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March 27, 2015
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7 Nisan - 5775
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From the Head of School ~
Dr. David Portnoy
Dear Yavneh Family,
It isn't every day that Yavneh is visited by one of the most prominent congregational rabbis in the country, a man whom others call "the rabbi's rabbi." This past week, we were honored to host Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt of Riverdale Jewish Center in New York. He spoke with our teens about a wide range of social and religious issues, offering each of them time with him - in his memorable words, "My time is your time."
And it was a week in which Yavneh families cooked, ate and schmoozed over delectables at the community's 22nd annual Kosher Chili Cook Off. Special thanks to our parents, students and other volunteers - it was a delicious day!
Our Yavneh Literary Café featured student poets, artists, musicians and film-makers, culminating in the distribution of our-aptly named YAD Literary Magazine (which is both an acronym for our school name as well as the Hebrew word for hand or the ornamental pointer used for Torah reading). It was a terrific celebration of Yavneh artistic talent!
Finally, it was a week to celebrate our senior class and their final weeks of regular classes and activities, as we served a special breakfast for them in our library. Breakfast tacos and fresh fruit topped the menu (thanks to our parent volunteers) as we thanked our 12th graders for their leadership and positive spirit as they prepare for their March of the Living Trip to Poland and Israel right after Pesach break.
Our many thanks for another great week of learning, growth and Jewish pride.
Shabbat Shalom,
Dr. P
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Yavneh Calendar
March
April
| 4-1 to 4-12 | Pesach Break - No School
| | 4-13 | Classes Resume
| | 4-16 | Yom Hashoah
| | 4-22 | Yom Hazikaron
| | 4-23 | Yom Haatzmaut |
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to download
Dvar Torah from
Rabbi Meir Tannenbaum
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 Alumus Jordan Hirsch's '06 article
How America Bamboozled Itself About Iran, was featured in this month's Commentary Magazine.
Jordan is a graduate of Columbia University, former editor at Foreign Affairs, as well as a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. Click here to read the article.
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World Quest
On March 20th, for the fourth consecutive year, a group of 12 Yavneh students attended the Academic World Quest competition organized by the DFW World Affairs Council and hosted at UT Arlington.
Students were grouped in teams of 4 members. Team A included Ariella Cohen, Mitchell Levinson, Alan Presburger and Amanda Steinborn. Team B was represented by Amitai Abouzaglo, Louis Cohen, Jacob Lampert and Michael Schramm. Finally Team C with Zach Denn, Tom Erlich, Zach Epstein and Daniel Gross.
What is the Academic World Quest? The Academic World Quest is a high school academic competition testing the competitors' knowledge of world affairs, geography, history, culture, flags, sports, current events, leaders, economics, international organizations, and more.The game is played in ten rounds of 10 questions each, 30 seconds for 1 each question. Students submit the answers as a team. The winning team attends the National World Quest competition in Georgetown University. Although our teams didn't win this year, they proudly represented Yavneh and are already looking forward for next year's competition.
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Students Against Terrorism's
14th Annual Points for Peace
Basketball Tournament
this Sunday, March 29th at the JCC
Click here to visit their website for more information.
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To Yavneh Senior Ari Geller on receiving the Kids with Heart Award at the Jewish Family Service of Dallas Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony earlier this month.
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COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSION
Washington University in St. Louis
Sunday, April 26
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum
14901 Dallas Parkway
No reservation is needed
Please visit admissions.wustl.edu for details
DALLAS/FT. WORTH NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR
If you and your parent are looking for something to do over the Passover break, check out NACAC's College Fair. This is a must for sophomores and juniors if you are in town but freshmen and their parents are welcome also.
Monday, April 6
5:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M.
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
Irving, TX
Look for Mrs. Schmucker who will be working at the fair.
Before the fair, go to www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent to register for the fair. You will print out your identification that will include barcode identification. Colleges will simply scan the barcode to access your information allowing more one-on-one conversation time.
There will be over 300 colleges/universities from all over the country to talk to you about various programs and opportunities at their colleges.
In addition to meeting with college admissions representatives, there will be workshops on a variety of subjects from the College Essay to the New SAT.
This event is free to all students and parents.
COMING TO YAVNEH
For Juniors
University of Texas
Monday, April 27
4:10 P.M. (10th Period)
LIBRARY
Remember if you have a class, you must get permission to attend the information session prior to that Monday. Forms are in Mrs. Schmucker's office.
Just come by,
JFS KLEIN INTERN PROGRAM
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 30
Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas provides the opportunity for local teens to intern at one of the Greater Dallas area's many nonprofit organizations. Designed as a tribute to the late Rabbi Klein of Temple Emanu-El, this internship celebrates the passion and commitment to the issues of social justice.
The six-month program (from interview to completion)
is designed to help participants gain knowledge of nonprofit management through the following core competencies: direct service, philanthropy, advocacy, community organizing and social entrepreneurship. At the end of a six week internship (with a participating nonprofit agency), interns will work with community advisors and apply their new knowledge to a self-directed community project. At the end of the internship, participants will receive a certificate of nonprofit management. Please click here for more information.
CLASS OF 2015 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Yavneh seniors have received acceptances from colleges and universities throughout the US. Colleges that our Yavneh students have decided to attend are listed in
bold.
| Taylor Blue: | University of Alabama |
| | Steven Bokov: | University of Texas at Dallas |
| | Haley Chestler: | Indiana University | University of Alabama |
| University of Kansas
| University of Miami |
| University of Missouri |
| | Hadas Cohen: | Arizona State University | Indiana University |
| University of Kansas
| University of Miami |
| University of Missouri |
| | Meir Epstein: | Rutgers University | SUNY Binghamton |
| Yeshiva University | Western Univ/Canada | | Tom Erlich: | University of Missouri | University of Kansas | | Macy Golman: | Clark University | St. Edward's University | | Cassie Gross: | University of Maryland -
College Park Scholars | University of Massachusetts/
Amherst Honors College | | Ori Guttman | University of Kansas | Yeshiva University | | Samantha Harris: | Indiana University | University of Florida |
| University of Missouri -
College of Engineering | University of Maryland
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| University of Pittsburgh | Tulane University |
| University of Wisconsin
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| | Aaron Herschberg: | Indiana University | University of Florida |
| University of Kansas | University of Miami |
| University of Missouri |
| | Jacob Herstein: | University of Texas *Yavneh Top Scholar Admit* | | Austin Jacoby: | University of Texas *Yavneh Top Scholar Admit*
Business Honors Program
| | University of Southern California | | | Jonathan Kravitz: | Bradley University | Drexel University |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Yeshiva University | Boston University | | Scott Lacritz: | Indiana University
Hutton Honors College | University of Kansas
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| University of Miami | University of Texas |
| Tulane University |
| | Alexandra Lavi: | University of Kansas | University of Missouri |
| University of Texas | San Diego State University | | Elvira Levi: | Goucher College | University of Arizona | | University of Kansas | University of Tampa | | Sophia Lynn: | Culinary Institute of America |
| | Ethan Pearson: | Sierra College | University of Missouri | | Grant Prengler: | Indiana University | University of Missouri |
| University of Texas | Tulane University | | Serina Romick: | Tulane University
Honors College | Washington University in
St. Louis |
| University of Miami |
| Zachary Romick:
| University of Texas
Plan II Honors/McCombs Business | Tulane University
Honors College | | University of Miami | Washington University in
St. Louis |
| Vanderbilt University |
| | Zak Schultz: | University of Alabama | Arizona State University |
| University of Arizona | University of Kansas |
| University of Missouri |
| | Noah Shore: | Indiana University | University of Missouri | | Noah Weiss: | Indiana University | University of Florida
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| University of Maryland |
| | Erin Wernick: | University of Maryland | University of Missouri | | Clara Wohlstadter: | Brandeis University | Hofstra University |
| Hofstra University
| Tulane University
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| University of Georgia | University of Miami |
| University of Texas | |
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Community Events and Announcements
Super Sunday-The Sequel
Host Families and Volunteers Needed:
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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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