parent newsletterBoys Division הדלקת נרות 5:08 | ג ‘ אדר א ‘ תשע ו“ | Friday, Feb. 12 | פרשת תרומה PICTURES School news Message from the Photographer: We had a visit last week from Mrs. Heinz and Mrs. Naftel. They cane to observe our First Thanks to all the volunteers for your help with Grade as part of a follow up to the Slingerland picture day at Cheder Chabad. We could not Course our have done it without you. Teachers took this summer. They were very impressed with schedule reminder the students and their accom- plishments. Feb. 11-16/ב‘-ז ‘ אדר א ,Thursday-Tuesday Mid Winter Break - No Sessions happy birthday Levi Yitzchok Cohen Menachem Mendel Litzman Zalman Leib Farkash library news Yossi Burston Levi Yitzchok Hendel Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Jordan for sponsor- Menachem Mendel Marrus ing a book to the library in Schneur Zalman’s Meir Keller honor. Yossi Farkas Thank You Rabbi and Mrs. Gancz for sponsor- Yankel Sirota ing a book to the library in Menachem Mendel’s Yosef Bogomilsky honor Yosef Keller and grow up to be a שנת הצלחה May you have a source of nachas for klal Yisroel! Shabbos mevorchim tehillim WINNERs contest: Yossi Keller won the soccer ball, Gedalia Siklos won The שבת מברכים תהלים Winners of the Mysterious Shepherd DVD, Shmuel Katz won the Tehillim and Shlomo Goodfriend won the helmet. Over 38 children participated in the program, and over 1,664 kapit- lach tehillim were said!! to the following boys who finished the entire sefer ישר כח A Special tehillim : Gershon Jacobson, Michel Simon, Zushi Borenstein and Yanky Silber MINYAN TRIP As a reward of consistent attendance and proper behavior at Minyan, 12 boys from the 6th, 7th & 8th Grades were eligible for a trip to Campgaw snow tubing. The following boys were eligible to attend: Mendel Touger, Schneur Niasoff, Chananya Niasoff, Mendel Cohen, Mendel Simpson, Yisroel Shimon Bogomilsky, Yossi Kagan, Yosef Yitzchok Keller, Machi Rimler, Mendel Teitelbaum, Zalmy Hirsch, Shlomo Goodfriend and Shaul Zelig Bronstein. Thank you Rabbi Silverstein for arranging the trip and giving the boys such a great time. Thank you Rabbi Wolowik, Rabbi Silverstein and Rabbi Schulman for helping out as chaperones. Thank you Rabbi and Mrs. Rimler for loaning your van. The next Minyan trip will be at the end of Adar 2, IY”H. CLASS NEWS Rabbi Simpson Sixth Grade—Limudei Kodesh B”H, Kitah Vav has been growing in their learning by leaps and bounds. Recently we have been learning about the property of a captive. Do we bring down one of the captive's relatives to גמרא a fascinating take care of the property? If yes, what compensation should that relative get? What happens if we find out that the captive died? The talmidim have been very involved and excited about the discussion. and חמץ times for burning , בדיקת חמץ and have been learning all about מסכת פסחים we started , משניות In . מצה of דינים asked for another chance to טמא that were מדבר we learned the about how the Yidden in the חומש In and משיח The Rebbe learns from this that we should ask for. פסח שני and where given קרבן פסח bring a not just wait patiently for him to come. class news Mrs. Yoffe Fourth Grade — General Studies The fourth graders read a selection entitled: “Reading with Your Fingers”. It is the story of Louis Braille, the inventor of the system of writing in raised dots for use by the blind, known as the Braille method. Louis was only fifteen at the time of his invention. Every boy then wrote a paragraph describing an invention he would like to design, and how he would go about if. One boy’s dream invention was a huge heater that would warm up an entire city, and also melt the snow. Another idea was to design eye glass wipers to make it easier to see in the rain. How about a book making robot, complete with a writing, typing, and binding statin? Would you enjoy having a “Time Skipper” machine which could take you back and forth in time or a tissue cleaner etc…? Their ideas were terrific! tzivos hashem news We have started a weekly raffle for all those soldiers who fill out their weekly mission sheet and bring it back to school or fill it out on the computer. This weeks winner: Gedaliya Siklos! . י ‘‘ג אדר א‘ ,The next raffle will take place on Monday Parents can also use the new easy to use mobile website for filling out mission sheets. Visit www.Mashpia.com/mobile Farbrengen כ ‘‘ ב שבט . רעבעצין חי ‘ מושקא the yahrtzeit of ,כ ‘‘ב שבט This past Monday we had a Farbrengen in honor of Among the stories that R’ Wolowik told the children at the Farbrengen, was one of the Gurary family from South Africa that was visiting the Rebbetzin. During the visit, the Rebetzin asked their 10 year old daughter how she likes America compared to South Africa. Since the girl was shy her mother responded that in the U.S. she has good kosher chocolate that can’t be found in South Africa. The Rebetzin immedi- ately asked one of the house helpers to bring out a large tray of chocolate. About a year later, a couple of months before the passing of the Rebetzin, there was a group of bachurim traveling to South Africa for Yeshiva. One of the bachurim was close to the Rebetzin and went to visit her. During the visit the Rebetzin asked if he can take a package for the Gurary family. Yes, as you guessed. She sent chocolates for this girl. We always have to make sure to look out for the needs of others and try to help them whenever we can. parshas Yisro students of the week—general studies GRADE 2 GRADE 1 YANKY SILBER—Y Y NOVACK MOSHE BACKMAN L Z ABENSON– S Z ZALTZMAN GRADE 3 GRADE 4 MOSHE GOLDSTEIN HERSHY GOODFRIEND DOV BER TEITELBAUM ZALMY FARKASH - S Z TOUGER GRADE 5 GRADE 6 YOSSI LEWIS YOSEF SHEMTOV YISROEL SILVERMAN SCHNEUR NIASOFF GRADE 7 GRADE 8 MENDEL DEITCH YOSEF KELLER—BINYOMIN PLOTKIN MENACHEM DREW—GEDALYA COHEN parshas MISHPATIM students of the week—general studies GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GAVRIEL NOACH TOUGER YISHAI WERTH—YISROEL WIENER GEDALIA SIKLOS SHMUEL KATZ YOSEF YITZCHOK LEHR GRADE 3 GRADE 4 YOSEF YITZCHOK LITZMAN YAKOV YITZCHOK PLOTKIN MOSHE DREW ?? ב"ה Lma'an Yishme'u Shabbos Table Companion מרכז אנ״ש MERKAZ ANASH Rabbi Shimon Hellinger - Editor 344 פרשת תרומה תשע"ו HEARING GOOD unless he makes an effort to avoid hearing it. )תו"מ תשמ"ח ח"ד ע' Unceasing Sound Waves Hearing Only Good )15 Reb Shlomo Leib of Linchna, a student of the One of the first chassidim who came to Rabbeinu Yonah writes that just as speaking Chozeh of Lublin and the Yid HaKadosh of Lubavitch after the Mitteler Rebbe settled indecently harms a Yid's neshama, so too listening Pshischa, made every effort not to listen to there in (1813) was the eminent chossid, to indecent talk tarnishes one's neshama. The unsuitable talk, and for his part, he was careful תקע"ג Reb Hillel Paritcher. The Mitteler Rebbe had Shaloh writes that a child who hears goyishe songs to speak only when necessary. When he was instructed his chassidim that whenever they will develop a negative nature. young, he rented a room together with some were traveling home, they should stay over in others in the home of a tailor, but would always )ס' היראה לרבינו יונה, ]שבת נט ע"א[, משנ"ב סי' תקס שעה"צ כה( every town through which they passed, and return there only after they had already gone chazer a maamar that they had recently heard. The Tzemach Tzedek said, “The bell in Petersburg to sleep. Once, when Reb Hillel was about to return brought forgetfulness upon me.” Until he It once happened that the beis midrash closed home, he asked the Rebbe what he should visited Petersburg in the year (1843), he earlier than usual, and as Reb Shlomo neared his תר"ג do about this directive, because the villagers forgot nothing, but hearing the church bells boarding home, he noticed that the tailor was whom he would meet on his way were simple caused him to forget. still wide awake and was sitting and joking with folk who could not grasp the abstract concepts his friends. True to his principle, he kept at a )לקוטי סיפורים ע' קלח( .of Chassidus distance, but due to the freezing temperature, The Rebbe went into deep thought for a Imagine the surprise of the talmid who he walked to and fro to keep himself warm. moment and then assured him, Di neshama hert entered the home of the Chasam Sofer and This did not help much, but he refused to go – “The teachings of Chassidus are heard by the found him with his fingers in his ears. He inside, though he knew this might cost him neshama, which is identical in everyone. Those stood perplexed until the Chasam Sofer asked his life. With the help of HaShem, the lamp words then trickle down into the body and him, “Is it still chiming?" suddenly went out, and the renters retired for give the listener the strength to fulfill the 248 He then understood that his mentor wanted to the night. Only then did Reb Shlomo go inside. mitzvos-aseh, and to abstain from transgressing avoid hearing the sound of the bells. "From then on, in order to avoid such a the 365 mitzvos lo-sa'aseh." situation again,” he later said, “I learned )קדושת עיניים ע' 331( to give myself a forewarning, by honing my )אג"ק הריי"צ ח"ג ע' שלא, היום יום כד אדר א'( Reb Nachman of Breslov, said that hearing a rasha listening abilities and being able to hear Upon seeing his younger colleague, Rebbi speak has a negative influence on the listener.