This time of year is always incredibly busy and hectic. With all of the meal planning, inviting guests, cleaning the house and other preparations, we sometimes lose sight of the larger picture. At Yavneh, we always try to prepare for the holidays in a meaningful and appropriate way. We break from our usual class schedule and come together as a school for some experiential and out of class learning. Before Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Tannenbaum led a program in which students learned the verses from the Musaf service and endeavored to understand their deeper meaning and significance. 

On Erev Yom Kippur, Mrs. Schrager and Mrs. Rosensweig led a program based on the selichot prayers. There is a section at the end of selichot when we list different characters from Jewish History who called upon God in times of distress. We try to channel their experiences and relate to them. The seniors acted out some of the scenes from this prayer for our students. Students then personalized this list by adding other moments from Jewish history where Jews called to Hashem and were answered. Finally, each individual student spent a few moments reflecting on times in their own lives when they have called on God. 

Clinic Health News

Dear  Parents:

In light of the recent diagnosis of the Ebola virus in Dallas, please know there is currently no reason to believe that the situation presents a health concern to Schultz Rosenberg students or staff members.

We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of school policies and protocols that are always in place to assist in keeping students healthy and safe and to help prevent the spread of illness within our schools.

Please be reminded of the following:

• We will isolate students who have symptoms of illness and call parents immediately for them to be picked up. 
• If a student has fever, they must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school (this means without the use of fever reducing medication). 
• If a student has diarrhea, they must be diarrhea free for 24 hours before returning to school (this means without the use of diarrhea suppressing medication). Diarrhea is 3 or more episodes of loose stools in a 24 hour period.
• A student must not come to school if vomiting 2 or more times in 24 hours. A student should have 1 or 2 meals without vomiting before returning to school.

In addition, our custodial department has strict guidelines for the cleaning and disinfecting of classrooms.

We will update you of any changes and continue to monitor Dallas County health alerts.

Be well,

Susan Donnenfield,RN,BSN,BA

Update on Israel from the Israel Advocacy Club

Currently in Israel, Hezbollah planted and detonated two bombs in the Har Dov region along the Lebanese-Israeli Border. This occurred on Tuesday when Hezbollah planted and detonated the bomb, killing two IDF soldiers. The IDF responded by firing at two Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. It is suspected that this occurrence is in response to Israel's attempt at infiltration from Lebanon in the same region. The IDF states, "We see this incident as a gross and violent violation of Israeli sovereignty and see the Lebanese government and Hezbollah responsible for any attempt to harm Israeli soldiers or civilians." Surprisingly, after the statement Hezbollah officially took responsibility for the border bombings. Israel then prompted to make changes for their defense against Hezbollah. This is because the Army has noticed an increase in Hezbollah on the Israeli border including open arms and uniformed operatives.(Source: Jerusalem Post) 

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Did you know!? Israel invented the drip irrigation system seen throughout the world.