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September 23, 2022ב״פשת לולא ז״כםיבצנ תשרפ True Life6:21PMDear Parents,In Parshas Nitzavim, the possuk states: םלוע דע וננבלו ונל תולגנהו וניקולא ׳הל תורתסנה. That which is hidden is the province of Hashem, and that which is revealed is ours, and our children’s responsibility forever. The word וננבלו is written in the Torah with dots above the word. The Belzer Rebbe ל״צז explains this possuk שורד ךרדב: If we, the parents, perform our Mitzvos privately, then they will be וניקולא ׳הל - only Hashem will know of them. However, if we openly demonstrate our mitzvah performance to our children, and live a life of Torah values, then ונל םלוע דע וננבלו. The impact of our mitzvos will last for eternity, and the flame of observance will be carried for generations. So much of chinuch is not predicated on what we demand from our children, but rather on how we model behavior.Further in the parsha, the possuk reads: היחת ןעמל םייחב תרחבו הללקהו הכרבה ךינפל יתתנ תומהו םייחה ךערזו התא. I, Hashem, have placed life and death before you, choose life so that you and your children will live. Rav Moshe Feinstein ל״צז questions why the Torah, once it presented the alternative to life as death, needed to reiterate that if you choose life, you and and your children will live. That should be self-evident. He answers by explaining that Moshe Rabeinu was describing the type of life we should choose - a lifestyle that will lead to our children following in our ways and continuing to live a Torah lifestyle. As we approach Rosh HaShana and we ask Hashem to inscribe us in the םייחה רפס, we should beseech Hashem that we merit a life of true life - a life where we will be connected to Him and live a lifestyle of וננבלו ונל..םירומג םיקידצ לש ןרפסב םיבוט םייחל רתלאל ומתחתו ובתכת הבוט הנשל!תבש טוג Rabbi Ochs ● We celebrated with the Summer Kriah Learners at the Williston building with pizza. Ephraim Feldman won the raffle - a travel size Shas! ● 262! That was the number of books that the boys logged having read over the summer. As a group, the school earned an ice cream party with chocolate syrup and sprinkles (ice cream sandwiches for middle schoolers). Celebrating as a whole school was community building and underscored for all the students the positive value that Torah Academy puts on regular reading as a way to build and strengthen literacy. Kol HaKavod to the students whose summer reading logs earned the party for everyone.● This Wednesday, the 2nd and 3rd grade girls went to visit Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Fine to wish them a gut yahr.They brought shana tova cards to them and sang Rosh Hashanah related songs.● Grades 1-4 listened to some inspirational words on Rosh Hashanah by our guest speaker, Rabbi Solomon. Thank you Rabbi Solomon. The girls then decorated cupcakes to make them look like apples. The results were both creative and tasty.● Sun, Sept 25 - Tue, Sept 27 - (Erev) Rosh Hashana - No school● Wed, Sept 28 - Tzom Gedaliyah, 12 noon dismissal for 5-8G, 12:30 PM dismissal for 6-8B● Tue, Oct 4 - Erev Yom Kippur- No School● Wed, Oct 5 - Yom Kippur- No School● Sun, Oct 9 - Wed, Oct 19 - Sukkos, Hoshana Rabbah, Simchas Torah, Isru Chag- No School● Thurs, Oct 20 - classes resume·

BULLETIN BOARDDay of LearningMazel Tov!Condolences● 24 Elul - sponsored by Yaakov and Miriam Gruenstein, תמשנ רכזל their most beloved grandfather, Mordechai Yehudah Hakohen Ben Yehoshua ל''ז, Mr. Mortimer Metchik. May his neshama have a tremendous aliya.● To Rabbi Yudi and Mrs. Ellie Riesel on the birth of their daughter this summer.● To Rabbi Eli and Mrs. Shaina Olidort on the birth of their son. ● To Bassie (Pichey) (’16) and Yaakov Zev Waxman on their marriage, and to parents, Rabbi Eli & Mrs. Shaindy Pichey.Or aut molores remperum eum dolo volorem postrum aut molo voloressit, nesciaectur aliquosae la sit ut et volute cone min eatur autatassin culluptatem fugiataque nobis ducissum utessequi sum dolor reperum fugit illigeni consequ ostibus eatus corenderi que porepud andusci dolorias consendis ernaten ihilis eum et et odi blatia sin ex estibusci dolo atus,● The 8th grade G.O. under the direction of Mrs. Sternfield, presented their theme “G.O. Go with the Flow” through song and dance. All are looking forward to an exciting G.O. year.● The Hamilton canteen opened this week under the direction of Mrs. Wiesenfeld. It is a great opportunity to help develop business sense in our 8th grade entrepreneurs. Business was brisk.● We broke our record: over 40 girls participated in the summer reading and math program! Each participant earned a canteen cash card as a reward for hard work. Mazel tov to the Chana Golda Kaufman on winning a gift card to Eureka and Rochel Wolf for winning a gift card to the Israel Bookshop.

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS1. 1G playing a fun phonics game, about beginning, middle and ending sounds.2. 7G Science class.3. 1G making an apple and honey dish for Rosh Hashana.4. 2G and 3G went to visit and wish a Shana Tova to Mrs. Fine and Mrs. Davis.5. 4G learns about Delaware (our "First State!") and shows our projects.6. 5G at work.7. Learning in the first grade.

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS1. Pizza party for the students who participated in the summer kriah program.2. Learning in the third grade. 3. Celebrating the completion of the summer reading program with an ice cream party.