Upcoming Events A Message from the Principal

HILLEL
TORAH
January 18, 2013
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Highlights Parshat Bo
Upcoming Events January: 19 Saturday Kdg. Melave Malka 7:00pm at HT 20 Sunday 7th/8th Girls vs Roycemore, Home 10:00/11:00 21 Monday HT: Turkey Sub Mar n Luther King Jr. Day PN/N Dads Day 9:00am at SV 5th Gr. Mishna Night 7:00pm at HT 7th/8th Girls @ Schechter, Away 4:45/5:45 JV /V vs Schechter Blue, Home 4:15/5:15 22 Tuesday HT: Pizza Day SV: Pizza 1st Gr. Snuggle Up & Read 6:30pm at HT 6th/V @ Roycemore, Away 4:30/5:30 Candle Lighting: 4:28 ‫הדלקת‬
‫פרשת בא‬
‫בס“ד‬
‫ תשע“ג‬,‫ז שבט‬
A Message from the Principal Dear Friends, This week started got off to an exci ng start on Monday with the beginning of the Names, Not Numbers interviews and a visit from a delega on of progressive Israeli educators, organized by the World Zionist Organiza on (WZO) – two events which, together, sum up much of what we are all about. It has been incredibly moving seeing our 8th grade students gree ng their Names, Not Numbers interviewees at the front door and escor ng them to our makeshi “studio” in room 36. Under the guidance of their mentors and a film crew from NY, a er months of prepara on, ten groups of four students each took turns interviewing, note taking and filming interviews with ten different Holocaust survivors. Bringing together real life learning, maturity, intergenera onal rela onships, personal connec on to Jewish history, Language Arts skills and more, Names Not Numbers is a project that changes every student who par cipates in it and is an experience they will never forget. Save the date ‐ May 20th for this year’s NNN screening at Fairview Auditorium. Thank you to Lynne and Irv Shapiro and Judy and Ira Kirsch for dedica ng this year’s Names, Not Numbers project in memory of their father Mr. Sandor Kirsche, founder of Hungarian Kosher Foods and in honor of their mother Mrs. Margit Kirsch, ‘‫שתחי‬, both survivors of the Holocaust. If you are interested in ge ng involved in this or another dedica on opportunity, contact Ed Plotkin at ed.plotkin@hilleltorah.org. While all this was happening on Monday, a delega on of 15 young innova ve Israeli educators from all streams of Israeli society visited HT to learn about Jewish educa on in the Diaspora. With such a great resource available to us, we asked them in advance ‐ and they readily agreed ‐ to deliver workshops to our Middle School students on the upcoming Israeli elec ons set for January 22. It was a great visit with a mutual exchange of ideas for students, teachers and administrators alike. 23 Wednesday As an addi on to our fabulous library program, this week Kindergarten and 1st grade were treated to an exci ng interac ve puppet show from the Skokie public library. HT: Pasta with Meat Sauce JV @ Lincoln Jr. High, Away 4:15 24 Thursday HT: Soup and Grilled Cheese SV: Chicken Nuggets 4th Gr. State Fair 8:30am at HT 7th/8th Girls vs Parker, Home 4:15/5:15 6th Boys @ Parker, Away 5:00 Sunday, March 3, 2013
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3rd‐8th grade students finished their Winter MAP tes ng session this week. We are looking forward to using this data to help us in crea ng targeted learning goals for our students and tweaking our curriculum to match our students’ learning needs. Students (and teachers!) have been working hard preparing for a number of exci ng programs which will be taking place this coming week. We are looking forward to the Kindergarten Melave Malka this Motzei Shabbat, Dad’s day at the Pre‐School and a new program called Kabbalat Mishna with 5th grade on Monday, 1st grade Snuggle Up and Read on Tuesday, the 4th grade State Fair on Wednesday (internal) and Thursday (for parents), and a special Tu B’Shvat Celebra on on Friday. The HT Dinner is coming on March 3rd! We are looking for every family to par cipate on some level. Please submit your reserva ons and ads to the office today! Shabbat Shalom! Rabbi Menachem Linzer Stay tuned for more information about
our upcoming bi-annual Parent Survey
launching on January 28th!
SCHOOL-WIDE SCOOP Library News K-8 Hot Lunch Update
Our library welcomed librarians from the Skokie Public Library, who presented an engaging puppet show featuring familiar fables with a twist to our Kindergarten, first, and second grade classes this week. We value our rela onship with the Skokie Public Library, and greatly appreciate the services they provide to our school. The deadline for the Six Flags Read to Succeed program is fast approaching. All forms are due in the library by February 11th. Please make sure that you sign your child’s form and total up their minutes. We look forward to receiving many more completed forms! Daniel Pollack is the newest member of our Birthday Book Club. Welcome! Parnes Hayom ‫פרנס היום‬
The Day of Learning on
Thursday, January 17th/6th of Shvat
is sponsored in honor of
Keryn & David Schreiber and Family
In celebration of the birth of their daughter
May she grow to a life of
Torah, Chupah, and Ma'asim Tovim
Mazal Tov!
Good and Welfare
Mazal tov to Sharyn and Daniel Schwartz on receiving the Keter Shem Tov Award at the Or Torah Dinner. Kol HaKavod! Mazal tov to Meytal and Yuval Miara on the birth of a baby boy. May the baby be raised to a life of Torah, Chupah, and Maasim Tovim! New session of Hot Lunch begins
Monday, February 4!
Go to https://www.hilleltorahlunch.com
to order beginning Friday 1/18!
Mondays: Chicken Noodle Soup
Tuesdays: K-8 Pizza Day
Wednesdays: Chicken Fried Rice
Thursdays: Macaroni and Cheese
Until Friday, January 25th
Please contact the office at 847-674-6533 or
htoffice@hilleltorah.org with any special requests
After Friday, January 25th
Please contact Keren Kluk at
Keren.Kluk@hilleltorah.org
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Mazal tov to Ashira and Rabbi Joseph Ozarowski on the birth of a granddaughter, Serach Eliana, born to their children Chani and Yosef Newman. May Serach Eliana be raised to a life of Torah, Chupah, and Maasim Tovim! Mazal tov to Keryn and David Schreiber on the birth of a baby girl. Mazal tov to siblings Ma hew (3rd), Alexandra (3rd), and Gabriel (PN). May the baby grow to a life of Torah, Chupah, and Maasim Tovim. Mazal tov to Jackie (Morgins n, ’02) and Josh Wachtel on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal tov to grandparents Caryn & Stuart Morgins n. May the baby be raised to a life of Torah, Chupah, and Maasim Tovim! Mazal tov to Tamar and Rabbi Avraham Friedman on the engagement of their granddaughter Chava Baila Rubin to Mordechai Kahan. May Chava Baila and Mordechai come to the Chupah b’shaah tova u’mutzlachat. Health Corner
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Middle School Moments 8th Grade Names, Not Numbers Interview Week 21st Century Learning: Real World Graphing Why learn about graphs from a textbook when we have newspapers and magazines full of them! This week, the 7th grade math classes pored over and analyzed relevant and current articles containing bar graphs, stacked bar graphs, line graphs, time lines, and pie charts as they learned about such topics as Hawaiian tourism, the rate of university concussions in football, the Chicago crime rate, and social networking within families. Working collaboratively, 7th graders understood just how effectively graphs can represent important information and highlight significant messages within news articles. ‐Ms. Sarah Kramer, 7th Grade Math Teacher Parsha Perspective
Parshat Bo ‫פרשת בא‬
By: Bayli Alter and Jacob Miller,
Mrs. Dubovick’s 5B Chumash Class
In Parshat Bo, we see what
Hashem does to take Bnei
Yisrael out of Egypt. Once out
of Egypt, Bnei Yisrael must get
ready to accept the Torah and the
Mitzvot.
In this parsha there are 20 mitzvoth, starting with “This month
shall be the beginning of months.” Some people think that the
year starts with Tishrei, but according to the Torah, the first
month is Nisan.
When you hear the story of Yitziat Mitzraim, you should not
think of it has just another story. It is one of the most
important stories in the Torah. The story of Pharaoh and the
macot shows us that we should learn from our mistakes, like
when Moshe broke the Luchot Hareshonot and the Egel Hazahav.
We had consequences, but we learned from our mistakes.
“Hashem said to Moshe: Come to Pharaoh.” In this pasuk,
Hashem tells Moshe to come to Pharoah. Why didn't Hashem
say go to Pharaoh? Hashem was talking to Moshe like they
were going together.
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Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kutzk explains that Hashem is
everywhere and we can never leave Him. So in this Pasuk
Hashem was saying: Come with me to Pharaoh. I will be with
you. Don't fear Pharoh or anyone. I am always with you..
The Gematriya of the word Bo is three. There are three Macot
in this Parsha. The Gematriya of the word Pharaoh is 355. Bo
plus Pharoah is 358, which is the same Gematriya of Moshiach.
Next we'll find out the Gematriya of Moshiach. What is the
connection that Moshiach equals Bo and Pharaoh? It is a hint
that the coming Geulah (redemption) began with Yitziat
Mitzriam.
Early Childhood Chit-Chat
Fun at School!
Ten makkot, makkot ten, the Mitzrim were punished again and again… The children completed learning Parshiot Vaera and Bo with their parsha projects ready to come home. The nursery children came to school dressed in their pajamas so that they can be ready to leave Mitzrayim—b’emtza halayla, in the middle of the night, just as they learned in the song—
Pharaoh B’Pajamas! The parshiot come alive for the children as they discuss and reenact the stories of Bnei Yisrael. In the kin‐
dergarten “Pharaoh” made a guest appearance to help play out the story of the people as avadim B’Mitzrayim and how Moshe came to free Bnei Yisrael. Winter has se led in with a vengeance as we adjust to the very cold temperatures. The kindergarten children have been learn‐
ing about how the animals deal with the cold weather. In sci‐
ence they talked about hiberna on and migra on. They even experimented with blubber (Crisco) and learned how the ani‐
mals in the freezing water s stay warm. The kindergarten children are so excited about this Motzei Shabbat‐‐‐it is Kindergarten Melave Malka The families are in‐
vited to the school a er Shabbat, from 7:00 to 8:15 for a very special evening. And the preschool children are ge ng ready to be excellent hosts as they welcome their orchim for Dad’s Day on Monday, January 21st. They have planned an especially exci ng morning from 9:00 to 10:00 and look forward to welcoming you. Enrollment Open for Fall 2013
Shabbat Shalom to all our families! Our Early Childhood Program enrollment deadline for NEW
students is Friday, January 25th.
Climb the Ladder—Middot Matter!!
This month the children are focusing on the middah and mitzva of “Hashavat Aveidah”—
returning lost objects. What wonderful young ba’alei middot tovot our children are—
as they are always helping to return lost objects to their owners. Children currently attending our Early Childhood Program
do not need new applications. Re-enrollment forms will
be sent at the end of the month.
Please contact Margot Parnass, Director of Admissions,
for more information 847-674-6533 or
margot.parnass@hilleltorah.org.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Based in Jerusalem, David Olesker travels across the globe lecturing on a broad range of topics, including The Apartheid Accusation, International Law & the Arab‐Israel Conflict, Jewish Rights to the Land of Israel, Laws of War, Modern Anti‐Semitism and the Holocaust, The Media and the Middle East. A Dvar torah will be delivered by the Rosh HaYeshiva. The Yeshiva will proudly announce the recipient of the 2013 Rabbi Herman Davis Memorial Scholarship. Proceeds to benefit the Sam and Nina Bellows Kollel. Register at htc.edu/mm or call 847‐982‐2500 to RSVP. YU Torah Mitzion Kollel and Kehilat Chovevei Tzion present Vishinantam Parent/Child Motzei Shabbat Learning Program. January 19, 26, and February 2, 6:45 pm at KCT, 4000 Church St. in Skokie. An hour of interactive learning facilitated by Kollel Fellows. Pizza will be served! For more info, contact the Kollel at 773‐973‐6557 or info@chicagotorah.org. 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Enhance the celebration by having a beautiful and sentimental Photo/Video Montage made to celebrate the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Think about Zichronot Video whenever there is a Simcha. Whether it's a Wedding, Bris, Anniversary, or any other celebration, Zichronot Video will video, edit, and produce a high quality DVD to keep the memory of the event right at your fingertips. Zichronot Video Productions 224‐836‐1234 www.zichronotvideo.com info@zichronotvideo.com To advertise in FYI, please email Dov Shandalov at dov.shandalov@hilleltorah.org H I L L E L TO R A H N O RT H S U B U R B A N DAY S C H O O L
SCHOLARSHIP DINNER
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
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INTERCONTINENTAL O’HARE
HONORING
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Frank
Parents of the Year
Zenia & Jeffrey
Cohen
Grandparents of the Year
Debbie Eisenstein
Feiger Memorial
Service Award
Please join us at our Ray Stein Memorial Scholarship Dinner, Sunday evening, March
3rd, as we celebrate 21st Century Learning at Hillel Torah. See how our unique curriculum
and teaching methods focusing on Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking, and utilizing
progressive educational technology are preparing our students for the challenges
and opportunities of the future.Your support of our Scholarship Dinner will directly impact our
students and will enable Hillel Torah to continue being the Premier Orthodox Day School that
it is today, offering excellence in Jewish and General Studies education to the next generation of
Jewish leaders.
The Ray Stein Memorial Scholarship Dinner is one of Hillel Torah’s major fundraising events.
The money raised for the Scholarship Dinner allows Hillel Torah to offer its students the best
education and will assure that every child will have the opportunity of receiving a Jewish
education.
Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you at this year’s
Ray Stein Memorial Scholarship Dinner!
To submit your ad and/or reservation online, please go to www.hilleltorah.org and click on “Scholarship Dinner”
Dinner Chairpersons: Sharon & Seth Gillman, Tamar & David Meiselman, Alison & Alan Molotsky Ad Journal Chairpersons: Karin & Michael Felix
Honorary Dinner Chairpersons: Linda & Milton Frank, Nancy & Lawrence Glick, Darryle & Michael Gillman, Gale & Eric Rothner
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