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   January 17, 2014    

 

ט''ז שבט, תשע''ד

 

Divrei Torah from our Eighth Graders

Parshas Yisro

By Moshe Alterman

The highlight of this week's parsha is the Ten Commandments. The Midrash teaches that all the pleasure we get in this world is a reward for our fulfilling the first of the Ten Commandments, to have faith in Hashem. The ספר חנוּכת התוֹרה wonders: What is special about the mitzvah of faith in Hashem that it should be the source of our reward in this world?

The חנוּכת התוֹרה answers this first question based on a second question. The rabbis teach us that we don't get reward for our mitzvos in this world; rather, we are rewarded in the world to come. This is difficult to understand based on the principle that we are not permitted to delay payment to workers. When Hashem delays our reward until the next world, it would seem that He is transgressing this principle! The חנוּכת התוֹרה answers that the law to pay a worker immediately only applies when the employer hired the employee directly. However, if he was hired through an agent, the law does not apply. We know that the Torah was given to us through an agent, Moshe Rabbeinu. We were not hired directly by Hashem to do the mitzvos. As a result, Hashem is not obligated to pay us immediately.

This line of reasoning makes sense for mitzvos given to us through Moshe Rabbeinu. However, we heard the first two of the Ten Commandments directly from Hashem. That is why He is obligated to pay us in this world for our faith in Him. Therefore, our faith is the source of our reward in this world. 

 

 

By Miriam Malka Gross

וְאֵתשְׁנֵיבָנֶיהָאֲשֶׁרשֵׁםהָאֶחָדגֵּרְשֹׁםכִּיאָמַרגֵּרהָיִיתִיבְּאֶרֶץנָכְרִיָּה: וְשֵׁםהָאֶחָדאֱלִיעֶזֶרכִּי־אֱלֹהֵיאָבִיבְּעֶזְרִיוַיַּצִּלֵנִימֵחֶרֶבפַּרְעֹה: (י"ח: ג-ד) "And her two sons of whom the name of one was Gershom for he had said I was a sojourner in a strange land; And the name of the other was Eliezer for the G-D of my fathe  r came to my aid and he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."

Moshe named his first son Gershom and his second son Eliezer. The Chofetz Chaim asks the following question: "Why did Moshe have to name his first son Gershom and not his second son?" The reason is because Moshe wanted to remind himself not to be influenced by his father-in-law, Yisro, who did not yet believe in Hashem properly. The name Gershom- a stranger there- reminds Moshe that he is like a stranger in this world because he is here temporarily in order to learn Torah and perform mitzvos. His genuine home is in Heaven with Hashem. And the same is for all Jews. This can be explained with the following mashul:

            In order to make money from his merchandise, a businessman traveled far away to a place where the economy was thriving. While he was selling at the state fair, a bothersome man approached the businessman and said, "Why don't you take a break now from selling and watch television or play a game of poker?" The businessman yelled at the bothersome man saying, "What do you think you are doing wasting my time?! I come here from far away for a short amount of time so I could make money to feed my family, and you are telling me to watch television and play a game of poker?! What would I tell my family if I come to them empty handed?"

            The nimshal is that we only come to this world for a temporary amount of time to learn Torah and do mitzvos. But then the Yetzer Hara comes and distracts us by telling us to do bad things. We should reply to the Yetzer Hara like the businessman in the mashul so that we can be guaranteed a place by the Kisay Hakavod in our Ultimate Home.

By Binyomin Pearlman

In this week's parsha, the Torah tells us how all of B'nei Yisroel would line up before Moshe in order to ask him their own personal questions. While Yisro was watching this scene unfold he couldn't help asking, "Moshe, how are you able to answer all of these questions by yourself? You're exhausted."

Yisro came up with a solution to his own question. Yisro suggested that Moshe should chose judges from amongst the elders of B'nei Yisroel as helpers to himself. The way the system would work is that any Jew would ask his/her question to a lower judge, and, if the questions were more complicated, then they went to higher and higher judges until they would get to Moshe. This way, Moshe would have a lot more time on his hands and wouldn't be as tired.

Although Yisro's idea was a sensible one, it wasn't perfect. When Moshe accepted this suggestion from Yisro, he was depriving B'nei Yisroel of his own personal influence, teaching, and personality.

This teaches us the importance of attaching oneself to wise and inspirational people, and that, when in a leadership position, we learn it's important to communicate with people who look up to you directly. By doing both of these things, it will help us form and grow in the right way.

Good Shabbos!

Calendar Corner

 פינת לוח הזמנים 

   

Mon. 1/20    י''ט שבט

NO school- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Sun.-Fri. 1/26-1/31   כ''ה-ל' שבט

School Choice Week

Wed. 1/29         כ''ח שבט

Parent-Teacher Conferences

4 p.m. - 8 p.m. 3:30 Dismissal for all classes; No afterschool classes

Thurs. 1/30      כ''ט שבט

8:30 MSB Shacharis

9:15 opening K-5, MSG

Fri. 1/31            ל' שבט

Rosh Chodesh Adar 1   א' דראש חדש אדר א

Fri. 2/14/14        יד אדר

Deadline for Six Flags Reading Logs
After School Classes Offered

Mazel tov  מזל טוב:

  • Rabbi Akiva and Mrs. Sarah Bayla Gross and family on the bris and naming of their son, Yosef Shaul.
  • Rabbi Mordechai and Mrs. Leah Pollock and family on the bar mitzvah of their son, Chaim Zev.
  • Dr. Michael and Mrs. Yael Wolf and family on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Ariella.

Please let us know about your simchos; our TDSA family likes to share in your nachas with you! A great way to celebrate your simcha is by sponsoring a TDSA Day of Learning for $180 to sponsor a full day or $90 for half a day (must be shared with another person). You can also do a Group Day of Learning if you have a number of friends who want to sponsor with you. Please contact Sara Abrams in the Business Office, 404-982-0800 ext. 104, or sabrams@torahday.org.

 

PTA Page    ארגון מורים והורים    

How sweet it was! PTA hopes that the students and teachers all enjoyed their Tu B'shevat shivas haminim treats! Thank you to Mrs. Irena Pelishev, Mrs. Kim Axelrod and Mrs. Michelle Winer for your help and hard work! If you really want to see something sweet, see our video below: 

Tu B'Shevat 5774
Tu B'Shevat 5774

 

How sweet it is! Students received kits for our annual fund raising sale of Barton's Passover Candy.  Please make sure that all checks are made out to Torah Day School of Atlanta (not Miss Chocolate).  For online ordering, our school code is 704038.  If you have any questions, please email diana_raf@hotmail.com Thank you for helping raise funds for TDSA-PTA! Mrs. Diana Osipov, project chair. How sweet it will be!PTA is also gearing up for another wonderful teacher appreciation week and is looking for volunteers. Please email  Mrs. Sara Honikman if you are interested in being a part of a wonderful project!  

Friends of TDSA 2014 Update

Let's do the numbers: We have raised 67.6% of our target! We are 2/3 of the way to our goal! Only $162, 000 to go!

No matter how we count it, we are steadily making progress, thanks to our donors and our solicitors. We appreciate everyone who has made calls and who has responded to the campaign to help us make our Main Event honoring Neil and Marcy Kalnitz a success.

  

 Leadership Circle

(Donations of $1,200 and Above)

 

  • A Plus, Inc.
  • Dr. Carlos Abramowsky and Mrs. Lisa Goldman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Eric Adelman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Alpern
  • Anonymous
  • Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ashapa
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Berkowitz
  • The Chai Trust
  • Mr. Harris Cohen
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Menachem Deutsch
  • The Deville Foundation, Inc.
  • Dr. and Mrs. Henry Falk
  • Dr. and Mrs. Alan Feingold
  • Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Feldman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Elia Fischer
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Binyomin Friedman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gerchikov
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Ahron Golding
  • Mr. and Mrs. Murray Goldman  
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Goldstein
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern
  • Mr. and Mrs. Elan Hertzberg
  • Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Hirsch
  • Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kalnitz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kaplan
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Kayser
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kessler
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Levin
  • Dr. and Mrs. Barry Levitt
  • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lewis
  • Dr. Matt and Dr. Chavi Lewis
  • Dr. and Mrs. Allen Lipis
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Londe
  • Marcus Foundation
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Miller
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Hirshy Minkowicz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Minsk
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pearlman
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Doniel Pransky
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Price
  • Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rabinowitz
  • Rabbi and Mrs. David Reznick
  • Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ripans
  • Ms. Sara Robbins
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rodbell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Allan Scher
  • Mr. and Mrs. Tal Senior
  • Mr. Alan Shenberg and Dr. Meryl Braunstein
  • Mr. and Mrs. Zalman Shifrin
  • Rabbi and Mrs. David Silverman
  • Dr. Alan Sloan
  • Mr. Saul Sloman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Gidon Sobel
  • Mr. Harvey Steele
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tanenbaum
  • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wasserman
  • Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Winer
  • Mr. and Mrs. Josh Wittenberg
  • Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wittenberg
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael Wolf

 

Friends of TDSA

(Donations Between $18 and $1,199)

 

  • Ms. Sara Abrams
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Aryeh Adler
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Michael Alterman
  • Anonymous
  • Drs. Jack and Zoya Arbiser
  • Mr. and Mrs. Harold Arnovitz
  • Mrs. Ellen F. Arnovitz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joel Arogeti
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arogeti
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Ariel Asa
  • Mr. and Mrs. Warren Axelrod
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Gavriel Bachrach
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barnwell
  • Dr. and Mrs. Morton Barr
  • Mr. and Mrs. Moises Bejar
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beldie
  • Bennie's Shoes
  • Mrs. Karen Benschitrit
  • Dr. and Mrs. Jason Berendt
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Michael Berger
  • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Biran
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Mordechai Birnbaum
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Birnbrey
  • Mr. David Birnbrey
  • Dr. and Mrs. Nick Block
  • Dr. Jerome & Elaine Blumenthal
  • Ms. Abigail Bogan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bolnick
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Michael Broyde
  • Mrs. Theresa Burns
  • Dr. and Mrs. Lee Caplan
  • Dr. and Mrs. Howard Caplan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Craig Castle
  • Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Castriota
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Cavalier
  • Mr. and Mrs. Baruch Asher Chastain
  • Dr. and Mrs. Jay Cinnamon
  • Mr. Luis Cortes
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Davis
  • Mr. Arkadi Djouraev & Ms. Polina Zavulunova
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Yerachmiel Donowitz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Elbein
  • Mrs. Michal Esral
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Daniel Estreicher
  • Dr. and Mrs. Ron Ezoory
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bert Farache
  • Mrs. Carole Feinberg
  • Dr. and Mrs. Alan Feingold
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fink
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Yakov Fleshel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Yacov Freedman
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Gelbtuch
  • Dr. and Mrs. Raphael Gershon
  • Ms. Hana Giday
  • Mr. Pesach Globus
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Menashe Goldberger
  • Dr. and Mrs. George Gottlieb
  • Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Graber
  • Ms. Yakovah Greenbaum
  • Mr. Ari Greenbaum
  • Mr. and Mrs. Adam Grossblatt
  • Mr. Leonard and Dr. Sharon Habif
  • Mr. and Mrs. Rami Hachamoff
  • Mr. and Mrs. Naftali Honikman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Iacullo
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Karmi Ingber
  • Drs. Jeff and Adina Jagoda
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Joel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kalnitz
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Kapenstein
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lee Katz
  • Mr. and Ms. Josh Katzin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ramin Khalili
  • Mr. Leo Kirkman and Ms. Gloria Abrams
  • Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kirschner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kirtz
  • Dr. and Mrs. Jared Klein
  • Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Klein
  • Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuperberg
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Ely Landman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leff
  • Ms. Paige Lefont
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leven
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Levin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hillel Levin
  • Mr. and Mrs. Noah Levine
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alan Levow
  • Mr. Steven and Dr. Sarah Levy
  • Dr. and Mrs. Charles Levy
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Yossi Lew
  • Dr. and Mrs. Allen Lieberman
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Lindenblatt
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hudie Lipszyc
  • Mr. and Mrs. William Loventhal
  • Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lubel
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Lubin
  • M & P Shopping Centers, Mr. Eliot Arnovitz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Neal Mandelbaum
  • Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Manheim
  • Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Marks
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Merlin
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Minkin
  • Mr. Aln Minsk and Ms. Julie Kaminsky
  • Ms. Susan Moray
  • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morris
  • Mr. and Mrs. Shlomie Newmark
  • Drs. Paul and Rebecca Oberman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ooziel
  • Mrs. Diane Orenstein  
  • Mr. Yukhan Osipov and Ms. Diana Rafailov
  • Mr. and Mrs. Randy Padawer
  • Mr. and Mrs. Fishel Paley
  • Dr. and Mrs. Dmitriy Pelishev
  • Mr. and Mrs. Asher Perez
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Mordechai Pollock
  • Mr. and Mrs. Avi Popack
  • Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rabinowitz
  • Ms. Frances Reed
  • Regions Bank
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reisman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Shai Robkin
  • Dr. and Mrs. Yosef Rodbell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rosenberg
  • Mrs. Terri Wolkow Rosenfeld
  • Mr. Michael Rosenzweig and Dr. Shelli Bank
  • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ross
  • Peggy and Emanuel Roth
  • Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rousso
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rubenstein
  • Dr. and Mrs. Gershon Rudnick
  • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Salomon
  • Ms. Yehudit Schwartz
  • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Selig, III
  • Dr. and Mrs. Allen Shaw
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Shkarofsky
  • Mr. and Mrs. Naftali Shmuel
  • Mrs. Yitty Shteierman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Siegel
  • Mr. Murray Siegel
  • Mr. Arnold Silverman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Solomon
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alan Solon
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jan Spector
  • Mr. Kenneth Stein
  • Drs. Scott and Anna Steinberg
  • Ms. Marcy Steinberg
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stroll
  • Dr. and Mrs. Alan Sunshine
  • Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sunshine
  • Mr. and Mrs. Shalom Teller
  • Mr. Michael Toddings
  • Mr. and Mrs. Adam Tress
  • Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Valenta
  • Mr. and Mrs. Gil Varon
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Shimon Wiggins
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams
  • Dr. and Mrs. Lenny Winer
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Asher Yablok
  • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Zavulunov
  • Rabbi and Mrs. Israel Zelman
  • Dr. and Mrs. Barry Zisholtz

 

 

 


Class Acts   פעילויות בכתות 

TDSA's Geography Bee Winners

For the 26th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades in thousands of schools across the US. On Wednesday, the Torah Day School Championship round was held.  Congratulations to sixth grade student Leeyah Lovett and eighth grader Kalman Warga, who were crowned the 2014 TDSA National Geographic Bee Champions. Each student correctly answered several rounds of incredibly difficult geography questions. Two of the most challenging included "The Donets Basin is an industrial area shared by Russia and which neighboring country to the west?" (Ukraine) and "Mount Kosciuszko, located in the Snowy Mountains, is the highest peak on which continent?" (Australia) Each student will be taking a 100 question test to qualify for the Georgia Geographic Bee, to be held in Milledgeville in the spring. Our thanks go to Mrs. Rhoda Gleicher for coordinating our TDSA competition.

 

TDSA's Spelling Bee

The school is buzzing with excitement this week as classes have been preparing for TDSA's first annual Spelling Bee. This will also be our first year participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. While our school-wide spelling bee will emphasize the fourth through eighth grade classes, our first through third grade classes will be having a smaller bee of their own as well. Two students from each class will represent their classes at the bee next week. One winner from the boys and one from the girls will represent TDSA at the District Four Spell-Off, which Torah Day School is proudly hosting, on February 7th, 2014. The class representatives, winning first and second place respectively, include: 
4G: Sara Deutsch, Tzivia Horowitz; 4B: Noah Kalnitz, Yaakov Yosef Shifrin; 5G: Hindy Litvin, Leah Lipskier; 5B: Shmuel Horowitz, Zalman Lew; 6G: Tamar Stein, Nina Barayeva; 6B: Yehuda Khalili, Eli Golding; 7G: Gitty Lipsyc, Rivky Stein; 7B: Chaim Pollock, Harry Steele; 8G: Maayan Schoen, Racheli Freundlich and 8B: Kalman Warga, Tuvi Warga.

 

 

First grade boys and girls - Mrs. Donowitz's and Rabbi Horowitz's Limudei Kodesh classes

This week we held our annual first grade siddur cover parties. So many parents collaborated with their children to make creative and meaningful siddur covers. A special thank you goes to Morah Lew for helping arrange the classroom and for making sure that we had all the materials.

 

First grade boys-Rabbi Horowitz's Limudei Kodesh class

The first grade boys began learning Chumash parshas Bereishis! After two months of learning the first pasuk of the week's parsha, the boys were ready to begin. They received kriah sheets, translation sheets and worksheets for the entire first perek. It is a pleasure to see the enthusiasm with which the boys are learning. In fact, one day after a Chumash lesson, one boy said, "I would rather learn more Chumash than go to recess"! We are now all eagerly awaiting our siddur play which will be on Tuesday, February 11th in the TDSA gym at 10:00 a.m.

 

Third grade boys and girls - Mrs. Bolnick's General Studies classes

The third graders are immersed in a unit on adjectives. This week, they demonstrated their comprehension of adjectives and synonyms in a variety of ways. For example, they used adjectives and synonyms to describe things that they see; this involved an apple eating lesson! They then used alphabet organizers and webs to describe grocery store items, and, lastly, they identified adjectives in a literary passage and replaced them with appropriate synonyms. The students were then required to apply what they learned about adjectives and synonyms by writing form poems and practicing working collaboratively to brainstorm and write their poems. These will be on display outside our rooms shortly.

 

Fourth grade boys and girls - Mrs. Krohn's General Studies classes

The fourth grade students have just been 'punished'! They have completed reading David Lubar's amazing book, Punished, in which they learned about puns, oxymorons, redundancies, and palindromes. The dictionary became their new best friend as they realized what a wonderful resource it can be. They used it to check the meanings and spellings of words as they do their daily work and to play word games in the classroom. In addition, fourth graders have become quite skilled at talking in puns and have realized that being punished can be a good thing.

 

Fifth grade boys - Rabbi Freundlich's Limudei Kodesh class

This past week, the boys celebrated their completion of parshas Yisro. The parsha ended with much discussion about the construction of the Mizbaiach, which had important messages about sensitivity to one's fellow man an about interpersonal relationships. We are excited about beginning parshas Mishpatim, which includes many key concepts that the boys will use as they progress in their Talmud studies. In honor of Tu B'Shevat, the class mastered an important section on the laws of brochos and prepared for the upcoming school-wide Brochos Bee.

 

Eighth grade boys - Mrs. Roberts' Language Arts class

This year's Mystery Dinner theme was high school football, with each participant in full costume and character for this event. First, we had "drinks" at the Marcus Hillel Center at Emory University and a brief limo ride through the neighborhood and around TDSA and to Mr. George and Mrs. Pam Glinsky's home. We chatted over hors d'oeuvres, as we revealed clues as to who stole the school mascot, and then enjoyed dinner while trying to determine "whodunnit". Rabbi Einzig visited and played charades with us. By the end of the evening, we learned that Binyomin Glinsky stole the mascot; he also figured out the clues! Thank you to Mrs. Rabinowitz for help with planning, to Rabbi Einizg and Mrs. Castle for participating, to Mrs. Burns for taking such beautiful pictures, and to Rabbi Tendler for ordering transportation and food. A very special thank you goes to Mr. and Mrs. Glinsky for allowing us to use their beautiful home as this year's mystery location and for helping with decorations.

 

Eighth grade boys and girls - Mrs. Castle's Science classes

The students have been learning the components of blood, and, have learned what determines the type of blood a person can receive during a blood transfusion. In order for students to know what type of blood they can receive, they performed their own blood typing lab. A special thanks to Mrs. Veronika Bari and Mrs. Sandra Leff, the mom R. N.'s, who came to help us carry out our lab.

 

Eighth grade boys- Rabbi Horowitz's Limudei Kodesh classes

The eighth grade boys completed the first perek of maseches Makos. One of the ways we reviewed was by having each boy pair up with a chavrusa from Rabbi Tendler's eighth grade. Each pair reviewed the parts of the perek that we learned. I am so proud of the hard work and effort the boys put in to finish the perek. We began the second perek and are off to a terrific start. In addition, we also began learning the 39 melachos (prohibited actions) of Shabbos. Each melacha is studied from the Torah source including how it was used in the Mishkan. We also learn about some practical applications of the melacha to contemporary life.

 

TDSA Scout Troop 613

Troop 613 spent Sunday afternoon at the Gwinnett Fair Grounds. There were no livestock exhibits, no pie baking contests, no gigantic pumpkins. This was Repticon, a huge exhibit of exotic snakes, reptiles, and amphibians from around the world. The squeamish didn't have to worry about the 15 foot-long pythons, and the albino anacondas; they were all safely squirming and wriggling in their closed containers. The thrill seekers were able to hold pretty much anything they wanted under the watchful eyes of their keepers. Although the boys didn't earn Reptile and Amphibian Study merit badges yet, they all left with an appreciation of the many shapes, sizes, colors and textures of Hashem's creations.

Next on the troop's calendar is an overnight and hike to the North Georgia Mountains over MLK, Jr. weekend to scale Brasstown Bald, our state's highest peak.  

 

On Sunday, February 2nd, the boys will head back to Bert Adams Scout Reservation in Covington, where they camped during Summer 2012 and recently enjoyed an archery shoot, for a rifle shoot.

We'll be swimming again this Sunday evening, leaving TDSA circle 6:30 p. m., returning around 8: 30 p. m.

If you have any questions please contact Avraham Warga, 404-806-1446, warga.avi@gmail.com   

Picture This Photo/Video Galleries!

 
    2G Chumash Presentation
MSG Celebrate Tu B'Shevat
     Kindergarten Engineers!
 2G Enjoy Lego In-School Field Trip!
4B Lego In-School Field Trip
5G Celebrate Tu B'Shevat
Geography Bee Grades
4-8 Girls!
          Geo Bee Boys 4th-6th
     1B Siddur Decorating
                1-15-2014
Rabbi Horowitz's 8B
Learn in Beis Medrash
1G Siddur Decorating
1-14-2014
  
8G Blood Typing in Science
5B Lego Experience

8B Mrs. Roberts' Class's Mystery Dinner
6G Making Challah
1-10-2014
3B Lego Experience
2B Lego Experience
     6G Lego Experience


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Business Bytes מעט על עסקים

Last chance for the Georgia State Tax Credit program!

The Department of Revenue has confirmed that they had received over $42,000,000 in tax credit applications so far.  That means that there is ONLY $16,000,000 still available! Please have everyone sign up today!!

If you have made solicitations and wish to receive Fair Share, please send your lists in to Sydney Rubin-Lewis.

Thank you to everyone who has participated!


  

Dr. Carlos Abramowsky and Mrs. Lisa Goldman

Ms. Sara Abrams

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ackler

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Adelman

Rabbi and Mrs. Aryeh Adler

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Afrah  

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Aldridge, Jr.

Rabbi and Mrs. Michael Alterman

Mr. Jed Appelrouth

Mr. Jake Aronov

Rabbi and Mrs. Ariel Asa  

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ashapa  

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Asher

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ashman  

Ms. Elise Ashpole

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Axelrod

Mr. Chuck Azer and Ms. Elaine Miller

Mr. Edward Azoff

Mr. and Mrs. Michel Azran

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Babayev

Dr. Sandra Banks

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banks

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barnwell

Mr. Israel Ben-Eliezer  

Dr. and Mrs. Jason Berendt

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Berger

Mr. Bruce Berger      

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bern

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bernato

Mr. and Mrs. John Bernstein

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bettsak

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Block

Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bogan

Mr. and Mrs. Avraham Bogart

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bolnick

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brasch

Ms. Dorothy Brawley

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Brenner

Mr. Peter Bricks

Dr. and Mrs. Lee Caplan

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Castle

Mr. Leonard Chastkofsky & Ms. Barbara Redman

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chekanow

Rabbi and Mrs. A. Mordechai Cohen

Drs. Daniel and Kim Cohen  

Mr. Daniel Cohen

Mrs. Betty Cornett

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Covington

Dr. Mary Lynn Crews

Dr. Joseph Cubells

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cunningham

Mr. Ravindranath Damodaram

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Davydov

Ms. Christina Dechen

Mr. Joseph Dell

Rabbi and Mrs. Menachem Deutsch

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dinapoli

Mr. Gregory Dinur

Mr. Arkadi Djouraev & Ms. Polina Zavulunova

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dolin  

Mr. Sheldon Donner

Mr. Brooks Donner

Ms. Jo Anne Donner  

Ms. Keri Drescher

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dressler

Mr. Michael Edelstein

Rabbi and Mrs. Joshua Einzig

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Elfersy

Dr. and Mrs. David Elkon

Mr. Steve and Dr. Bonnie Ellenoff

Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Elstein

Mr. and Mrs. Preston Epstein

Mrs Michal sr

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Falk

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Farache

Dr. Diane Farhi

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Feinberg  

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Feingold

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Feldman

Rabbi and Mrs. Ilan Feldman

Ms. Betty Fendrick

Mr. Samuel Fernandez-Carriba

Drs. Eric and Nicole Fier

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fink

Mr. Henry Fink

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Fishman

Ms. Apollonia Fortuna

Mr. and Mrs. George Fox

Mr. Robert Franco

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Frank

Mr. Michael Frank

Rabbi and Mrs. Daniel Freitag

Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Freundlich

Rabbi and Mrs. Benjamin Friedman

Mr. Barry Friedman

Rabbi and Mrs. Michoel Friedman

Mr. and Mrs. Binyamin Gabai

Mr. and Mrs. Raanon Gal

Mr. and Mrs. Reuven Gartner

Mr. and Mrs. Yonasan Gavant

Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Gelbtuch

Mr. Richard and Dr. Marolyn Genirberg

Dr. and Mrs. George Gottlieb

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gerchikov

Dr. and Mrs. Akiva Gimpelevich

Mr. Andrew Gleason

Mr. and Mrs. George Glinsky  

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Goldstein  

Drs. Alan and Paula Gorlin

Mr. and Mrs. Yoni Graber

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Graiser

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Graiser

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Green

Ms. Yakovah Greenbaum

Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Greenberg  

Mr. and Mrs. David Greene  

Mr. and Mrs. Meir Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. William Gris

Mrs. Linda Gross

Mr. Richard Gullick

Mr. and Mrs. Rami Hachamoff

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Halper

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern    

Mr. Larry Halpern

Mr. and Mrs. Elan Hertzberg

Mr. Benjamin Hiller

Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Hirsch

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hirsh

Mr. Joshua Hirsh

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Horvath

Mr. Ronald A. Hyman

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Iacullo

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Iskhakov

Mr. Scott Italiaander

Mrs. Marcia Jaffe

Dr. Dennis Jaffe

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jeter

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kagan

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Kahn

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kalnitz

Mr. and Mrs. Maury Kalnitz

Mr. and Mrs. Vinod Kalpathi    

Mr. and Mrs. Shimon Kaminetzky

Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Kapenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kasten

 

Mr. and Mrs. David Kayser

Mr. and Mrs. Yefim Kerzhner

Mr. Jacob Khalili

Mr. Amir Khalili    

Mr. Khosrow Khoshnood  

Mr. Leo Kirkman and Ms. Gloria Abrams

Mr. Arie Kohn

Mr. and Mrs. Sid Kresses

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krohn

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kunkes

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuperberg

Mr. Joseph Lakier

Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Landis

Rabbi and Mrs. Ely Landman  

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lawrence

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leff  

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Lefkoff

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lefkoff

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lefkoff

Ms. Paige Lefont

Mr. Fred Lerner

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Levin

Ms. Rebecca Levin

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Levine    

Dr. and Mrs. Barry Levitt  

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Levow

Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Levy

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Light

Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Lindenblatt  

Mr. and Mrs. William Linkwald

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Lipis  

Rabbi and Mrs. Michoel Lipschutz  

Mrs. Dorothy Lischkoff  

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Londe

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Lynn

Mr. and Mrs. Avi Mally

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Mandelbaum

Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Manheim

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McGhee

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Merlis  

Ms. Meira Merlis

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mermelstein

Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Meyers

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Minkow

Mr. Valeriy Molokandov

Ms. Bella Molokandova

Mr. Michael Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morris

Mr. Moshe Nunez

Drs. Vladimir & Elena Oliker

Mr. and Mrs. Fishel Paley

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pearlman

Dr. and Mrs. Baruch Pechenik

Dr. and Mrs. Dmitriy Pelishev

Mr. and Mrs. Asher Perez

Mr. and Mrs. David Peterson

Mr. Alexsandr Pindrik

Ms. Eleonora Pindrik

Mr. Rafael Pinkhasov

Mr. and Mrs. David Pitocchelli

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pollock

Rabbi and Mrs. Mordechai Pollock

Rabbi and Mrs. Doniel Pransky

Mr. Thomas Prevatt

Mr. Boris Pustilnik

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rabinowitz

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rekhelman

Rabbi and Mrs. David Reznick

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Rich

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ripans

Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Rivera

Ms. Sara Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Ronn

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rosen

 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rosenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Noah Roth

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rothschild

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rothstein

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rousso

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sacks

Mr. and Mrs. Nata Saslafsky

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schaikewitz

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Schwarz

Mr. and Mrs. Tal Senior

Mr. and Mrs. Binjamin Shaliyehsaboo

Mr. Alan Shenberg and Dr. Meryl Braunstein

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shenk

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Shifrin

Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Shkarofsky

Dr. and Mrs. Nison Shleifer

Ms. Diane Shulman

Mr. and Mrs. Yale Shure

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silverman

Rabbi and Mrs. David Silverman

Mr. Julian Silverman

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Silverman

Rabbi and Mrs. Ephraim Silverman

Mrs. Tzivia Silverstein

Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Slifkin

Ms. Devora Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. Gidon Sobel

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Solomon

Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Solomon

Rabbi and Mrs. Yoel Spotts

Ms. Kelli Stancil

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Starr

Mr. Harvey Steele

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Stein

Rabbi and Mrs. Reuven Stein

Rabbi and Mrs. Douglas Stein

Ms. Marcia Sternberg

Dr. and Mrs. Terry Stieglitz

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strauss

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Strazynski

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stroll  

Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart

Ms. Ella Szczupak

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tanenbaum

Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Tark

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Tate

Rabbi and Mrs. Eliyahu Tendler

Ms. Christine Tenley

Mr. Michael Toddings

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Tress

Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Tritt

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Tritt

Dr. and Mrs. Ramie Tritt

Mr. and Mrs. Garrett VanDeGrift

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wasserman

Jeff and Barbara Weener

Dr. and Mrs. Tzvi Weiden

Rabbi and Mrs. Shimon Wiggins

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Windham

Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Winer

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Winston

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wittenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Josh Wittenberg

Dr. and Mrs. Mort Wittenberg

Mr. David Wittenberg

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Wolf  

Drs. Bernard and Laura Wolfberg  

Dr. and Mrs. Barry Yaffe

Mr. Michael Yaschik

Mr. Joshua Yehaskel and Ms. Ilana Schectman  

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Young

Mr. and Mrs. Elchanan Zuckman

 
Community News

Dear TDSA neighbors,

Many of you have probably heard of various initiatives for certain neighborhoods to incorporate and form their own cities. Merry Hills Homeowner's Association (MHHA) has been involved behind the scenes with some of the mandatory studies that have been done to test the viability of these initiatives. Now that the Georgia Legislature is back in session it is likely that these bills will be brought to a vote which could result in a public referendum deciding whether we do or do not incorporate. Therefore, we will be holding a major public informational meeting at which representatives of the Lakeside City Alliance, the City of Briarcliff initiative, as well as some of our elected officials will be present to deliver talks explaining the various options on the table and how they would effect us. We strongly encourage everyone to attend as this issue can majorly impact our neighborhoods regarding such vital services such as, police, sanitation, roads, zoning and property taxes. There will be no vote at this meeting but it will be an opportunity to learn and understand the different options and their ramifications. The meeting will be Wednesday January 22 at 8:00 P.M. at Congregation Beth Jacob 1855 Lavista Road. The meeting is not limited to Merry Hills members or residents as any incorporation in our area would most likely include both sides of Lavista up to Briarcliff and possibly beyond. We therefore encourage you to share this email with all your friends and neighbors and ask them to attend as well. Looking forward to seeing you there next Wednesday.
Moshe Hiller

President: MHHA

 

The following website from Commissioner Gannon can be very helpful in understanding some of the fundamental issues of cityhood.

 http://www.kathiegannon.com/cityhood-information.html  

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