Rachel Zilbering

Assistant Principal

One of the most special aspects of Jewish life is seeing different generations come together.  We look to older generations for wisdom and younger generations for energy.  I know that some of the most special family gatherings are those where multiple generations are present. Within The Silver Academy and the Harrisburg Jewish Community, we are fortunate to have many of these opportunities available. 

This week, Morah Aviva's kitah aleph class volunteered at Jewish Family Services to assemble Chanukah packages for seniors. The Kindergarten and the Brenner ELC Pre-Kindergarten class joined together for the Chabad Olive Press Show. This afternoon, Andrea Weikert organized a chocolate menorah making program where a senior was paired with an older Silver Academy student and an ELC student. 

Tonight is The Celebration of Light and Learning where students will be performing songs, dances and plays. Please invite a grandparent or friend to this happy night. 

As we come to the end of 2014, I wish all of our Silver Academy families and friends my best wishes for a happy and healthy 2015.  

Nachum Chasan, Head of School

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זכור את יום השבת לקדשו                         

CANDLE LIGHTING - 4:23 PM

HAVDALAH - 5:26 PM

SHABBAT PARSHAT MIKETZ- GENESIS 41:1 - 44:17

SHABBAT CHANUKAH - (NUMBERS 7)

סיכום - Summary 

• Our Parsha begins in the end (מקץ) of a two year period when Joseph is in jail and Pharaoh has two dreams.
• The butler remembers Joseph in jail and that he was able to interpret dreams.
• Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams.
• There will be seven years of great abundance in the land to be followed by seven years of famine (רעב).
• Joseph is rewarded by being put in charge of the land.
• Famine strikes in Canaan and Jacob sends his sons, except Benjamin, to Egypt.
• Joseph seizes Simeon and tells the brothers that he will not go free until they return with the younger brother.
• Joseph tests his brothers to see how they feel about their wrong doing of long ago.

HEBREW WORDS OF THE WEEK

מקץ  -- MIKKETZ - IN THE END

רעב - RAAV - FAIMINE   

SHABBAT SHALOM  שבת שלום -

HAPPY CHANUKAH - חג אורים שמח

Kindergarten Judaics

Morah Sarah Bronner

Kindergarten has also welcomed Morah Rachel as a helper in our classroom.  Some of us already knew her as a Girl Scout, Daisy, leader and as a helper in the lunch room. Morah Sarah had the pleasure of teaching her daughter, Clancy, in Kindergarten.   

2nd Grade General Studies

Mrs. Brandy Hurley 

Second grade has been hard at work writing nonfiction! We are nearing the end of our second unit: Nonfiction chapter books. Throughout this unit, students learned many writing techniques that published authors use. They learned how to plan their books by talking with a friend and using a table of contents. Students also learned to use a more precise, content specific vocabulary. Throughout the unit, the class studied mentor texts, looking for ways to make their own writing more interesting and detailed. Some students used picture captions, pop out words and diagrams to elaborate their topics. We can't wait to celebrate all the writing we have done in this unit! 

1st Grade Volunteers at Jewish Family Services

Morah Aviva Woodland

Students from Kitah Alef went to Jewish Family Services to assemble Chanukah packages....chocolate gelt, sufganiot, dreidels and more. These packages and the students' warm smiles will bring light to seniors in the Jewish community this Chanukah season. It was truly a mitzvah from the heart!

When:  Thursday, at the Celebration of Light and Learning in the Mary Sachs

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