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Thank you to our tribute donors:
In memory of Robert Johnston Z"L
Lea and Kevin Hanan
Mathias and Ezra Cohanim
Ruth Sassoon
In memory of Saul Shapiro Z"L
Ruth Sassoon
In memory of Ida Fox Z"L
Ann, Alan, Nina and Gabrielle Breen
Eva and Eli Genauer
Michele, Andrew, Josh and Julia Appelbaum
Julia Jerusalmi
Jane, Mark, Andrew & Aaron Orenstein
Ella &Eitan Toker
Sheldon, Irene, Suzie & Naomi Steinberg
Michelle Haston
Steve Baral
Avishai Baral
Avinoam Baral
Lisa &Norman Behar
Helene, Isaac, Solly & Elyse Behar
Michelle Almoslino
Susan, Michael, Jessica & Joey Becker
Bill Hesse
Lea & Kevin Hanan
Deanne, Don, Josh, Nicki & Talia Etsekson
Bayla & Louis Treiger
Ruth Sassoon
Ellis, Janice and Reena Cohen
Jack & AJ DeLeon
Regina Friedland
Joyce & Saul Rivkin
Rivy Kletenik, Maria Erlitz, Shoshi Bilavsy, Rabbi Skaist, Rabbi Charyton, Rabbi Rob Toren & Amy Amiel
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Life Cycle
Condolences:
Sincere condolences to Craig Owens and the entire Owens family on the loss of Terry Owens. Please to read a beautiful tribute to Terry Owens by Tammy Owens (Terry's sister-in-law and mother of Makena Owens 2011)
Sincere condolences to Aimee Johnston and the Johnston family on the loss of Robert Johnston A"H
Mazal tov to:
Gavriela Golden 2007 and Daniel Nomanim on their upcoming marriage.
David and Rivka Kohn on the birth of a son
Gigi and Wolf Kohn on the birth of a grandson
Dalia and Jeff Amon on the bar mitzvah of their son, Ophir
Dr. Menachem and Judy Maimon on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Sophie
Rabbi Alex and Chana Twersky on the birth of their daughter, Rivka Twersky Rabbi David and Tzippy Twersky on the birth of a granddaughter in Israel
Josh Willner and Piera Miller on their recent marriage
The Willner and Miller families on the marriage of their children, Josh and Piera
Laura Hirsch and Moshe Kamhaji on their recent marriage
The Hirsch and Kamhaji on the marriage of their children Laura and Moshe
Rabbi Yehudah and Shaindel Bresler on the birth of a son
Alaina Levitt 1999 on her engagement to Jordan Vitta
Rabbi Yosef Oppenheimer 1999 and his wife, Daniela, on being selected recipients of the Kesser Torah award in Stanton Island
We wish a refuah shlemah to:
Nina Garkavi 2006
Ruth Sassoon
Ann Weinberg
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Graduation Mazal Tovs
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NYHS
e-Bulletin
December 16, 2011
21 Kislev, 5772
Shabbat Shalom | |
Students at Northwest Yeshiva High School Define American
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Save the Dates December 17-January 13 - Shoe Drive at NYHS December 17 - NYHS Homecoming game at SHA, 6:45 pm Women v. Orting, 8 pm Men vs. Orting December 19 - Evening of Talent, 7 pm at the SJCC December 22 - School is out at 12:15 pm for winter break January 3 - School resumes January 27-29 - NYHS Shabbaton February 26, 2012 - Dinner and Auction - Save the Date now! Click Click here to view the full calendar.
Click here for our sports calendar.
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Thank you Samis
We are grateful to the Samis Foundation for all that they do to ensure Jewish continuity and enhance Jewish education opportunities. At the SHA Gala on December 4th, Samis trustee, Rabbi David Twersky announced two surprise cash gifts in memory of Rabbi Dr. William H. Greenberg. Rabbi and Mrs. Moskowitz were the recipients of these gifts!
Check out these two articles.
Samis Foundation Awards Surprise to Master Educators in the MI Patch and Two Educators Celebrate an Anniversary with a Surprise Award in the JT News
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Thank yous
Thank you to our fabulous Judaic staff for hosting our students for Shabbat dinner tonight.
Thank you to Julie and Joe Greene (1983) for hosting our students for an Oneg tonight.
Thank you to Jack DeLeon and Miriam and Dr. Elie Levy 1983 for chairing the Chanukah Kids' Carnival last Sunday.Thank you to Michael Bilavsky for his gift of music at the Carnival. He'd love to perform at your simcha. Contact him at michael_bilavsky@yahoo.com. Thank you to Sharon Katzevman who joined us at the carnival too.
Thank you to Tami Rogers for creating our Auction Buzz newsletter.
Thank you to Michele Appelbaum and Raniel Hasson for working the Carnival.
Thank you to our amazing student volunteers for putting on the Carnival.
We are sorry if we missed you. Please let us know if we left you off inadvertently so we can correct our error next week.
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15 Days... Make a tax-deductible donation today and get the full benefit from your end-of-year support of NYHS "Jewish education is the strategic plan for the Jewish community"  Class of 2012 Invest in the Jewish Future - Give to NYHS today We invite you to join us once again this year and make a gift to the NYHS Annual Fund and be a part of ensuring an enduring Jewish future. Giving is easy:
- Call 206-232-5272 ext 515 or 206-551-9322 and talk to Melissa Rivkin
- Send in a check or credit card gift
Thank you for your vital support of NYHS.
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 Evening of Talent
We hope you will join us on Monday evening, December 19th, 7:00 p.m. at the Stroum Jewish Community Center for our 19th annual Evening of Talent. Most of the NYHS student body (and a fair number of faculty and staff) will be represented either by actual performances or by students offering their time and effort back stage.
Our students would love to look out from the stage and see the bleachers packed with an appreciative audience. Please join us and lend your support to NYHS and our students! We look forward to seeing you.
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Kashrut Speaker Rabbi Jenkins Visits NYHS!
by Milana Davydova 2012
This past Tuesday, Northwest Yeshiva High School students got the privilege of listening to Rabbi Jenkins come in and talk to us about Kashrut. Rabbi Jenkins started out by talking about how important Kashrut is in general in Judaism. He then got into specifics such as the laws of Kashrut regarding gum, Gatorade, and Oreos. He emphasized how important it is to understand what goes into food so we can exactly recognize why we can't eat them. Rabbi Jenkins also talked about the Kashrut laws that revolve around eating bugs and provided a practical example with eating berries. He finished his lecture on a humorous note after a student asked him whether or not paper goods could be kosher.
He laughed at the question and noted that companies that place a Kosher symbol on their paper goods are silly. Rabbi Jenkins said: "it is analogous to water that has a Kosher sign. What's the point?" All in all, it is safe to say that students enjoyed the opportunity to learn about Kashrut in a non-classroom environment. Thank you Rabbi Jenkins for coming in and sharing your knowledge with our school!
This week was also packed with games for our boys JV basketball team, as well as the men's and women's varsity teams. Read ahead for Grace Almo's comments and highlights on the game! We hope to see you all this Saturday night at SHA against Orting High School. Women will play at 6:45 PM and men will play at 8:15 PM.
Make sure to mark your calendars for the annual NYHS talent show next Monday night at the JCC. Every year there are various creative, funny, and unique acts at the talent show! This is an event you won't want to miss!
Have a restful weekend, and a wonderful Shabbat!
Shabbat Shalom!
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Another Busy Basketball Week
by Grace Almo 2013
Please click here for a complete basketball schedule.
This week, the men's basketball team had three games, and the women's team had two! On Tuesday, all of our teams went out to Kirkland to play against Puget Sound Adventist. The JV men's game started out late because the referees didn't show up. Keith Grate, the boy's coach, stepped up to the plate and was the referee with coach from PSA. Shawn Sobel, Junior, acted in Keith place as if he were the coach. Raffy Naim, our exchange student from Italy, helped lead the JV team to victory. Albert Hanan-freshman made good shots at crucial points in the game. And best of all the men played great defense. They played a great game and won! The women took the court with the right mindset and read to play. Without outstanding defense and persistence, the women succeeded as they played great offense as well. They made great passes, and made open shots. Ilana Greenberg, and Julia Owen, both had a high score of 14 points. Milana Davydov, top scorer of the night had 17 points! After playing hard, the final score was 49-29. On Wednesday night, JV men played against Mt. Rainier Lutheran High. It was a hard fought game, as we were ahead in the beginning. Then in the last three minutes, we were in foul trouble. The other team made their free throws, and we lost in the last three minutes! On Thursday night, the women played against Bishop Blanchet C Team. Last time we played them the majority of our team was missing and we lost a close game. This time we came out with strong defense and riveting offense. Elana Hasson, sophomore, was amazingly fast, took many fast breaks, and scored 10 points. Julia Owen had a great game as she hit many shots from the outside, and posted up inside; she was the highest scorer with 17 points. We won with the final score of 49-27. That same night Men's Varsity played against Eastside prep. In the first and second quarters the game was really close between the teams, with points in the single digits. With fantastic defense the men pulled ahead and kept their lead. David Kintzer, Shuey Straussman, and Tui Cohanim all had 12 points. Tui also had many rebounds. David had great assists, and the men won the game by 30 points! Please join us the Saturday night for "homecoming" as alumni, perspective students, students, and teachers come to watch our games vs. Orting. The Woman's game will be at 6:45 pm, and the Men's game 8:15, in between the games there will be complementary pizza. Tuesday night next week we will be playing vs. Mt. Rainer Lutheran-a league game to finish off the first half of the season. Men's JV will be at 4:30, Women's varsity at 6:00 PM, and Men's Varsity at 7:30 PM.
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Do you know of a teen who could benefit from an NYHS education?
We know that word of mouth is the best way to reach prospective students and families. Tell your family and friends to check NYHS out! Contact Rabbi Margolese at rmargolese@nyhs.net
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Senior, Ben Golden made this short video for our Open House. In his words, NYHS is a school but so much more!
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The Auction-We need your help
2/26/2012
Click here to donate items/services.Check out the weekly Auction Buzz news for up-to-date auction info. Thank you to Tami Rogers for creating the Buzz! Thank you to this week's auction donors and procurers:
Steven Baral
Rabbi David Twersky
Audrey CovnerRabbi and Sarah Brody
Ms. Ashley ThirkillDebra Rettman
Kevin and Debbie HalelaRead about a very exciting auction item in the next Auction Buzz this Sunday.
Vacation spots, condos/timeshares, kosher wines, unique experiences, gift certificates for services, housewares, kosher food, air miles and more...
Please help by donating and/or procuring auction items or services today!
Click here for a procurement form or donate online at www.nyhsauction.com.
The success of our auction depends on the combined efforts of many. Play a part today!
Thank you to all who have joined our committee. Email Melissa Rivkin at mrivkin@nyhs.net to join the fun. There is something for everyone!
Click here to read about our very dedicated honorees Iris and Steven Schwartz and don't forget to save the date for our Gala Dinner and Auction, Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Downtown Seattle.
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College News:
We will share news of our students' acceptances to colleges and Israel programs with their permission only!
Ben Golden: U of North Dakota
Molly Dubow: Tulane
Nick Alkan: U of Oregon, Western, Washington State
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Visit www.collegeboard.org to learn more about colleges and universities and the application process. Visit the NYHS college counseling page. |
Israel Counseling
We are in the midst of Israel Counseling season. Please click here to see our upcoming visits. |
Alumni UpdatesAlumni - Where are you now? Let us know by sending us an update.
Send them to Melissa Rivkin at mrivkin@nyhs.net
Alumni - Reconnect with NYHS this Month -4 Events for You
Esther (Cohen)Varon 2007 stopped in this week as she is in town for alumnae Gavriela Golden's wedding. Esther graduated from Yeshiva University with a degree in English Literature. She plans to pursue a career in publishing. She and her husband are living in Brooklyn.
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Congratulations to Gilah Kletenik 2005 who received the inaugural Pomegranate Award from the Covenant Foundation. Gilah is among 5 national recipients of this award that recognizes educations making a difference in their fields early in their careers. Gilah is a congressional scholar at Kehilath Jeshurun and the first female Talmud teacher at Ramaz in New York. Click here to read more about Gilah in the JT News.
_______________________________________ Check out Benjy Balint's (1999) article in Haaretz Umberto Eco and Treacherous Texts _________________________________________ Note from Rachel Weinstein 2008 
Rachel Weinstein 2008 and Zelle Rettman 2010 at Brandeis I'm a senior at Brandeis University this year, so I'll be graduating in May (it's hard to believe it's already been four years since I graduated from Yeshiva!) I majored in Public Health and minored in Business, and am happy to say that I plan to work for a finance company in Boston next year. I've been very involved with Jewish life on campus, both within the Brandeis Orthodox Organization and the Brandeis Chabad student organization. I've also been juggling a full courseload with a job doing marketing and PR work for Cure Alzheimer's Fund, a local nonprofit that funds Alzheimer's research at various universities throughout the country. It's a lot to juggle, but as I'm graduating I really feel like I got the most from my Brandeis experience. I'm looking forward to seeing what the future brings! |
Community Events:
Engaging Israel Project: Foundations for a New Relationship A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture & Study Series Click here to register and for more info. For all things NCSY, visit www.seattlencsy.com. NCSY will be teaming up with Swerve to offer drivers ed in September, Wednesday nights at the SJCC. Click here for more info, contact Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@gmail.com. Visit www.seattlekollel.org for up to the minute Kollel programming. This week Jewish Journey and Kollel U begin. Check out www.jewishinseattle.org for up to date info. on all things Jewish happening! |
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