Dear Parents עמו"ש, פרשת וירא
As each week passes the excitement and enthusiasm that began the 5:41 זמן הדלקת נרות
winter does not wane. In every classroom and at every level our Rabbeim
and teachers continue to make the lessons of the פרשהand the לימודים
come alive with creativity and שמחה. We are gratified to witness our
talmidim continue to make great strides in their development as בני תורה.
Enjoy a restful Shabbos.
Lessons From the Parsha…
By: HaRav Yosef Danziger
As אברהם אבינוwas on the way to the מקום העקידה, he turned to Eliezer and Yishmoel and told them: "שבו
"לכם פה עם החמור ואני והנער נלכה עד כה. Wait here with the donkey, while I and the child will go until ""כה. What is
?כהThroughout תנ"ך, the word כהis literally used in conjunction with the special connection between Bnei Yisroel
and 'ה. From the original " "כה יהיה זרעךto ""כה תברכו את בני ישראל, to the preamble to most "כה אמר ה'" – נבואות
this מדהrepresents Hashem’s love and guidance for us. Not insignificantly, our declaration of acceptance of
Hashem’s sovereignty – the פסוקof שמע ישראלcontains 25 letters which is the ' גמטריof כה. And at times when we
find it difficult to sense Hashem’s presence we utter the time worn lament of ""איכה, which is a contraction of the
words – אי כהWhere is the ?כהWhere is that special closeness between us and our ?אבינו שבשמיםThis relationship
is something we inherited from our אבות הקדושיםand was achieved in its fullest at the moment of the עקידה. At that
time, as אברהםreached the principal of his עבודה, the culmination of his עשרה נסיונות, ' הwas able to declare "עתה
"ידעתי כי ירא אלקים אני. Our relationship is perfect, you withheld nothing from me. This is what אברהםmeant when
he said ""אני והנער נלכה עד כה. My son and I are on our way to achieve the level of כה, the unbreakable connection
with ' הwhich we will pass on to our descendants forever.
There is an important lesson to us from the formulation of this פסוק. As אברהםprepared himself and יצחקfor
this momentous step, he prefaced it with instruction to Eliezer and Yishmoel. ""שבו לכם פה עד החמור. You wait here
with the donkey.
As we raise our children to appreciate and live up to their status as Bnei Torah, there are times that we have
to demonstrate to them that we are special. We don’t was associated with just anybody. What’s good enough for
the man on the street is not okay for us. We have a job to do, places to go, מדרגותto reach and ideals to represent.
We must be willing to look at the " – "חמריותthe influences in our lives and say, “You remain with the donkey. My
son and I will ascend.”
May we be זוכהto raise our children to the highest levels of 'דביקות & ידיעות ה.
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Mazel Tov! הר' גאלדשטיין
– תורהAsher Cohen
Aron Mandel on his הנחת תפילין. – מדותNesanel Yusupov
בר מצוה בחור לרגל הכנסתו לעול מצוות הר' זילבער
Daniel Blatt
Moshe Hecht
שבע-לזכות רפואה שלימה חי' מלכה בת בת
A person drank wine or grape juice from a cup and left some over. Is it permissible for someone else to use the
remainder for Kiddush or Havdalah?
The liquid remaining in a cup that has been drunk from is considered “pagum” (damaged). In order to re-qualify it for
Kiddush, it is preferable that a small amount of wine or water should be added to the cup, and the entire cup poured
back into the original bottle.1 Bidieved, even just one of the above actions (adding wine or water or pouring the wine
back into the bottle) is enough.
Additional notes pertaining to Kavod and Oneg Shabbos
Seuda. The Shabbos table should preferably be set prior to the onset of Shabbos, and prior to the arrival home from
Shul on Shabbos morning. Kiddush should be made shortly after davening on Shabbos night in order to be mekadesh
Shabbos as close to its onset as possible; one may wait to increase one’s appetite. The Seuda should immediately follow
Kiddush. The Mishna Brura writes that one should learn prior to the morning seuda.
Neiros.. The candles should be lit in the place where they will remain and should be moved to another location only in
the case of necessity. In all cases, the candles should be lit in a room that will be in use on Shabbos. It is preferable
for the husband to prepare the Shabbos candles.
Kiddush, Havdalla. If one recites Kiddush for others and he himself has already been yotzai the Hagafen (either by
his own Kiddush or another’s) and has not yet recited the bracha achrona, someone who is being yotzai with this
Hagafen should drink some wine/grape juice. Wine is preferable to grape juice for Kiddush and Havdalla. Whether
one’s minhag is to stand or sit during Kiddush, the drinking of the kos should be done while sitting. During Kiddush
and Havdalla the kos should be held in the right hand; it should be switched to the left hand during the bracha of “Borei
Minei Besamim” so that the besamim can be held in the right hand.
THE FIRE DRILL
WAS COMPLETED
IN RECORD TIME!
OUR שחרית מנין
CLASSROOM GRADE 3 – RABBI SILVER
CLIPPINGS
We ב"הcompleted ' פרק מאin פרשת
מקץand we celebrated with a
“surprise ” סיום. The boys were really
excited! We started Unit 2 in the ספר
– לשון התורהall about the " "כfamily!
We completed our הלכהbooklet on
פסוקי דזמרא.
GRADE 6 – RABBI PEARL GRADE 8 – RABBI STERNHEIM
Congratulations to Michoel Ganz, Winner בעזה"יour גמ' חזרהprogram is ‘knocking’ with
of the $25 gift card for the weekly ערב
over half the class having already reviewed one
שבת \ שבת\ שנים מקראProgram. ( עמודout of 3 עמודיםlearned) five times and
Congratulations to Meir Gross winner of
almost half of the class has already done the
the football for the Grand Raffle! second !כן ירבו !עמוד
GRADE 4 – RABBI STEINWURZEL
We are continuing to learn !געשמאקWe learned all about the
שלחןthis week and many lessons from it. We learned how the
כהן גדולspent the night of יום כיפורin the בהמ"ק. We are
looking forward to celebrating a סיוםon ' פרק אof מסכת יומא.
GRADE 6 – RABBI BENJAMIN
We had a grand Chinese Auction with an ice cream party to
celebrate our great accomplishments in learning. The boys
had a super time. Thank you Rabbi and Mrs. Eisenstadt for
sponsoring the event.
GRADE 2 – RABBI GOLDSTEIN CLASSROOM
CLIPPINGS
We learned about the עשרה נסיונותthat
אברהם אבינוwas tested with. We discussed
that we too are constantly being tested and
challenged. We must be strong and pass all
tests!
GRADE 3 – RABBI LIEMAN
We completed ' פרק מאin פרשת מקץ. We GRADE 8 – RABBI DANZIGER
also completed Unit II in the ספר לשון We finished the הלכותof ברכה אחרונה. We measured the amount of food
התורה. We said the first 25 קאפיטלאךof you have to eat to make a brocha and then we had a בחינהand then we
תהליםand we had our first Chumash test had a test and ב"הthe boys knew the הלכותvery well.
by the מנהל. We learned ' סימן א' ובof קצור
שלחן ערוך. We told stories of אמונהfrom
Living Emunah and almost completed our GRADE 5 – RABBI STEINBERG
רש"יReview book. This week we were privileged to have
Rabbi Ben Zion Shafier portray for us the
wonders of the world and the vastness
GRADE 7 – RABBI of the universe.
It’s hard to believe that in their first year
SCHELLENBERG of learning Gemara, our class is already
ready for their second פארהער. They’re
We had a פארהערthis week by
the מנהל, Rabbi Rapaport. The really שטייגינג.
class did very well ב"ה. A few boys GRADE 3 – MISS PINKOVICS
started getting tested on the
שקלא ותריאby heart. They did Congratulations to our class president for
very well! this week- Ephraim Gugenheim!
GRADE 4 – MRS.
LERNER
Our craft project!
PRE SCHOOL
PRECIOUS MOMENTS
פרשת וירא
WELCOMING THE NURSERY CLASS – OUR GUESTS INTO OUR !אוהל
TOUCHING THE נציב מלחFROM THE DEAD SEA!
MAKING THE FOOTPRINTS FOR THE הכנסת אורחיםMATS!
MAKING OUR VERY OWN NEGEL VASSER SET.ֱ
פרשת וירא
AVRAHAM AVINU
AND HIS GUESTS.
TRYING TO FIND THE DOOR TO
LOT’S HOUSE!
OUR ברוכים הבאיםDOOR MATS!
LEARNING ABOUT על נטילת ידים
OUR FALL
ACTIVITIES!
ALL PARSHA RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO RABBI SILVER BY MONDAY.
ALL TALMIDIM WHO RETURNED THE ANSWERS WILL GET A SPECIAL TOKEN.
THE MORE TOKENS YOU GET THE GREATER THE REWARD!
ראש השנהQuestion:
ALL PARSHA RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO RABBI SILVER BY MONDAY. TALMIDIM WHO
RESPONDED TO OUR
ALL TALMIDIM WHO RETURNED THE ANSWERS WILL GET A SPECIAL TOKEN. PARSHA QUESTIONS:
THE MORE TOKENS YOU GET THE GREATER THE REWARD! MOSHE FARKAS, DANI
STEINBERG, DOVID
פ' נצביםAnswer: EDELTUCH, YEHUDA
RAMBOD, YAAKOV
Who was מלכי צדקand what did he do?
מלכי צדקwas שם בן נח. He brought out bread and wine to STEINBERG, AVRAHAM
אברהם אבינו. EDELSTEIN,
פ' ויראQuestion: ELI BARUCH, AKIVA TAUB,
TZVI NUSSBAUM, NETANEL
Why did ' הshow אברהםthat he loves him? )(פרק יח' פסוק יט' רש"י
YUSUPOV, BINYOMIN
Name __________________________ Grade____ Room #_____ GREENBERG, AHARON
PROBST, TZVI NUSSBAUM,
What is a ?שנה מעוברתA Jewish leap year where an extra month of Adar is MENACHEM STEINFELD,
added in order to ensure that Pesach comes out in the Spring. A Jewish leap
year occurs 7 times in every 19 years. SHMUEL CHAIM
GREENBERG,
Why do we cover the חלותwhen we make ?קידוש
Name __________________________ Grade____ Room #_____ LEVI GOODSTEIN,
MENACHEM LEHRER,
SHMUEL CHAIM
GREENBERG,
MAYER OZER GREENBEG
Name __________________________ Grade____ Room #_____