פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא

September 16, 2022 | 20 Elul 5782

Candle Lighting: 6:45 PM Havdalah: 7:43 PM

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September 26-27


Rosh Hashana, no sessions


October 4-5


Yom Kippur, no sessions

October 10-18


Sukkot break, no sessions


October 25


Moriah Spirit Day

Early Childhood

All About Me in K-Galil!


K-Galil is so excited to begin the new school year! The children are eager to learn more about their new classmates. They chose items from home that can tell their classmates something unique about them, brought them to class, and used them as a means to share about themselves. We can’t wait to find out more about our new friends as the year unfolds!

Rosh Hashana is Coming!


Gan Annanim is learning about Rosh Hashanah through songs and stories. We learned that we dip the apple in the honey and we blow the shofar. We loved tasting the apples dipped in the sweet honey! Yum! Shana Tova from Gan Annanim!

Lower School

Kitah Alef Ivrit!


Our first graders were welcomed so beautifully to their Judaic classes. Morah Odelia greeted the children and spoke about how important entering first grade is to their future as Jews. Each class then walked through a beautiful arch and received a candy to remind them of the sweetness of learning Torah. 



We had another amazing surprise! The children were thrilled when a special Lion, Ariot (thank you Erik Kessler), arrived in-person to visit to our classes in order to initiate the iTalam Hebrew language program. Our students love the iTalam colorful workbooks, songs and computer games. They feel so grown up as they learn how to read new words and simple stories in Hebrew. The children are enjoying working in their new Hebrew workbooks, singing the songs and learning how to read new words and letters in Hebrew. Forming letters out of blocks, crayons, and playdough is another fun way we reinforce the letters. The children are looking forward to begin working on their own computers in the iTalam program. 


We are so fortunate to have our Shlichot, Morah Oshrat and Morah Yonit, in their first grade. They enhance our classes by immersing our children in the spoken Hebrew language and encouraging them to speak in Hebrew. They bring an added dimension to our class by introducing our students to Israeli culture, games and songs. 


Our classes are deeply immersed in preparation for Rosh Hashana. They enjoy learning about the chag, making projects, singing songs, working in the colorful iTalam books, playing iTalam ‘s special computer games and teacher-made computer games.


We are so proud of how nicely the children are adjusting to the first-grade procedures and expectations. They are becoming independent and responsible students. Having homework for the first time is also a treat for them! We are looking forward to a wonderful year of academic and social growth. 


Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year! 

News from the Art Room – Graffiti


This week in Art I introduced the 5th grade students to Graffiti Art. The students learned that graffiti is built on collaboration. An artist usually works on their own but also works in groups. These groups are sometimes referred to as collectives. I ran a long paper on the wall, and I let the students draw and design to create their own personal pieces that will connect to each other. The students drew first with pencils, and when they felt comfortable with their drawing then they went over it with sharpies and colors. They had so much fun creating their own graffiti words, lines, shapes, and designs. They really thought out of the box and I LOVE IT!

Middle School

Middle School Math!


There has been a lot of collaborative learning going on the past few weeks in Mrs. Kluger’s math classes. This week, 7th graders were learning about integers. Some may even say that negative numbers can be “positively” fun to work with. Students solved puzzles by completing integer addition and subtraction problems in groups. They matched up answers with questions and created diamond shapes with facets of integers.


In 6th grade students worked in pairs to solve decimal operation riddles. They discovered that they could use rounding and estimation strategies to decode and solve riddles faster. 6th graders also worked in groups on a 100 number activity that proved to them that finding patterns in math and dividing tasks up can increase productivity and help them work more efficiently. 

Lastly, the 8th grade Algebra class has picked up right where they left off in Pre-Algebra class. They are working collaboratively to help each other solve equations and are doing an excellent job on demonstrating and using their pre-algebra skills from last year. It is great to be back in Moriah Middle School Math!

Middle School Video!

Dear Moriah Community,


In this week’s Parsha, פרשת כי תבוא, Moshe Rabbeinu mentions in his speech to the people of Israel before entering the land of Israel the mitzvah of bringing  ביכורים, the first fruits.

The Midrash in Berashit Rabbah teaches us that the mitzvah of bringing ביכורים is one of three things for which the world was created.


And the question arises, what is so special about the mitzvah of the first fruits, that it is one of the reasons that the world was created?


One of the answers is that the mitzvah of the first fruits is a mitzvah that deals with gratitude – הכרת הטוב. The farmer who worked hard throughout the year to grow the fruits arrives at the בית המקדש in Jerusalem and acknowledges the goodness of Hashem for the abundant harvest that blessed him. Although it would seem that one could think that everything the farmer got was due to his hard work, since he plowed and sowed and pruned and nurtured the trees, the mitzvah of the first fruits tells us that everything is actually from רבש"ע and teaches us how important gratitude is.


Like the farmer, we also want to show הכרת הטוב.


We arrived here in Englewood after many thoughts, concerns and deliberations. Taking a family with six children on such a journey is not an easy thing.


But you, the Moriah community, made it simple, and thanks to you we feel like we've become part of an even larger family. From thinking about the simplest things of food, water and household utensils to the more complicated matters of a car and a house, you took care of everything and did it with great love and great joy.


So we want to be מכירים טובה and say a huge “thank you” to each and every one of you for everything you have done for us and all we will go through together. We look forward to an amazing time on our Shelichut here.


We are happy to be part of the Moriah community which is not just a community, it is also a family.

שבת שלום!

Adiel, Yonit Mhazri 

And the kids - Lior, Lavi, Noa, Regev, Tzur, and Carmel 

This week in the GrowTorah Garden:


In this weeks parsha, Ki Tavo, we learn about bikkurim; the first fruits which were harvested and brought the the beit hamikdash. Although we are not in eretz Yisroel and don’t have the beit hamikdash, we can still learn the value of sharing what we grow. In this first week back in the GrowTorah Moriah garden, we started off the season with picking produce for tzedakah to share what we grow with those in need. We picked beans, cucumbers, chives and eggplant! Farmer Sara will bring the food to the food pantry at the Jewish Family Services in Teaneck along with harvests from many other school’s GrowTorah gardens. We also got to pick food for us to taste and plant some new carrot seeds!

Staff Spotlight!

Erica Tannenbaum, Director of Development

Ms. Erica Tannenbaum, our new Director of Development, joined Moriah over the summer. Erica has enjoyed meeting our Moriah staff and administrators and loves seeing the hallways now filled with children. Experiencing the palpable energy the first day of school, hearing the unison of voices during morning Tefilah is a daily reminder of the important role we play in supporting our community school. Erica looks forward to meeting each of you and invites you to stop by her office at any time or send her an email to find a time to meet.


Erica is also a first time Moriah parent, with a son in Pre-K. She wants to thank all the MAP volunteers who baked and delivered (the delicious) Challah to the homes of all new Moriah families- what a way to welcome in our first week in this community. 

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