D'var Torah

זכור את יום השבת לקדשו                         

CANDLE LIGHTING - 8:10 PM

HAVDALAH - 9:13 PM

SHABBAT PARSHAT SHELACH LECHA (NUMBERS  - (13:1 - 15:411)

הסכום - Summary

• G-d tells Moses to send spies to look over the Land of Canaan secretly.
• Twelve spies are sent to view the land.
• The spies reported back to Moses that the land flows with milk and honey, but the Canaanites who inhabited the land were so large and powerful that they felt, in comparison, like grasshoppers.
• Only two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, were in favor of moving ahead to conquer the land.
• This event showed that the Israelites were not ready to be a free nation.
• They would continue to wander in the desert until a new generation of Israelites would be ready to conquer the Promised Land.

SHABBAT SHALOM  שבת שלום -

Nachum Chasan

Head of School 

Inside the Classroom- Ganeinu

Show and Tell in Ganeinu with Guest Stars Hallel Cheskis and Ari Dym

  In Ganeinu when we do teffilah v'shira (song and prayer) we always sing Shema which contains the phrase: "Uk'shar'tam l'ot al yadekha v'hayu l'totafot bein einekha. And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes." We make the motion of wrapping our arm and tap between our eyes, but what are we really talking about? Today Hallel Cheskis and Ari Dym from the 7th grade filled us in. They demonstrated how to wrap tefflin (phylacteries). They showed us the box where the prayer of Shema is written. They demonstrated how the straps wrap around the hand to form the letters shin, daled, and yud, which spells one of G-d's names. They showed us the shin on the teffilin shel rosh (the box on the head) and how the other knots also form the letters daled and yud. It was extremely interesting and very educational. (Plus Devorah and Yaakov loved seeing their 7th grade siblings in the middle of the day!)

Inside the Classroom- 3rd Grade

   It is hard to believe the school year is over! The third grade worked extremely hard. In math we finished the math book the first week of May. The students have been working in higher level math and long division and three digit by two digit multiplication! 

Recycling Club Trip

      Our 2nd-6th grade members of the Recycling Club had the privilege of visiting the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey on May 23rd.  The RMH is a temporary home-away-from-home for families traveling to seek treatment for a sick or injured child at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.  Our students learned that by recycling magazines, catalogs and glossy paper in the RMH green recycling containers, money is raised to buy supplies and make sure all f

Alumni Spotlight

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

Keren Shefet

Washington DC

What years did you attend The Silver Academy?

 I started downstairs as a 3 year old in pre-k and went all the way through 6th grade before I switched to Susquehanna Township Middle School.  

Where did you grow up in Harrisburg?

I grew up in Susquehanna Township--Windsor Farms next to the Blancs and the Goldsmiths!  

Where did you go to school after The Silver Academy?

I left to start 7th grade at Susquehanna Township Middle and then graduated from the Susquehanna Township High School before starting at the University of Pittsburgh (Go Panthers)!  

Where do you live now? 

Washington, DC.

What do you do?

I work at the University of Maryland focusing on raising money for student scholarships and student run programs within Student Affairs. I like to think that we are making the student experience and the campus a better place! 

What was your favorite class at The Silver Academy?

I loved science class with Mrs. Gaughan. I will never forget trying to catch and classify bugs for her class. I also still remember how Rabbi Gewirtz would teach us the shorashim! Any class with Rabbi Gewirtz left a lasting impression.

Who was your best friend at The Silver Academy?

 We had a great group of friends in our year--and have
stayed close since then when so many of us graduated from Susquehanna Township High School together. I'm lucky now to be a part of so many lives of my Yeshiva friends and get to attend their weddings! Saskia
Shuman was the first, and most recently I was in Rebecca Henshell's wedding...and soon to attend Jordan Klein's!

What was your favorite school lunch?

The crispy mac & cheese was definitely a favorite.

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

 None! 

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

 Selling Yodels and Ding Dongs out of the canteen, which was really just a big locker...and building the  mini-model of the mishkan with the right specifications with Gabe Oran. Oh, and the Rashi Club!! 

What was your favorite thing to do at the JCC? 

The bowling alley.

Who was your role model in Harrisburg?

My parents are my biggest role models. They left Israel and came to the United States at such a young age because of all of the opportunities here, and worked hard to carve out an amazing life for all of us. They raised my sister Danielle and me to appreciate new cultures and to be open, understanding and compassionate---they are truly amazing. And, the person who I have the best memories with and has left a lasting impact on my life is Noah Gorelick. We were born exactly a week apart and that connection has lasted through the Yeshiva, Susquehanna Township High School, USY on Wheels, his Native/my birthright trip overlapping, University of Pittsburgh and then Georgetown University. I'm lucky to be his close friend!