VIEW 21, Vol. 13

VOLUME 13 NUMBER 21 MARCH 13, 2015 22 ADAR 5775

UPCOMING Parshiot Vayakhel/Pekudai Shabbat Para By:
EVENTS
Rabbi Landsman
Candle Lighting:
6:41 One of the main questions that all of the commentators on this
Havdallah: 7:43 week's parsha raise is why the Torah again discusses the

Sun., March 15 prohibitions of Shabbat. The Torah has done so a number of times in
5th-8th Parent the previous parshiyot of Shemot so one might question this
Child Learning seemingly unwarranted repetition. One of the ideas presented in
9-11:30
their comments is that we do not find that at the time of creation the

Tuesday March 17 Torah sanctified any given place or location on the face of the earth.
Science Fair The entire idea of the uniqueness of the Land of Israel does not
6th Grade 7PM appear in the Torah until the time of our father Avraham. There, it

Friday -Shabbat appears as a promise of a homeland to Avraham's descendants
March 20-21 without any mention of holiness or sanctification.
8th Grade Yachad Holiness only appears regarding a place and location in the story of
Shabbaton our father Yaakov and his heavenly dream at Beit El. However,
Sunday March 22 already in the first section of the Torah, in the story of creation itself,
FINAL
we read that HaShem sanctified time. "Therefore did the HaShem
5th-8th Parent
Child Learning bless the seventh day and sanctify it.” Time is the holiest of all
factors in human life. It is the one thing that since creation has been
9-11:30 blessed, sanctified and made very special. It is no wonder therefore

Tuesday April 2 that the holiness of the Sabbat is emphasized over and over again
in the Torah. Rabbi Wein explains that in general human behavior
Pesach Vacation and thought regarding time is not seen as important as wealth or
Bedikat Chometz

Monday April 13 property, or climbing the corporate ladder. The Torah comes to
Sessions Resume warn us not to succumb to such a viewpoint or behavior pattern.
The Mishkan according to most mefarshim was ordered and built
Lice Check

Thursday April 16 after Bnei Yisrael sinned in the desert by worshiping the golden calf.
Special Programs These mefarshim saw the Mishkan as an accommodation, so to
Commemorating speak, of Heaven to the human condition. People somehow require

Yom HaShoah a tangible place of worship, a holiness of space and locality,
something solid that can represent to them the invisible and eternal.
Tuesday April 21 So the Mishkan in a sense came to replace the necessity for the
Parents Association
golden calf created by human beings.
Meeting
8:30 PM

Wed. April 22 HaShem, gave Bnei Yisrael detailed instructions as to how the
Yom Hazikaron Mishkan and its artifacts should be constructed and designed. Even
Special Programs though holiness of space, location and of actual structure is

Thur. April 23 necessary for human service of HaShem, it must be done solely
Yom Haátzmaut under HaShem’s conditions. There can be many designs to build a
Special Programs golden calf. To build a Mishkan to HaShem there can only be one

ordained and holy design and plan. Even when building a Mishkan
YCQ Family News according to HaShem’s plan, the Jewish people were instructed and

Mazel Tov to Oren inspired to remember that holiness of time is always greater than
Batesh on his Bar holiness of place and of structure.

Mitzvah! Shabbat Shalom!

Hakarat Hatov Letters To Israel!
Wow! The children in First Grade did an amazing Purim Mitzvah! The children wrote letters to
Chayalim in the Israeli army, and the letters were delivered on Purim to the Chayalim! A special
thank you goes to Mrs. Stiefel, for giving us the opportunity to do this amazing Mitzvah! Attached
is a picture, and a letter that a soldier wrote back.

Dear First Graders,
Thank you so much for your terrific letters of support. It means a lot to
us to know that children in America are thinking about us. My friends
and I are starting a three month long platoon commanders course this
week. We will be working very hard, marching many kilometers a day
as well as learning how to navigate (and also a lot of sit ups and push
ups and running) Again, thanks so much for your good wishes.
Gad Blass

Shushan Purim Carnival

On Shushan Purim all of the YCQ students adorned in their Purim costumes,
enjoyed a day of games, obstacle courses, popcorn and cotton candy. This
year we had DJ Eli entertain us as we jumped on the PA sponsored bounce
houses that were brought in for our yearly event. With the prize tickets
earned, the children entered a drawing for some really cool prizes. The
eighth graders were hard at work all day making sure the kids all had an
amazing time. Some of the costumes were really creative and many teachers
dressed up, as well as all of the administration.

September 2015 17 Elul 5775 - 17 Tishrei 5776

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 417 ELUL 520 ELUL 21 ELUL
18 ELUL 19 ELUL

NEW FACULTY FACULTY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 7:06 Ki Savo
ORIENTATION WORKSHOP GRADE 1: 8:30-10:00AM
FIRST DAY OF 8:04
12-2PM 9-4PM GRADE 2-8: 8AM- PRESCHOOL
3:30PM N: 9AM-12PM JHS Parent-Child
K: 8AM-12PM Selichot Program
LICE CHECK GRADES 2- FIRST DAY OF 1ST
8
GRADE
GRADES N, K BY LICE CHECK N,K
APPOINTMENT NO QUEENS BUS
NO QUEENS BUS
SERVICE
SERVICE

23 ELUL 1025 ELUL 1227 ELUL 28 ELUL
6 7 8 922 ELUL
24 ELUL 1126 ELUL

Selichos Begin Labor Day QUEENS BUS 6:54 Nitzavim
SERVICE
LABOR DAY BEGINS 7:52
NO SESSIONS

13 1429 ELUL 151 TISHREI 162 TISHREI 173 TISHREI 184 TISHREI 195 TISHREI 6 TISHREI

Erev Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah - Day Rosh Hashanah - Day Fast of Gedalyah 6:42 Vayelech
1 2 FAST OF GEDALIAH
6:48 7:40
1ST DAY 2ND DAY 1:30 DISMISSAL
EREV ROSH ROSH
ROSH HASHANAH
HASHANAH HASHANAH
NO SESSIONS NO SESSIONS

20 217 TISHREI 228 TISHREI 239 TISHREI 2410 TISHREI 2511 TISHREI 2612 TISHREI 13 TISHREI

Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur 6:31 Haazinu

6:33 YOM KIPPUR 7:28
NO SESSIONS
EREV
YOM KIPPUR
NO SESSIONS

27 2814 TISHREI 2915 TISHREI 3016 TISHREI 17 TISHREI

6:24 Succos - Day 1 Succos - Day 2 Succos - First WINTER

EREV SUCCOT 1ST DAY 2ND DAY Intermediate Day VACATION
SUCCOT SUCCOT
NO SESSIONS NO SESSIONS CHOL HAMOED JANUARY 21-31
NO SESSIONS

YCQ 5TH - 8TH GRADE STUDENT
PARENT-CHILD

SUNDAY LEARNING PROGRAM

PLEASE JOIN US THIS SUNDAY

March 15, 2015

24 Adar 5775

9 AM - 11 AM
11-11:30 3-on-3 Basketball

FOR AN INSPIRATIONAL
LEARNING PROGRAM

FEATURING SPECIAL SPEAKER:

Rabbi Yotav Eliach,
Principal, Rambam Mesivta

IDF Soldier

TOPIC:

“Religious Zionism”

YCQ JHS MARCH TEST CALENDAR

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 4 5 6
2 3 Purim  No Tests 
8 6G Math (goldstein) 6G1 Mishna
7B Gemara (Bernstein)  7B Chumash 13
15 7 Language Arts
20
22 9 10 11 12
6G Chumash 6 Math (Walz) 7/8 Math (Sider)  6B Gemara 27
7B Gemara (Finkelstein) 8 Science 8 Math (Cigan) 6 Vocab. Test
8B Halacha (Bernstein)  JHS Denei Purim and  6G Halacha 8 Vocab. Test 
7G1 Mishna 17 Megilla Quiz 7B Ivrit
8G Chumash  6 Grade Science Fair
16 7 Social Studies 18 19
No 6th Grade Tests  8B Math (Walz)  7G Halacha  6B Ivrit 
8G Navi 8B Ivrit
23 24 8G Halacha  26
8 Social Studies Test  6B Chumash  No 6th Grade Tests 7 Science
7B Navi  25 8G Ivrit
8 Algebra 7G Ivrit

29 30 31

6 Social Studies 6B Navi

7G Chumash

6G Navi 

With great pleasure we would like to present our
Honorees for the

74th Anniversary Scholarship Dinner of

Yeshiva of Central Queens

Guests of Honor
Dr. Joel and Marjorie Wein

Educator Award
Mrs. Esther Ben Habib

Keter Shem Tov Award
Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary Reunion
of the Class of 1975

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE:

Sunday, April 19, 2015,
Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5775, at
The Sands of Atlantic Beach,

5:30PM

Do you have any old used
books that you don’t want

anymore?

Well the YCQ 6th grade girls want them!
We are starting to prepare for our annual
used book sale so please feel free to bring
in any books that you would like to donate.
The JHS girls’ will go around to all the

other classrooms and collect the books.
Thank you in advance for your
participation!

*All proceeds from this book sale go to
tzedaka!

G.O.

Pesach Food

Drive

Bring in kosher-le-pesach food! While you
are out shopping for the holiday, pick up
some extra non-perishable foods to donate.
All donations are helpful! Tables will be set
up in the lobby of the Elementary school
and the lobby of the JHS.





YCQ PURIM CARNIVAL!