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January 9, 2015
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18 Tevet - 5775
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From the Head of School ~
Dr. David Portnoy
Dear Yavneh Family,
Welcome back! Our students and teachers returned to campus this week with renewed energy and commitment to their classes and activities. Despite
 the tremors from local earthquakes and the cold weather, we all returned ready to take on the challenges of the second semester. We have much to look forward to this term, including an exciting Mock Trial season, Israel Advocacy training (check out Mrs. Schrager's 5-week course), new Math competitions, students participating in the Jerusalem Marathon, and others. Stay tuned to our weekly Etone for updates, photos, etc. As we head into Shabbat, we join with Jews around the globe in support of the families in Paris, France. We recited tehillim (psalms) during our morning services as a school community, and pray for comfort and healing. On behalf of all of us at Yavneh, we wish you a happy and healthy 2015 and Shabbat Shalom! -Dr. P
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Yavneh Calendar
January
| 1-14 | Prospective Parent Coffee, 9 a.m.
Winter Arts Night, 7 p.m. | | 1-19 | Martin Luther King Day - No School | | 1-27 | Helping Hands for the Homeless Fundraising Dinner 6 p.m. Pollman Hall |
February
| 2-10 | Senior Night - Boys & Girls Basketball | | 2-16 | Presidents' Day - No School |
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to download
Dvar Torah from
Assistant Principal/Judaic Programming.
Shabbat Shalom from
Rabbi Meir Tannenbaum, Mrs. Naomi Schrager, and the Judaic Studies Faculty
To hear more about the Parsha of the week, parents can join Rabbi Yaakov Tannenbaum in the Atrium Boardroom every Thursday morning from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
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Yavneh Winter Arts Night
Visual Art, Poetry, Music, Theater &Video
Wednesday January 14
7:00 p.m.
Pollman Hall -- Free
Please come to our annual celebration of the creative energies of our talented student body. Once again, our Winter Arts Night will feature music, visual art, creative writing, and theater. This year's event will also feature work from our new Video Class. We hope to see you there!
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Israel Advocacy Class
 Yavneh will be offering a five part class on Israel Advocacy on Sunday evenings from 4:30 to 6 on campus. Classes will be taught by Naomi Schrager and are appropriate for 9th through 11th graders. The first class will be on Sunday, January 25th. The course will follow the David Project curriculum and will cover the history of the Arab Israeli conflict, the importance of the American Israeli partnership and effective models of advocacy. Please email naomischrager@gmail.com to sign up or if you have any questions. |
Mazel Tovs and Condolences
January Birthdays ~
| 2 - Jonathan Wilson | 3 - Aaron Herschberg | 8 - Alexandra Lavi | 9 - Elliot Jacobsen | | 12 - Hilla Zach | 21 - Liat Levkovich | 24 - Amanda Steinborn | 25 - Jordan Krieger | |
26 - Zach Epstein
Gavin Shrell
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27 - Daniel Chernikov
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Condolences ~
Our thoughts and prayers are with faculty member Lourdes Linzey on the recent loss of two of her sisters in California and the Philippines. |
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS
The Dallas Jewish Community Foundation is pleased to announce the scholarship process is open for the 2015-2016 school year. The DJCF awards at least 35 college scholarships each year based on financial need, academic merit, involvement in extracurricular activities and/or community service. Scholarships range from $500.00 to $10,000.00 and while some are university specific, most allow study at the college or university of the recipient's choice. We have specific awards for students studying medicine, law, education, fashion merchandising, or Jewish studies and we have a host of scholarships that are for students in any field of study. High school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to apply. Fortunately only one application is needed for the myriad of scholarships since questions are designed to allow us to consider an applicant for every scholarship for which he/she may be eligible. Eligibility requirements and the application can be found at www.djcf.org. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships@djcf.org or 214-615-5268.The application process closes on February 17, 2015.
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Knock Knock Give a Sock is a non for profit organization that asks people to donate socks to the homeless. This was created by a Jewish college student at NYU. She created this organization because she realized many homeless people suffer in the winter with sicknesses, because they are not kept warm. However, she realized if a lot of people donate socks around the country to the homeless, the less will get sick. Anna Wernick contacted the student to start collecting socks at Yavneh Academy and people will be asked to bring socks to the Helping Hands for the Homeless dinner. Please bring in socks, new or old, just NO HOLES! The more we collect the better we keep people warm!! A box is located outside of the office to donate the socks. At the end of the month we will be donating all of the socks to Austin Street Shelter.
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Please send all news and updates for Yavneh Academy's Etone to: info@yavnehdallas.orgYavneh Academy of Dallas 12324 Merit Drive Dallas, TX 75251 214.295.3500 www.yavnehdallas.org
Yavneh Academy is a beneficiary and partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas |
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