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FOR THE CHILDREN 7:46 PM May 20, 2022 י‘‘ב״פשת רייא ט רהב תשרפ Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day. Dismissal 11:50 AM -Hamilton, 12:00 noon -Williston. Fri, June 3 - Erev Shavuos, No school for 1-8G, PreK, and K. Noon dismissal for 1-8B. Sun-Mon, June 5-6 - Shavuos, No school. School starts June 7 at 10:00 AM. Dear Parents, Each of us wants only the best for our children. We all believe that our most important task in life is to be ךנחמ our children in the ׳ה ךרד. Each of us invests time, effort, money, and Tefillah and hope to be zoche to אימשד אתעייס to have children who are שודגו אלמ in תובוט תודימ, הרות, and םימש תארי. One of the greatest challenges in Chinuch today is finding and maintaining the proper balance in our engagement with technology. Unfortunately, we have seen first-hand some of the damaging ramifications of improper usage. Our children are robbed of their creativity, their self-esteem, and confidence. It pollutes their minds and thinking, chipping away at their purity and תומימת. It damages their ability to connect with השודק - a possuk in Chumash, a sugya in the Gemara, and frays their connection with Hashem. We as הרות ינב and םינימאמ ינב םינימאמ, the adults in their lives must reflect and reassess if our own connection with media and technology is truly in sync with the Torah values we hold dear. Are we being proper role models for our children in this area? Our children are watching us and are modeling our own behavior. I am positive that if we each make and with Mesiras Nefesh, maintain a small Kabbalah – to improve in this area, the Siyatta DiShmaya will be immeasurable, and the zchus for our community will bring הכרב עפש and החלצה. In this vein, I strongly urge everyone to attend Sunday night’s event at the Young Israel of Brookline – a true ׳ה שודיקל הפיסא. Let us show our commitment to HaKadosh Boruch Hu, and our dedication to the Chinuch of our children. .ןבר תיב לש תוקונית ןעמל השע .ונפטו ונללוע ןעמל השע !תבש טוג Rabbi Ochs On, Lag B’Omer, the boys enjoyed singing and dancing with their Rebbeim around a real bonfire in the school yard. Kudos to our moros who created Lag B’Omer programming on the spur of the moment when it became clear that our hike in the Blue Hills was on rain delay. Thank you to Mrs. Sternfield, Mrs. Fontek, and Mrs. Reifman. Special thank you to Morah Leah Nussbaum for volunteering to provide music for the occasion. The kumzitz for grades 1-8G, the Divrei Ruchnius, the “Name That Tune” competition, and the creative games lent much excitement to the day. In the Williston building, boys in grades 3,4, and 5 are participating in the Kamocha program. They designed posters which are currently displayed on the sign board. Look for pictures of some of the posters further in the bulletin. It is springtime! Our preschool classes are enjoying many springtime activities, including studying the life cycle of butterflies. They received a container of caterpillars which they are observing. The kinderlach are looking forward to seeing the butterflies emerge from their chrysalises. PreK-1 reviewed Aleph-Beis with fun activities. For Lag B’Omer they had a make-believe bonfire and enjoyed roasting marshmallows on it. They also read the book The Umbrella by Jan Brett for U week. The children participated in fun activities related to the story. PreK-2 finished learning all the letters of the Aleph Bais and celebrated with a siyum. The kinderlach enjoyed making the osios out of clay. They also had fun making the color brown by mixing together different colors of paint. Continued on page 2

3B celebrated a siyum for Parshas Miketz. Thank you Rabbi Polter. 6B had a pizza siyum on Thursday in honor of completing Parshas Tzav. Thank you Rabbi Nulman. Thank you to the Rosmarin family for sponsoring the siyum. On Lag B’Omer, 3G enjoyed S’mores, 5G decorated bonfire cupcakes, 6G made and enjoyed popcorn. For their siyum on Parshios Terumah and Tezaveh, 5G watched a special Zoom presentation of the Mishkan made out of Lego by the Master LEGO Builder, Mr. Yitzy Kasowitz. The girls also enjoyed a delicious salad bar. Thank you Miss Ostashinsky and thank you to the sponsors of the program. For their siyum on Parshas Shemos, 4G went on a tour to Rofeh International. The girls listened to the stories of Chessed from Mrs. Rosenbloom, and then they packaged Havdalah supply kits with Mrs. Septimus. Also at school, they played a game "Eat Your Words" as a review for the dikduk quiz. Thank you Mrs. Sternfield! 5G wrote and performed skits for their study of the rain cycle. They also used food coloring to demonstrate how thermal energy works. Thank you Mrs. Zwick. Students in 4G read the book, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, and learned the importance of putting something beautiful into the world. MAZEL TOV TO Yaakov & Elisheva (‘03) (Goldstein) Talansky on the birth of their daughter, and to grandparents, Mr. Shaul & Mrs. Barbara (Office Manager) Goldstein. Rabbi Daniel (Kodesh Support) & Mrs. Hanna Kamoun on the birth of their son. Rabbi Akiva and Mrs. Elisheva (Student support) Gershonowitz on birth of their son. BULLETIN BOARD continued DAY OF LEARNING 15 Iyar — sponsored by Shaina Rahmani and family in loving memory of Shalom Yisroel ben Dovid z”l, on his yahrzeit. 18 Iyar — sponsored by the Bakke family in honor of Baruch Bakke's upsherin; “we would like to thank Torah Academy for guiding our children on the path of Torah”. UPCOMING EVENTS June 2 — 9:45 AM - 2G - Rus Play 2G June 8 — 9:30 AM - K-1 - Siddur Play June 8 — 6G Bas Mitzvah Program June 8 — 10:30 AM - K-2 - Siddur Play COMMUNITY EVENTS The Kamoun Family Shalom Zachor - this Friday night (Parashat Behar) at 9:30 PM at the Kamoun residence - 36 Blenford Rd., Brighton.

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SHNAYIM MIKRAH Mazel Tov to learners of Parshas Kedoshim! 4B Nechemia Berzansky Zelig Bier Avrohom Halpern Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Tuvya Sternfield 5B Natanel Atar Moshe Bark Eli Benmergui Yosef Hoffman 6B Ezra Klompas Aron David Luria Yaakov Septimus Moshe Uminer Mendel Zaklos 7B Yosef Chaim Armin Mordy Bier Eliezer Feuerstein Naftoli Ochs Tzvi Posy Tuvia Schonberg Yonatan Zazula 8B Yehuda Feuerstein Shlomo Rosmarin Aaron Sanieoff WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS