Lawrence and Kim Binsky on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jeffrey

Shira Ehrenberg on the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Julian

Jenny (Shindel) Sinowitz (8th Grade Class of '93) on the birth of a

    daughter and to grandparents, Harold and Elaine Shindel

Fran and Ron Golden, Eric Golden (8th Grade Class of '86) and Steven

   Golden (8th Grade Class of '88) on the loss of father and grandfather,

   Morris Feldman

Dr. Morris and Esther Wilhelm, Binyamin Wilhelm (Class of '08), Mimi

   Wilhelm (Class of '09) and Susie Wilhelm (8th Grade Class of '11) on

   the loss of brother and uncle, Perry Ellis Hurst.

Janet  Schwarz, Jeremy Schwarz (Class of '09) and Jordie Bardige (8th

   Grade Class '08) on the loss of father and grandfather, John Schwarz

Lower school parents who need to get messages to their child or their child's teachers about how the child will be transported home must email Lesa Caputo, the teacher, and Mrs. Sapp in the morning before 10 am.  Please specify if this is a change from the child's usual routine. 

If you have any changes after 10 am, please call the front desk before 3:00 pm to have messages called into the classroom at the end of the school day.

Messages called in to the front desk after 3:30 pm will be communicated to your child as best as possible.  We cannot guarantee the message will get to your child that late in the day. 

Have you seen the newly created, one-of-a-kind Archaeological Museum of the Tanach that is now on display at Columbus Torah Academy?  The museum is an assembly of items that mark many of the subject areas that the students are learning in class.

The interactive museum is temporarily located in the Multipurpose Space behind the Shul and offers an enriching environment for teachers to bring their students out of the classroom for educational opportunities that reflect what they are learning in the curriculum.  The Tanach is the complete Hebrew Bible that includes the Five Books of Moses and continues through all the writings of the Jewish faith. The museum gives the students a chance to view, see and study artifacts that offer exploration beyond the textbook.  A complete timeline is part of the museum and shows, in real time, the historical placement of the items on display.

"The museum brings to life material that the students learn in the classroom about the Torah, Jewish holidays and customs and the state of Israel," explained Dror Karavani, curator of the museum.  "The disciplines that can be explored go beyond the Judaic curriculum and include science, music, art, general history and more as the displayed items include authentic replicas and real coins from the land of Israel and represent historic time periods from the Bronze Age/Caananite period in 2200 BCE through the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem into the Roman period around 324 CE."

The museum will have various temporary exhibits that highlight certain time periods or events in history.  Changing exhibits will focus on new areas of history or highlight timely holidays or events in the Tanach that the students are currently learning.

The first temporary exhibit is about the Mishkan which is known as the tabernacle or shrine that the Jewish people carried through the desert during the exodus from Egypt and eventually housed many valuable symbols of Jewish life.  A sub-display highlights the ancient city of Shiloh which is thought to be where the Mishkan was finally erected. The Mishkan exhibit currently on display was created by the 6th grade class at CTA.  The 6th graders researched the Mishkan and then created educational displays about different aspects of it.  To supplement their study, they worked with the art teacher to create models of various religious artifacts that were found in the Mishkan.  The students will become teachers themselves when they bring younger classes to the temporary display and teach what they have learned.

The displays in the Archaeological Museum are all complemented by educational videos from museums in Israel that support the materials in the CTA museum.  The relationships with established Israeli museums have been developed to encourage Skype lessons and live connections with archaeologists and historical experts in Israel.

The CTA Archaeological Museum of the Tanach will have a permanent home in CTA that is yet to be identified and the expansion of the museum and the addition of temporary items will become a focal point of the CTA Judaic curriculum as well as a show piece for the Columbus Jewish and general community. To find out more about the Museum or to arrange a showing, contact [email protected] or 614-864-0299.

Advanced Biology students recently investigated the processes of DNA replication, RNA transcription and protein translation using virtual software on the science departments new laptops. In an extension investigation, the students determined how a single base pair change in a DNA sequence could lead to a human disease/disorder. Powerful stuff!

In AP Physics C- Electricity and Magnetism, students explored topics in electrostatics investigations. Students were successful in discovering relationships between variables and developing complex mathematical models for charge, electric field, electric potentials and capacitance on various types of conductors. Torah academy is fortunate to have the latest laboratory equipment and technology to be able to fully explore this challenging topic.

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD:  In other news, six of our 10th grade students from Advanced Chemistry are taking part in the National Chemistry Olympiad on Thursday, March 19th. This prestigious competition is open to first and second year (AP) chemistry students. The following 10th grade students have signed up to compete: Leilah Abelman, Shayna Herszage, Dasha Kuperberg, Shahar Razker, Julie Chase, and Molly Cohen. Good luck to our academic athletes, we're very proud of you!

Norm Leist, Chief Financial Officer of CTA, is hosting a volunteer day this Sunday, March 22 from 10 am to 2 pm to do some brush and small tree removal around the back of the school building.  The brush and small trees need to be cut back 10ft or so from the walkways around the backside of our building.  This is for maintenance, view, and security.  We are asking for men, women, and older children to help with the work.  You would need to wear appropriate clothing and bring gloves, pruners, tree saws and even a chainsaw if you have one.   We would like volunteers to prepare a lunch with sandwiches, chips, and drinks.   (Funding available) Norm and his two sons will be here to help with the work and oversee operations.  This is a great opportunity to work as a team to help CTA and to earn volunteer hours for Give & Get! Please email me, Norm Leist, at [email protected]  if you plan on helping!

On Tuesday, March 17th, students in CTA's Fourth Grade along with Ms. Neiwirth and Mrs. Lerner, participated in a very special field trip to view "Aminah at 75: The Continuing Story" at the Hammond Harkins Gallery in Bexley. The exhibit featured works by Columbus artist Aminah Robinson spanning many decades, including her drawings, paintings, sculptures, books, and mixed-media works. Fourth Grade students studied about Aminah Robinson earlier in the year and created beautiful mixed-media artworks that showed their own personal connections to the concept of community, an idea the artist uses often in her work.

Before embarking on their artistic adventure, students wrote letters to Aminah Robinson, sharing what they each love about her work, what makes it interesting and special, and what they learned about community from studying about her art. The most exciting part is that the letters will be delivered to the artist herself, thanks to our special contacts at the Hammon Harkins Gallery. What a treat! We hope she'll have the time to write back!

When we all arrived at the gallery, many students were surprised to see all this artwork right on Main Street in Bexley! Everyone was so excited to see Aminah's work in person and to see the amazing textures, the colors, and the intricate nature of the artist's work. We were even allowed to touch a few artworks (with permission, of course!) The students impressed the gallery staff with their knowledge and their curiosity. We were so fortunate to have the opportunity to view this special exhibition in such a small setting.

By demand, the E-Dateline will now be offering advertising space in its weekly newsletter.  Space is limited and rates are weekly as follows:

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