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HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE |
This week's Torah portion of Beha'alotecha opens with the commandment to Aharon, the Cohen Gadol, to light the Menorah in the Mishkan everyday. Rashi asks why this topic was placed directly after the discussion of the offerings brought by the tribal princes to dedicate the Mizbayach, the altar. He answers that Aharon was depressed that neither he nor his tribe of Levi, was able to participate in the dedication ceremony. Therefore, Hashem comforted him by telling him about the mitzvah of lighting the Menorah which was even more meritorious than dedicating the altar. This leads to another question: In what way was the Menorah superior to the Mizbayach? Rabbi A. L. Scheinbaum explains that the altar was used to bring sacrifices which could atone for a person's misdeeds. The Menorah on the other hand, represented the light of knowledge and education, which keeps a person on the correct path and prevents him or her from sinning. Inspiration and guidance before a problem develops are far superior to repentance and restitution after the fact.
Shabbat Shalom! Rabbi Zvi Kahn |
5th GRADE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD PLAYS |
They journeyed via the Underground Railroad, enduring harsh conditions and the fear of being caught. Those who helped risked their lives. It wasn't always obvious who was friend or foe.
 CTA fifth-graders told the story of several black slaves, their allies and those who mistreated them in this year's theatrical production, "The Underground Railroad Plays." Directed by CTA drama teacher Laurie Alexander, the children recounted tales of survival from diaries and letters.
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PREVIEW OF THE WEEK |
Sunday, May 30: Bingo! Come Volunteer!
Monday, May 31: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, June 1: Tacos: Volunteer-M. Makias
Senior Exams CTA Twirlers, 4-4:45pm
Kindergarten Meet the Teachers, 6pm
Wednesday, June 2: Lasagna: Volunteer-S.Rosen
Senior Trip to Put-in-Bay
Thursday, June 3: Sloppy Joe: Volunteer-C. Weiss
Spring Show, Grades 1-4 performing, 9:30am Friday, June 4: Fish Sticks: Volunteer-L. Chase
Lower School Dress Down Day |
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DATES TO REMEMBER |
Monday, June 7: 12th Grade Graduation, 7:30pm
Mon-Thurs, June 7-10: 9th-11th Final Exams
Wednesday, June 9: 8th Grade Graduation, 7:30pm
Thursday, June 10: Kindergarten Celebration, 9:30am
Sports Banquet, 6-8pm
Friday, June 11: Last Day of School, 12:00 dismissal
Awards Assembly, 10am |
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SCRIP UPDATE - PLACES TO PURCHASE SCRIP | |
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.
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.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
REMEMBER SCRIP FOR ALL YOUR GRADUATION GIFTS! |
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MAZAL TOV TO: | |
Ian and Pam Rodier on Matthew becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Rachel (Cassell) Farkas (Class of '02) on the birth of a son
Devorah Aronowitz on the birth of a son
Shelly & Mousa Aframian on the birth of triplets
Rebecca (Weinerman) Lefkovitz (Class of '96) on the birth of a daughter |
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REFUAH SHLAIMA TO: | |
Kristine Coyne
Suzanne Hoxworth
Thea Press |
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Anna Appelbaum (Class of '02) on the passing of her grandfather |
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Fifth-graders from CTA and Columbus Jewish Day School watched a performance of The Underground Railroad Plays, then enjoyed some social time and lunch together on May 13. Many of the students are already friends and spent time catching up on the latest news while they ate their spaghetti.
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MENSCH OF THE MONTH | |
For the month of Iyar, the nominees for Mensch of the Month from the 7th and 8th grade classes were: Zach Sukienik, Aleeza Hartstein, David Wolfson, Basya Perlmutter and Rachel Osborne. These students each received nominations from their teachers for being honest, helpful, respectful to teachers, respectful to students and not disruptive. The student who received the highest number of nominations was Rachel Osborne who was awarded a certificate, a gift card to Barnes & Noble and a coupon for a healthy snack from the front desk. All of the nominees will enjoy a special lunch with Rabbi Kahn and have an opportunity to share their ideas with him. |
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Summer Reading Lists and Student Supply Lists will be mailed with final report cards the week of June 14. If you are going to be out of town and need these lists sooner, please contact Norma Whitmyre at nwhitmyre@torahacademy.org. All Medications need to be picked up by the last day of school, Friday, June 11 at noon. Any medications left after that time will be disposed of by the nurse. All Lost and Found items not claimed by the last day of school will be donated to a local charity. And, Final Report Cards will not be sent if students: have outstanding library books, have not returned text bookshave not paid hot lunch and breakfast fees. |
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 Gary Sukienik knows his Hebrew verb tenses. When Hebrew teacher Amira Kagan flashed the clues, he jumped in the correct answers. Thus, he won the crown in his grade's informal competition. He also got a Graeter's gift card. Kagan gave the shout-out quiz in grades 3, 9 and 11.
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URGENT: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | |
Any family requesting financial assistance must complete the PSAS form and provide PSAS with any additional information they need. A copy of your most recent tax return must be provided to the school. All requests will be processed through the Scholarship Committee. Absolutely no assistance requests will be reviewed after June 30. |
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RISING STARS TENNIS CAMP |
Dates: Monday, June 14-Friday, June 21
9:30am -11:00am
This fun-filled and high-energy tennis instructional program will meet on the Columbus Torah Academy tennis courts. All instruction is by USPTA pro, PAM LIPPY. In the event of rain class will meet in the CTA gym.
Of all the sports you can choose:
Tennis is the only active lifetime sport for both genders,
Tennis develops footwork, eye-hand coordination,
core strength, balance & timing,
Tennis is a family activity that can be learned
and played together,
Tennis is social and competitive, individual and team,
physical and mental,
Tennis is played year-round and everywhere in the world.
BEST OF ALL, TENNIS IS FUN!!
The top priority is to assure that everyone
has a wonderful experience with
tennis and a pathway to success on the court.
Cost is $90 for the week or $20 per day
payable to Pam Lippy
Grades 1-5
All skill levels are welcome.
Players will need a racquet.
Prices for Wilson racquets vary from $23-$35
depending on the size.
For questions or to register contact Pam at: pamlippy@insight.rr.com or (h) 939-1522 or
(c) 216-701-6001 |
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CTA MOM'S TENNIS CAMP | |
Come to tennis camp without leaving town!
Dates: Monday, June 21-Friday, June 25
Time: 9:30am -11:00am
You are invited to join United States Professional Tennis Professional, Pam Lippy, on the Columbus Torah Academy Tennis courts. NO experience necessary! Warm up, learn some technique and hit a lot of tennis balls with the reigning 2009 Maccabiah Gold Medal winner!
Of all the sports you can choose:
Tennis is the only active lifetime sport for both genders,
Tennis develops footwork, eye-hand coordination,
core strength, balance & timing,
Tennis is a family activity that can be learned
and played together,
Tennis is social and competitive, individual and team,
physical and mental,
Tennis is played year-round and everywhere in the world.
BEST OF ALL, TENNIS IS FUN!!
The top priority is to assure that everyone has a wonderful experience with tennis and a pathway to success on the court.
Cost is $90 for the week or $20 per day payable to Pam Lippy
Complimentary demo tennis racquets will be
available to be used at camp.
For questions or to register, contact Pam at: pamlippy@insight.rr.com or (h) 939-1522 or
(c) 216-701-6001
RSVP now for a full week of tennis, fitness, fun and friends.
In the event of rain a make-up will be schedule. |
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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:
Jonathan and Agnes Hartstein and family in memory of Lt. Steven Zilberman, in honor of Fred Salutsky's special birthday, in appreciation of Rabbi Avrom and Myra Elbaz, in appreciation of the Kahn Family
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Katz in honor of Norman Schneiderman
Victor and Susan Schmelzer to Linda and Barry Starr in honor of Zach and Stephanie's engagement, in memory of Carl Ganz, in honor of the marriage of Scott Shulman to Deena Rendel and in honor of the marriage of Shayna Cohen to Chaim Pinkser
The Bloch Family in honor of the Graduates
Charles Libicki and Penny Wenger in memory of Henry Schwarz's mother
Larry S. Pollak in memory of Henry Schwarz's mother
Harold and Elaine Shindel wishing a refuah shlaima to Thea Press, Kristine Coyne, and John Schwarz
To the Annual Giving Fund:
Zelda and Daniel Wildman in memory of Frank Nutis |
PARSHAT BEHA'ALOTCHA QUIZ
By Rabbi Zecharia Weitz |
1) According to the Medrash, what awarded Aharon and his descendents the merit of lighting the Menorah?
a) Aharon wanted to have a part in the Princes offerings (the previous topic in last parsha) but the Leviim were not represented. In response to his holy aspirations, Hashem gave Aharon this mitzvah instead.
2) What direction did all of the Menorah's wicks face and why?
a) They faced the center of the Menorah so that people would not think the Beit HaMikdash needed the Menorah's light.
3) How many branches were on the Menorah in the Mishkan/Beit HaMikdash and what material was it made out of?
a) 7, one solid piece of gold
4) Moshe sprinkled the Leviim with "mie chatat"; what was this?
a) Water containing ashes from the Parah Adumah, the red hiefer
5) What brought about the inception of Pesach Shieni?
a) People who were impure on Pesach expressed a sincere desire for a second opportunity to bring the Pesach offering.
6) What city did Yitro's descendents end up living in?
a) Yericho
7) The mann would taste like anything the Jews wanted it to except for cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. What was different about these foods?
a) They were harmful to nursing mothers
8) What are the names of the 2 individuals who were prophesying in the camp?
a) Eldad & Maydad
9) What were they saying that made Yehoshua so uspet?
a) "Moshe will die and Yehoshua will bring the Jews into Israel"
10) What did Miriam do to deserve tzara'at (a spiritual ailment resembling leprosy)?
a) She spoke loshon harah about Moshe (albeit subtle and with positive intentions)
Discussion Questions
1. Out of all of the mitzvot that could have been awarded to Aharaon and his descendents, why was specifically the Menorah chosen as a compensation for a "prince offering"'?
2. From all of the yommim tovim and mitzvot, only Pesach has a built-in make-up day, and only regarding Pesach do we find people so concerned about missing it. What is so vital about this mitzvah? |
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