) - 732 387-2244

Tabitha (4) and Liam (1) - 222 North 4th Avenue (Lower Unit)
                                     Highland Park 08904