8:45 When Moshe Rabbeinu realized that Hashem would punish the entire people for the sins of one man – Korach – he interceded and pleaded: ha'ish echad yecheta… Shall one man sin and You will be angry with the entire assembly (16,23)? Moshe's pleas were then accepted. Is it reasonable to hold one individual responsible for an infraction of another? The following provides an enlightening perspective on the subject: A shul in Eretz Yisrael, boasting a large membership, maintained a policy which mandated parents to provide a full year's notification to hold a Bar Mitzvah celebration at the shul. Once, one member followed the protocol and notified the shul's leadership one year in advance and, as the big day approached, a second family emerged and expected all courtesies for their son's Bar Mitzvah. After some heated give and take, the issue was brought to the Rabbi who was confident that the first family, which adhered to the shul's procedures, held the rights to celebrate their Bar Mitzvah on that particular day. Just to be sure the Rabbi consulted with the great posek and sage, Rabbi Yosef Sholom Elyashev, zt”l, in Yerushalayim, who surprised everyone with his verdict. Rabbi Elyashev explained that although the second family neglected their responsibility to notify the shul in a timely manner, nevertheless, their son – the soon to be Bar Mitzvah bochur – a minor, is entitled to every courtesy that the shul provides its membership. While parents are responsible to follow protocol, children should not suffer due to an infraction that was clearly not their fault. Thus, Rabbi Elyashev instructed the two families to hold a goral, lottery. How often is a child a victim of circumstances? How often is a child blamed for the shortcomings of a difficult family situation or even when there is no particular difficulty at all, for that matter? Especially with younger children, some faults (as well as the responsibilities) belong to the parents; and while teaching responsibility must be a priority, there is often a fine line between holding a child responsible and recognizing that an infraction may not be his fault. Still, we do have an obligation to prepare youngsters for the future and to enable them to cope in the world of reality. The real world is not one which will shelter them – nor will it provide excuses for them – it is a world of demands and expectations, and full of uncertainties. Rabbi Elyashev's thought provoking psak provides us with food for thought. As we conclude another successful academic year, permit me to thank you all for your continued partnership and support. Our children, the leaders of tomorrow, are certainly worth the investment! Have a wonderful Shabbos and an enjoyable Summer! JUNE 22 Last Day of School 12:00 Dismissal • • • • • • JULY 3 First Day of Camp STEP • • • • • • AUGUST 30 First Day of School (morning classes only) • • • • • • AUGUST 31 First Full Day of School First day of Early Childhood בס’’ד פרשת קרח | ג' תמוז תשפ''ג | 2023, 22 June Only at Plaza Leasing: Sales and Rentals simplified! All of your vehicle needs in one place! Call 216-707-9000 or email [email protected]
| | Junior High School The eighth grades enjoyed a well deserved barbecue siyum on Monday celebrating the completion of the first perek of Meseches Gittin. Divrei Torah were presented by Yosef Chaim Admon, Azriel Pollack, and Naftali Roffman, all of whom did a great job! The boys enjoyed the opportunity to grill for their Rabbeim and peers! Mazel tov to the eighth grades on their graduation this week! The event began with a siyum on Shisha Sidrei Mishna and featured a video summary of a truly accomplished year. May they grow m’chayil el chayil! Yeshiva Ketana Rosh Chodesh assembly for third and fourth grade boys. Rabbi Shragi Weimer delighted the boys as a guest story teller. Dr. Brian Wolovitz addressed the sixth grade boys regarding general health (issues) and Summer safety. Thank you, Dr. Wolovitz for this most informative opportunity. Mazel tov to Yehoshua Adler and Emanuel Shulman on their siyumim of Masechtos Moed Katan and Chagigah. Yehoshua and Emanuel, on their own initiative, learn b’chavrusa every evening at the Beachwood Kollel. How remarkable for two fifth graders to take upon themselves this additional seder of learning. Such beautiful nachas for their parents and Rabbeim.
| | Yavne High School The 59th Commencement Exercises of Yavne High School enjoyed a capacity audience of parents, grandparents, siblings, faculty and students as 40 wonderful graduates celebrated their important milestone. While this class is the largest class in the history of Yavne High School, it was mentioned that the quantity was matched by its quality. Congratulations to Aidel Friedman, recipient of the Beatrice Stone Midos Award. Mazel tov to valedictorians, Tehilla Altose, Sorala Rivkin, Dafne Stern and Dassi Wolovitz. Mazel tov to salutatorians, Temi Drandoff, Huvi Levin, Avigail Stelzer, Chana Leah Thav and Oriya Baskin. A class presentation was tendered by Chana Fleksher. Speakers were Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein, Rabbi Simcha Dessler and Mrs. Tzipporah Zelasko. As Mrs. Zelasko described the virtues of each graduate, diplomas were distributed by Dr. Louis Malcmacher and representatives of the board of directors, Dr. Daniel Fleksher and Dr. Brian Wolovitz, who joined Mrs. Rachel Weinberg and Mrs. Shani Kohn on the stage. The event was reflective of their significant accomplishments coupled with a unique sense of achdus among the class. Thank you to Mrs. Shifra Hanson, Mr. Dave Wren, Mr. Yosef Aryeh Greenberger, and Mr. Sruly Schnair for their support and to Yavne student Nechama Marcovich for beautiful musical accompaniment. Yavne graduates, we will certainly miss you and may the next phase of your educational journey continue m’chayil el chayil! Mazel tov to Yavne graduate and salutatorian, Temi Drandoff, who won first place in the 2023 David and Janet Goldsmith Teen Kavod Gadol Award. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Columbus, the award was based on an essay demonstrating how a commitment to community service, leadership and compassion to others will strengthen and improve the Jewish community. Tuesday evening we went to Edgewater park for a beautiful sunset boat ride. The retreat was an incredible end of year bonding experience between staff and students. We continued our retreat Wednesday morning with a trip to the gorgeous grounds of Holden Arboretum. Thank you to our dedicated G.O for the beautiful blankets, delicious Açaí bowls and end of year video. Thank you Mrs. Rochie Kutoff for the creative workshop which helped us all figure out our strengths so that we can all make a positive difference over the summer. The girls then made a beautiful keychain to carry this message with them through the summer. The year concluded for our Junior High students with a beautiful graduation and a trip to Niagara Falls on Wednesday. Continued on page 4
Yavne (continued) We are proud of our 8th grade Yavne class for this milestone! Hatzlacha in high school! | | Girls Elementary It's hard to believe that we are at the end of a wonderful school year! What an opportunity to give shevach and thanks to Hakodosh Baruch Hu for all the learning and growing that was accomplished here at Girls Elementary. We express our appreciation to our Moros and parents for their collaboration, communication and constant efforts to make sure every girl succeeds. Once again, our Spark Chidon led by Mrs. Ribiat, was a huge success. The girls in grades 3-6 learned and mastered so many yedios through games and song throughout the year. We are proud to announce the winners of our school wide Chidon: Shira Admon, Riva Greenfield, Batsheva Hanfling, Adina Kahn, Hindi Katz, Batsheva Malcmacher, Chaya Rivka Meisels, Miriam Meisels, Esti Meisels, Hindi Markovich, Shani Srour and Fayga Yuspeh. In our eyes, every student is a real winner for practicing Spark all year! As a culmination of learning all 39 melachos, our fourth grade classes worked together to create a beautiful Lamed Tes Melachos Fair. Each group was assigned a melacha and presented it to the girls in a creative and hands-on way. We were all amazed not only by their incredible displays but also their knowledge and clear understanding of all the melachos. Thank you to our very dedicated fourth grade Moros for giving the girls this wonderful experience. The auditorium pulsated with excitement and the achdus was tangible as our sixth graders gathered together, Sunday morning, at Yavne for our annual sixth grade performance and brunch. Under the talented direction of Mrs. Goldstein, Mrs. Dimarsky and Morah Sariti, the girls presented a beautiful performance with drama, song and dances, expanding on our Bas Mitvah theme of the seven nevios. Of course, the beautiful decor and tasty food added to this wonderful event and a touching video with a message on Tefilla was enjoyed by all. Thank you, Mrs. Elana Pollak, Mrs. Aliza Koval and Mrs. Rivki Silver for your gracious help. Look out for the Summer Splash Kriah packets coming home with students in grades 1-5. Check out the midsummer raffle, too. Let’s keep up the girls’ Kriah fluency over the summer months.
| | Girls Elementary (continued) This year has flown by! Baruch Hashem, our kinderlach have grown in so many ways! Their enthusiasm for learning Torah, acquiring knowledge of mitzvos, and a love for being Jewish and Yiddishkeit has grown by leaps and bounds! They have grown emotionally, socially, physically, and academically. Their fine and gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination flourished as they learned to assemble puzzles, cut, color, draw, paint, ride bikes, and climb in our indoor and outdoor playgrounds. They now have friends and have learned to share, take turns and engage with them properly. Their language skills have expanded; they can communicate their needs and understand and respond appropriately to questions. This growth is due to the hard work, dedication, creativity, caring, love, and devotion of our outstanding staff and Moros, who invested their hearts, souls, time and energy to accomplish these goals and deserve our huge hakaras hatov. Continued on page 5 General Studies The 2nd graders enjoyed a cumulative trip to the Science Center on Monday. After studying severe weather and plenty of science topics this year, the girls were able to experience Science in more new ways! Thank you to Mrs. Rossman for spearheading this unit, the Showcase day, and the Science Center trip! In addition, thank you to Mrs. Post and Mrs. Dier for ensuring it all took place seamlessly! Thank you to our chaperones who accompanied our girls on the trip: Mr. Stern, Mrs. Goldman, Mrs. Koval, Mrs. Landis, Mrs. Florans, Mrs. Kirsch, Mrs. M. Schwartz, Mrs. Minkin, Mrs. Domb, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Faintuch, and Mrs. Morgenstern. Girls Elementary enjoyed color war with a specific emphasis on H20. The girls ruach and willingness to just have fun with what you have, made the day end with many laughs and a lot of wetness! Thank you girls for a wonderful year and a fun day! Early Childhood
| | PTA Corner What a year it has been! We were thrilled to have had the opportunity to bring you some of the classic events you know and love as well as some exciting new events which will hopefully be future favorites. We’ve also appreciated the feedback you have been generous in giving us - it makes all the hard work worth it! Let’s take a look back at the programs and events we’ve had this year: Welcome packages for new families; Rosh Chodesh treats for the staff; Nachas Notes and treats for PTC; Chanukah Delights; Sunday Playdates for the 3s and 4s; Restaurant Week; Women’s Melava Malka; Tu B’Shvat treats; Parenting Series; Fun Fair; Teacher Appreciation banquets None of these would have been possible without our dedicated parent volunteers who made them happen. Whether it was being on a committee, coming in to set up or clean up, running errands, designing fliers or putting labels on teacher gifts, our programming is only as strong as our volunteers. Why get involved? We asked Ruti Wolf and Malky Traube, who have been running the Teacher Appreciation Banquets for the past thirteen years(!!), why they still make volunteering a priority. They said, “Even though we’re both so busy, we volunteer for the school because we feel strongly that it's important to give back and we also want our children to see that this is a value in our family. It's both hakaras hatov and chinuch." If you would like to get more involved next year, you can join our volunteer whatsapp chat, keep an eye on the Chadashos for upcoming volunteer opportunities, or reach out to any of the PTA members to find the best way for you to help. Have a wonderful summer! Hebrew Academy Tzedaka Boxes Please take a moment to count the tzedakah in your Hebrew Academy Tzedaka box and make the donation online at HAC1.org/donate. Please select “tzedakah Box” in the donation type drop down menu. Thank you to our May and June Volunteers Devora Tenenbaum, Riki Klein, Sari Klein, Esti Klein, Rivi Bookman, Adira Lempel, Zisi Neeland, Adina Dunoff, Aliza Bernstein, Shalva Neeland, Yehudis Platschek, Sadie Lipins, Tzipora Klein along with all the volunteers that helps with the HAC Family Fun Fair and the Teacher Appreciation Events. 2023-24 HAC Family Directory Our 2023-24 Family Directory will include a corporate section with full page and half page ads as well as company listings. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to reach our 500+ Hebrew Academy families! Please reach out to Mrs. Shirah Stern at [email protected] by July 13th to have your business included. On Thursday, we had an end-of-the -year music party with Mrs. Chani Gross. She read a fun story to the children, played music, and we all sang and danced together. On Thursday, each class got to come up on the stage to sing a song for everyone, and we concluded with a big circle of singing and dancing בירושלים הבאה לשנה .What a fun and meaningful way to end the year….חסדו לעולם כי טוב כי' לה הודו. Early Childhood (continued)
| | Taylor Road Campus Renovations Mazel tov! • Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi Freedman on the upcoming marriage of Dena to Eli Baker Mazel tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Freedman. • Dr. & Mrs. Howard Goldman on the upcoming marriage of Michal to Moti Last • Mr. & Mrs. Binyomin Hoen on the marriage of Sara to Yitzy Shaykevich Mazel tov to Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hoen. • Rabbi & Mrs. Doovie Jacoby on the birth of a girl • Rabbi & Mrs. Nosson Spero on the birth of a granddaughter to Shaya & Chana Rochel Spero We are very happy to report that the construction and renovations to our Taylor Road Campus are in full swing. As of today, all classrooms and offices are in the process of being packed up and the building will remain closed over the Summer. Administrators and secretaries can be reached by email or through the Oakwood Campus. While construction will continue through next year, we can’t wait to greet you in our newly renovated building in the Fall, IY”H. Mishpacha Magazine This week is the last issue for the 2022-2023 school year. Next week is the beginning of the Summer subscription for people who have already signed up. The Summer group is closed. Magazines will not be put out until payment is received by the Financial Office. Since our Taylor Road building is closed for renovations this Summer, magazines will be delivered to Oakwood instead. People who normally pick up at Yavne will find their magazines there, as usual. We are sorry for any inconvenience. If you wish to subscribe for the school year, please send an email to [email protected] with “subscribe” in the subject line. The cost is $268.