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February 9, 2024ד״פשת טבש ’ל םיטפשמ תשרפ HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY 4:50 PMDear Parents,The Mishnah in Avos in ז״י הנשמ ׳ג קרפ states: ץרא ךרד ןיא הרות ןיא םא – if there is no Torah, there is no ץרא ךרד – and הרות ןיא ץרא ךרד ןיא םא – if there is no Derech Eretz there is no Torah. This Mishnah seems to contradict itself. The second half of the Mishnah informs us that ץרא ךרד is a prerequisite for Torah. However, the first part clearly indicates that one can only attain ץרא ךרד after one has learned Torah! The Rabbeinu Yonah resolves this contradiction by defining two distinct forms of ץרא ךרד:1. Derech Eretz as essential good manners and interpersonal skills.2. An exceptional and heightened sensitivity that is sourced from immersion in דומיל הרותה When the latter part of the Mishnah states הרות ןיא ץרא ךרד ןיא םא, it is referencing the first form of ץרא ךרד. Good conduct and interpersonal skills are a perquisite for Torah. The first part of the Mishnah is teaching us that ץרא ךרד ןיא הרות ןיא םא – through ones’ toil in Torah he achieves a heightened sensitivity towards others and achieves a superior level of ץרא ךרד. Rav Eliyahu Lopian ל״צז points to two illustrations of this superior form of Derech Eretz in this week’s parsha. The first example is ירבע דבע. The Torah demands that the master of the slave care for his slave’s needs on par with his own. We thus find in Chazal the expression דבע הנוקה לכ ומצעל ןודא הנוקכ – one who acquires a slave has acquired a master for himself. If the master has only one bed, that bed is given to the slave. If he has one suit for Shabbos, he must give it to his slave. This is despite the fact that this person became a slave because he stole and was unable to pay back his thievery! Similarly, the master of an הירבע המא, a female Jewish slave, has a mitzvah to arrange her marriage with either himself or his son. This girl is the daughter of a poverty-stricken individual who was forced to sell his daughter into slavery. Hardly a girl that people would be hurrying to marry. Both these acts of ץרא ץרד do not come naturally to the individual. However, through Torah one develops a super-sensitivity and heightened ץרא ךרד that enable them to fulfill these commandments. !תבש טוג Rabbi Ochs●● Feb 11- Rebbeim meeting, 11:30 AM dismissal● Feb 13 - STEM Fair● Feb 15-19- No school, Mid-winter break● Feb 21- General Studies Faculty meeting- 3 PM dismissal for all students● March 2 - Motzei Shabbos - Torah Academy Auction(for ladies only)
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,● 2B had a siyum on Monday on parshas Lech Lecha! Rabbi Benmergui came to tell the class a story about kibbud av vaem connected to the parsha. Mazel tov 2B! Thank you so much Rabbi Bork!● The Williston after-school programs have been going really well! Please take a look at the pictures further in the Bulletin to see the Owl Eyes program making fires, and the guitar classes in action.● 4B is starting to get responses from the White House. A little while ago, 4B practiced their letter writing skills, drafting requests to President Biden to support Israel. They are starting to get President Biden's response as letters from the White house are showing up. As is typical for 4B in addition to considering the response, they are also working on figuring out how much mail the White House gets, who reads what, how does the President get through all the mail he gets and a host of other related topics. More great examples of learning never stops and the drive of 4B to know.● Thank you Mrs. Simon for the delicious cookies in honor of Rosh Chodesh! Your bakery is rated A+!● Excitement is mounting as 1G prepares for their Mesibas Ha’Chumash which will take place on Friday, March 15th!● K2 had an exciting visitor this week- none other than out dear Morah Ruth! We look forward to her permanent return and thank Morah Aviva Reiser for holding down the fort!● Barry Gold presented a poetry to 8G. The students learned how oral reading of poetry crystalizes the meaning of the poem. Thank you Mrs. Fine for arranging!● 2B class had their second healthy eating session. The boys learned the importance of having all 5 food groups and how it benefits our bodies. We also discussed how many servings a 2nd grader should have and how each serving is measured.● Nurse Miri is running an elective for 7th and 8th grade girls. The girls were practicing their knife skills cutting, chopping and slicing various vegetables, such as; avocados, cucumbers and peppers. The girls learned how to roll and make homemade vegetarian sushi● PreK-2 created a squirrel habitat and had fun dressing up as squirrels!● To celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef, 8th grade G.O. girls paid a visit to every classroom and gave them the opportunity to sing and dance their G.O. theme song. They also distributed an adar alef treat. Thank you 8G and Mrs Sternfield!● 4G read their Conquering Yericho children's books that they authored and illustrated to review Perek Vuv in Sefer Yehoshua.● To celebrate 3G’s siyum on Parshas Toldos, the girls frosted cupcakes in a Yaakov and Esav theme. Not only were they delicious, they were also very creative! Thank you Miss Yudkowsky!● Excitement mounts as grades 4-8G puts the finishing details on their STEM fair trifolds. We look forward to hosting all the parents!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 CONFERENCES● To Mr. Day of Learning Early Sunday Dismissal Sunday, February 11 - dismissal at 11:30 AM for grades 2-8B due to Rebbe's meeting.Please pick up on time.
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 ● 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 CONFERENCES● To Mr. Day of Learning ● To Rabbi Azriel (8B Advanced Communication) and Mrs. Michal (7-8G Kodesh, 6G History) Blumberg on the marriage of their daughter Chaya’la (‘15) to Shlomo Kaufman.● To Dr. Ronen and Mrs. Ronit Armin on the marriage of their daughter Sivan to Shlomo Hakakian.● Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Shira Wallin on the birth of their son.Mazel Tov ● Wallin Family Shalom Zachor - this Friday night, Parshas Mishpatim, at 8:15 PM at the Wallin residence, 15 Elko st., Brighton (men only).Community Events To Mrs. Sara Polter on the passing of her mother, Mrs. Esther Silber, a”h.Shiva details to follow.Our sincere condolences to the extended Silber-Polter families. .םילשוריו ןויצ ילבא ראש ךותב םכתא םחני םוקמה Condolences
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 ● 11 Tishrei -Community EventsCondolences Day of Learning 26 Shevat - 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: Cpl. Nahman Dekel, HY"D, 20, a Nahal soldier, from Holon.Cpl. Yotam Hallel, HY"D, 19, a Nahal soldier, from Bareket.Cpl. Shoham Shlomo Nidam, HY"D, 19, a technician in Golani, from Kiryat ShmonaCpl. Boaz Menashe Yogev, HY"D, 19, a technician in the Gaza Division, from Talmon.Cpl. Amir Eyal, HY"D, 19, an observation soldier in the Border Defense Corps’s 414th unit, from Haifa.27 Shevat - 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: Cpl. Erez Ariel, HY"D, 19, a Golani soldier, from Amka.Cpl. Sivan Simcha Asraf, HY"D,2 0, a signals soldier, from Ashkelon.Cpl. Edan Baruch, HY"D, 20, a soldier in the Education Corps, from Be’eri.Cpl. Uriel Segal, HY"D, 19, a Golani soldier, from Petah Tikva.Cpl. Shay Ashram, HY"D, 19, an observation soldier in the Border Defense Corps’s 414th unit, from Rehovot.28 Shevat - 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: Cpl. Netanel Young, HY"D, 20, a Golani soldier from Tel Aviv.Cpl. Ariel Eliyahu, HY"D, 19, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Mitspe Yeriho.Cpl. Danit Cohen, HY"D, 19, a soldier in the IDF Southern Command, from Sderot.Cpl. Sivan Simcha Asraf, HY"D, 20, a signals soldier, from Ashkelon.Cpl. Amir Lavi, HY"D, 19, a Nahal soldier, from Jerusalem.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 ● 11 Tishrei -SHNAYIM MIKRAHMazel Tov to learners of Parshas Yisro!4BEliyahu Shlomo Faibish Efraim Feldman Avromi Fine Yaakov Wilhelm5BShimshon Nulman Moshe Rosmarin Aaron Uminer Jacob Wiesenfeld6BYaakov Barres Nechemia Berzansky Zelig Bier Avrohom Halpern Moshe Herbstman Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Meir Novik Moshe Isaac Segal Tuvya Sternfield7BMoshe Bark Baruch Bleich Yehoshua Kashnow Levi Lerner Shmuel Lieberman Aron Yanovsky Eliyahu Youshei Gavriel Noam Zazula8BAbraham Eliyahu Barres Moshe Shalom Davydov Chaim Moshe Delmoor Ezra Lev Klompas Aron David Luria Gavriel Novik Moshe Aryeh Riesel Akiva Rosmarin Chaim Yaakov Septimus Moshe Uminer Menachem Mendel ZaklosCommunity EventsCondolences 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 Day of Learning● 11 Tishrei -Community EventsCondolences Day of Learning Gap Kids Size 6/7 SweatshirtLL Bean Red Snow GloveMartino Sweater JacketKombi Waterguard GlovesOld Navy Size 10/12 Navy SweatshirtChildren’s Place Size 14 Navy SweatshirtPrimark Size 6/7 navy SweatshirtAmazon Essentials Size 8 Black SweatshirtAppaman Size 12 Gray CoatCat and Jack Size 8 Gray SweatshirtMondetta Size S Black SweatshirtHead Black with Blue Snow GlovesAmazon Essentials Size 6/7 Black SweatshirtLand’s End Kids Size 7 Navy SweatshirtCat and Jack Size 4/5 Black SweatshirtAbercrombie Size 7/8 Teal ShirtLand’s End Size 8 Navy Rain JacketChildren’s Place Size 7/8 Black SweatshirtDVS Black and Navy Snow GlovesColumbia Gray and Black Fleece Plaid Sweater JacketBlack Beanie HatLand’s End Black and White Size 12M Snow BootsBrass and Silver Drop Earring and Brass Rectangular Jewelry Piece Everything will be discarded after February 18!Lost and Found - Hamilton buildingPurple contigo water bottlePink hat with Pom PomGray hat with Pom PomGray cat and jack sweatshirt 7/8Black hooded Old navy sweatshirt 10-12Navy without a hood old navy sweatshirt 82 Black velour Betty Z sweatshirt YLblack velour Betty Z YMZara navy girls coat 9/10Gap kids xl navy coatPink fuzzy headband with bow2 Navy Betty z hooded velour sweatshirt YMNavy Betty z hooded velour sweatshirt ysTie Dye blue three quarter sleeve t shirt and matching skirt size 120One hanging white mushroom earringGreat hooded cat and jack sweatshirt 6/7American Eagle navy velour sweatshirtNavy velour Nautica hoodie 8/10 Black Cat and Jack 5t sweatshirtblack cat and jack leggings 6xBlack kid pic size 5/6 skirtGold braceletBlue Marled H&M sweatshirt size smallBlack children’s place gloves size 8Gray gloves with silver edgeNavy glovesLots of single gloves2 Glove attacherspurple bunny ringheart with two hands ring one pearl earring with no backingEverything will be discarded after February 18!Lost and Found - Hamilton buildingPurple contigo water bottlePink hat with Pom PomGray hat with Pom PomGray cat and jack sweatshirt 7/8Black hooded Old navy sweatshirt 10-12Navy without a hood old navy sweatshirt 82 Black velour Betty Z sweatshirt YLblack velour Betty Z YMZara navy girls coat 9/10Gap kids xl navy coatPink fuzzy headband with bow2 Navy Betty z hooded velour sweatshirt YMNavy Betty z hooded velour sweatshirt ysTie Dye blue three quarter sleeve t shirt and matching skirt size 120One hanging white mushroom earringGreat hooded cat and jack sweatshirt 6/7American Eagle navy velour sweatshirtNavy velour Nautica hoodie 8/10 Black Cat and Jack 5t sweatshirtblack cat and jack leggings 6xBlack kid pic size 5/6 skirtGold braceletBlue Marled H&M sweatshirt size smallBlack children’s place gloves size 8Gray gloves with silver edgeNavy glovesLots of single gloves2 Glove attacherspurple bunny ringheart with two hands ring one pearl earring with no backingEverything will be discarded after February 18!Lost and Found - Williston Building
WILLISTON SNAPSHOTSHere are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.1. More 4B STEM Fair prep.2. 2B healthy eating lesson with Nurse Miri.3. 2B had a siyum on parshas Lech Lecha with a special guest storyteller.4. 2B playing a game of “unscramble the spelling words.”5. 2B STEM Fair prep.6. 1B preparing for science fair7. 1B nature walk9.9.
WILLISTON SNAPSHOTSHere are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.9.1. 5B STEM Fair Prep2. White House responded to 4B’s letters to President Biden to support Israel3. 4B doing the melachos of tofer and korayah while fixing their tehilim
WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.After school programming at WillistonOwl Eyes Wilderness Survival CourseGuitar Lessons with Mr. Blanks!
HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS4.1. 4G enjoys art class with Miss Michaela! 4. 4G celebrated 1500 Kri'ah bowling points with cupcakes.2. Electives with Nurse Miri 5. 4G read their Conquering Yericho children's books that 3. Parenting class they authored and illustrated to review Perek Vuv in Sefer Yehoshua.
PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS4.Here are 10,11,12 - they are also different9.9.