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September 20 2019 SIMCHA FOR EVERYONE The Parsha begins with the mitzvah of Bikkurim An individual is directed to bring the first fruits of his harvest to the Beis HaMikdash and give them to the Kohen He must also express his sincere gratitude to Hashem for all His kindness spanning from the days of Yaakov s salvation from Lavan until today The declaration of Hakoras HaTov is known as the mitzvah of The possuk at the beginning of the Parsah indicates that this mitzvah only becomes effective at the time of when Klal Yisrael has completely conquered and settled in Eretz Yisrael This process took fourteen years from the time that Yehoshua and Bnai Yisrael entered the land Until that point anyone who planted and harvested his first fruits was not obligated to fulfil this mitzvah The question therefore arises why this mitzvah if it is an expression of Hakoras HaTov does not go into effect until after Why should gratitude be dependent on this state of settlement The Meforshim answer based on the words of the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh The writes that the expression is a of This mitzvah of must be performed in a spirit of This demonstrates one should not be happy until after the land is settled The of the explains the Meforshim is to reveal that the Torah definition of happiness is not individual but communal The mitzvah of is only in effect when the majority of people are harvesting their produce While a person can bring Bikkurim from Shavuos through Chanukah anything he brings from Sukkos until Chanukah is exempt from Between Shavuos and Sukkos most of Klal Yisrael are harvesting so it is a time of communal happiness Therefore the recitation of is in order Between Sukkos and Chanukah few people merit the blessing of a bumper crop that would obligate them to bring Bikkurim during those months To heighten the farmer s sensitivity to others who are not as blessed a farmer who brings his Bikkurim during those months does not recite If his blessing is not shared by the majority of his brethren and his happiness is merely individual then his happiness is not complete 6 27 PM September 29 Erev Rosh Hashonah no school September 30 October 1 Rosh Hashonah no school The bulletin is sponsored by Similarly as long as all of Klal Yisrael was not completely settled in Eretz Yisrael even if one person merited to harvest his produce it would not be appropriate for him to flaunt his happiness bring Bikkurim and recite Therefore the mitzvah of Bikkurim did not come into effect until Klal Yisrael completed Because as long as the community was not zocheh his happiness is not true happiness Have a Rabbi Ochs Thank you to all the parents who attended the back to school nights for the preschool and the boys and girls classes Your participation is an important part of our cooperative effort on behalf of our students 6B has an exciting program called club hour every Tuesday During third period someone from the community presents about a different profession skill set The goal of the program is for students to gain a broader view of the work force and to understand how their current learning at school will manifest itself later in life We are grateful to Dr Sasha Zyto and to Rabbi Tzvi Solomon for their recent presentations

Bulletin Board DAY OF LEARNING 16 Elul sponsored by Norit Sack l ilui nishmas her father Moshe ben Yitzchak z l in honor of his 1st yahrzeit who remains to be a constant presence in her life MAZEL TOV TO HELP US HELP YOU Avrohom Yeshaia 96 and Leah Moskovitz on the birth of their daughter and to grandparents Rabbi Dovid 8B Mrs Devorah Preschool We need your help If your home or cell address Director and Girls Hamilton Supervisor Mos changes your phone numbers change or you change kovitz cell carriers let us know of the changes We use text Mr Shay Mrs Anna Atar on the marriage messaging to connect to parents on an issues of an this summer of their daughter Adi to Shlomo immediate notice such as with return times for field Anapolle trips Thank you Rabbi Chaim Mrs Neche Schwarz on their new home Rabbi Eli Mrs Ilana Bercuson on their new home Dr Jonathan Mrs Sarabeth Lefman on the birth of their daughter

PRESCHOOL SNAPSHOTS 2 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 6 5 6 1 Tapuchim stamping in K1 5 Rebbe Ahron Schwarz teaches 2 Can you guess who I am and bunny for the first letters of the 6 Celebrating Erev Shabbos with a Shabbos mommy and Tatty at the Shabbos party 3 Learning the letter B 4 It is Elul Rabbi Ochs blows a special shofar in the preschool classrooms

HAMILTON SNAPSHOTS 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 How big was Noach s taivah The girls in the second grade went to Chiswick Park to measure the length 2 Gym class for 2G 3 2g begin their study of famous first American in social studies 4 4G STEM learning testing the properties of balls

WILLISTON SNAPSHOTS 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 6 6 1 2B complete a special Rosh Hashonah project 2 4B enjoys recess in the school yard 3 STEM project in 7 8B building roller coasters and learning about force and friction 4 Rabbi Tzvi Solomon discusses shatnez with 6B during club hour Boys looked at fibers under a microscope and card wool 5 Dr Sasha Zyto presents 3D printing to 6B during club hour He also discussed engineering with the middle school 6 Hands on learning in 2B Yehudah Greenblatt creates a model of the taivah

Torah Academy is proud to menschen the following Talmidim who had MIDDOS ALL DAY in both Kodesh and General Studies 1st GRADE 3rd GRADE 7th GRADE Aryeh Silverman Netanel Atar Dovid Tzvi Krochmal Jakey Wiesenfeld Aryeh Block Chaim Mordechai Moshe Rodkin Elchonon Frohlich Avromi Shimanovich 2nd GRADE Nechemia Berzansky Zelig Bier Yosef Hoffman 8th GRADE 4th GRADE Aaron Bier Nochum Dessler Uri Hain Ahron Fireman Yitzy Fine Ezra Klompas Nachi Halpern Yehuda Greenblatt Aron Luria Avrohom Halpern Levi Meyers Levi Yitzchok Horowitz Nesanel Luria Asher Nesanel Mintzes 5th GRADE Dovid Sebbag Tzvi Posy Moshe Siegel Tuvya Sternfield Yaakov Wallin 6th GRADE Moishy Blumberg Yehuda Leib Feldman Yehuda Feuerstein Daniel Simnegar

Dear Family and Friends This year we will be graduating Torah Academy We are currently working on our yearbook and are beginning our ad campaign The funds we raise help cover our publishing costs and our eighth grade class trip Your ads will also provide us with memories that we will cherish in the years to come Please give your ad to any eighth grade girl or send to the Torah Academy office in an envelope marked 8th grade girls yearbook Thank you Eighth Grade Graduates Yehudis Aldrich Nechama Mindy Posy Naomi Cywiak Chaya Sorah Rodkin Menucha Frohlich Bina Rosmarin Sara Brocha Hain Devorah Silberman Sarah Lerner Rivka Weiner Full Page 50 Ad Message Half Page 36 _______________________ Quarter Page 18 _______________________ Greeting 5 _______________________ _______________________ _______________________