March 22, 2012
 28 Adar 5772
28 Adar 5772
In This Issue
Parasha of the Week
Poems for the students and families of Ozar HaTorah
ECC Newsletter
Israel Trip 2012
Levine Academy Gala Tickets Available Now
Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-off: We Won the People's Choice Award!
Volunteers Needed!
Summer Camp at Levine Academy
Mazal Tovs, Mitzvahs, and Simchas!
Synagogue Events
Archived eNewsletters
Contact Us!
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Rabbi Eve Posen's Parasha of The Week (Follow Rabbi Eve on Facebook)

Praying with Your Feet

Routine.  In nearly all of my education courses, they stressed the importance of routine and action.  I have myRabbi Posen Headshot morning routine: wake up, get breakfast and watch the weather, shower, get dressed, and go to school to set up my office for the day.  Children learn best when they know the routine and what they will do each day.  As teachers we start at the beginning of the year putting the schedule up on the board, making known to the students the expectations in the classroom.  Before long, the morning ritual includes setting up their desks and getting out the needed supplies for the day.  We are creatures of habit.  

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You can review all of Rabbi Posen's weekly Parshah teachings by going to the Levine Academy website. Go to News & Events and click Publications or Click Here. 

 

Last week's Questions: 

Parshiyot Vayakhel-Pekudei

1. Who were the people that were able to help build the Mishkan? Betzalel and Oholiav

2. What did Moshe do after he saw that the Mishkan was built just as God had asked? He blessed it.

 

This week: 

Parshat Vayikra:

1. How many different types of offerings are mentioned in the parshah?

2. What number book of the Torah is Vayikra? 

 Poems for the students and families of Ozar HaTorah

From Rabbi Posen: 

 

Yesterday in class we spoke about the incident in France and different ways we can support that community.  We discussed the mitzvah of Tanchum Aveilim, comforting mourners as well as the ways in which Jewish communities around the world are linked together.  I asked the students to write a letter, poem or prayer to the students of Ozar HaTorah so we could let them know that we care.  Saul Zimmerman (5th) and Vanessa Tanur (6th) wrote these poems. 

 

 

Toulouse poems 

 

ECC Newsletter

 

 CLICK HERE to download this week's ECC Newsletter! 

  

ECC ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!

 

ECC PhotoWe are now inviting our Levine Academy families who have children 12 months to 4 yrs and who are considering enrolling them in our early childhood center for the fall to come visit our classrooms, meet our teachers and discuss curriculum with our director, Sheryl Feinberg.

 

ENROLLMENT IS OPEN NOW!  If you are ready to complete the application form, please follow this link and do so online: apply here!

 

Consider this: our next Story Friday will take place tomorrow, March 23, at 10:00am.  Please come by with your young child as we welcome Shabbat and celebrate our young children through stories, puppetry, movement and music!

 

Below are our featured books for the day. 

To RSVP, please email Mireille at mallen@levineacademy.org.

 

Story Fridays 3.23

 

Keep in mind: in the fall, we will also offer Baby & Me/Toddler & Me programs, once weekly, for parents/caregivers who want to enjoy 2 hours per week experiencing music and movement, Powerbabies, story time, while learning about Jewish traditions the first year, alongside their child! Sign-up for the semester, or pay a drop-in fee weekly! Please contact Sheryl or Mireille to learn more!

 

Israel Trip 2012

   

The Gerda Vogel Marx 8th Grade Israel Experience 2012

  

Click Here to see more photos of the 8th graders in Israel and read the their blog!   

 

 

Brett and Dani photos

 

Levine Academy Gala Tickets Available Now!

 

Gala eBlast v6
 

Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-off:  Team Levine won the People's Choice Award 

Sunday, March 18th, was a day of victory for Team Levine at the 19th Annual Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-Off.  We won People's Choice Award!  

Thank you to the amazing parents and staff who helped make our chili cook off participation a success.  Jodi Cortez, Stephanie Segal, Cynthia and Tim Christnagel, Duncan Gilman, Sheryl Fineberg, Rachel and Greg Nicholas, Mark Stolovitsky, Hannah De la Concepcion, Lynda McInnes.  

 

And a thank you to all the families who came out to support us! Our chili is the People's Choice!! 

 Click Here to get the winning chili recipe!

 

Rabbi Posen and trophy
Rabbi Eve Posen displays the trophy with red pepper swag!
Mar S and trophy
2nd graders Natalee Katave and Maya Cortes help Mar S. show off our trophy!

 

 

  

 

Volunteers Needed!

 Parents!  We need you!!

Six Third and Fourth Grade Parents are needed to help with the Matzah Bakery on April 3 between 10:30-12:15. We need help bringing the matzah from the gym to the kitchen, bakingVolunteers and delivering to classrooms.

 

Parents and middle school students are needed to help with our Bedouin Tent Pita Making at the JCC Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration between 4:30 and 8:00. Shifts are 4:30-6:00 and 6:00-8:00.

 

Please contact Wende Weinberg (wweinberg@levineacademy.org) if you are able to help. Be sure to indicate which event you can volunteer for and the time you are available.

 

Summer Camp at Levine Academy

 

Summer Camp for Newsletter 

Mazal Tov, Mitzvahs, and Simchas!

 Mazal Tov
MAZAL TOV!  

 

This Week's First Time Torah Readers: Leah Fradkin, Shahar Sandhaus, Max Weinstein

 

 

SCRIP Turn In and Pick Up Schedule

Is SCRIP ordering confusing to you?  CLICK HERE for some helpful hints! 

 

Below are the upcoming important dates for SCRIP. 

 

SCRIP Schedule Apr 20 

  

CLICK HERE to download the order form. 

The Levine Academy ordering code is: 5AB3F39619196.
 

Community

 

ATID Open House

 

Zweig event   

 

 

 Israel at 64

 

 

 

Synagogue Events

Congregation Anshai Torah 

Sunday, April 1st- Congregation Anshai Torah Sisterhood Torah Fund- 1:00PM-3:30PM - The 2012 Torah Fund will be honoring Cindy Sweet Moskowitz for her commitment to our community & Congregation Anshai Torah Sisterhood.  There will be a lunch & interactive program with Rabbi Stefan & Wende Weinberg along with Elaine Scharf, Regional Representative of Women's League.  $22 lunch & $18 minimum donation to Torah Fund. Contact:  Amy Leibowitz, amyleibowi@aol.com. 

 
Saturday, April 7th- Congregation Anshai Torah 12th Annual Baby Blessing - Join us for the 12th Annual Baby Blessing Service for all babies born since Pesach 2011.  Shabbat morning service at 9:30AM,  blessing at approximately 11:30AM, followed by a Kiddush luncheon.  We welcome all families from the congregation & community.  Contact:  Alyse Eisenberg, ecdirector@anshaitorah.org, 972-473-7718. 

 
Tuesday, April 10th- Congregation Anshai Torah Plano Area Sr. High School Lunch -11:30AM-1:15PM- Free lunch for Plano area Jewish  high school students in 11th & 12th grades.  Both lunches.  Contact:  Helaine Kramsky, helaine.kramsky@anshaitorah.org, 972-473-7718. 

 
Sunday, April 22nd- Congregation Anshai Torah Hazak is sponsoring its annual trip to Choctaw Casino. Open to all congregants and their friends. Bus leaves at 9:30AM from Anshai Torah parking lot and returns at 6PM. Cost is $10/pp & includes $10 free slot play & discount buffet meal (&7.99 + tax) w/ free player card. Deadline to sign up is April 8th. Send check payable to Hazak to Carl Uretsky.

 

Sunday April 22nd - 5:30PM - Congregation Anshai Torah Sisterhood Sushi event-  Members of CAT Sisterhood are invited to join Tim Paek, owner & chef of C-Rolls Sushi, as he teaches us the fine art of sushi rolling. There will be a supply fee for this event.  Contact:  Kathryn Kaplan, kathrynskaplan@yahoo.com.

Congregation Shearith Israel

Got Shabbat!

This Saturday, March 24
10:15 am, Fonberg Family Chapel at Shearith Israel
Come join us for a creative, participatory service for students in 3rd -7th grade (pre B'nei Mitzvah) and their families led by Cantor Sheri Allen, who has been creating innovative family services throughout the Metroplex for the past 18 years. From Davening to starring in a "Parashah Play", congregants of all ages will have the opportunity to participate in every aspect of the service. Got Shabbat! meets on a monthly basis.

 

The Congregation Shearith Israel Music Committee presents the Small/Waldman/Cohen Signature Series 2011 - 2012

Annual Cantorial Concert with Dallas Area Cantors and their Choirs

This Sunday, March 25 at 7:00 pm

CSI Douglas/Kaplan Auditorium

Featuring Cantors Itzhak Zhrebker, Richard Cohn, Don Croll, and Sheri Allen

Paid in advance - Adults/$12  Seniors* and Students/$10

At the door - Adults/$15  Seniors* and Students/$12

*Seniors are 65 and older

To purchase tickets, call 214.361.6606 or click on the Cantorial Concert button at shearith.org to pay online. For additional information contact Cheryl Jackson at cjackson@shearith.org

 

Worst-Case Scenario Success Handbook- -Passover Edition

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary

Join us for our last fascinating evening of this series filled with engaging learning and spiritual discovery to infuse your Passover with creativity and new life.

March 26 at Congregation Shearith Israel

7:00-9:00 pm - Rabbi David Hoffman - "Pour Out Your Wrath?"  Religious Passion vs. Religious Fundamentalism $7 for members   $10 for guests

For reservations call 214.361.6606, or click on the "PAY HERE" button at shearith.org to pay online.

 

Men's Club Breakfast

Sunday, March 25

9:15-11:00 am, Shearith Israel - Topletz Auditorium

Bagels, lox, cream cheese, orange juice, danish and coffee will be provided. The special guest speaker will be Jaime Aron, author of numerous books about the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and other sports. Jaime will be speaking from 9:30-10:30 am on the Greatest Dallas and Fort Worth Sports Controversies. He will also be autographing books after his talk.

The cost is $10 for Shearith Israel members and $15 for non-members. There will also be a raffle for $10 for a ticket to a Platinum Suite to see the Mavericks play the Spurs on April 18.

For more information, contact Jonathan Bard at jbardmri@yahoo.com or 214.448.5450.

 

Yellow Candle Program

The Men's Club is joining with the other Conservative Jewish Men's Clubs in the nation in the Yellow Candle program. A yellow yarzheit candle will be provided to all families in the Weitzman Family Religious School, to be lit on Yom Hashoah, Thursday, April 19, in Memory of the Six Million and others who lost their lives. Although  there is no charge for the candle, a suggested donation of $18 or multiples thereof will help fund scholarships for Shearith Israel youth programs. Extra candles will be made available to congregants who wish to have one, but who do not have students in the religious school. Contact Jonathan Bard at jbardmri@yahoo.com or 214.448.5450.

 

Pre-Passover Food Drive

Please bring non-perishable food items to the main entrance of Shearith Israel the week of March 26-April 1. Items needed include canned fruits, vegetables, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, crackers, paper goods and personal hygiene products. All donations will go to the JFS food pantry. Also, please consider making a donation to Mazon, the Jewish Response to Hunger.

Envelopes are at the Shearith Israel reception desk, or visit mazon.org to make an online donation.

 

Help Us Raise Money For This Sweet Pesach Fundraiser

Let's make this Pesach extra sweet with delicious, all-natural, gourmet quality treats while raising valuable funds for our program department. Project Passover is a fundraiser developed by Urban Nosh.  For every box of Matzel Toff!, Matzel Bits!, and/or Holy Macaroon! purchased at matzeltoff.com, we earn 30%. This offer good while supplies last!

To order, go to matzeltoff.com. DON'T FORGET TO USE THIS SPECIAL PROMO CODE WHEN ORDERING: CSIT.

 

A Taste of Hebrew

Mondays, April 16, 23, and 30 

7:00-8:00 pm, Shearith Israel - Room 18

As we prepare for a fall term Hebrew class, we invite you to join this Taste of Hebrew. Dina Eliezer, our Weitzman Family Religious School Director and educator extraordinaire, will be teaching both this and the fall class. All students must be able to read Hebrew and various levels are welcome. There is a guest cost of $20 for the series, members are free to attend. Space is limited so RSVP to Lindsay Gray at LGray@shearith.org or 214.361.6606.

 

Call for Sponsors and Golfers

2012 CSI Golf Tournament - Wednesday, May 9 at The Tribute Golf Club

For sponsorship and additional player information click on the Golf Tournament button at shearith.org.

 

Temple Emanu-El  

Increase Your Passover Repertoire: From New Seder Items to Kids' Lunches

Thursday, March 22, 2012 @ 7:30 pm

Enjoy a night in the kitchen with Tina Wasserman, our very own renowned chef, and other interfaith moms! Have a glass of wine and good food as well as learn some cooking tips for Passover for both your Seder and family meals. For details or to RSVP, please contact Diana Einstein at

214.706.0000 or at deinstein@tedallas.org.

 

Please join us March 23rd at 6:15 for ShabbaTogether and Girl Scout Shabbat!
Enjoyable service for children and adults.
Delicious, affordable dinner.
Arts & crafts, ga ga, and music.
A great way to spend ShabbaTogether! Dinner cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under.
The menu for the evening is: Make Your Own Pasta!  Toppings include: Chicken, Meatballs, Marinara and Alfredo Sauces and Assorted Veggies

Sides: Steamed Broccoli and Caesar Salad. Assorted Cookies for dessert

Parents: don't forget to BYOB!

Children's activities will include making your own Seder plate and plague masks for Passover, and of course Ga Ga and coloring sheets.
To RSVP for dinner, please contact Carolyne Ojwang at
cojwang@tedallas.org or 214-706-0000.  You can also click on https://participate.tedallas.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=392 to register.

 

The Rabbi Levi A. Olan Lecture

'How the Sabbath Works': Sabbath as a day of meaning and hope

Tuesday, March 27, Pollman Hall

7 p.m. Dessert and coffee

7:30 p.m. Lecture

On the seventh day, as everyone knows, we are supposed to rest. So what does it mean to ask how the Sabbath works? Judith Shulevitz takes an ancient religious institution and unpacks it to show what it can do for us and what thoughts it is meant to help us think, whether we're observant or not. The social and political lessons of the Sabbath are for everyone who feels that daily life in the modern world has become painfully hectic and disjointed. Judith Shulevitz is a cultural critic and award-winning magazine editor whose book The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time has been widely acclaimed. She helped to start both Slate and Lingua Franca, and has been a writer for The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine and The New Republic. The author's book, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time will be available for purchase ($15.00). RSVP is appreciated. If you have questions, please contact Nancy Rivin at nrivin@tedallas.org or 214.706.0000, ext. 155

 

Join us for Tot Shabbat

Tot Shabbat is geared towards families with young children who wish to come and capture that special SHABBAT FEELING! Stories, dance and music will be a part of the spiritual experience. Please join us to celebrate with your child and other young families at Temple. The Tot Shabbat program welcomes all children up to age five and their families.

Tot Shabbat Schedule for the remainder of the school year:

~ Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. ~ Friday, May 11, 6 p.m.

 

Temple Shalom    

Adult Hebrew Classes
 
Adult Hebrew classes--learn the letters and vowels of the alefbet and beginning Hebrew reading skills.
 
Sundays, March 25, April 1, 15, 22, 29 from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, Cost: $20/person to cover book cost.
 
RSVP to Karen at 972-661-1362 and indicate which class you will be attending.

Temple Shalom Sisterhood Annual Spring Event
 
Life is a Dance celebrating our 2012 Woman of Valor Jill Weinberg
 
Saturday, March 24, 7:00 PM Temple Shalom Radnitz Social Hall
 
Cocktails-Appetizers-Raffle followed by Dinner & Dancing. Live music by Pardi Gras.
 
Benefiting Temple Shalom Sisterhood's Wounded Warrior Project.
 
Everyone is welcome! Invite your friends, put on your dancing shoes and join us for a memorable evening!
 
Tickets: $60/adults ages 40-69 $50/adults under 30 or over 70.
 
Tickets may be purchased online by visiting the Sisterhood page on the Temple Shalom website
Onsite babysitting available with advance registration Call Johannah Luza at 214-783-5748.For more information, please contact Keo Strull at 972-677-7697.

 

Annual Cantorial Concert
 
with Congregation Shearith Israel and Dallas area cantors and their choirs

Sunday, March 25
7:00 PM, Congregation Shearith Israel
Tickets: Advance--$12/Adults, $10/Students and Seniors 65+
At the door--$15/Adults, $12/Students and Seniors 65+. For info, contact

Cheryl Jackson at cjackson@shearith.org or 214-939-7315.

 

2nd Night Community Passover Seder

Saturday, April 7
Sponsored by Temple Shalom Brotherhood
6:00 PM  Radnitz Social Hall
RSVP flyer with details and cost may be found by at
http://www.templeshalomdallas.org/p-177.aspx.
RSVPs due by April 2.
Questions? Contact Perry Zidow at
perryz@verizon.net or 972-491-1492. 

Head of School's Suggestion Box 
 

Levine Academy is your school.  So, we want to your great ideas and suggestions.  Please send them straight to our Head of School, Mark Stolovitsky, by emailing to suggestions@levineacademy.org.

 

We look forward to hearing from you! 

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