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December 15, 2023ד״פשת תבט ’ג ץקמ תשרפ ZOS CHANUKAH 3:54 PMDear Parents,Chazal established the בוט םוי of הכונח to commemorate the סנ of the הרונמ. The Shulchan Aruch in Hilchos Chanukah notes that Chanukah was also the time when they reestablished the חבזמ. The Mishna in ׳ו הנשמ ׳א קרפ תודימ תכסמ writes that the חבזמ was rebuilt by the םיאנומשח because it was used by the Yevanim to serve הרז הדובע. The stones of the dismantled חבזמ were kept in the תומתוחה תכשל – the chamber of receipts – one of the four chambers the Kohanim used near the הרזע of the שדקמה תיב. Based on this, the Rema writes in הכונח תוכלה that חבזמה תכונח היה םימיה ןתואבד םושמ תודועסה יובירב הוצמ תצק שיש םירמוא שיו. There is a Mitzvah to increase seudos to commemorate the dedication of the new Mizbeiach. We see from here that the Yevanim wanted to eradicate both the הרונמה תקלדה and the תדובע תונברקה. The Rambam in ג״י הכלה ׳ג קרפ ןיפסומו ןידימת תוכלה states that the יברעמ רנ of the Menorah was lit from the ןוציחה חבזמ. The רפוס םתח in תבש תכסמ writes that this was essential to the mitzvah of הרונמה תקלדה. If there was no Mizbeiach, there was no Menorah. Perhaps the connection between the Mizbeiach and the Menorah is that both these vessels share the attribute of תודימת, consistency. About the Mizbeiach, the possuk states: דימת שא הבכת אל חבזמה לע דקות. It was imperative that a fire was constantly burning on the Mizbeiach. Similarly, regarding the Menorah, we read: דימת רנ תולעהל. A lamp in the Menorah was constantly burning. The חבזמ represents הדובע which is Tefilah. The Menorah represents Torah: הרותו הוצמ רנ יכ רוא. The Meforshim note that this רוא of the Menorah specifically refers to the light of הרות הפ לעבש. In the life of a Jew, Tefila and Torah must be constant, with no interruptions. Consistent devotion to both aspects is the hallmark of a Yid. The Yevanim wished to deprive us of הרות and הליפת. Every Chanukah, we recelebrate our victory over the Yevanim, and we once again rededicate ourselves to these two central pillars of our existence.תבש טוג! Rabbi Ochs●● Dec 22 - Asara b’Teves, early dismissal grades 6-8G -11:30 am, grades 6-8B-12 pm● Dec 24 - Rebbeim Meeting, 11:30 dismissal● Dec 27 - General Studies Faculty meeting -3pm dismissal for all students● Jan 1 - Early dismissal, Hamilton bldg - 12 pm, Williston bldg - 12:15 pm● Jan 12 - 15 - No school
BULLETIN BOARDOr 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,● Wow! So much has been happening in both buildings in honor of Chanukah!● Rabbi Nulman made delicious donuts with 6B, which the boys then got to fill and decorate! Thank you so much Rabbi Nulman!● 3B played a really fun Chanukah game! The boys passed around packaged items which they had to guess, just through touch, what they thought was inside. You wouldn’t believe how different the guesses were!● 4B were treated to fresh, hot, delicious latkes from Rabbi Selevan! Thank you so much Rabbi Selevan!● The Learning Center at Williston has been busy with Chanukah fun this week! Chanukah treats were given out, chanukah games around math, reading, and kriah were played! We had a great time! Thank you to our Support Staff for making it happen.● 2b shaped and decorated Chanukah cookies. They came out looking so professional! 2B also made their own 3D dreidels!The boys colored, folded, and taped cutouts together. Then Miss Taitelbaum gave each boy a spinner. What great fun! Thank you Miss Taitelbaum!● 4B and 6B had lots of Chanukah fun with Mr. Carey. The boys made their own beeswax candles and designed, decorated and then played Dreidel. There was a great deal of creativity on display as students made sure their candles would be large enough to stay lit long enough, and some serious trading going on to swap colors to match their design goals. Thank you so much Mr. Carey!● The entire month of Kislev, boys in 3B worked to earn “money” for their good behavior. The money was used towards bidding for prizes in their grand Chanukah auction. It was so much fun, and was set up really beautifully! Thank you so much Miss Leff!● 2G participated in their monthly Rosh Chodesh visit to Mrs. Judith Fine who always looks forward to their special visit! Thank you Mrs. Fontek for organizing the visit. Thank you Miss Ostashinsky for chaperoning.● 1B read the story “Little Bird’s House,” and then made adorable birdhouses of their own! Thank you so much Ms. Faherty!● 7G and 8G dipped their own candles in Mrs. Ochs’ class while learning about conducting heat and density. ● 2G competed in “Chalympics” in honor of chanukah and each girl won a medal! ● 5G held a Menorah Museum for the school to visit and see their creative menorah exhibit. Each girl designed a unique menorah made of food, flowers, eggs, pasta, and much more! Thank you Miss Taitelbaum!● Girls in grades 1-8 were treated to a beautiful chanukah presentation led by Mrs. Fontek and sung by the girls in 2G and 7/8G. ● The 8th grade G.O. girls planned and ran a "Go for the Gelt" themed Mesibah at night for grades 6-8. First, they made edible flood art using Dreidel cookies and royal icing. After eating a delicious fleishig supper, the girls played an exciting game involving finding hidden 8th graders and collecting chocolate gelt.Thank you Mrs Sternfield for coordinating this beautiful event!● At their Chanukah Mesibah, girls in grades 1-8 participated in "Dreidel Olympics" designed and run by the 8th grade G.O. They competed in a variety of Dreidel-based games such as Dreidel Shuffleboard, Dreidel Toss, Dreidel Search, Dreidel Ping Pong, Dreidel Catch, and many more! There were also other Dreidel themed activities such as edible diamond art dreidels, dreidel sand art, and dreidel painting. "Big Sisters" in grades 5-8 did many of the activities together with their "Little Sisters" in grades 1-4. The "Big Sisters" also decorated gift bags with a small Chanukah craft and treat for their "Little Sisters." At the end, everyone enjoyed latkes and iced tea. Again, thank you Mrs. Sternfield!● Staff in the Hamilton building were treated with delicious donuts in honor of Chanukah and Rosh Chodesh. Thank you to the Teacher Appreciation Committee!Uniform Gemach AnnouncementThe make-up (and final) girls' Aerobics & Movement afterschool class will take place this Monday, April 24th Mazel Tov! Day of Learning ● Sunday, October 15 - the Vort of AB Blumberg and Shani Epstein, 4-6 PM, at the Sephardic Community of Greater Boston, 74 Corey Rd.Community EventsPARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESMazel Tov!● To Mr. Save the Date! PreK and Kindergarten Chanukah Performances - Tuesday, December 5!UPK2 - 9:15 AMUPK1 - 9:35 AM K2 - 9:55 AM K1 - 10:15 AM Please come on time!Day of Learning
BULLETIN BOARDOr 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,Uniform Gemach AnnouncementThe make-up (and final) girls' Aerobics & Movement afterschool class will take place this Monday, April 24th Mazel Tov! Day of Learning● 11 Tishrei -SHNAYIM MIKRAHMazel Tov to learners of Parshas Vayeshev!4BEfraim Feldman Yaakov Wilhelm5BMoshe Rosmarin Aaron Uminer Jacob Wiesenfeld6BYaakov Barres Nechemia Berzansky Zelig Bier Avrohom Halpern Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Meir Novik David Meir Sebbag Moshe Isaac Segal Tuvya Sternfield Yaakov Wallin7BBaruch Bleich Aryeh Block Yehoshua Kashnow Aron Yanovsky8BAbraham Eliyahu Barres Moshe Shalom Davydov Dovid Menachem Feldman Ezra Lev Klompas Aron David Luria Moshe Aryeh Riesel Chaim Yaakov Septimus Moshe UminerCommunity EventsCondolences ● To Rabbi Betzalel and Mrs. Nechama (6G Kodesh) Reifman on the birth of their daughter.● Rabbi Nissin and Mrs. Shira Delmoor on the bar mitzvah of their son Chaim Moshe (8B).● Yosef and Naami (‘01) (Kogos) Jearolmen on the birth of their daughter, and to grandparents Mr. Moshe and Mrs. Elena Kogos.To Mrs. Chana Miriam Gould on the passing of her father, Rabbi Moshe Aron, z”l. Mrs. Gould is sitting shiva at 1849-48th st. in Boro Park (until Tuesday morning 12/19). Her cell phone number is (617) 997-9636.
BULLETIN BOARDOr 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,Uniform Gemach AnnouncementThe make-up (and final) girls' Aerobics & Movement afterschool class will take place this Monday, April 24th Mazel Tov! Day of Learning Community Events● Sunday, October 15 - the Vort of AB Blumberg and Shani Epstein, 4-6 PM, at the Sephardic Community of Greater Boston, 74 Corey Rd.Community EventsPARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESMazel Tov!● To Mr. Save the Date! PreK and Kindergarten Chanukah Performances - Tuesday, December 5!UPK2 - 9:15 AMUPK1 - 9:35 AM K2 - 9:55 AM K1 - 10:15 AM Please come on time!Day of Learning ● 20 Kislev - sponsored by Rabbi Nechemia and Mrs. Raizel Schusterman in honor of Chag Hageula of the Alter Rebbe - Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch,also known as the Baal HaTanya.● 21 Kislev - sponsored anonymously in zechus for the safe return of the hostages and IDF soldiers, and l'ilui nishmas all of the fallen soldiers and Israelis of this war, among them: Col. Jonathan Steinberg, z"l, 42,the commander of the Nahal Brigade, from Shomria.Col. Roi Levy, z"l, 44, the commander of the Multidomain Unit, from Shavei Tzion.Col. (res.) Lion Bar, z"l, 53, a retired senior officer in the Judea and Samaria Division, from Gedera.Lt. Col. Eli Ginsberg, z"l, 42, the commander of the LOTAR counter-terrorism unit, from Dovrat.Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, z"l, 33, the commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, from Kedumim.● 22 Kislev - sponsored by the Frager Family תמשנ יוליעל their grandmother and great-grandmother, לאיחי תב המחנ, on her third yahrtzeit.● 23 Kislev - sponsored by Torah Academy as a zechus for refuah sheleimah for Dovid Yerachmiel ben Rus, a Torah Academy graduate, who was injured fighting in Gaza,beloved son of our dear Morah Ruth and Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin.● 24 Kislev - sponsored anonymously in zechus for the safe return of the hostages and IDF soldiers, and l'ilui nishmas all of the fallen soldiers and Israelis of this war, among them:Maj. Yehuda Natan Cohen, H"YD, 25, a commander in the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Shadmot Mehola.Maj. Yair Zloof, H"YD, 32, commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s surgical company, from Tel Mond.Maj. (res.) Noy Shosh, H"YD, 36, a local security officer, from Be’eri.Maj. (res.) Ofir Erez, H"YD, 57, a local security officer, from Sufa.Maj. (res.) Uri Shimon Russo, H"YD, 44, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza.● 1 Teves - sponsored by the Armin Family תירש תב העונ תאופרל Refuah Shelaima for Noa bat Sarit.● 3 Teves - sponsored anonymously in zechus for the safe return of the hostages and IDF soldiers, and l'ilui nishmas all of the fallen soldiers and Israelis of this war, among them: Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, HY"D, 42, of the 5th Brigade’s 8111st Battalion, from Kfar Saba. Maj. Gal Becher, HY"D, 34, of the 36th Division, from Oranit. Maj. (res.) Roman Bronshtein, HY"D, 46, of the 5th Brigade’s 8111th Battalion, from Bat Yam. Cpt. Liel Hayo, HY"D, 22, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, from Shoham. Cpt. (res.) Eliya Yanovsky, HY"D, 24, of the 5th Brigade’s 8111th Battalion, from Jerusalem.Community Events● This Shabbos, Parshas Miketz - Bar Mitzvah of Chaim Moshe Delmoor at Chai Odom. Shachris at 8:30 AM. Kiddush following daveing. (Please see the invitation further in the bulletin).● This Shabbos, Parshas Miketz - Reifman Family Kiddush in honor of their daughter. Kiddush for men - at the Kollel of Greater Boston. Kiddush for women - at the Reifman residence, 85 Wallingford Rd., at 10:30 AM.● This Shabbos, Parshas Miketz - Aufruf of AB Blumberg at Khal Tiferes Yosef. Kiddush following davening.
WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.1. 2B News on the Run Buddies.2. 4B Learning about the melachos of lush and meraked.3. 2B siyum on parshas Noach.4. 2B playing a game to practice long and short vowel sounds.5. 4B enjoying Rebbe’s fresh latkes.6. 1B read the story “Little Bird’s House,” and then made birdhouses.7. 6B making yummy donuts!8. 3B playing a fun Chanuka game.9. 4B Chanuka fun with Mr. Carey!10. 2B making Chanuka cookies and 3D dreidels!11. 4B crafting dreidels.12. 3b Chanukah auction.9.9.9.9. 9.9.
HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.1. 3G Chanukah activities2. 1G decorating their menoras3. 5G Chanukah activities4. 6G and 1G reading together5. 2G Chanukah activities6. 2G visiting Mrs. Judith Fine
HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.1. 2G Chanukah performance 4. 3G shaping Chanukah cookies2. 7 and 8G electives Chanukah performance 5. 1G shaping Chanukah cookies3. 4G Chanukah mesiba 6. 3G Chanukah games
5G Menorah Museum4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.
Middle School Chanukah Mesiba4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.
Hamilton Chanukah Mesiba4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.
PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS4.