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Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut at SAR
Wednesday, April 29th at 5PM
SAR Academy Field
Flag Ceremony, Barbeque, Lots of Music, Ruach, Drum Circle, and More!
Bring Your Picnic Blankets
Please consider sponsoring this event:
$100 Zion, $180 Negev, $250 Shfela, $500 Galil, or $1000 Golan.
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~the people who survived the Holocaust . . . Noah Gurin
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?מה חדש
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Yom HaShoah
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On Tuesday, April 21st, following tefillah, students in grades 3-8 joined by survivors, many of them our students' grandparents, gathered on our steps for an azkara for Yom HaShoah. "Less than two weeks ago we sat together with our families," Rabbi Krauss began, "for the biggest celebration of the entire year, the night of Pesach, the night of freedom, the celebration of our ability to learn Torah. Today, Jews around the world gather to remember all those people who didn't have that freedom. If Pesach is the highlight of our history, today, we remember and are sad about the most difficult point in our history."
"We have a very difficult job. When you tell your children what Yom HaShoah is, many people will say this did not happen. They won't believe you. It will be your job to tell people it did happen, that you heard about it from people who survived, that many of those people were from your family. When you hear people today, listen carefully because your job will be to repeat those words you hear to the next generation."
"Today is a day of zachor. We remember and we try to understand what we cannot understand. Today we also tell those survivors that are here, 'Look at what we have. Look at what we're building. Look at Medinat Yisrael. Look at Jewish children coming to school to learn Torah.' Say thank you to the grandparents that are here for making that happen."
"Today is a day to be quiet, today is a day to listen, because we have a big job upon us."
Grandparents along with their grandchildren then lit memorial candles and the ceremony concluded with the singing, kol b'yachad, of HaTikvah.
The candles lit in the morning were guarded throughout the day by our eighth grade students. Every hour on the hour, the school was filled with the names of our family and friends who perished in the Holocaust. In the morning, grades 3 through 8 had the opportunity to hear the story of a Holocaust survivor. Thank you to Mrs. Bebbie Barth, Dr. Moshe Avital, Mrs. Lily Margules, and Ms. Ruth Zimbler who shared their incredible stories with our students. Dr. Avital, in speaking to fourth and fifth grades, asked the students' questions about the Holocaust, answered their questions to him, and showed photographs to help illustrate his story. Junior High students enjoyed workshops led by their teachers on a variety of topics from halachic issues of the Holocaust to picture books related to the Holocaust. In the afternoon, Rabbi Moshe Uriel spoke to the fifth grade about his family story during the Krakow Revolt, while the sixth graders watched 'Pigeon', an eleven minute video followed by teacher-led discussions. In the final hour of the day, the junior high watched 'Names, Not Numbers', the documentary of Holocaust survivors, interviewed and filmed by our eighth graders. The student teams split up and each presented to their peers after the viewing.
The students learned many lessons about the Holocaust on Tuesday and took home many things to pass on to their children. As Dr. Avital explained to his young friends, "A human being can go through a lot". In addition, learn as much as you can about the Shoah, never forget, and always take pride in being a Jew.
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Your Turn To Learn
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Yifat Mor led a discussion Wednesday morning as part of the Your Turn to Learn Series, teaching parents, teachers, and administrators in attendance. Morah Yifat, a junior high Chumash and Navi teacher, spoke about remembrance. In simple Hebrew, she talked about how we as Jews, in our families, as the State of Israel, and as an American Yeshiva, take on the commandment of remembrance and decide how exactly to remember. Whether it's Amalek from the Torah, or, more specifically from her talk, Yom HaShoah and Yom HaZikaron as established in Eretz Yisrael. When and how we should remember the Shoah led to much discussion and angst in our homeland. Do we remember those who died, the lives of Jews before the Holocaust, those who fought back, those who survived, the concentration camps, those who turned their backs on Jews, or those who fought to hide, protect, and save Jews?
Join us for the next Your Turn to Learn with Tami Sklarin on Wednesday, May 20th at 9:30A.M. in the Shul. Morah Tami will discuss "Shimon and Levi: Radicalism and Idealism in Sefer Bereshit".
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Doodle 4 Google
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Doodle 4 Google is a competition for children in grades K-12. Students are invited to be creative with Google's homepage logo and to see what new designs they can come up with. This year's theme is: "What I Wish for the World." Google's goal in running this event is to encourage children to dream big for our changing world.
Some of our student's supporting statements accompanying their images are:
"The earth started as a world of green trees and blue seas. Where a person could look up to the sky at night and see the stars so clear. My wish for the world today is to restore and preserve as much of that beautiful world for all living creatures."
-Doria Leibowitz
"I wish for the world to be a peaceful place, for everyone in the world to be united, and for people to have money to buy houses."
-Kevin Ebrahimoff
G--discovery and knowledge
O--love
O--no more world hunger
G--healthy earth
L--nature
E--health
"I wish for our world to keep these 'things' and keep on improving them."
-Merav Benovitz
"My doodle for Google represents a world in which we preserve our natural resources. A world in which we recycle, we plant, and we use alternative sources of energy (like windmills). The flowers on the bottom symbolize how beautiful our world will look if we do all these things."
-Miriam Stern
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Torah Bowl
On Wednesday, April 22, SAR welcomed Ramaz, Shulamith, Manhattan Day School and Westchester Day School for the the Torah Bowl Playoffs. The schools played many exciting and close games, in which both boys and girls demonstrated exemplary middot and knowledge of Torah. Kol Hakavod to Ramaz for going on to represent our league in the Torah Bowl World Series. We wish them luck and look forward to another productive and
enjoyable season next year!
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~the day you were born . . . Sara Rosin
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| ?מתי חדש |
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Birkat HaChamah
Celebrating Hashem's Gift of Light __________________________________
 On Wednesday morning, April 8th, erev Pesach, a large group gathered on SAR's field to perform a mitzvah that presents itself only once every twenty-eight years. On April 8th, the sun was in the same place it was in when it was first created on the fourth day of creation. There is a special bracha, Birkat HaChama--The Blessing on the Sun-- that we recited, b'rov am hadrat melech (in the company of many people) to recognize and acknowledge God's might, His creation of the world, and His gift of light. "Let's meet in Yerushalayim in 2037 for the next Birkat HaChama," concluded Rabbi Krauss.
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~what you learn in school . . . Ethan Metzger
~when you have tests . . . Noa Pitkowsky
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| Spoken From The Heart . . .
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REMEMBER
by Josh Morris, 1X
Round and round my Grandpa died
Everyone was crying
My Grandma was very sad
Even I was sad
Memory of him of picture
By a few days they got happy
Everyone misses him
Remember
HOLOCAUST
by Caleb Siegel, 1X
Hitler was his name
On that day it was sad
Lots of people died
Over in Europe and
Countries near by
And everybody was mad
Up in Europe
Stay in your houses
They may hurt you
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~all your family so they'll be remembered, and those who have no family so someone remembers them . . . Hudi Rosenberg
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| חדשות בכיתות: Jewish Communities Around The World |
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Pen Pals In Chile
As part of 3W and 3X's 'Jewish Communities Around The World' study they have connected with children in the Maimonides school in Chile. Here are a couple of sample letters our students received in response letters they sent abroad:
Dear Friend,
Hello.
I am Gabrielle Behar. I live in Chile. I like the pizza. What do you like? Which is your name? I'm nine years old. How many years do you have?
All the best,
Gabrielle
Dear Friend,
My name is Naomi. I am a girl. And I am 9 years old. I live in Chile. I live with my mom, dad, brother. I like the animals. I like to draw and paint. I like the color green and blue. I have a dog named Fluffy.
How many years do you have? I am in fourth grade. In what grade are you? Do you like Purim? Are you a girl or boy? What is your name?
Regards,
Naomi
PS Do you have a dog?
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Please check your email for information about SAR's Jewish
Communities Around The World Walk-a-Thon.
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~my uncle's mother because she survived the Holocaust when she was a child . . . Zevi Siegal
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באמצע: JHS News
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National History Day
National History Day, a year-long educational program, encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to a theme (this year's theme was "Individual in History") students conduct extensive research. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topic's significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects are then evaluated by professional historians and educators.
On Sunday, March 29th, five of Ms. Jennifer Pepper's eighth grade students competed in the New York City division of this competition. Adina Goldman and Britt Henoch exhibited on Louis Pauteur. Darien Kauvar exhibited on Oppenheimer and Shara Zeirler-Feit and Rani Kubersky created a documentary on Hitler. Through this experience, these students developed valuable problem-solving and research skills as well as an understanding of the people they studied. Each project was well received by the judges, and Darien Kauvar was acknowledged in the "Best in Bronx" category.
Current 7th graders are encouraged to speak with Ms. Pepper about this wonderful opportunity. The theme for next year's competition is: INNOVATION IN HISTORY: IMPACT AND CHANGE.
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~people in concentration camps, their torture, and how they felt . . . Malka Garber
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דבר תורה : Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Iyar
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By: Abigail Ebrahimoff
Grade: 3
Families of S.A.R., this Shabbat's Haftorah is a special one
because it's also Rosh Chodesh.
There are 7 things you need to know to understand all the Haftorahs.
1.What is the connection between the Parshah or the Holiday?
2. Who wrote this week's Haftorah?
3. Where did it happen?
4. When did it happen?
5. Are there any famous phrases in the Haftorah?
6. What's the story about?
7. What lesson did the story tell?
This week's Haftorah:
Usually the Haftorah is connected to the Parshah but this week it's connected to Rosh Chodesh. This week's Haftorah is from the Book of Yishayahu. The navi Yishayahu says that in the future Hashem will make the people who followed Hashem's mitzvot feel comfortable in the rebuilt city of Jerusalem, and the people who didn't follow the mitzvot will be held accountable. It says that if a person gives a bad korban to Hashem it is as if he broke a dog's neck.
Now to the Rosh Chodesh part, the reason this Haftorah was selected is because in the Haftorah it says that in the future, everyone will come to the Bais Hamikdash including non Jewish people on every Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh, where everyone will pray to Hashem.
Fun Facts
1.Yishayahu means Hashem will save.
2.Yishayahu was born with a Brit Mila.
3.He lived in Jerusalem
4.He was a Kohen
5.He was a prophet
6.He knew the Kings of Israel: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz & Hezekiah.
7.Yishayahu lived about 2550 years ago, when the 1st Bais Hamikdash was still standing.
Shabbat Shalom!
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~people who died . . . Jonah Burian
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| Memorial Day Ceremony
Friday, May 22nd |
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Last year our inaugural Memorial Day ceremony was memorable and meaningful as we honored those who fought and those currently fighting to protect the freedom we enjoy in the United Sates of America.
We would like to welcome as many veterans as possible to this year's gathering on Friday, May 22nd. If you have any family members that fought in a war perhaps you can consider inviting them for that Shabbat so we can show honor to them for their service and recognize their contributions to the freedoms we hold dear.
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~my Dad's father because he died . . . Inbal Katz
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| Photo Of The Week!
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The week before Pesach fourth graders gathered for a siyum to celebrate
Amichai Zierler-Feit's completion of the study of Seder Moed.
Yasher Koach Amichai!
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~people that risk their lives to save other people . . . Malka Hirsch
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| Mazal Tov! |
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Mazal Tov to Staci (6th Grade Teacher) and Doron Zeif on the birth of a baby girl, sister to Kira.
Mazal Tov to Yardaena Osband and David Glazer upon the birth of a son, brother to Michael in 4N and Aura in 2nd grade.
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| Condolences |
Condolences to Sheldon Weiner on the passing of his sister, Shoshana Weiser, aunt of Zachary ('02) and Amanda (10th grade)
Condolences to Richard Ainsberg on the passing of his mother, Zelda Ainsberg, grandmother of Morah Aliza (2nd grade teacher) & Alex (10th grade)
Condolences to Matthew Weinstein on the passing of his mother, Pearl S. Weinstein,
mother in law of Stephanie Bellin, grandmother of Isabelle Frieda Weinstein (K4) and Aaron Mark Weinstein (K2).
Condolences to Judy Friedman (former SAR-PTC President) on the passing of her mother, Grace Rosenzweig, grandmother of Arielle (12th), Elisha (11th), Aviva (9th) and Sara (5th). |
| Community News |
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Women's Brunch & Bowl to Aid At-Risk Teenage Girls in Israel
The Riverdale Chapter of Partners Reaching Out to Ulpanat Dolev (PROUD) will hold a Women's Brunch & Bowl event on Sunday, May 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, at AMF White Plains Lanes, 47 Tarrytown Road (next to Loehmann's) in White Plains. The event will benefit a residential school in Israel that educates and rehabilitates at-risk teenage girls. The cost of $25 per person includes two games, bowling shoes rental and kosher dairy breakfast. Carpool and directions are available. Space is limited; reservations are required. RSVP by April 27 at proud_dolev@yahoo.com or (914) 969-2396; include name, town and phone number or e-mail address.
Tefillin For Sale
Two mitzvot with one act. Support Israel and purchase kosher tefillin from Israel at a wholesale price. All profits from the sale go directly to the sofrim and the tefillin makers in Israel. Contact Rabbi Drelich for details email drelim@saracademy.org or 718-548-1717 ext 1212.
RJC Teens Presents
Teen BBQ & Baseball Game @ JHS
When: Sunday, May 17th 2009
Where:JHS Ball field
Time: 4:00
Family - Seudah Shlishit Program
Save The Date: First Week - May 9th, 2009 @ 6:15
Join your Friends & Leaders in the Black Tile Room for a fun, lively time!
Enjoy Delicious Food, Torah Trivia, Prizes, Inspiring Singing, Divrei Torah, Friends and more...
News from Wave Hill
Admission to Wave Hill is free on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9AM to 12Noon.
Wave Hill Members: Wave Hill Members who are Shomer Shabbat and would like to visit the facility on Shabbat and do not wish to carry their ID cards, may provide their names when they arrive at the front gate; Wave Hill staff are provided with a pre-printed Member list. Wave Hill Non-Members: Wave Hill Non-Members who are Shomer Shabbat and would like to visit the facility on Shabbat afternoon or on Jewish holidays, may call in advance and prepay for their visit. A record of this arrangement will be held at the front gate, to be checked when such visitors arrive. |
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SAR Academy
655 W. 254th Street Phone:718-548-1717
Riverdale, NY 10471 Fax: 718-601-0082
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