May 3, 2013 / 23 Iyar, 5773
Table of Contents
Sager Solomon Schechter
Eighth Graders Arrive in
Israel
Wednesday Morning Bagel
Breakfast Raises Dollars for
Service Projects in Israel
Sager Solomon Schechter
First Graders Present
"Partners with God"
Sager Solomon Schechter
Kindergarten Students
Celebrate Lag B'Omer
Third and Fourth Graders
Celebrate Lag B'Omer Israeli
Style
Sager Solomon Schechter
Fifth Graders Hold Maccabi
Games
Solomon Schechter Joins
Thousands of Chicagoans to
Celebrate Israel's 65th
Birthday
Shabbat Shalom!
Sager Solomon Schechter First Graders
Share Their Letters to God at
"Parters with God" Ceremony
Dr. Gary Kirshenbaum
Presents a Bucket of Organs
to Sager Scientists
Chicago Tribune Editorial
Cartoonist Visits Sager
Solomon Schechter
Sager Solomon Schechter
Track Team Competes at
North Shore Country Day
School
60 Parents and Children
Gather At Solomon Schechter
Early Childhood Center For a
"Paint and Play" Family Night
Solomon Schechter Early
Childhood Center Alonim
Students Use Beads to Create
Beautiful Mobiles
A Schechter Shining Moment
by Jen Dunitz-Geiringer
Alumni News: Elana
Kirshenbaum (SSDS '98)
More Alumni News
Shabbat Table Talk
Solomon Schechter
Day School of
Metropolitan Chicago
Locations, Phone
Numbers, and Website
Sager Solomon
Schechter
Day School (K-8)
3210 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.498.2100
Solomon Schechter
Early Childhood Center
with the Marvell D. and
Dear God,
When are you sad and mad and happy?
Are you happy when it is a sunny day?
Are you mad when there is a storm?
Why can't we see you?
Do you have a wife?
Love,
Zack
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Dear God,
Thank you for giving me a good world.
Stanley J. z"l Ginsburg
PreK Program
4500 Dempster Road
Skokie, IL 60076
847.674.3206
Note: new number for
ECC
www.schechter.org
Candle Lighting Time
Friday, May 3
Behar-Bechukotai
7:33
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lighting times for 5773.
Thank You for
Donating to
Solomon Schechter
Day School
We appreciate the
financial support of our
community. Through
your generosity,
Solomon Schechter Day
School is able to deliver
the highest quality
General and Judaic
Studies Education.
Why don't we see you God?
Why don't you talk to us?
How many people are in the world?
I love 1B. It is awesome, God!
I love you so much,
Love,
Annie
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Dear God,
You are so mysterious that I want to learn more and
more each day!
You are so powerful you helped all the Jews!
Some people don't believe in you but I do!
You are the best God ever!
Thank you!
I wish I could see you and hear you.
God I want to go to Israel.
You are so magical, I want to meet you!
Thank you for creating the sun the moon the stars
and the earth!
You are the best!
Love,
Mia
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Click on the video above to see a glimpse of
Partners with God
(a complete video will be ready soon!)
These are three of the "Letters to God" that our
first graders shared with parents, grandparents,
and special friends at a very special ceremony on
Thursday called "Partners with God."
"Partners with God was an important part of the
first grade curriculum at our Skokie School," said
Linda Foster as she welcomed everyone. "Every year
I looked forward to this ceremony and I am so
proud of how our first grade team has collaborated
together and with our students to offer this
wonderful ceremony this year at our Sager School."
"This is one of the first steps on your children's
spiritual and educational journey with God," she
added. "My hope is that they continue to explore
their relationship with God throughout their years
at Solomon Schechter. And may this relationship
be a source of strength and comfort to them and to
your family."
Please take a moment to
support this Schechter
graduate by following the
link bellow to vote for:
Scroll down to read more about Partners with God.
Sager Solomon Schechter Eighth Graders
Arrive in Israel!
Avi Coven (SSDS '04)
and Melody
as the best couple making
Aliyah. Your vote will help
them realize their dream
of moving to Israel after
their wedding this August.
Any support is greatly
appreciated so pass this
along to others as well.
Thank you!
Click here to vote for Avi
and Melody!
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Schechter News
Torah Readers
3rd Grade
Sixty-eight eighth graders and their chaperones arrived safely in
Israel early Thursday morning and began their 12 day
experience in Israel. Following their arrival, they went right to
Neot Kedumim, the biblical landscape reserve in Israel that
recreates the physical setting from the days of the bible. They
planted trees before traveling south to Beer Sheva where they
will spend the night in Sde Boker. On Friday, they will visit the
Negev and see David Ben-Gurion's Tomb and hike in Ein Avdat,
a desert canyon with a series of water springs and an
abundance of wildlife. They will drive to Mitzpe Ramon, where
they will get ready for peaceful Shabbat.
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 & 5/3
1.) Dina Shukman
2.) Matan Lieberman
3.) Sutton Schwartz
Stone Schwartz
4th Grade
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 &
5/3
1.) Joey Lubotsky
2.) Simon Blaustein
3.) Naomi Scholder
5th Grade
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 &
5/3
1.) Joseph Finfer
2.) Meital Maisler
3.) Samara Michael
6th Grade
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 & 5/3
1.) Ethan Harris
2.) Ann Kushnir
3.) Zoe Shiman
7th Grade
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 & 5/3
1.) Jacob Flignor
2.) Max Pivo
3.) Ayala Schwartz
8th Grade
Behar/Behukotai 4/29 & 5/3
1.) Talia Phillips
2.) Ayelet Sheffey
3.) Kayla Lesch
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SSDS Quick Business
Connections
Find out more about
Schechter's
J2J Networking Group!
Click here to see
information and links to
subscribe to the SSDS
QBC group, join the
LinkedIn Group, join J2J
or contact members for
more information.
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Save the Date
For
A Festival of the Arts
Our thanks to the following administrators, faculty and staff, and
parents for serving as our chaperones this year:
Avi Allali, Daniel Gershon, Dr. Lena Kushnir, Betsy Forester,
Noreen Ohcana, Dr. Ian Cohen, Dr. Mark Dorfman, Dr. Matthew
Plofsky, and Elisa Rotman.
Throughout their trip we will post photos on our Facebook page.
Click here to go to our Facebook page and be sure to "like" it so
that you don't miss any of the photos!
Wednesday Morning Bagel Breakfast Raises
Dollars for Service Projects in Israel
Every Wednesday morning following Tefillah, our 8th graders
have been getting together in the upstairs Beit Knesset to eat
bagels, shmooze, and relax before starting their day. In addition
to this time together as a community, the students raised money
for their service projects in Israel. This year, thanks to sales
from the breakfast, they raised $1,718. This money will be
donated to two soup kitchens in Israel, where the students will
be volunteering during their Israel trip.
A Celebration of...
Dance Troupe, Art Club,
and Choir
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
Grades
Including the 5th, 6th, 7th
and 8th Grade StudentCreated Films
Tuesday, May 28th,
2013 7:00pm-8:30pm
Don't miss this wonderful
celebration of the arts at
Solomon Schechter Day
School. The festival will
showcase our choir, dance
troupe, art club and
student films.
"The students are so
excited to show off their
skills," said art teacher
Hallie Redman.
"I love that the students'
films will be shown to a
wider audience," added
Debbie Harris, Sager
technology coordinator.
"We have always shown
our students' films to their
classmates but this will
lend another layer of
exposure to their work.
I'm very excited that
parents will be able to see
the films for the first time
--and that the films will be
shown alongside fine art
and music."
Please mark your
calendars and join us for
this exciting event!
Click here to print out a
copy of the flyer.
A very special thank you to the eighth grade team and to Holly
Rosenberg, who set up the bagel breakfast while the eighth
grade students and faculty were in Tefillah. Additional thanks to
Linda Schwartz, who picked up the bagels every Wednesday
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Community News
morning from Emma's Bagel Café, and to everyone who
supported this special fundraising project.
Sager Solomon Schechter First Graders
Present
"Partners with God"
The Center for Gifted
presents
Worlds of Wisdom and
Wonder
The Center for Gifted, a
Northern Illinois University
partner, is offering an
innovative, enriching
summer program for
students entering PK-8th
grade in Glenview
Click here for more
information.
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JCC Young Actors
Ensemble presents
Once Upon a Mattress
For several weeks our Sager Solomon Schechter first graders
have been exploring what it means to be created in the image of
God, what God's role is in our world, and how we can be
partners with God to make the world a better place. "The
students were eager to explore their relationship with God
through discussions, literature, creative writing, and music,"
explained first grade teacher Nadine Linton to a packed
gymnasium of parents, grandparents, and special friends on
Thursday morning during the "Partners with God," program.
Thursdays and
Sundays, May 5-12,
2013
Performance Schedule:
Sunday, May 5: Noon &
3:30pm
Thursday, May 9: 7:00pm
Sunday, May 12: Noon &
3:30pm
Mayer Kaplan JCC
5050 Church St.
Skokie
See Schechter students
Lena Bromberg (SSDS
'17) and Tera Eliasoff
(SSDS '14) sing and
dance as rollicking royals
in this hilarious adaptation
of The Princess and the
Pea.
For tickets:
tickets@gojcc.org or
call
847.763.3518
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BJE Movie Night
"We learn in Bereshit about the creation of the world culminating
in the creation of man," added Mrs. Linton. "Through the study
about God we now begin to create the partnership between God
and your children so that indeed they will build a beautiful,
spiritual, and peaceful world together."
See the award winning
Israeli film.
For those watching, every moment of the program was a
highlight. The students began by singing Hodu L'adonai, a
prayer that expressed thanks to God.They recited a poem "We are all God's partners, We build a world that's good. And
we build a better world, because we know we should."
Winner of 4 Israeli
Academy Awards,
including Best Feature
Film
and Winner of the
Dramatic Screenwriting
Award at the
2011 Sundance Film
Festival
Restoration
Sunday May 5
from 6:30pm to
9:30pm
Wilmette Theatre
1122 Central Avenue
Wilmette
The program will begin at
6:30 PM with Reid
Schultz, writer and film
scholar presenting a brief
overview followed by the
screening of the film and
questions and answers
after the film.
Restoration is an intimate
drama about an elderly
man who has a workshop
restoring antiques.
70 year old Yaakov
Fidelman (Sasson Gabai,
The Band's Visit) hangs on
with all his might to the
antique restoration
workshop which has been
his life's work. After his
long-time business
partner passes away,
Fidelman rejects his son
Noah's idea to close the
business and build an
apartment complex on the
site. He believes that with
the help of his new
apprentice Anton, he'll
Throughout the program every child had the chance to read a
letter that he or she wrote to God. They also sang,
B'tzelem Elohim, we are are all created in the image of God;
What a Wonderful World, using their voices and sign language;
and a song about their love of Eretz Yisrael that included a
prayer for peace. At the end of the program, each child
presented a single flower to his or her mother or father.
"The students' celebration highlighted so many of our core
values at Solomon Schechter Day School," said Rabbi Daniel
Rosenberg, Director of Jewish Life and Learning. "Our students
got to read their own personal questions and letters to God and
to express themselves using English and Hebrew, music,
dance, and sign language. They celebrated Israel joyfully with
find a way to save his
workshop, his world and
his solitary way of life.
Click here to watch the
trailer and learn more
about Restoration
Click here to purchase
tickets to see Restoration
at the Wilmette Theatre.
For more information or
questions, call Linda
Kupfer at 847-291-7788
x1307
or click here to send Linda
an email
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Please send all
Community News to Millie
Cave at
millie.cave@schechter.org
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songs and flags. Their work in preparing for this assembly
helped to lay a foundation for their personal journey as they
explore their relationship with God and the world around them."
A very special thank you to our fabulous first graders and their
families, and to the first grade team of Margalit Cohen, Barbara
Fox, Marcy Goldman, Carol Jesselson, Nadine Linton, Hannah
Pogrund, and Zippy Perlmutter for their incredible work with the
first graders, to Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg for spending time with
the students discussing their questions as they explored their
relationship with God, and to Sarah Rodin and Arlene Rosenthal
for working with the students on their wonderful dance
performance and songs.
Click here to view more photos on our Facebook page! Be sure
to "like" our page so you don't miss any of our photos!
Stay tuned next week for more on the incredible powerpoint
presentations our techno savvy first graders produced
about God's creations.
Sager Solomon Schechter Kindergarten
Students Celebrate Lag B'Omer
In celebration of Lag B'Omer, Sager Solomon Schechter
kindergarten students and faculty walked to Greenfield Park in
Northbrook, where they played with bows and arrows, had relay
races, enjoyed the park, and had a delicious picnic lunch. The
sunny weather made it a perfect day!
Third and Fourth Graders
Celebrate Lag B'Omer Israeli Style
By fourth grade students Noa Friedland and Daniel Taitz
Click on the video above to watch Sager Solomon Schechter fourth
Graders celebrate Lag B'Omer Israeli style
Roasting potatoes, dancing around a bonfire, playing games, it's
all how the third and fourth grade celebrated the wonderful and
joyful holiday of Lag B'Omer. Kids brought raw potatoes from
home, which we roasted in a big bonfire into a great, yummy
snack to eat. While the hot
potatoes were roasting, the
grade happily danced around
the burning bonfire.
Rabbi Rosenberg told us all
about the fantastic holiday of
Lag B'Omer, and how we
remember Rabbi Simeon Bar
Yochai. He was one of the most
important students of Rabbi
Akiva. Next, we had a leg to
leg, arm to arm game, where
everyone was paired up with a
partner to have a competitive
match of tug of war. Everyone
cheered; the roasted potatoes
were done roasting! With a little
bit of salt and pepper, the potatoes tasted spectacular! As we
concluded our fantastic celebration of Lag B'Omer, we did not
want to go, but we knew that we had a wonderful time and we
are already looking forward to next year's celebration!
Photos below of Sager third graders
Sager Solomon Schechter Fifth Graders
Hold Maccabi Games
Sager Solomon Schechter fifth graders didn't have to travel to
Israel to participate in the Maccabi games. To celebrate Lag
B'Omer, they had their very own Maccabi games right on the
Sager field. Students were divided into several color groups
based on different Israeli soccer teams. They participated in
three major games -- Capture the Flag, Steal the Bagel, and
Machanayim (an Israeli version of dodgeball). At the end of the
Maccabi games, all of the students participated in tug of war. "It
was a wonderful opportunity to not only celebrate Lag B'Omer
but also to see our students cooperating and having so much
fun as a fifth grade community," said Sager teacher Irit Alkalay.
Click on the video above to watch as
Sager Solomon Schechter Fifth Graders Hold Macabbi Games
Click here to learn more about the history of the Maccabi
Games in Israel.
Solomon Schechter Joins Thousands of
Chicagoans to Celebrate Israel's 65th
Birthday
at JUF Israel Solidarity Day
The weather couldn't have been more perfect as thousands of
Chicagoans gathered at Ravinia to celebrate Israel's 65th
birthday. The fabulous entertainment organized by JUF included
Solomon Schechter's very own dance teacher Sarah Rodin,
who led families in Israeli dancing.
Solomon Schechter Day School children, parents, faculty and
staff, and parents of alumni proudly displayed their Solomon
Schechter T-shirts and walked together in the family walk!
Click here to visit our facebook page to see more photos from
the walk and the video of Sarah Rodin leading Israeli dancing.
Dr. Gary Kirshenbaum Presents a
Bucket of Organs to Sager Scientists
How many of us can say we have had the chance to see a
"bucket of organs" up close? Our eighth graders can, thanks to
a special visit with Dr. Gary Kirshenbaum, a pathologist and
the husband of Joanne, our school nurse, and the father of
alumni, Jordy, Elana, and Eric.
"Dr. Kirshenbaum has been visiting our eighth grade science
class for may years, and captivates our students during our biochem unit," said science teacher Diane Opensky.
During the visit, Dr. Kirshenbaum not only explained his
profession, he also described why it is important for students to
make good choices regarding their health and how these
choices impact their bodies. He showed them organs that were
healthy and some that were diseased due to diet, lack of
exercise, smoking, drinking (alcohol), drugs, and sexual
activity. He explained the functions of these organs and
repeated:
"If you want to get lung cancer, then all you have to do is
smoke!" "If you want to have heart disease, then eat junk food
and sit around and watch television."
Some students were so inspired by his visit that they said they
wanted to pursue a career in medicine or scientific research. All
of the students were excited about science. "We want our
students to leave Schechter excited and enthusiastic about
science as they enter high school," said Mrs. Opensky.
A very special thank you to Dr. Kirshenbaum for this annual
visit!
Chicago Tribune Editorial Cartoonist
Visits Sager Solomon Schechter
Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune,
made a special appearance at Sager Solomon Schechter to
speak with our fifth graders about his work. The students had
just finished a month-long study of editorial cartoons as part of
their current events unit. In preparation for the visit, they looked
at dozens of editorial cartoons and learned how to analyze the
content.
Scott brought many of his cartoons and discussed both the
drawings and the ideas behind them. He also demonstrated the
process that he used when drawing caricatures by drawing a
picture of fifth grade teacher Susan Agate saying "No more
homework." He also drew a student but did not tell the group
who he was drawing. They kept guessing until he finished and
many students had determined who he was drawing (see
photo).
"Our students had the opportunity to ask questions and to hear
Scott describe how he became a cartoonist," said Susan
Agate. "He said he always loved drawing and that when he was
a freshman in college he started drawing cartoons for the school
newspaper and never stopped. They were amazed to hear that
Scott draws more than 700 cartoons a year. We are thrilled that
we were able to welcome Scott to our classroom and to provide
students with a first-hand look at what is involved in being a
cartoonist!"
Sager Solomon Schechter Track Team
Competes at North Shore Country Day
School
Congratulations to our Schechter track team on their recent
competition at North Shore Country Day School with Bernard
Zell Anshe Emet Day School, North Shore Country Day School,
and Francis W. Parker School. The results are still being
tabulated, however according to coaches Robert Cogan and
Irit Alkalay, we had some first, second, and third place finishes,
and our students had a great time.
Thanks to Russell Simmons for the great photos! Click here to
view more photos on our Facebook page.
60 Parents and Children Gather At
Solomon Schechter Early Childhood Center
For a "Paint and Play" Family NIght
Paint, brushes, tin cans, boxes, paper, recycled items, colored
tape and clay were the
materials that we used at the
ECC on Family Material
Night. This family event
brought more than 60 parents
and children together to paint,
shape clay and create with
tape. From an educational
perspective it was a "brainfilled" night with fine motor
skills, eye-hand coordination,
critical thinking skills, creative
skills and social skills all at
work. The evidence of our
children's aesthetic sense
was obvious in all of the
created works. At the end of
the evening, as families
carried their creations out of
the building, we were excited to discover that we used almost
25 pounds of clay and lots of tape, paint and paper!
Solomon Schechter Early Childhood Center
Alonim Students Use Beads to
Create
Beautiful Mobiles
This week in the Alonim classroom at Solomon Schechter
Early Childhood Center, our students were very interested in
beading. Using both wire
and string, the Alonim
made mobiles to
decorate our classroom
as well as to take home.
In addition to beads, the
students used old keys
and sticks which they
covered with brightly
colored paint. Using these
varied materials together
they created mobiles that
were natural, colorful and
unique.
"Exploring beads is a
great way to improve fine
motor skills," said Alonin
teacher Rachel
Sonenthal. "In addition,
when we give the
students the opportunity
to decide how to decorate our environment they feel more
ownership over the classroom."
A Schechter Shining Moment
by Jen Dunitz-Geiringer
Schechter mom of Jake, fourth
grade, and Catie, first grade
In the wake of so much tragedy in
the news lately, it can be utterly
impossible to find sources of
spirituality and beauty. However,
sitting at the Partners with God
ceremony this morning and listening
to 60 first graders describe their relationship with God proved to
be the perfect antidote to that negativity. Each child sang,
danced, laughed, and then, with far more poise and grace than
most adults, stood up before a crowded room and read their
personal, heartfelt letter to God.
Jen is pictured above with her husband, John, and Catie
Some children asked God questions, some children offered God
thanks, and some children described their relationship with God.
The common theme of all of the letters and each of the readers
was that they shined with a pride of who they are as the future
of our Jewish people, and they radiated with a sincere love of
God.
Many of us spend
countless hours
searching for meaning
and searching for God.
As it turns out, the
answer to the question
of "where is God"
needn't send us on a
long, soul-searching
quest. The answer is
often standing right in
front of us, holding a
small pink flower and
glowing with a joyful,
toothless grin.
Catie, far right, with
Madison Herz and
Rachel Rose.
Alumni News
Elana Kirshenbaum (SSDS '98)
If you knew Elana Kirshenbaum (SSDS '98) as a child, you
know she has always loved animals and originally wanted to
become a veterinarian. She has owned animals most of her life:
a guinea pig named Snowflake when she was four years old, a
few frogs, newts, fish, a turtle, and a few birds. In addition, her
family bought a ball python for her class at Solomon
Schechter.
Elana got her first dog,
Cubbie, for her 10th
birthday. She now owns
two dogs -- a lasa apso
poodle named Gracie,
almost 9 years old, and
a shi tzu poodle named
Payton, almost 3 years
old.
After graduating from
Highland Park High
School where she was
on the Jammers dance
team and played
lacrosse, Elana started
her pre-vet studies in
animal sciences at
University of Iowa. Soon
Elana discovered that
she was also interested
in working with people. She also wanted more of a diverse
environment and more of a challenge. She transferred to
George Washington University and majored in Psychology.
Once out of college, Elana picked up her interest in animals
again and obtained a Certificate in Dog Training at Animal
Behavior College. It was an intense 14-month program where
she was paired up with a local dog trainer who mentored her.
After she completed that certificate, she obtained her Master's in
Social Work at Loyola University. She became a therapist for
foster children for a few years. She discovered that she really
missed working with animals though, and decided to combine
her love of animals with her love of helping people and founded
Full Package Pups, a dog training and consulting service.
In her business, Elana provides a variety of services to
families that are considering bringing a dog into their home.
She discusses why they want a dog, explains the financial
responsibilities, and discusss what breeds fit their lifestyle.
She explores the options of buying from a breeder versus
adopting a dog from a rescue. She also teaches them how to
pick a dog and guides them through the process of puppy
proofing. Elana also can train the dogs and offers dog walking
services. Her business is based in Chicago and she offers
training and consulting services throughout the Chicagoland
area. She offers dog-walking services in the River North, Gold
Coast and Streeterville neighborhoods.
So far, Elana says she loves the challenge of owning and
operating her own business. "My favorite part about my new
business is that I get to be with dogs most of the day. There is
no better stress reliever than spending time with a dog! I also
love that I get to help people learn how to work with their dogs
to create a calm home environment."
When thinking back on her education at Solomon Schechter,
Elana says that the greatest impact of her Schechter education
was that she learned Jewish morals and principles in an
integrated and focused way. Like most Schechter graduates,
Elana says that many of her good friends today are the friends
with whom she attended Schechter.
Elana's older brother, Jordy (SSDS '94) lives in the city with his
wife, Ally, and their 10-month-old daughter, Lexi. Jordy owns
Prime Time Marketing, a marketing and media firm. Click here
to learn more about Prime Time.
Elana's younger brother, Eric (SSDS '01) also lives in the city
with his wife, Meredith. He will graduate from the University of
Illinois in Chicago Medical School in two weeks and will be
doing his residency at Loyola University Hospital.
More Alumni News
Kol Hakavod to the 2013-14 CHUSY Regional Board. We have
four Schechter alumni represented on the board - we are so
proud of these leaders!
From left to right: Rachel Siegal (CHUSY Fieldworker), Talia
Plofsky (SSDS '10): Religion Education Vice President, Cara
Golberg: Membership Kadima Vice President, Arin Kerstein
(SSDS '10): President, Eli Krule (SSDS '11): Israel Affairs Vice
President, Jacqueline Geraty: Communications Vice President,
Noa Ohcana (SSDS '10): Executive Vice President, Julie
Marder (CHUSY Director).
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Kol Hakavod to Talia Fishbein (SSDS '09)
who's headed to Colgate to swim
competitively.
Click here to read more.
If you know of Schechter alumni who
were inducted to the National Honor
Society from other high schools, please
email francine.ephraim@schechter.org
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Attention Schechter Alumni in
Israel!
Solomon Schechter invites you to
our second annual
alumni reunion in Israel!
Monday, May 6, 2013
7:00 pm in Jerusalem
Join us for a dessert reception
with Dr. Lena Kushnir (SSDS '88)
Principal, Sager Solomon Schechter Day School
Please RSVP by Friday, April 26, 2013
to francine.ephraim@schechter.org and we will
email you the location.
Please share this invitation with Schechter alumni who are
currently living, studying, or working in Israel.
Shabbat Table Talk
Parashot Behar-Behukotai
May 4, 2013 - 24 Iyar 5773
Prepared by
Rabbi Joseph Prouser
Temple Emanuel of North Jersey
Parashat Behar begins with an
extended discussion of the sabbatical year, the last in an
ongoing seven-year cycle. During the seventh year the land is
given a rest; it is not sown or planted, reaped or pruned. What
grows naturally is permissible for use. After seven such sevenyear cycles, the fiftieth year is observed as a jubilee. In addition
to observing the restrictions associated with the sabbatical year,
the jubilee also is marked by the restoration of property to its
original owners and by the manumission of Hebrew slaves who
have not yet been redeemed from servitude. Sellers and buyers
alike are told to be scrupulously fair in real estate transactions,
accurately adjusting costs and values as they draw closer to the
jubilee.
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