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Thank you to our tribute donors:
Debra and Peter Rettman in memory of Althea Stroum Z'L
Bill Hess in memory of Sam Owen Z'L for the Sam R Owen Sports Endowment Fund
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Thoughts on the Parasha in honor of Bracha Rutner
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Life Cycle
Mazal tov to Daniel Aaronson on his engagement!
Mazal tov to Ben and Ruthie Aaronson on the birth of their son
Mazal tov to the Aaronson and Oppenheimer families on the birth of their grandson (and nephew!)
Mazal tov to Kaden and David Oppenheimer on the birth of two grandchildren this week!
Mazal tov to Isaac and Talia Oppenheimer on the birth of their daughter
Mazal tov to Zach Grashin and Ella Slonim on marriage
Mazal tov to the Grashin and Slonim Families on the marriage of Zach and Ella
Mazal tov to Ivan Rothman and Elizabeth Sympson on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Danielle Rothman to Eliyahu Zaychick Mazal tov to Jeremy Sandler 2003 and
Tamera Farkas on their recent marriage!
Mazal tov to the Sandler and Farkas families on the marriage of their children!
Mazal tov to Gavriella Blaszka and Ben Toren 2004 on their engagement!
Mazal tov to the Toren and Blaszka-Goldwater families on the engagement of their children, Ben and Gavi.
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We wish a refuah shlemah to:
David Hyman
Mrs. Ida Fox
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Condolences
To Cynthia Stroum and Marsha Glazer and the entire Stroum Family on the loss of Althea Stroum z"l
To the family of Eric Landau z"l on his loss.
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Alumni Mazal Tovs:
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Send us your updates! We love hearing from our alumni!
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Save the Dates Now - June 1 - NYHS Student Art Exhibit at the Summit 4/3-7 - NYHS Sophomore Leadership Delegation to Washington DC - Class of 2015 Parent Party at the Greisman's Visit www.nyhs.net to view the full calendar including all our sporting events!
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Double Your Impact on NYHS
with Every Dollar You Donate Now Through June 30th Matched!
Thank you to the seven very generous donors who are offering all of us a chance to double the impact of our tzedakah by matching all donations to the Annual Fund up to $72,000 (4 x Chai)through June 30th!
Donate online or call Melissa Rivkin at 206-551-9322 cell or 206-232-5272 ext 515 office. Checks, stock transfers and cash are also wonderful ways to donate!
Thank you! Your investment in our school and young people is a true investment in faces of the future!
Shabbat shalom!
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New Student Applications
Click here for an application. The next deadline for new student applications is April 29th.
We are thrilled with the record number of applicants we have for the 2011-12 school year!
Our best advertising is you! Please let us know if you know a teen who would benefit from an NYHS education.
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NYHS Sophomore Leadership Delegation to Washington D.C.
scene from last year's trip
Mr. Kaufman, Ariella DeFunis and Rabbi Owen and fourteen members of the Sophomore class are anxiously anticipating their upcoming experience in our nation's capital. The group leaves Seattle on Sunday, April 3rd and returns on Thursday, April 7th. Highlights of the trip include: US Capitol tour, meeting with one of our Congressmen, US Holocaust Museum, Meeting with an AIPAC representative to learn about lobbying, Arlington Memorial, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the US Naval Observatory, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial and the National Mall, Washington Memorial, Kesher Israel, a Washington Wizards basketball game and more. Watch the website during the week of our trip for updates.
Shabbat shalom!
Rabbi Owen
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Class of 2014 Retreat 4/3-4/4 - Message from Rabbi Margolese
The ninth grade class has organized an overnight retreat at Camp Kalsman. The goal of the retreat is to enhance the connections among their classmates and to build a more unified group. The retreat will be chaperoned by NYHS teachers. We will leave on Sun morning, April 3rd at 9:30 a.m. from Seward Park and return on Monday April 4th. The cost of the retreat is $40. You may write checks payable to NYHS. Students will not have classes on Monday, April 4th. If you have questions please feel free to contact me at 206-232-5272 or rmargolese@nyhs.net.
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Final Week of 3rd Quarter!
by Milana Davydov 2012
This past week has been an absolutely exhausting week at NYHS! This week has been filled with tons of cramming for tests, readings, and assignments. The final bell on Friday afternoon let over a giant sense of relief for all students who have been working hard. It felt alleviating to kiss third quarter tests, readings, and assignments goodbye! The official last day of the third quarter is this Monday, - March 28th.
Friday morning incorporated special programming for various students. The seniors got a chance to attend Film Talks at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival. They viewed the film 'A Small Act', the story of a woman who sponsored a rural child in Kenya for $15 a term. She never expected to hear from the child and was surprised when he contacted her years later. He is a Harvard graduate and a human rights lawyer with the UN who now has started an organization to help educate the young people of Kenya. The story is a true story of often-tremendous impact one's seemingly small actions can have.
Also on Friday morning, there was special programming for sophomore and junior women with Bracha Rutner who is a yoetzet halacha, a female halachic (Jewish law) advisor and also a halacha teacher at Flatbush Yeshiva in New York. Read more...
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First Track Meet of the Season
by Rena Genauer 2011
This week was the first track meet for our Yeshiva team. While the sudden change in weather from sunny to rainy was disappointing, the team wasn't fazed. Everyone showed up strong and ran/jumped/threw their best. Josh Voss 2011 was the first Yeshiva student to run hurdles in over six years, and he placed first in the league! Andrew Orenstein 2012 ran a very impressive 400 meter run that landed him in third place. The girls presented a strong front as well. Shana Jacobson 2013 placed in the top 5 for the 100 meter dash, while Laurel Aaronson 2014 placed in the top two for both the mile and two mile. In addition, Rena Genauer 2011 placed first in Long Jump.
The next meet will be on Wednesday, March 30th, at West Seattle Stadium. We would love your support!
Josh Voss hurdling - photo courtesy of Rena Genauer 2011 |
Congratulations to all Dean's List Recipients
Dean's List -First Semester 2010-11
Overall Performance
Avi Amon 2012
Molly Dubow 2012
Adira Reback 2013
Elana Hasson 2014
Jamie Schwartz 2011
Jessica Schwartz 2013
Shmuel Treiger 2011
Josh Voss 2011
Torah Studies
Joey Becker 2011
Eliana Behar 2014
Daniel Cohen 2014
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Second Semester 2010
College Prep
Chaim Kohen 2010
Torah Studies
Avi Amon 2012
Avinoam Baral 2010
Overall Performance
Adira Reback 2013
Shmuel Treiger 2011
Yonah Reback 2010
Eliana Meyers 2013
Emily Rothman 2010
Dena Phillips 2012
Jessica Schwartz 2013
Jonah Kohen 2010
Hodaya Meyers 2014
Jamie Schwartz 2011
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Do you have an accordion?
We want to have live accordion music in the Spring Production, but we don't have an accordion! If you have an accordion you would be willing to lend the NYHS Drama department for the Spring Play, please contact Rebecca Polyakovsky at rpolyakovsky@nyhs.net. Thank you. |
Chords-The Music Club
Students... Do you play an instrument? If you do, join the all-new music club on Thursdays from 4-5 pm in the Beit Midrash.
Contact Adira Reback at adirareback@gmail.com if you are interested or want more information. |
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Photos of the Week
Golfers - Send us some photos for the Bulletin!
Thank you to parents, Leah Jacobson and Miriam Levy for volunteering at the first track meet of the season
Track team 2011 at their first meet last night - photo courtesy of Miriam Levy
Josh Friedland 2013 - photo courtesy of Regina Friedland
Track Backs - May be hard to see but some students got quite creative on the back of their sweatshirts!
Joey Becker 2011at the long jump - photo courtesy of Rena Genauer 2011
Yulia Chubotin, Art instructor with her class - photos courtesy of Karen Franke
Cooking a little of this and a little of that to get ready for Pesach!
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Yearbook Ads
Dear NYHS Family and Friends,
Thank you all for your great respond and support!
As a result of great interest for our yearbook ads, we got more pages, so
we still have room but it is limited!
Our deadline is rapidly approaching!
If you have any questions, please contact us at
yearbookstaff@nyhs.net
or for more information visit
http://yearbook-period-c.nyhs.net
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College, Yeshiva, Seminary & Israel Program Acceptances
Congratulations to our students: Elie Aboulafia 2011 - University of British Columbia, University of Oregon Jake Fein 2011- Hofstra University, Lev Hatorah, Yesodei Hatorah Joey Becker 2011 - University of Maryland, Computer Science Program at Chapman University, University of Washington Ashley Cohen 2011 - Drexel University, University of Massachusetts School of Nursing, Pace Honors, University of Connecticut, University of Washington Ben Spear 2011 - University of Denver, University of Washington Juliana Gamel 2011 - Western Washington University, Goucher College, Manhattanville College, University of Washington Rena Genauer 2011 -Shaalvim for Women, Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim, Michlalahm , University of Washington
AJ DeLeon 2011- Tulane University ,Ithaca College, New York University
Sarah Rossen 2011- Midreshet Tehillah, Baer Miriam, Tomer Devorah, Rutgers University and Stern College
Jamie Schwartz 2011 - Nativ Leadership, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Washington, Brandeis University
Ellie Silesky 2011 -University of the Redlands, Chapman University
Shmuel Treiger 2011 - McGill University, Mevasret, Gush, Otnie, Brandeis University
Josh Voss 2011 - University of Washington, Brandeis University
Yonah Reback 2010 - Johns Hopkins
Amir Hemmat 2009- Yeshiva University
Marina Garkavi 2009 - Brandeis University (transferred from Bar Ilan)
With their permission, we will list college acceptances in the E-Bulletin! |
College Corner
Click here for Financial Aid Information For up to date college counseling information and the calendar of upcoming college visits to NYHS, please visit www.nyhs.net and click on the link for College Counseling. |
Israel Counseling at NYHS
Click here for information on Israel Counseling at NYHS.
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Alumni Updates
Send them to Melissa Rivkin at mrivkin@nyhs.net
Click here for the first edition of the NYHS Alumni magazine! This is a compilation of updates that had previously been in the E-Bulletin. We will continue to add to it with new alumni updates! New updates still in process! Check back next week!
It was wonderful to have alumni Alicia Walls 2001, Jake Baker 2009 and Halen Baker 2010 stop in for a visit last week!
Alicia Walls 2003 -After graduating from NYHS in 2003, Alicia spent time in Israel at Midreshet Lindenbaum. She is currently a student at Seattle University working towards a degree in Sociology. She also works at Group Health and substitute teaches. Alicia is taking the next three months to work on a research project on gender roles in the subculture Steampunk community with Dr. Cohan of Seattle University. Alicia told us that she really understood the value of her NYHS education when she took a Philosophy class in college. She saw her peers having difficulty studying the material an noticed that they often took lots of notes but didn't know how to learn and process the material or come up with independent ideas. "It wasn't just the Judaic classes but also the general studies classes at Yeshiva that helped me learn how to learn and learn how to write."
Alicia Walls with Mr. Kaufman
Jake Baker 2009 and Jake Hanan 2012
Congratulations to Jake Baker 2009 (update from January below). Since we spoke to Jake back in January, he has gotten his private pilot's license! He can now fly a single engine, 200 horse power plane! He is working towards his instrument license. Jake is also the new treasurer of the Jewish Student Organization on campus!
Avinoam Baral 2010 just completed in the first Jerusalem Marathon this week! He was part of Team Tzvi from his school Eretz Hatzvi. They raised over $18000 for Tikvot, an Iraeli organization that helps soldiers and victims of terror through sports. Avinoam and his teammates have been training for the last 5 months! Congrats to Avinoam and his team! Can' t wait for the photos!
Micol and Rabbi Aaron Bayer and Koby, Adin and Gabriella Micol (Rubin)Bayer 1994 -After graduating from NYHS in 1994, Micol spent a year Israel before enrolling and graduating from Stern College in 1998. Micol did the BA/MA program at Stern where she received a BA in Jewish Studies and continued on to earn a Masters in Jewish History. She also minored in Art.
Today Micol is married to Rabbi Aaron Bayer and they 3 children, Gabriella(2), Adin (4 and a half), Koby (7). They live in Cleveland, Ohio where Micol owns her own design business. She specializes in custom made paper cuts and ketubot and all things Judaica. Check out her website at Micol Designs. Micol also teaches Art at the Fuchs Mizrahi School.
Micol says that her experience at the Yeshiva inspired her to incorporate Jewish text and learning into her art work. Micol nurtures her connection with NYHS, even from a distance by creating the beautiful honoree gifts for the dinner and auction.
Thank you Micol for speaking with us this week!
 Jake Baker 2009 is a sophomore at the University of North Dakota and is studying Aviation Management and UAS (Unmanned Aerial systems) Operations. Jake explains that Aviation Management is the business side of the aviation world and his degree requires one to get up to and including a commercial pilot's license. Jake is just one flight away from getting a private pilot's license which will allow Jake to fly alone, with passengers, internationally, as well as have many other privileges with an airplane. Jake however will be going a step further and will acquire his CFI license which will give him flight instructor status. After Jake gets his regular fixed wing (airplane) licenses, he will begin flying UAV's (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) which he is extremely excited to do!
Jake's university is the only civilian institution in the United States that offers a degree in UAS. In fact, Jake will be one of the first students without a military background to earn a degree in this pioneering field. Jake describes a not too distant future where cargo is flown by unmanned aircraft. According to Jake, Fed Ex is already exploring this option and the US government is allocating some 20 billion dollars for commercial UAS development. In some states, police already use such aircraft. We asked Jake about life on campus beyond academics. Jake told us that he is "definitely more active" in the tight knit Jewish community this year. He participates in planning shabbat dinners and helps organize Jewish events. There is only a small Jewish community at the University and they get support from the local synagogue in the area. Jake says that he has had many experiences with people who had never met a Jew before. Jake goes on to say, "I love having the opportunity to share my religion with people, many of whom have never met another Jew before me. Despite this, I haven't experienced any anti-semitism or anti-Israel sentiment on campus. If anything, people are curious and very supportive. The only negative feedback I can give about the University of North Dakota is that it gets ridiculously cold in the winters. If you plan on visiting North Dakota... bring a Parka!" Jake continues to tell us that he feels that NYHS fully prepared him for the college atmosphere, academically and socially. "I feel ahead of my peers in discussion classes and just generally in the area of forming a solid argument. At the Yeshiva, I learned how to form an effective and logical argument to back up my position. Also, the Jewish values, cultural understanding and moral standards that Yeshiva has taught me have only been a positive influence and have helped shaped the person I am today. I am proud and honored to have been a student of Northwest Yeshiva High School." Thank you to Jake for taking the time to share his experiences with us. 
Jake visits Level 5 Gemorah class
Benjy Balint 1994 is on a two-month fellowship with the Middle East Fellowship of the International Journalists' Program. Benjy is one of 7 Israeli journalists chosen for the program in Germany. He's writing for the weekly Die Zeit newspaper in Hamburg. Click here for the latest review of his book, Running Commentary.
Ben Siscovick 1999 works as an early stage venture capitalist in NYC at IA Ventures (www.iaventurepartners.com) and is married to a wonderful woman and supremely talented entrepreneur/jewelry designer, Jenny Klatt Siscovick (www.jemmawynne.com).
After graduating from NYHS in 1999, Ben spent a year at Yeshivat Hakotel in Jerusalem before attending the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his B.A. in Philosophy and Economics. After graduating from UPenn, Ben began his career as a web entrepreneur and founding partner at D202 - a full service web development and consulting firm focused on online communities and social networks. After leaving D202, Ben worked as junior investment banker at Allen & Company and Barclays Capital after which he earned his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
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Rabbi Marc Angel to speak at EB this shabbat, 3/27
The National Yiddish Theatre-Foksbiene in a program"The Magical World of Yiddish Song", 3/27 at the SJCC. Visit www.sjcc.org for info.
Check out www.seattlencsy.com for up to the minute NCSY news. Basaar Fest on 3/27! Visit www.seattlekollel.org for up to the minute Kollel programming Check out www.jewishinseattle.org for up to date info. on all things Jewish happening! |
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