PARSHAS LECH LECHA 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
Luach On Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, this year’s 8th grade boys and girls began our educational and inspirational program called "Lunch with a Legend." Students will IY”H gather each Rosh Chodesh Friday, October 19 for a special brunch and learn together with someone who lived through the period of the Holocaust. Candle Lighting Time: 5:43 PM Through teaching the students Pirkei Avos and sharing with them a piece of "their story," a life changing bond is formed between these "Legends" and our students. This month, we were privileged Shabbos, October 20 to spend time with and learn from Mr. Izzy Starck. Mr. Starck, a Holocaust survivor, and author of Shabbos Parshas Lech Lecha "A Boy Named 68818" is a proud past parent and current grandparent of many Arie Crown Sof Z’man Kriyas Shema: 9:52 AM Talmidim and Talmidos. We wish him, together with his Eishes Chayil, continued Gezunt and Nachas and thank him for all he does for our school. Upcoming Events
Monday, October 22 7B (R’ Sherman) Trip to Holocaust Museum
Tuesday, October 23 7B (R’ Nadoff) Trip to Holocaust Museum
Wednesday, October 24 7B (R’ Schwartz) Trip to Holocaust Museum
Sunday, October 28 P/T Conference Sign Up Begins Online
Hot Lunches: Monday, October 22 Hot Dog Tuesday, October 23 Baked Ziti Wednesday, October 24 Shnitzel Thursday, October 25 Pizza Sub Friday, October 26 No Hot Lunch **First Week of Pizza Lunch Fridays
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School is affiliated with the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago, a partner in serving our Jewish Community supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation of Chicago. PARSHAS LECH LECHA 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
1st Grade News By Morah Rosen
Morah Rosen is so proud of the following boys who have reached Level 2 in our Levels Program: Avraham Moshe Kirshner, Cheeli Mermelstein, Dovid Friedman, Yitzi Goldstein, Shua Fox, Moshe Grilli, Yossi Lebedinsky, Shua Russell, Avraham Polstein and Meir Goldberg! It is amazing how quickly the boys are learning to make smart choices and to stay on task throughout the day!
4th Grade News By Meira Keener, Mashie Perkins, and Hadassah Aronin This week in Mrs. Dubovick's Kittah Daled, even though we’ve only had about a month of school, we already finished Perek Alef in Chumash! We started Kriah in Tehillim last week and we’re already up to Perek Tes. It is amazing! We’ve already done two tests on Ivrit. Please see our picture of us holding up our recent tests that we all did so well on! Mrs. Dubovick is so proud of us all They’re really tricky but not for us! We have a lot of tests throughout the year. In Navi we are learning about the Shoftim. Chumash key words are so easy so far! We have already done more than five lists. We have learned so many songs this year; it’s hard to keep track. Mrs. Dubovick is the best teacher ever. Have a great Shabbos.
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
Student Council News DAY OF LEARNING By Laura Kalutsky, Kira Strick, and Joella Rashkow Thank you to Barbara, Harry, Sherry, Jeff and Lori Last Thursday was an exciting one for our 3rd and 8th Friedman and Roz and Renan Sugarman for sponsoring grade girls! It was the kickoff to the Big Sister/Little Sister Thursday’s learning, October 11—2 Cheshvan, in Program. First, the third graders found their big sisters. The commemoration of the second yahrzeit of Mr. Mory ,Beloved husband ,משה בן אשר הענדזל ,big sisters decorated notebooks, took pictures, and even Friedman learned a song with their little sisters! Opening activity is father, poppy and great-grandfather. May his neshama on its way, so get excited, everyone! have an aliyah. Friday’s learning, October 12—3 Cheshvan, was sponsored 2nd Grade News as a zechus for a refuah shlaimah for Nava Gavriella bas Naomi Tova. By Sarah Abrams Thank you to Abie and Ronit Gutnicki and Family for Mrs. Abrams' 2nd grade girls dedicating Wednesday’s learning, October 17—8 completed their social studies ,לעילוי נשמת יענטא רבקה בת ר׳ יעקב הלוי ,unit all about communities last Cheshvan week. They learned all about our mother and bubbie, on her 28th yahrzeit. May her rural, suburban, and urban neshama have an aliyah. communities. To finish up the unit, the girls had a To sponsor a day or week of learning, please contact Sam Medow in the Business Office. Thank you. culminating activity where cards were placed all over the classroom that provided PTA NEWS clues to different types of communities. Working with a The PTA has some amazing opportunities to help the school partner, each team decided whether each card described and earn give/get at the same time! an urban, suburban, or rural community. The girls were able to show all that they had learned while also getting to *The Main Campus is looking for a volunteer to do work with a friend. photocopying on a weekly basis a few times a week. This job requires daytime availability throughout the school year. Please email [email protected] for more information. *The English library is looking for volunteers throughout the upcoming school year. We have openings on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30-2:00 PM and from 11:30-1:10 PM on Fridays. All volunteers need to commit to a minimum of 1 hour/week throughout the school year. If you are interested in joining the Arie Crown library team, please contact Adina Aberman at (773) 851-3663. *Help to start off the school day with a smile! The Early SWEATSHIRTS Childhood campus is looking for volunteers to help during morning drop-off on Monday or Tuesday from 8:10-8:30 AM. The PTA would like to thank the sweatshirt committee - Only one morning per week commitment! For more Josh Mishkin and Rachel Weil - for ensuring that all of the information about this opportunity, please contact Arie Crown students are warm and cozy as the [email protected]. temperature drops. All of your hard work and "sweat" during Back2School days, organizing and preparing the TZEDAKAH DRIVE order, coordinating delivery and during the sorting Thank you to everyone who collected and contributed process are much appreciated. Thank you to all of the donations towards this year’s Tzedakah Drive! With your amazing volunteers who came to help sort and deliver the generous support, we are able to provide exciting new sweatshirts to the classrooms, as well. opportunities for our school! Thank you so much to the Parents, please make sure to label your children's Tzedakah Drive chairs, Baila Berkovich and Alyssa Volkov sweatshirts!!! for all your efforts on behalf of the school!
PARSHAS LECH LECHA 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
Join us for a FREE screening of the award-winning Israeli JUF CHANUKAH COAT CLUB documentary film (subtitled), My Hero Brother, presented by the A gift of $18 to JUF’s Chanukah Coat Club will give a local Opi and Omi Mosbacher Project of Keshet, followed by a short child in need a warm, new coat and accessories to brave panel discussion featuring Keshet participants and their siblings. the harsh winter. Refreshments will be served. Sunday, October 21 | 2:30pm at the For more information, please call 312-357-4680 or visit WiFi Building, 8150 McCormick Blvd in Skokie. To RSVP or for more information: Call Keshet at (847) 205-1234. https:// juf.org/Chanukah. keshet.org/events/the-opi-and-omi-project-of-keshet-presents- JUF’s Chanukah Coat Club is an initiative conducted in my-hero-brother/ partnership with Jewish Child and Family Services, The ARK, and the Chicago Chesed Fund. New to The Shabbat Project Chicago “THE SHABBAT PROJECT DINNER BOX” serving the best that Chicago’s Kosher meat restaurants and take-out have to offer for Shabbat! Support our local restaurants and treat yourself on The International Shabbat The Arie Crown Family would like to extend a Mazel Tov to: Project Shabbos - Oct. 26-27, 2018. A Rising, Sweet, Scrumptious Births thanks to Ramesh Soleymani of Couture Event Planning for *Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick and Orlit (class of ‘97) Goldman on the organizing this newest addition to The Shabbat Project. birth of their twin sons. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Mr. Participating Restaurants: The Sandwich Club, Shallots Bistro, Edward Goldman and Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Zaret. Tacos Gingi, Mizrahi Grill, Great Chicago Food & Beverage *Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Minkus on the birth of their Company, Hungarian Kosher Foods, Chicago Tailgators & Circle granddaughter, born to Mr. and Mrs. Bentzi and Yael (class of Catering. www.shabbatprojectchicago.org. '96) Yunger of Beitar. N'Shei Yeshurun invites women of all ages to a special food Bar/Bas Mitzvahs demonstration featuring nationally acclaimed chef and cook book *Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Kost on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, author, Miriam Pascal, creator of Overtimecook.com, Sunday Yitzchak. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Mr. David Kost and October 28 at 8pm at Yeshurun. $18 in advance and $25 at the Mrs. Judy Greenspon. door. Reservations can be made at [email protected]. Please join us for the AMIT Chanukah Boutique, where admission is free! The Boutique will be held Sunday, October 28th, from Community Announcements 11:00am-4:00pm at Congregation Or Torah at 3800 Dempster in Skokie. The boutique features over 25 vendors a wide variety of Snacks2go is your one-stop shop for all your serving-size vendors selling housewares, sheets, books, children and woman's snacks! We carry a full line of Wise, Herr’s, Jays and Krunchers! clothing, skin care, makeup, baby gifts, winter accessories and Pretzels too! Check out all our choices at more. For the second year in a row, the boutique will feature a www.snacks2gokosher.com!! Happy Kids=Happy Moms!! raffle with fantastic prizes from restaurants, stores and local The Shabbat Project Chicago CHALLAH BAKE-Save the date and businesses around the community. For more information, contact get your seat soon, this experience FILLS UP FAST. Thursday, AMIT at 847-677-3800 or [email protected]. October 25th @7:00 p.m. Join over a million of our Jewish "Reaching New Heights: The Lessons of Chana" will be presented sisters, mothers, daughters, bubbies and friends making and by Esther Eisenman, Menahelet of Midreshet Shalhevet High taking Challah TOGETHER in Achdut on one night around the School in North Woodmere, New York at the Wendy J. Hartz globe. New Challah Bake site this year - Ida Crown Jewish Memorial Lecture on Sunday, November 11th, at 7:00 pm. Doors Academy-joining Athletico-Northbrook and JCCs Chicago in open at 6:30. The Adele Goldblum Women's Council of Lakeview, Lake Zurich and Northbrook. Reserve your seats at: Congregation Kesser Maariv is sponsoring this event at the Shul, theshabbatprojectchicago.org. 4341 W. Golf, Skokie. It is open to men and women, refreshments will be served and there is no charge. For further information, Please join No Shame On U on Sunday night, October 28th, at please call 847-679-9800. the Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore in Skokie for our 4th Annual Event featuring Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Attention parents of 8th grade boys! On Tuesday, October 30th, Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University and author of An Unquiet at 8:15 PM, prospective parents are cordially invited to an Open Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. Dr. Jamison will speak House at the Yeshiva, 7135 Carpenter Road in Skokie. Learn about about professional and personal insights on living with the excitement at FYHS and meet our new Menahel/Principal, depression and bipolar disorder. New this year: a raffle with Rabbi Dovid Kupchik. See for yourself what makes FYHS unique sports tickets, restaurant outings, Abt gift certificate and more. and attracts students from the Chicago area and across the Need not be present to win. For more information, raffle tickets country. For more information, please contact Rabbi Josh Zisook and registration, please go to www.nsou2018.eventbrite.com. at 847-982-2500 ext. 1113 or [email protected].
Parshas Lech Lecha 10 Cheshvan 5779 October 19, 2018
Pre Nursery Nursery Kindergarten
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Monday, October 29 Kindergarten Literacy Night
Wednesday, November 7 Parent Teacher Conferences
Shoshana Safirstein Early Childhood Director [email protected] The Kindergarten yeladim celebrated 3 Parshiot with a special field trip to Didier Farms!
After learning Parshas Bereishis, we observed so many of Hashem’s creations! In honor of Parshas Noach, the yelaidm enjoyed a petting zoo where they saw lots of animals that were on Noach’s Teivah, and also saw pig races!
The yeladim traveled just like Avraham in Parshas Lech Lecha. We experienced different kinds of transportation vehicles including tractors, giant tricycles, barrel wheels and hay rides! Pre-Nursery and Nursery Yeladim take a trip on the Skokie Swift after learning all about transportation vehicles in honor of Parshas Lech Lecha!
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for joining us on this fun trip!! Susie Appel Sabar Kohanpour Charlene Appleson Ayelet Leibtag Avigayil Bejar Shoshana Marshak Rifi Bleichman Elisheva Meystel Tehila Erlich Rita Lipshitz Yocheved Fine Ira Piltz Avigayil Follman Marnina Rosen Brocha Gendelman Rena Raccah Ruki Halpert Chana Malka Schultz Aviva Huss Tamar Shames Jessica Joseph Eli Shicker Lani Kahn Rachel Silverman Angela Khvilovsky Amy Snow Rivka Kleinman Adina Wein Eve Kleinerman Tzippy Wengrow Michael Kerendian Maayan Zimmerman Ojeni Kohanchi Ruti Zuckerman