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April 11, 2013                           1 Iyyar, 5773
 
     This Week's Featured Presentation!
    
Yom HaShoah
     What's HAppening?
Our 10th Grade students were featured in Tuesday's Jerusalem Post!  Click link above to read the article "Israeli, foreign students pay tribute at Yad Vashem".
      
Yom Ha'Zikaron Commemoration and Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
Israel is turning 65!  Join us for an exciting evening as we commemorate Yom Ha'Zikaron and celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut.
Monday, April 15, 6:30 pm, Jacobs-Schwartz Campus West
   
A message for Middle School Parents
Join us on Tuesday as we experience Israel in our Middle School classrooms!
Tuesday, April 16, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
  
Don't miss out on Warrior Weekend!  Click link above for the exciting details and sponsorship opportunities.
Annual Sports Banquet
Thursday, May 2, 7:00 pm, Temple Emanu-El
Annual Golf Tournament
Firday, May 3, 8:00 am - 1:30 pm, Miami Beach Golf Club
3 on 3 Men's Basketball Tournament
Saturday, May 4, 9:30 pm, Scott Rakow Youth Center 
     
This month we're collecting leftovers from Pesach.  Now is the time to clean up your pantry!!! (Closed and sealed items only, please.)
  
It's not too late to register for summer camp at Hebrew Academy!
A summer of fun and excitement awaits your child at Camp Chaverim (ages 12 months through Kindergarten) and Camp Yididim (Grades 1 and 2)!
   
The Hebrew Academy and other sites throughout the Miami-Dade area are accepting "Deluxe Toiletry Kit" donations for 600 homebound elderly.
    
    
Reminder:
Elementary and Middle School SAT
Monday, April 22 - Thursday, April 25
  
 
 
  
  
 
(click links above for more information!)

  

Mark Your Calendars!

 

April
 
April 3 - 17
10th Grade Israel Trip
  
April 14
ACT @ Hillel
  
April 15
Yom Ha'Zikaron CommUnity Event
  
April 16 
School Starts at 9:00am
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
 
April 17
 
April 22 - 25
Elementary/MS SAT
  
April 24
 
April 28
Lag B'Omer
   
May
  
May 2 - 4
   
May 2
  
May 3  
 
May 4 
  
May 7
 
May 8
Yom Yerushalayim
 
  
(Click links above for more information!)
    

 

In This Issue
Letters from Israel
Quality Counts in ECE!
HS Student Awarded Bronfman Fellowship!
Kindergarten Wins 1st Place at Youth Fair!
5th Grader Wins Special Award!
This Week's Torah Tidbits
New HAppenings
  
DrRaabFrom the "remote" desk of...
Dr. Roni Raab, Head of School
Letters from Israel
As part of their unit on Zionism, the 10th graders have taken their learning to Israel! Click here for a day-by-day journal from Dr. Raab!    
  
  
QualityCountsQuality Counts in ECE!
Early Childhood excels in Quality Counts / Early Learning Coalition final assessment!

As you may be aware, the ECE has been participating in a voluntary program: Quality Counts / Early Learning Coalition, Miami-Dade County's quality rating improvement system. Our participation in this initiative helps us raise the quality of early care and education services for children, families and childcare professionals.  Read more...

 
  
EthanDanialHigh School Student Awarded a Bronfman Fellowship!
11th Grader, Ethan Danial, selected for the prestigious fellowship! 

Hebrew Academy is pleased to announce that 11th grader Ethan Danial has been awarded a Bronfman Fellowship. Ethan was selected from a pool of hundreds of Jewish Day School and Public School applicants to win one of 26 Bronfman Fellowships, which are awarded to top Jewish student leaders in the countryRead more...

 

  
KdgYouthFairAwardKindergarten Wins 1st Place at Dade County Youth Fair!
Congratulations to Kindergarten for their prize-winning flap book!

Kindergarten is super excited,

and filled with pride too,

We won first place for our Youth Fair book,

It is true!    Read more... 

 

  
JosueMirandaElementary School Students Receive Book Awards at Youth Fair!
5th Grader, Josue Miranda, receives Special Award for his mystery book!

Elementary School students in grades K-5 submitted books to the Dade County Youth Fair and the results are in!!! Many students were awarded ribbons and cash prizes for their work. In addition, we are thrilled to have received two "Special Awards," the highest honor given in this category.  Read more... 

  
 
 Torah Tidbits
  
ShoshanaReichThis Week's Torah Tidbits...
by Shoshana Reich

We are presently in the midst of counting Sefirat HaOmer; a mitzvah which corresponds to our ancestors' preparation for receiving the Torah in the desert.  The essence of this commandment is not the counting of the days, but rather how we integrate the count into our daily lives to prepare ourselves for this momentous occasion...  Read more...

  
 
 Time for Lunch!
Click here to see what's cooking!
Warrior Logo
        Warrior Wrap-Up
   
SportsBallsWarrior Sports HAppenings...
Catch the Warrior Spirit!
  
Click here for this week's athletics results and upcoming games/schedules.
  
 EXTRA!  EXTRA!  Read all about it...
   
New HAppenings
(click links below for details)
  
  
    
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CommUnity for Israel
     
Yom Ha'Zikaron Commemoration and
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
at the Hebrew Academy!
  
Monday evening, April 15, 2013
   
Click here for the exciting details!
 
    
ParentWorkshopsParent Workshops!
     
Join us right after morning drop-off for
coffee and helpful discussions!
    
Enhancing Social Skills and Setting up Successful Playgroups for Elementary Children
Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 8:15 am, Elementary Cafeteria
    
Behavior Strategies for Home and in the Community for Early Childhood Children
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 8:15 am, Elementary Cafeteria
 
Click here for more information!
 
    
PALS

    

    

 PALSPreschoolers 
and LIttle Siblings Program
  
4th Program: Yom Yerushalayim Adventure!
 
Hey Little Ones! Bring your friends and parents or caretakers and join Hebrew Academy faculty for afternoon story time, snacks, music, arts and crafts, and more. 
  
Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
  
Click here for RSVP information and program dates!
 
 
    
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Annual Sports Banquet
Honoring our 2012 Athletes and Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Jay Schechter 
Thursday evening, May 2, 2013
   
Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, May 3, 2013
  
3 on 3 Men's Basketball Tournament
Saturday evening, May 4
  
Click here for the exciting details and sponsorship opportunities!
  
 
Flowers

Click picutre link

above for more

information!

 

FlowerSaleReminderFlower Sale Reminder!
 
The 8th Graders are selling flowers to help fund
their 8th Grade Graduation Trip.
   
Stop by in front of the Welcome Center,
Fridays, 11:00 am - 11:30 am; 1:55 pm - Dismissal.
 
  
Create a Jewish Legacy

Click picture link

above for more

information!


Create a Jewish Legacy Miami
Create a Jewish Legacy to secure
a more vibrant Jewish future!
 
With Create a Jewish Legacy, you have the ability to
create one legacy gift which can benefit one or more
organizations that are important to you.
 
Click here for a letter from Leah Klein, Dr. Raab, and Robyn Malek.
  
SummerCamp
Camp Chaverim
Summer Camp at
Hebrew Academy
Age 12 mo - K
PlayLearnGrow
Camp Yididim
Summer Camp at
Hebrew Academy
Grades 1 and 2

Create a Jewish Legacy

Create a

Jewish Legacy

 

  
AnnualEventAdJournal
Annual Event Ad Journal
  
BoxTopEducation
Box Tops for Education
KidsforKosherFoodBank
See what we're collecting this month!
 

 

Adult Ed Fall Catalog 

Winter/Spring

Adult Education Catalog 
 


Flowers 

8th Grade

Flower Sale 


SpringAfterSchActivities  

Spring After-School

Activities Catalog

 Click picture links above for more info! 
 Community Corner 
    
A Day for Your Soul
Reaching Out... Taking Action... Stepping Up
  
Women's Philanthropy GMJF and Jewish Community Services
 
The Hebrew Academy and other sites throughout the Miami-Dade area are
accepting donatons through May 20, 2013, for 600 homebound elderly.
 
"Deluxe Toiletry Kit" - Full Size Items to Donate
   
Click here for drop-off information and details.  
 
    
Jewish Community Services Presents
 
RAISING CHILDREN
in the Era of Social Media
 
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
   
Click here for more information.  
 
 Upcoming Simchas!
Alexa Cohen
 April 28, 2013 
 
If you would like to include the upcoming simcha of your son/daughter, please email Norma Reiz at nreiz@rasg.org.   
 
The Hebrew Academy inspires and equips students to achieve
their greatest potential academically and spiritually
by focusing on their individual attributes and
instilling eternal Torah values in a changing world.
 
Click here for our 9 Core Values.
 
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