VTT MOURNS VICTIMS OF JERUSALEM MASSACRE
Earlier this week in a savage killing in a sacred Jewish sanctuary in Jerusalem, four devout worshipers as well as a Druze police officer lost their lives to hatred. VTT mourns the senseless death of these five innocent lives and prays for the speedy recovery of the seven injured victims. In a bold and brave response, the wives and orphans of the four slain rabbis issued the following national solidarity plea, which we wish to share with our community on the eve of this Shabbat:
With broken hearts, drenched in tears shed over the spilt blood of holy men - the heads of our families. We call on our brethren wherever they are - let us come together so that we may merit mercy from Heaven, and let's accept upon ourselves to increase love and comradery, between each individual and each community.
We ask that every person accept upon himself on this Sabbath Eve (Parshat Toldot, November 21-22, 2014), to set aside the day of Shabbat as a day of unconditional love, a day during which we will refrain from words of disagreement and division, from words of gossip and slander.
May the memories of all five victims be for a blessing and may we all heed the compassionate call for unity and derech eretz this Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom,
Cathy Lowenstein, M.Ed.
Head of School
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WE'VE MADE ORDERING CHALLAH EVEN EASIER! |
The next delivery is Friday, November 28th. Deadline to order is Wednesday, November 26th.
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CELEBRATING KINDNESS, THE YACHAD MITZVAH OF THE MONTH
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Grade 7 students created the above video to showcase the many acts of kindness that occurred at the school during RAC Week.
"Together" is a great manifestation of kindness and Grade Seven students aptly sang and spoke about this important message at Tuesday's Yachad (Unity) assembly, our second one since we launched this social responsibility initiative at the beginning of the school year. Recipients of this month's "Menschen of the Month" are listed below. These students were all caught performing kind acts throughout the school. As Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, will soon be upon us, this month's Yachad theme is "bringing in the light," with a focus on performing mitzvot (good deeds).
Hilli Kedem
Jake Beron
Naomi Infeld
Ryder Sewell
Sacha Rootman
Abraham Nahmad Eden Almog Allison Roubini Estie Glassman Andrew Cristall Joel Jacobskind Emma Serlin Danielle Alterman Rachel Gerber Brady Miller Ira Giligson Tristan Georges Izzy Freedman Cooper Shugarman Jacob Merkur Noam Guralnick Eryn Vaida Conrad Belzberg Jessie Miller | Taya Groner
Arlo Foxman
Adrianna Bichin
Mira Hurwitz
Devon Wood
Isabella Averbach
Noah Robibo
Alexis Tuan
Josh Malowicki
Naomi Dodek
Max Kimel
Zach Shapray
Chad Beron
Sammi Wasel
David Medvedev
Yoshua Welch
Ophir Gini
Oliver Munt
Max Laskin
Jack Tritt
Eva Dobrovolska
Noa Haber
Hannah Casseres | Nora Forman
Maya Koenigbaur
Taya Groner
Adie Huberman
Yuval Dvir
Paul Zychlinski
Jackson Balin
Zach Bordan
Ethan Dreyshner
Ori Lanciano
Jacob Adler
Simona Dreyshner Zak Greensite Tobyn Rootman Micah Sacks
Alex Zychlinski
Keren Katz Evan Ariel Hadar Yanai
Jayden MIller Camille Millman
Avrel Festinger Ben Bogdonov |
Much thanks to Ms. Meghan Davey for supporting the Grade Sevens to lead such an engaging assembly.
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ANNOUNCING A GRANDPARENT SHOW FOR MACCABEEDOODAH:
10 A.M. on Wednesday, Dec 17 at Congregation Beth Israel
Ticket information to follow soon |
Thank you, Moran and Natalie, for devoting an entire day to culling, replacing and organizing the student earthquake comfort kits.
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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
4:06 p.m.
Shabbat ends at 5:15 p.m.
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The VTT Running Club has ended for the fall term!
Stay tuned for info in the spring regarding the resumption of the club.
Last chance to order challah for Friday, Nov 28
Wednesday, Nov 26, 3 p.m.
talmudtorah.com/challah
VTT Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, Nov 26, 3:30pm
VTT & Schara Tzedeck Joint Blood Drive
Wednesday, Nov 26 & Thursday, Nov 27 Everyone is welcome to participate! Click this link to sign upSpring Musical Auditions (The Little Mermaid)
Mon, Tues, Wed, Dec 8, 9, 10 at 11:25 a.m. Wed, Dec 10, 3:20 p.m.
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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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Current Contest: Can you read 26 books with authors A-Z? Ask Mrs. Andersen for more details.
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| Thank you to Alisa DeLisle and Alex Moses for coming back to VTT on Tuesday help us with our photo retakes. They are now our "go to" people for this job and we are most grateful.
Much thanks to members of the PAC for organizing coffee, treats and water to distribute to faculty during Parent-Teacher conferences.
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SHONOT/ODDS 'N ENDS
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BC Children's Ophthalmology Research Lab is looking for volunteers, aged 4-17
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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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