TALMUD TORAH CELEBRATES RAC WEEK
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This year our faculty and students chose to mark Random Acts of Chesed Week in ways that could make an immediate, tangible impact on the school community. From literacy-based activities highlighting our Yachad monthly theme of "kindness" to assuming jobs throughout the school to support and assist our peers, our teachers and the custodial team, students expended energy and effort to recognize and appreciate the value of kindness and giving. Thank you to our teacher leaders for spearheading this initiative and to all our faculty for taking time out of their busy days to ensure our students reflected and acted in support of the week's theme. A special thank you to King David High School for hosting our seventh graders at their closing ceremonies and for the visit from Grade 11 students who spent a half a day helping in our Kindergarten. |
GET READY FOR MACCABEEDOODAH:
A Hanukkah Musical!
Wednesday, December 17 at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel's beautiful new ballroom
For families with children in Kindergarten through Grade 7
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EARLY YEARS OPEN HOUSE -- TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Anyone to curious to learn more about our rich early years programming is welcome to join us at our Open House on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.Contact Tammy Kalvari to register or for more details.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Saturday night's RACademy awards began with a moving Havdallah ceremony led by Rabbi Infeld and continued with the screening of ten entertaining and creative videos, edited by our seventh grade students to reflect their RAC Race experience of performing random acts of chesed (kindness) throughout Greater Vancouver.
As a first time teacher at VTT, I was moved by this compassionate, unstoppable group of students, not only because their passion, but also because I recognized that their meaningful work is a product of the high quality of the education provided by VTT's dedicated staff over the years. This reinforces once again the profound impact of Jewish education on our children and our community. The seeds of fruits we harvest now are the result of the values and love of the hard working faculty and parents of VTT. Yishar Koach!
--Shoshi Burton
Our students aren't the only ones who formally learn at VTT. Our school's lunch time "Learn with the Rabbi" program masterfully organized by faculty member Judith Blumenkrans invites all our community rabbis to discuss topics of relevant moral and ethical interest to all our staff. Everyone is welcome to join Rabbi Baitelman for his latest course, How Happiness Thinks.
It's that time of year again! Give the gift of life by participating in the joint VTT-Schara Tzedeck blood drive on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 26 & 27. Morning, afternoon and evening appointments available. Click this link to sign up!These Grade 4 students proudly show off the monthly newsletter they created for their classmates. Most interesting feature: all done by hand!
Grade 6 students beautifully conveyed solemnity and hope at Thursday's Remembrance Day/Kristallnacht Assembly. See more photos here Equally poignant was the primary assembly to mark Remembrance Day, led by a mature group of third graders.
Mazal Tov to Team Devorah and Team David for winning the soccer intramurals championship for the primary and intermediate divisions.
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NEED TO REACH THE OFFICE TEAM IN A JIFFY?
| Send an email to office@talmudtorah.com to reach Debbie, Lihe, Natalie, Moran and Tammy in one fell swoop. Use this email for late notes, absent notes, bus requests, etc.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Light Shabbat candles 4:23 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 5:30 p.m.
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Early Friday Dismissal Begins
Friday, Nov 7, 2:20 p.m. Kristallnacht/Night of Broken Glass
Sunday, Nov 9 Pro D Day--No Sessions
Monday, Nov 10 Remembrance Day--No Sessions
Tuesday, Nov 11 Early Years Open House
Wednesday, Nov 12, 7:30 p.m. Deadline to order challah for Friday, November 14
Thursday, Nov 13 at 10 a.m. Click this link to order a challah from SabraIndividual Student Photo Retakes
Tuesday, Nov 18 Parent-Teacher / Goal Setting Conferences
Thursday, Nov 20, 4:30-7:00 Parent-Teacher / Goal Setting Conferences
Friday, Nov 21, 8:30-12:00 VTT & Schara Tzedeck Joint Blood Drive
Wednesday, Nov 26 & Thursday, Nov 27 Everyone is welcome to participate! Click this link to sign up
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH YACHAD, VTT's social responsibility initiative?
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DOES YOUR CHILD VISIT THE LEARNING COMMONS AFTER SCHOOL?
Hours of Operation:
Mondays - Thursdays:
Open until 4:30 p.m.
Fridays: CLOSED
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Please pick up your children on time
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Jack Tritt and Noam Guralnick are this month's "Monitors of the Month." Our top patrons for October were Taya Benson, Zoe Cooper, Josh Malowicki, Kennedy Holmes and Cooper Brosgall. And 3C, K3 and 2A borrowed the most books this month.
Current Contest: Can you read 26 books with authors A-Z? Ask Mrs. Andersen for more details.
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| Many parent volunteers made sure our RACademy was a special evening. Thank you to Tamar Bakonyi, Tami Amit, Sarah Schaffer, Raquel Roizman, Elana Epstein, Ruth Buckwold, Meirav Galili and Debra Miller.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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Kristallnacht Commemorative Lecture
"Mothers & Daughters in the Holocaust"
Sunday, Nov 9, 7 pm
Congregation Beth Israel
Everyone welcome!
King David High School Open House
Thursday, Nov 13 at 7 pm
Read more here
The Jewish Film Festival is coming Nov 6-13 Check out their excellent line up of both Israeli foreign films. The opening film, Above and Beyond, was produced by Nancy Spielberg, sister to Steven! |
Gimme Shelter: Closing the Middle Class Housing Gap in Israel and CanadaFree lecture! Thursday, Nov 20, 7 pm Temple Sholom Register hereParenting Young Children Based on the Gordon Neufeld approachThursday, Nov 20, 7-9:30 $45 Spaghetti Shabbat at Congregation Beth IsraelFriday, Nov 21, 5 pm More details hereDon't forget to check out the Jewish Book Festival, Nov 22-27, 2014 Check out the line-up hereHanukkah Olive Press Workshop at the Richmond Public LibrarySunday, Dec 7, 2-3 p.m. FREE! |
SHONOT/ODDS 'N ENDS
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Are you familiar with AirBnB? How about EatWith, the AirBnB of home cooked meals. The concept was developed by an Israeli and is catching on FAST.
Read about it here.
' Mashu Mashu' roughly translates from the Hebrew expression as "something really special and unique!" The new online Arts & Culture magazine written by Laura Goldstein (wife to VTT tech support's Boaz Rotaro) is a cultural cocktail with a Jewish twist, showcasing fascinating people internationally and across Canada. You can read her latest interview with Yotam Ottolenghi and "plenty" more in this smorgasbord of arts and culture profiles.
The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre's latest exhibit "Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House in Budapest" is on now. There is a guided tour on Sunday November 16, 2014 at 2 pm. Visit www.vhec.org BC Children's Ophthalmology Research Lab is looking for volunteers, aged 4-17 Honorarium provided Read the details hereDid you know that declaring your Judaism is a CRIME in Pakistan? Read about the brave Jewish journey of Fishel Benkhald.Get your crayons, paint brushes and/or cameras out for a chance to have your artwork grace the cover of The Jewish Independent's 2014 Chanukah issueContest Rules: * Open to artists up to Grade 7 or 13 years of age. * Your creation should be about 8" x 11" (vertical). * When designing your artwork, please remember that the Jewish Independent logo will run across the top of the page. * Include your name, age, phone number and name of school on a separate piece of paper along with your entry. Visit jewishindependent.ca
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MISSION STATEMENT
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Vancouver Talmud Torah is a traditional Jewish community day school dedicated to excellence in an engaging and respectful learning environment in which Jewish children can become proud, caring, responsible, and dedicated members of the Jewish people and Canadian society.
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 Vancouver Talmud Torah gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. |
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