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November 8 2019 OVERJOYED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY 4 11 PM In Parshas Lech Lecha Avraham Avinu was given two exceptional promises One he would merit children and two his children would receive Eretz Yisrael The possuk states however Avraham built a Mizbeiach to Hashem who appeared to him The Ramban explains to mean that Avraham merited a new and greater level of Nevuah It wasn t just that Hashem spoke with him but that he achieved an entirely new level of closeness to Hashem The asks why the joyful tidings that he would merit children and Eretz Yisrael did not seem to motivate him to build a Mizbeiach Why does the possuk only emphasize that he built the Mizbeiach in recognition of Hashem s appearance to him The Ohr HaChaim explains that as important as building a family and having Eretz Yisrael are they are only a subtask in a Yid s overarching goal and principle mission of achieving closeness to Hashem The joy that Avraham felt at attaining a new level of this was so great that the other news paled in comparison The Ramchal writes in that Tefilla serves as a means to develop a relationship of closeness with Hashem HaKadosh Baruch Hu himself comes for a private meeting with each of us thrice daily How fortunate we are We should be overjoyed with the tremendous opportunity An once noted that some people look at Tefillah as simply a way of making requests from Hashem I said this great man look at Tefillah as an opportunity to have a personal conversation with the November 11 1 8B and 6 7 8G Math Parent Teacher conferences in Williston building November 12 Picture Day November 15 Grandparents Day The bulletin is sponsored in honor of our mechanchim and educators by Rabbi Ochs We welcome Mrs Esther Hamaoui Sebbag TA 03 to Kindergarten 2 She is taking over for Miss Tzivya Wilhelm TA 12 who is getting married in a few weeks We wish them both hatzlacha After Mincha on Wednesday Rabbi Kohn director of Yad L Achim spoke to the grades 6 8B His topic was the chashivus of Tefillah Mazel tov to 4G on completing Pashas Miketz A siyum will follow Thank you Mrs Sternfield Thank you to the Gruss Foundation for awarding Torah Academy 40 Chromebooks to be used by students grades 1 4 in each building for the Success Maker Math and ELA program Thank you to Mr Carey for all his efforts to set up the Chromebooks The students enjoyed trying them out this past week Thank you to Mr Hal Tovin a retired executive of Citizens and Belmont Bank who presented to the 6th grade this week about the marketing side of the banking industry Our third grade classes are moving forward in their learning Mazel Tov to 3b on finishing Parshas Toldos They celebrated with a siyum Thank you Rabbi Polter In parsha the girls are completing with great enthusiasm and diligence Both the boys and girls have begun learning letters 3B is writing a descriptive story about their Park Adventure This writing piece was edited and revised for parents to read on Parent Teacher Conferences Students have been able to see the amazing difference from day 1 to day 30 in their compositional writing In general studies 3G social studies learning about other countries is lots of fun The girls learn about the countries with hands on activities Last week for Mexico they learned the Mexican Hat Dance and had a pi ata

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING 7 Cheshvan sponsored by Rabbi Mrs Yehuda Menchel for a zechus for a Refuah Sheleimah for Yehuda Eliyahu ben Sahsha Peril 8 Cheshvan sponsored by Rabbi Binyomin Mrs Naomi Mermelstein as a zechus for a Refuah Sheleimah for Shlomo Zalman ben Alexandra Amira MAZEL TOV TO Mr Zalman Mrs Chana Williston Student Support Wallach on the birth of their son and to grandparents Mr Alan Mrs Robin Meyerowitz Mr Harvey Mrs Sharon 6G Ramelson on the birth of their grandson Rabbi Dovid 8B Kodesh Mrs Devorah Moskovitz Hamilton Kodesh Coordinator Preschool Director on the engagement of their grandson Shia to Devorah Ochs niece of Rabbi Shmuel Menahel Mrs Leah 7 8G Kodesh Science Ochs and to parents Eli Esther Moskovitz PICTURE DAY IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 You should have received an order envelope All students will be photographed whether they have an envelope or not You will be able to order photos later COMMUNITY NEWS Friday night 8 00 pm Shalom Zachor for Wallach baby boy is taking place at the home of Dr Mrs Shmuel Millman 9 Chiswick Terrace Brighton Sundays 8 15 8 45 AM Cocoa Club for 7th and 8th grade boys learning Hilchos Shabbos followed by breakfast at the Kollel of Greater Boston November 13 15 Cheshvon Wallach son s bris at Congregation Chai Odom

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 Need help around your house Ask day care students They created robots PK1 Show and Tell for letter A PK1 baked brownies for B week 5 5 7 7 Marion Fine dramatizes the parsha for K1 Activity centers in Prek2 Rebbe Yanky Halpern teaches in K1 Literacy in K2 writing letters 7

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1 3 2 3 3 8 4 4 3G started learning ksav Rashi Massachusetts project in 4G students learn and teach about our 5G baked johnny cake which is mentioned in the story Sign of the Beaver which they are currently reading 4 state 1G art project Kever Rochel in honor of 11 Cheshvan Yahrtzeit Rochel Imeinu

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 1 1 1 2 Hands on learning in 4B vayachantu oisoi Mr Hal Tovin presenting to the 6th grade about the marketing side of the banking industry 3 5th graders constructing a catapult as they prepare for the STEM fair 4 3rd graders helping the 1st graders acclimate as they begin using the new Chromebooks 5 8th graders completing a summative assessment on Forces and Motion 6 6th graders rehearsing the play The Dying Detective 7 7th graders reviewing their vocabulary words with an interactive game of Kahoot 8 3rd graders using the math and ELA Success Maker program on the new Chromebooks 9 Enjoying the falling leaves 1B playing at recess 10 Tower project in 5B 9 10 10

Torah Academy is proud to menschen the following Talmidim who had MIDDOS ALL DAY in both Kodesh and General Studies 1st GRADE 3rd GRADE 6th GRADE Jakey Wiesenfeld Eli Benmergui Yehoshua Feldman Yosef Hoffman Daniel Simnegar 2nd GRADE Nechemia Berzansky Yehoshua Kashnow Eliyahu Youshei 7th GRADE Yisrael Feldman Zelig Bier Nochum Dessler 4th GRADE Uri Katz Yitzy Fine Dovid Menachem Feldman Chatzkel Wilhelm Yehuda Greenblatt Uri Hain Avrohom Halpern Aron Luria 8th GRADE Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Akiva Rosmarin Aaron Bier Levi Meir Klompas Nesanel Luria Baruch Marshall Asher Nesanel Mintzes Dovid Plotnik Dovid Sebbag Moshe Segal Tuvya Sternfield Yaakov Wallin Akiva Feuerstein 5th GRADE Mordy Bier Ephraim Kashnow Asher Katz Shmuel Loketch Naftoli Ochs Tzvi Posy