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HUMILITY IS THE KEY 7: 49 PM May 24, 2019 י“טעשת רייא ט רהב תשרפ  May 27 - Memorial Day – Hamilton dismissal for Preschool and 1-8G 11:50 AM, Williston dismissal for grades 1-8B 12:00 noon After studying this Rashi, a question still remains. Why was the mitzvah of Shmittah chosen from all mitzvos to deliver this message? The ייחב וניבר explains that there is a unique connection between Har Sinai and Shmittah. Shmittah is also called Shabbos, תבש ץראה התבשו׳הל. Once a week, on Shabbos, we cease working, and submit ourselves to Hashem, proclaiming that He is the master of the world and our lives. During the Shmittah year, we bring this concept to a new level. We submit, not just for a week, but proclaim for a full year that whatever we produce or do is completely in the hands of Hashem. The recognition that we achieve during this year, instills within us the humility to realize that our destiny is controlled by Hashem. It is this humility which then allows us to grow in Torah. As the Gemara relates, Har Sinai was chosen as the site for הרותה תלבק because of its humility. This aspect of הונע is what forms the bond between יניס and הטימש and makes Shmittah the natural choice to teach the lesson that all mitzvos were given at Sinai. For it is only through הונע and a clear-cut realization that Hashem is the master of us all that we can become true performers of all 613 mitzvos given at Har Sinai. The Kotzker Rebbe ל״צז asked that if Hashem wished to demonstrate that Torah is predicated on humility, why did He give the Torah on a mountain? Would it not have been more appropriate for Him to give the Torah in a valley? Replied the Rebbe in his famed incisive manner: Our goal in life is not to be a valley. Our goal is to be a mountain - but from the height of the mountain we must have the proper humble perspective of Har Sinai. Have a תבש טוג! Rabbi Ochs Rashi asks the famous question regarding the first possuk of יניס רהב השמ לא ׳ה רבדיו that begins Parshas Behar: יניס רה לצא הטימש ןינע המ? Why does the Torah see fit to reiterate that the commandment of Shmittah (the first topic discussed in this Parsha) was delivered to the Jewish people by Har Sinai if all mitzvos were given at Sinai? Rashi answers his question by explaining that the Torah utilizes the mitzvah of Shmitah to demonstrate that the same level of detail we find written in this week’s parsha regarding Shmittah was present with each mitzvah that Klal Yisrael received at Har Sinai. The bulletin is sponsored by:  Our students enjoyed Lag B’Omer as well as Lab B’Omer activities. PreK1 traveled on the trolley to the Swan Boats. PreK2 students celebrated with their own “bonfire” and snack outdoors.  A special Lag B’Omer bonfire was arranged for grades 1-8 boys. Thank you Rabbi Sebbag and Rabbi Menchel for planning and executing the program.  Kindergarten rode on a hay ride, engaged with animals in the petting zoo and planted basil in the green house at Wards Berry Farm. They had a delicious time. Thank to all the teachers involved in the arrangements.  Castle Island was the destination of girls grades 1-8 Lab B’Omer trip. They participated in games and spectacular activities planned by our 8th grade G.O. Thank you 8th grade girls and Mrs. Blumberg for all planning, organizing and arranging required for the outing.  3B savored a delicious BBQ at the Riesel home on Lag B’Omer. Thank you the Riesels.  Grade 4B and 5B went on an outing in the park on Lag B’Omer.  We are very grateful to the Ruderman Family Foundation for their support of the Boston Jewish day schools in so many ways. We are looking forward to annual Rose Ruderman Scholar Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 6th, which will take place at the home of Rony and Sharon Shapiro. At the ceremony one top student scholar from each of the schools is singled out for the honor. Our Ruderman scholar is Leah Weinreb.  בוט לזמ to 5G on completing הוצת תשרפ. Thank you Mrs. Gould.  On Tuesday, 2B and 2G classes went to the Brookline Public Works celebration of Public Works Week. This program for schools includes viewing various sections of the facilities and participating in special activities. Thank you to chaperones Mrs. Bane, Mrs. Cywiak, Mrs. Dessler, Mrs. Ledewitz, and to teachers Miss Gould and Mrs. Krochmal.  The boys went on the grand finale trip from this year’s Chemdas Yosef Program. The boys traveled by coach bus to Chuckster’s Family Fun park. Thank you to the Halpern Family for sponsoring this special learning program.  This Friday, the girls in grades 1-8 assembled together to celebrate the I Care Program. After viewing a video of stories of chessed, several “agents” shared stories and lessons learned while on “Mission ICare. Of course, even though Mission ICare is over chessed never is. The girls received a magazine about chessed and a pair of “spy glasses” photo frames to remind them to keep on spying chessed opportunities.  The culmination of countries studies by 3G was on Wednesday with their Country Fair. They wowed the audience with their knowledge of the countries they studied.

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING  18 Iyar - sponsored by Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Frohlich as a zechus for a Refuah Shlaimah for Baruch Tzvi ben Rivka Basya BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION CLASS CONTEST WINNER Congratulations to 6G for bringing in 1670 Boxtops which is equal to $167 for our school. Continue to save Boxtops for the next contest. Thank you Mrs. Sharonne Zuber, Boxtops Coordinator MAZEL TOV TO:  Avrohom Chaim Gould (‘08) & Tzipora Zimmerman on the recent wedding and to parents, Rabbi Mendy and Mrs. Chana Miriam (5G) Gould.  Rabbi Dovid (8B Kodesh) & Mrs. Devorah Moskovitz (Preschool Director, 1-8G Kodesh Coordinator) on the marriage of their son Moshe to Sarah Hess.  Meredith Cuhna & Ezra Pitchon on their upcoming marriage. SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Emor! 5B Yehuda Feuerstein Shlomo Rosmarin 6B Yisroel Feldman Yaakov Fontek Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin Binyomin Septimus 8B Natan Katz Yosef Aryeh Leff Raffle Winner: Yaakov Fontek Natan Katz Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin WANTED Have you upgraded your camera? TA is looking for a camera similar to a Canon SX 30 or Canon Rebel model. Contact the office if you can help. CONGRATULATIONS TO:  Miss Valentine (6G General Studies) on receiving her Master’s Degree from Boston College. UPCOMING TA EVENTS May 29 9:15 am PreK 2 Siyum א-ב June 6 9:30 am 2G Rus Play June 12 10:00 am Kindergarten Siddur Party June 12 9:15 am PreK1 Siyum א-ב June 13 10:00 am 3G Shmoneh Esrei Play June 18 1:00 pm 4G State Fair June 18 8:00 pm 8G graduation June 19 8:00 pm 8B graduation

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS 1. K1 parsha project for Parshas Behar. 2. PreK1 has a new pet snail. 3. PreK making their own Volcano during V week 4. PreK classes try out a unicycle during U week. 5. Swan Boat trip of PreK1. 6. Wearing visors during v week, PreK2 celebrate Lag B’Omer with a bonfire. They enjoyed a snack of potato chips and popsicles. 7. Kindergarten Ward’s Berry Farm Lag B’Omer trip. 7. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 4.

1. The creative boys in grade 2 design posters for Sfiras HaOmer and Shavous 2. Celebrating Lag B’Omer with a bonfire in Williston. 3. 2B learning about giving water to the animal in parshas Chayei Sara. 4. Boys enjoy the Chemdas Yosef trip. 5. 1B students writing story graphs, learning about characters and setting 6. 6B social studies learn about African place names using the new Chromebooks. WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 4. 1. 3. 2. 2. 4. 4. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6.

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1. 5G outer space journeys art project 2. The girls in grades 1-8 spent a warm, sunny day Lab B’Omer morning at Castle Island participating in different games. 3. Dr. Miriam Friedman visits 2G and speaks about the courage and kindness one needs as a doctor. 4. Students in 2G visit the Brookline Public Works Department and view some of the equipment that they service. 5. As part of their Early European Exploration unit, 4G participated in a Spice Trading simulation where they have to make decisions to determine whether there would be a profit or a loss on their expeditions. 6. Mission ICare photo frames which each class received with a picture of their class. 7. 8G science class learning about the circulatory system. 8. 3G presenting A Trip Around The World on Country Fair Day. 4. 4. 4. 1. 5. 2. 3. 2. 5. 5. 7. 8. 6. 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 Tzvi Sussman Yaakov Wallin 2nd GRADE Natanel Atar Eli Benmergui Yaakov Bier Ari Block Elchonon Frohlich Yosef Hoffman Yehoshua Kashnow Yehudah Leib Rodkin Gavi Rosenberg Eliyahu Youshei 3rd GRADE Dovid Menachem Feldman Uri Hain Ezra Klompas David Knisbacher Aron Luria Levi Meyers, Moshe Aryeh Riesel Akiva Rosmarin Yaakov Septimus Noach Weiner 4th GRADE Mordy Bier Naftali Ochs 5th GRADE Yehuda Leib Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein Aaron Sanieoff Daniel Simnegar Yehuda Wolf 6th GRADE Yoni Faintuch Yisrael Feldman Yaakov Fontek Sruly Halpern Uri Katz Dovid Tzvi Krochmal Moishe Leff Yosef Yaakov Mermelstein Binyomin Septimus 7th GRADE Aron Bier Akiva Feuerstein 8th GRADE Dovid Gluckin Manny Ledewitz Shmuel Meir Solomon Yishai Wasserman Nesanel Wilhelm

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