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החמשב םיברמ רדא סנכנשמ 5:24 PM March 8, 2019 א ‘ב רדא ‘עשת“ט ידוקפ תשרפ  March 15 - Late Friday dismissal begins  March 17 – Torah Academy 37th Gala Dinner  March 20– March 22- see schedule on page 2. The psukim in this week’s parsha describe the הנוהכ ידגב in great detail. These clothes were worn by the kohanim while they performed the הדובע in the ןכשמ and שדקמה תיב. The לודג ןהכ wore eight garments, while a regular kohen only wore four. There are two Halachos mentioned in ארקיו רפסrelated to the appearance of the לודג ןהכ when he was engaged in the הדובע. Firstly, לא םכידגבומורפת. The Kohen Gadol was forbidden to enter into the Mikdash with ripped clothing. Secondly, וערפת לא םכישאר. The Kohen Gadol could not perform the הדובע with unkempt or overgrown hair. The ךוניחה רפס in ט״מק תווצמ-נ״ק writes that the reasoning behind these two Mitzvos is identical. He references the possuk in תליגמרתסא that reads קש שובלב ךלמה לא אובל ןיא יכ. It is inappropriate to serve in the household of the King while unkempt. As the Chinuch writes in :ט״צ הוצמ. The unique clothing of the Kohanim were הדובעלו תיבל דובכ. Wearing worn and torn clothing, and having overly long hair detracted from the honor due to the שדקמה תיב. The Chinuch adds another aspect to these mitzvos, ןושש ךרד קר ׳ה תיב לא אובל יואר ןיארעצו לבא ךרד אל גונעתו החמשו. An individual visiting the שדקמה תיב should be overwhelmed with feelings of joy at his good fortune. There should be no room for sadness in heart. Certainly, he should not display an outward manifestation of grief evidenced by ripped clothes and unshorn hair. Rav Pam ל״צז writes that this directive is not limited to םינהכ. Rather, it’s an imperative on every Jew. We must emphasize to ourselves and to our children the great privilege and opportunity we have to be part of the רחבנה םע, to do Mitzvos, and follow the הרותה ךרד, and the responsibility we have to act the part. החמשב םיברמ רדא סנכנשמ When the month of Adar commences we increase our happiness. Rashi in Masechta Ta’anis writes that these days of Purim and Pesach לארשיל ויה םיסינ ימי. This is a ןמז of Simcha. The miracles Hashem performed should propel us to a greater awareness of who we are, and what a privilege it is to serve Hashem. This brings us true happiness. Have a תבש טוג ! Rabbi Ochs The bulletin is sponsored by:  We look forward to seeing you Sunday night March 17 at our 37th Gala Dinner. It is our most important fundraiser of the year. Please show your support for our school by attending.  We started our week this Monday, March 4th with a snow day. However, that did not stop many of our Talmidim from learning with their Rebbe. Thank you Rabbi Sebbag (1B), Rabbi Marcus (2B), Rabbi Polter (3B), and Rabbi Hain (5B) for setting up a phone conference with your Talmidim. Thank you Rabbi Benmergui (7B) for a special learning session and lunch in the Kollel. ונקלח בוט המ ונרשא!! How fortunate we are to have such dedicated Rebbeim!  Tuesday afternoon, under the expert direction of Mrs. Fine, the girls in the seventh grade performed scenes from Helen Keller; the girls in the eighth grade performed scenes from Tom Sawyer. This was in conjunction with their study of these books in their English classes. Our wonderful actresses are now ready for Broadway. The audience was so pleased,. They would have paid to see such a production. Thank you Mrs. Fine. Thank you to Genia for the wonderful scenery and costumes.  Thursday morning, the girls in grades 2– 8 presented an outstanding choral performance coordinated by Mrs. Ettel Posy. The theme of the presentation was Shalsheles Hamesorah. There were selections from grades 2-4G and 5-8 G. It was incredibly moving to watch all the girls from grades 2-8 singing the finale on the stage. The parent feedback was wonderful. We thank each and everyone of the teachers involved in this special demonstration of our students’ talent. Thank you also to Morah Linda Nussbaum for musical accompaniment.

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING  28 Adar I– sponsored by Rabbi Aaron & Mrs. Rena Krochmal in memory of Meyer ben Shmuel Shmelke z"l, father of Rabbi Aaron Krochmal  29 Adar I– sponsored by Torah Academy in honor of Dr. Noam Wasserman's new position as Dean of Sy Syms Business School  30 Adar I– For the zechus of a successful surgery today and a Refuah Sheleima for Dov Ber Reuvain ben Chana Bryna by his children, the Meyers family  1 Adar II - sponsored by Lenny White in honor of his 68th birthday on March 9, 2019  1 Adar II - sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Heshy and Bluma Mermelstein in memory of Menachem Yosef ben Yaakov z”l PURIM WEEK CALENDAR  Tuesday, March 19 - Pre-Purim Carnival  Wednesday, March 20, Taanis Esther - dismissal for 5-8G at 12 noon, for 6-8B at 12:30 PM  Thursday, March 21— Purim, No school  Friday, March 22—Shushan Purim, No school YOSHER KOACH TO: A special thank you to Rabbi Dan Rodkin for informing us about an opportunity to upgrade the Torah Academy Williston Building to LEDs at no charge. Baruch Hashem the new LEDs improve the lighting in the school, make the school safer in the evenings, and will IY"H increase savings on the school's electric bill. TORAH ACADEMY HOTLINE: 617-424-9411 SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Vayakhel! 5B Yehuda Leib Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein Shlomo Rosmarin 6B Yoni Faintuch Yisroel Feldman Yaakov Fontek Chaim Moshe Mordechai Rodkin Binyomin Septimus Chatzkel Wilhelm Noam Youshaei 7B Henoch Blumberg Malkiel Miara Nechemia Ochs 8B Meir Hain Natan Katz Nesanel Wilhelm Raffle Winners: Yoni Faintuch Yisroel Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein LATE FRIDAY DISMISSAL REMINDER Starting March 15, dismissal for Preschool - 1:00 PM Hamilton - 2:20 PM Williston - 2:30 PM Please be on time! MAZEL TOV TO:  Yechiel & Rivka (‘95) (Goldman) Nadborny on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents, Rabbi Baruch and Mrs. Miriam (PK2) Goldman  Binyomin & Penina (’11) (Polter) Greenberg on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents Rabbi Raphael (3B Kodesh) and Mrs. Sara Polter

1. Music in K1 with Morah Linda Nussbaum 2. PreK2 learning centers 3. K1hand painting 4. 7G presenting scenes from Helen Keller 5. K1 getting ready for Purim and making hamentachen 6. 8G presenting scenes from Tom Sawyer 7. 4G art chalk inspired by Paul Cezanne still life pears 8. 3G multimedia Purim masks HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 2. 7. 3. 4. 5. 5. 6. 8. 1.

HAMILTON CHOIR Kudos to our talented Morah Posy for organizing, directing and producing -”Shalsheles Hamesora”. Many thanks go to our capable sta who worked as a team to make this performance so memorable– To Moros Fontek and Sterneld, your input was invaluable in working with grades 2-4 girls To Moros Blumberg, Fireman, Gould and Ochs, your roles organizing and directing the middle school portion of the production lent much to creating excellence.

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1. In an awe inspiring display of Achdus and Hasmada, the 6th grade divided up Seder Moed between themselves in the Zchus Refuah Shliemah of Chaim ben Nechama. Here they celebrate with a pizza siyum. 2. Rabbi Zvi Solomon of the KVH teaches the boys in grade 6 about inspecting vegetables for tolaaim 3. 2B made hamentashen for Rofeh (and themselves) lkavod Rosh Chodesh Adar Beis 4. 6th grade learns about shnei gizrei eitzim Hands On !!! 5. 1st grade learning about measuring units 6. Mrs. Johnson’s grade 3 boys enjoy setting up their displays for the Torah Academy 37th Gala 3. 4. 1. 2. 6. 2. 3. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Torah Academy is proud to “menschen” the following Talmidim who had MIDDOS ALL DAY, in both Kodesh and General Studies. 1st GRADE Nechemia Berzansky Zelig Bier Nochum Dessler Yitzy Fine Yehuda Greenblatt Avrohom Halpern Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Levi Meir Klompas Nesanel Luria Baruch Marshall Asher Nesanel Mintzes Dovid Plotnik Dovid Sebbag Moshe Segal Tuvya Sternfield Yaakov Wallin 2nd GRADE Natanel Atar Yaakov Bier Elchonon Frohlich Yosef Hoffman Yehoshua Kashnow 3rd GRADE Dovid Knisbacher Aron Luria 4th GRADE Mordy Bier Shlomo Feldman Eli Feuerstein Ephraim Kashnow Asher Katz Shmuel Loketch Naftoli Ochs Tzvi Posy Tuvia Schonberg 5th GRADE Moishy Blumberg Yehoshua Feldman Yehuda Leib Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein Meir Zev Gelernter Yisroel Leib Greene Aaron Sanieoff Daniel Simnegar 6th GRADE Yoni Faintuch Yisrael Feldman Uri Katz Dovid Tzvi Krochmal Moishe Leff Dovid Posy Chaim Mordechai Rodkin Ezzie Schwarz Binyomin Septimus Avromi Shimanovich Dovid Simnegar Chatzkel Wilhelm 7th GRADE Henoch Blumberg Akiva Bressel Ezi Markov Malkiel Miara Aharon Sack 8th GRADE Dovid Faintuch Yosef Feldman Meir Hain Manny Ledewitz Yosef Aryeh Leff Shmuel Meir Solomon Manny Tarlin Yishai Wasserman Nesanel Wilhelm Daniel Youshei Yehuda Zyto