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May 28 2021 7 53 PM REFLECTIONS Dear Parents This past week I was zoche to visit the Travel restrictions and the tense security situation meant that the area was fairly uninhabited that day The glorious blue sky ancient stone wall the surrounding quiet and the overwhelming knowledge of where and before Whom I was standing naturally evoked introspection Viewing these stones which bear witness to our long and often painful history my thoughts gravitated to the most current story of our Golus journey The coronavirus pandemic The Kosel is a central location which for thousands of years Yidden have gathered to pour out their hearts in Tefilah Moreover as Chazal informs us the collective tefillos davened globally are channeled to the via the Kosel The Kosel is a reminder of what we as a people hold dear A living vibrant connection with the through His Torah and Mitzvos which as the testified by those stones can only reach its ultimate form when the Kosel is no longer a remnant In short the Kosel bears testimony to our People s essence and what we consider essential Covid helped us redefine what we considered essential Despite the fear restrictions and lockdowns it was crystal clear to us that maintaining the the Torah and Tefillah of the was absolutely critical to our existence This year proved time and time again the resiliency of our incredible staff students and parents There may have been discomfort and difficulty but we maintained our belief that the safest place for our children was within the walls of school learning and developing in Torah and Yiras Shamayim We embraced the hardships willingly to make it happen that we have the clarity to recognize our true needs and are willing to take the steps necessary to realize them May we be zoche to keep this lesson with us always as we continue to forge forward May 31 Memorial Day special dismissal Hamilton dismissal at 11 50 AM Williston dismissal at 12 00 noon PRIORITIES There seems to be a theme in the Parsha that connects a number of disparate and unrelated topics The Parsha begins with the of the Menorah Rashi comments that there is a relationship between this inyan and the preceding inyan at the end of Parshas Nasso Parshas Nasso closes with a description of the Karbonos offered by all the Aharon HaKohen had felt bad that he did not have a part in the Hashem responded Aharon s portion is greater than the rest of the for he will continuously light the Menorah Further on in the Parsha we encounter the story of A group of individuals who were and thus disqualified from offering the approached Moshe and asked why should we lose out In response Hashem has Moshe transmit the Mitzvah of continued on page 2 Attention Williston Carpools Due to the Hachnasas Sefer Torah at Congregation Beth Pinchas on Monday May 31 Williston Road will be closing We ask that you pick up your carpool promptly at 12 00 noon

In both these incidents the people involved were exempt from the task at hand Aharon came from he was not even the of that and clearly along with his shevet had a unique role and function that made them independent from the rest of the Why then was he upset that he wasn t part of the Similarly the group of men who were were from and rightfully excused from the Mitzvah Why did they feel deprived They missed the delectable cucumbers and watermelons they used to eat in Mitzrayim that were not available in the Midbar This contrast is an underlying message of the Parsha What makes you upset What makes you happy Is it the thought of losing out on a mitzvah Or the feeling of lacking something material Your answer reveals what your priorities are Let s remember that our children are watching how we react to situations and what makes us upset They internalize these Clearly the parallel in both cases is that neither or this group messages and we hope that they are getting the message we want of individuals viewed Mitzvos as an obligation or a burden them to receive Mitzvos were an opportunity and privilege to achieve greater closeness to Hashem Missing out on a mitzvah was a deprivation In this Parsha we also meet some other people who felt deprived Rabbi Ochs We have had some very hot days this week Please make sure you child brings a full water bottle and an extra mask to replace their sweaty one It is the last weeks of school If you have any TA textbooks or reading books at home that may have been used now or in the past please send then in to school now The sixth grade girls participated in a special bas mitzvah celebration the girls performed beautifully They then focused on their names and they prepared material on the associated with their names It was an extremely emotional evening for the mothers in attendance Thank you Miss Chana Faiga Leff Mrs Bracha Berzansky Mrs Bracha Frohlich for organizing the celebration Mazel Tov to 4G on finishing Parshas Va era Thank you Mrs Sternfield They celebrated with a breakfast siyum Mazel Tov to 5G on finishing Parshas Tetzaveh Thank you Mrs Gould PreK1 celebrated their siyum of learning Aleph Beis The kinderlach wished Morah Brachie good bye with a present of a picture of her with the kinderlach Thank you Morah Leah Nussbaum for the music Thank you Morah Brachie and Morah Kagan Sixth grade just finished Perek Hakones and had a fleishig siyum Thank you Rabbi Nulman Boys in 3rd 8th grade celebrated an incredible year of Chemdas Yosef learning with a grand trip to Chucksters in New Hampshire Attractions included go karts zipline ropes course batting cages and miniature golf Thank you to the Halperns for sponsoring the program l iluy nishmas Reb Yosef ben Nachum Yoel His neshama should have an aliyah from the thousands of perakim of mishnayos that have been learned Thank you Rabbi Sebbag for running the program Thank you also Rabbi Selevan Rabbi Frohlich and Rabbi Ochs for accompanying the boys on the trip Third grade girls celebrated Country Day on Wednesday Each girl wrote a report and dressed up in a costume representing the country they researched Parents visited the countries and played interactive games Everyone enjoyed their trip around the world Thank you Mrs Fuhrman Engineers Rena Britan and Cieca Brooks spoke to 7 and 8th grade girls about their engineering and marketing work at Johnson and Johnson Students were shown the process of creating screws for bones and ligaments and were able to ask many questions Thank you to Mrs Benmergui for arranging the program COMMUNITY EVENTS Plotnik and Laks Shalom Zachors are being celebrated this evening at Khal Tiferes Yosef 53 Parsons St Brighton beginning at 9 00 PM Shabbos Parshas Beha aloscha Bar Mitzvah of Meir Zev Gelernter at the Kollel Shacharis at 8 00 AM Kiddush following davening

Bulletin Board WEEK OF LEARNING DAY OF LEARNING 12 17 Sivan sponsored by Torah Academy in memory of Mrs Zona Hoffman a h 9 Sivan sponsored by Binyomin and Naomi Mermelstein as a zechus for a Refuah Sheleimah for Gedalia Moshe Refael ben Chaya Gittel DAY OF LEARNING 14 Sivan sponsored by Torah Academy as a zechus for a refuah shleimah for Leeba bas Channa 9 Sivan sponsored by Binyomin and Naomi Mermelstein as a zechus for a Refuah Sheleimah for 16 Sivan sponsored by Torah Academy in memory of Refoel Yaakov ben Moshe z l brother of Mrs Chana Gedalia Miriam Moshe Gould Refael ben Chaya Gittel 14 byTorah TorahAcademy Academyinasmemory a zechusoffor a refuah shleimah forben Leeba bas Channa 17Sivan sponsored Sivan sponsored by HaRav Gedalia Moshe Yisroel z l father of Rabbi UriSivan sponsored Feldman 16 by Torah Academy in memory of Refoel Yaakov ben Moshe z l brother of Mrs Chana Miriam Gould 17 Sivan sponsored by Torah Academy in memory of HaRav Gedalia Moshe ben Yisroel z l father of Rabbi Uri Feldman CONDOLENCES TO Mrs Chana Miriam Gould and family on the passing of her brother Refoel Yaakov ben Moshe z l Rabbi Uri Feldman and family on the passing of his father HaRav Gedalia Moshe ben Yisroel z l MAZEL TOV TO Alex and Hila Nadler on the birth of their daughter Yehoshua 09 Sack and Dafna Meyerwitz on their recent marriage and to parents Mr Mrs Zev and Norit Sack Mr Mrs Aryeh Rachelle K1 Laks on the birth of their son Rabbi Mrs Yehoshua and Miriam Plotnik on the birth of their son Rabbi Mrs Ari Rochel Gelernter on the bar mitzvah of their son Meir Zev 7B

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS Preschool in Action PreK 1 Aleph Beis Siyum show children writing doing math baking enjoying Shabbos party teaching as Aleph Beis rebbe and morah learning in Kindergarten classes V week in PreK creating a volcano in the schoolyard and eating vegetable salad and a special scavenger hunt

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS Boys grade 2 enjoy recess Boys enjoy the trip to Chucksters for learning in the Chemdas Yosef program Moishy Blumberg 7B celebrates his bo bayom with a siyum This accomplishment was made in large part due to the Chemdas program Expo exploration projects are in full swing with 5B working on creating a landing system for eggs to survive a drop from the roof ways to make a car go faster and ways to convert a zipline car into a plane Winners of the bowling game in grade 1 bowling challenge SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Bamidbar B and Naso N 4B 6B 8B Elchonon Frohlich B N Eliezer Feuerstein B N Moshe Beilin B N Yosef Hoffman B N Shmuel Loketch B N Yoni Faintuch B N Natanel Atar N Naftoli Ochs B N Sruly Halpern B Tzvi Posy B N Uri Katz B N Tuvia Schonberg B N Dovid Tzvi Krochmal B 5B Uri Knisbacher B N Moishe Leff B N Moshe Aryeh Riesel B N 7B Yosef Yaakov Mermelstein B N Yaakov Septimus B N Yehuda Ezra Feuerstein B N Mendel Meyers B N Aaron Sanieoff B N Dov Posy B N Shlomo Rosmarin B N Binyomin Septimus B N Noam Youshaei B N

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS Special presentation to 7 8G by Rena Britan and Cieca about engineering and marketing 6G Bas Mitzvah program The girls in 1G have been learning so well this year that Mrs Youshei treated them to slurpees as a reward for their hard work 4G learn about feudalism and design their own family crests Coat of Arms Country Day program presentation by the girls in grade 3