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Upcoming Events
February 19
President's Day
No School
February 21
Mother & Daughter Cooking Class
7:30pm
See flyer for details
February 25
PTA Purim Carnival
See Flyer for Details
February 28
Ta'anit Esther, Early Dismissal: 6th-8th 1:00pm, Pre-1st-5th 2:00pm, PN- K Regular
No After School Programs
Voluntary Megillah Reading
6:30pm
Cafeteria
March 1
Voluntary Megillah Reading
Shachrit-
8:30am
Megilla Reading- 9:00am
Purim- No School
March 9 and 10
Grandparents/Special Friends Day and Weekend
March 10
Kehilla Shabbat
Grandparents/Special Friends Shabbat
See flyer for details
March 11
Matzo Ball Run
See flyer for details
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Community Events
February 18, 2018
5:30-8:30pm
Shalhevet's Annual Woman's Fashion Show (Woman Only)
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The Winter Wonderland Purim celebration takes place on Sunday, February 25th. Join us for ice skating, real snow play, bunnies, art bus, snowboard, and so much more! Discounted pre-sale tickets are available now. Click here for information and to purchase.
Birthday Book Club
Your birthday child will get to choose a new book for the library with a dedication to him or her inside, check it out first, and have their picture proudly on display in the library. Kids love to see their names in the books! Excess funds will be used for recreational supplies like games, balls, hula hoops and jump ropes.
Click here for information and to sign up
The next birthday celebration will be Monday, February 26th.
Co-Sponsor a Rosh Chodesh Breakfast for the teachers and staff in honor of your child's bar mitzvah, birthday, or teacher; or in honor or memory of someone you love. The teachers
really appreciate
this gesture
! The next Rosh Chodesh breakfast is February 15. Sign up online in advance for any month. $100, or add multiple times to your cart to contribute $200 or $300 if desired.
Thank you to this month's Rosh Chodesh breakfast sponsors:
The Fayfel family dedicated to all the amazing people at Hillel: the Nassir family in honor of Dylan's Bar Mitvzah and all their lovable children - Lauren, Alexa, and Devin; the Posy family in honor of all our wonderful teachers; and the Serure family in honor of Elliot's Bar Mitzvah.
Give your children the gift of healthy food. A fun and enjoyable treat! Fruit cart sign-up entitles your student to a bag of fresh fruit once a week during the entire school year. Fruit cart is available for
Grades Pre-1 to 8
on Wednesday
mornings.
Sign up online here
for the remainder of the year.
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Mazal Tov!
Maytal and Raman Nourizad on the birth of a baby girl!
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Parnas Hayom
Parnas
HaYom
is a beautiful way to honor a yarzheit, merit a refuah shelemah, or celebrate a simcha. Dedicating the Torah learning of students at Hillel to mark an occasion helps us to imbue both a love of learning and appreciation for the value of Torah scholarship.
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2/13/18
The Parnas Hayom was generously sponsored by the Westerman family in
loving memory of their dear Grand and Great Grandmother, Nessel bat Zalman Leib hacohen z'l, who passed away this week at the age of 102. She lived in South Africa and was a Great Grandmother to Adam , Chloe and Emily Westerman. May the learning of Hillel's students be a zechut to her memory & may her neshama
have an aliyah.
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה
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ISSUE NO. 019
Friday, February 16, 2018
Erev Shabbat Parashat Terumah, 5778
2nd Day Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5778
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Click Here to Register for the Matzo Ball Run Today!
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Values Education!
By Rabbi Sufrin, Head of School
דבר אל בני ישראל ויקחו
לי תרומה
מאת כל איש אשר ידבנו לבו
תקחו את תרומתי
וזאת ה
תרומה
אשר תקחו מאתם
Hillel students learning "values" education at Fulcrum
"Speak to the children of Israel and let them take for Me a portion, from every man whose heart motivates him you shall take My portion. This is the portion that you shall take from them..."
(Exodus 25:2-3)
At the beginning of this week's
parasha,
the Jewish people are commanded three separate times to set aside תרומה - "a portion of their wealth" - for various aspects involved in the building of the משכן "Tabernacle." Rashi tells us that the first time the word תרומה ("portion") appears, it refers to the half shekel contributed to build the אדנים ("sockets") that served as the base of the Tabernacle. The second time the word תרומה appears, it refers to the half shekel everyone was to give toward the communal sacrifice. The third time the word appears, it refers to the donations of gold, silver and other materials that were used to build the visible משכן structure.
The language Gd uses in His first command for תרומה differs from that of the other two. When referring to the mitzvah to give one's "portion" that would serve as a gift to pay for the אדנים -- "sockets," Gd says: "
ויקחו לי תרומה --let them take for Me a portion."
Why, in this circumstance, does Gd highlight specifically that the contribution has to be separated for Him? In the other two types of donations the word לי - "for Me" - does not appear. What is so special about the donation for the sockets that leads Gd to emphasize that this one's "for Me?"
The
Mishkan
is a metaphor for the whole of an individual, and each part of its construct alludes to an aspect of a person. For example, the קודש הקדשים - "Holy of Holies" - represent the recesses of a person's heart and soul. The אדנים "sockets" we read of in
parashat Terumah
were the foundation of the
Mishkan
and similarly represent the constitution and basis of a person. Gd's personalizing and elevating the תרומה contributions to the
Mishkan's
foundation, indicating that they are of greatest value, teaches us that it is the essence of a person that has the most meaning to Gd. Our Sages tell us that Gd recognizes and appreciates each of us for who we are intrinsically; this is also an integral part of our Hillel philosophy. By educating our children with Torah
middot
, good core values and emphasizing the importance of reflecting on our essence, we will assure their commitment to Gd and Judaism throughout their lifetime.
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Compassion and Caring Across Grade Levels
Lacey Schiele, 3rd Grade General Studies Teacher
"The greatness of community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." Coretta Scott King
At Hillel, we pride ourselves on building a sense of community (kehillah). After both Hillel Hawks middle school basketball teams won their respective championships, our third grade students were inspired to express their pride by making congratulatory cards. We paired each third grade student in our classroom with a middle school boy or girl basketball player. The students made their players congratulatory cards or posters that they hand-delivered to their classroom, or gave to their player in the lunchroom. This act of kindness promotes our Character Counts program at Hillel, instilling Citizenship, Respect, and Caring within our school. This connection between students across grade levels is so exciting to see, as the middle school students serve as role models at Hillel.
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By Mrs. Ilana Zadok
Director of Campus Life
An essential part of growth comes from reflection. As adults, we have learned to reflect as second nature on our actions, decisions, relationships, and selves. But, children are still in need of the guidance of adults to help them learn this important and valuable skill. Reflection in a school setting happens as part of the learning process in the form of keeping portfolios, student-teacher meetings and peer editing, but also in the social learning process. Reflection occurs when a conflict arises, or when a student experiences a moment of pride. In the event of a conflict, the adults guide the child to reflect on her or his actions. Some classes use a reflection form and others facilitate a discussion. The students reflect on their choices and consider what choices they could make next time they are faced with a similar situation.
An important piece of this process is asking students about how their actions make other people feel. That question lets the child practice and learn empathy. Here's an example: A child may say, "I was talking in class when the teacher had to ask me to stop three times and I know I need to have more kavod. Next time, I will listen to my teacher the first time." Going the next step and demonstrating understanding of empathy would include the child's saying, "I know that when I was talking my teacher was upset because I was distracting my friends and my classmates were annoyed." The child is now thinking well beyond the behavior and recognizing the impact of her or his actions on others - the child is practicing empathy. Similar reflection can happen when students do something positive: "When I helped the student in the hall to pick up the papers she dropped, I felt happy and she felt cared for." Empathy moves us to share another's feelings, to really see the world through that person's eyes. When we do, it very often changes the kind of decisions and actions we take.
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Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy accepts paid advertising if it conforms to the values of the school. However, the school and it's personnel with the Board of Directors do not accept liability or responsibility for advertisers' claims or kashrut of products advertised.
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