Every family is obligated to complete 12 volunteer hours. Anything less and your cheque will be cashed at the end of June. To record your hours, click this link. If you have questions about your hours, contact Jacqui Sankoff.

Each year, VTT parents and members of our community join our school's faculty and administration to support and participate in an incredibly important shared mission: to deliver the best quality education possible to our children.

Many individuals spend years, and countless hours, devoting their time, energy and love to this mission, and the results are evident everywhere you look. We continue to expand and evolve and, as always, we need your help and support to do so.

Much of the work occurs within committees consisting of faculty, administration, directors and volunteers. These committees perform work that often has deep, profound and impactful results.

At this time, we are seeking volunteers that are prepared to assist on the following committees:

-   Strategic Development

-   Finance

-   Communications

-   Strategic Planning

-   Technology

We are also reviewing nominations for our Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 school year, as well as future years.

If you're ready to get involved and help make a difference, please email Sue Hector from the Nominations Committee of our Board of Directors at suehector@telus.net and indicate your areas of interest and background by June 29th.

This week's Torah portion is named Hukkat.  The Hebrew word Hok is one of the terms used for the English word "LAW."  In Jewish tradition, we have two types of laws: hukkim and mishpatim.  Our Sages of old wondered why it was necessary to have two words that essentially meant the same thing.  Of course, there had to be something that  differentiated these two terms one from the other.  What we learn is that mishpatim are laws that come with a logical reason for or behind them and hukkim do not.  They are simply commanded to us by our tradition and demand our obedience.  

Today, as we gather together for this Ceremony of Giving, we are marking our Grade 7 students' learning of the difference between the hukkim and the mishpatim and their efforts and accomplishments at having fulfilled just one ethical commandment of their choice each in connection with becoming bar and bat mitzvah, coming of age in the eyes of the Jewish community.  Through their collective efforts to fulfill these mitzvot, our students have transformed the theoretical learning of Tikkun Olam - the work of repairing the world - into a reality.  

Grade 4 student Abbey Kape and her brother, Grade 2 student Matthew Kape, raised over $1200 on June 12th for the VTT Campus Campaign. The two held a kosher candy sale during pick-up, with the bags going for a minimum donation of $4. Sales were brisk and the bags were all but sold out in 45 minutes.

The entire initiative was driven by Abbey, who wanted to do something to support the new school. She and Matthew packed the bags themselves and hand made all the posters and advertising at the table. They were incredible salespeople, and even enlisted the help of another Grade 4 student, Lola Belzberg.

Campaign leadership is so grateful to Abbey, Matthew, Lola and all the other VTT students, families and members of our community who have supported the expanded and revitalized VTT. Todah rabah!

It's not too late to make your gift - please contact 604-736-7307 x 3478 or email info@securingthefuture.ca to donate today. 

A great big 'Thank you!' to everyone who returned their library books by the deadline - today, June 14th!  If you still have outstanding books, please return them early next week.

Students with outstanding books after today will receive notices to go home. Please ask your child if they received a notice and help them find these books. If any items are lost, reimbursement charges are included on the notice.

Graduates and families that are leaving VTT, please be sure that your library accounts are clear before you go.

We wish everyone a relaxing and enjoyable summer,

Natasha and Michal    

Email office@talmudtorah.com to 

reach Debbie, Lihe, Natalie and Tammy in one fell swoop. Use this email for late notes, absent notes, bus requests, etc.