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November 20 2020 CHESSED REGARDLESS In Hashem told Yitzchak that since Avraham listened to My voice guarded My mandate My commandments decrees and teachings I am showering you with bracha The Gemara in derives from this possuk that fulfilled the entire Torah before it was actually given to the extent that he even fulfilled the of Chazal such as The Gemara extrapolates this from the fact that the possuk writes my teachings in plural The double term refers to and The when explaining the possuk writes that refers to the belief in This was the lifelong mission of to convince people that there is a The word he continues is referring to s other lifemission that of emulating Hashem s attributes of kindness and mercy An obvious question arises from this explanation of Throughout the Torah refers to those laws that we don t understand but perform them regardless General acts of kindness and chessed seem logical and understandable Why would the Ramban reference them as Rav Shimon Schwab explains that the Ramban is teaching us a fundamental insight into Avraham s chessed Avraham did chessed to the undeserving and even in situations where logic would dictate that chessed is uncalled for e g Davening for the survival of Sedom even though their existence was the antithesis of Avraham s principles He performed chessed from the perspective of chok he did it because Hashem decreed that chessed is obligated 4 00 PM November 22 23 Parent Teacher Conferences on Zoom November 26 29 Thanksgiving break no school When being mechanech children it is important that we give them responsibilities and chores at home to teach them to help others regardless of whether they feel the chessed is logical and warranted We need to inculcate within them that chessed is chok Rabbi Ochs Rosh Chodesh Kislev means Chanukah will soon be here The classes are beginning to prepare for the Yom Tov for example in 8G the girls dipped strings in wax to create colorful candles Thank you to all the parents that participated in the Zoom Parent Teacher Conferences We look forward to the conferences scheduled for the upcoming week 4th grade boys finished Parshas Vayechi and Sefer Bereishis They celebrated with a fleishig siyum Thank you Rabbi Selevan 8th grade boys finished Mishnayos Seder Moed and celebrated with an outdoor BBQ Thank you Rabbi Moskovitz 4th grade girls finished Parshas Miketz Thank you Mrs Sternfield to grade five girls on completing Parshas Beshalach The girls celebrated with candy hearts Thank you Mrs Gould 6th grade girls celebrated their siyum of Parshas Bamidbar with assorted individually wrapped nosh The Talmidim in 3rd grade boys continue to grow everyday They have finished and are on their way to finishing Throughout this year during Chumash they will continue to learn from the Torah many middos and proper ways to act Just for one example from this week s parsha they learned how Yaakov did by dressing up to receive the brochos Even though he didn t feel comfortable his mother said to do it and Yaakov listened to her In 3B General Studies they are off and running They have reviewed addition subtraction short and long vowel sounds compound words and diagraphs They are beginning bar modeling in math

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING 1 Kislev Rosh Chodesh sponsored by Dr Mrs Yitzchak Metchik as a zechus for a Refuah Shelaimah for Alter Shmuel ben Chava Leah Rabbi Alter Shmuel Greenberg our daughter in law s father MAZEL TOV TO Tzipora 14 Pichey on her engagement to Chaim Rosenberg and to parents Rabbi Eli Mrs Shaindy Pichey Avrohom 01 Chana Brocha Soll on the birth of their son and to grandparents Dr David Mrs Rochel Soll Dovid Tirtza 98 Zuber Kaluzyner on the birth of their son and to grandparents Rabbi Shia Mrs Sharone Zuber Rabbi Moshe Mrs Shira Wallin on the birth of their daughter Pinchas Dovid 06 Sara Horowitz on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents The Bostoner Rebbe and Rebbetzin Avi 02 Merav Hollander on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents Dr Y D Mrs Ricki Hollander SHNAYIM MIKRA Mazel Tov to learners for Parshas Chayei Sarah 4B 5B 8B Netanel Atar Ezra Klompas Moshe Beilin Eli Benmergui Uri Knisbacher Yaakov Fontek Aryeh Block Aron Luria Uri Katz Elchonon Frohlich Yaakov Septimus Moishe Leff Shua Kashnow Gavi Rosenberg Yosef Yaakov Mermelstein 6B Mendel Meyers Mordy Bier Binyomin Septimus Asher Katz Noam Youshaei Shmuel Loketch Naftoli Ochs Tzvi Posy Tuvia Schonberg

All students must have a flu shot by December 15 2020 Don t wait until the last minute You do not need a pediatrician s office to administer the shot You can go to any flu clinic or pharmacy Please send documentation to the school office by December 16

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS In Preschool letter projects Parsha projects literacy in Hebrew and English

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 5G siyum with candy hearts 4G go fishing for magnetic objects 8G candle dipping Rosh Chodesh project 1G painting and decorating their Shabbos napkin holders as part of their Shabbos unit 8th grade girls G O Zoom breakout

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS Elchonon Frohlich presents a D var Torah at the 4B siyum for Sefer Bereishis 2B creating STEM projects 1B blending letters for Phonics