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EYES CLOSED 3:53 PM December 10, 2021 ו ‘פשת תבט‘ב שגיו תשרפ Sunday, December 12, 1B -Kabolas Chumash 10:00 am Friday, December 17 - Deadline for all orders for Torah Academy Virtual Auction Motzei Shabbos, December 18- Virtual Auction Prize Drawing Monday, December 27, 1G Chumash Mesibah 10:00 am Dear Parents, As Yaakov begins to descend to Mitzrayim, Hashem appears to him with the following reassurance: םג ךלעא יכנאו המירצמ ךמע דרא יכנאךיניע לע ודי תישי ףסויו הלע, “I will descend with you to Mitzrayim, and I will surely bring you up, and Yosef will place his hand over your eyes” The simple understanding of this possuk is that Hashem promises Yaakov that He will be with him in Mitzrayim, and Yosef will care for him. Yaakov was afraid of traveling to Mitzrayim – justifiably so! Mitzrayim was not an ideal location for a Yid. What benefit then, we may wonder, is there for Yaakov and his family to leave ןענכ ץרא for Mitzrayim? The המכח ךשמ points to the deeper meaning in the words ךיניע לע ודי תישי ףסויו. Hashem is informing Yaakov that it isn’t worthwhile to try and fathom how spending time in Mitzrayim will ultimately benefit the Jewish people. The reasoning is known only to Hashem and is beyond the comprehension of human beings – even someone as great as Yaakov. But to reassure Yaakov, Hashem refers to the episode of Yosef. Throughout the twenty-two years where Yosef was separated from Yaakov, it was impossible to perceive any positive outcome. Yet in hindsight, one was able to understand that all the experiences Yosef underwent resulted in his achieving prominence in Mitzrayim. So too here, Hashem is telling Yaakov to let your knowledge of Yosef’s story allow you to enter Mitzrayim with your ‘eyes closed’. There’s no need to contemplate or understand why. Just look at the story of Yosef to reinforce your belief that everything will be to the Jewish people’s benefit. We often face challenges. We sometimes wonder why Hashem is doing this to us, and how it can be of benefit. The Torah is teaching us that the why is beyond our comprehension. Everything is another piece in the puzzle of Hashem’s master plan for Klal Yisrael collectively, and ourselves individually. Our job is to accept the ׳ה ןוצר, forge forward and work to do what we can. Hashem will be with us along the way. ! תבש טוג Rabbi Ochs So many wonderful things happened in the past two weeks! All classes enjoyed many Chanukah activities. What a lichtige Chanukah it was in the Williston building! Rabbi Benmergui arranged our annual Chanukah war. The talmidim in grades 1-8 were divided into two teams, the Delicious Donuts and the Marvelous Menorahs. They participated in all sorts of activities, including putting on a skit about the Chanukah story. ה״ב the competition added a lot of חור and תודחא. The winner was announced at our הביסמ הכונח. The winner was the Marvelous Menorahs. Thank you to Rabbi Benmergui and to all the Rebbeim for participating in these events. Wednesday night Chanukah was the annual הביסמ הכונח. The talmidim in grades 1-8 had a great time performing, singing, and winning prizes. Rabbi Moskovitz and the 8th graders put on a very creative skit about “Life in the 8th grade.” The boys did a superb acting job, and it was very well received by all the viewers. Thank you Rabbi Moskovitz. Rabbi Benmergui and the 7th grade built a הרונמ out of PVC pipes and spray-painted it gold. At the הביסמ, they lit the הרונמ and raffled it off. The winner was Shlomo Feldman. Thank you Rabbi Benmergui. The 6th grade did a stunt show called - human table. Dovid Feldman, Aron Dovid Luria, Akiva Rosmarin, and Moshe Uminer were able to form themselves into a table, and hold the pose for 25 seconds. Very impressive! Thank you Rabbi Nulman. (continued on page 2)

Lastly, ביבח ןורחא ןורחא, the first graders sang and danced all different songs on stage. It was very cute and beautiful. Thank you Rabbi Sebbag. Thank you Rabbi Eli Kohn from the Kollel for his words of inspiration and Yosef Polter and Yehudah Feuerstein for their Divrei Torah at the Mesibah. Every child left with a special Torah Academy water bottle. Thank you Rabbi Benmergui for arranging and running the הביסמ, and ordering and purchasing all the prizes. Thank you to all the sponsors for their donations, which helped us cover the cost of the הביסמ. Thank you to our committee: Asher Bressel, Yehoshua Feldman, Yosef Polter, and Yehuda Wolf for setting up the הביסמ so nicely. At the הביסמ, the boys received their summer learning prizes: a Sefer Chofetz Chaim and a forty dollar gift certificate to the Israel Book Shop. They were Shimshy Nulman (3B), Moshe Segal (4B), Tuvya Sternfield (4B), Yaakov Septimus (6B), and Tuvia Schonberg (7B). The Hamilton building was buzzing with Chanukah. All the Preschool classes performed their annual Chanukah performances to the accolades of the parents. Grade three girls joined PreK2 in making Chanukah Cookies. PreK1 learned the letter G and one activity included designing glasses. In Kindergarten, while learning the letter K, K2 created their own version of Gustav Klimt’s “Woman in Gold.” Grade 1-8 girls decorated the doors to their classrooms with Chanukah themes and added lots of learning games with a Chanukah theme. Yum for the Chanukah cookies that were baked in the classes (by both the boys and girls.) The eight grade girls were very hard at work during Chanukah. They planned two exciting chagigos. On Tuesday, the girls in grades 1-8 enjoyed a morning of Chanukah fun. The girls played a game of dreidel with a twist – ask them how many potato chips they ate! Next, they played Nes Gadol Hayah Sham (Fe Fi Fo Fum) with the teachers. Boy, the girls know their teachers well! The girls were treated to a fabulous choir by the second grade, and a creative song written by the third grade during their music lesson with Mrs. Nussbaum. And those donuts . . . What a great morning! That evening, the 6-8 grade girls had a great time in their middle school Chagigah. What a stimulating game of “Escape from Greece” they played! Ask your daughters who found Rina and Naomi. The girls enjoyed a delicious ice cream bar, then played an ABC game about Chanukah. The girls had a fun time dancing and singing. What an invigorating evening.!! 2G and 3G joined together to play a "Pass the Present" game with the Chanukah story and did a duct tape sticker project. 2G finished Parshas Noach, this week and will celebrate with a siyum next week. Thank you Mrs. Fontek 3G was misayem Parshas Chaya Sarah. They celebrated with a siyum this week. Each girl brought in a treat that connected to something they learned. For example, pitcher cookies, for Rivka Imeinu's pitcher, or gummy fruit, for the special fruit that Eliezer gave to Lavan and his mother. The students also made a nice project including the brachos for Hafrashas Challah and Hadlakas Neiros, two of the nissim that came back when Rivka married Yitzchok. Thank you Miss Yudkowsky. 4G had a great Chanukah party with exciting games and delicious treats in their classroom. Thank you Mrs. Sternfield. In Torah Academy tradition, 5G students designed creative Chanukah menoros for their museum. Students in all grades enjoyed visiting the 5th grade Menorah museum during Chanukah. Thank you Miss Ostashinsky. 6G celebrated a beautiful Chanukah party at the house of Mrs. Reifman. The girls made pizza and played two fabulous Chanukah games, Thank you Mimi Lowenstein and Orlee Lefman for creating such adorable games. Thank you Mrs. Reifman for hosting the party. This week, 6G did a live demonstration of meleches zoreh in lamed tes melachos! The girls used the "wind" to see how they separated the wheat from the chaff in the days of the mishkan. Thank you Mrs. Reifman. Bulletin Board continued

Bulletin Board WEEK OF LEARNING 3-9 Teves - sponsored by Akiva & Deena Westreich for a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Yoel Tzvi ben Rivka DAY OF LEARNING 18 Kislev - sponsored by Ephraim & Natasha Bakke in memory of Baruch ben Avraham z”l (Boris Perepelyuk) the beloved grandfather: great-grandfather of Devorah, Havah, Basya and Baruch, and beloved father to Galina and Yakov Bast 9 Kislev - sponsored by the Waxman & Siegel Family in memory of Dovid Boruch ben HaRav Avraham Nachman Waxman z”l 4 Teves - sponsored by Torah Academy as a zechus for a refuah shleleimah for Sara Tzivia bas Malka Avira 4 Teves - sponsored by Etty & Zalman Burger as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Yekusiel Zalman Mordechai ben Liba Raitzel 6 Teves - sponsored by Rena Krochmal in memory of Mrs. Eva Satran a”h, grandmother of Mrs. Rena Krochmal MAZEL TOV TO Chaim & Ariella (’11) (Bitran) Sher on their recent marriage and parents, Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Bonnie Bitran Mr. Yisroel and Mrs. Ilana Markov on the marriage of their son Avrami to Rochel Novichenok SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshios Vayishlach (L), Vayeshev (Y), Miketz (M) 4B Nechemia Berzansky (L,Y) Zelig Bier (L,Y) Yitzy Fine (Y) Avrohom Halpern (All) Levi Horowitz (Y,M) Shlomo Rodkin( L) Moshe Segal (All) Tuvya Sternfield (All) 5B Natanel Atar (L,M) Eli Benmergui (M) Aryeh Block (L) Yosef Hoffman (Y,M) Shua Kashnow (All) Eliyahu Youshei (L, M) 6B Dovid Menachem Feldman (All) David Kamoun (All) Ezra Klompas (All) Aron Luria (All) Yaakov Septimus (All) Moshe Uminer (All) Mendel Zaklos (All) 7B Yosef Chaim Armin (L,M) Shlomo Hirsh Feldman (M) Eliezer Moshe Feuerstein(L,Y) Naftoli Ochs (All) Tzvi Posy (All) Tuvia Schonberg (All) Yonatan Zazula (All) 8B Yehuda Ezra Feuerstein (All) Eliyahu Meyers (Y,M) Shlomo Rosmarin (All) Aaron Sanieoff (L,Y) Yehuda Wolf (L,M)

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