NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY the Officers and Members of the Torah Academy for Girls Wish to Thank The

Wednesday evening The 1st of March, 2016 The Sands at Atlantic Beach

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SOUVENIR JOURNAL

TORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS 444 Beach 6th Street • Far Rockaway, NY (718) 471-8444

TESTIMONIAL DINNER

Guests of Honor Mr. and Mrs. Zev Golombeck Parents of the Year Award Dr. and Mrs. Dan Geisler School Service Award Morah Faye Metz Harav Moshe Weitman z"l Memorial Award The Mayer Family in memory of Mr. Izzy Mayer v"g

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The Sands, Atlantic Beach

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY The Officers and Members of the Torah Academy for Girls wish to thank the

Dinner and Journal Committee

for their dedicated efforts which resulted in a most successful Dinner Journal

Honorary Dinner Chairman Dr. Boruch Adler

Honorary Journal Chairman Hillel Axelrod

Dinner Chairmen Dudi Gross • Yanky Neuhoff

Journal Chairmen Eliyahu Berger • Moshe Feigenbaum • Akiva Glatzer

Dinner Committee Pinny Ackerman, Gud Meyer Adler, Avrohom Applebaum, Dr. Nachum Augenbaum, Yehuda Biber, Dr. Meir Simcha Cohen, Daniel David, Eli Davidowitz, Yoni Dembitzer, Ethan Dreifus, Michael Ershowsky, Pinky Friedman, Yechiel Frisch, Rabbi Eliezer Fuld, David Greenbaum, Dr. Ernest Isaacson, Menachem Kagan, Meir Kaplan, Yakov Lowinger, Moishe Mishkowitz, Eli Moskowitz, Yosef Nussbaum, Eli Pasternak, Yirmi Reichmann, Yaakov Spinner

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY TORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS

The Bais Yaakov of Long Island Far Rockaway, New York

The Ganger Family Early Childhood Center Elementary School • Jr. High School • Machon Sarah High School

OFFICERS Dean ...... Rabbi Meyer Weitman Executive Director ...... Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum Director of Development...... Rabbi Baruch Lovett Director of Operations ...... Mr. Yaakov Berger

Honorary Presidents ...... Louis Newman k''z Marvin Eichen k''z

Yisroel Bloom k''z

Honorary Chairmen of the Board ...... Rabbi Amos Bunim k''z Dov Wolowitz Yaakov Goldfeder President ...... Dr. Moshe Katz Chairman Executive Board...... Dr. Boruch Adler Chairman of the Board ...... Moishe Mishkowitz Vice Chairman of the Board...... Mark Bodner Treasurer ...... Martin Klein Chairman, Board of Education...... Rabbi Aaron Brafman Principal, Limudei Kodesh, Elem. School ...... Mrs. Menucha Levin Principal, General Studies, Elem. School...... Mrs. Temima Feldman Assistant Principal Elem. School...... Mrs. Menucha Levin Principal, General Studies, Jr. HS...... Morah Drillman Principal, Limudei Kodesh, High School ...... Mrs. Aliza Kadosh Principal, General Studies, High School...... Rabbi Michoel Shepard Assistant Principal High School...... Mrs. Miriam Tropper Assistant Principal, General Studies, High School...... Mrs. Barbara Cinamon Director - The Ganger Family Early Childhood Center ...... Mrs. Chavie Sender Assistant Director ...... Mrs. Rivky Keilson

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY b“zk k”z ksbn kthjh ohhj ic van HARAV MOSHE WEITMAN

Rabbi Moshe Weitman k”z was the guiding force in establishing TAG as one of the premiere Bais Yaakov schools in the country. His vision for a school based on asev wrvy coupled with excellence in education as well as care and concern for each talmidah, was fulfilled in his lifetime.

May we be zocheh to continue his legacy.

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY THE RABBI MOSHE WEITMAN MEMORIAL AWARD Since his petirah, Torah Academy for Girls inaugurated the Rabbi Moshe Weitman Memorial Award in memory of our beloved Dean, Harav Moshe Weitman, k”z. The award was established to be presented annually to an individual or individuals who represent the commitment, dedication and loyalty to chinuch habonos that inspired and motivated Rabbi Weitman, k”z. From TAG’s earliest inception, Rabbi Weitman, k”z, strove to educate and provide his talmidos with true Torah hashkafos, middos tovos and Yiras Shamayim that were his hallmark throughout the many years that he was Dean of the school.

Though he is no longer with us, his legacy reverberates within the hallowed halls of our school. We, who are carrying on his mission, are determined that his vision of TAG remains intact as we move forward to a new era in TAG’s history.

Yehi Zichro Boruch

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Mr. and Mrs. Zev Golombeck Guests of Honor

Aviva & Zev Golombeck have agreed to serve as Guests of Honor for this year’s TAG dinner as a sign of their heartfelt appreciation and Hakoras Hatov for the wonderful experience they have had with their daughters and daughter in law who have attended TAG. They still remember the first time that they entered TAG, sensing the positive energy of the girls and their teachers, seeing many smiles and proper Derech Eretz, and feeling warmth that does not necessarily exist in every school.

Aviva & Zev are no strangers to involvement in education. Aviva, who has an M.A. from Columbia University in Education & Psychology, has been a Special Ed/Resource Room specialist in various schools including Manhattan Day School for the past 10 years. Zev is a former Chairman of the Board of Education at Yeshiva of South Shore. They both believe very strongly in Chanoch LeNaar Al Pi Darko. They have found that approach at TAG where Chinuch is taught and exemplified by skilled classroom teaching, as well as involvement in special projects including Chesed, Y’mei Iyun, and Kiruv all directed by excellent role-models. At TAG the students get an excellent education and are well prepared for the many challenges that life can present.

Numerous TAG projects include providing Besomim and spices for Hospital patients, Shabatonim, Kiruv projects and pre-school students learning about spices, whether Birchas Hare’ach, preparing for Shabbos & Yom Tov, or Yosef’s journey to Mitzrayim. Zev, who imports spices & herbs, is always ready to provide the spices requested by teachers and students. He and his brothers are the third generation in this business which was begun by their grandfather Morris J. Golombeck Z”L, and continued by their father Hyman P. Golombeck Z”L who were supporters of TAG for decades.

The Golombecks are involved in many community organizations having hosted events in recent years for Gesher Foundation, Yeshiva Orchos Chaim, Project Inspire, and Meor.

They are members in Congregation Tiferes Zvi, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Congregation Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst, and Mesivta Ateres Yaakov. They have married children living in Baltimore, Yerushalayim & Far Rockaway and currently have two daughters in TAG-Machon Sara High School It is an honor for TAG to be paying tribute to Zev & Aviva Golombeck.

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Dr. and Mrs. Dan Geisler Parents of the Year

Dan and Rachel Geisler are the proud parents of three incredible children, including their oldest, Shani who is a third grader at TAG. Despite being relatively new to the Five Towns, having moved three years ago from Washington Heights, they immediately felt welcome both in the community at large as well as at TAG. They credit Rabbi Weitman and the administration of TAG that, despite its size is still able to retain a close connection with the parent body and facilitating their involvement even while being new to the school. The excellent staff is always available and willing to go the extra mile to make each student feel right at home in TAG, as they witnessed when Shani began TAG after the start of the new school year.

Dan, originally from Chicago, is an anesthesiologist who works for Comprehensive Anesthesia, a hospital based practice in Queens. Before he went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Illinois and completing his residency in Downstate Medical Center, he learned in Eretz Yisroel in the Mir and in Yeshiva University. Rachel, who grew up in East Brunswick attended Bruriah High School followed by Michlalah. She attended Barnard and received her Masters Degree in Computer Science from Columbia University. Rachel works as a software engineer at Google.

Dan and Rachel are constantly trying to instill in their children the importance of giving back to the community. They are active members of Beis Medrash of Woodmere under the leadership of Rav Akiva Willig. Dan helps organize conferences for medical professionals and rabbanim with HaRav Asher Weiss, Posek of Shaarei Tzedek Hospital, under the auspices of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Halacha. Together with the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education Rachel has organized a forum for High school students, including a group of TAG 9th graders from Machon Sarah High School, to hear from frum women in the technology field about the opportunities and advantages this field presents for them.

The Geislers are certainly a welcome addition to the TAG family as well as to their community, and it will be an honor for TAG to recognize them as its Parents of the Year.

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Yisroel & Morah Faye Metz School Service Award

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Morah Faye Metz School Service Award

If you walk into the Ganger Early Childhood Division of Torah Academy for Girls and are greeted with a cheery “shalom”, you will probably have just met Morah Faye Metz. Morah Faye began her teaching career in TAG eighteen years ago as an Assistant with Morah Cheryl. It was obvious after watching her interact with her young Pre-1A talmidos that she was ready to become a Morah, and what a morah she is! Ask any of her many talmidos and their parents and they will sing her praises. When asked what inspires her as a teacher, she remarks, “I feel the biggest satisfaction when I see that little light bulb go on and know that my talmidah is absorbing the lesson that is being taught. Watching my talmidos interact with each other and exhibiting middos tovos makes me so proud. There is nothing like graduation and knowing that I have played such a vital role preparing my girls to go upstairs to continue their elementary education. What a nachas that is!” For Faye Metz, TAG is family. In fact, her mother, Mrs. Chaya Kafka also works as an assistant in the Pre-school . Morah Faye is effusive in her feelings as she describes the camaraderie,care,and concern that permeates the school, which are borne from a sense of friendship and working together toward a common goal. Her enthusiasm and excitement do not end in June with the completion of the school year. Summers find “Chef Shalom”, a.k.a. Faye Metz, in her role as kitchen supervisor in Camp Atara. With her sense of fun, she manages to order the food, entertain the waitress staff, while keeping everyone happy and well fed. It seems that food plays a major role in her life, since she volunteers to arrange meals for Bikur Cholim as well as provides food for Achiezer. In addition, Mrs. Metz has also served on the hospital community board in St. Johns Hospital. It is not only the TAG family that plays a role in her life; her own family is her pride and joy. Her two sons, Refael Abba and Efraim Dov certainly have a wonderful role model to emulate. Refael Abba, an alumnus of Yeshiva Derech Ayson, is currently studying in college with his eye on becoming a lawyer. Efraim Dov is currently attending Yeshiva Derech Ayson where he is in 10th grade. Her husband, Rabbi Yisroel Metz, who works in customer service at Va Wyck Window Fashions davens in Yeshiva of Far Rockaway and takes great pride in his wife’s many accomplishments. Not only is Faye a great cook, but her boys and husband have been the recipients of her needlework and proudly use their tallis and tefillin bags that she made for them with so much love and care. Torah Academy for Girls is indeed fortunate to recognize Morah Faye Metz at our dinner and present her with the School Service Award. Her willingness to help our school deserves a big Morah Faye thaaank you!

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Mr. Izzy Mayer v"g

The Rabbi Moshe Weitman Z”L Memorial Award

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY The Mayer Family in memory of Mr. Izzy Mayer v"g The Rabbi Moshe Weitman Z”L Memorial Award Do you believe in miracles? Anyone hearing the amazing story of how a brave and brilliant mother and her two young sons were able to survive the horrors of the Holocaust years, would certainly have to agree that their arrival in America was indeed a miracle! And what a miracle it was to see how those two boys Leon & Izzy Mayer a”h went on to build Torah homes in America and provide their amazing mother with tremendous nachas. Izzy, born on Hashana Raba in a province of Galicia called Zalisczyke to his proud parents, Solomon and Rose (Tannenbaum) certainly endured a very challenging childhood, always running and hiding from the Nazis. After his father was taken away, his mother, despite all the odds, managed to save her family. When they arrived in America in 1949, his mother borrowed money and opened a small grocery store to support her family. As a young boy Izzy learned in Yeshiva Chaim Berlin where he earned his smicha and later went to Brooklyn College where he earned his degree in history. One could easily understand how his background and that of his brother motivated these two men to value family, a value they ingrained in their children and grandchildren. Izzy married his devoted wife, Barbara (Bienenstock) and celebrated 54 years of wedded bliss with his eishes chayil and true partner. The Mayers, who lived in Far Rockaway for 49 years, were among the pioneers who built this community. While his profession was a stock broker, Izzy put his greatest stock in building Torah and avodah in the community. Their three daughters, Shaindee (Schorr), Esti (Flegmann) and Tova (Knobel), all went to Torah Academy for Girls when it was a small struggling school. The Mayers were actively involved in supporting TAG and were honored by the school in 1985 . What a nachas it is to now see the next generation continuing in the footsteps of their mothers. What a special z’chus it is to see the first Mayer great granddaughter, Chani Jaraslowicz, enjoying the same chinuch as her grandmother and aunts! With a home steeped in Torah, Avodah and Gemilas Chassodim, it is no wonder that the three Mayer sons, Rabbi Yaakov Mayer, Rabbi Eli Mayer and Rabbi Shlomo Mayer all are involved in Torah mosdos, both in the United States and Eretz Yisroel. It is particularly fitting that TAG is presenting the Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l Memorial Award to the Mayer family in memory of their unforgettable husband and father. Both the Weitman and Mayer families davened together in the Sulitzer Bais Medrash. Rabbi Moshe Weitman and Mr. Izzy Mayer, together with Mr.Seymour Bashkowitz, faithfully met every Sunday in TAG to learn Torah together. The kesher and respect that Izzy felt for his “rebbe” was obvious for all to see and remains a treasured memory. Yehi Zichro Boruch

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY In appreciation to the Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Monument Funds For Jewish Education

Their innovative and creative programs have been significant factors in the growth of Torah schools. They have encouraged and promoted the upgrading of the educational standards and their efficacy in our schools.

Our schools are grateful to the devoted administrators of the fund who are sedulously and faithfully implementing the lofty and noble vision which Joseph S. Gruss had for American Jewry.

wubck hbruw iufn Torah Academy for Girls Far Rockaway, New York

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Dean

Once again, we gather together to celebrate another milestone, 54 years, three times chai! When I think of the significance of “ chai” , life, I think of what TAG has been doing and will continue iy”h to do for our community. True life can only be with a chaim of ruchniyus. Boruch Hashem, TAG has had the z’chus of having inspired thousands of students, thereby inspiring thousands of families, which could even represent tens of thousands of people, with a true chaim, lives dedicated and committed to avodas Hashem. Boruch Hashem, I constantly hear from so many who feel that their lives were impacted in so many meaningful ways during the years in TAG. May Hakadosh Boruch Hu, give us koach and the z’chus to continue together with our true partners in chinuch, you our valued parents, to inspire many many more young ladies who will be the future imahos of Klal Yisroel. I would like to express our deepest Hakaras Hatov to the hundreds of staff members, Principals, teachers, assistant teachers, secretarial staff who do their utmost on a daily basis to provide the special TAG chinuch which has earned our school such an enviable reputation. I would like to express deep Hakaras Hatov to our honorees tonight who have stepped forward to help our school. I know that this was not easy for you, but you went out of your comfort zone to help our school, and I am truly grateful to you all. The Golombeck family enjoys a kesher with TAG for many years as the family forged a close relationship with my father, Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l, In fact, it was Karen Golombeck, Zev’s sister, who approached my father to start a seminary when the Golombeck family moved here from Brooklyn. When I became part of the TAG administration and got to know Zev, I was deeply impressed by his genuine warmth and his “yashrus”. The Golombeck home is permeated with chessed, care and concern and it is no wonder that the community’s feelings towards them reflect those same standards. Boruch Hashem, we have been zocheh to see the impact that their own chinuch has made upon their own daughters as evidenced by our alumna, Liana who is married to Uri Friedman, as well as their current Machon Sarah High Schools girls, Dvora and Sara. I remember meeting the Geislers when they came for an interview several years ago. During the interview both of them expressed their desire not only to send their daughter to our school, but to become active partners with us. I felt that I would have loved to have the ability to clone them. We were delighted to have Shani join our school and we continue to see that the chinuch the Geislers provide at home, reflects what we are teaching here in TAG. Morah Faye Metz, has been a fixture in TAG for the past 18 years, (chai). She only has 36 more years to go to reach the triple chai category. During her 18 years in TAG, Morah Faye has livened up the Ganger Family Early Childhood Division of TAG, as well as Camp Atara. It certainly seems that Morah Faye feels right at home in TAG and spends the majority of the year enriching the lives of her fortunate Pre-1A talmidos, as well as nourishing the hungry campers in Atara in her role as director of kitchen staff and food preparation. Morah Faye is a popular Morah and well respected among her peers.

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY From my earliest days in Far Rockaway I have vivid memories of Reb Izzy Mayer z”l and the very special bond that he formed with my father z’L. Their kesher became so much stronger due to their decades long seder of learning on Shabbos and Sunday morning. . I clearly remember his visiting my father during the last few months of his illness and the deep pain that he felt seeing my father in that condition. Of course, the fact that both Izzy and his devoted wife Barbara k “c, were proud parents of three daughters, Shaindee, Esti and Tova, who attended the school, enabled them to play a prominent role in the growth of TAG. They were honored by TAG in 1985 for their active support and dedication not only to the growth of TAG, but to its ideals as well. We feel privileged to continue our kesher with the Mayer family by educating granddaughters, both alumnae and current students, as well as their great granddaughter, Chani. It is therefore, most fitting that the Mayer family will accept the Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l Memorial Award in memory of a truly remarkable member of our community, Mr. Izzy Mayer z”l. May the tzedakah raised at the dinner in his memory engender an aliyah for his most worthy neshomah. I would like to offer a special yasher koach to all those who have extended themselves and agreed to be nedivim so that the monies raised at this dinner will help us continue to provide scholarships to accommodate all those who want to be a part of our student body. A dinner this size cannot happen without the active participation of a group of dedicated and concerned parents. A special Yashar Koach to our Honorary Dinner Chairman, Dr. Boruch Adler, and our Honorary Journal Chairman, Mr. Hillel Axelrod. Our Dinner Chairmen, Mr. Dudi Gross and Mr. Yanky Neuhoff, as well as our Journal Chairmen, Eliyahu Berger, Moshe Feigenbaum and Akiva Glatzer, and the dinner committee who worked tirelessly to make this dinner a success. I indeed feel fortunate to have such an outstanding administrative staff. Of course, no dinner gets done without Rabbi Baruch Lovett, who uses his enormous koach to reach out to so many parents and members of our community. We are indeed fortunate to have him as our Director of Development especially with the herculean job he did in helping our complete our building campaign. Two weeks for TAG, translates to many many weeks of long hours and work for Rabbi Lovett. We are truly indebted to him. We warmly welcome Rabbi Nosson Schreiber who in addition to his position in the High School has become Director of Special Projects working closely with Rabbi Lovett. Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum is always a source of encouragement, inspiration and he is the one who usually breathes “life” into our dinner campaigns. Just knowing I can count on him to always come through for TAG, certainly makes my job a bit easier. Special mention must be made to the phenomenal office staff that dedicates themselves to not only doing their own jobs, but also assisting with the myriad details that go into producing such a beautiful dinner. Thanks to; Mrs. Edna Ershowsky, Mrs, Rahel Hardoon, Mrs. Tzippy Rhodes, Mrs. Soshie Hirth, Mrs. Nurit Obadia, Mrs. Simi Greenbaum, Mrs. Tzippy Toiv, Mrs. Tzippy David, Mrs. Vicki Hirth, Miss Chaya Sara Twersky, Miss Simie Hirth. What a tremendous z’chus it is to have my mother, working in the TAG office as well. Thank you for joining us this evening. Enjoy! Rabbi Meyer Weitman

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The President

L’Chaim! Let us raise our glasses and toast the TAG family upon their 54th thrice Chai dinner. What an opportunity to appreciate the important role TAG has played in the growth of our community. As someone who knows TAG from its infancy, I can attest that with tremendous siyata d’shmaya and a handful of devoted and dedicated parents, the dream of a Bais Yaakov school in this community began. It has been quite a journey but under the leadership of Rabbi Moshe Weitman z’l and now his son Rabbi Meyer Weitman, the school has earned a deserved reputation for providing a true Torah chinuch as well as General Studies Department. The Mayers were amongst the earlier families that not only sent their daughters to TAG, but worked hard to make sure that the school would succeed. It is certainly fitting that the Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l Memorial Award be presented to the Mayer family in memory of Reb Izzy Mayer z”l,. Izzy never forgot his traumatic youth and amazing escape during the Holocaust. As with most survivors, his family became his primary focus as he and his devoted wife Barbara built a home steeped in Torah, Avodah and Gemilas Chassodim. His kesher to his chavrusa , or as he would say, his “Rebbe”, Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l was a long and mutually beneficial relationship which was cherished by both of them. May the Mayer family find nechamah and may his neshomah have an aliyah. Best wishes of Mazel Tov to Zev and Aviva Golombeck, a young couple who are following in the footsteps of their families. I knew both Morris and Hy Golombeck A’h, and they certainly set an example for their children. Now Zev and Aviva are transmitting that message to their own children. May the Golombeck family be able to continue to lend their name to worthy causes and see much continued nachas from their beautiful mishpacha. Mazel Tov to Dan & Rachel Geisler and Morah Faye Metz. TAG is proud to have parents such as the Geislers and a staff member like Morah Faye. They understand the important role they play in helping TAG continue to educate and prepare the future imahos of Klal Yisroel. A great Yashar Koach to the TAG team who produces these monumental dinners, year after year. Rabbi Lovett, Dr. Reisbaum, the Dinner Chairmen, Journal Chairmen, Dinner Committee & the amazing office staff, all deserve recognition and appreciation for a job well done. May we always join together to celebrate TAG milestones in the future.

Dr. Moshe Katz

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Executive Director

The annual dinner season has come and gone for the fifty-fourth time here at TAG. Baruch HaShem! The collective sigh of relief in the school office will be loud enough to drown out the MSHS Production rehearsals. No more planning meetings, huge mailings, late nights, making deadlines, or reviewing checklists. Things can return to normal until, YIKES! (Dare I say it?) we begin the work on next year’s registration. Or you could look at the Baruch HaShem as our collective thank you to all those who helped make tonight’s dinner another memorable event. An evening like this can only succeed with the help of many individuals, starting with our Honorary Dinner Chairman, Honorary Journal Chairman, Dinner Chairmen and Journal Chairmen. The volunteers on the phone squad, Moti of Engel Graphics, Avraham of Danny Kay Graphic Design and Gi Orman of BIG Productions all have my gratitude for their many hours of work on behalf of TAG. I would like to express a special hakoras hatov to all the members of the office staff, especially Mrs. Soshie Hirth who keeps us in line and on time, usually with a rhyme, Mrs. Rahel Hardoon who somehow manages to get everything done while still making believe she appreciates my sense of humor and Mrs. Tzippy Rhodes who has rapidly become an invaluable asset to our creative side. Working with my colleagues, the TAG team of Rabbi Weitman, Rabbi Lovett and Mr. Berger, really feels more like I am working with the Dream Team. Every day at TAG, no matter the season, is exciting, challenging and rewarding. I would also like to add my personal wishes of mazel tov to our honorees this evening. With all the well-deserved accolades coming your way tonight, I will add that the fact that you allowed us to honor you speaks volumes about your commitment to your families, Torah and the klal. You all made the experience exceptionally pleasant and you should be blessed to go “mechayil el chayil”. I recently received an e-mail from a friend telling me the story of a local coffee shop which was so sure that one of its baristas was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1,000 bet. The barista would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass and then hand the lemon to a customer. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out of that lemon would win the money. Over time, many people had tried but nobody succeeded. One day, Hyman, an alter yid, came into the coffee shop wearing thick glasses and a cheap jacket. Hyman went up to the barista and said in a squeaky voice, "I'd like to try the bet". After the laughter died down, the pizza man said OK, grabbed a lemon and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the peel to Hyman. The laughter turned to silence as Hyman clenched his fist around the lemon and four more drops fell into the glass. As the crowd cheered, the barista paid the $1,000 and asked, "What do you do for a living? Were you a professional strong man, or what?" Hyman replied, "No. I’m not. I am the executive director of the local yeshiva." Although we take our responsibility very seriously, making sure to squeeze every last drop out of each dollar that passes through TAG to give our girls the very best educational experience possible, B”H, our supporters never make us feel like we are squeezing the last drop out of them. Your warm and generous responses give all of us at TAG chizuk. I thank you for your continued friendship and support and look forward to gathering together with all of you only for simchas for many years to come.

Dr. Shmuel Reisbaum

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Director Of Development

Dear Friends, Welcome to the 54th annual TAG dinner. This year we have a very special group of honorees: Mr. and Mrs. Zev Golombeck, Dr. and Mrs. Dan Geisler, Morah Faye Metz and a fitting tribute to Mr. Izzy Mayer. Each one of our honorees has made their own special contribution to our great institution. Baruch Hashem, this year TAG is host to almost 1800 incredible talmidos. Over the course of the last several years, not only has our student populace increased dramatically, so has the physical edifice. This could not have been accomplished without the support and friendship of our very special donors. I am truly touched by the warmth and generosity that our parents and friends have exhibited toward the school and me personally during the duration of building and dinner campaigns. Many have given not only to the building campaign but also to the dinner campaign within the same year. Our Bnos Yisroel are certainly the beneficiaries of your munificence. Our dinner lasts just a few hours, but much hard work and many long hours go into making it happen. Thank you to Rabbi Weitman and Dr. Reisbaum for all that you do, not only for the dinner, but for TAG the entire year. Rabbi Nosson Schreiber has been a welcome addition to the development office (when he is not inspiring our students in the high school during the day). Mrs. Edna Ershowsky facilitated two major projects back to back. Her involvement made each one of them more successful. Mrs. Soshie Hirth, Mrs. Rahel Hardoon, Mrs. Annette Barzilay, Mrs. Tzippy Rhodes, Mrs. Tzippy David, Rebbetzin Weitman, Mrs. Nurit Obadia, Mrs. Shifra Jungreis, Mrs. Simi Greenbaum, Mrs. Tzippy Toiv, and Mrs. Vicki Hirth, Miss Chaya Feldstein, Mrs. Dina Bornstein, and Mrs. Debbie Goldstein helped make this dinner a winner. Being in TAG on a daily basis affords me the opportunity to witness TAG at its best. The Principals, moros and teachers extend themselves to teach and reach all our talmidos, my own daughters included. I would also like to thank our Director of Operations, Mr. Yaakov Berger, who keeps the wheels of the school running. TAG was fortunate to have a very enthusiastic dinner committee serve as ambassadors to our community. Dudi Gross and Yanky Neuhoff, our dinner chairmen, spent many hours on behalf of their daughters’ school. Eliyahu Berger, Moshe Feigenbaum, Akiva Glatzer, our journal chairmen, as well as all the members of the committee volunteered many hours, be it phone calls, solicitations, program ideas, or dinner meetings all with the intent of raising funds for TAG. Thanks also go to our honorary dinner and journal chairmen, Dr. Boruch Adler and Hillel Axelrod. My last thank you goes to my wife, Chaya. With every dinner, TAG and I owe you a debt of gratitude for taking care of the home front while I endeavored to help the school. I don’t think that TAG and I have been more grateful to you than this year. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. This dinner is truly a celebration of our Bnos Yisroel. While every dinner serves as a fundraiser, I hope that you all walk out of this event feeling so incredibly proud of your daughters and what they have learned and accomplished at the Torah Academy for Girls.

Rabbi Baruch Lovett

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message from the Limudei Kodesh Principal Machon Sarah TAG High School

Moshe Rabeinu, when commanded to construct the Mishkan, was told: hmg ifanv wt whagu ohsnug ohyha. The Gemara in Yuma explains ohsnug ohyha hmg to mean that the Mishkan should be built of wood that is everlasting. Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky, ztz”l asks: How can the Torah command that the wood of the Mishkan be everlasting? Don’t all physical objects—wood included—have only a finite lifespan? Rav Yaakov’s answer is based on the Midrash which traces the history of the ohare, the beams of the Mishkan: The arsn relates that Yaakov Avinu planted atsei shitim, shittim trees, in Be’er Sheva. Be’er Sheva was a place consecrated by the Avos as a place of tefila and avodas Hashem, the place where Avraham Avinu planted his eshel, practicing his legendary sxj and hachnosas orchim. These shittim trees planted in Be’er Sheva later traveled with B’nei Yisrael and were then used to construct the ohare for the Mishkan. The wood of the shittim trees, rooted in avodas hashem, tefilla, sxj, and mitzvos, was not finite. It could be part of the Mishkan’s construction because it was everlasting. In addition, the ohkf of the Mishkan never fell in the hand of our enemies. They were ultimately zbdb under the kfhv of the Bais Hamikdash. The meforshim attribute this to the apb wrhxn of the builders of the Mishkan and its kelim—Moshe Rabbeinu, Betzalel and Oholiav. The keilim, rooted in apb wrhxn were not finite. They were everlasting. We see that both the construction of the Mishkan as well as its keilim were everlasting because of their roots in Avodas Hashem and apb wrhxn. At Machon Sarah, we strive to imbue our Talmidos with a chinuch that is truly everlasting. A chinuch, that will be, like the Mishkan, sgk ohe, lasting far beyond the four years of high school. To that end, we build our chinuch with strong roots of apb wrhxn, vause, and sxj. • The apb wrhxn of Rav Moshe Weitman, k"mz, established the foundation of apb wrhxn in the chinuch we give our girls. Our Dean, Rabbi Meyer Weitman, ohfurt ohcuy ohhjk kscha, continues that legacy of apb wrhxn for the chinuch of every girl. That approach trickles down to the administration and faculty: Our faculty’s apb wrhxn for the wellbeing and growth of every student goes far beyond their classroom responsibilities. • Our girls absorb the message that we are a "ause hud" in every class, be it thcb or anuj, vfkv or vcajn, and through the many co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. • Our chinuch in sxj is unparalleled: A Machon Sarah High School girl is immersed in a four-year sxj program that transforms her into a sxj wkgc whose contributions make a difference in the lives of people in our community and beyond. This year’s Guests of Honor, Mr. Zev and Mrs. Aviva Golombeck, epitomize the foundational Avodas Hashem, apb wrhxn, and chessed in which the Mishkan was rooted. Mr. and Mrs. Golombeck use their special kochos to have a truly everlasting impact on chinuch in Machon Sarah and for the entire kehilla. We are extraordinarily grateful. To this year’s Parents of the Year, Dr. Dan and Mrs. Rachel Geisler, to the recipient of the School Service Award, Morah Faye Metz, and to the Mayer family, recipients of the Rabbi Moshe Weitman a”h Award, our deepest appreciation to you for your support of Machon Sarah High School. Your apb wrhxn is an inspiration and is crucial to our everlasting chinuch. We recognize that our success in chinuch, rooted as it is in apb wrhxn, vause, and sxj, only happens with great thnas twghx. As we watch our students grow into ktrah wubc whose life is steeped in yiras shamayim and ahavas chessed and who are apb rxun for vruw, it is to v"cev that we owe infinite thanks.

Mrs. Aliza Kadosh

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The General Studies Principal Machon Sarah TAG High School

The fifty-fourth annual dinner, thrice Chai, is a considerable milestone in our school’s history, and many thanks to all of you here tonight to share in the moment. 54 translates in Hebrew to s"b or is. is yca was unique among the ve hyca in that it received two wukjb, two disparate portions of Eretz Yisroel as an inheritance, one in the north, around the Banyas spring, and one in the south, near Gaza. Since there are no coincidences in the world of Torah, TAG’s 54th dinner, the year of is, must teach us something fundamental about the nature of TAG and its lubj. I might suggest that the key comes from a gemara in Bava Basra 25b in the name of Rabbi Yitzchok: .ihpmh ,rhagvk .ohrsh ,ohfjvk vmurv. “Whoever aspires to wisdom, go south. Whoever aspires to wealth, go north.” Rashi explains “going south” as facing slightly to the south when davening. Rabbeinu Chananel takes it more literally, to go to the south of Eretz Yisroel where the ours hbez were known for their vnfj. In either case, the gemara cites Parshas Terumah, which we happen to be reading this week, as a support for Rabbi Yitzchok. In the Mishkan, and later in the kfhv of the asenv whc, the placement of the ohkf indicated the character of each direction. The menorah, symbolizing vnfj and vruwv sunhk, was placed in the southern half of the kfhv, while the ijka,asa symbol of wealth and physical sustenance, was placed in the north of the chamber. Since is yca, whose gematria is 54, had a ekj in both the north and the south, perhaps that is telling us here tonight that TAG has a dual purpose, both to propagate Torah and Kedusha while at the same providing for physical and temporal survival and success in this world. Happily, we can report that TAG’s Machon Sarah High School accomplishes both of its goals with style and substance to spare. In asue hsunhk, always primary, curricular and co-curricular programs are designed to touch the students’ hearts. One has only to drive by the high school to see evidence of its Yom Iyun banners and after-school chesed. In the afternoon, while we don’t expect that AP Economics and Biology, or physics or art will necessarily make our graduates rich, at least not immediately, we do provide them with the ohkf, the tools with which they can construct homes and careers that will sustain them and their families. Like is yca, we can live in both places. The Golombeck and Mayer families know the high school first hand, and we are proud to have their daughters. To all the honorees, including Dr. and Mrs. Geisler and Morah Metz, may your ongoing support, both spiritual and practical, continue to sustain the school, its teachers and students, and may you see great wjb from your daughters and all our graduates.

Rabbi Michoel Shepard

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message from the Assistant Principal Limudei Kodesh Machon Sarah TAG High School

It is my honor to join those who have assembled here this evening in support of our great vruwv sxun and to pay tribute to our most distinguished honorees, Mr. & Mrs. Zev Golombeck, Dr. & Mrs. Dan Geisler and Morah Faye Metz. Their devotion and generosity allows the school to reach, to guide, and to inspire many many hundreds of wushnkw. Likewise, Mr. Izzy Mayer z”l, whose family is receiving the Rabbi Moshe Weitman z’l Memorial Award, helped TAG in its early years and shared a special kesher with Rabbi Moshe Weitman z”l. All our worthy honorees enjoy a great “chelek” in all of our regular programming, as well as the myriad of new and developing programs and initiatives in our 54th year. May v"cev bless them and their families with great vfrc and nachas. vcuyk ock wuktan 'v tknh. In this week’s varp the ktrah hbc are charged with a sacred task: ofuwc hwbfau asen hk uagu – “And they shall make for Me a sanctuary and I will dwell amongst them”. The lbhjv rpx underscores with emphasis the purpose and function of this monumental endeavor. Certainly the ifan serves as a vbhfav wtrav ouen a sanctuary for the presence of the shechinah. However the purpose and function of this mikdash and all the avodah performed therein is but one - the betterment of the people. v"cev has no need or benefit from a sanctuary and from service. The singular function of the ifan is to provide ktrah hbc with an opportunity to serve 'v in a greater capacity; with a heightened focus, and a more pure and perfect heart. This in turn yields them great benefit, wuhrcv ka iwcuyc >pj 'vu ubrnta unf. As our friends and supporters know, TAG is an institution with a long history of distinction and achievement s"xc. Today we continue to be blessed with a prestigious administration and highly effective faculty and staff, passionately devoted to the cause of wubcv lbhj – tcx ktrah lrsc.Iam privileged to work alongside them. Together we seek all ways and means to connect and reconnect our wushnkw to the glory of hbhx. Numerous programs, projects and initiatives targeting a diverse array of needs and populations make their way constantly from the drawing board to actualization. These operations require ongoing effort, persistence, ingenuity, courage and determination.

I take this opportunity to offer a vfrc to myself and to all of us blessed to serve as custodians of this sacred institution; wntc lscgk ubck rvyu - may 'v help us always maintain critical focus and remain ever mindful that the singular and only purpose of all that is done here at TAG is for the betterment of the wushnkw. wuhrcv ka iwcuyc >pj 'vu, Mrs. Miriam Tropper

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Assistant Principal, General Studies Machon Sarah TAG High School

Our high school is well known for the caliber of both our lemudei kodesh and our general studies departments. We offer a wide array of challenging courses that one would find in few, if any, other schools for frum girls. We are proud of the breadth of our classes and of our girls who seek ever more knowledge and challenge.

However, it is not only the caliber of our curriculum or the intellectual thirst of our students that earn us notable recognition. When I meet people on my travels, whether locally or abroad, and I mention that I have the privilege of being a part of the administration of Machon Sarah TAG High School, a surprising number of people are already familiar with the school and our students.

It is not just our girls' professional degrees, or their Advanced Regent's Diplomas that they mention. It is often the fine quality and character of our young women or the many acts of chesed our students have engaged in, that people find remarkable. While we are certainly proud of the education we offer our girls, we are truly blessed when people sing their praise of our students as fine women of their community and role models for others.

May we all continue to shep nachas from your daughters.

Mazal Tov to all the honorees of this year’s TAG dinner

Mr. and Mrs. Zev Golombeck Dr. and Mrs. Dan Geisler Morah Faye Metz The Mayer Family

Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of our girls. May TAG always be blessed with dedicated parents and friends who allow us to continue to thrive.

Mrs. Barbara Cinamon

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Limudei Kodesh Principal Junior High Division

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It is a pleasure to extend congratulations to our distinguished Honorees in recognition and celebration of their personal example of love of Torah and Chessed. Mr. Zev & Mrs. Aviva Golombeck are well known for their sterling character, outstanding efforts on behalf of the community and devotion to chinuch habanos. Their daughters have earned the admiration of their classmates and are certainly a reflection of their parents’ uniqueness. Dr. Dan & Mrs. Rachel Geisler have involved themselves with creating a proper framework for the chinuch of their daughter. They are a remarkable example of concern, dedication and ahavas haTorah. Morah Faye Metz is a shining example of a wonderful role model for her young talmidos. Always a breath of fresh air, Morah Faye wears her title with distinction. Mazel Tov to the entire Mayer Family. We wish each and every one of them, success in their endeavors to perpetuate the ideals of Yiddishkeit which they hold so dear. In understanding the goal as we travel on our great journey on the path of chinuch habanos, we look to Avraham and Sara who paved the way, for us, in avodas Hashem. On the third day of his travels when Avraham lifted his eyes, he saw the place from afar. To his young men he said, vp ofk uca, stay. That which was about to follow was not for them. They would not have understood it. Only one who internalizes the concept of doing Hashem’s will, whose heart awakens with an immediate hbbv, is able to give himself up to that will. One who reaches such a stage soars above the angels, .wrav hftknn ohehsm ohkusd This stage – soaring above the angels - of one’s free will doing that which the angels do, without a struggle, beckons only to those who follow the path that Avraham Avinu had illuminated for them. Avrahom and Yitzchock, the father and the son, the one to bring the offering, the other to be the offering, climb the mountain of kedushah in complete unswerving unity. Such is the picture of the example that points the way for all fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, for every old and young generation of the House of Avraham. It defines the path that they are to share together. usjh ovhba ufkhu May we, parents and children, be vfuz to travel together on the path of avodas Hashem.

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It is a pleasure to welcome all the esteemed honorees and guests at the Torah Academy for Girls annual Dinner.

In this week’s Parsha the Torah tells us to make an aron and put the keruvim on top. The pasuk says: cvz ohcurf ohba whagu the Mechilta teaches us that although the rest of the vessels in the Mishkan may be made from all metals if gold is unavailable, the Keruvim may only be made of gold.

Why is it forbidden to use other metals?

Rav Meir Shapira zt"l explains that the keruvim had faces of children, because they symbolize Israel’s young. They were positioned on top of the aron to show us that the primary preoccupation of Klal Yisroel is to connect the children to the aron by educating them to study and keep the Torah and feel a deep connection to it.

In other areas, we might allow ourselves to limit our contributions, but to provide our children with the best educational opportunities, we must spend generously. For the Keruvim, nothing less than gold is sufficient.

The Torah Academy for girls strives to live up to the lesson that Rabbi Meir Shapiro z”l teaches us about the Keruvim.

The honorees this year certainly are advocating for TAG’s talmidos on a gold standard.

Mr. Zev and Mrs. Aviva Golombeck are the proud parents of girls in TAG’s High school.

Dr. Dan and Mrs. Rachel Geisler send Shani to TAG each day so that we can enjoy the golden fruits of their labor.

Morah Faye Metz imbues the love of Torah to her talmidos each and every day.

Mr. Izzy Mayer, z”l, was a longtime chavrusa of Rabbi Moshe Weitman Ztl. They toiled in Torah for many years each day right here in our TAG building .

May the Moros at the Torah Academy for Girls continue to inspire our talmidos to forge a deep connection to Torah and Mitzvos.

Mrs. Menucha Levin

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Principal, General Studies Jr. High School Division

As I exit the elevator onto the fourth floor every day I am struck anew at the beautiful sounds emanating from the children. Depending on the time, they may be sounds of learning, of singing, of playing or just enjoying each others’ company while eating lunch. I enjoy the beautiful smiles on the girls’ faces as they greet me in the hallways or come to my office to show me a good mark on a recent test, or even just to get a snack. These are the joyous sights and sounds that greet everyone who enters the TAG building.

Our school has v"c grown by leaps and bounds. With the ever increasing numbers of students, we have expanded in every way possible to accommodate all of their needs. In addition to a wonderful, caring and devoted staff of teachers, the Junior High has a dedicated group of experts to handle any individual needs. Mrs. Eileen Fine, our Student Liaison, works directly with students and parents to address any concerns and to direct them to the help they need. Mrs. Tova Ackerman, as Director of Student Services, runs our resource room, oversees the therapists and has an excellent relationship with the District so that our girls can all receive the services they need. Mrs. Tova Bollag is the J.H.S. Social Worker who helps students navigate through their Junior High School years socially, academically and personally. Mrs. Beth Heller, the school’s social worker, continues to work with students throughout Elementary School and Junior High to guide them through rough patches. Mrs. Susan Kohn, Math Supervisor for the sixth grade, and Mrs. Malka Ungar, Language Arts Coordinator, work tirelessly to help adjust the curriculum to the Common Core Standards and to help us bridge the gap between Elementary School and High School. In addition, we have added several new classes to our curriculum in order to teach every child “ufrs hp kg.”

As you can well imagine, all of this takes an incredible amount of time and devotion on the parts of all who work in TAG. We could never be successful, however, without our partnership with the wonderful and dedicated parent body of our school. This year we honor some exemplary parents who have stepped up to help make our dinner a success: Mr. & Mrs. Zev Golombeck, Dr. & Mrs. Dan Geisler, Morah Faye Metz and the Mayer family. I wish our honorees, and all of our parents, much wjb and vfrc from all of the children.

Mrs. Cecile Wieder

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL STUDIES PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIVISION

Mazel Tov to tonight’s deserving honorees:

It is with an immense sense of pride that I extend my warmest wishes to tonight’s honorees. It is a unique opportunity to be both an active participant and educational leader in the TAG family. TAG, built on an outstanding and well -deserved reputation for excellence in chinuch habanos, has allowed our community’s dreams to become a living reality. Tonight’s dinner is a crowning achievement and marks the success of hundreds of dedicated families whom have invested in building and nurturing the TAG family.

Tonight’s honorees are not merely names but foundational leaders in both the community at large and in TAG’s hallowed halls. Institutions of Torah are not merely buildings of a physical nature but rather those classrooms and halls house our true way. A way built on a dedicated partnership of families and educators. Our partnership has one goal in mind; laying the foundation with technique and attention and continuing the growth for the next generation. Our partnership with parents and community promotes a lasting and meaningful foundation of growth for our daughters. Tonight’s honorees are prime examples of that partnership. Having the opportunity to recognize their importance to the growth of TAG underscores their importance in our ability to lead the future generation of the women of K’lal Yisrael.

Mr. and Mrs. Golombeck - The Goleombeck family is one that I am proud to share a personal connection with. Their daughters and my own daughters share a warmth and friendship that I am grateful for. The Golombecks are a soft-spoken family, yet determined to accomplish their goals of raising children who personify both the learning of Torah and living of Torah values. I continue to be grateful for the role modeling you provide for your children of which my family is a beneficiary. Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor, and I look forward to continuing to share in much joint nachas from Devora and Sara.

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Geisler – The recipients of this year’s Parents of the Year Award, Dr. and Mrs. Geisler, personify this title in the outstanding way they are raising their daughter Shani. They carry with them a sterling reputation as both parents and as vital and involved community members. I value their ongoing contribution to our institution and look forward to continuing to share in the nachas of Shani.

Morah Faye Metz - An educator who personifies the true meaning of Chinoch Habanos in all that you do. Each day you bring with you not only a talent for teaching, but a love for each of our youngest Talmidos. Hashem should give you the strength to continue in your Avodas Hakodesh for many years to come.

To all the honorees and TAG community leaders I thank you. I am proud to be a part of the TAG family, and can only hope that we continue to see nachas from all of our Talmidos. Nachas that I hope to partake and contribute to. May Hashem grant you strength and good health to continue in your Avodas Hakodesh.

Mrs. Temima Feldman

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Message From The Directors Ganger Early Childhood Division of TAG

Best wishes to all of tonight’s deserving honorees!

Mr. Zev and Mrs. Aviva Golombeck, Guests of Honor Dr. Dan and Mrs. Rachel Geisler, Parents of the Year The Mayer family in memory of Mr. Izzy Mayer A”H, The Rabbi Moshe Weitman z’l Memorial Award Thank you for enabling the quality of chinuch that continues to flourish under the TAG banner!

We are so proud of our own Morah Faye Metz, School Service Awardee, whose dedication to TAG is noteworthy. Our best wishes for continued hatzlocha to Morah Faye and may Hahsem bentch her and her family with kol tuv!

Mazal Tov to TAG upon the 54th Chai, Chai, Chai Dinner celebration. TAG continues to serve as a beacon for Torah true chinuch as well as academic excellence. The Ganger Early Childhood is blessed with outstanding staff members who work tirelessly to ensure the progress of every child, both academically and socially. This year we are benefitting from the addition of Morah Dena Isaacs MA OTR-L, in order to better address the fine motor skills of our children as well.

Working in tandem with the elementary school, the Early Childhood has streamlined the Hebrew reading Kriya Neema program along with our English language and math curriculum to promote a seamless transition between the two departments.

As part of our professional development, the Early Childhood is engaged in a group study of the Conscious Discipline Classroom Management Program. Regularly scheduled professional enrichment opportunities provide our Moros with the tools to implement practical and effective classroom management techniques which have enriched our program immeasurably.

Wishing our dear parent body overflowing Yiddish nachas,

Chavie Sender, Director Rivky Keilson, Assistant Director

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY Nedivei Lev

The Torah Academy for Girls has established the Nediv Lev Award which is bestowed each year at the Annual Dinner upon those of its parents and friends who have distinguished themselves from among their peers in their devotion and dedication to our school. These families have given of themselves unstintingly and graciously and have been an inspiration and source of encouragement to our administration and to our entire parent body. This commitment to the educational ideals of our school and its progress have made our growth possible. We are fortunate to have the friendship and wholehearted support of these "Nedivim". We are happy to publicly acknowledge our indebtedness and to express our gratitude and appreciation to them. We wish them well and pray that Hashem grant them and their families life, health and happiness and that they continue to find fulfillment and deep satisfaction in their noble work for Torah and Torah education.

INTRODUCTION SAR TORAH MOKIR TORAH AMUD HATORAH TOMCHEI TORAH MACHZIK TORAH KESSER TORAH DIAMOND NEDIV LEV GOLD SILVER FULL HALF QUARTER HOME JOURNAL GALLERY We gratefully acknowledge

the support received from Fund for Jewish Education

Sponsored by

Caroline and Joseph Gruss Life Monument Funds Inc. and U.J.A. Federation of New York