בה שערי שי צ יו YST News י ן Vol 23, Issue 19 YESHIVA Candle ligh ng: 5:26 SHAAREI TZION Feb. 24, 2017 , Parsha Points
In this week’s Parsha , the laws of Bein Adam L’Chaveiro , the laws between man and his friend, are FYI discussed. These laws govern many important and signifi cant day-to-day occurrences in both business and personal rela onships. Some examples include: The laws of harming others, stolen property, and lending • IMPORTANT! B6T Transporta on forms for the money. 2017 Fall Semester are due by March 10th. The The fi rst set of laws men oned are those pertaining to an Eved Ivr i, a Jewish slave. A Jew is sold individual forms for both boys and girls school, into slavery when he cannot pay back what he stole. Although an Eved Ivri is considered to be the property 3:30 & 4:30 dismissal mes are a ached to the of the Jew he works for, nevertheless, the Torah commands that a Jew must treat his Eved Ivri as a member newsle er and are also on the website. Please of the family. He must ensure his comfort and personal well being. fi ll out one form for each child using the bus and Why is the seemingly less common and less signifi cant mitzvah of the Jewish slave chosen as the send it into the respec ve schools. fi rst of the laws between man and his friend? Rabbi Shamshon Rafoel Hirsch zt”l off ers an explana on. The laws of a Jewish slave actually set the tone for all of the laws between man and his friend. All the laws • Parent Teacher Conferences in the girls’ school men oned in the Parsha come to teach us one important lesson; that all people are created in the image of is on Tues, Feb 28th. Appointments have been Hashem and must be treated as such. The Jewish slave is a person who could not aff ord to pay back what made for you and were e-mailed. Please call or he stole, and yet the Torah teaches us that even he must be treated with respect and dignity. All the more e-mail the offi ce if you will not be able to make so, we must treat the rest of society with respect and dignity. To reinforce this concept, the Parsha starts off it, or if you swapped appointments with another with the laws of an Eved Ivri to create the paradigm for Bein Adam L’Chaveiro . parent. • Purim is just around the corner! Don’t forget to send Mishloach Manos through the YST-PTA for Week in Review the staff by Thurs, March 2nd. (Flyer a ached by Preschool Jottings e-mail or on the website) We are just in the right mood for • Taanis Esther is Thurs., March 9th. Dismissal in The fourth grade boys are really enjoying the girls school wil be 2:00 p.m. for grades 6-8 learning Mishnayos Sukkah . The boys are studying Chodesh Adar! We are swimming amongst and 3:30 p.m. for all other grades. In the boys about all types of interes ng sukkos . Is the sukkah the most beau ful whales, seahorses and school, dismissal will be 2:15 p.m. for grades 7 & kosher if there is a space at the bo om of the wall? fi sh in the sea. The mazal of Adar is “hang- 8 and all other grades will be 3:30 p.m. How about if there is a space on top? Can you use ing” all around our building and we just keep • PLEASE NOTE DISMISSAL TIMES! Mon., March boards for ? What about a Big Plain Mat? looking at them and admiring! Each child 13 is Shushan Purim - There will be a delayed We have also fi nished our 3rd unit of He- opening of 10:00 a.m. for all grades and all boys designed his/her fi sh, whale and seahorse classes will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. and all girls brew spelling. Did the Mitzrim get punished with using their imagina on, crea vity and de- classes at 2:30 p.m. , or ? Is it or ? termina on! Sing along with the children Mazel Tov on our of . • Around the Table event: All mothers of girls ….a sailor went to sea! We have expanded May we con nue to make many more ! in 3rd-5th grade are invited this Sunday night the lyrics of that song and made our very at 8:30. Mrs. Didi Deitcher will be speaking on What a whirlwind of ac vity the last few the topic of “social stuff - when and how to weeks have been for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade own YST Preschool version. intervene “ at Zehava Feuer’s house. Check your boys’ literacy classes. The 6th graders have been Special thank you to Ruth from Bell email for addi onal informa on. introduced to the Wri ng Process, and they are Drugs who hosted Morah Mimi and Morah • The YST Girls School Play will be on Sun, March pu ng this new informa on to good use as they Irene’s class. She taught them about med- 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Forum Theater. See begin their “How To” essays. It is always interes ng icines and medical supplies and gave them a ached fl yer for details. • PROP/ COSTUME CALL: If you have any of to learn about new ways to build, bake, design, and several souvenirs. The children learned how the following items that you can share for the create, as our students put their knowledge into a prescrip on is fi lled and were amazed at school play, please label the item and send it to words and use newly learned wri ng skills show just how many medicines there really are. the Girls School offi ce: their exper se. Purim has hit the classroom! Morah An important unit is being undertaken in Shabby sweaters and/or coats Rochel and Morah Faige’s class have start- Large shawls the 7th grade – the Holocaust. The boys are read- ed their infamous Purim Costume Metal buckets ing a novel rela ng to this very important me in Old fashioned suits/dresses, size 2 , 4, 6 our history. As the students have been reading and Box. The costume box holds a • Pirchei and Pirchei Beis Medrash will be from discussing the book, their understanding of what costume of each Purim charac- 3:15 to 4:15 at the Agudah. There will be a happened, the trials and tribula ons of our ances- ter, so that the children can dress minyan for Mincha before Pirchei at 2:50. the part as they retell the story! • Bnos this week is from 2:15 - 3:15. tors, and why it is so important to never forget is increasing with each lesson. We are fortunate that Crowns, beards, shirts, capes, at the end of the unit, Mrs. Tiefenbrunn will be sceptors are just some of the trea- coming again this year to speak to them about her sure in the box. Parnes Hayom mother, a Holocaust survivor. Hearing about those Nursery children spent Wednesday A day of learning is being sponsored years helps the students to understand, even more, under the stars. They came dressed in their about such an important me in history. on Monday, Feb 27, xc` ycg y`x pajamas, ate a midnite snack, traced stars in commemora on of the yahrtzeit An exciting new vthre contest for boys, on their chalkboard and twinkled their eyes of Mirel Hanfl ing grades 1-5 was presented to our students last Monday. while singing Twinkle, Twinkle Li le Star. d”r ,ilztp za lxin All boys who complete their required amount of reading of All the children will remember what a star by the Slepoy Family r,xt ,khdn, will receive a vkhdn as a special gift. A shape looks like. list of the recipients will be posted in this newsletter. cont’d from page 1 In the girls school, Morah Krauss and ‘ are working through a unit on “? ”.While brushing up on their numbers, the girls are learning how to tell me in Hebrew. Comple ng a unit on “ ”, the girls interviewed their Bulletin Board friends, “ ” and “ ” - asking them about the weather and the clothing that they wear. • Sun, Feb 26 - 7:30p.m. - Khal Chassidim Simply Tzfat kumzitz at Take a walk down the hallway at YST girls and you will surely hear an Rabbi Horowitz’s Shteible, Khal Chassidim on 46 N. 8th Ave. This enthusias c chorus emerging from Morah Govhari’s ‘ ... ! As (free admission) kumzitz is among the many gatherings – in song, the girls learned ‘ of they collaborated with their peers to study and community commemora on – held in tribute to Hinda memorize the en re . Throughout the the girls displayed beau ful bas Yaakov Peretz, Rabbi Horowitz’s precious wife a”h. There will as they worked together and supported one another in reviewing be sea ng areas for men and women in the Shteible Beit Midrash. and tes ng the . Several girls willingly gave up their recess to help their friends study. • Sun, Feb 26 - 8pm - RPRY PLUS and the RPRY Alumni Associa on A er several weeks of diligence and persistence, every girl in ‘ invite the whole community to Coach Gila’s cooking demo and achieved her goal in learning May all the you have workshop on TOP TIPS FOR HEALTHY EATING. At this event you will get to taste the food that Coach Gila prepares right in front of you and go learned stay with you for many years to come. ! home with a copy of her featured recipes! Cost is $15 in advance/$20 at Morah Devorah’s Pre1a girls reached the 100th day of school milestone the door. Sponsorships available and include admission: For ques ons this week. They spent all day Tuesday doing various ac vi es to mark the and reserva ons please email [email protected] celebra on: a) counted by 1’s, 5’s & 10’s to 100 b) read 100 words c) looked at various items of 100 including dixie cups, toothpicks, co on balls, cut straws and • Sun, Feb 26 - Cong. Ahavas Yisrael will be hos ng its 8th Annual pegs, seeing that “100” can look different depending on the item. d) completed a Journal Breakfast at Cong. Ahavas Achim, 216 S. 1st Ave., Highland 100th day celebra on booklet e) completed a wri ng ac vity that asked what they Park, NJ, at 9:30 am. Honorees are Mr. Menachem and Mrs. Helene wished they had 100 of. What a fun day! Kravitz (Guests of Honor), Mr. Zev Rosenberg, and Mr. Aryeh Berger What does music and math have to do with each other? Just ask any of (Service Awardees). For more informa on, please visit www.ayedison. Mrs. Schwrartz’ 3rd graders! With the goal of being 100% fluent in all of our basic org or email [email protected]. math facts, 3rd grade girls have been singing and dancing through their • Motzai Shabbos, March 4 - 8:00 pm - Highland Park/Edison Connects mul plica on facts. In addi on, through the use of their star cards and Reflex Winter 2017 Melava Malka for women, featuring a very special guest Math, they have been ge ng smarter & smarter, faster & faster and be er & speaker! A former IDF soldier, who grew up in this community and who be er. By ge ng just a li le bit be er and applying a growth mindset, they are served during the recent Opera on Protec ve Edge. This very special seeing huge results. Way to go girls! no-charge event will be taking place at the home of Rachelle and Zev As part of their astronomy unit, Mrs. Loew’s 6th grade scien sts got to Stern, 474 Lincoln Ave, HP. (Speaker to begin at 8:30 sharp to leave fly a space mission beyond their wildest dreams at the Buehler Challenger and plenty of mingling me a erwards!) For more info please email Faygie Science Center simulator! Students worked in teams to complete their mission, Lobel at [email protected] or [email protected]. while conduc ng experiments, monitoring life support, and implemen ng naviga on orders. In this dynamic environment, students used principles of • Sun, March 5 - 9:30 AM - Bikur Cholim of Raritam Valley Annual Event to be held at the Pines Manor, 2087 Raritan Ave. The Guest Speaker will science, mathema cs, and technology to complete their tasks. Thank you Mrs. Be Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser. This year’s Guests of Honor are Dalya & Feiler, for joining the trip! Harry Chefi tz and Ezra and Nava Chefi tz; Gomlei Chesed awardees - Seventh grade scien sts were given the exci ng opportunity to work Leon & Sharon Glaser and the Keter Shem Tov awardees to the Morris with dry ice these past weeks in connec on to their study of ma er, states of Family. Couvert is $50 per person. Sponsorships are available. For ma er, phase changes, and sublima on. One of the amazing phenomena they more info, call 732-572-7181 or go on the website at bikurcholimrv.org observed was what happened when dry ice is added to a soap solu on. Be sure to ask them what happened and why!
Tech-Tips Warn children about the importance of privacy and the danger s of predators. Teens need to know that once content is s hared with Mazel Tov! others, they will not be able to delete or remove it completely, and includes tex ng of inappropriate pictures. They may also not know • Rabbi Mrs. Shlomo Nusbaum upon the birth of a son about or choose not to use privacy se ngs, and they nee d to be • Rabbi & Mrs. Boruch Goodman upon the marriage of their son, warned that predators o en use social networking, chat r ooms, Mendy to Gi el Springer e-mail, and online gaming to contact and exploit children.
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• Congrega on Ohav Emeth’s 10th Annual Purim Costume Gemach is available. Over 800 infants to adult costumes are available to borrow. The Gemach con nues this year for 3 more days on Wednesday night, March 1st from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Sunday March 5th from 10 am-3 pm and on Tuesday March 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost is either a $5 dona on or 1 donated costume per costume borrowed. The gemach is located at Congrega on Ohav Emeth, 415 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ. For more informa on email [email protected] or see our facebook page at h ps://www.facebook.com/costumegemach • Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: Tefi llah class on Sun, Feb 26 at 11:00 AM at the Agudah; Please contact Aviva at 732-572-4408 or siegelmom@optonline. net for status of class on Monday, Feb. 27. • Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class will take place Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 AM at the home of Leah Epshtein, 253 Lawrence Avenue, Highland Park. • Mrs. Leah Drillman’s Shimiras Haloshon class will meet on Monday, Feb 27 at 7:30 PM at the home of Janet Rivenson, 19 Price Drive, Edison.