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week's events at the Silver Academy and inform
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Upcoming Calendar Events
 
Thursday, March 7th
Picture Retake Day

2nd Grade Chumash Celebration
6:45 PM

Shabbat, March 16th

Silver Academy Shabbat @ Chisuk Emuna

The Silver Academy appreciates its close partnerships with local synagogues and temples.  Over the years, some congregations have hosted Silver Academy Shabbat programs to highlight the participation of our students and the important role our school plays in the community. 

 

On Saturday, March 16th, Silver Academy students who are the children of Chisuk Emuna Congregation members and friends will lead parts of the Shabbat morning service and participate along with their parents in special Shabbat programs. Mr. Nachum Chasan, our Head of School, will address the congregation.  Dr. Andrea Lieber, our School President, will also participate.

 

For more information about this special Shabbat and to sign up for a part, please contact Nachum Chasan, 238-8775 or Mandy Cheskis, Chisuk Emuna Educational Director, 232-2707.

 

 D'var Torah

 

זכור את יום השבת לקדשו                         

 

CANDLE LIGHTING - 5:34 PM

HAVDALAH - 6:42 PM

 

SHABBAT PARSHAT KI TISA -  (30:11 - 34:35)

SHABBAT PARAH - (NUMBERS 19:1 - 22)

 

הסכום - Summary

 

  • G-D INSTRUCTS Moses to collect a half-shekel from every person over the age of twenty when he takes a census of the community.
  • Moses is told that the Sanctuary's furnishings are to be fashioned by the skilled artisan Bezalel.
  • Moses is given the two tablets on Mount Sinai. Forty days have passed and the Israelites have asked Aaron to make a golden calf. Aaron agrees.
  • When Moses sees the golden calf, he shatters the tablets.
  • G-d directs Moses to carve two new tablets and return to Mount Sinai.
  • For Shabbat Parah, the additional maftir reading gives the regulations for bodily purification.
  • It relates to the mysterious rite of the red heifer.

 

 

SHABBAT SHALOM  שבת שלום -

 

Nachum Chasan

Head of School 

 


Alumni Spotlight

 

Each week, The Silver Summary will feature one alumnus from our rich alumni network. 

 

Dr. Bryan Reid

Harrisburg, PA


 

 

What years did you attend The Silver Academy?

Let's see...I got here in 1979, shortly after the TMI crisis.  I was here from 2nd through 6th grade. 

 

Where did you grow up in Harrisburg?

I grew up in Colonial Park, where my mom still lives. 

 

Where did you go to school after The Silver Academy?

I hit the public school route and went through the Central Dauphin School District. 

 

Where do you live now? 

Literally within eyesight of the school.  Just around the corner.  We may get flooded but the convenience is unbeatable.

 

What do you do?

I'm now a family doc and part-time voice-over artist.  

 

What was your favorite class at The Silver Academy?

Oh dear G-d, I did not take my memory medication.  Can I remember back that far?  Let's see...I seem to recall loving computers and I was the Poet Lariat for the school newspaper...something we dutifully copied on a dinosaur device known as "the mimeograph". 

 

Who was your best friend at The Silver Academy?

Aw, who can pick favorites. I had a number of friends here.

 

What was your favorite school lunch?

I'm sure it was something bad for me. 

 

How many times were you sent to the principal's office?

Hey now, I have a reputation to maintain.  

 

What was your favorite memory and/or do you have any funny stories about The Silver Academy?

Actually one of my biggest memories was the secret code of 6th grade.  See, the girls had figured out that if they sign-languaged to each other across the room, they didn't need to pass notes.  Of course, that meant that the boys had to learn sign-language (alphabet) so we could intercept the messages.

 

I also remember Bracha Bees.  OK, kids, if they ever bring this back...remember to avoid hydroponics.

 

What was your favorite thing to do at the JCC? 

Swim and Musicals!  prob not in that order.

 

Who were your biggest role models in Harrisburg?

My parents, of course!  Kibud av v'aim.


Inside the Classroom - 3rd Grade
  

Last month in the third grade Hebrew class we were busy preparing for the holiday of Purim. We began with learning about mitzvoth, commandments, and customs of Purim, but the best part of our learning was  Megillah reading. This year our class was preparing a puppet show. Along with the adapted text of the Megillah, we were learning and discussing parts of the original sections. It was exciting to see how the third-graders were, little-by-little, mastering the hard language of the Megillah, asking questions about the actions of the characters, and trying to explain the events in Shushan. We also learned a lot of songs and celebrated our achievements by inviting parents to the class to see our show. The most important thing is that when our children went to synagogues for Megillah reading, the reading became a meaningful and exciting experience for them.

 

Morah Alla.

 

 

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Kosher Canned Food Drive

February 20 - March 20

 

The Goal is 700 cans; if we accomplish it then we will have a Rita's Ice Party 


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BRING IN YOUR
March

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