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We Are A Nut-Free School | |
Please don't send any meshuganahs to SAR.
While this policy might cause some minor inconvenience to parents, we must cooperate in creating a safe learning
environment for all students.
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NYSAIS PRELIMINARY RESULTS!
The NYSAIS committee was most impressed with our school and with how technologically advanced our students are.
The children's most common answers to the evaluating committee's questions were:
idk
b4n
btw
lol
gtg
brb
ttyl
No doubt, we are well on our way to receiving accreditation.
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SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
Gilad Mor warns of high alert. Chametz to be mailed during Pesach.
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Helpful Hint
Every day the e-board in the Teachers' Room lists staff absences.
Staff Absences Today:
Rabbi Sheldon Chwat
Rabbi Yonah Fuld
Rabbi Joel Cohn
Rabbi Tully Harcsztark
Rabbi Yamin Goldsmith
Rabbi Menachem Linzer
How could they all take off on the same day?
Where are their principles?
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ANSWERS TO:
"One of these things is not like the others . . . "
The sisters are:
Morah Yael Edelstein and Morah Ariella Gissenger
Morah Jenny Horowitz and Morah Michelle Saks
Morah Beth Pepper and Morah Jen Pepper
Morah Ora Muschel and Morah Tammy Sklarin
The sisters-in-law:
Morah Lisi Mandel and Morah Tamar Benovitz and Morah Robin Raskas
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12 Adar II 5771 March 18, 2011
Candlelighting: 6:47 Havdalah: 7:50
Parashat Tzav
Shabbat Zachor |
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A Message from Rabbi Krauss | |
Dear Parents,
I believe it has been said that behind every great man is a great woman telling him what to wear to work! We hope you will enjoy this special Purim edition of the Chadashot.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday as we read the Megilla and join together for this wonderful chag. Purim Sameach.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Binyamin Krauss
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What is Chavie Wilner's job?
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| ?מה חדש | |
*All Mixed UP*
~Rabbi Eliezer Gevirtz
"Topsy Turvey Day" has been one of SAR's most illustrious traditions for decades now. Some years ago, an administrative attempt to change the nature of the day caused great protests, and prompted some students to threaten that if this move wasn't canceled, they would no longer study (which in turn prompted some teachers to ask, "So what else is new?"). Yet, is this day just a made-up SAR tradition, like Double Diamond Day or teachers' cars blocking the driveway? Or is there an actual halachic basis for it?
In fact, there is. The Megillah itself, describing the outcome of the Purim story, says that it resulted in the month being "ne'hepach"--things were turned upside down.Haman's plot to destroy the Jews resulted in his own destruction, and he and his sons were hung on the very gallows he had built to throttle Mordechai. What had threatened to be a tragedy for the Jews turned overnight into a triumph, providing us with a prime example of a "Neis Nistar" (a miracle in which Hashem's direct involvement remained hidden). This has resulted in several Purim customs, such as the wearing of costumes (to indicate how the Jews' salvation was initially disguised) and drinking to the extent that one mixes up "cursing Haman" and "blessing Mordechai." Therefore, Topsy Turvey Day is certainly in the spirit of Purim.
As to why Topsy Turvey Day occurs before Purim rather than on Purim day is perhaps another example of things being topsy turvey at SAR, and may be associated with our open school being a "Neis Niglah" (an OPEN miracle)!
*One Of These Things Is Not Like The
Other . . . *
Can you match sister to sister? Wait! One of these things is not like the other; there is one group of sister-in-laws!
(Answers on the left in the bottom green box.)
*Spiritual Sparks Touched Down*
"And the field goal was amazing!!!"
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~making lists . . . Galya Cohen |
| It's That GRIND Of Week | |
*SAR Teachers Encourage Students To Clean Up*
 
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| ~you go to her when you're late . . . Adin Pepper-Fox |
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Out Of The Mouths Of Babes |
  
When children noticed the NYSAIS visitors they were told SAR was expecting, they were overheard telling their friends (for real!), "There's a NYSAIS." |
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~helping everyone . . . Reyna Perelis |
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Learning To Look | | *Top Ten Reasons To Open Your SAR E-Mail*
10. To learn what good choice your child is making this month
9. To see your child's picture or other cool graphics (or, if you use a Blackberry, to see no pictures at all)
8. To guess the color-coding system of the emails
7. Why not?
6. To learn if your children are getting bused to school next year
5. To know what to pack in your child's backpack for the next day; to know what to look for in your child's backpack that evening
4. To know whether you need to look for your child's backpack in the lost and found; to know whether the lost and found has relocated to your child's backpack.
3. To know if school is closed due to snow or ice or freezing rain
2. To find out what SAR is tweeting about
1. To get all SAR news in one email!
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~helping people who lost things to find them . . . Dahlia Bernstein |
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Insights . . . | |
*Brother-In -Law Tale:The Inside Scoop On How A
Snow Day Is Called*
"I'm dying for a day off." + "Me too." =
Snow Day!!
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~she's always there when you need her . . . Tiferet Grossman
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Spoken From The Heart . . . |
Davening for a positive parent teacher conference! |
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~she helps the staff . . . Isaac Shapiro |
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בראשית : ELC News
the beginning steps . . . | |
*Purim At Play*
Click here to view K-4's presentation of the Purim story. It was a way to learn the story themselves as well as create a movie to send to their classmate and friend, Neshama Ryman.
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~she's instead of the nurse . . . Julia David
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באמצע: JHS News
. . . in the middle of Middle School | |
*What Will You Be For Purim?*
Our faculty that is involved with the Middle School has been using advisory time to advise one another on what to be for Purim.
They decided:
Debby Schloss: A Google Doc
Dr. Davidson: A Good Choice
Chavi Wilner: Dismissal List
Rabbi Drelich: A Jeaned Teen Dean
Deganit Ronen: The NY Times Book Review of Hebrew Literature
Rebecca Hirschfield: NYSAIS Narrative
Ruthie Stavsky: A Cooking Class
Chana Sommer: A Form for Students to Sign
Jennifer Pepper: A Debate Between Haman and Mordechai
Rabbi Rosenberg: Harry Potter
Michele Saks: Purim Math Puzzle
Rabbi Schwartz: A Baseball Metaphor
Ali Bloom: The Perfect Advice for a Middle School Student
Jennifer Sokol, Chaya Fine, and Barbara Seghal: The Periodic Table
Dina Najman: An Adar II Prank
Erin Cooper: D.D.
Rabbi Shalom Schlagman: Dani
Malka Fleischmann: A Jewish Mother
Revital Azulay: A Rock Star
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~she's important . . . Becky Wachsman
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דבר תורה |
*Hashagacha Awareness: It's All In The Packaging*
by Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg
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| ~her job is advising on the Purim Chadashot . . . Thank you! . . . Sharon Marson |
| PHOTO OF THE WEEK | |
Lunchtime in the Teachers' Room
"Why does that guy with the camera and walkie-talkie keep
saying , 'Say Cheese?' It's Thursday and I'm fleishig."
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From here forward the announcements and
events are official and have the chatimah of
the king. Purim Sameach!
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| Mark Your Calendar |
Monday, March 21st- Shushan Purim
Tuesday, March 22nd- Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Dismissal, 3:00 ELC; 3:15 Academy
Sunday, March 27th- Annual Parenting Symposium, 9:30 AM-1PM
Tuesday, March 29th- 6th Grade Matan Bat Mitzvah Program
Monday, April 4th- Faculty Meetings, Early Dismissal 3:00 ELC; 3:15 Academy
Tuesday, April 5th- 6th Grade Grandparent Evening
Friday, April 15th-27th Pesach Break No Sessions
Thursday, April 28th- Classes Resume
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| In Our Community | |
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Ayelet (Jr. High Teacher) and Gavriel Berger on the birth of a baby boy.
Mazal Tov to Esther Bacharach (school nurse) on the birth of a granddaughter in Israel. Mazal Tov to Amy Michelman & Eliran Isaacson upon the birth of a daughter, sister to Livi in K-5 and Noa in 2nd grade. Mazal Tov to Michal Hochbaum (Fourth Grade General Studies Teacher and Sixth Grade Resource Teacher) on her engagement to Dan Hoffman. Mazal Tov to Romi Ouziel (Daycare Faculty) and Yoni Ouziel on the birth of a daughter. Mazal tov to big brother, Dario. Mazal Tov to Adina Schrage (Psychologist for Grades 1 & 2) and Ari Schrage on the birth of a son. Mazal tov to big sister, Ayelet. |
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Todah Rabbah |
Thank you to Rabbi Michael Ribalt for leading this month's "Your Turn To Learn," To Say Or Not To Say? Is It Ever Okay To Lie?
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This Week In Sports | |
*7th Grade Boys' Basketball
Takes Championship!*
Congratulations to the 7th grade basketball team on winning the league championship with their nail-biting come from behind victory against Moriah. These two teams were pretty evenly matched with each team having won on their own court during the regular season. SAR started off quickly behind the outside shooting of Eitan Hain, rebounding of Jeremy Berman and the inside scoring of Rafi Kubersky. Moriah though kept the game close and only trailed by two at half-time. In the third quarter, Moriah started to gain momentum and answered every SAR basket with their long range outside shots from all over the court. SAR had some big steals by Gavi Smith and tenacious defense by Evan Sterman and Nadav Mor but still trailed by 5 with two minutes to play. SAR went to a full court man-to-man defense and brought it down to 2 with a driving lay-up by Ariel Smith who had another outstanding all around game. Down 3 with seconds to go, Ariel found Ben Winter down low for a huge lay-up to bring SAR within 1 point. After two missed free throws by Moriah, Ariel was fouled with 2 seconds left. Ariel calmly made both free throws for the victory and sending the Sting and all their fans into pandemonium. The team worked really hard throughout the whole season. Each game there were different players stepping up and making big plays. Besides the players mentioned above, major contributions were made all season long by Daniel Shenwick, Daniel Lubofsky, Nathan Herszaft, Avi Siegal, Danny Gurin and Matthew Heisler. Thank you to all the parents, siblings and fans who supported the team all year. Go Sting!!
Click here to watch our seventh graders' championship game, here to watch the final quarter, and here to watch the celebration at SAR.
Mazal tov to 7th grade basketball's wonderful coach (and SAR parent), Jeff Morris!!!
*6th Grade Boys Basketball Team*
6th grade boys basketball team finished the season with an 8-2 record, 2nd in the league, having been the only team to have beaten 1st placed Flatbush during the regular season. In the semi-finals they won Mogen David in a great display of earnest basketball earning a spot in the championship game. Mazal tov!!
Stay posted for when their championship game will be held.
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DONATE PLATELETS FOR NESHAMA | 6-year-old Neshama Ryman, SAR kindergartener, is undergoing 15 months of treatment for cancer. Neshama is in regular need of platelets. Donating platelets is as simple as donating blood, but takes a longer time.
If you're available to donate platelets for her, please email or call Joe Licata at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Blood Donor Program to schedule an appointment:212-639-8177 or licataj@mskcc.org. The last platelet appointments on T/W/Th: 6pm; F/(Sat)/S/M: 1:30pm.
Please ALSO sign up on a website dedicated to coordinating Neshama platelet donations: http://goo.gl/0G9np.
Donations are at Sloan Kettering, 1250 1st Ave. NY, NY
Visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonations for complete information. |
| Support SAR While Shopping at Target! | |
If you have a Target Charge Card, you can designate SAR to receive 1% of your charges as a donation.
To register your card, visit www.target.com/tcoe
SAR Target ID #11822
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| PTC News |
The Annual SAR Parenting Symposium
SAVE THE DATE! The Parent-Teacher Council of SAR is proud to present the 3rd Annual Sunday, March 27, 2010 9:30am - 1:00pm
The PTC invites all SAR parents to participate in this morning of lectures and workshops covering a broad range of parenting topics, to be presented by leading experts and specialists. We invite parents to learn how to strike a balance in your busy lives and provide quality parenting in these challenging times. Learn from the experts, improve your parenting skills, and connect with friends.
Keynote Address given by Dr. David Pelcovitz - "Isolation vs. Innoculation: Helping your family balance the use of technology and the internet".
Other Topics Include:
~Give Stress a Rest and Bring Peace to Your Home
~Discipline without Yelling: How to Set Limits so that your Children Grow up to
be Menches
~Growth and Puberty in Girls and Boys: What's "Normal"?
~Whet Your Appetite For Wellness
This program is open to all SAR parents from ELC to High School. Refreshments will be provided. Free of charge. Attend the whole program or any portion of the morning. Spread the word and bring your friends!
RSVP to let us know you will be attending at jessicaers@gmail.com
Child care will be provided for children ages 3 and up. For childcare please register in advance by e-mailing jessicaers@gmail.com with the names and ages of your children. $7 per child if you register in advance, $10 per child at the door. Pizza lunch for kids will be served.
Barbara Sopher and Tami Bezborodko, PTC Co-Presidents
Elissa Shay Ordan, Jessica Schwab, Program Coordinators
Catch the Spirit!
SAR Spiritwear - NEW Sting Bee Slippers, Sting Kippot, SAR PJ Pants, SAR Sweatshirts, SAR Sports Bag, SAR Magnets and more.
To order, click here to fill out form and return to Sally Oshins in the Business Office.
Yahoo Group
Please join SAR community on line at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SARcommunity/
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Community News |
PURIM SEUDAH & CARNIVAL
Join us for our PURIM SEUDAH & CARNIVAL Sunday, March 20 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Late Megillah reading 12:00 PM EARLY BIRD: PAY BY TUESDAY, MARCH 15: $18 Adults . $70 Family After MARCH 15: $25 Adults · $75 Family · $12 Children Children 3 & under FREE FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL (914) 632-9220, OR SEND THE FORM BELOW TO: CONGREGATION ANSHE SHOLOM l 50 NORTH AVE., NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805 ASNEWROCH@AOL.COM
Help The Chabad of Japan!
Send US checks to: Chabad of Japan
1-25-18 Sanno, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0023 Japan
The Young Israel of White Plains 25th Annual Dinner
The Young Israel of White Plains 25th Annual Dinner will be held June 12, 2011, 5pm at Bet Am Shalom, 295 Soundview Avenue, White Plains. Guests of Honor are SAR parents Juli Smith Brasch and Justin Brasch. Keter Shem Tov Awardee is SAR Parent, David Brody. A Memorial Award will also be dedicated in memory of Stuart Oberman. For more information or to place an ad in the dinner journal, please contact Alice Lebowitz at 914-683-5883.
League of Our Own
HIR's girls baseball league, is now accepting registration for the Spring 2011 season. The league is open to girls in grades 3-8. Please fill out the registration form and follow the instructions for sending it in. We look forward to a great season .
Kosher Cub & Boy Scout Troop info: troopcom@rjcscouts.org
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS DAY
March 27, 1-4pm Congregation Ramath Orah - 550 West 110th St.
http://www.msawi.org/Support-Our-Troops_Day.html
Come help to make care packages & unique craft items for US Troops! Participate in a boot camp & visit a military Humvee! Organized by: The Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute (www.msawi.org)
Orange! Art Exhibit and Local Promotion Launch Event
Friday, March 18th at 11 am
Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery, 5622 Mosholu Ave., Bronx, NY Contact:Tracy Shelton, 917-570-9027, tracy.shelton@krvcdc.org.
KOSLOWE GALLERY WELCOMES ISRAELI PHOTOGRAPHER OREN COHEN
The Koslowe Gallery will welcome the work of Israeli photographer Oren Cohen to its space in the lobby of Westchester Jewish Center with an Opening reception for his exhibition, "The Light of Israel" on Thursday evening, April 7th, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. The works are both color and black and white. Koslowe Gallery Westchester Jewish Center Palmer & Rockland Aves. Mamaroneck, NY 10538 914.698.2960
NORPAC MISSION TO WASHINGTON
On April 6, 2011 you can take advantage of a rare opportunity to have private small group meetings and educate Members of Congress about the importance of a strong US-Israel relationship by advocating for issues vital to Israel's security. Sign up by February 7th and take advantage of the $50 early bird discount. To sign up go to
SUPPORT RIVERDALE LIFELINE TO ISRAEL
in a community-wide campaign to purchase a rapid-response emergency vehicle for the Northern Galilee Fire Department. Click here to view flyer and participate!
The Simcha Continues....
Enrich your Simcha by donating your unused party items to others! We are collecting PARTY GIVEAWAYS (hats, glasses, wigs...) and all ARTS and CRAFTS supplies to use for smachot for the needy here and in Israel. Items to be distributed in Israel by KEDMA.
Please drop off @ Zelda's office. Inquiries to Shoshana at dsnoble@pol.net. MAZAL TOV! Tefilin 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.
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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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