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Not the Whole Megillas ESTER בס"ד Not the Whole Megillas ESTER Mo’tza’ei Shabbos, February 27 – Purim – Evening Megillah reading. Sunday, February 28 – Purim – Daytime Megillah reading. Monday, March 1 – Shushan Purim. 8:45 A.M. Day Care. 9:00 Opening. We will Daven in school. Lots of fun activities: ☺ 10:00 – 5G Purim Play. Female guests are welcome. ☺ 10:45 – Masquerade Parade. (See inside for unexpurgated official rules.) ☺ 1:00 and on - ** Exciting Entertainment – Tim Nolan – Amazing Basketball & More Show. ** Boys’ Choir Performance (around 2:00) ** More “Stuff” ☺ There will be P.M. Day Care. Wednesday, March 3 – Evening Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Conferences. You can still sign up by calling Abby Pines in our office. Sunday, March 7 – 5B Siyum Mishnayos and receiving of Gemarros at 10:00 A.M. in our cafeteria. 5B Parents – Your sons should have letters with details. Wednesday, March 10 - KB/G Aleph Bais Siyum at 9:15. Chemdas Point Accumulation Deadline is only 80 days away. Mitzvah/Gadol Projects must be turned in by March 9 in order to receive full credit. 3M (A Repeat) (Mysterious Megillah Misconceptions) Quiz True/False/Maybe 1) The date of Ta’anis Esther is the date of one of the Days of the three day fast of Esther. 2) Haman and his sons were killed on the same day. 3)Haman’s sons were killed by being hung. 4) It took over three weeks from the time of Haman’s Lottery until Haman was killed. 5) The Megillah clearly states that Vashti was killed. 6) Haman’s lottery took place in Adar. 7) Mordechai HaYehudi was Esther HaMalka’s uncle. 8) Chronologically, the miracle of Purim came after the miracle of Chanukah. 9) Based upon the Megillah, there was never a time that fasting was permitted on Pesach. 10) The letter that the Jews were allowed to defend themselves was sent as soon as Mordechai HaYehudi became Prime Minister. 11) From the beginning of the Megillah to the end, there was a period of 3 years. 12) From the time that Haman had his Pur until he was hung, there was a period of eleven months. If you answered True or Maybe to any of the above, please utilize this Purim for a fresh review of the Megillah. (See inside for clarifications.) $”2" Erev Shabbos Parashas Tetzaveh Torah School of Greater Washington Parashas Zachor February 26, 2010 Licht Bentchen: 5:40 EE..SS..TT..EE..RR.. Volume XVI, Issue 23 Erev Shabbos “Torah” Events Report all teachers for their guidance in this successful endeavor. Hopefully, we’ll continue to be “blessed” with Dear Parents, lasting effects from our Berachos unit. This week, we had the culminating activities of our One final thought (for now): We repeat this unit Berachos unit. On Monday, 55 (besides 1 who was each year – for all the above reasons. The following absent) qualifying finalists from 4th-6th Grades Mashal will give additional insight into the necessity participated in our Berachos Bees. Demonstrating their for such Chazarah. Rav Yaakov Kaminetzky ZT’L thorough knowledge of the blessings which are recited was fond of the following metaphor. He told of the before and after eating a variety of foods, we went child whose parents bought him a Tallis Kattan at through many rounds before finding First Place the age of three. The small Tallis Kattan looked finishers. The kids really “knew their stuff”. All those adorable on the tiny tot. It fit him well. At the age of who participated received a certificate (thanks to Shirah four, the small Tallis Kattan no longer was a perfect Charner and her computer) and prizes, about which all fit, but the child could still wear it without great the kids were excited. The following were the “top” discomfort. If the child were to don the same Tallis finishers: Kattan at the age of ten or at Bar Mitzvah, he would rightfully be the subject of derision and scorn. For a mature adult to continue to wear the original Boys’ Bee Girls’ Bee garment would be unthinkable. Reb Yaakov notes First Place Avraham Gottlieb Ahuva Teitelbaum that our relationship to Torah and our performance Second Place Binyamin Broth Yael Fink of mitzvos require constant re-evaluation; they Third Place Aharon Katz Sarah Leah Danesh should reflect intellectual and spiritual growth. If Fourth Place Yaakov Kerchner Tzivya Graff we do not subject our appreciation of Mitzvos to Fifth Place Daniel Edinger Rena Harris searching analysis, we remain very much like the Sixth Place Binyamin Feldman Chaiky Backman adult who continues to wear his first Tallis Katan. Seventh Place Eli Kraiman Ashira Rosen Wednesday’s Girls’ Choir’s stellar performance at the Eighth Place Jacob Black Shoshana Garfield Ring House truly lived up to standards of excellence set Ninth Place Yitzchak Meir Winter Shoshana Myers by Mrs. Miri Gottlieb. More importantly, it gave Simcha to the elderly (female) residents of the Ring House and On Monday afternoon, all the kids in Grades 1st-3rd Landow House. In addition to serenading their competed in our team-formatted Berachos Bowl. They audience, the girls gave Ahavas Yisrael Mishloach also showed their well-rounded knowledge of these Manos (see below) to those in attendance. Many thanks Halachos, and, after the dust had cleared, we had the to Mrs. Gottlieb, our talented young ladies, and Naomi following scores (out of a maximum of 450 points): Schwartz, Yehudis Komarow, Rochel Rabinowitz, and their vans for driving the overflow from the bus. Team Anavim – 442 points – 98% Team Tapuzim – 408 points – 91% Team Tapuchim – 407 points – 90% Ahavas Yisrael All youngsters were then appropriately “certificated” Mishloach and prized. (We actually “prize” all of our kids.) Mazel Tov to ALL of our students for honing their Manos knowledge, skills, and Dikduk BeHalachah in blessings. Just in case it hasn’t reached In fact, I’ve often been told that this unit has a positive, your radar screens, Purim is this reinforcing, refresher effect on the entire family’s care in Mo’tza’ei Shabbos and Sunday. As we’ve written for a reciting Berachos. In addition, we are having an intense number of weeks, Baruch and Rochelle Wertenteil are focus on HaKaras HaTov which is one of the underlying once again sponsoring a special Mishloach Manos principles of these laws. Congratulations and thanks to project. Ahavas Yisrael and Achdus are among the underlying reasons for this beautiful Mitzvah, and the commemorating our fasting on the day of the battle more people who give/receive Mishloach Manos, the against our enemies. closer we come to achieving its goal. Our Art classes, 2) Haman was killed on the 16th of Nissan. His sons under the guidance of Mrs. Chaya Shinensky, have were killed on the 13th of Adar. decorated receptacles into which foods for the Mitzvah 3) Haman’s sons were killed and then hanged (see of Mishloach Manos have been placed. We ask you to Rashi) to put fear into the hearts of our enemies. facilitate having your sons and daughters delivering their 4) There were 3-plus days from Haman’s lottery until special packages to someone WHO WOULD NOT he was hanged. OTHERWISE BE A RECIPIENT of such a delightful gift. 5) Chazal tell us that Vashti was killed. The Megillah In the past, men and women who had not participated in does not state this clearly. this Yom Tov in decades were thrilled to once again be 6) Haman’s lottery took place in Nissan. included. 7) Mordechai HaYehudi was Esther HaMalka’s cousin. As we’ve written, families with multiple children in 8) Chronologically, Purim came before Chanukah. the school will not have to find as many recipients as the Purim occurred at the end of the Babylonian Exile. number of their kids because many boxes were brought Chanukah happened during the Second Temple. to residents of the Ring House on Wednesday. (As a 9) One of the 3 days of Esther’s fast was during Pesach. change from what was already published, the ones 10) The letter that the Jews could defend themselves brought to the Ring House were the products of our was sent over two months after Mordechai HaYehudi older grades.) Therefore, only one or two Ahavas Yisrael became Prime Minister. This was done so the same projects will enter their portals of your homes. Please messengers would bring both letters. enthusiastically get our children involved in this 11) There were about ten years from the start of the Mitzvah. Megillah until its end. Many thanks to the Wertenteils, Mrs. Shinensky, Miss Tova Tolchinsky, Elaine Rubin, our office staff (especially Marlene Teichman), all our kids, and the following who volunteered to help pack the boxes during their lunch time: Sarah Leah Danesh, Jessie Franco, Nesha Sukol, Shoshana Garfield, Esther Bayla Young, Shani Breitstein, Yehudis Rabinowitz, Shayna Milgraum, Meira Yaffa Arzouan, and Shayna Gewirtz. Parent Teacher Conferences Tuesday evening’s Parent Teacher Conferences were very productive and should really benefit our kids. If you couldn’t attend, you can still call and request a phone Snowballing Memories conference. Also, you should have had report cards Sunday, Dec. 20 – Snow – No Shiurim. st th brought home on Tuesday by your 1 -6 Grade progeny. Monday, Dec. 21 – Snow – No School. Tuesday, Dec. 22 – ☺ 10:00 opening. ☺ Parent Teacher Conferences postponed due to snow. Wednesday, Dec. 23 – 10:00 opening. Thursday, Dec. 31 – 10:00 opening. Conferences, Part II Friday, Jan. 8 – 9:00 opening. Next Wednesday night, March 3, Morah Rochel and Sunday, Jan. 31 – Snow – No Shiurim. Morah Mack will be meeting with their students’ Wednesday, Feb.
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