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January 31 2020 SET THE STAGE 4 38PM This Parsha introduces the first mitzvah given to Klal Yisrael The month of Nisan is the first month of the year Chazal deduce the mitzvah of Kiddush HaChodesh from these psukim A witness who sees the new moon comes to Beis Din and testifies about what he has seen Based on the testimony of the witnesses the Beis Din declares whether or not it is Rosh Chodesh The establishment of Rosh Chodesh then determines the dates of the Yomim Tovim At the beginning of Rashi quotes in the name of that this is the very first mitzvah Klal Yisrael were commanded to perform and as such it would be reasonable to be begin the Torah with this mitzvah Although as Rashi further explains Hashem chose to start the Torah with the status of this mitzvah as a beginning remains A beginning always sets the stage and foundation for what follows What is the unique message of Kiddush HaChodesh that makes it set the stage for all of Taryag Mitzvos The Meforshim explain that there exists nothing more predictable than the lunar and solar astronomical cycles Sunrise on a specific date will exactly match the time of sunrise an exact number of years earlier A lunar month will always be 29 days 12 hours and 793 parts of an hour It is an exact science If so why does the Torah obligate this mitzvah The Meforshim answer that the purpose of this mitzvah is not for its informative value We perform this mitzvah in order to fulfill This then is the foundation all mitzvos We should not assume that there necessarily exists a practical reasoning for performing a particular mitzvah We are performing these mitzvos as a way to subjugate our minds and bodies to do This lesson was critical to impart to Klal Yisrael on the threshold of their becoming and preparing to accept the February 3 Hamilton STEM Fair 12 45 2 15 PM February 13 February 19 Winter break February 20 Regular classes resume March 23 Torah Academy 38th Anniversary Dinner The bulletin is sponsored in honor of our mechanchim and educators by Rabbi Ochs to 2G for finishing Thank you Miss Gould to 3G for finishing Thank you Mrs Posy to 7G for finishing Thank you Mrs Ochs We are so proud of all the boys in grades 3 8 for their extra mishnayos learning during the month of Teves for Chemdas Yosef Mazel tov to the raffle winners Grades 3 5 Shlomo Feldman Ephraim Kashnow Ezra Klompas grand prize and Tzvi Posy Grades 6 8 Aron Bier Yehuda Feuerstein Yisroel Leib Greene Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin and Noam Youshaei grand prize winner Thank you again to the Halpern family for sponsoring the special program Also a big thank you to an anonymous donor who sponsored special raffle prizes for extra raffles for next month Perakim for Chodesh Teves 3B 72 4B 122 5B 170 6B 477 7B 483 8B 193 Torah Academy Total thus far 1517 perakim of mishnayos What a fantastic accomplishment The Williston STEM fair took place on Wednesday Boys from grade 2B and up displayed their knowledge of the subject of their studies Grade 7 and 8 had a bridge design challenge Using 50 pieces of balsa wood 1 8 x 1 8 x 36 and 4 oz of glue Teams had to build a bridge that can hold the most weight Two teams tied for first place with bridges holding 26lbs Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin Binyomin Septimus and Mendel Meyers in 7th grade and Yitzy Gould Ahron Fireman and Nachie Halpern in 8th grade 8th grade G O girls have launched a new initiative called A Positive Vision Girls submit situations and describe how they dealt with them positively Submissions are included in a weekly raffle Thank you to Mrs Lisa Marshall for speaking to our 8th grade girls about her career as an attorney as part of our career path education unit

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING 2 Shevat sponsored by Rabbi Mrs Zalman Leff in memory of HaRav Yosef Aryeh ben Zalman Yehuda z l MAZEL TOV TO Yossi Shayndel Prus TA 02 Zaklos on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents Rabbi Chaim Mrs Nechama Prus Rabbi Eli Mrs Shaindy Pichey on the birth of their son PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES DATE LOCATION GRADES February 3 Williston Building 1B 8B February 5 Hamilton Building 2G 8G PreK2 SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Vaera 5B 6B 7B 8B Ephraim Kashnow Shlomo Rosmarin Moshe Leff Nechemia Ochs Tuvia Schonberg Aaron Sanieoff Binyomin Septimus Chatzkel Wilhelm Raffle Winner Noam Youshaei Aaron Sanieoff Tuvia Schonberg Chatzkel Wilhelm

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 6 8 7 9 Parsha learning in PreK1 tzfardeah Tic tac toe game PreK2 finish their Brochos men at the end of their unit about Brochos P week in K2 making pom poms and paper mache Library time in PreK1 PreK1 pretend they are Kings during K week 10 PreK1 and PreK2 marching with their Rosh Chodesh crowns Kindergarten classes combined to have an indoor picnic for P week PreK act out the makos during music and movement with Morah Leah Music Shabbos Mommy Tatty in Pk1

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 STEM Fair in on Wednesday this week in the Williston building 2 This months Chemdas Yosef winners

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 2 1 4 4 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 Art with Mrs Greene in 4G radial flowers 6 Career path education Mrs Lisa Marshall speaks to the middle school about her occupation as a lawyer 4G perform an activity based on Viking 7 weaving Preparing for the Hamilton STEM fair next week 7G celebrate The Chinese New Year 3 5 4 6 4 5 6 with Mrs Yee 6G dramatize the of spinning They use cotton balls that twist to spin This is part of their study of Sara Uminer 6G wins a chocolate fountain in the Chofetz Chaim Machsom Lifi raffle 7

Torah Academy is proud to menschen the following Talmidim who had MIDDOS ALL DAY in both Kodesh and General Studies 1st GRADE 3rd GRADE 7th GRADE Dov Bercuson Natanel Atar Yoni Faintuch Noey Kahn Moshe Bark Yaakov Fontek Akiva Riesel Aryeh Block Uri Katz Moshe Rosmarin Yosef Hoffman Dovid Tzvi Krochmal Shua Schwarz Yehoshua Kashnow Moishe Leff Aryeh Silverman Jakey Wiesenfeld Mendel Meyers 4th GRADE Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin Uri Hain 2nd GRADE Aron Luria Zelig Bier 8th GRADE Aaron Bier Yitzy Fine 6th GRADE Akiva Feuerstein Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Yehuda Leib Feldman Ahron Fireman Levi Meir Klompas Daniel Simnegar Yitzy Gould Nesanel Luria Yehuda Wolf Nachie Halpern Baruch Marshall Asher Nesanel Mintzes Dovid Sebbag Moshe Segal