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Greetings!
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www.icja.org!
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Asher Essay Contest
The Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago is
once again conducting the ASHER ESSAY
CONTEST. A $200.00 will be awarded for the
first prize on the high school level, and
runners-up will be acknowledged.
All submissions must include the first
name, last name, address, grade and school,
and must be completed by the fourth week of
January, 2009. Length of essay is unimportant.
Each contestant either must submit an essay
on some modern problem and show how our
sacred texts deal with the problem (e.g.,
"Zero Population Growth," "Environment,"
"Mercy Killings," "The Sanctity of
Marriage," etc., etc.) or explain a difficult
passage within the text (e.g., "Why Didn't
Yosef Inform His Father of His Presence in
Egypt?" "Did Rebecca and Jacob Lie to
Yitzchok in Order to Receive the Bracha?") or
write on some Jewish theme of
interest.
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Good & Welfare
Mazal Tov
Ariel Stein and parents Lynn (ICJA board
member) and Loren Stein on Ariel's
engagement.
Shimon Hirschhorn ('76) and his wife, Lisa,
on their son, Avi, who started his army
service in the Givati Brigade.
Our Condolences
Dennis Ruben on the loss of his mother.
Ronnie Slovin on the loss of his mother.
Send Good & Welfare news to
icjanews@icja.org or submit
your news on our website.
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Students in Rabbi Hoff's 9th grade Talmud
class had a hands-on lesson in Gemara.
Together with a partner, the boys created
their own daf, which included biographical
descriptions of each commentator. Through
their research, students gained a thorough
understanding of the daf layout, the
historical setting in which the Talmud was
comprised and the
Talmud's key contributors.
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