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VOLUME 18 NUMBER 19 FEBRUARY 14, 2020 19 SHEVAT 5780

UPCOMING Parshat Yitro By: Rabbi Landsman

EVENTS

Candle Lighting: 5:10 There are differing opinions as to when exactly Yitro appeared in the camp of
the Jews in the desert. There are those who follow the rabbinic saying that one
Havdallah: 6:12 cannot infer chronological order from the contrast of narratives as they appear

Monday, February 17 in the Torah. Rashi definitely adheres to this view in many instances. However
President’s Day Ramban and others maintain that a general chronology of events can correctly
No Sessions be deduced from the order of the narrative portions of the Torah.

Sunday, Feburary 23 Rabbi Wein states that according to this last view, Yitro appears to join the
UPK In Session Jewish people before the revelation at Sinai and before the construction of the
Grades 5-8 Mishkan. This makes his appearance and newly found commitment to Jewish life
and Torah values even more remarkable. Yitro is the epitome of the restless,
Parent-Child Learning wandering, curious, seeking soul of humans.
9:00am-11:30am
According to Midrash, Yitro experimented with all forms and types of
worldly faiths and religions before arriving at Moshe’s doorstep in the
wilderness of Sinai. And, he exclaims that “only now do I know” what I am
searching for and where eternal truth and soulful serenity lie.
Sunday, March 1 All humans embark on the same journey as did Yitro. All of us are looking
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for the ultimate meaning of our lives and what our purpose on earth truly is.
Grades 5-8 Some of us, like Yitro of old, are forced to take many detours and encounter
Parent-Child Learning many dead-end paths before finding our road to fulfillment. Unfortunately, there
are many who never find their way clear of the maze of society, mores and the
9:00am-11:30am distractions that are the roadblocks to our search for our true selves and
purpose. But many of us, again like Yitro, are able to fight our way through our
YCQ Family News previous errors of direction and reach the sanctuary of a Torah life and a moral
existence. Yitro stands as a living and eternal example of this great spiritual
accomplishment.
Mazal Tov to Morah For the Jewish people and, in fact, for all humankind, the Lord simplified
Miriam Silverstein
the matter with the revelation at Sinai of the Ten Commandments, an event that
(4-307) on the is described in detail in this week’s parsha. These Torah rules address all of the
engagement of her challenges of life material gain and acquisitions, paganism, falsehoods,
generational interaction and respect, sexual probity and family loyalty, a day of
son!

Mazel Tov to Rabbi rest and spirit and not 24/7 living, honesty and ego-centered jealousy, to name
Finestone (JHS the main categories. In effect the Torah provides for us a shortcut to reach the
Rebbe) on the high road of accomplishment and satisfying purpose in life.

marriage of his son! There are those of us that feel themselves smarter and create their own
shortcuts in life, avoiding the lessons of the Ten Commandments. The world’s
Mazel Tov to Mr. and prisons are full of such people. The Torah purposefully placed the Ten
Mrs. Sruly Glaser Commandments in the parsha of the story of Yitro to illustrate to us that the long
(Chairman of the road that Yitro was forced to travel in life and God’s shortcut lead to the same
Board of Trustees) place to Moshe’s tent and to Mount Sinai.
As always the final choice of belief and behavior is left to each one of us
on the upcoming
individually. Fortunate are those that adhere to Sinai first and foremost without
marriage of their having to initially traverse the entire world of ideas and beliefs to eventually
daughter! arrive at Sinai where their soul will be satisfied and their life purpose delineated

Mazel Tov to Rabbi clearly.

Kovitz Have a great Shabbat!
(Administrator) on

the engagement of

his son!

YCQ-PTO Annual Challah Bake with Mrs. Kosher Guru

Thursday evening, February 6, the PTO organized their annual Challah Bake. Bringing members of the
Yeshiva and community together to perform the mitzvah of Hafrashat challah. At the PTO event, a crowd
of over 100 women, men, and children gathered together to partake in this meaningful mitzvah. Rebeka
Boxer, Mrs., Kosher Guru, gave the participants guidance and chizuk through her inspirational story of
faith and miracles and of how this mitzvah has brought her closer to HaShem. She discussed the
connection between performing the mitzvah of Hafrashat challah and the miracle of facing difficult
obstacles in life by connecting to ones Yiddishkeit and to HaShem.
When the challah dough was complete, in a meaningful moment, the entire room in unison made the
Hafrashat challah bracha, bringing a spiritual feeling of achdut and understanding. Thank you to Julie
Faska, Rachel Stern, Aliza Peled, Valerie Olsen, Melissa Stock, and those who stayed for hours after to
help clean up. A lot of work by the volunteers went into making this event an experience to remember and
to encourage others to continue baking challah and davening to HaShem with kavanah.

Torah Bowl

YCQ Girls Torah Bowl Team keeps rolling! The YCQ Torah Bowl teams (boys and girls) nearly

finished up the day with a perfect 8-0! The third meet of the Torah Bowl season was this past

Monday at Ramaz as the students were asked hundreds of questions on the Parshiot of Kedoshim and

Emor and their respective Rashi’s. The girls went on to easily handling all their competitions to finish

the day a perfect 4-0. The girls

team has now won twelve

straight games to begin their

magical season. The girls

team sits alone in first place

with a flawless 12-0 record,

while the boys team finished

up the regular season as the

number two seed place with a

9-3 record. We are looking

forward to continuing our

incredible seasons in the

playoffs next month!

Tu B’Shevat Shuk

In honor of Tu B’Shevat, the sixth grade girls designed a simulated Israeli shuk in the
multi-purpose room. Upon entering, the elementary school students handed in their
passports and received tickets to purchase items in the shuk, including different
products from different food groups. This way, students were able to learn and make
different brachot. This was a wonderful hands-on learning experience for our students
as they became familiar with Israeli culture. Special thanks to Morah Alyssa
Schussheim for all of her hard work in creating the shuk.

WE THANK THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR
TUESDAY 16 SHEVAT
IN MEMORY OF

YEHUDAH ARYEH LEIB BEN AVRAHAM ABISH YECHEZKEL A”H

FATHER OF OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, CARYN KRAMER
YOUR FRIENDS AT YCQ

IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER

MURRAY L. GREENBERG
MORDECHAI ARYEH BEN YITZCHAK ISAAC Z"L

GRANDFATHER OF ASHIRA '08, ALIZA '13, AND LEORA '14, AND TO MARK THE SHELOSHIM OF HIS FATHER'S FIRST COUSIN

LEONARD GREENBERG
YEHUDA ARYEH LEIB BEN AVRAHAM ABISH YECHEZKEL Z"L

FATHER OF MRS. CARYN KRAMER (YCQ BUSINESS OFFICE).
BY ROBERT GREENBERG
IN MEMORY OF

SARAH BAT MENACHEM MENDEL A”H

BELOVED GREAT-GRANDMOTHER OF RAPHI (8B1)
AND ZEV (5-303) FARBER

BY MENACHEM AND RONIT FARBER
WEDNESDAY 17 SHEVAT
IN MEMORY OF

YEHUDAH ARYEH LEIB BEN AVRAHAM ABISH YECHEZKEL A”H
FATHER OF OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, CARYN KRAMER
YOUR FRIENDS AT YCQ

THURSDAY 18 SHEVAT
IN HONOR OF THE 11TH YAHRZEIT OF

SHMARIAHU ALTER BEN AVRAHAM YOSEF A”H

GRANDFATHER OF DALIA (5-301), ELIANA (8G2) AND TANI (’18) LEITNER
BY HARRIS AND AVITAL LEITNER

‫בס"ד‬

Dear Parents,

As Parent Teacher Conferences are approaching, we would like to extend an invitation for all parents in grades N-5 to
utilize the conference option on ParentLocker. ParentLocker allows you to select the time slots and create your
schedule prior to arriving at school on Parent Teacher night. The scheduling system is first come/first serve, so the
earlier you sign up, the more availability there will be for appointments, and the more likely you will be able to
customize a convenient schedule for yourself.

Before beginning the process, please check the following schedule of conference dates and times in order to know
when the teachers you would like to see will be available:

Please Note: Fourth grade parents should not sign up for a Math Conference. Rather it should be done via phone or
e-mail.

Date Grades Times Slot length

Wednesday, Nursery, Kindergarten, 1-203, 2-204, 5:30pm to 10 Minutes per appointment
March 4, 2020 2-206, 2-207, 3-210, 3-212, 9:30pm
5th Grade 5 Minutes per appointment
5-300, 5-301 6:00pm to
9:00pm No Sign-up required
Monday, JHS Boys 5:30pm to
March 16, 2020 1-200, 1-201, 1-202, 2-205, 3-209, 9:30pm 10 Minutes per appointment
3-211, Fourth Grade,
6:00pm to 5th Grade 5 Minutes per appointment
5-302, 5-303 9:30pm
No Sign-up required
JHS Girls

The online registration system will be open for registration beginning on Friday, February 14, 2020.
If you have any questions or comments at any point in the process, please contact Mrs. Blum at
(718) 793-8500 Ext. 310 or Mrs. Friedman at (718) 793-8500 Ext. 330.
Thank you







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