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The first recipients of the Andy Schultz Scholarship
awards which were presented on October 28, are
Leigh Bonner, Joshua Karnett, Zoe Klein, and Micah
Steinbrecher. The four scholarships totaled $15,000.
The Schultz family is one of the great families to make Dallas what it is. That Howard and Leslie and their children have always shared their blessings is a great gift to us all. In creating the Andy Schultz Scholarship program, Andy, is definitely his father's son. At Tuesday night's presentation, Andy told us "My parents are my true heroes and I thank them for inspiring me to make this happen. I thank my sister Jaynie for leading the example for our generation and Rabbi Mendel Dubrawsky, my dear friend and spiritual advisor. I thank Marcus (obm) and Ann Rosenberg who with my parents brought this Schultz Rosenberg Campus to a reality and here we see beautiful children growing, amazing learning happening, and the community coming together and it's a testament to their efforts. Thank you Mr. O'Quinn, and to Sandy Freling and the Scholarship committee for countless, and I know they were countless, hours of effort in making this happen."
That we've returned to the classroom, with only two days off in November for Thanksgiving, is indeed something to be thankful for. Part of the beauty of sending your child to a Jewish Day school is the ability to observe the Jewish holidays as they are called to be. These celebrations are a commitment of Yavneh Academy and the programs we experienced while we were in class during October, many of which prepared our students and faculty for the season, were indeed exceptional. The other side of the coin is that because there were so many days lost in part or whole due to the Jewish holidays, we are now working fervently to catch up. We are committed to the college preparatory mission of our school and to competing with secular schools for college admissions. We are covering all materials necessary to secure strong performance on all of our standardized tests. The realization that Jewish holidays interfere with the secular schedule is one reason Yavneh Academy has a longer teaching year than other schools in our community. We are using this extra time to ensure that our students are well prepared and we are making every effort to see that our students will have received the education we all desire, expect, and require, before the end of the Spring semester. Then too, will we be thankful. Members of a family care for each other and that is what Yavneh is all about. As we celebrate our 15th year, it is occasions like this award presentation that serve as a family reunion. May we continue to share many more. As we've completed a month of introspection and reflection, I thank you now as always, for the opportunity to share in the lives of your children. Don O'Quinn |
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It was a lonely five years for fans of Rabbi Howard and
Annette Wolk but in 2007 the two, and their youngest
son Shimi '11, returned to Dallas. For Rabbi, it was to
teach at Yavneh Academy and to serve as Jewish
Family Service's Jewish Community Chaplain, and for
Mrs. Wolk to teach, last year at Yavneh, Levine
Academy, and in the Learning Center at Congregation
Beth Torah. This year, she is teaching at Yavneh and
has rejoined the faculty at Akiba Academy, where she
once taught and where all six of her children attended.
As we celebrate our fifteenth year of Yavneh Academy, we look to two who have touched our school from its inception. Recalling the seminal meeting, to discuss the importance and need for a Jewish high school in Dallas, Rabbi Howard Wolk smiles. "We were in a room with Bernie and Thelma Gerson (obm), Jerald Gottlieb, Mike Zucker, and a number of others and this is the dream come true. We felt our community couldn't grow unless there was a high school, as many families were either sending their children away to study, or moving their families in whole. Yavneh was the missing piece." Fifteen years in the making, the puzzle is complete. "Over the years we've come together, and we now have the opportunity to teach students from Akiba and Levine, from public schools and other private institutions, and from almost every synagogue in the community," said Rabbi Wolk. "This community has a fire for education. We teach our children, and they teach us too!" Rabbi Wolk, who teaches Senior Fundamentals, first met his future bride, who teaches Hebrew, while on an NCSY National Convention in the Catskills, he representing his hometown of New York, and she from Maryland. "Annette was then, and has always been, so cheerful and able to integrate with people no matter where she is," said Rabbi Wolk, smiling as he recalls their first encounter. "She's got a great sense of humor and, out of necessity, she's found a true love, or patience, for sports!" "For me, what's special is how my husband always takes care of everyone else but he still makes sure to take care of us too," said Annette. The two married five years after they met and they have committed their lives to Torah, to teaching, to learning, and to family. Their family has always included their extended community. As Community Chaplain, Rabbi Wolk acts as a community representative and liaison for community and interfaith committees, in addition to working at area hospitals, senior living centers, mental health and detention facilities. "I've received calls from people in the ICU, who have nowhere else to turn, from a woman here in a rehab program without any local connections, and from a number of women seeking a get (a legal Jewish divorce)," said Rabbi Wolk. "There've been many situations we never expected but I've enjoyed it all. It's really a wonderful position." As a resource for agencies in the community, Rabbi Wolk refers unaffiliated clients (approximately more that 50% of the Dallas Jewish community is unaffiliated) and patients, guiding them to the day schools, organizations and synagogues throughout the community that might best serve them. "Over 16 years in Dallas we built bridges and created lasting relationships, personally and professionally," said Rabbi Wolk. The family first arrived in Dallas in 1986 as Rabbi Wolk was the founding rabbi Congregation Shaare Tefilla, and left for the East Coast in 2002, where Rabbi Wolk Young Israel of West Hartford and taught at the Hebrew High of New England. Son Eli and his wife, Amy, have three children; daughter Michal and her husband, Eric, have two; and son Yonaton (who attended Yavneh when classes were held in the JCC Lodge), and his wife, Lani; and Akiva '00 and his wife, Rachel, each have one child. Gavi '03 is an accountant and lives, like all his siblings, on the East Coast. Shimi, makes his mark daily at Yavneh, while also following in his siblings footsteps, as a member of the Bulldog basketball team. "The response from the community and from everyone at JFS and Yavneh, has been wonderful," said Rabbi Wolk who also serves as the chair of the Israel Commission of the Jewish Community Relations Council and is very involved with the Israeli Speakers Bureau. "It's been beautiful to come back and to step right back into community." Called by many a "community Rabbi," Rabbi Wolk has been involved in programs of the Federation, mission trips to Israel, he taught at the JCC's Joys for Jewish Learning, the Beyt Midrash of North Texas, the Florence Melton Adult Mini School, and the Learning Fest of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. "Dallas is home and we have special friendships with wonderful people here," said Annette who also leads the Bat Mitzvah Club at Congregation Shaare Tefilla and is a member of the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society). "As a teacher, I love the attitude of our students who want to be here and want to be part of the learning. As a parent, I believe that my whole child is being developed; not just the academics, the sports, or the social, but that Yavneh provides the package of it all." "This is the time in life when our children make decisions on how they will live their lives as Jews," said Rabbi Wolk who notes that studies show that the intermarriage rate for students who attend Jewish high schools and who study for a year in Israel, is less than one percent. "Wherever they will end up in school, wherever they will work, they will be Jews and intellectually, and emotionally, with the wisdom they take from here, they'll make those decisions on an adult level." Too, from Yavneh, they'll be adults with heart. |
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If laughter is the best medicine, and a smile is the key
ingredient, then Shayna Dunsky's future in the
medical field is certain to cure all. Shayna has spent
in excess of 100 hours as a volunteer at Presbyterian
Hospital of Dallas in the areas of arthritis study,
physical therapy, at the Institute for Exercise and
Environmental Medicine, and floral delivery. In 2007
she participated in the National Student Leadership
Conference for Medicine and Healthcare at
UC-Berkeley.
"Everything I have seen of this impressive young lady indicates that she is ready for a successful college career," said Dr. Tim Cloward. "Shayna's performance in my classes is typical of her general academic achievement since she came here to Yavneh three years ago. Shayna is unanimously appreciated by our faculty, and the consensus is a mild surprise that a student could achieve at this level and still be so modest, unpretentious and unassuming." "As the overseer of our arts programming, I have taken great pleasure watching Shayna blossom as a musical performer," said Dr. Cloward. "She has made great strides and, as she starts her senior year, her talent as a singer and acoustic guitar player will be a core element in our senior music ensemble." A model student and citizen at Yavneh Academy, Shayna has proven incredibly capable, focused, adept in working with students and faculty, while always efficient with her time. Shayna, who attended Akiba Academy and Solomon Schechter Academy (now Levine Academy), was looking to continue her Jewish education. "I enjoy Yavneh because of the atmosphere - no where else can you find a school where students are friends with the teachers, and where the students are great friends and care about each other," she said. "I've been friends with most of my classmates since preschool or middle school and high school is another phase of our lives that we're going through together. Our relationship is great. It is because of that relationship that Yavneh is able to have a dual and successful curriculum. Everyone is supportive of each other." A native of San Antonio, Shayna and her family, parents Fred Dunsky and Dr. Aviva Hopkovitz, and her brother, David, moved to Dallas when she was five. Little sister Evie was born five years later. A longtime member of Congregation Tiferet Israel, Shayna was one of the first young lady to participate in a women's minyan which allowed her to read Torah. A member of National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) and United Synagogue Youth (USY), Shayna's commitment to her heritage and tradition spans services and extracurricular fun. "The best part about attending Yavneh is that if you have a club that hasn't been started yet, it is possible to start one with the help of teachers, staff, and friends," said Shayna who, with her mother's support and guidance, established the Yavneh Academy Health Occupations Organization. Immensely popular with our students, the program has grown each year and will prove to be one of many legacies of this fine student, a testament of her initiative and foresight. In addition to the Music Ensemble and the Health Occupations Organization, Shayna has been a member of the Tennis Team, Hashinui, and Yearbook, this year serving as an editor. "Not to sound cliché, but at Yavneh if you can dream it, you can do it!" And for Shayna, doing is the only way to live. Plans post-graduation include a year of study and travel in Israel followed by college somewhere in the northeast. With application packages in the mail, this is a busy season. Busy never a hindrance to Shayna, or her shining face, the light she's brought to Yavneh will remain lit for years to come. |
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"I love being in a warm Jewish environment and at
Yavneh there is great ruach, spirit, and a staff that is
here to constantly support you," said Mica, a graduate
of Solomon Schechter (now Levine Academy).
"Yavneh has a Jewish neshama which drives the
school, something that is very important for Jewish
youth to understand how great the Jewish people are.
To me, a Jewish education is irreplaceable."
"In my opinion, that our day begins with Judaic Studies helps us to understand life, the history of the Jews, and our thoughts about religion. It is not a burden to have the extra classes but a joy, because they are enriching. That said, while we do have less time for General Studies, our faculty knows how to best use that time, they know how to educate, and, with their help, we will all succeed. Test scores prove it!" A future doctor and Dallas native with Israeli and Cuban roots, Mica's prescription for saving the planet led to the founding of Hashinui, which means "The Change." The organization is responsible for the campus recycling program, handmade Shabbat candles which have been sold to the community, and most recently, the Hashinui Environmental Festival, held on October 26. "Mica is a remarkable young lady; charming, talented, articulate and intelligent. I have no doubt that she will go on to do great things in her life after high school," said Dr. Tim Cloward. "Mica's efforts in staging our recent Hashinui Festival are a case in point. She took her passion for environmental issues and turned that into direct action, pulling along the rest of the student body with her, and creating an event that not only brought honor to her and the school, but helped the community as a whole." Mica is the Student Council President, having previously served as Vice President, she is a member of the Debate Team, and she's been a Lady Bulldog basketball player. The summer before her senior year, Mica got a head start on her future, working with a cardiologist and a midwife, working in her family's retail store, studying for the ACT, and applying for college. An avid USY'er, affiliated with Congregation Shearith Israel, Mica is the Vice President of Zohar (the Dallas Chapter) for Israel Affairs and she's previously served as Vice President for Religion Education and Culture as well as Mixer Chair for USY's Southwest Region. Mica is the daughter of Abe Esquenazi and Avivit Ksabi and big sister to Noa who is "going to be a doctor just like my sister." "My Mother has been a great support, teaching me an immense amount of life lessons," said Mica. "She is a strong and beautiful woman. My Dad is very loving and warm, and he's taught me many many things about culture, sports, and so much more. A lover of planet, people, and pets, Mica's own menagerie includes her first horse, Mico, three other horses, a llama, close to a dozen cows, and a puppy - Truman. One to save the planet, people, and animals of all barks, whinnies, Mica's beautiful spirit, which has enlightened Yavneh's neshama, will soon set sail. |
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"I wanted to go to Yavneh because being in a Jewish
atmosphere and getting a Jewish education are so
important to me," said Eliana whose parents Raquel
and Rabbi William Gershon have clearly passed their
dedication to Jewish life onto their children. Eliana's
brother Benji graduated from Yavneh in 2007 and
Yoni is a Levine Academy student.
"My parents are my mentors and biggest fans. It's cheesy, but I'd be lost without them. The students and faculty here are great and everyone is warm, welcoming, and easy to talk to. I love the split schedule which gives us a chance, early in the day, to focus on our own Jewish identity and views before heading into secular classes where we can apply those views and thought process to class discussions." Involved in many school and extracurricular activities, Eliana is the Regional President of Southwest USY, she has served on The Bulldog Print as copy editor, editorial editor, and artist, on the Yearbook staff, as Class President, Class Representative, and Vice President of Yavneh's Student Council. She has been involved with Hashinui, Spirit Club, Ruach Club, and much more. "At Yavneh, there's always something fun going on and someone to make you smile." "Eliana epitomizes the qualities that make a good friend," said Naomi Schrager, Judaic Programming Director. "The Mishna in Avot tells us to 'acquire for ourselves a friend' and the reason is that everyone needs someone to help them stay on the right track. Numerous times I have seen Eliana help her friends to better themselves, and the respect her peers have for her allows them to listen to her corrections and advice." "At Yavneh, it's easy to get to know your teachers on a personal level. They are all so eager to help you and teach you," said Eliana. "It's something I've never taken for granted, and I think also very unique to Yavneh. I've really enjoyed all of my classes at Yavneh, and there isn't one teacher who hasn't taught me at least one thing I'll take with me to college." "The thing about Eliana that has always impressed me is her unassuming demeanor," said Mrs. Schrager. "All who know Eliana appreciate her artistic and intellectual talents, but it is not because she flaunts them or advertises them. As a student in my class for three years, I have seen the way that Eliana carefully considers the information presented to her and then respectfully presents her opinion or way of seeing things. Her passion for her religion, community, and friends is inspiring to even her teachers." Applying to universities around the country, Eliana who is an amazing artist, hopes to take a possible Fine Arts and Psychology and use it to become an art therapist. "I will not be at all surprised to hear about the great things that Eliana accomplishes- first and foremost she will, no doubt, pass on her passions to her peers- wherever she chooses to continue her studies," said Mrs. Schrager. I also expect that we will hear about her successes in the academic realm. And I know that one day I will be passing through an art gallery and I will stumble across an 'Eliana' original and think 'I knew her when.'" Born in Detroit, Eliana moved to Dallas when she was seven-years-old. She's a graduate of Solomon Schechter Academy (now Levine Academy). Summer '08, "the best summer of my life," said Eliana, was spent studying, touring, and making memories through Ramah Israel Seminar. The colors of the palate Eliana uses to paint her life couldn't be brighter. Her canvas is pristine, ready to be covered with style, class, and beauty. |
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Yavneh Academy welcomes the newest additions to our
faculty:
Lisa Katz & Cecelia Thomas Welcome to the family! |
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Hashinui & Food Bank photos - Mitchell Blumka Buckner Intl. photos - Jared Katz |
HASHINUI ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL ~~
On October 26, Yavneh Academy hosted the first- ever Hashinui Environmental Festival, highlighting the importance of saving our planet. Event chairs Daley Epstein, Mica Esquenazi, Eliana Gershon, Elizabeth Weinstein, and Shelbi Karlebach, and co-chairs Michelle Bach, Peter Bokov, Elizabeth Chatham, Emily Cohen, Shayna Dunsky, Brittney Herson, David Kravitz, and Sarah Weiss put together a program of education, entertainment, and enlightenment. Many thanks as well to Yavneh student volunteers Brittany Barnett, Jori Epstein, Patrice Khunteyev, Benji Leiner, Adina Mandelcorn, Gabby Steinbrecher, Jonathan Sulski, Natalie Taub, and Ilana Wernick. Yavneh's Music Ensemble director, Kim Corbet, and fellow musicians Josh Alan and Chad Evan entertained the attendees.
The afternoon's edibles also featured an "eco-bbq" with kosher chicken and veggie-kabobs, corn, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, pickles, and water all served with biodegradable plates, cups, and utensils made by EcoDallas. "The team behind this program was phenomenal, from the research and planning of the event to the day of. It was really an incredible day that was very meaningful to our future," said Diane Benjamin, Commissioner of Environmental Health Services for District 13, who attended the event. Mrs. Benjamin, who introduced Mica at a number of Commission meetings, has nominated Hashinui for the Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award, to be given by the Mayor of Dallas. "Yavneh Academy and its students are well-deserving of this award." Proceeds from the afternoon will be used to plant close to 100 trees through A Dozen Trees and the Jewish National Fund program in Israel. "We want Dallas to make HA SHINUI - the change," said Mica. "The youth will inherit the world so it is our responsibility to ensure that it is beautiful."
USD board members Zoe Klein, Aaron
Liener, Ethan Prescott, and Elizabeth Weinstein
coordinated an interactive seminar with guest
speakers Sahar Fathi Aziz (an associate in the Civil
Rights & Employment group at Cohen Milstein
Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC in Washington, DC), Fred
Barrow (Immediate Past President of the J.L. Turner
Legal Association, the African-American Bar
Association of Dallas, and an associate with the law
firm of Littler Mendelson, P.C.), Sylvia Cardona
(President of Texas Young Lawyers Association and a
shareholder in the San Antonio law firm of Langley &
Banack), and Mark Curriden (co-author, with LeRoy
Phillips, of "Contempt of Court The Turn-of-the-
Century Lynching That Launched a Hundred Years of
Federalism).
"Dawn. Victorious. Dear. That is my name and our
names mean something," said Sahar Fathi Aziz. "If
you meet the pressure to change your name, you
change who you are." As a young person growing up
in Dallas and a student at Hillcrest High School, Aziz
was asked if she was "white," "black," or "Hispanic. I
was none of those." A plaintiff's attorney, Ms. Aziz has
spent much of her time since 9/11 "pushing the
envelope. I was in law school on September 11, 2001
and I went from being invisible, to being very visible
and in a very negative context. Myself, and many
others, became guilty by association. You must
decide the kind of world you want to live in and you
must go out and say 'this is my world, my country, and
I'm going to change it."
Mr. Barrow told the students of "the power in people
around you who didn't grow up like you, who don't
pray like you, and who don't look like you. You have
to appreciate each other because you can't be who
you want to be if I can't be who I want to be. The
greater success is when you can understand what
drives one another." As do all of the day's guests,
Barrow is very involved in pro bono work. "In 2006,
attorneys provided more than 400,000 hours of their
time to those who needed help," he said. "I'm proud to
be part of the legal profession where we help others
on a daily basis, where I am constantly learning,
studying, and taking time to look at the world in
different ways."
Ms. Cardona, named one of the most influential "40
under 40" San Antonians, and selected by her peers
as one of the top business litigators in that city, is the
daughter of Mexican migrant farm workers. She
appreciated the hard work and lack of education her
parents overcame and the belief they had in their
daughter. "My heart's passion and soul lie in the
community base." Speaking to the importance of
voting, taking advantage of the rights and liberties
afforded each American citizen, Ms. Cardona
reminded the students of the words of Patrick Henry,
"Give me liberty or give me death." "Those words are
the promise," said Ms. Cardona. "Years ago it was
only the white man who could vote. Not women, not
anyone with color to their skin, not those who didn't
own property, and not even those who couldn't pass a
literacy test. It took a long time but we have the right
and that right is your voice."
In "Contempt of Court," Mr. Curriden, a former attorney
and journalist with the Dallas Morning News,
addressed the first state criminal case to ever come
before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1906, an innocent
African American named Ed Johnson was found guilty
of the brutal rape of a Caucasian woman., and
sentenced to death. Two black lawyers came late to
the case, and appealed on Johnson's behalf to the
Supreme Court for a stay of execution, which was
granted. But Johnson was taken from jail and lynched
as he awaited word. "The case showed how even just
two people can change the justice system," said Mr.
Curriden who noted that criminal contempt charges
were filed against 26 persons in the case. "Never
stand down for something you believe in."
On Friday, October 17, students attended
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs at
the Dallas Museum of Art.
Rabbi Grebenau shared coins gathered from the seats of his father-in-law's car, a gift to the rabbi and his family, with the students to use in the tradition of Kapparot. This was "an opportunity for my father-in-law, Rabbi Levi Meier (obm) to teach once again. He was so life affirming and, in this time of year, it's easy to reflect on the kind of man he was and how we never know the impact our actions might make on another.
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October 31 ~~ Rabbi Avraham Reisman
Torat Chaim Askelon, Israel We are at the beginning of the month of Cheshvan, also known as Mar Cheshvan. The Gemara tells us the names of our months came to us from Babylonia, many months the names of idols - strange that would be so. There is a significant and deep meaning to each name. Mar has three meanings and together they bring us the meaning of Mar Cheshvan. First, mar meaning "bitter," and this month is a bitter one as we've just completed a month of celebration. From a month of holidays, especially for those who live in Israel where the energy is so strong, we feel a bit of bitterness in the month that celebrates nothing and is so quiet. Second, we read about "mar bid lee," a drop in the bucket with mar meaning drop. We pray for rain and in Israel now we have a severe drought, with the Kinneret 15 below the level it should be. Last, in Aramaic, mar means "mister," as in a title of importance. This is an important month. In the wake of our month of reflection of the year past, we now look to see where we are going, what we are doing in life, and how will we deal with life's difficult decisions. Mar, if we look to the above definitions, helps us answer these questions as all important decisions present an opportunity (a drop) and anyone who takes the time to think about them, is important. The most important things that happen to us are out of our control, Hakadosh Barechu is in control. It's important to develop a realationship with Hakadosh Barechu in order to live a meaningful life. The vehicle to that relationship? True tefillot. Shabbat Shalom |
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YAVNEH BULLDOG BASKETBALL BEGINS
NOVEMBER 11
NOVEMBER
18 ~~ vs. Cambridge @ 7:30pm - AWAY
21 to 23 ~~ Yavneh Tipoff Tourney @ TBA at
HOME
24 ~~ vs. Sunset High School @ 7:30pm -
AWAY
25 ~~ vs. McKinney Christian @ 8pm at
HOME
4 ~~~ vs. Juan Diego Prep @ 7pm - AWAY
at Austin Sports Center (followed by Alumni
event!!!)
8 ~~~ vs. Lewisville Temple @ 7:30pm -
AWAY
9 ~~~ vs. Phoenix School @ 7:30pm -
HOME
11 ~~~ vs. Dallas Academy @ 7:30pm -
HOME
12 ~~~ vs. Panama HS @ 10am - AWAY AT
South Garland Tournament
16 ~~~ vs. Lewisville Temple @ 7:30pm -
HOME LADIES' BASKETBALL
NOVEMBER
18 ~~ vs. Cambridge @ 6pm - AWAY
21 to 23 Yavneh Tipoff Tourney @ TBA at
HOME
24 ~~ vs. Sunset High School @ 6pm -
AWAY
25 ~~ vs. McKinney Christian @ 6:30pm at
HOME
DECEMBER
8 ~~~ vs. Lewisville Temple @ 6pm -
AWAY
9 ~~~ vs. Phoenix School @ 6pm - HOME
11 ~~~ vs. Dallas Academy @ 6pm - HOME
16 ~~~ vs. Lewisville Temple @ 6pm -
HOME
29 to 31 ~~~ R.L. Turner Tourney in
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Yearbooks are $55 until January 9 and $65 from January 12 and March 3.
* Business Card $
36
(b/w) $ 46 (c)
* ¼ of a page $ 54 (b/w)
$
64 (c)
* ½ of a page $ 90 (b/w) $
100 (c)
* Full Page $ 180
(b/w)
$ 190 (c)
Design and send in your own ad, or submit copy and
photos, to
Yavneh Academy's Main Office or
send via email to info@yavnehdallas.org
Please make payment to "Yavneh Academy" and
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NOVEMBER
1 Melissa Diamond, 2 Jake Greif, 4 Lourdes Linzey, 7 Jillian Herstein, 11 Zach Prengler 12 Mark Cheirif, 16 Veronica Thomas, 22 Sarah Blasnik, 23 Gabby Steinbrecher, 29 Sarah Rohan, 30 Abbie Denemark & Marsha Evans
Mazal tov:
~~~ to Batsheva Scott Feldman '99, her husband
Chaim,
and their families on the birth of their twin girls,
Shayna Mina and Rivka.
~~~ to Eli Tabaria '06 who became engaged
to Dana Freedman
~~~ to Sheri Rosenberg Kanter and Gregg
Kanter and the Rosenberg
and Kanter families, on the birth of baby Maurice
Isaac.
Condolences:
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YAVNEH CALENDAR
NOVEMBER
10 ~~~ FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE Q & A @
7pm
19 ~~~ YEARBOOK PHOTOS (note new
date!)
19 ~~~ PROFESSOR ELI AVRAHAM @
6:15pm
20 ~~~ "HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH
GOBLINS" @ 7:30pm. Get ready for the menorah,
candles, and fun of the season with the Yavneh
Theatre Players. Play Admission is $10/adults
and $5/children over 5.
23 ~~~ CENTER STAGE AT YAVNEH 10:30am to
4:30pm
27 - 28 ~~~ THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
DECEMBER
10 ~~~ YAVNEH ANNUAL FUND PHONE-A-
THON -
7
to 9pm 19 - JAN 2 ~~~ WINTER BREAK COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
CAMP MOSHAVA INFO SESSION
WOMEN ONLY SWIM AT THE J
JCC "be." EVENT @ THE HOUSE OF BLUES
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Notes from Allyn Schmucker ~ College Guidance Counselor
Mazal Tov to the Class of 2009 on their
college & university acceptances. Kol
Hakavod!
*** updates in bold EMILY COHEN ~~ Tulane University SARA GREENBERG ~~ Hendrix College and University of Tampa ALEXA MEYERS ~~ SCAD/Savannah College of Art & Design and University of Kansas
*** The Senior Times, distributed to Yavneh
seniors each month is filled with information and
scholarship opportunities. Parents and students
should also be sure to take advantage of the
scholarship box outside the Counseling Office on the
first floor of Yavneh. For general college and planning
questions and
information, email aschmucker@yavnehdallas.org
FINANCIAL AID MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER
10 @ 7pm
COLLEGE VISITS AT YAVNEH
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
YESHIVA/STERN UNIVERSITY AROUND THE TOWN
SCAD (Savannah College of Art and
Design)* Some schools request advance registration. Check college websites to be sure!
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY SHABBATON FOR
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Chanukah Shopping? Gifts for babies, birthdays, or anniversaries? Visit marchofthelivingdallas.org to help support Yavneh students participating in the 2009 March of the Living tour.
In addition the organization of an estate sale is
underway. If you have items you'd like to donate,
please register at
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Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 7pm Join us for Yavneh's second regional Alumni event on Thursday, December 4. Cheer our Bulldogs on to victory as they play Juan Diego Prep at the Austin Sports Center (425 Woodward Street) at 7pm and then enjoy a light dinner while catching up with old friends. Watch for details. |
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Gabbi Lewin '08 We volunteer three to four times a week in the morning, take Ulpan (Hebrew classes) in the afternoon twice a week, and then we have a lot of free time to tour, travel anywhere in Israel, or go to the beach. We are fully integrated in the community here as, in Bat Yam, few people speak English. We talk a lot with the people on the streets, neighbors, and the cab drivers, all in Hebrew and my Hebrew is improving all the time. I definitely have a new appreciation for weekly shopping trips with my Mom as here we are on our own to shop with a stipend credit card. Soon I'll be studying in Jerusalem for three months, and then for the last section I'll be choosing to work for Magen David Adom (the Israeli Red-Cross) or Maarva (Israeli army basic training). I'm sure that will be great too! Shalom for now! |
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The
Schultzs
portray the character that we want to
share with our students, and they are the model of
who we want our children to be, a blessing to the
community around them, as they leave Yavneh's
doors.
This will
definitely be an annual event and this was all
about raising awareness about environmental issues,
showcasing the green world, and having people enjoy
a day outdoors with the community," said Mica
Esquenazi, president and co-founder of Hashinui.
"We need to develop sustainable living patterns. It is a
process filled with research, experimentation, and
work, and high school is the perfect time to start."
MIX-IT-UP DAY~~
Students
from
Yavneh Academy, Garland High
School, Highland Park High School, and DISD's H.
Grady Spruce High School participated in a series of
icebreakers and workshops, listened to the speakers,
shared lunch, and screened "Vote America," an
educational video produced by the Texas Young
Lawyers Association, which expresses the heroic
efforts made for equality and democracy; the struggles
of the civil rights era, passage of the 1965 Voting
Rights Act, and the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments
to the U.S. Constitution.
Each of
our speakers has a different story to tell, their
own history and own trials which they've overcome,
just like each of us," said Zoe, a founding member of
USD, which was created at the Eimatai Leadership
Convention in 2006. "It's important for everyone, of
every color, race, and religion, to take the time to
understand each other and I believe it's our
generation's turn to teach that stereotypes and hatred
of 'others' must stop. I really think programs like
Mix-It-Up can make a difference."
Baruch
summed up by reminding the students
that: "The Civil Rights Movement wasn't people my
age - it was people your age. Young people who
looked at their principals, and teachers, and parents,
and said 'No, thank you.' We don't care to live in the
world you have built. We aren't interested in this type
of discrimination and hatred and prejudice. And they
went out and changed that world. You don't have to
wait to be the leaders of tomorrow; you can be be the
leaders of today!"
A musical
performance by Sam Slomowitz brought superb
sounds to an evening under the skach and stars.
Many thanks to Sandy Freling and volunteers; Andi
Bonner, Susan Blumka, Jackie Danilewitz, Dr. Steven
Goldfine, Gail Herson, Doris Klein, Carol Kreditor,
Monica & Max Ribald, Kristi, Lenny, & Emily
Rosenfeld, and Cheryl Sulski.
SUKKOT MITZVAHS & MORE
~~
Other students
packaged food and
other goods at the North Texas Food Bank which
feeds 48,000 families each month by distributing
perishable and non-perishable items, including more
than 293 million pounds of food since 1982, to food
pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.
CELEBRATING
TRADITIONS
OF THE CHAGIM ~~
Students
and faculty took the opportunity, and proximity of the
pond across Merit Drive, to share in the experience of
Tashlich, to "cast away sins," and hope for a
year as abundant as the fish in the seas. For us and
our families all we ask G-d for a year of goodness,
health, successful livelihood, and peace.
