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Thank you to our tribute donors:
Jack DeLeon and AJ DeLeon wishing Sheldon Steinberg a refuah shlemah
Miriam and Elie Levy and Family wishing Sheldon Steinberg a refuah shlemah
Debra and Peter Rettman in memory of David Hyman
Debra and Peter Rettman wishing Ruth Sassoon a refuah shlemah
Jack DeLeon and AJ DeLeon in memory of Phillip Katzman z"l
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 by Rabbi and Shirley Fox wishing you all a meaningful and joyous Pesach!
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Life Cycle
Mazal tov to Ivan Rothman and Elizabeth Sympson on the marriage of their daughter, Danielle Rothman to Eliyahu Zaychick ______________
We wish a refuah shlemah to:
Mrs. Ida Fox
Ruth Sassoon Ann Weinberg
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Condolences
To Ruth Hyman and the Hyman family on the loss of David Hyman z"l
To Rabbi Fox and family on the loss of his uncle Phillip Katzman z"l
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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Save the Dates Now - June 1 - NYHS Student Art Exhibit at the Summit 4/17-27 - Pesach vacation 5/26 - Spring Drama Producation at the Erickson Theater, 7 pm 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!
Thank you to all who answered the call so far!
To join them, 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!
Phone a Thon Volunteers - Big Thank you to all!
Rabbi Fox, Rodney Blumenstein, Joyce Phillips, Deanne Etsekson, Zoe Goldeshtein, Michele Appelbaum and Jane Orenstein (not pictured)
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New Student Applications
Click here for an application. The next deadline for new student applications is April 29th.
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SHA Teachers Visit NYHS - A Message from Rabbi Chaim Weiss
This week we were thrilled to have two faculty members from the Seattle Hebrew Academy (SHA), Rebecca Feuer and Nomi Winderbaum on campus. They spent Wednesday afternoon with NYHS teachers from each of our academic departments and we had an opportunity to share some of the curricular goals, methods and procedures used in our classes. NYHS teachers highlighted some of the ways we support students with special needs. We were also able to discuss ways in which we can best support students transitioning from middle school into high school.
It was a wonderful to have Nomi and Rebecca on campus. They received a warm reception from many SHA alumni, their former students! It was also a great opportunity to strengthen the relationships between the support staff at SHA and our staff. Additionally, Nomi and Rebecca observed many of our classes. I believe this gave them a sense of how classes are run. This will assist them in preparing middle school students for the transition to high school.
Thank you again to Nomi and Rebecca and SHA for their support in forging a tighter bond between our schools which will help us better serve our students.
Rebecca Feuer 1997 and Fransisco Gonzalez 2014
Nomi Winderbaum with a few of her former students from SHA
Mrs. Hess and Ms. Winderbaum
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Time for Pesach Vacation!
by Milana Davydov 2012
It is time once again to make sure that all that chametz is out of your house, and that everything is sparking clean for Pesach! After a long stretch between winter break and now, students, teachers, and faculty are relieved to have a relaxing, long break! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Chametz Food Drive this week! All this week we collected chametz for the food bank - thank you to everyone who drop off your packaged, non-perishable food items in the lobby bin.
Wednesday, students viewed the much anticipated Purim (now Pesach) video filmed and produced by the level 5 and senior men. This year's upperclassmen did a spectacular job upholding the NYHS tradition of putting on a wonderful presentation in honor of the holiday. The Purim/Pesach video had the school audience laughing from beginning to end. Packed with inside jokes, silly acting, and bloopers, the NYHS men did not disappoint! Special thanks to Ben Spear (2011) who took the time and effort to film and then compile this wonderful and memorable project for the entire school to enjoy!
Thank you to everyone who remembered to bring in checks for school sweatshirts. We are so excited for students to have matching school apparel!
Have a restful weekend, a wonderful Shabbat and a meaningful and joyous Pesach!
Shabbat Shalom!
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NYHS Senior -Jamie Schwartz 2011 to Receive the Max Block Award
Each year since 1959, the AJC Seattle Regional Office, in conjunction with the family of Max Block, has presented this prestigious award to high school juniors and seniors in recognition of their contributions to promoting positive human relations and fostering a better understanding for all people, as demonstrated by their activities in their school and in their community.
AJC Student Human Relations Program
May 5, 2011 - 7 pm at the SJCC
For more information and to rsvp, click
here.
Congratulations to Jamie and her family!
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NYHS Sophomore Leadership Delegation to Washington D.C. (photos courtesy of Joel Jacobs 2013)
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Calling ALL NYHS Students and Teens - A Message from Student Council President, Juliana Gamel 2011 - Paint Out Hate
Join us and Jewish teens across the state on Sunday, May 1st for a day of service to the community. This year's theme is "Paint Out Hate" and we will be painting out graffiti all over the Greater Seattle area. We (NYHS) have been the target of messages of hate sprayed onto our building and we know the damage that graffiti can do to our spirit. We also learned the power of uniting to combat these messages. Let's unite again and paint out hate across our community.
Students - you must register online by clicking here . Sunday, May 1 1:15- 5pm Meet at the SJCC |
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
Joey Becker 2011
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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The Spring Production is Coming-May 26th at the Erickson Theater
Check out our Wish List!
Wooden arm chair (that you are ready to get rid of, or don't mind us painting gold!)
Large white sheets and/or table cloths (that you don't need back!)
Latex paint
2 wood blocks (percussion instrument)
accordion
scrap wood (contact Mrs. Polyakovsky for specifics)
painting supplies (tray, rollers, plastic tarps)
White woman's suit (jacket & skirt)
5 white graduation robes/gowns
& 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. |
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Photos of the Week
Milana Davydov 2012 and Andrew Orenstein 2012
Ilana Polack 2013 and Halle Friedland 2013
Mr. Court with alumni Ephraim Adatto 2010 and Yehuda Azose 2009 and Ashley Cohen 2011-
Sweatshirts are here! Jamie Schwartz 2011 and Sarah Varon 2011 show off the design. To order one, contact Sarah Varon. $15 each!
Molly Dubow with Mrs. Ariella Margolese in cooking class this week- The theme...chametz and a little bit of this and a little bit of that ... plenty of yummy treats made their way around school!
Sarah Lizer 2012 making art
Cooking class sampling the pizza, frosted cookies, challah brei, garlic toast and more!
Zelle Rettman 2010 was back on campus today! Here she is seen with Ashley Cohen 2011 and Sarah Varon 2011.
Zelle is a freshman at Brandeis.
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College, Yeshiva, Seminary & Israel Program Acceptances
Want to know where they will end up? Come to graduation on June 15th! Congratulations to our students: Elie Aboulafia 2011 - University of British Columbia, University of Oregon, University of Wisconsin Avi Behar 2011 - Lev HaTorah, Yeshiva University Jake Fein 2011- Hofstra University, Lev Hatorah, Yesodei Hatorah, Yeshiva University, Goucher College 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, New York University Ben Spear 2011 - University of Denver, University of Washington, JTS/Columbia University, George Washington University, Pitzer, Brandeis University Juliana Gamel 2011 - Western Washington University, Goucher College, Manhattanville College, University of Washington, Syracuse University Rena Genauer 2011 -Shaalvim for Women, Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim, Michlalahm , University of Washington
AJ DeLeon 2011- Tulane University ,Ithaca College, New York University,
Raphi Kintzer 2011 - Brandeis University, Goucher College, University of Denver
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, Western Washington University, Franklin and Marshall University
Shmuel Treiger 2011 - McGill University, Mevasret, Gush, Otniel, Brandeis University, Yeshiva University
Sarah Varon 2011 - Stern College, Midreshet HaRova
Josh Voss 2011 - University of Washington, Brandeis University, New York University, University of Southern California
Avinoam Baral 2010 - UCLA, New York 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 Juniors and Parents of Juniors- Click here for Lauren Dean's Information for Juniors sent this week! Upcoming College Rep Visits: May 10th - 1:30 pm - Muhlenberg College 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!
Click here to read about Ruby Antolin and Zach Grashin in the JT News
This time of year is always special but even more so because we are priviledged to be visited by our alumni as they come home for Pesach. This week was no exception. Zelle Rettman 2010, Danny Medved 2010, Ephraim Adatto 2010, Yehuda Azose 2009 and Avraham Young 2009 were all on campus!
Avraham Young 2009 was a frequent visitor on campus this week and we had the opportunity to catch up with him. Avraham is in his second year at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh (KBY) in Israel. Avraham told us about the rigorous and intense learning schedule at his yeshiva. He wakes daily before 7 am and spends most of the day and evening learning intensely. His fellow students come mostly from the United States, but there are also many from across the globe including from South Africa, Canada, Israel, Australia, and England. Avraham rooms with two Israelis and another American. Many shiurim at KBY are in Hebrew and he says his Hebrew language skills are pretty good thanks to Orit Maizel Ray!
Over the past year and a half Avraham feels he has gone through "miles of growth". Although many students came to KBY with a stronger skill set, through his motivation and hard work, Avraham has accomplished a lot. He also credits his NYHS rabbis and teachers for helping him become a "clear and logical thinker". "I gained the ability to analyze things critically which helped me formulate clear distinctions in learning."
Avraham has had the opportunity to travel around Israel with KBY and visit with other NYHS alumni. Adam Polack recently made aliya and entered an ulpan to learn Hebrew at the kibbutz just next door to KBY. For about five months, Adam Polack came to KBY to study with Avraham Young 2009 and Yehuda Azose 2009 (also at KBY).They learned parts of Masechtot Sanhedrin and Shevuos with Adam. On top of that, Avraham and Yehuda learned all of Masechet Makos with Adam, and Adam made a siyum a couple of days before he entered the Israeli Army!
Ephraim Adatto 2010 visiting from Israel for Pesach where he is studying this year at Derech Etz Chaim. Here he is with former Marilyn Meyer, Sarah Varon and Juliana Gamel
Click here for Aaron Katsman's (1988) article Financial Aliyah in the Jewish 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 completed in the first Jerusalem Marathon last 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!
Avinoam Baral 2010 at the Finish Line
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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