6:07 When eight year old Irving Bunim took leave of Rabbi Raphael Shapiro, zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Europe’s Volozhin Yeshiva and father-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Brisker, zt”l , the Rosh Yeshiva charged him with building Torah in America. Indeed, the young lad ultimately did build Torah in America and, in fact, he became a legend. Mr. Irving Bunim worked tirelessly on behalf of Vaad Hatzlah and saved countless lives during the Holocaust. He was a primary founder of the Young Israel movement and helped establish Chinuch Atzmai, Torah Umesorah and Beth Medrash Govoha where he was the right hand of its founder, Rabbi Ahron Kotler, zt”l. In his wisdom, the Rosh Yeshiva of Volozhin clearly saw leadership skills in the eight year old but, in truth, every child has the potential for a promising future and every individual has a meaningful purpose in life. In Pirkei Avos, Ben Azai teaches us not to denigrate any individual She’ain lecha adam she’ain lo sha’ah, For there is no man who does not have his hour (Avos 4,3). Tiferes Yisrael expounds that while there might be no apparent need for a particular individual’s existence in this world, G-d certainly did not create him for naught. The most insignificant person might someday find himself in a position of authority where an opportunity will present itself specifically because of him. Each individual, ordinary or prominent, plays an important role in life. In Parshas Vayakhel we learn of the appointments of both Betzalel, a descendant of the tribe of Yehuda, and Ahaliav, a descendant of the tribe of Dan, to be the primary architechts and builders of the Mishkan, Tabernacle (35,30-34). Rashi comments that the Omnipresent specifically paired Betzalel, scion of an illustrious lineage with Ahaliav, descendant of an unremarkable lineage, for the construction of the Mishkan, fulfilling that which is stated “And the nobleman is not recognized before the pauper” (Iyov 34,19). Many years ago, my father zt”l explained (and I recently saw a similar explanation suggested by Rabbi Shimon Schwab zt”l) as follows: Ahaliav gathered the stragglers at the end of the line and thus represented the virtue of humility. To build a sanctuary, brilliance and an illustrious lineage does not suffice; it requires the simplicity of humility as well. Similarly, when building the Beis Hamikdash, Shlomo HaMelech represented malchus Yehuda, royalty. Yet, he required Chiram, son of a widow who heralded the tribe of Naphtali and whose father descended from the tribe of Dan. Here, too, we find that the building of a sanctuary requires both qualities of royalty and simplicity. Regardless of how it appears to mortal man, one simply couldn’t predict whose calling in life is more important and who will rise as a shining star among us. The teacher devotedly standing at the head of the class and the parent lovingly nurturing a family seem to know their charges well – their strengths and weaknesses, their virtues and characteristics, and their idiosyncrasies. Both strive to provide their charges with the skills and tools for success, thereby enabling them to reach their fullest potential in life. Yet, who can predict which child will rise above his peers, who will emerge as a shining star and who will complement or partner with a brilliant or illustrious counterpart. Often it is the child least likely to succeed. When we view each child as a diamond ready to be polished and a future gadol hador, spiritual giant, ready to be acknowledged, then we will prepare our children like never before. We will have redefined the term “promising future.” Have a wonderful Shabbos! MARCH 10 Don’t Forget to Change Your Clocks • • • • • • MARCH 21 Taanis Esther Early Childhood dismissal 1:40 PM Kindergarten Dismissal 2:00 PM Grades 1-6 Dismissal 2:00 PM Jr. High Boys Dismissal 12:30 PM Yavne Dismissal 1:00 PM • • • • • • MARCH 24-25 Purim-No School • • • • • • March 31 Yavne Production • • • • • • APRIL 1 HAC Tribute Dinner Cleveland Museum of Art 6:00 PM בס’’ד פרשת ויקהל | כ”ח אדר א’ תשפ''ד | 2024, 8 March Only at Plaza Leasing: Sales and Rentals simplified! All of your vehicle needs in one place! Call 216-707-9000 or email [email protected]
| | Early Childhood We started our week with our yearly surprise inspection visit from the State of Ohio, and we are proud to announce that Baruch Hashem we passed with flying colors! This achievement stands as a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our esteemed staff and Moros. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to them for their hard work, devotion, and collaborative spirit. Shabbos is coming, we’re so happy! In honor of Parshas Vayakel, and the mitzvos of Shabbos, the children have been spending extra time learning about Shabbos and making beautiful projects! They made special light covers so they don’t inadvertently touch light switches on Shabbos. Our three-year-old classes brought home personalized “Is It Shabbos Yet?” books that feature all their classmates and the steps to get ready for Shabbos. Thank you, Hashem, for Shabbos! Morah Rena’s class learned the bracha of Hagafen with enthusiasm and curiosity! Through a captivating science activity, they dyed rice purple to resemble grape juice and filled kiddush cups at the sensory table. This hands-on activity not only enriched their understanding of the bracha but also provided a stimulating learning experience. This week, our three-year-olds also learned the letter zayin. Seeing the zayin ziggle and zaggle made the kinderlach giggle and it helped them with remembering the shape and sound of this special letter. After the children learned that the word Zaidy starts with a zayin, we were blessed to have had many Zaidy’s visiting us! They read books, passed out treats, and talked about being a Zaidy. We loved having the opportunity to bring family into our Preschool learning and experiences! Kindergarten We love having visitors in Kindergarten… especially when they are Kindergarten grandparents! And, when those grandparents take the time to sit down and collect some nachas, witnessing the progress their grandchild is making, what could be better? As we get closer to Purim, Adar Sheini and Purim projects are in full swing! How exciting it is in Kindergarten! Now that our kindergarteners have mastered counting to 50, they are working on the skill of counting to 100, lickity split! Using a lollipop to help, the kindergarteners happily marked each number on their chart, while taking another lick of their lollipop. Adar Challenge: Do lollipops last for 100 licks? :)
| | Girls Elementary This year, our theme is ‘Banim Atem l’Hashem, Royalty; You and Me.” This month we are focusing on treating others royally and with respect. During our assembly on Tuesday, each student received the name of another girl in our division and created a cute and fun royal gift for her. After presenting the gifts to each other, we introduced our new incentive wherein girls will focus on a few aspects of treating others royally. They each have a punch card to mark off their successes. We can’t wait to see how quickly the cards fill up! If you pass by our first-grade classes, you will hear the girls chant their shorashim with such excitement. Morah Zuckerman's class just completed the first round of a shorashim challenge, where every girl was rewarded for reaching the required goal of shorashim practice at home. In total, the class practiced over 500 shorashim in one week. Now, that’s an accomplishment! In conjunction with learning about the trees, grasses, and flowers which were created on yom shlishi of shaishes yimai beraishis, our first-first graders enjoyed tasting all kinds of delicious fruit. Mazel tov to Mrs. Schneider's class on the completion of Parshas Vayera. The girls celebrated with a special siyum with each girl bringing a treat connected to the parsha. The classroom buzzed with excitement as the students shared what they brought and explained to the class why they chose that treat! Excitement and learning are in the air in our fourth-grade classes. The girls are busy mastering Birchas Yaakov with games, singing, scrapbooking and more! If you pass any of the classrooms, come check out their beautiful singing and magnificent masterpieces! General Studies: Friday Friends: Miss Zuckerman’s fourth graders have teamed up with Mrs. Reinhardt’s first graders to spend time reading and enjoying learning together. This week, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade lunch bunch groups, delved into the topic of "what makes a good friend?" Each girl decorated a cupcake by picking different toppings to represent qualities that they look for in a friend and created a key explaining what they chose. Every girl then presented why they chose to decorate using each topping to the group. It was amazing to see how every person picked different colors and designs to represent different ideas such as "white frosting meaning someone who is honest" and "chocolate chips meaning someone who has a positive 'chipper' attitude" and how every person can have a unique interpretation of the same topping or "experience".
| | Yeshiva Ketana Mazel tov to Rabbi Eiserman’s first grade talmidim on completing 4th perek of Parshas Bereishis this week! Winners of this week’s Shnayim Mikra Target gift cards: 3 rd grade: Chaim Ruck, Yaakov Yehuda Spector and Yechiel Zabludowski. 4th grade: Chanan Feldman, Mendel Goldberg and Avi Shulman. 5th grade: Chaim Kroll, Eli Meisels and Pinny Rosenfeld. 6th grade: Meir Katz, Chaim Krash and Dov Weinerman. General Studies: Grade 3 Programs to Support “Playing Hard, Playing Smart, and ALWAYS Being a Mensch”: Grade 3 was buzzing with excitement as many of the boys participated in a hockey tournament during the PE special. The competition was intense and the games showed wonderful sportsmanship, team work, and strong hockey skills. Congratulations to all teams for their great effort! Grade 3 is also in the midst of a “Building Student Skills” raffle incentive highlighting the boys who are actively participating in class and showing wonderful middos throughout the afternoon. The more we notice all that the students are doing well, the more motivation there will be to continue. The student-led 6th grade SUPERB program (Super Uplifting Positive Exciting Rewards for Behavior) continues to highlight and celebrate the students that are making good choices and exhibiting positive behavior in general studies. Each week students who received no referrals are entered into a raffle to earn prizes. We just had our first ice cream party to celebrate the boys who received one referral or less for the month of February. 90% of 6th grade boys received 1 referral or less and will join the party to celebrate their success! Way to go 6th grade- we think you are SUPERB! Every day is a chance to build… Math fact fluency refers to the quick and effortless recall of basic math facts in all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). When students achieve automaticity, they can retrieve math facts from their long-term memory without conscious effort or attention (or counting on their fingers!). Fact fluency not only saves students time but also significantly impacts their future math success. Research demonstrates the critical role of math fact fluency in elementary school-level mathematics and beyond. When students develop fact fluency, they free up their working memory which allows them to devote more time to advanced problem-solving and learning new skills. Congratulations to Ari Sauber who scored over 55,000 points on his Reflex Math portfolio!
| | Junior High School Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Resnick’s eighth graders concluded Sefer Orchos Yosher and, in celebrating the accomplishment, they visited their classmate, Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn’s zeidy, Rabbi Yisroel Brog who spoke with the boys. Rabbi Hershy Dafner’s class completed first perek of Makkos, reviewed it, and celebrated with a siyum at Milky Way. Rabbi Chanina Dessler’s class concluded a sefer which they were learning on Tefillin, scored well on a test, and celebrated with a pizza party. This was a week of celebrations for these classes! Yavne High School Last week at Yavne, the Junior High girls were given the opportunity to sell tickets for our annual $10,000 raffle and earn prizes. Over 50 girls signed up! They were treated to a pizza lunch launch and a PowerPoint presentation by the captains! Thank you to the captains, Chaya Greenberger & Fayga Yuspeh in the 7th Grade; and Chayala Jacobovits & Chavie Marcovich in the 8th Grade. Hatzlocha Rabba, girls! Our 8th grade Bilvavi group – Chaya P. Kahn, Yocheved Mann, Chani Faintuch, Aliza Elias, Sara E. Friedman, Chavala Gruen, Avigail Raher, and Gali Daitchman launched the Bais Hashem Neilech Shabbos program in Yavne Junior High. Mrs. Shani Kohn opened the program expressing the goal of the program, to elevate Shabbos and fill it with meaningful connection to Hashem through tefilla and mitzvos. The girls were enlightened and inspired by a student panel on the topic of “Davening in Shul Shabbos Morning”. Rikki Tenenbaum, Bracha Kielski, Eliana Friedner, and Yehudis Platschek shared their personal experiences about how they got started going to shul, how much they enjoy davening in shul, what their favorite part of davening in shul is... Thank you, Mrs. Schwartz for spearheading this program, as it will surely benefit our girls as they enhance the most special day of the week! Yavne Jr. High girls proudly donned their new Pnimi sweatshirts – earned with points on the Pnimi Challenge Incentive Program! Kol HaKavod to our High School students who scored 90 and above on their recent Tefillah Quiz. Mrs. Zelasko and Mrs. Weinberg took advantage of the beautiful summer day and walked with them to Speedway where they were treated to a nice cold slurpee. Keep up the good work, girls!! Mazel Tov to Mrs. Roffman’s 10th grade class on their siyum of Parshas Shelach. They celebrated on Wednesday by going to Milky Way for breakfast, and they shared the many hashkafa lessons they have learned since the beginning of the year!
| | Yavne High School (continued) Today, our eleventh and twelfth grade students had the opportunity to participate via livestream in the Bais Yaakov Technology Chizuk Asifa. Our talmidos joined with thousands of girls from across America to gain chizuk and feel empowered to be as was said over and over again in the asifa – the ones who will bring Mashiach bekarov by overcoming the challenges they face with inner strength, emunah and pride! Rav Elya Brudny opened the asifa. Students heard from Rav Ephraim Shapiro and Rebbitzen Rena Tarshish who both shared messages focused on true internal growth. In addition, there were inspirational music videos and live choir performances. The asifa culminated with a heartfelt kumzitz led by Rebbitzen Tarshish ending with all the girls dancing to the timely words that the children used in the time of the Purim story to express their belief that they would overcome their enemies – "קל עמנו כי יקום ולא דבר דברו ותופר עצה עוצו ,”Though our enemies plot and scheme, they will not succeed for Hashem with us”. As the girls sang and danced, Rebbitzen Tarshish led them in reaffirming our belief that we can and will overcome our physical, and spiritual enemies. Although the program was over two hours long, was voluntary and went through lunch, the girls stayed through the end and were riveted the entire time. It was a tremendous nachas to observe their sincerity and genuine appreciation for the inspiration. At this time, our seniors also launched a technology incentive program, initiated by the girls themselves and led by Mrs. Ariella Vale. The program, which is voluntary, has three components – a learning component following the “Hineini” curriculum, a nightly technology shut-off time, and a personalized kabbala. So far, all the students have chosen to participate and are doing so with enthusiasm. We wish them continued hatzlacha on this special journey! We are very proud! Award Winning Staff At the Jewish Education Center’s annual dinner, the Albert B. Ratner and Jack and Esther Goldberg Israel Fellowship is awarded to two outstanding teachers, one in a day school and one in a supplementary school. The award celebrates educators across the spectrum of our community and includes professional development in Eretz Yisrael. This past Sunday evening, the coveted award was presented to our Junior High School teacher, Mrs. Sefi Katz and Yavne High School graduate, Miss Bella Bein. Mazel Tov and continued hatzlacha to both recipients.
Condolences to • Mrs. Malka Morris on the loss of her mother, Mrs. Leila Handelman ה”ע המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים. | | Mazel Tov! • Dr. & Mrs. Nosson Goldfarb on the marriage of Chana Ora to Jeremy Williams • Mr. & Mrs. Shmulie Halpern and Mr. & Mrs. Dov Frankel on the upcoming marriage of Ari and Kiki Mazel Tov to Mrs. Ita Klein and Rabbi & Mrs. Sherman Frankel. • Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Hershkowitz and Mrs. Shoshana Chen on the birth of a grandson to Mendel & Chaya Hershkowitz • Rabbi & Mrs. Sruly Koval on the marriage of Hindy to Avrohom Yitzchok Weinstein Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Jacob Koval. • Rabbi & Mrs. Asher Newman on the birth of a granddaughter to Dovid & Esti Insel • Rabbi & Mrs. Gavriel Ohayon on the birth of a daughter Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Eliyahu Ausband. • Mr. & Mrs. Eli Perl on the bar mitzvah of Yaakov Mazel Tov to the Gross & Pister families. • Rabbi & Mrs. Dovid Rosenberg on the birth of a son Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Koval and Mr. & Mrs. Murray Koval. • Mr. & Mrs. Ed Small on the engagement of Arielle to Josh Fink Eretz Chemda Visit Yesterday, our school was visited by Rabbi Moshe Efrati and Rabbi Michael Merril of Eretz Chemda in Yerushalayim. An innovative distance learning organization, Eretz Chemda enables students to connect with a Rebbi in Yerushalayim and learn about Eretz Yisrael and its special mitzvos. The Academy was one of the first schools nationally to participate with Eretz Chemda and was a catalyst for many other schools to join. Today, Eretz Chemda connects with students at sixty schools around the world. Geared to students in upper elementary school, our sixth grades in both the Yeshiva Ketana and the Girls Elementary divisions benefit from this wonderful opportunity which engenders a sense of love, appreciation and connection with Eretz Yisrael.
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