P' Emor

Dear Parents ‫עמו"ש‬,

What an amazing week at Torah Temimah. Despite the wet and dreary ‫פרשת אמור‬

weather, inside the mood was upbeat and cheerful. With energetic learning so many 7:49 ‫זמן הדלקת נרות‬

exciting projects going on, the air is suffused with feelings of accomplishment. Our
preschool is busily getting ready for their graduations and ‫ קבלת חומש‬and our eighth
and 12th Grade graduation plans are being finalized. The approach of the Regents and
Finals add a level of serious study to the ‫ לימודי חול‬department.

The parenting workshop this week was once again enjoyed by all and we were INSIDE:
all proud to learn about the special mention our Yeshiva received at the Torah
Umesorah convention last week.

Wishing you a good Shabbos. PARENTING
WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, MAY 23 – ‫ל"ג בעומר‬
PART II

NURSERY, KIND. AND P1A – DISMISSAL AT 12:20 – REGULAR YESHIVA BUS PRE-SCHOOL
GRADES 1-8 – DISMISSAL AT 12:30 – BUS SERVICE AS PER FRIDAY SCHEDULE TRIP TO THE
DOCTOR’S
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR OFFICE
THIS COMING TUESDAY, MAY 21 – 3:00-4:15 PM
ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED TO VIEW THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS DISPLAYED

Lessons From the Parsha…

By: HaRav Elozor Yosef Silver

Making Our Days Count
In this week's ‫פרשה‬, ‫פרשת אמור‬, the ‫ פסוק‬tells us, " ‫ּו ְס ַפ ְר ֶּתם ָל ֶּכם ִמ ָמ ֳח ַרת ַה ַש ָבת ִמּיֹום ֲה ִבי ֲא ֶּכם ֶּאת־עֹ ֶּמר ַה ְתנּו ָפה ֶּש ַבע ַש ָבתֹות‬

‫ ְת ִמימֹת ִת ְהֶּייָנה‬--and you shall count for yourselves from the day after Shabbos, seven complete weeks it shall be." (‫טו‬:‫)ויקרא כג‬
Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin ‫ זצ"ל‬writes that when one counts something, it shows that he feels the object is special. For

example, Hashem counted ‫ בני ישראל‬several times because of His love for them. Similarly, we are commanded to count the days
between ‫ פסח‬and ‫שבועות‬. This teaches us that we should treasure each and every day of our lives, for each is an opportunity to
fulfill the ‫ מצוות‬of Hashem and learn ‫תורה‬. Time is precious. Once it passes, it can never be brought back.

Rav Zevin also notes that the ‫ תורה‬specifically says, "‫וספרתם לכם‬--you should count for yourselves." When one counts
something that belongs to him, for example money, he does so with excitement. This is not so when he counts something that
belongs to someone else. We should show that we value the special gift of life which Hashem has given us, by
dedicating our days to His service. We should be sure during ‫ ספירת העמר‬that we not only count our days, but also
that we make every day count.

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Mazel Tov! ‫הר' גאלדשטיין‬
‫ – מתמיד השבוע‬Aharon Fogel
Rabbi and Mrs. Binyomin Margulies ‫ – מתמיד השבוע‬Daniel Steinberg
(Mrs. Margulies –office) on their
engagement of their son Yanky. ‫ – תפילה‬Yehuda Maekitan
‫הר' זילבער‬
Rabbi and Mrs. Lieman on the birth of
a granddaughter Moshe Dovid Farkas
‫הר' לימון‬
Rabbi and Mrs. Avi Pearl on the birth
of a grandson Aryeh Leib Krinsky

‫שבע‬-‫לזכות רפואה שלימה חי' מלכה בת בת‬

What is the proper method of selecting a shirt from a pile of shirts or from a closet filled with shirts?

If the pile or closet includes shirts that are not wearable (i.e. they are not the correct size, they are missing buttons or are
stained) then the person selecting the shirt should preferably first determine if the shirt is a good choice before removing it
from the pile or closet. This is in contrast to randomly removing a shirt and then inspecting it. Moreover, selecting an
appropriate shirt may only be done immediately prior to wearing it.

This method of selection applies to all garments (not only shirts) and items that are combined in a mixture, when the mixture
includes unusable garments or items. In all situations such as this, a usable garment/item should preferably be identified before
removing it from the mixture and immediately prior to its use.

If a mixture of peanuts and shells and/or skins is piled together, is it permissible to blow on the pile so that the
shells/skins will separate from the pile and only the peanuts will remain?

No, this is not permissible.

What is the proper method of separating liquids from solids?

Large-sized solids immersed in liquid (such as pickles in water) are not considered a mixture and may be separated. However,
small-sized items (such as noodles in soup, corn tidbits in a can with liquid, or liquid in cholent) are considered a mixture.
Therefore, if the liquid is not desired it may not be removed. Rather, one may pour out part of the liquid, leaving the solids
with some remaining liquid. Alternatively, one may pour out liquid together with some of the solid pieces.
Is it permissible to drain the liquid from a salad with one’s spoon while eating?

One eating salad may not drain the liquid accumulated in the spoon by placing the spoon against the bowl, unless some liquid
is left inside the spoon. This would also apply if one wishes to eat vegetables from soup without the liquid. One should
therefore refrain from eating with a slotted spoon in these situations, since all the juice will inevitably be drained out.

This week’s workshop was once again a resounding success, as a sizeable crowd enjoyed the dynamic
and practical ‫ חינוך‬and parenting session. Our very own Rabbi Chanoch Posy opened the evening with
‫ דברי פתיחה‬centered on the personal connection of ‫שבת‬. He was followed by Rabbi Shlomo Goldberg,

who delivered a riveting presentation on the importance of setting limits with love.
The atmosphere was once again suffused with positivity and enthusiasm. Parents wanted to be there,
and were delighted to spend time together with their sons’ Rabbeim. There was a feeling of ‫ –אחדות‬the
Yeshiva, the Rebbeim, and the parents collaborating, working together toward a common goal. This
event was a testament our wonderful parent body – a sentiment echoed by the featured speakers and

the delegation from Torah Umesorah.

YTT recognized at TU
Convention Keynote Address!

It was a proud moment for Torah
Temimah this past ‫ שבת‬at Torah

Umesorah’s 63rd National
Convention. At Harav Elya Brudny’s

‫ שבת‬afternoon keynote address
before a packed auditorium filled
with mechanchim from across the
country, the Rosh Hayeshiva lauded
OUR yeshiva for its recent parenting

workshop initiative.
Speaking about the

importance of ongoing collaboration
between Yeshivos and parents, the

Rosh Yeshiva pointed to our
ongoing series in collaboration with
Torah Umesorah, and urged other

schools to follow suit.

CLASSROOM GRADE 3 – RABBI SILVER
CLIPPINGS
The ‫ מדה‬of the month is ‫הכרת הטוב‬. We
are about to finish ‫ מסכת ברכות‬and half

way through ‫ חזרה‬on the ‫מסכת‬.

GRADE 7 – RABBI GRADE 3 – RABBI LIEMAN

KAUFMAN Our ‫ מדת החודש‬is ‫הכרת הטוב‬. We are just
about up to finishing our ‫לשון התורה‬
We had a great trip for our ‫מעות‬
‫ חטים‬campaign. We showed how workbook on ‫דקדוק‬. We completed '‫פרק ג‬
one can play ball as true ‫בני תורה‬ in ‫מסכת בכורים‬.

with ‫מדות טובות‬.

This week we experimented with
“Rattlesnake Eggs!” Now these
“rattlesnake eggs” were merely a rubber
band energy motor attached to a washer
and metal stick. The rubber band was
twisted which created potential energy
and when let go was released into kinetic
energy which created a loud rattlesnake
sound since it banged against the envelope
it was in. The students learned about the
different types of energy all while jumping
back after opening the envelope to
discover that this rattlesnake was made of

metal and rubber.

GRADE 2 – RABBI GOLDSTEIN CLASSROOM
CLIPPINGS
With the ‫ פרשה‬of ‫ ספירת העומר‬in ‫פרשת אמור‬,
we discussed how by counting ‫ספירה‬, we show
our love for the ‫ תורה‬and how we are looking

forward to ‫ קבלת התורה‬just like the exciting
countdown to an upcoming ‫ !חתונה‬We also
learned how we must work on our ‫ מדות‬to

prepare for ‫יום טוב שבועות‬.

GRADE 6 – RABBI PEARL

The class was rewarded for their beautiful

davening and were treated to a trip to the
Ice Cream Store. May the ‫ תפילות‬be a ‫זכות‬

for all of us and our families. Thank you to
our ‫ שר העמודים‬for leading the class in our
‫ חזרה‬program which was celebrated with

a Siyum. The Siyumim were sponsored by

the Ganz Family
‫לע"נ ר' מרדכי יוסף בן שלמה ע"ה‬

‫ר' יוסף מרדכי בן שלום ע"ה‬

GRADE 5 – RABBI MILSTEIN

Natan Diamond made a Siyum on ‫סדר‬
‫מועד‬. He celebrated with the class and his

father and grandfather. Our class enjoyed

a wonderful outing this week to the park.

GRADE 8 – RABBI SCHELLEMBERG

A select group of boys learned during
lunch time during their ‫ בין הסדרים‬with

Rabbi Schellemberg and now celebrated
their ‫סיום‬.

PRE SCHOOL PRECIOUS MOMENTS

OUR UNIT ON
COMMUNITY
HELPERS….OUR
TRIP TO DR.
NOROWITZ’S
OFFICE AND
MEETING OUR
MAILMAN……..

LEARNING
‫ואהבת לרעך‬

‫!כמוך‬

ALL PARSHA RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO RABBI SILVER BY MONDAY. TALMIDIM WHO RESPONDED TO
OUR PARSHA QUESTIONS:
ALL TALMIDIM WHO RETURNED THE ANSWERS WILL GET A SPECIAL TOKEN.
DANI STEINBEG, DOVID
THE MORE TOKENS YOU GET THE GREATER THE REWARD! STEINBERG, LEVI

‫ ראש השנה‬Question: BISTRITZKY, AHRON
PROBST, MAYER OZER
ALL PARSHA RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO RABBI SILVER BY MONDAY. GREENBERG, YAAKOV
SWED, ZEVI SCHLANGER,
ALL TALMIDIM WHO RETURNED THE ANSWERS WILL GET A SPECIAL TOKEN. ELI BARUCH, BINYOMIN
GREENBERG, ARYEH LEIB
THE MORE TOKENS YOU GET THE GREATER THE REWARD!
KRINSKY, EPHRAIM
‫ פ' קדושים‬Answer: GUGENHEIM, YOSSI
TUNKEL, YAAKOV
Why was ‫ פרשת קדושים‬said in front of all the ‫(רש"י יט' ב') ?בני ישראל‬ STEINBERG, SHMUEL
Because the majority of the Torah’s Mitzvohs are written here. CHAIM GREENBERG,

‫ פ' אמור‬Question: RAFAEL SIMCHA
BERGSTEIN, URIEL
Why is the ‫ מצוה‬of keeping ‫ שבת‬mentioned next to the ‫ מצוה‬of MUSAYEV, MOSHE FARKAS,
keeping ‫(רש"י פרק כג' פסוק ג') !יום טוב‬ YISROEL MILLER, YOSEF
YEHUDA, YOSEF YEHUDA
Name __________________________ Grade____ Room #_____ CHECHKOV, DOVID
EDELTUCH, SHIMMY ROZ,
What is a ‫?הדור מצוה‬ SHMUEL MAEKITAN, ABE
The obligation to make a Mitzvah beautiful. Some examples are buying a BISTRITZKY, EMANUEL
beautiful ‫ אתרוג‬or decorating a Sukkah, etc. KATANOV, GAVRIEL

What is ‫( ?בה"ב‬Discuss it with your parents or Rebbe) MUSAYEV

Name __________________________ Grade____ Room #_____