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Alumni Return for High School Shabbaton
Many SAR High School alumni (Class of '07) returned for the Post-Purim Pre-Pesach Schoolwide SAR High School Shabbaton, which revolved around the theme of Modern Orthodoxy.
Amid many discussions and diverse activities including Israel activism projects and challah baking, the alumni led a session for juniors and seniors that focused on the challenges transitioning from SAR to Israel and college.
On board were:
Nisan Lerea, Ashy Levinson, Abe Schacter-Gampel, Rami Levi, Michael Grossinger, Davi Haberman, Ardon Weiner, Moshe Fox, Joseph Attias, Jessica Bruder, Penina Siegel, Talya Levi, Eliana White, Naomi Cooper, Louisa Brinn, Sarah Belfer, Aderet Hoch, and Rachel Deutsch.
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Help SAR Science Students
SAR High School's Biology department has already earned the recognition of the College Board, which said that SAR was "leading the country for schools of its size, both in terms of Advance Placement Biology scores, and the rate of student participation."
SAR HS takes students to visit science laboratories, encourages them to look into careers in the sciences through their Senior Exploration projects, and occasionally seek summer internships. Please contact Sari Steinberg by email or at 718-548-1717 x1230 if you would like to invite SAR students to visit your laboratory, or to learn more in-depth about your field. |
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Class Honors Alumna of the Year
Members of the Class of '85 honored the SAR's Alumna of the Year, Abigail Feinerman Glass, with a collective gift to the school totaling to benefit the school's Capital Campaign for physical facilities as well as the Scholarship Fund.
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Want More?
To receive SAR Academy's weekly electronic newsletter, Chadashot, and/or SAR High School's bi-weekly electronic newsletter, Koleinu, send your name and email address to alumni@saracademy.org. |
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Be A Charter Member of the SAR Alumni Association!
SAR is pleased to announce the creation of its Alumni Association, which generate more alumni activities and reconnections.
The Alumni Association committee, still in formation, so far includes:
Harvey Augenbraun (Salanter), Alison Beker Judd ('96), Shuli Bendheim Steinlauf ('88), Deb Benovitz-Tepler ('78), Lisi Benovitz Mandel ('89), Tami Bezborodko ('83), Iva Kahan Dyckman ('85), Ira Kalfus ('74), Stanley Lapidus (Akiba), Joey Lifschitz ('89), Amy Michelman ('82), Achinoam Nini ('83), Rimone Rabinovitch ('01), Sharona Samson Ohebshalom ('85), Evan Spier ('76), Jonathan Spier ('74), and Neil Wasserman ('79).
Please click here or mail a check to join the Alumni Association ($36 basic annual membership, earmarked SAR Alumni), and email Sari Steinberg if you'd like to be on the committee. |
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Catching Up With Classmates
MAZAL TOV to
Andrew Ackerman ('85) & Julie Gans on the birth of twin girls
Shani & Josh Eisen ('85) on the birth of a baby girl
Judy Wolpoff ('85) on her marriage to Marc Berger
Dina & Chaim Stepelman ('90) on the birth of a baby girl
Staci & Doron Zeif ('91) on the birth of a baby girl
Irrit Dweck ('89) & Jeronimo Romero on the birth of a baby boy
Rosie Gurock ('95) & Dan Mattio on the birth of a baby girl
Anna Hertzberg ('00) on her marriage to Ilan Cohen
CONDOLENCES to
Debby Mann Addler ('83) on the passing of her brother Jonathan ('98)
Ilana Goldstein Saks ('83), Rachel Goldstein Jubas ('77), and Beth Goldstein Lanin ('78) on the passing of their father.
Ele ('87), Gabe ('89), Jacob ('91), and Daniel ('94) Morris on the passing of their father.
Jordanna Pulitzer Nadritch ('92) and Jonathan Pulitzer ('96) on the passing of their mother
Ari Loren ('90) on the passing of his father
We apologize for missing the many lifecycle events we surely have missed. Please send us your news - and other alumni's news - so that we can share it! |
| Once In a Blue Moon -- or, rather, a Genesis Sun
Every 28 years, Jews gather to recite a unique bracha on Erev Pesach after sunrise, when the sun reaches the position it was in at the time of creation. The last Birkat HaChama was in 1981. Where were you then?
You are invited to join SAR staff, students, and other alumni on the beautiful SAR Academy field at 9:30 a.m. (please note new time) on Wednesday, April 8. If you can't make it this time, please mark your calendar for March 30, 2037.
If you did not receive SAR's Birkat HaChama brochure in the mail, we probably do not have your current email address. Please click here so that we can include you in future mailings.
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Michael Schreck (z"l) Memorial Basketball Games
Raising over $3,000 in memory of SAR's beloved past executive director, SAR staff and students battled over the 2009 title in the fourth annual Michael Schreck Memorial Basketball Games on Wednesday, March 25. Both games - female staff vs. the 7th and 8th grade girls' team, and male staff vs. the 8th grade boys' team - started off with the singing of the National Anthem and the Hatikvah and included inspirational words about Michael Schreck's friendliness and his dedication to helping people while preserving their dignity. The undefeated staff teams won both games, 60-41 and 80-42, respectively.
"It's both sad and special to be playing in memory of Michael Schreck," said Debra May Zeitchik, SAR alumna ('85) and current executive director. "And it's good to be back on the court." |
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One Classy Class
 The Class of '79 is soaring! Led by Dena Weiss Levie and Neil Wasserman, with the help of Google and other high- and low-tech networking, this trendsetting class found 100 percent of its members in time for a phenomenal 30th anniversary reunion at the SAR 40th Anniversary Dinner.
Former classmates met up to visit SAR and then went to the High School for dinner, a presentation, and hours of catching up. Additional Pictures will be posted on the SAR website shortly, and alumnus Akiva Abraham has created a blog.
The class also gave the school a generous gift in memory of their beloved classmate, JJ Greenberg, z"l. JJ's parents, Blu and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, and his siblings, Moshe ('76) and Deborah ('78), represented him at the reunion. Classmates were fascinated to find that their friends now include prominent Jewish scholars, a member of the US Navy, an Israeli judge, dancers, doctors, law enforcement professionals, businesspeople, an artist, and more. |
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Wall-Free Assembly for Gilad Shalit
 Marking the thousandth day since Hamas kidnapped Gilad Shalit, SAR gathered for an all-school assembly - all over the school without walls. As students sat in uncharacteristic silence all over the school, Rabbi Binyamin Krauss ('84) introduced the program and recited a tefillah for Gilad's release. Then, with music broadcast over the PA system, the entire student body simultaneously watched a powerful Powerpoint presentation prepared in-house by Israeli staff members and played on Smartboards in individual class areas.
To view this moving virtual assembly, click here. | |
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Wishing you and yours a wonderful Pesach!
Sari Steinberg
Alumni Relations Director
718-548-1717 x1230
Purim 2009 at SAR |
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