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January 25, 2013
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14 Shvat 5773
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From the Head of School ~ Dr. David Portnoy
Dear Yavneh Family,
 Tzedakah is one of those Hebrew words that is often discussed, both linguistically and in terms of its central value in our community.
Etymologically, we are taught that it is derived from the word tzedek, and therefore means "justice," while colloquially we translate it as "charity," making it sound more American.
(There are so many Jewish words with no accurate English counterpart - which is why we have Yiddish! ;o).
However we understand or describe tzedakah, we are fortunate and proud to practice it in large and generous ways at Yavneh. Just this week, our Students4Students organization raised its final donations to complete construction of a second school in Darfur, Sudan. Because of the hard work of our students, and the generosity of the Dallas Jewish Community, the lives of hundreds, even thousands, of people will be forever changed and enriched.
And as I pen these words, many of our students, faculty and parents are donating blood and testing for bone marrow matches, which will literally save lives and the families and communities to which they are connected. What better ways to fulfill the biblical injunction tzedek, tzedek tirdof - justice, justice shall you pursue!
On behalf of our students, faculty and staff, we wish you a peaceful and healthy Shabbat Shalom,
~~ Dr. P
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Current Families:
Please note Priority REenrollment Deadline is February 1.
Please use your personal id/password
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31 ~
Jewish War Veteran Essays due
Prospective Families' Pizza & Bulldog Bball6 to 9pm February
1 ~
Priority REenrollment
Due
7 ~ Yavneh Theatre Dept 7:30pm Pollman Hall "Epic Adventures In A Rinky-Dink Art Museum (A Comedy in One Act) $10/adults $5/students
COMMUNITY EVENTS
JANUARY
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Shabbat Shalom ~
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Mitzi Steiner
Yeshiva University
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Mitzi Steiner, of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies, visited with our students today, sharing depth into the meaning of Tu B'Shvat which occurs tomorrow.
"We are commanded to plant trees in Eretz Yisroel, just as Hashem's first act after creating Man was to plant a tree," she said. "For us, the mitzvah to plant trees provides physical sustenance and allows us to emulate Hashem."
Ms. Steiner spoke of a tradition of planting a tree when one's son or daughter is born, and when that child is married that the branches of the bride and groom would come together to create that which would hold the chuppah.
Ms. Steiner also met with a number of 10th and 11th grade girls in an additional class period after the morning's davening.
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We hope you enjoy the Dvar Torah in this week's Snappy Sentiments, written by Dania Tanur '14, and that you'll share and discuss them at your Shabbat table!
Shabbat Shalom ~
Rabbi Meir Tannenbaum, Naomi Schrager, and the Judaic Studies Faculty.
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Class of 2013 ~~ Josh Lynn
"Yavneh is: Different. Special. Welcoming."
"Josh has been my project and we've come a long way!," said Yavneh's Math Department Chair, Veronica Thomas. "After his freshman year, I specifically wanted Josh in my Geometry class and he worked hard, he maintained good grades, and he was extremely respectful and funny. He thinks I am his girlfriend - and so every time he sees me, he wants to know when we are going on a date."
Josh, who had attended public schools before coming to Yavneh, found a "very warm and welcoming environment when I got here," he said. "The best part about Yavneh is how inclusive the school is. It is very small which means everyone knows each other and everyone is friends. From the beginning I knew this was why I would finish my high school career here."
 "Yavneh is very successful at providing its dual curriculum," said Josh. "The administration builds each student's schedule to include classes from all over the spectrum, but they always make sure General Studies are included at a very challenging level."
Josh, who is a Dallas native, is the son of Holly and Scott and the older brother to Sophie '15. Affiliated with Temple Emanu-El and a former member of BBYO's Monsky chapter, while on-Campus Josh has been a Yavneh Bulldog Basketball player, he founded the school's Red Cross Club, and has been involved in Helping Hands for the Homeless, Spirit Club, and Students Against Terrorism.
Summer breaks for Josh have included a community service trip to Costa Rica, where he helped build a school and a church and teach English to children. He also attended the National Student Leadership Conference and a business and entrepreneurship program at the University of Chicago, and has volunteered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Richardson.
Already accepted to Colorado State, Denver University, and Southern Methodist University, Josh plans to major in business. "I haven't decided for sure what field I want to work in yet but my Dad has been very successful in commercial real estate and I'm inspired to join the field."
"I believe that Josh will be great at whatever he does in life," said Gloria Boyd, who teaches both English and Spanish, "whenever he focuses his passion (like a laser) on that endeavor."
"I will always remember Josh for his wittiness and repartee; he has a lapidary wit and his reposts are hysterical. I think that he has two callings: comedy and advertising," said Mrs. Boyd. "As a junior he bought an enormously thick book about the foundation of advertising: the manipulation of emotions, the why and the how. This was an adult level, professional grade book; and I was amazed by his purchase of it because it demonstrated just how determined and focused Josh could be when he fixed his passion on one subject."
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Mitzvah Makers ~
Students Against Terrorism's
Points for Peace Basketball Tournament
3.3.13
Registration is open for the 11th Annual Points for Peace Basketball Tournament!
Visit  www.studentsagainstterrorism.org. Registration deadline, February 27!
The tournament is open to children in grades 1 to 12. There are also divisions for men and women and a Special Needs Division, open to all ages.
For more information, visit www.studentsagainstterrorism.org
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The Bulldog Score!!!
Well Wishes & Mazel Tov! Happy Birthday To:
January 26 Jason Epstein 27 Jack Zondowicz
February 1 Cassie Gross We wish comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem to the family of ~~ Jonathan Frid z"l, the cousin of Michelle Friedstadt '14.
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The Bulldog Score!!!
Bulldog Basketball
26 ~ HOME vs. Fulton @ 8pm
28 ~ AWAY vs. Poetry Christian @ 8pm
29 ~ HOME vs. Dallas Thunder @ 7:30pm
31 ~ HOME vs. Chant @ 7:30pm
February
4 ~ HOME vs. Dallas Thunder @ 8pm
Lady Bulldog Basketball
28 ~ AWAY vs. Poetry Christian @ 6pm
29 ~ HOME vs. HSAA North @ 6pm
February
4 ~ HOME vs. Dallas Thunder @ 6:30pm
JV Bulldog Basketball
31 ~ HOME vs. Chant @ 6pm
February 4 ~ HOME vs. Dallas Thunder @ 5pm Bulldog Tennis
Registration is now open. Season runs February 12 to May 19 Tuesdays & Thursdays @ The JCC from 6 to 7pm New JCC Policy: All players must have proper tennis attire and supply their own tennis racquet. No running shoes allowed 22 practices /Code: 13TE200699 $264 Walk in Code: 13TE200599 $20.00 per class Please RSVP if you are interested in playing this Spring Contact Coach John Singer for more information 214-239-7154 or email aholley@jccdallas.org Payments are due by the 1st practice on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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 March of the Living 2013
 Yavneh's MOL students have hosted a number of fundraisers and appreciate the community's support of the program. Yavneh's MOL travelers have partnered with World Wear Project, to provide shoes and clothing for those in need while raising funds for their experience.
The collection bin which can accept items including shoes, clothing, belts, purses, wallets, hats, caps, backpacks, stuffed animals, hard toys and pots and pans is located in the Yavneh parking lot against the back fence.
For more info about Yavneh's MOL tour, visit www.marchofthelivingdallas.org
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College Cues ~~
Class of '13 University & Israel Program Acceptances
Kol Hakavod to the following students who have received college acceptances and scholarship offers. Updated acceptances are in bold. Seniors, be sure to send notice of your acceptances to info@yavnehdallas.org so that we can share your news!
Rachel Chanon ~ Indiana University, University of Denver, University of Kansas
Sam Coretz ~ Lynn University, SCAD/Savannah College of Art & Design,
St. Edward's University, University of Arizona, University of Tampa
Tamar Cohen ~ Hofstra University, University of Kansas
Lane Engelberg ~ Southern Methodist University,
University of North Texas, University of Texas/Dallas,
University of Houston
Karen Folz ~ Queens University Belfast, Southern Methodist University
Shelby Gadol ~ Indiana University, Tulane University
Hannah Gartner ~ Arizona State University, Indiana University San Francisco State University,University of Central Florida,
University of South Florida
Rachel Goodman ~ Indiana University, New York University, Tulane University, University of Texas (Liberal Arts Honors) Jordan Haberer ~ Austin College, George Mason University, Indiana University, University of Kansas, University of North Texas Kelly Herson ~ University of Georgia, University of Michigan,
University of Wisconsin
Justin Katz ~ Indiana University, Texas A&M,
University of Massachusetts - Amherst (Commonwealth Honors College)
Katie Lerer ~ Colorado College, University of Denver
Josh Lynn ~ Colorado State University, Southern Methodist University,
University of Denver
Shea Miller ~ Indiana University, Texas A&M, University of Georgia,
University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin
Clara Moskowitz ~ University of Michigan, Northeastern University,
Tulane University
Yosef Presburger ~ Texas A&M, University of Texas, University of Texas/Dallas
Bradley Riche ~ University of Massachusetts/Amherst
Kayley Romick ~ Texas A&M, University of Georgia, University of Texas (Plan II Honors), Vanderbilt University Rachel Rudberg ~ Austin College, Southern Methodist University,
St. Edward's University, Texas Christian University, University of Denver
Max Schnitzer ~ Indiana University, Tulane University Rachel Siegel ~ University of Texas (Plan II Honors), Yale University Yael Spirer ~ Indiana University
Mika Stein ~ New York University
Adam Wilensky ~ University of Kansas
Liora Zhrebker ~ Brandeis University, Indiana University  Summer 2013 JFS Klein Internship applications are being accepted thru February 11. Opportunities in 2012 included internships at the American Red Cross, Bea's Kids, CHAI Inc, CONTACT, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Equest, Frisco Family Center, Jewish Family Service, Legacy at Preston Hollow, Legacy at Willow Bend, March of Dimes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Museum of Nature & Science. Visit www.jfsdallas.org to retrieve the application or call Beri Schwitzer at 972.437.9950 (ext 248) for more information .
 Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Scholarships ~
for information and application for the 2013-2014
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation scholarships.
Deadline is February 15.
For more information on any of the programs of
Yavneh's Office of College Guidance, email Allyn Schmucker at
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Yearbooks are $85 - order deadline is March 15
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YAVNEH WEATHER UPDATES
Announcements regarding Yavneh closing or late opening,
will always be made by 6am (no announce means we're open as usual).
In order to receive updated information about
Yavneh Academy's bad weather schedule, go to
To register your contact information and add Yavneh Academy in 75251 and 75230 to your "current organizations."
You'll then receive an email anytime an update is made.
In addition, postings are made to Channel 8 - WFAA/ABCtv.
ALWAYS please, stay warm, drive safe, and be well!
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Unless otherwise credited, Yavneh Academy's Etone is written, photographed, and produced by
Deb Silverthorn
Director of Communications
Community Liaison
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