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WELL WORTH IT 6:42 PM March 23, 2018 ז‘ ניסן תשע“ח פרשת צו · March 27— April 8 - Pesach break · April 9 - School resumes · Mah nishtanah hashonah hazos? Even with days off for snow, all the students have been toiling hard preparing their hagaddos and Pesach projects. Despite all the weather challenges everything is ready, ב“ה We hope your family will enjoy the fruit of their labor over Pesach, · Tzezchem L’shalom to the Birnbaum family. We will miss them. We hope they enjoyed their stay in Boston. · מזל טוב to girls in grade 1 on completing Perek Bais in Parshas Bereishis and girls in grade 4 on completing Parshas Shemos. · Thank you to Mrs. Shira Sternfield for creating the Girls’ Bein Hazmanim Learning Program for students in grades 4-8. · As part of their English curriculum girls in 7G performed Helen Keller for parents and friends. · As part of the ”Understanding Our Difference”, under the auspices of Gateways and sponsored by The Ruderman Family Foundation, boys in grade 3 learned about blindness. Gary Alpert led the program assisted by a visually impaired speaker. והיה כי יביאך ה׳ אל ארץ הכנעני וכו׳... והגדת לבנך ביום ההוא לאמר וכו׳... בעבור זה עשה ה׳ לי בצאתי ממצרים. רש״י: בעבור שאקיים מצוותיו פסח מצה ומרור When Hashem will bring you to Eretz Yisrael, tell your son on that day… for the sake of these mitzvos, Pesach, matzah, and maror, Hashem did miracles and wonders for me when I left Egypt. These pesukim seem to indicate that the mitzvah of retelling the story of יציאת מצרים only begins from when בני ישראל enter Eretz Yisrael. However, we know that the first time Bnei Yisrael performed this mitzvah was in the מדבר , many years before their entrance into Eretz Yisrael. The משך חכמה responds to this with a moshol, parable: A wealthy man married off his daughter to a fine young man. He married her off in style, provided the young couple with a beautiful home, a car and a good job and also provided them with all their needs. A few months into the marriage, the wealthy man’s wife commented about the wonderful marriage their daughter and son-in-law were building. Responded her husband: Why should it not be that way? I have provided them with all their wants. If they had nothing and had to work hard to get by with little, and they still would love each other, that would be a true proof to the soundness of their marriage. Explains the משך חכמה : When כלל ישראל was in the מדבר , their keeping the Torah was not proof that it was worthwhile for Hashem to perform miracles for them in Mitzrayim. All their needs were provided; they were surrounded by ענני הכבוד , they ate מן , they drank water from the באר , and they never wore out their clothes. It was a utopian existence. Under these circumstances, it was no surprise that Bnei Yisrael kept the mitzvos. However, once בני ישראל entered ארץ ישראל and now had to provide for themselves by planting and harvesting the land, keeping the Torah became much more challenging. Thus, it is only then, when Bnei Yisrael adhere to the mitzvos when it’s difficult, does the רבש״ע say בעבור זה עשה ה‘ לי , for this it was worthwhile for me to alter nature for them. The בעל הגדה writes: אין בעבור זה אלא בזמן שמצה ומרור מונחים לפניך , The בעל הגדה does not mention the mitzvah of the קרבן פסח , only מצה and מרור . This omission, explains the משך חכמה , is intentional. The בעל הגדה is referencing a time where the קרבן פסח is no longer offered, while כלל ישראל is in גלות , When בני ישראל keep the Torah during the travails of exile, the רבש״ע feels that His delivering בני ישראל from מצרים was all the more worthwhile. This vital message of the Meshech Chochma must be transmitted to our children on the night of the seder. They must understand the uniqueness of our relationship with Hashem and how much He cherishes every mitzvah we perform – especially when the challenges to do so are great. Enjoy the projects and דברי תורה your children will undoubtedly share with you. Thank you to all the Rebbeim and Moros for all their efforts. גוט שבת! א כשרן פסח!

Bulletin Board Grade 5 Y. Feldman, M. Leff , N. Youshaei Grade 6: N. Halpern , M. Miara , N. Ochs Grade 7: M. Hain , Y. A. Leff, S.M. Solomon, Y. Zyto Grade 8: M. Fontek, Y. Miara Raffle Winners: M. Miara, N. Ochs MAZEL TOV! · Mr. Sammy and Mrs. Reyna Simnegar on the bar mitzvah of their son Yosef (7B) · Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Anne (7-8G Math support Teacher) Pessar on the birth of their son DAY OF LEARNING · 3 Nissan—sponsored by Dr. David & Mrs. Rochel Soll l”illui nishmas Ze’ev ben Yisroel z”l , Mr. Willian Soll · 3 Nissan—sponsored by Mr. Dovid & Mrs. Shira Mintzes l’illui nishmas Shimrit Tzivia bas Moshe Nachman a”h, Miss Helaine Spector · 5 Nissan—sponsored by Torah Academy as a zechus for a refuah shalaimah for Yaakov Yisroel ben Chaya Shifra Grade 5 Y. Feldman, M. Leff , N. Youshaei Grade 6: N. Halpern , M. Miara , N. Ochs Grade 7: M. Hain , Y. A. Leff, S.M. Solomon, Y. Zyto Grade 8: M. Fontek, Y. Miara Raffle Winners: M. Miara– M. Fontek (shared), N. Ochs, Y. Miara SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Vayikra COMMUNITY EVENTS · March 23 - No BNOS this Shabbos Parshas Tzav · March 29 - Bar mitzvah of Yosef Simnegar - 9:30 AM at the Kotel, Jerusalem, Israel. The procession begins at Dung Gate. Festive BBQs after prayers 12 noon at Mercaz Shimshon. · Cold Press Restaurant will be open during Chol Hamoed Pesach with a special Kosher for Pesach menu. No soy or bean products.

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1. 1. First grade boys prepare for Pesach . 2. Second grade boys learning about Pesach. 3. Gary Alpert leading the “Understanding Our Differences” program about blindness in 3B. 2. 3. 3.

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1. 4G create watercolor ombre trees. 2. 4G tests potential and kinetic energy using the variables of gravity, mass, and velocity. 3. 3G authors reading their masterworks to 1G listeners. 4. PreK 1 search for Chometz. 5. 8G celebrates PI day with a PIzza/chometz PI party. 6. Girls in 4G investigate the mystery of PI (3.14) on PI day. 7. 3G students worked hard to create their beautiful haggados and enjoyed making special pillows for Pesach. 8. The girls in fifth grade stuffed pillows made in the shape of the sheep that were used for Korban Pesach 7. 1. 4. 5. 6. 4. 2. 7. 8.