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December 20 2019 THE EXTRA MILE The Gemara in Shabbos relates that when the Yevanim entered the Heichal they defiled all the jugs of oil slated to be used for lighting the Menorah After the Chashmonaim were victorious over the Yevanim they entered the Beis HaMikdash desirous to light the Menorah They only found one untampered jug of oil still sealed with the seal of the Kohen Gadol The jug of oil miraculously lasted for eight days and prompted the establishment of the Yom Tov of Chanukah The Meforshim wonder why it was necessary for the jugs of olive oil to be sealed with the Kohen Gadol s seal Lighting the Menorah is not an action restricted to the Kohen Gadol but can be performed by a as well The oil used for lighting the Menorah so long as it s pure can be squeezed by anyone and does not require the Kohen Gadol s seal The Sfas Emes answers that the Kohen Gadol would bring a special Mincha daily the This Mincha consisted of flour and olive oil so presumably if a flask was found with the seal of the Kohen Gadol it had probably been designated for this special Mincha Interestingly while the olive oil in the Menorah needed to be the oil used for the only needed to be If that is the case why would the Kohen Gadol have a sealed flask of set aside for his Mincha if only regular oil was needed It must be explains the Sfas Emes that the Kohen Gadol wanted to be and beautify his so he invested in and only used for the oil He went the extra mile in his performance of his mitzvah In return his investment in his mitzvah merited that Klal Yisrael not only had pure olive oil when lighting the Menorah but that oil lasted for eight days When we go above and beyond in our Avodah Hashem answers in kind and goes above and beyond with us 3 54 PM Motzei Shabbos Dec 21 Torah Academy Gala Auction Dec 23 24 25 4pm dismissal grades 4 8B no aftercare Dec 26 12 00 noon dismissal for Chanukah break Dec 27 30 Chanukah break no school The bulletin is sponsored in honor of our mechanchim and educators by I look forward to seeing everyone at the auction tomorrow night and Rabbi Ochs to grade 4 girls on being They celebrated with an apple pie siyum Thank you Mrs Sternfield and Miss C F Leff to grade 5 girls on being They celebrated with a siyum Thank you Mrs Gould In anticipation of the 8th grade G O held a donut sale It was such a success they are repeating it again this week On Tuesday the two PreK classes held Chanukah shows The kinderlach decorated their costumes and dreidels for their backdrops They sang Chanukah songs and were delightful Thank you Morah Brachie Fontek TA 14 Morah Chanale Levin TA 14 Morah Kagan Morah Exler and Morah Laks Thank you Morah Leah Nussbaum for the accompanying music The K1 Chanukah show took place on Wednesday morning The Kinderlach performed songs on a stage graced by a beautiful Chanukah background Thank you Morah Frohlich Morah Beker TA 14 and Morah Leah Nussbaum for the music K2 will celebrate Chanukah on Wednesday with a special parent and child activity day 4G completed Sefer Yehoshua As part of their siyum they created dioramas depicting events in Sefer Yehoshua
Bulletin Board MAZEL TOV TO Rabbi Shimmy Mrs Shirah 4G Sternfield on the birth of their son Rabbi Eliezer Mrs Rivky Fireman on the engagement of their son Yehuda Zev TA 09 to Racheli Smursz and to grandparents Eli Mrs Edi Dovek and Rabbi Avrohom Mrs Karen Fireman Yosef TA 05 Shevi Coriat and to grandparents Mr Moshe Mrs Rikki Coriat COMMUNITY EVENTS Shalom Zachar for men at the Sternfield home 27 Colwell Ave upstairs 8 00 10 45 Sternfield baby bris will take place on Sunday December 22 at the Kollel bris will follow Shacharis Sunday December 22 and December 29 no Cocoa Club at the Kollel of Greater Boston SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Vayislach 5B 6B 7B 8B Raffle Winner Ephraim Kashnow Shlomo Rosmarin Moshe Leff Nechemia Ochs Ephraim Kashnow Naftoli Ochs Aaron Sanieoff Binyomin Septimus Tuvia Schonberg Nechemia Ochs Aaron Sanieoff Tuvia Schonberg
CHANUKAH SHOWS 1 1 6 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 PreK1 show 2 PreK 2 Chanukah Show 3 K1 Chanukah show and parent child activities
PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS 1 2 2 4 6 3 5 4 7 7 6 10 10 9 8 During J week Morah Sarah Hamaoui TA 14 demonstrated juggling to the Kindergarten class Building and playing in PreK1 During week PreK 2 learn about the yetzer tov and yetzer horah They love listening to the yetzer tov Decorating Chanukah menorahs in K2 Our two PreK classes visit the fire station as part of F week Shabbos Tatty and Mommy in K1 Prek2 decorate beautiful cards containing the brachos for lighting the menorah Fabulous fruit salad prepared by PreK1 for F week K1 decorated Chanukah Menorahs K2 went on a pachei shemen hunt with letters that morah hid around the school building
HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 5 6 2 7 8th grade G O doughnut sale The girls in grade 1 decorate Chanukah menorahs 5G celebrate finishing Parshas Beshalach with a siyum Apple pie siyum in 4G 2G oil pastel folk art based on Maud Lewis 4G learns about the adverse effects of littering and prepares to speak to classes about it Working on the Successmaker program on the Chromebooks in 1G 7 7
4G SIYUM The siyum of Sefer Yehoshua included creating dioramas of events from the sefer
WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1 1 2 3 4 3 6 1 2 3 2B thanks Mr Bakke for the donation of Lego and Mr Carey for the new playground ball for their class Levi Yitzhok Horowitz with his Kislev sign Using new technology while learning math in 2B 5 5 4 4 6 4 5 6 7 7 Boys in grade 5 are excited about the new STEM kits 1B learns parsha lichovod Shabbos Math grade 4 boys work on factors and multiples After reading books the boys in 4B write book reports
Torah Academy is proud to menschen the following Talmidim who had MIDDOS ALL DAY in both Kodesh and General Studies 1st GRADE Levi Yitzchok Horowitz 5th GRADE 8th GRADE Dov Bercuson Levi Meir Klompas Mordy Bier Aron Bier Eliyahu Baruch Feldman Nesanel Luria Ephraim Kashnow Henoch Blumberg Yehoshua Gelernter Baruch Marshall Asher Katz Akiva Feuerstein Noey Kahn Asher Nesanel Mintzes Naftoli Ochs Ahron Fireman Aharon Nadler Dovid Plotnik Tzvi Posy Yitzy Gould Shimshy Nulman Dovid Sebbag Akiva Riesel Moshe Segal Moshe Rosmarin Tuvya Sternfield Shua Schwarz Yaakov Wallin Aryeh Silverman Jakey Wiesenfeld Nechemia Ochs 6th GRADE Yehoshua Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein Daniel Simnegar Yehuda Wolf 3rd GRADE Yaakov Bier 2nd GRADE Elchanon Frohlich Nechemia Berzansky Yosef Hoffman Zelig Bier 7th GRADE Yoni Faintuch Uri Katz Dovid Tzvi Krochmal Nochum Dessler 4th GRADE Yitzy Fine Uri Hain Yehuda Greenblatt David Uri Knisbacher Avrohom Halpern Aron Luria Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin