The VIEW 23, Vol. 12

VOLUME 12 NUMBER 23 MARCH 14, 2014 12 ADAR II 5774

UPCOMING Parshat Tzav/Purim By: Rabbi Landsman

EVENTS Rabbi Yonasan Sacks, Rosh Yeshiva of Landers College, quotes the Medrash that

Candle Lighting: 6:42 distinguishes between Purim and the other festive days of the year. “All festivals will

Havdallah: 7:44 cease with the exception of Purim, as it is written, and these days of Purim shall never

Sun., March 16 cease among the Jews, nor shall their remembrance perish from their descend-
Purim! ants." (Esther, 9:28) Throughout each Yom Tov we celebrate the nissim gluyim, overt and
obvious miracles that HaShem performs for Klal Yisroel. Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot
Mon., March 17 are times when the hashgacha of Hashem is undeniably revealed. Ben Zoma says, that in

Shushan Purim the future we will not mention yetsiat Mitzrayim in our daily tefillot. The Gemara

Purim Carnival (Berachot 14b) explains that this view is based on the pasuk in Yirmiyahu (27:7-8):

Sun, March 23 “Behold days are coming, the word of Hashem, when people will no longer swear, as Ha-
Final Fifth—Eighth shem lives, who brought Bnai Yisroel up from the land of Mitzrayim, but rather, as Ha-
shem lives, who brought up and brought back the offspring of Bnai Yisroel from the land
Parent-Child of the North and all the lands where he had dispersed them.”
Learning Program
Accordingly, the Midrash asserts that when we experience the geulah atidah bime-
9-11 heira biyameinu, we will no longer commemorate our Yomim Tovim in the same way.
Rather, we will celebrate the miracle of our current redemption.
Tues., March 25
Science Fair Purim, however, teaches us a different lesson. Unlike other Yomim Tovim, where-
by we celebrate nissim gluyim, Purim, the Gra explains, teaches us to recognize and ap-
6th Grade 7PM

preciate the yad HaShem in times of hester panim, when we feel that Hashem is not with

YCQ Family News us and he is hidden. Indeed, the Ramban so magnificently explains: “Through the great

Mazal Tov to open miracles, one comes to admit the hidden miracles which constitute the foundation of
the whole Torah. For no one can have a part in the Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu unless he
Benny Baruch on his believes that all our words and our events are miraculous in scope, there being no natural
Bar Mitzvah!
or customary way of the world, whether affecting the public or the individual." Hakadosh

Mazel Tov to Baruch Hu at times performs nissim gluyim to hone our vision to recognize and appreci-
Mrs. Margie Block on ate nissim nistarim.
The gemara (Megillah 6b) asks, “why does Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel insist that
the birth of we celebrate Purim during Adar Sheini?” The gemara answers, “it is preferable to link the
a great-grandson! redemption of Purim with the redemption of Pesach.” The connection between Pesach

Mazel Tov to Mrs. and Purim, between the nissim gluyim and nissim nistarim, underscores the infi-

Carole Kupferman on nite nissim and chassadim that Hakadosh Baruch Hu bestows on each one of us. May we

the Bat Mitzvah of be zoche to recognize and appreciate "nissecha sheb'chol yom imanu."

her granddaughter! Have a great Shabbat!

Mazel Tov and Congratulations to the
BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM

Upon winning the boys basketball league championship. The boys defeated MDY
31-27 in the championship game. Special thanks to Coach Justin Schussheim for

doing a wonderful job and being such an amazing role model for the boys!

JHS Chesed Day

On Wednesday March 12th, the JHS was involved in multiple chesed opportunities affording
the students a chance to “give” back to the community. The sixth grade girls visited Meadow
Park Nursing Home and the Queens Center. The seventh grade girls packed bags at Masbia
food pantry and part of the eighth grade girls went to Bobbie’s Place and Margaret Teitz. The
sixth grade boys went to the Cliffside Nursing Home and Wavecrest Nursing Home. The sev-
enth grade boys went to Otsar Day Hab and the eighth grade boys went to HASC High School.
All those who participated were taken to pizza for lunch. Thank you to Mrs. Ayalet Katz for
planning the events, as well as the teachers who chaperoned the trips.

Rabbi Glatstein Comes to YCQ

This past Sunday, we had the enjoyable experience of listening to Rabbi Glatstein, noted speaker
and Rav of Congregation Toras Emes in Queens. He expounded on one of the many important and
relevant lessons we can learn from the story of Purim. Esther, a simple orphan, was able to over-
come the great Haman who was not only a physical descendent of
Eisav, but also had the spiritual protection gleaned from the Mitzvah
of Kibud Av Va’aim; as displayed so keenly by Eisav. Rabbi
Glatstein asked, “how is it befitting that an orphan, one who has nev-
er had the merit of honoring one’s parents should be chosen as the
tool to overcome the grandson of Eisav?” Rabbi Glatstein explained,
that for precisely this reason Esther was a perfect candidate to destroy
the evil Haman. Esther, born an orphan always had a deep yearning
to perform the Mitzvah of Kibud Av Va’aim. Because her particular
circumstance did not allow her to fulfill this Mitzvah, this did not
stand in the way of her receiving full credit for this holy Mitzvah. In
fact, Rabbi Glatstein explained, it was viewed as if she fulfilled the
Mitzvah in totality. As Reb Yonasan Aibishitz says, “If one is not
given the opportunity to perform a Mitzvah but earnestly yearns to do
it, he is credited as if he has fulfilled the Mitzvah flawlessly.”

September 2014 6 Elul 5774 - 6 Tishrei 5775

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

7 ELUL 9 ELUL 10 ELUL 11 ELUL
1 2 3 4 5 66 ELUL
8 ELUL

Labor Day FACULTY STUDENT ORIENTATION FIRST FULL DAY OF 7:01 Ki Seitzei
WORKSHOPS GRADES N, K BY CLASS 1-8
APPOINTMENT FIRST DAY OF
ORIENTATION PRESCHOOL
GRADE 1: 8:30AM-10AM GRADES N, K N: 9AM-12PM
GRADE 2-8: 8AM-1:30PM BY APPOINTMENT K: 8AM-12PM
LICE CHECK GRADES 2-8 LICE CHECK LICE CHECK N,K
FACULTY WORKSHOPS 2:00- NO K BUS SERVICE
GRADE 1
3:30

13 ELUL 14 ELUL 16 ELUL 18 ELUL
7 8 9 10 11 12 1312 ELUL
15 ELUL 17 ELUL

BACK TO BACK TO BACK TO 6:49 Ki Savo
SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL

NIGHT NIGHT NIGHT
JHS GRADES 2-5 GRADES N, K, 1

7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM

14 1519 ELUL 1620 ELUL 1721 ELUL 1822 ELUL 1923 ELUL 2024 ELUL 25 ELUL

6:37 Nitzavim - Vayelech

SELICHOT BEGIN
5-8 PARENT-
CHILD
SELICHOT
PROGRAM

21 2226 ELUL 2327 ELUL 2428 ELUL 2529 ELUL 261 TISHREI 272 TISHREI 3 TISHREI

Selichos Begin Erev Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah - Day Rosh Hashanah - Day Fast of Gedalyah
1 2 Haazinu
6:29
NO SESSIONS 6:26
NO SESSIONS
NO SESSIONS

28 294 TISHREI 305 TISHREI 6 TISHREI Winter Vacation
Thursday,

January 15 -
Sunday, January

25 2015

YCQ JHS MARCH TEST CALENDAR

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 3 6 7
JHS Parent Child Learning 8th Gemara 45 6th science 6 math (sider)
7g math (Sider/Muller) 6th Gemara
9 7b math (Sider)/Muller 6 girls math (schwartz) Algebra test (8)
JHS Parent Child Learning Schwartz math (8) 14
8th grade language arts 8 math (Sider) 13
16 Ta'anit Esther 21
Purim Parent Teacher Conferences 6 math (lowinger)
Early Dismissals 6B2 Halacha
23 10 11 12
JHS Parent Child Learning 6th Halacha (girls) 6th Boys Chumash Chessed Day 20 28
7th Gemara Finkelstein 7 Boys Ivrit
19 6G Chumash
8G Chumash and Pearl 6th grade vocab test
8th Boys Chumash 7th grade language arts 7th boys Navi 27
7th Girls Halacha 6 math (sider)
Parent Teacher Conference8sth social studies 7th and 8th girls Ivrit 7th Gemara Bernstein
7G Navi 8 boys Ivrit 7th Social Studies
26 math test (Dubensky)
17 18 6th Boys Navi
6th Girls Navi
Shushan PurimCarnival 8th Girls Halacha

24 25
6th Ivrit 7G chumash
7th math (boys/girls) 7th Boys Chumash
8th Boys Navi 8th science test
8th grade girls Navi test Science Fair 6th Grade

YCQ Parents Association Presents

Grades 1-7 are invited to a spectacular
Purim Carnival run by our 8th grade

on Monday, March 17

Please wear your costume!
Admission is free!!

~ Popcorn and Cotton Candy—$2.00
~ Drinks—$1.00
NEW!
Costume Contests for all grades!

Wear your most creative costume!

‫ פורים שמח‬Proceeds go to tzedaka

The YCQ Social Work Department invites you to attend another
parenting workshop entitled:


How to Build Our Children’s

Self-Esteem


Monday, March 31, 2014
11:30am‐12:30pm prompt at YCQ

$15 per person


By: Harriet Cabelly, LCSW

Harriet Cabelly has been a social worker for 20 years, in the school system and in private practice.  She is 
currently involved in coaching, blogging, facilitating parenting and coaching workshops, and interviewing 

people.  Four years ago she added life coaching to her repertoire of skills. In her private practice as a 
therapist, she worked with clients around issues of grief and loss, from people who lost loved ones in 
9/11 to people going through divorce and illness. Her specific area of interest is helping people create 

good and meaningful lives beyond their challenges.  


Please contact Marcy Davidovics, LCSW or Michali Wiener, LMSW of the

Social Work department at [email protected] to reserve your spot!



The Rabbi Israel D. Rosenberg
Educational Institute

CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM
OF KEW GARDENS HILLS

Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg, Mara D'asra
presents

shiur ha'chodesh at etz chaim

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN

A Monthly Program of Advanced Shiurim

Dr. Michelle Levine

Associate Professor of Bible, Stern College for Women

The Road to Redemption:
A Bittersweet Taste of Freedom

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:45 PM
18 Adar Bet

at

Congregation Etz Chaim

147-19 73 Avenue

Kew Gardens Hills

THIS SHIUR IS BEING SUPPORTED IN PART BY
AVIVA HOCH, L'ILUI NISHMAS HER MOTHER, KAYLA BAS HECHAVER MOSHE MORDECHAI, A"H,

AND IN PART BY
JUDY SILBERBERG, IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED MOTHER
ESTHER MALKA BAS AVROHOM YAAKOV HALEVI, A"H, ON HER FIRST YAHRTZEIT

AND IN PART BY
TOBY OFFEN SCHWARTZ IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER MIRIAM CUBAC, A"H, BAS R. SHLOMO ZALMAN, Z"L

Future Program Dates: THE REFRESHMENTS ARE BEING SPONSORED Suggested Donation:
May 14, 2014 BY ALAN SHERMAN, IN MEMORY OF
June 11, 2014 HIS WIFE DANA, A"H, $4.00-shul members
$5.00-non-members
AND HIS PARENTS JACK AND BERNICE SHERMAN, A"H

Reb. Peshi Neuberger
Prof. Elisheva Carlebach



YESS!—Yeshivah Education for Special Students and 
The Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills 

Womenʹs League and Education Committee 
 

Welcome the community to a FREE talk by 
 

Chava Willig Levy

on the occasion of the publication of her book,

A Life Not With Standing

Sunday evening, March 23, 2014, at 7 p.m. 
at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills 
70‐11 150th Street, Kew Gardens Hills, NY11367 

 

Stricken with polio as a young child in the 1950′s, Ms. Levy, who ambulates 
in a motorized wheelchair, has shattered many stereotypes about people with 
disabilities in the workplace, in the community, in the classroom, and on the 
college campus.  She earned a B.A., summa cum laude, in French literature 
from Yeshiva University and an M.A. in counseling psychology from 
Columbia University, and pursued doctoral studies at New York University. 
She is a sought‐after lecturer, author, editor, and advocate, with particular 
interests in childhood, parenthood, Judaism, disability, and the quality of life.  
 

 
Light refreshments will be served 

 
Sponsorships are available. For information, contact 

[email protected] 

 

PLEASE ANNOUNCE

PURIM IS HERE
&

SHALACH MANOS IS EVERYWHERE!!!

NOTE CHANGED TIME!!!

Once again we will be collecting for Tomchei Shabbos. Any

extra UNOPENED, PACKAGED food, fruit or beverages with
proper Rabbinic Supervision (NO HOME BAKED GOODS
PLEASE!)
can be dropped off
ONLY
on
Sunday March 23RD
between 12:00 PM & 3:30 PM at
72-42 137th Street

Please note that this is the ONLY time & day that we can accept food.
Anything dropped off at any other time will be thrown out.

Thank You!



JHS Chesed Day! Tizku L’Mitzvot!

JV Basketball Championship

MAZEL TOV TO THE
BOYS JV BASKETBALL
TEAM UPON
WINNING THE BOYS
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
COACH JUSTIN
SCHUSSHEIM FOR
HIS TIME AND
DOING SUCH AN
OUTSTANDING JOB!