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Honor or memorialize a loved one by sending a tribute from NYHS. Just make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one and let us know to whom we should send a personalized tribute card.
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Thank you to our tribute donors:
In honor of Jamie Schwartz's Graduation
Ella and Eitan Toker
In honor of Jessica Schwartz
Ella and Eitan Toker
In memory of Esther Nechamah Margolese z"l:
Etzion and Marlene Genauer
Shoshi, Michael and Matan Bilavsky
Sharon and Paul Karrer
Deanne and Don Etsekson
Michele and Andrew Appelbaum
Lisa and Norman Behar
Jack DeLeon
Debra and Peter Rettman
Bayla and Louis Treiger
Michelle Haston
In memory of Becky Mezistrano a"h
Dr. Barry and Marcy Bockow
Phong Do and Minh Khue Dang
Ruth Sassoon
Michele and Andrew Appelbaum
Jack DeLeon
Deanne and Don Etsekson
Bayla and Louis Treiger
Debra and Peter Rettman
Lee and Bahram Cohanim
The Friedland Family
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Thoughts on the Parasha sponsored in honor of the engagement of Kenneth Sinclair to Yoheved Sacks by Shirley Korman and David Sinclair
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Life Cycle
Mazal tov to:
Leah and Jamison Russ on the birth of their daughter
Kenneth Sinclair 2003 on his engagement to Kohava Sacks
Gavriela Golden 2007 on her recent engagement! ______________
We wish a refuah shlemah to:
Nina Garkavi 2006
Dale Behar
Mrs. Ida Fox
Ruth Sassoon Ann Weinberg
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Graduation Mazal Tovs
Elisheva Goldberg 2006 on her graduation from U. Penn
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Condolences
To Julia Jerusalmi and the entire extended Jerusalmi on the loss of Sabetai Jerusalmi a"h
To Dr. Joe and the entire extended Mezistrano Family on the loss of Becky Mezistrano z"l
To Rabbi Yona Margolese and his family on the loss of his mother, Esther Nechama Margolese z"L
To the Morhaime family on the loss of Isaac Morhaime A"H
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 - 6/1 - NYHS Student Art Exhibit at the Summit 5/31 - Spring Production encore performance of Between Heaven and Earth, 7:30 pm at the Summit on First Hill 6/1 - Merit Award Ceremony at NYHS, 1 pm 6/2 - Gourmet Food and Dessert Auction at the home of Julie and Joe Greene 6/15 - Class of 2011 Graduation, 7:30 pm at SBH 6/26 - Dor L'Dor Legacy Society Brunch at the home of Susie and Victor Alhadeff Visit www.nyhs.net to view the full calendar including all our sporting events!
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Spring Production Encore Performance is May 31st -Between Heaven and Earth  If you missed last night's stellar performance, don't fret! Catch the encore this Tuesday at the Summit Click here to secure your place early as seating is limited! Tuesday, May 31 at 7:30 pm Yiddish Stories of I.L. Peretz, adapted for stage by Scott H. Davis Starring Cast: Amos Boldor, Zev Behar, Kalman Clement, Ben Golden, David Kintzer, Mira Klein, Suzie Steinberg, Naomi Steinberg, Jessica Schwartz, Ilana Polack (Stage Manager) |
Congratulations to Class of 2011 Valedictorians:
Jamie Schwartz 2011 and Shmuel Trieger 2011
Congratulations to our the Washington State Honors Award Winners:
AJ DeLeon
Rena Genauer 2011
Josh Voss 2011
Jamie Schwartz 2011
Ben Spear 2011
Shmuel Treiger 2011
Washington State Honors Awards are given by the to the top 10% of all Washington State seniors as determined by combined SAT scores and gpa. Way to go seniors!
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NYHS MERIT AWARDS- An NYHS Tradition
Message from Rabbi Owen
The excitement is building as we usher in the next few weeks of end of year activities and events. We will be marking milestones, achievements, endings and beginnings. Next week is our annual Merit Award Ceremony. The NYHS Student Merit Awards were established to recognize students' outstanding achievements. Awards will be presented at a school assembly on June 1st at 1 pm at NYHS. Click here for the award recipients. Each recipient will receive a certificate, a cash award and a commemorative book in the subject discipline. We invite friends and family to join us at this special event. There will be a dessert reception following the ceremony. Please rsvp to Melissa Rivkin if you can attend.
To determine award recipients, the selection committee conducts a nomination process followed by a selection process. In the nomination process, nominees are procured by the committee for each award based on each award's criteria. These considerations are award-specific and include: excellence in a discipline judged by grades and positive participation (Academic Awards), quality of breadth and depth of the impact of a student's service (Community Service Award) and a student's consistent effort towards helping others (Chesed Award).
The selection committee is comprised of the two Deans and other administrators and instructors. The committee chooses between nominees and its decisions are also based on the following considerations:
· Even if nominated for multiple awards, a student may receive only one Merit Award per year (with very limited exceptions).
· All students are eligible with the exception of those seniors who will be receiving special awards at graduation.
· When comparing two equal candidates, priority is given to older students.
Merit Awards are sponsored by donors who often dedicate an award in honor or in memory of a loved one. We appreciate our Merit Award donors and all our donors. If you have any further questions about Merit Awards or the selection process, please contact Rabbi Owen at (206) 232-5272 x521 or at rowen@nyhs.net. If you are interested in sponsoring a Merit Award, please contact Melissa Rivkin at (206) 232-5272 x515 or at mrivkin@nyhs.net.
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Please donate today and 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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Host families needed for the 2011-12 school year.
If you are interested in hosting a student and/or would like more information, please contact Rabbi Margolese at
rmargolese@nyhs.net.
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Lag Ba'Omer Field Day and History of the Upcoming Gourmet Food and Desert Auction By Milana Davydov 2012 
This past Monday, students and faculty enjoyed a yearly tradition by participating in the Lag Ba'Omer field day. Students and staff walked down to Islander park for a morning and afternoon full of sports, games, socializing, and a BBQ lunch! What a wonderful way to start off the week and celebrate Lag Ba'Omer! Joe and Julie Green, parents of Rena 2013 and Binny 2012, will graciously be opening up their home to host the annual Gourmet Food and Desert Auction, on Thursday June 2nd. NYHS class of 1997 alumna Francine Birk is chairing this event. In order to learn about the origins of this unique event, I contacted Mrs. Leya Moskowitz. Mrs. Moskowitz has been involved with this project for Northwest Yeshiva for many years. "Initially this was started as a small event to raise money for the school. It was very communally based. At the beginning the auction only included deserts, and as the years went on the community decided that it would be a fun idea to add gourmet food as well. The more food items that were being auctioned off, the more fun people had at the event." says Mrs. Moskowitz. She mentioned that in the beginning, this event was usually done in the winter, but as time went on, scheduling the event a few days before Shavuot brought more people to the event - people loved being able to have delicious deserts for the upcoming holiday. It truly began to become an event that people saved on their calendar. She also mentioned that "the very first year this event was organized, we raised $750. A few years later down the line we raised close to $11,000. Never did anyone think that this event would be able to raise that much money." Mrs. Moskowitz also says that "it is wonderful to see one of my students and one of Rabbi Moskowitz's students - Francine Birk - chair this event. It really shows how this event is dependent it is on the members of the community.Many of the auctioneers that we had back in the day always return to help out with this event. It really is fantastic." Mrs. Moskowitz emphasized that one of the best parts of the auction is that " It really shows how much people want to support the school, while getting good food too!" Thank you Mrs. Moskowitz for helping keep the spirit of the NYHS Gourmet Food and Desert Auction alive! Another special thanks to Francine Birk who is once again chairing the upcoming Gourmet Food and Desert Auction. I also found out that the committee for this event includes alumni parents, Leah Gladstein and Joy Maimon, alumnae Anna-Aliza Rosenbaum and new parent, Zoe Goldeshtein. Thank you to all the community cooks who are cooking in support of NYHS! And finally, a giant thank you to Joe and Julie Greene who will be opening up their home to host this event! We hope to see you all on Thursday June 2nd at 6:00 PM. Buy delicious treats and support Yeshiva! This event is not one to be missed! Once again, a giant thank you to everyone who is contributing to make this event possible. Your contributions to the school have made an enormous difference for all the students at Northwest Yeshiva High School and we are grateful. Did you miss the drama department's production of Between Heaven and Earth on last night at The Erickson Theatre? That's alright! Be sure to come to the encore performance at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 31st at The Summit at First Hill. We hope to see you all come out and support our young actors and actresses. Have a restful weekend and a wonderful Shabbat! Shabbat Shalom! |
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Photos of the Week
Check these photos out from last night's play, Between Heaven and Earth!
Congrats to all involved with the production with a special shout out to our actors:
Amos Boldor 2014, Suzie Steinberg 2012, Naomi Steinberg 2012, Kalman Clement 2013, David Kintzer 2013, Zev Behar 2013 and Ben Golden!
Congratulations to drama instructor Rebecca Polyakovsky for putting on a fantastic performance.
Come to the encore performance on Tuesday, May 31st at the Summit - 7:30 pm
   
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Elie Aboulafia places #2 in the State Golf Championship
Click here for the MI Patch article
Coach Drew Artiaga with Elie Aboulafia 2011
Congratulations to all:
2011 League Champion (boys team): Bear Creek
2011 League Champion (individual boy): Will Stansell (Bear Creek)
2011 League Champion (individual girl): Kimberly Brumfield (Rainier Christian)
2011 League MVP: Will Stansell (Bear Creek) 2011 1st Team All-League: Elie Aboulafia (NWYHS), Gannon McCahill (Bear Creek), Josh Schireman (Rainier Christian), Jake Imam (Bear Creek), John Hoyum (Crosspoint), Ricky Olson (Bear Creek).
2011 Coach of the Year: Drew Artiaga
2011 Sportsmanship Award: NYHS
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Track and Field -On to State
Congrats to all team members on a great season! Laurel Aaronson 2012 is representing NYHS at State in the 3200 today. Good luck Laurel! 
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NYHS Students to Be Honored by the Friendship Circle
Raphi Kintzer 2011, David Kintzer 2013 and Yoni Kintzer 2015 and their parents, Jane Becker and Jason Kintzer to be honored at the 6th Annual Friendship Dinner on June 12th! We congratulate the Kintzers on their service to our community!
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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, Santa Clara University, University of Washington 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, University of Washington
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, Bar Ilan 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
Alex Behar 2010 - Yeshiva University
Albert Mezistrano 2010- Yeshiva University
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)
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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! 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
Nicki Etsekson 2010 and Talia Etsekson 2013
Nicki Etsekson 2010 is back from her first year at Tulane. Nicki had a great freshman year and loves Tulane and New Orleans. Nicki feels that she was very well prepared for academic life on campus. She made the Dean's List both semesters. On campus, she is active in a variety of Jewish organizations. This year she was a member of the Tulane Jewish Leaders (TJL) through Hillel. She also participated in the Sinai Scholars program of Jewish learning. Next fall, she will serve on the board of the campus Chabad House. Nicki told us that close to half her freshmen class is Jewish and that there is a vibrant Jewish vibe on campus. Tulane has a kosher kitchen at Hillel and both the Chabad and Hillel provide lively shabbat meals and programming.
She has decided to major in Public Health and told us that Tulane is the oldest institution in the US offering such degrees. She hasn't decided on a career yet but has plenty of time to explore the many options.
Thank you Nicki for catching up with us!
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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Community Events:Community Events:
Sunday, June 5 - Gerard Schwartz at the JCC -A Legacy for the Future, 5:30 pm - visit www.sjcc.org For all things NCSY, visit www.seattlencsy.com - Spring Regionals May 27-29! 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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