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March 18, 2016/8 Adar II 5776/Vayikra Parshat Zachor

Candle lighting 7:24

Shabbat Shalom D'var Torah

by Shayna Herszage, 11th Grade Student

This week's Parsha is Parshat Vayikra. The Parsha itself discussed various Korbanot. However, I want to discuss the title of the Parsha itself instead.
The way the word "Vayikra" is written in the Torah, the Aleph is significantly smaller than the other letters. Vayikra means "and He called to him," referring to Hashem calling to Moshe Rabeinu. What an honor for Moshe - having G-d Himself speak specifically to him! It's the sort of honor that can really go to one's head, and make a person arrogant.

Moshe is often said to have been amazingly humble. So humble, in fact, that he - the leader of B'nei Yisrael, the man who spoke to G-d - felt uncomfortable stating that Hashem called to him. He is, after all, only a man, right? He is no better, in his eyes, than his fellow people of this world.

Thus, he wrote the Aleph smaller than the other letters - to remind himself that, in the end, he is still just a person in Hashem's universe, just another being made in the image of G-d. From this, we, too, can pull a lesson in humility. No matter who we are, or what we believe we can do, we are still all people of the same world, with the same loving G-d, and we must stand together in order to succeed.

Shabbat Shalom

Preview of the Week

March 21-25

	Mon., March 21	Tues., March 22	Wed., March 23	Thurs., March 24	Fri., March 25
Lunch	Macaroni & Cheese Volunteer: D. Weprin	Tacos	Grilled Cheese Volunteer: P. Wolf	Purim Seudah Chicken Cutlets	Tuna Volunteer: J. Schuman
Sports			Tennis K: 2:45 - 3:45 1-6: 4-5 pm
Activities		Twirlers 4-5 pm		Purim Festivities 1:00 pm Dismissal	End of 3rd Quarter

DATES TO REMEMBER:

April 7: 1st Grade Chag HaSiddur, 9:30 am

April 10: Yarok Together Spring Garden Kick Off, 10 am

April 10: Hebrew Story Time, Bexley Library, 2 pm

April 18: Spring Fundraiser, home of Joey and Lindsay Schottenstein, 7:30 pm

April 20: Start of Passover Break, 2:00 pm Dismissal

April 21-May 1: Passover Break

Important School Information

PTO's Miss Chocolate Fundraiser ends March 23. See any Lower School student to order or go online to Miss Chocolate Website using the school code: 703241

Annual Giving Spring Fundraiser is on Monday, April 18 at 7:30 pm at the home of Lindsay and Joey Schottenstein. This is a NEW DATE. Invitations are in the mail. For more information, contact Shari.

Volunteer for Columbus Baseball Invitational by contacting

alisadk@hotmail.com

If you are still working on Smart Aid tuition assistance forms for 2016-2017, please go to www.smartaidforparents.com and use school code: 13328

Check out the left links for Purim Carnival, Hebrew Story Time, Baseball Clinics, and community events!

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