Parshas Yisro, named for the priest of Midyan, former advisor to Pharaoh and father-in-law of Moshe Rabbeinu, begins with a family reunion. But first Yisro listened intently to the details of Bnei Yisrael’s historic exodus – the miraculous splitting of the sea and the defeat against Amalek. In teaching us that Yisro heard all that transpired with Moshe and Bnei Yisrael, Rashi comments: Shakul Moshe keneged kol yisrael, Moshe was equal to all of Israel. (18,1). How so? Maharal explains that by virtue of the fact that Moshe taught them Torah and was their leader in every way, the Jewish nation would not have been complete without him. Thus, he was equal to all of Israel. Maharal further writes that a woman is equal to a man because hi mashlemes oso l’adam, she fulfills him – or completes him – as an individual; earth is equal to heaven because together they complete reality; so it is with regard to a teacher and student for there is no teacher without a student; they require one another. By extension, it seems natural to apply the words of Maharal to our generation’s home/school partnership – specifically as it relates to a child. Since the time of Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Gamla who instituted formal institutional education, Jewish parents have enrolled their children in schools which teach Torah and prepare them for life. No doubt, throughout the ages, parents have sacrificed much to do so and our generation is no different. Parents recognize teachers’ outstanding dedication and the school’s immeasurable impact upon their children. Likewise, the school leadership and its teachers acknowledge the enormous efforts, influence and sacrifices of parents on behalf of their children. Both home and school would be unable to educate the child alone; they require one another. A successful home/school partnership is built upon the foundations of mutual trust and fortified with mutual understanding and respect. A partnership based on such principles provides the dividends to our investments, the answers to our prayers, the nachas we dream of and hope for. Who are the true beneficiaries of the ideal partnership? The children! Unfortunately, we have seen both sides of the coin. Family involvement plays an integral role in building a sense of school pride. Parents who present a united front of support for our teachers, the heroes and heroines who selflessly nurture their children, also provide a powerful – and unparalleled – message to their children; an example etched in their minds well into the future. Indeed, we require one another to complete this unique partnership. With it we have everything; without it we have nothing. Have a wonderful Shabbos! FEBRUARY 16 Boys Midwinter Daf-a-Day Siyum Girls Erev Shira Program 7:00 p.m. at the Klein Campus • • • • • • FEBRUARY 19 Boys Gedolim Fair at 10:00 a.m. • • • • • • FEBRUARY 25 PTA Ladies Melava Malka • • • • • • MARCH 20 NOTE CHANGE OF DATE HAC Scholarship Tribute Dinner בס’’ד פרשת יתרו | י''ט שבט תשפ''ג | 2023, 10 February N.Y. prices with Midwest service only at Plaza Auto Leasing! Call Will Evans at 216-707-9000 or email [email protected] for your next vehicle!
| | Rabbi Resnick’s eighth grade has a “Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l chaburah“ where the boys strive to emulate the great gadol hador in whichever way they can. Before the midwinter break, the class made a siyum on Sefer Tehillim celebrating their continuity in following one of Rav Chaim’s traditions which was to recite one kapitel of Tehillim each day. The boys did this each day since the beginning of the school year. Rabbi and Mrs. Manne hosted a barbecue for 23 seventh graders in Rabbi Manne’s and Rabbi Dessler’s classes. This was a reward for boys recognized for exemplary behavior throughout the entire day — Limudei Kodesh and General Studies. Great job, boys! Rabbi Janowski’s second grade was treated to a visitor right before midwinter vacation. The boys listened intently to a story by Rabbi Janowski’s father-in-law, Rabbi Berman, a Rav in Lakewood, New Jersey. Top Shacharis attendance in the fifth grade: Yehoshua Adler, Yossi Baum, Mordy Bloom, Bentzion Dafner, Noam Farkas, Levi Yitzchak Friedner, Avi Jacob, Meir Katz, Yitzy Kohn, Akiva Raher, Shimshon Roffman, Zacharia Moshe Spector, Dov Weinerman and Zevi Weiss. These boys were treated to an “Ice Cream Thursday” with all the delicious toppings. Ice cream (without toppings) and other treats were distributed to the remaining boys, as well. Winners of the Shnayim Mikra Target gift card (included the week of mid-winter break): 3 rd grade: Chanan Feldman, Moshe Klahr, Yosef Lancry, Zevy Rosner and Yoel Spector. 4 th grade: Shmuel Hanson, Gavriel Klavan, Chaim Kroll, Shlomo Langsner, Eli Salamon and Yisroel Taub. 5 th grade: Yehoshua Adler, Yossi Baum, Levi Yitzchok Fertel, Yitzy Kohn, Shimshon Roffman and Zevi Weiss. 6 th grade: Menachem Elkan, Menachem Heifetz, Shlomo Kutoff, Moshe Salamon and Lazer Silver. Rabbi Drazin’s fourth grade celebrated their siyum on Meseches Yuma by visiting Kollel Torah LIFE, a lunch at Kinneret and sledding at Cain Park. At Torah LIFE, the boys were inspired with a dvar Torah from Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld and they were tested by Rabbi Hirschfeld. Twenty- nine out of 30 questions were answered perfectly! The following boys in 5th and 6th grade scored a 95% or higher on their Sefer Bereishis bechina prior to mid- winter break: Nosson Altose, Moshe Axelrod, Reuven Dessler, Rafi Eleff, Menachem Elkan, Aharon Finegold, Chaim Gold, Nosson Goldman, Yehoshua Gutman, Menachem Heifetz, Mordy Kiss, Aaron Klahr, Yaakov Kulefsky, Meir Zelig Kutoff, Shlomo Kutoff, Shlomo Maimon, Chaim Mann, Binyamin Nathan, Akiva Raher, Shimshon Roffman, Sruli Rudner, Moshe Salamon, Dovid Samowitz, Yosef Sokol, Zecharia Moshe Spector and Eli Wolf. A large percentage of all the boys scored nicely on this bechina which covered the weekly Parshas Hashavua bechinos.
| | On Tu B’Shvat, our teachers and students were treated to individually wrapped packages of dried fruits. Thank you to our wonderful PTA for preparing the special treats. We were so excited to welcome the girls back after vacation. The positive feedback and completed charts that the moros received were a reflection of the growth our girls are experiencing here at Girls Elementary. Here are some nachas reports: “Hadassa (Shyken) read and davened everyday. She played well and had a "positive" attitude for each day of break.” “All of her friends weren't around over Shabbos and Yehudis (Soroka) was still able to keep busy playing with her siblings.” “Ruchama (Schwartz) was a pleasure over vacation, with a constant ayin tova. When the heavy suitcases fell on top of her on the squishy car ride she started giggling.” “Racheli (Nathan) said such beautiful brachos all vacation long! Loud, clear and a bracha acharona too!” “Yocheved (Berman) didn't want to go on one of the trips that we were planning to do, but she had an ayin tova and still went with a good attitude and ended up having a great time!” Mazel tov to all our fourth grades on the completion of Sefer Bereishis. To celebrate this milestone their moros prepared a gala breakfast with beautiful decor and delicious food. The girls wrote letters, expressing their hakaras hatov to their moros from previous years, who helped them reach this milestone. Thank you, Mrs. Ranya Greenberger for all your help! First graders learned the concept of shorashim and started filling up their shorashim bulletin board. Using the idea of how corn items can look different but are still part of the corn family, their moros explained how shorashim don't always look exactly the same in words but have the same core. The first graders are becoming experts at recognizing shorashim, prefixes and miilim in the pesukim. Mrs. Goldstein’s and Mrs. Dimarsky’s sixth grade enjoyed blending a variety of fruit. The girls had a great time making their very own smoothies and even a better time drinking them. The base of all life is having hakaras hatov to Hashem for all the kindness He does for us on a daily basis. The students had a program to recognize some of the basic necessities Hashem gives us that we do not usually stop to acknowledge. The program combined producing a beautiful colorful mural, a video presentation highlighted some examples of the power our actions can affect others and that all our abilities come from Hashem. Finally, the students were asked to write specific events and gifts they are thankful for which were then transferred to the original mural hanging in our hallway. Hashem is the source of all the power in our lives and “ein od milvado!”
| | Thank you to our PTA for the delicious fruit snacks in honor of Tu B’Shvat. All the classes enjoyed watching a short video thanking Hashem for all the important things we get from trees. In conjunction with learning the letter W, Morah Devorah and Morah Bina’s class decorated beautiful crowns and pretended to be queens. Yavne’s 7th grade girls had a special makkos activity. The girls divided into groups and creatively depicted various mefarshim related to each makkah The results were judged and the winners were acknowledged. Thank you, Mrs. Sefi Katz and Mrs. Shifra Hanson for facilitating such fun learning. In conjunction with Tu B’shvat, our teachers and students got beautifully packaged pekalach with delicious dried fruit from the PTA. Our three-year-old kinderlach created tree costumes, and had so much fun wearing them as they proudly marched around their classroom singing Tu B’Shvat songs. Our children all learned about Matan Torah and were busy creating beautiful Har Sinai and Torah projects. Morah Feifer and Morah Gitti’s class learned about the Aseres Hadibros. In honor of the mitzvos of Shabbos and kibud av v’eim, the children made doorknob signs to remind the kinderlach to be quiet while their parents are resting on Shabbos.
| | Thank you to our January Volunteers Mrs. Raizel Bennett, Mrs. Blumy Dessler, Mrs. Perel Domb, Mrs. Sara Eiserman, Mrs. Becky Goldzweig, Mrs. Yocheved Neeland, Mrs. Chany Klein, Mrs. Rivki Silver, Mrs. Leah Sweet, Mrs. Elana Tenenbaum Tu B’Shvat We hope that both staff and students enjoyed the Tu Bshvat treats. Thank you to Ms. Blumy Dessler and Mrs. Sara Eiserman for creating the staff treats and their Yavne Junior High School crew for assembling. Thank you to Mrs Rivki Silver and Mrs Yocheved Neeland for creating the student treats and to Chani Elefant, Simi Ruck, Peri Ruck, Batsheva Ruck, Racheli Romanoff, Zisi Neeland, Rikki Klein, Rikki Tenenbaum, Devora Tenenbaum, Naomi Baila Silver, Ayala Kaminski, Binyomin Neeland and Shevy Tenenbaum for packaging them. Sunday Playdates After so much positive feedback we bring you a second Sunday Playdate! Looking forward to seeing you at the Oakwood Campus this Sunday. 3’s are invited to come play 2-3pm and 4's are invited to come play between 3:30-4:30 pm. See attached flier for more details. Dine 2 Donate Help the PTA continue to bring our families, children and staff wonderful programs by participating in our Dine 2 Donate Restaurant Week this coming week February 12-17. Patronize our local eateries and bring them the flier attached or use code "hacfamily" online to support the HAC PTA. See attached flier for more details. Ladies Melava Malka We are looking forward to our upcoming Ladies Melava Malka on February 25th (see flier attached). There will be delicious food, activity and a wonderful speaker for women to enjoy. Please be sure to RSVP by February 17th to join us for this event. If you would like to volunteer to help with the Melava Malka please contact Mrs. Meira Hochstader or Mrs. Shani Schabes. Staff Spotlight on Mrs. Anne Cohen Mrs. Anne Cohen holds the official title of secretary at Yavne but she is so much more than that to our students. Mrs. Cohen originally hails from South Africa but because of her husband’s work as an Air Force Champlain she and her family have lived in several continents and multiple states. Almost twenty years ago, Mrs. Cohen was looking for a role outside of the home when an out of town school hired her to work in their elementary school office. Once there, Mrs. Cohen knew it was exactly where she wanted to be. While her past experience was in elementary school, she was excited to greet this new opportunity, now almost seven years ago. Her day to day work includes greeting the girls in the morning, answering phone calls, working with parents, and providing anything that the girls may need while at school. Mrs. Cohen loves how easy it is to build relationships with the girls and gets such nachas watching them grow. She considers herself their mother away from home. Mrs. Cohen is truly a gem that our Yavne High School is lucky to have. In addition to being the second mother to Yavne students, Mrs. Cohen is the mother to five of her own children both here and abroad.
| | • Rabbi & Mrs. Daniel Bacon on the bar mitzvah of Yitzy • Mr. & Mrs. Josh Bookman on the bar mitzvah of Shimmy. Mazel tov to Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Bookman and Mrs. Pepo Weisz. • Rabbi & Mrs. Yitzchok Elefant on the birth of a girl. Mazel tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Hillel Drazin. • Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov Genkin on the birth of a boy Mazel tov to Dr. & Mrs. Igor Genkin and Mr. & Mrs. Haim Rais. • Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh Leib Joseph on the bar mitzvah of Zevy • Rabbi & Mrs. Ariel Klein on the bar mitzvah of Eliyahu • Rabbi & Mrs. Berel Kohn on the upcoming wedding of Tamar to Yaakov Rudinsky Mazel tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Yisroel Brog. • Mr. & Mrs. Elie Koval on the upcoming wedding of Dovid to Emunah Abrams Mazel tov to Mr. & Mrs. Murray Koval. • Rabbi & Mrs. Avrohom Thav on the upcoming wedding of Nechama Rivka to Shmuel Padawer • Mrs. Eva Cohen on the loss of her sister, Kaila Pulter, ה’’ע. המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים. זצ״ל Yesterday, the 18th of Shevat, marked the twelfth yahrzeit of our school’s longtime Dean and Menahel, Rabbi Nochum Zev Dessler, zt”l. Addressing the Yeshiva Ketana, Junior High School, Kollel Ateres Nochum Zev, Girls Elementary, and Yavne High School, Rabbi Simcha Dessler highlighted the many lessons of his father’s exemplary character and his most accomplished life. Our school, Beis Chinuch Horav Dessler, carries his name and our parents, staff and students are beneficiaries of his legacy. Yehi zichro baruch.
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