פרשת חיי שרה Friday, October 29, 2010 Candle Lighting 6:23 PM

TEAM PLAYERS


STAR STUDENTS


Malka Anton Aryeh Abramson Hadara Balgley


S.S. Dovid Alber


S.S. Hadara Balgley Ephraim Berkowitz Fayge Deutsch


S.S. Yossi Cohen


T.S. Leah Baroukh Shua Jeger Chana Dreyfuss


T.S. Moti Froimovich


T.S. Avia Bennett Abraham Kanter Tzivia Ginsparg


T.S. Nathan Oropesa


S.S. Naomi Bursztyn Tzvi Rubin Brendel Jablon


S.S. Yehuda Pomper


T.S. Gabriella Chattah Noam Schultz Adina Kon


T.S. Eli Sandhaus


T.S. Rivky Lefkowitz


T.S. Aaron Rosenberg


S.S. Hannah Froimovich Shaya Schwab Avigail Levine


T.S. Reuven Shaffren


T.S. Eliana Haimov Yosef Steinberg Tziporah Pam


S.S. Elisheva Steinberger


S.S. Esty Newman Shelomo Sutton Hadassah Privalsky


S.S. Avital Nightingale Yosef Tokayer Sara Seltzer


T.S. Shira Suissa Shira Suissa


T.S. Sara Winter


T.S. Aliza Turner

FIRST YAHRZEIT OF MRS. JEANETTE LEVINE, A”H SAVE THE DATE! An evening of chizuk and memories lxá{|ät gÉÜtá V{t|Å Monday, November 1 at 8:00 pm Young Israel of Hollywood gÉÜtá XÅxá TvtwxÅç Guest Speaker: Rabbi Gedalya Glatt TÇÇâtÄ W|ÇÇxÜ Refreshments will be served SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011

Zâxáàá Éy[ÉÇÉÜ MR. AND MRS. PARENTING CLASSES MARCOS & TIFFANY LAPCIUC he second part in the series of parenting classes is T taking place at Toras Emes from 10:30-Noon this Sunday. Parents who pre-registered for babysitting must accompany their children to their respective ^xááxÜ f{xÅ gÉä TãtÜw babysitting classrooms and sign each child in. MR. AND MRS. The class will begin promptly at 10:40 in the AARON & RANDY GROFFMAN auditorium and will end by 11:55, in time for elementary boys’ dismissal. You are asked not to park on 11th lease look for further details and information as Avenue, to avoid any difficulties at noon. P our Journal/Dinner Campaign goes into high gear.

KONEI OLAM READY, SET ....READ! e are still traveling in France with Yoni. This week W we visited Troyes, the town of Rashi. We learned e are getting ready about the importance of making a Bracha Achrona W for this year’s immediately after finishing our meal. Stay tuned for next Book Fair, which will be week’s update as we conclude this segment on the held, IY”H, from Midah of Zrizus. November 16 through November 22. We are still in need of volunteers to help with set-up, sales during that week and MISHNAYOS making decorations for PROJECT display. Volunteers are the heart of a successful Book Fair. The time and energy shared by you not only ur annual promotes school spirit, it is crucial in helping us achieve O extracurricular our goals of making the Fair most meaningful and program of worthwhile for the children. Please share your time to Mishnayos help make this year’s Book Fair a resounding success. learning by the third, To learn more please see the attached information. fourth and fifth grade boys, begins with a Kick-off Brunch on Sunday, November 7, Rosh Chodesh Kislev. The learning program runs until Rosh Chodesh Adar I in February. The boys will receive all the forms NEWS FROM 1G and information to help monitor their progress, and they will need you, their parents, to help motivate and guide n commemoration of Rachel Imeinu’s Yahrzeit, which them. I was on 11 Cheshvan, the first grade girls made Almost three months of focused, extra-curricular beautiful Kever Rachel projects using colored stones. learning is a major accomplishment for young men of Last week they completed the filling of their marble jar— this age, and they are deserving of significant rewards a sign of their outstanding behavior throughout the first for their accomplishments. two months of school. They celebrated on Tuesday with Beautiful Sefarim are distributed to our top a delicious ice cream party! Each girl made her own ice learners and all participants are treated to a Siyum cream sundae—complete with cones, sprinkles and luncheon. To help defray these costs, we are offering chocolate syrup! They had such a good time and are sponsorships of our Mishnayos Program (separate from already on their way toward filling the marble jar for a the Mishnayos Kick-off Brunch sponsorships) beginning second time. Yasher Koach 1G! at $100. If you would like to assist in this manner, please contact Rabbi Baumann. The zechusim generated by the hundreds of Mishnayos learned voluntarily by our Talmidim is enormous, and they can be channeled to an Aliyas Neshoma of a departed one, zechus for Parnasa, or for MAZEL TOV a Refuah Shelaima. Tizku L’ Mitzvos! If you are able to assist with the Brunch, either o Mr. and Mrs. Baruch shopping or setting up, please call Mrs. Esta Rosenberg T Sandhaus and family on the at 305.651.0115. marriage of their daughter Shoshi to Tzvi Jacob.

REFUAH SHELAIMA BOYS AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS

♦Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana bas Esther Leba ur after school sports for the boys will begin this ♦Sara Nechama bas Chaya Yehudis O coming week. For further information please call ♦ Moshe ben Miriam Coach Melamed at 786.356.8063 or Mr. Harkavy at ♦Shlomo Moshe ben Heeyena 631.612.7532. ♦Yehuda Pinchas ben Asna ♦Yehoshua ben Chaya

CHANUKAH BOUTIQUE PICTURE THIS! ll women are invited to a pre-Chanukah boutique in ndividual and class pictures A the Toras Emes Social Hall on Monday evening, I will be taken the week of November 22, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. If you are able to December 13. Watch for further volunteer, or would like to exhibit your wares, please call details, order forms and exact Mrs. Roth at 786.252.1074 or Mrs. Lehrer at dates. 646.238.4877.

PIZZA WEEKLY PARSHA CLASS rder forms were sent O home today for the abbi Baumann’s weekly Parsha class takes place next pizza cycle, which R every Thursday morning 9:15-10:00 AM in the begins next Friday, office. All parents are welcome. November 5. If you would like your child(ren) to receive pizza, please fill out the form and send it in with payment on Tuesday. Remember: If you would like your child to purchase canteen items with their pizza FLOWERS FOR SALE (chips and seltzer @ .50 each) , please remember to give him/her an extra dollar on Fridays. he Rohr Middle School T students are selling beautiful floral bouquets for ONGOING PROGRAMS Shabbos on a weekly basis. Flowers will be sold at both the Homework Club ECE and Elementary carpools. Monday-Thursday 4-5PM Your purchase will support the Miss Rottman [email protected] eighth grade boys’ fundraising efforts on behalf of their Girls’ JAG graduation trip. Tuesday & Wednesday, 4-5PM Miss Gruenstein 786.357.0210

Erev Shabbos Parashas Chayei Sara 5771

Dear Parents,

Despite the current economic difficulties, our generation has been blessed (and challenged) with unprecedented wealth. Expectations have risen to the point where most people feel that they can purchase whatever it is they need and it is not neces- sary or appropriate to wear hand-me-down clothing, drive older cars, deprive oneself of frequent opportunities to eat out or to replace aging appliances before they actually give out. While we may feel poor, that’s because we focus on what we don’t have, rather than appreciating what we do have, which is unprecedented in history.

If we feel the pressure of wanting more, we are not alone. In portraying Avraham Avinu at the end of his life, (Bereishis 25:8) the Torah describes him as “Zakein V’Soveya”, mature and content. The RAMBAN points out that the Torah wants to teach us the praises of Tzaddikim like Avraham for possessing the Midah of being Someach B’Chelko – satisfied with their portion. This is quite surprising, for on the one hand, what’s the big `deal?’ – Avraham was fabulously wealthy and he enjoyed respect, power and prestige. On the other hand, why is this worthy of mentioning – Avraham was a spiritual person, totally immersed in matters of heaven, so how much of an attraction would material wealth be to an Avraham Avinu? The truth is, as is written in the name of our Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz, zt’l, by Rabbi Elyakim Rosenblatt, Shlita, that even an Avraham Avinu needed to exert effort to escape the lure of materialism. Had he not grown to become a Tzaddik, he would have suc- cumbed to the desire for wealth. Chazal tell us: (Koheles Rabbah 1:34) Mi She’Yesh Lo Mana, Rotzeh Masayim – he who has one hundred, desires two hundred. No one is immune.

If this is true of adults, how much more so is it a challenge for children, who are by nature more self centered. In our wish to keep our children feeling comfortable, do we maintain the proper balance between feeling deprived and being spoiled? Are we getting our children accustomed to a standard of living that is unnecessarily too lavish and luxurious? The world’s financial situation should give us pause in our assumption that our current state of affluence will continue forever. Are we preparing our children for the possibility that they may need to use their pencils and markers for an entire school year? Do they feel any need to hold onto sweaters and lunchboxes, or will Mommy simply buy a replacement before tomorrow? Are they taught not to waste food or other items, and to not expect instantaneous gratification of their desires?

These attitudes and bad habits in childhood breed desire for things that may not be attainable. And if the situation will BE’H re- vert back to prosperity, will their life be one of unrelenting pursuit of new things, new comforts, new toys? How do we and our children escape the clutches of this powerful drive to want more and more? We need to teach our children that everything comes from Hashem, and He provides us with our needs. There’s no need to go overboard in pursuit of money and material things, we have what we need to fulfill our mission on this earth, to serve Hashem with balance and purpose.

Let us pray for Hashem’s continuing bounty, and show we deserve His blessings by preparing ourselves and our children to appreciate and show respect to what we have and to deal with the material world responsibly and with moderation.

Best wishes for a wonderful, satisfying Shabbos,

Rabbi Kalman Baumann Principal

TORAS EMES ACADEMY OF MIAMI

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PARENTING CLASS 10:30-12:00

Dear Parents,

Please join us at the Book Fair! The Scholastic Book Fair begins Tuesday, November 16 and runs through Monday, November 22 from 9:00am – 4:00pm in the Toras Emes Multi Purpose Room.

Come join us for cake and coffee when you volunteer at the Book Fair, please call Esta Rosenberg 786-390-2767 or fill out the attached form.

Here’s how the Book Fair works: During the week, each child will visit the Book Fair twice with his/her class, the first time to make a wish list to bring home for parents and the second time to make purchases. You and your family are invited to come during our open hours and during your child’s class visit. We have books for all ages, and we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the various selections and reasonable prices. Not to mention the benefit to our school from the profits of your purchases.

Besides bringing affordable, appropriate books to our school, a goal of our Book Fair is to increase class- room libraries. One way is with the Classroom Wish List, which allows you to donate books to your child’s classroom in your family’s name. Be sure to look for the Classroom Wish List display when you arrive. Do- nating books to the classroom and school library is even easier with the new Gift Certificate program, see gift certificates attached.

Participating with our 1 for Books program helps the students in our school. All loose change and dollars donated through this program is used to buy books for needy students in our school. Simply fill out an at- tached slip and send it in with your loose change or dollars.

Sincerely, Rachel F. Breier, Racheli Grossman, and Esta Rosenberg Book Fair Chairpersons

New Opportunity; Clean out your bookshelves and donate your gently used books. All donated book will be sold in our dollar section at 100% profit to the PTA.

P.S. For your convenience, our Book Fair accepts credit cards! Discover, Visa, MasterCard, American Ex- press, and secured debit cards (with Visa or MasterCard logos on them).