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הכונח: OUR JOB IS TO DO! 3:53 PM December 8, 2017 כ ‘עשת ולסכ‘‘ח בשיו תשרפ  December 9—Torah Academy Gala Auction at Young Israel of Brookline  December 12,13, 19—Chanukah early dismissal gr 6-8B, 4:00 pm, no aftercare  December 14—Special dismissal– 11:30 for Preschool and gr 1-8G (Hamilton building) , 12:00 for gr 1-8B (Williston building) for Chanukah break  December 15-18–Chanukah break The ארמג of the ןואג יאחא ׳רד תותלאש describing the events has a slight variation. The version of the תותלאש maintained that not only was the oil in the flask insufficient to last the eight days, the oil in the flask was not enough to light the הרונמfor even one night! Thus, even the fact that the הרונמ remained lit for the first night was a miracle. If so, why, according to the תותלאש, did the םיאנומשח light that first night? As long as there was enough oil to last at least one night, the םיאנומשח were required to light the הרונמ on that night, not withstanding the fact that no oil remained for the subsequent nights. However, if there wasn’t sufficient oil for a single night, the םיאנומשח were exempt from lighting! The fact that the םיאנומשח lit the הרונמ that first night teaches us a critical lesson. The םיאנומשחknew that that they didn’t have enough oil to last even that first night. But they decided to do their part. They lit the הרונמ. True, it may have not had remained lit for too long had Hashem not made a miracle, but they were going to do whatever they could. What would happen afterwards was Hashem’s decision. Our job in life is to try as much as we can in each situation, irrespective of the outcome. A famous Yiddish expression pithily encapsulates this idea: ״ןהעטפיוא טשינ ,ןהאט ףראד רימ״- our job is to do, not to accomplish. The result is in the hands of Hashem. It’s the process that counts, and we will often see that if we truly invest, the ע״שבר will take care of the rest. The same is true with ךוניח. Our job is to do our best to be ךנחמ our children. The ultimate outcome is not in our control. And hopefully, when we do our utmost, the ע״שבר will bentch our efforts in ways we could have never imagined. As there is no bulletin next week, I would like to wish you and your family a lichtege Chanukah! !תבש טוג Rabbi Shmuel Ochs  On Sunday, the boys in grade 1 celebrated Kabalas Chumash with a performance and a seudas mitzvah.  On Wednesday, morning the girls in grade 1 performed a play to celebrate receiving their first Chumash.  Grade 3 girls participated in a gala siyum in honor of finishing Parshas Chaya Sarah.  A tremendous amount of learning has been going on outside of school hours for the boys between the Chemdas Yosef and Shnayim Mikra programs. For the Chemdas Yosef program for Chodesh Cheshvan, in memory of the father of Rabbi Halpern, the boys learned the following number of Perakim: 3B– 15, 4B– 61, 5B—60, 6B –35, 7B– 74, 8B –108 for a grand total of 353. בוט לזמ to the boys who participated. We look forward to more learning in Kislev. The winners of the Chemdas Yosef Chodesh Cheshvan raffle for grades 3– 5 were: Shua Feldman, Yisroel Leib Greene, Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin, and Grade 6-8: Yosef Feldman, JJ Ledewitz, Yehuda Zyto and Betzalel Zyto. The winners of the Shnayim Mikra raffle for Parshas Vayishlach were; Aron Bier, Meir Hain, and Chatzkel Wilhelm. According to the commonly known version of the Chanukah story, after the םיאנומשח triumphed over the םינוי, they entered the שדקמה תיב, intent on lighting the הרונמ. Initially, they were unable to find a flask of ךז תיז ןמש with the seal of the לודג ןהכ intact, but they eventually discovered a ןמש ךפcontaining enough oil to light the הרונמ for a single night. Hashem performed a סנ and the oil lasted for eight nights until new oil could be procured.

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING  17 Kislev– sponsored by Mrs. Judy Pollack l’ilui Nishmas Yosef Yakov ben Yitzchak Yeshayahu Ganger great-grandfather of Yosef Yakov, Michali, and Shalom Mermelstein and Goldie Grosser  18 Kislev– sponsored in memory of the recent passing of Avrohom Abish ben Pinchas z”l, grandfather of Mr. Neal Shanske CONDOLENCES  Mr. Neal Shanske and the Shanske Family on the passing of his grandfather Grade 5 Y. Feldman M. Leff Y. Y. Mermelstein C. M. M. Rodkin B. Septimus D. Simnegar C. Wilhelm N. Youshaei Grade 6 A. Bier A. Feuerstein Y. Gould M. Miara N. Ochs Grade 7 Y. Gluckin M. Hain N. Katz Y. A. Leff S. M. Solomon D. Youshei Y. Zyto Grade 8 A. Cywiak M. Fontek M. S. Silberman SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Vayishlach MAZEL TOV!  Netanel & Atara (‘06) (Miara) Atias on the birth of their son and to grandparents, Rabbi Shimon & Mrs. Mireille Miara  Yaakov & Elisheva (‘03) (Goldstein on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents, Mr. Shaul & Mrs. Barbara (Hamilton Office) Goldstein SAVE THE DATES 9:30 AM December 13—Prek2 Chanukah performance 10:00 AM December 13– PreK1 Chanukah performance 10:00 AM December 20—Kindergarten 1 & 2 Chanukah play March 4—Torah Academy 36th Anniversary Dinner

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1. The first grade boys Hascholas Chumash performance and Seudas Mitzvah 2. Raffle winners from grade 6-8B for the month of Cheshvan for Chemdas Yosef learning 3. Raffle winners from grade 3-5B for the month of Cheshvan for Chemdas Yosef learning 1. 4. 3. 2.

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1. 1G Haschalas Chumash Mesibah and performance on Wednesday 2. Girls in 7G study session at the home of their teacher, Mrs. Kornbluth 3-6. 3G Siyum Parshas Chaya Sarah 7. 5G visited the State House as an introduction to their study of American History 8. PreK 1 visits the Chestnut Hill Avenue fire station for “F” week 9. Counting the days of school is an important part of learning math. In Prek 1, they celebrated reaching 50 days of school. 1. 5. 4. 7. 3. 2. 6. 8. 9.

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