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HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE |
This week we begin the third book of the Torah, sefer Vayikra. This Book deals primarily with the rules and procedures involved in the various types of sacrifices that were brought in the time of the Mishkan, and, later, the Beit Hamikdash. The basic concept underlying the bringing of sacrifices may be found in the Hebrew word for sacrifice: korban. The root of this word, karav, denotes closeness. Thus, the fundamental purpose of sacrifices was to create, or sometimes to re-create, a sense of closeness between people and G-d. It is very interesting to note that modern psychology has established that an individual who does things for, and gives things to, another person is often prone to develop feelings of intimacy and affection for that person. Furthermore, receiving benefits or gifts from another individual has been shown in many cases to be less effective at creating a sense of closeness than the act of conferring benefits to someone else. This phenomenon appears to be at the root of the concept of korbanot. When we make offerings to Hashem, it is obviously not intended to fulfill any of G-d's needs. Rather, it helps cultivate within us feelings of closeness and connection with G-d.
Shabbat Shalom Rabbi Zvi Kahn |
HANGIN' ON TO THE FINISH: CTA YOUNGSTERS STAGE THEIR OWN IDITAROD |
When the signal came, tennis shoes and boots sank into the mud. Hands gripped the ropes. It took the racers a lot of strength (and the riders a lot of trust) to make it through the sopping grass toward the checkpoints.
The shouting helped them along. So did the incentive of being crowned the winner and getting first dibs on the hot chocolate and cookies afterward.
First-grade teacher Deena Tanenbaum never gets tired of it. For more than five years, her classes have staged their own Iditarod, named for the Alaskan race. On March 12, the youngsters raced through the course and answered math and science questions at stops along the way, demonstrating their knowledge of famous sled dogs, American geography and facts and figures focused on fish and flora.
"I like how much we learn, and how much awesome, awesome fun everyone has," she said.
Her students agreed. "My favorite part was when we got to my mommy's checkpoint," said Avrohom Yosef Finegold. Aliza Finegold quizzed the competitors with a math problem.
"When we finished, they called out who won, and it was my team (The Lightning Bolts)!," said Juliette Schiff.
VIEW A VIDEO OF THE RACE AT WWW.TORAHACADEMY.ORG
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PREVIEW OF THE WEEK OF MARCH 21-26 |
Sunday, March 21: Bingo! Come Volunteer!
Monday, March 22: Macaroni & Cheese-Volunteer: J. Cohen
Tuesday, March 23: Tacos-Volunteer: M. Napper
CTA Twirlers, Old gym, 4-4:45pm
Wednesday, March 24: Grilled Cheese -Volunteer: H. Katz
Thursday, March 25: Sloppy Joe-Volunteer: D. Meyer
Friday, March 26: Model Seders, NO PB&J-Volunteer: S. Blumenfeld |
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PREVIEW OF THE WEEK OF APRIL 4-9 |
Sunday, April 4: Bingo! Come Volunteer!
Monday, April 5: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, April 6: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, April 7: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, April 8: Hot Dogs-Volunteer: J. Karmia
Friday, April 9: Tuna-Volunteer: D. Meyer
End of 3rd Quarter |
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DATES TO REMEMBER |
April 8-20: March of the Living & Internships
Friday, April 16: Lower School Dress Down Day
April 19-30: Achievement Tests, Grades 3-8
Sunday, May 2: Lag B'Omer Spring Fling Concert and Carnival
Thursday, May 6: Annual Giving Event, 7pm at the home of Michael and Patty Schiff |
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SPORTS |
Sunday, March 21, 2010
HOME Double-header Baseball & Softball Games vs.
Mt. Vernon Academy
12pm & 2pm
Monday, March 22, 2010
AWAY Baseball & Softball Games vs. Horizon Science
5pm
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
HOME Baseball Game vs. Gahanna Christian
5pm
Thursday, March 25, 2010
AWAY Baseball & Softball Games vs. Delaware Christian
5pm |
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SCRIP UPDATE - PLACES TO PURCHASE SCRIP |
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Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
CTA Scrip Office, 864-0299 ext. 112 or contact Aliza Finegold at
REMEMBER: Target Take Charge of Education Program; SchoolMall; Box Tops for Education; turn in paper for recycling in the bin in the upper school parking lot, and empty inkjet cartridges into the box at the school entrance. To view the vendors participating in the Scrip Program go to CTA Scrip List.
Yossick's is offering pizza after Shabbos and a delicious Sunday brunch. Get your Yossick's scrip and give them a try. Yossick's is located at 539 South 5th Street in German Village.
Gili's Goodies: Miss your kids, family and friends in Israel? Send them a gift basket, birthday cake, balloons or other treats for any occasion from Gili's Goodies, a bakery and gift basket company in Jerusalem. CTA will receive 10% of your order. Call 1-866-721-7292 or go to www.gilisgoodies.com.
Giant Eagle's "Apples for the Student" Program runs until March 31, 2010. The school ID Number is 4389.
GIVE & GET: We invite all parents to take an active part in the education of our children by becoming involved at CTA as a volunteer. We hope each family will contribute at least 20 hours in the 2009-2010 school year. There are many ways to volunteer. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Robin Garvin, at 235-0350 or rgar234@yahoo.com, to get involved.
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MAZAL TOV TO: |
Harvey and Lisa Sukienik on Zach becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Nancy (Lessem) Yovits (8th Grade Class of '70) on the engagement of her daughter |
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REFUAH SHLAIMA TO: |
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Suzanne Hoxworth |
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CONDOLENCES TO: |
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Steve Rudnick (8th Grade Class of '68) and Lee Rudnick (8th Grade Class of '70) on the loss of their mother, Joan Rudnick Wagner |
THANK YOU FROM MRS. COYNE |
"Thank you to all of the CTA parents who have been keeping me so well fed and healthy during my chemo treatments. The meals have been delicious and nutritious, and I've had foods I would have never made for myself. The response has been overwhelming and truly appreciated. I may have lost my hair, but I have definitely gained pounds! A sincere thank you to each and every one." |
FOLLOW THE MOSAIC-TILED WALKWAY |
That's what CTA visitors will do once the tiles fashioned by our high school students are dry and in place.
The teens took advantage of the warmer weather on Tuesday and spent part of their post-lunch period creating mosiacs for the CTA Sharing Garden.
Pictured putting the finishing touches on their walkway tile are
(clockwise from left) Ilan Levine, Tal Benatar, Sam Rosenstein
and Danny Lebowitz. |
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Author Amy Greenberg, CTA's visiting artist-in-residence, is spending March guiding students in grades 2 and 5 in writing projects. The children are creating poems, prose, accompanying art, and fashioning a book of their work. They will present selections from the project on April 22. Here, Chaya Batya Deitsch, a CTA second-grader, joins Greenberg in creating a poem and a drawing.
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Last week, in the CTA Winners in the Young Jewish Artist Competition article, we wrongfully mentioned that David Polster played the piano. David plays the violin. |
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All current participants in the Kroger Rewards Program must re-enroll for the program in order to earn funds for CTA during 2010. Beginning Thursday, April 1, visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com, click on "Ohio" to sign up for a Kroger.com account or click on "Already enrolled? Sign In" if you already have an account. All participants in the program must have a valid online account at Kroger.com to participate. |
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If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming a CTA Board member, or serving on one of its committees for the 2010-2011 school year, please submit names in writing to Norma Whitmyre at school. Also, if you are no longer interested in serving on the Board, please indicate in writing as well. Elections will take place on Monday, May 10, 2010. |
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Kosher Chinese Food
delivered from Chopstix of New Jersey
(Food will arrive frozen and ready to heat and eat!)
Prepay your order from March 15-24
Pick-up at CTA April 19 from 2:00-5:00pm
(or email to make special arrangements)
Menu and ordering information
can be picked-up at the front office
Questions? Contact Cheryl Miller at:
or
Shari Herszage at:
Proceeds support the 9th/10th New York Trip |
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TZEDAKAH |
It has been a time-honored Jewish tradition to give tzedakah in recognition of important events. Todah Rabah to the following for their donation to:
The Scholarship Fund
Harold and Elaine Shindel in honor of Avi Kahn's Bar Mitzvah
Charles and Pamela Blecker in memory of Frank Nutis
Stacy Leeman, Gary, Yaki and Yonah Liebesman in memory of Sandra Furman's brother
Mark, Jodi and Samantha Margolies in honor of the phenomenal Chag HaSiddur program and all of the work, care, and love shown by Morah Myra, and wishing a speedy recovery to Larry Garvin
The Howard Cohen Family in memory of Frank Nutis
The Annual Fund
Charles and Blanch Young in honor of Thea and Pearson Press
Judah and Allegria Bitton in honor of Jeffrey and Dahlia Koppes
Michael Seidemann and Judi Davis in memory of Frank Nutis |
PARSHAT VAYIKRA QUIZ by Rabbi Zecharia Weitz |
1. What types of animals does the parsha mention
as usable for offerings?
a. Cattle, sheep, goats, turtledoves (torim), and doves (bnei yona).
2. Where was the olah-offering slaughtered?
a. In the Mishkan Courtyard (azarah).
3. What is the procedure of an animal-offering that a non-kohen canperform?
a. Slaughter.
4. Besides the fire the kohanim bring on the altar, where else did the fire come from?
a. 1:7 - It descended from Heaven.
5. The Torah tells us that animal innards are offered on the altar, while bird innards are not. Why is this?
a. An animal's food is provided by its owner. Birds, however, eat food that they scavenge, which is essentially theft.
6. The Torah describes both the animal and bird offerings as a "satisfying aroma". What lesson can we learn from here?
a. To teach us that it's whether your heart is directed toward G-d or not that ultimately matters, not the size of the offering.
7. Why is the term "nefesh", meaning "soul", used regarding the flour offering?
a. Usually, it is a poor person who brings a flour offering and it for him/her it is financially very difficult. Therefore, G-d regards it as if he/ she had offered their nefesh (soul).
8. When is the only time the Torah permits bringing a leavened bread offering?
a. On Shavuot.
9. When would a person be obligated to bring a chatat?
a. If they accidentally transgressed a specific type of negative commandment; those that doing them on purpose would carry the karet (excision) penalty.
10. During our years in the desert, what historic event occurred during the week we are currently in?
a. The Miskan was erected on the 1st if Nissan, which was this past Tuesday. For the 12 days that followed, the princes of each tribe brought their inaugural offerings.
Discussion Questions
1. Out of all the five senses, why does the Torah refer to offerings as a "pleasant aroma" to Hashem?
2. Why would the Torah forbid bringing a blemished animal as an offering, did not Hashem create the animal with its blemish? | |
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