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Parshas Noach October 31, 2008 
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Everybody is back from Sukkos and ready to dance, as can be seen in the picture of the first Rosh Chodesh party of the year. Yisroel Hecht  (Bais Medrash) continues to do an amazing job on the keyboard as Levi Israel (Senior) vocalizes.  
 
The WITS Bais Medrash was packed Hoshana Rabba night with current and former talmidim who came to learn in the zchus of the continued recuperation of Aryeh Langer's son, Moshe Langer (Moshe Yitzchok ben Devorah Malka) from his recent kidney transplant.
Lifecycles
 
Mazel Tov to Neil and Laurie Kleid (Class of 1992) on the birth of a boy.
Mazel Tov to Avi and Rachel Appel (Class of 2001) on the birth of a boy.
Mazel Tov to Avi and Toby Grossman (Class of 1998) on the birth of a girl.  
Mazel Tov to Aaron Cohen (Class of 1999) and Bryna Lubling  on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Chananya Berman (Bais Medrash) and Shoshana Morgenstern on their engagement.
 
 
 
  Make a DonationDonate $18 to WITS in honor of a lifecycle.  E-mail me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com which lifecycle the donation is in honor of. 
 
 iPod Shuffle BLueiAlumni Scholarship Campaign 2008-2009
Thank you to Rabbi Yoni Schwartz for increasing his existing  pledge to participate in the iAlumni campaign. 
 
The Alumni Scholarship Campaign for 2008-2009 is underway.  Alumni have given approximately $20,000 since August and the goal is $150,000 by August of 2009.  There are three funds to give to that support scholarship: The Adina Kader Scholarship Fund, The Debbie Rennert Scholarship Fund, and The Alumni Scholarship Fund
 
Please make your alumni contribution for the year and decide how to designate it and support WITS' present and future.  Please support our goals and the initiative to increase the amount of monthly giving members from 47 to 75 by the end of the year. The donation page can be found here.  You can make a one-time donation or monthly at this site.   
 
Sign up for the monthly at $25 or more and WITS will send you the latest iPOD Shuffle engraved with a message from the WITS Alumni Association. If you are already on the monthly, increase $25 or more to receive your iPOD Shuffle. Contact me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com for more info.
Mishnayos
 
A  new alumni collaborative mishnayos project is underway for 2008-2009.  The goal is for alumni to collectively complete all of mishnayos by June 7, 2009. (graduation).  Go to shloshim.org and grab your mesechata now.  Listing is under Leah Chinyah bas Kalman Melech A"H.   
Thank you for staying connected!
 
 Chicago Alumni Oneg Shabbos
The Oneg Shabbos will be the first "Out Shabbos" of the zman, Friday Night November 14th, at the home of Benjy and Esti Israel (Class of 1998), 2911 W. Coyle Ave. in Chicago. RSVP at alumni@witsyeshiva.com.
Thank you to Benjy and Esti for hosting.
Upcoming Events
  • 10 Year Reunion- Class of 1999- Shabbos of January 23rd in New York, contact Dovid Weisszliff99@yahoo.com for more details
  • Chicago Alumni Oneg Shabbos-  November 14th, Friday Night at the home Benjy and Esti Israel
Jay Hellman
WITS Alumni Director
(414)963-9317 x124
In This Issue
Lifecycles
Mishnayos Collaboration
Shabbos Sponsorships
Focus on Alumni
Be number 49.  Sign on for $25 a month and get your iPOD Shuffle. 
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Current Alumni Members
The Mach-WITS-a shekel automatic Monthly campaign is back!  We currently have 47 monthly members at amounts ranging from $10 a month to $300 a month.  Help us reach our goal of 75 total members for the year.  Click  here to sign up! I know you want to see WITS on your credit card statement every month! Make Paypal your pal!
 
 
Quick Links
 
Shabbos Sponsorships
Shabbos
Are you looking to do something special in honor or in memory of a loved one or someone special to you?

You can help make a Shabbos special for the talmidim at WITS by sponsoring
-An Oneg Shabbos for $100
  -A Shabbos Kiddush for $180
 -A Shalosh Seudah for $360
 -A Shabbos Day or Night Seudah for $540
-A Festive Yom Tov Seudah- $750
-All three Shabbos Seudahs for $1250
 
Contact me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com or call (414)963-9317 for more information
 
Shabbos in WITS
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Have you been back to WITS recently?  Contact me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com and I will try and make arrangements for you to spend a Shabbos at WITS.  I can arrange for you to stay by one of the Rebbeim.  Get away and come back! 
 Focus on Alumni
 Yisroel and Malka Weiser (Class of 1997)recently moved to  San Diego where Yisroel serves as the youth director for the Beth Jacobs congregaton.  They have one daughter, Yael Ahava.
ALUMNI ADS
 

E-mail me at alumni@witsyeshiva.com to be listed.

Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Winter on the birth of a son.

Good Shabbos!