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Volume VI, Number 19
News and Views of TORAH ACADEMY
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18 Shevat 5765
January 28, 2005
Hadlokas Neros - 4:58 P.M.
Attention All Parents!
Now is the time to come to school &
Sign up for conferences starting
Tuesday night, Feb. 1
from 6-8 p.m.
Conference sign-up continues
Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 2-Feb. 4
during school hours
Conference sign-up ends
Friday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.
Early Dismissal: Wednesday, February 2
•Teacher Inservice • Students dismissed at 2:30 p.m. • NO SLP SCHOOL BUS
Inside this Kolenu...
Re-Enrollment Due Tuesday, Feb. 1
February 1 is the deadline for re-enrollment.
Any returning students who are not re-enrolled
by February 1 will be considered NEW students and
will be billed accordingly. Please let us know your
plans for 2005-06 so we can prepare now.
Thank you for
supporting
Torah Academy!
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Important Dates, Cookbook Special Price
Mazel Tovs, Sponsor, Photographer Coming
Dean’s Message, School News
From the Principal
School News
The Rebbe’s Corner
Berochos Bee Results
Place an ad in the Banquet Journal
Banquet Honorees
2800 Joppa Avenue South · St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Telephone [952] 920-6630 · Fax [952] 922-7844 · office@torahacademymn.org
A Proud Beneficiary of The Minneapolis Jewish Federation
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Important Dates
Tuesday, February 1
Conference Sign-Up Begins 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 1
•Re-enrollment forms due for all returning students
•Chess class begins at 4:20 p.m.in Bais HaKeneses
Tuesday, February 1 & Thursday, February 3
•Basic Skills Tests for 8th Grade
Wednesday, February 2-Friday, February 4
Conference sign-up during school hours
Order Kosher
Wednesday, February 2
•Teacher Inservice
•Students dismissed at 2:30 p.m.
•NO SLP SCHOOL BUS
Sunday, March 6 (note change)
•Torah Academy Banquet
Please correct your school calendar now!
Monday, March 14
Science Fair
by Design Entertains now for $27.99!
Be the first on your block to get the newest cookbook by Susie Fishbein. Any order for Kosher by
Design Entertains received by February 1 will receive 20% off the regular price of $34.99! Order by
February 1 and you pay only $27.99. You only have a few days to reserve your copy at this special
pre-publication price. Don’t miss this window of opportunity.
Please call the Torah Academy Gift Shop at [952] 285-8618 and leave a
message OR fax your order to the Gift Shop at [952] 922-7844.
Kosher by Design Entertains is an elegant new cookbook by the author of Kosher
by Design. The new cookbook has over 250 brand-new recipes, over 200 stunning
color photographs, nine different party formats complete with menu suggestions and a
special index indicating over 70 recipes appropriate for Passover. In this new cookbook, Susie Fishbein has created an inviting array of recipes written for the average
person who desires above-average entertaining. Each recipe is simple yet elegant
enough for any Shabbat, holiday, or everyday meal. The book is divided into menu
courses with an index to find just the right recipe for any occasion. From engagement
parties, bridal and baby showers, and housewarming parties to anniversary celebration and family get-togethers,
there is something for everyone in Kosher by Design Entertains. From Mesorah Publications.
sugu vkscvku aushek ihh
KIDDUSH,HAVDALA & MORE
Torah Academy Gift Shop Open
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Thursday: 8:30–10:30 p.m.
Come See Us Soon
Use the 28th Street Entrance
[952] 285-8618
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Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. David and
Moran Beker of Yerushalayim on the birth
of a son. May the bris take place b’ito
u’v’zemano. Mazel Tov to the
grandparents Dr. and Mrs. Jerry and
Emily Beker.
Mazel Tov to Mr. Neale Hirsh & Mrs.
Ashira Hirsh on the engagement of their
daughter Yocheved to Mr. Daniel Rose of
Baltimore. May the wedding take place
b’shaah tovah u’mutzlachas.
Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene and Tzipi
Weinberg on the engagement of their daughter Raizy
to Mr. Yudi Lieber of Brooklyn. May the wedding
take place b’shaah tovah u’mutzlachas.
Send your announcements, simchas, &
news to
kolenu@torahacademymn.org
or call [952] 285-8603.
Dear
Parents,
This Kolenu is sponsored by
Lauren and Leah Reuteler
in honor of their
Savta and Papa’s
42nd wedding anniversary!
The love you show each other
every day is an inspiration
to all who know you!
May you enjoy another 42 years
of happiness together.
We can’t wait to see you!
The
photographers of
Act One will be at
school on Tuesday,
st
February 1 , to capture our students’
smiles while they learn.
These pictures will be used for various
marketing tools and we would appreciate
it if your child(ren) would dress
accordingly. If you choose NOT to have
your child included, be sure to let Mary
know at [952] 285-8609 by Monday,
January 31.
Wanted for Science Classes:
Old, unwanted, or broken toys – especially from
building games – are needed for science
classes. Train tracks, wheels, gears, building
blocks, clay, etc. are useful for constructing
Science Fair “Rube Goldberg” contraptions.
Torah Umesorah
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Wanted for
Kindergarten:
Kindergarten needs gently
used dress-up clothes (i.e.
Purim costumes, etc.) for its
playhouse. Please check
with Morah Bella Smith
[952] 927-9670 or Morah
Chaya Rena Weinberg at
[952] 925-9216 before sending anything to
school. Thank you.
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Dean’s Message
Rabbi Ginsberg is in Israel this week attending the Torah Umesorah Principals’ Conference. His
column will resume when he returns.
Re-Enrollment Deadline~February 1, 2005
Please send your form for returning students to the office ASAP.
The re-enrollment fee is $275 per family and there is an additional fee of $20 to receive a scholarship
application.
Any returning students who are not re-enrolled by February 1 will be considered NEW students and will
be billed accordingly.
Please let us know your plans for 2005-06 school year by February 1 so we can begin planning next
year’s classes now.
Men’s Taharas Hamishpacha Review Course this Sunday Evening
Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff will be giving review courses for the Worldwide Taharas Hamishpacha/Family
Purity Shovavim Project 5765. All married people are invited to review the fundamental halachos and
haskafos that preserve the sanctity of the Jewish home.
Men’s Course: This Sunday January 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Bais Yisroel, 4221 Sunset Blvd.
Women’s Course: Sunday, February 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Bais Yisroel.
Thank you to everyone who
ordered from Dougie’s Grill to
support the 8th Grade!
Please remember:
You must pick up your order on
Sunday, February 6th at Torah Academy
between 11 a.m.—12 noon.
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From the Principal...
Arctic Explorer Visits Torah Academy
Last week Mr. Bob O’Hara gave presentations to
our 5th-8th students on exploring Canada’s Arctic. Mr.
O’Hara is widely recognized by canoeists as an
expert on paddling the rivers in that part of the
world. These talks coincided with the middle-school
research project on explorers and just followed the
fifth-graders’ trip to Westwood Nature Center. At
Westwood, our students learned some survival skills,
such as starting a fire in 10°F weather.
Students had a number of questions on a variety of issues.
After giving a short talk on the nature of Arctic
travel, Mr. O’Hara took some questions from the
audience. Our students had some excellent questions
for him. Among them: “Why do you do this? Do you
hope to become famous or rich?” “What do you do
with your garbage?” “What is the most dangerous
experience you had?” “Have you ever tipped your
canoe over? What did you do?” “What if that polar
bear got mad after you took its picture?”
Many of Mr. O’Hara’s comments and answers will
linger with students for some time, and some may
fade away. But everyone who heard his talk
recognized that this is a remarkable person who has
“If the American Indians had had the technology to bend seen things and been places that few people can
boards, they would have made canoe paddles just like this share.
one.”
Mr. Gary E. Parnes
The explorers students learn about in history
texts are mostly European men who sailed to foreign
lands several centuries ago as a precursor to
colonization. Modern day explorers, like Mr. O’Hara,
are driven to go where few, if any, people have gone
before them. He shared with the students that he
started school at age four, then taught high school for
thirty-seven years before retiring. The lure of the
Arctic is that, unlike school, there are no bells, no
phone calls, and no orders to follow. His expeditions
typically start in June, a few days after school lets
out. He and his fellow travelers paddle forty strokes a
minute, 50-55 minutes an hour, eight hours a day for
about fifty days.
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Winter Ice & Slush Alert
Please send your children to school dressed
for the weather. Make sure they have hats,
gloves, warm jackets, and snow pants and
boots when appropriate. This way your
children will be able to enjoy their recess
times even in the cold and snow.
Sponsor the Kolenu
YOU TOO can insert a personal greeting for $10,
sponsor an issue for $36 or publish a non-profit flyer
for $20. Business advertising is $50 for a full page ad,
$30 for a half page ad, and $18 for a quarter page ad.
For more information, contact Bethaviva Cohen
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Science Fair Prep Continues
WITS Shabbaton Next Shabbos
Middle school continues to learn about simple
machines as they prepare for the “Rube Goldberg”
science fair, coming March 14. The students below
learned about compound pulleys last week.
Due to an increased interest in exploring the
educational opportunities available at the Wisconsin
Institute of Torah Studies in Milwaukee, WITS
announces a Shabbaton planned for Twin Cities 7th
and 8th grade boys February 4th-6th. Transportation is
being arranged, and all meals and activities
associated with the weekend are included.
Please contact the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yehudah
Cheplowitz at [414] 963-9317, or Wendy Runge
[952] 927-5644, for more information.
Troop 613 Cub Scouts
Shlomo Miller (2nd from R) was able to overcome Hillel
Kasowitz (L) and Moshe Dovi Roberts (R) in a tug-of-war
because he had an unfair advantage, a compound pulley
of sorts.
Looking for an enriched summer academic
program for a current 5th or 6th grader?
Then ExplorSchool is for you!
2 week – all day program
sponsored by
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
held at Ramsey Junior High
near Macalester College in St. Paul
Excel Cleaning Services
•Roof snow
removal
•Carpet cleaning
Dates: June 20–July 1, Monday–Friday
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tuition: $450
•House cleaning
•Interior house
painting
For an online catalog and application visit:
www.mity.org
Or call 651-696-6590.
Some financial aid is available.
Registration deadline April 20.
Contact Moshe Vorotinov
[952] 922-6112
www.excelenterprises.us
E-mail: mity@macalester.edu
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Torah Umesorah
January 30-Parents/Committee Meeting
January 31- Den meeting
February 3-Round Table for Pack
Representative
Sunday, February 6-Winter Survival
Experience outing.
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The “Rebbe’s” Corner
Please Keep Sick Children Home!
This week’s parsha relates the wondrous
experience of receiving the Torah at Har Sinai. The
last of the ten commandments is “Do not covet your
friend’s wife, his servant...his donkey and all that
belongs to your friend.”
An obvious question is
raised. Why does the possuk
emphasize not to desire
specific objects and then state
a collective statement; nor
anything that belongs to your
friend? In fact, the Torah is
giving us a helpful tip in controlling our envy and
desires for others’ possessions. When we see
someone with more wealth, greater talents, a better
job, more friends, a charming personality, wellbehaved kids, a calmer disposition, or anything that
we wish we had, “do not desire his servant...
donkey,” we must look at the next half of the possuk.
“Nor anything that belongs to your friend” teaches
us to look at the whole person, the whole situation.
Look at all the baggage he carries with him.
Remember, for all the problems we know about,
there are more that remain behind closed doors.
So next time we may desire something that
someone else has, let’s try to see the entire picture.
Would we ever give our lot for someone else’s full
baggage?!?
Good Shabbos!
Rena Neuwirth
Torah Academy follows these rules to decide if a
child is well enough to be at school:
•If a child has vomited or had diarrhea, the child
should stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
•If a child has had a fever of 100°F or more, the child
should stay home for 24 hours after the temperature
returns to normal.
•If a child has any rash that is
disease-related or you do not know
the cause, check with your family
physician before sending the child to
school.
•If the child is ill, please call
the school to report the illness. We
only request homework from
teachers if you call the office to
ask for it.
Please be considerate of the staff and other students
at school—do not expose other people to illness by
sending your child back to school prematurely!
The Health Office Staff
Don’t miss the double-CD “Voices for Israel—
Chazak Amenu: We Stand as One” .Features 35
songs, by such musical greats as Yehuda,
Beat’achon, Avraham Fried, and more—each
group has recorded one song to join their voices
for Israel.
$25 per double CD.
Proceeds go equally to
Torah Academy
Discovery Room and
victims of terror in
Israel.
Contact Ramie
Delmoor [612] 987-2191
or Judy Shapiro [952]
927-4706 to purchase it.
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Shovel Away Your Problems
By Calling the 8th Grade!
$15 per driveway
$8 per walkway
$20 for both together
Reservations call Adam Kass [952] 925-4571.
Please leave a message with your name and
phone number if there is no answer.
Available Sunday mornings
Monday–Thursday evenings
Proceeds to benefit the
8th grade class!
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Berochos Bee Participant List
1A & 1B
All the students
participated!
2G
Shira Mandelbaum
Gila Grad
Basya Geretz
Sarah Frank (alternate)
2B
Eliezer Weinreb
Yechiel Yehuda
Lefkowitz
Eli Frishman
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Akiva Frishman
Miriam Kutoff
Isaac Greenwood
4
Ozer Bar-Meir
Dovid Zvi Weinreb
Shoshana Bushee
Moshe Goldberger
Mordechai Prero
Sruli Roberts
Shimrit Cassuto
5G
Avigayil Gres
Liba Kutoff
Shira Yardley
5B
Avinoam Singer
Elliott Blitenthal
Yaakov Goldberger
6B
Sruly Lieff
Menachem Waxman
Chaim Smith
Shai Hillman (alternate)
6G
Rivka Heisler
Gitty Spero
Esti Weinberg
7B
Moshe Dovi Roberts
Hillel Kasowitz
Avrohom Akiva Prero
7G
Annie Fishman
Sara Weinberg
Tali Etziony
8B
Mendel Silver
Binyomin Weinberg
Leib Yardley
8G
Elianna Mintz
Chaya Tzipporah Waxman
Layah Shagalow
We grouped the students into three grade levels for the final Berochos Bees.
In the First Grade Berochos Bee, the winners were Shoshana Kusnetz, Zeke Moffat, Esther Leah Greenberg,
Simcha Borenstein, Shaindy Hutman, Elisheva Miller and Ashira Major. Thank you to Mrs. Weinberg for
administering the First Grade Berochos Bee.
In the 2nd–5th Grades, the first place winners were Gila Grad, Sarah Frank, Yechiel Yehuda Lefkowitz, Eli
Frishman, Ozer Bar-Meir, Dovid Zvi Weinreb, Avigayil Gres, Liba Kutoff, and Yaakov Goldberger. The second
place winner was Moshe Goldberger and the third place winner was Mordechai Prero. Thank you to Rabbi
Yaakov Waxman for administering the 2nd–5th Grade Berochos Bee.
In the 6th–8th Grades the first place winners were Sruly Lieff, Menachem Waxman, Esti Weinberg, Moshe
Dovi Roberts, Sara Weinberg, Mendel Silver, Binyomin Weinberg, and Elianna Mintz. The second place winner
was Tali Etziony and the third place winner was Hillel Kasowitz. Thank you to Rabbi Ari Neuwirth for
administering the 6th–8th Grade Berochos Bee.
It was an educational and fun experience for all the students!
Photos from the First Grade Berochos Bee
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