WITS Bi- Weekly
What's Up at WITS
 February 22, 2008 Parshas Ki Sisa
Aryeh Smith on jugglers shoulders 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
The WITS East Coast Melava Malka Reunion was a smashing success with over 100 in attendance ranging from the class of 1984 to the class of 2003.  Rabbi Cheplowitz gave an inspiring shmooze, and the entertainment and food was incredible.  Pictured is alumnus Aryeh Smith (Class of 2001) on perfromer Michael Rosman's shoulders as he rides a unicycle around the elegant hall. 
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In This Issue
Lifecycles
Mach-WITS a Shekel Update
Marty Madness
New Website
Newsletter sponsorship
Shmuz!
Mishnayos Project!
WITS Fantasy Baseball League
Alumni Making a Difference
 
mordy
Mordy Birnbaum (Class of 1998) is currently learning in Netzach in the morning and Mir in the afternoon- going for Semicha. He and his wife live in Israel and just had their second son named Akiva! His wife has a gift basket business, with great baskets especially for Purim(in Israel and America)! Go to www.rddbaskets.com.
 
 
Lifecycles:
Mazel Tov to Yaakov Moshe and Adina Harris (Bais Medrash) on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Yehuda and Devorah Pollak (Bais Medrash) on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Aron.
Mazel Tov to Chaim Goldenberg (Bais Medrash) on his engagement to Brocha B. Hellman.
Mazel Tov to Avi and Rifka Lichtman (Bais Medrash) on the birth of a son.
Donate to Alumni Scholarship Fund
 
 
Go to our donation page at witsalumni.googlepages.com/home
 Mach-WITS a Shekel Update
Get a head start before the pre-Purim alumni scholarship campaign.  Go to the new donation page
and sign up for the monthly or make a one time donation.   
 
 
 
Last year the 2 on 2 NY tournament was a blast as it was won by Avi Jaspan (Class of 1998) and Dovid Bergida (Bais Medrash). This year's tournament will be even better.  Former Milwaukee Buck Marty Conlon (and former WITS fan favorite) will be in attendance and could be on your team.  In the words of Marty, "Thanks for making my time in Milwaukee so special.  This will be real cool. I'm there."

Please RSVP at alumni@witsyeshiva.com
Thanks, Jay Hellman
WITS Alumni Director
Marty Madness WITS 2 on 2 Tournament
Marty Conlon DATE: Motzoi Shabbos, March 1st
TIME: 8:00 PM SHARP
LOCATION: Chofetz Chaim Gym
76-01 147th St. Flushing, NY 11367

MORE: Teams picked out of a hat. You MUST rsvp ahead of time at alumni@witsyeshiva.com
 New Alumni Website
Finally, the new WITS Alumni Website is ready.  Go to www.witsalumni.com and register.  It is going to be exciting for everyone to participate in the new directory and forum.
 
Winter Edition of Kesher
The winter edition of Kesher, the quarterly WITS hardcopy newsletter, will be going to print soon. Sponsor the winter edition for a $1000.  Contact me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com
Shmuz with me over coffee!
starbucksMy favorite thing to do as Director of Alumni Affairs is talk to the alumni and listen to
what is going on in your lives. And if you don't have anything to say I can tell you what is going on at  WITS.   So call anytime at (414)963-9317 x124
And don't forget to grab yourself a cup of coffee.
 
 
 WITS Mishnayos Project!
MishnayosI think the WITS Alumni collectively can finish all of Mishnayos.  Go to shloshim.org to sign up for a mesechta! Register and search for Leah Chinyah bas Esther Bracha or Lynne Hellman(my mother).   The finish date is set for June 15, 2008- WITS graduation.  And if you want a chavrusah, I can learn with you(414)963-9317 x124 or set up a chavrusah with an old WITS friend/Rebbe. Sign up today!
 WITS Fantasy Baseball League
The WITS Fantasy Basketball League has been a blast.   The Fantasy Baseball League is expected to be even better.  Go to the fantasy league to sign up now.  Come join the "Where is the Sun" league. The  league number is 11476 and the password is Chuck to join if you didn't go to the link.  This is a great opportunity to interact with WITS Alumni across the country.  Sign up as soon as possible while there is still space. 
 
 

ALUMNI ADS


Tzvi Noble (Bais Medrash) - Jewelry at www.noblejewels.net

Rabbi Yerachmiel Askotsky(Class of 1983) - Sofer at  sofer@stam.net

Yanky Berkovitz(Bais Medrash) -Commericial and Residential insurance - jacobberkovitz@yahoo.com

Yitzi Woolf(Class of 1993) -Branding, Web & Print Design and Photography -www.pushingtheenvelope.ca

Mordy Birnbaum's (Class of 1998) wife-Gift baskets delivered throughout Israel- now accepting orders for Purim baskets-   rubberduckydesigns@gmail.com

Chaim Shapiro (Class of 1989) - check out his new site- Avi's Llst, much better than Craig's list- avislist.com - chaimshapiro@aol.com

Contact me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com to be listed.





Future issues to include divrei Torah-volunteer at alumni@witsyeshiva.com
Good Shabbos!