PSAT's Wednesday, October 29th  

On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, sophomores and juniors will be taking the PSAT.  The test starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. so it is advised that students arrive to their assigned rooms beginning at 8:45 a.m.  Assigned rooms will be posted Monday, October 27 on the windows outside the Yavneh office.  Students should bring two no. 2 pencils (not mechanical) and a calculator that they would use in the classroom.  Please do not bring cell phones into the testing rooms. There will be no access to a phone during the test or during the breaks. Following the test, lunch and afternoon classes will be at the regular time. The PSAT/NMSQT is the student's first official step on the road to college encouraging students to start planning for life after high school.  Please remind them to get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast to ensure a good head start.  

These good friends from Yavneh class of 2010, all living in Manhattan, joined together for Friday night Shabbat dinner last week at Jackie's apartment.

From left to right:

• Paige Koeppel, graduated from the University of Texas and works as an account manager at TubeMogul, a marketing/advertising agency.
• Julie Meltzer is a senior at New York University and is interning at Kleinfeld bridal.
• Devora Cohen graduated from the joint program of the Stern College of Yeshiva University and Fashion Institute of Technology and works in sales marketing and product development at Adjmi Apparel Group.
• Daley Epstein graduated from the College of Liberal Arts, Plan II Honors and History at the University of Texas and works as an audience development associate at .Mic, a news and media company.
• Jaclyn Peiser graduated from Goucher College and is pursuing a Masters degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Yavneh Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Schultz Rosenberg Campus was awash with pink as Yavneh students and teachers dressed up for Sharsheret Pink Day, raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research and awareness.  The official message from the Sharsheret organization praised our student body for their "incredible spirit" and for "educating the next generation" of the Jewish community through our support of this important cause. Yashar Koach, Yavneh!

Israel Advocacy Club Update

News

On Wednesday evening, a baby was killed and 8 were injured in Jerusalem due to a terrorist attack at a light rail station. A 20-year-old man from East Jerusalem carried out the attack as he drove a car through the busy station as passenger got off the train. The man had previously served sentences in jail and is a known member of Hamas He was killed shortly after from being shot at by police while trying to escape. Security in Jerusalem is being elevated due to protests in East Jerusalem as a result.

 Dr. Eli Harari, the Israeli founder of the tech company SanDisk, is one of nine recipients of the 2014 National Medal of Technology and Innovation being awarded by President Obama.

Israeli security company, International Security & Defense Systems [ISDS], has recently signed a contract worth $2.2 billion dollars to coordinate Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympics' security.

This Week in Israeli History

On October 26th 1973 the Yom Kippur war finally came to an end after approximately 20 days of battle. The war began with a surprise attack launched by the Arab coalition. To make matters worse, Egypt and Syria also attacked Israel front their respective borders. The first ceasefire was established on October 22nd, but quickly fell through. A few days later on October 24th another ceasefire began and luckily by October 26ththe war ended.

Moshe Dayan, a commander in Israel's War of Independence, Chief of Staff, and Defense Minister during the Six Day War passed away on October 16, 1981.