CALENDAR ******* WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 12:30 PM DISMISSAL BOYS (GRADES 1-8) NO SESSIONS FOR GIRLS & ECD ******* THURSDAY, APRIL 2- SUNDAY APRIL 12 PESACH -NO SESSIONS SESSIONS RESUME MONDAY, APRIL 13 Shabbos HaGadol Parshas Tzav Hadlakas Neiros: 6:58 PM Havdalah: 8:17 PM 22 ISSUE March 27, 2015 Dear Parents, Before the בני ישראלleſt ,מצריםHashem pleaded with משהto make sure they would leave with riches, כליכסף וכלי זהב. The גמראtells us that Hashem was intent on them leaving with wealth in order to make sure that ” שלא יאמר אותו צדיק אברהם“ so that Avraham shouldn’t say that ה'kept His word about how hard the בני ישראלwould work in מצרים, but that He didn’t keep His promise about them leaving with riches. " ועבדום וענו אותם" קיים בהם, " ואחרי כן יצאו ברכוש גדול " לא קיים בהם!The obvious queson then is, shouldn’t ה‘ keep His word just for the sake of keeping His promise, rather than to avoid Avraham having a grievance with Him? (שלא יאמר אותו צדיק אברהם) The שופרא דישראלanswers that in truth, when a naon is held in capvity, under such extreme duress, releasing them from such harsh slavery is enough of a salvaon, even without the reward of riches. Raons of bread and water would have sufficed. The רשב"ע, however understood the significance of the promise that Hashem made to Avraham. Avraham avinu had used his wealth to feed the hungry, inving אורחיםand indulging them with delicacies in the hopes that they may recognize the existence of a Creator of the world and thank Him by making brachos, etc. Most important, however, was perpet- uang Avraham’s legacy by how one uses the riches he receives from .הקב"הThis was even more essenal than the fulfillment of a pledge. On this note, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our parents for their parcipaon in this year’s most successful YBH dinner. It is not only about keeping our pledges, it’s about fulfilling the words of the Torah, which says בעבור זה עשה ה' לי בצאתי ממצרים. ה‘ took us out of מצריםand other past גליותso that we should be מקייםthe mitzvah of והגדת לבנך. Your contribuons empower YBH to teach Torah and life skills to all our children the way אותו צדיק אברהםwould have wanted. Thank you on behalf of the enre YBH family for all your support. Have a wonderful Shabbos & a חג כשרושמח! Rabbi Berel Leiner, Menahel YBHighlights MESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHEL MESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHEL Rabbi Willig speaking to the 7th & 8th grade boys about Pesach
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CALENDAR *******
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 12:30 PM DISMISSAL BOYS (GRADES 1-8)
NO SESSIONS FOR GIRLS & ECD
******* THURSDAY, APRIL 2-
SUNDAY APRIL 12 PESACH -NO SESSIONS
SESSIONS RESUME MONDAY, APRIL 13
Shabbos HaGadol
Parshas Tzav
Hadlakas Nei ros: 6 :58 PM
Havdalah: 8:17 PM 22
I S S U E
March 27, 2015
Dear Parents, Before the בני ישראל left מצרים,Hashem pleaded with משה to make sure they would leave with riches, כלי tells us that גמרא The .כסף וכלי זהב Hashem was intent on them leaving with wealth in order to make sure that
“ שלא יאמר אותו צדיק אברהם” so that Avraham shouldn’t say that 'ה kept His word about how hard the בני but that He ,מצרים would work in ישראלdidn’t keep His promise about them leaving with riches.
ואחרי כן קיים בהם, "ועבדום וענו אותם" "" לא קיים בהם!יצאו ברכוש גדול
The obvious question then is, shouldn’t ‘ה keep His word just for the sake of keeping His promise, rather than to avoid Avraham having a grievance with Him? (שלא יאמר אותו צדיק אברהם) The שופרא דישראל answers that in truth, when a nation is held in captivity, under such extreme duress, releasing them from such harsh slavery is enough of a salvation, even without the reward of riches. Rations of bread and water would have sufficed. The רשב"ע, however understood the significance of the promise that Hashem made to Avraham.
Avraham avinu had used his wealth to feed the hungry, inviting אורחים and indulging them with delicacies in the hopes that they may recognize the existence of a Creator of the world and thank Him by making brachos, etc. Most important, however, was perpet-uating Avraham’s legacy by how one uses the riches he receives from הקב"ה.This was even more essential than the fulfillment of a pledge. On this note, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our parents for their participation in this year’s most successful YBH dinner. It is not only about keeping our pledges, it’s about fulfilling the words of the Torah, which says בעבור זה עשה ה' לי בצאתי ממצרים.
‘ה took us out of מצרים and other past the מקיים so that we should be גליותmitzvah of והגדת לבנך. Your contributions empower YBH to teach Torah and life skills to all our children the way אותו צדיק אברהם would have wanted. Thank you on behalf of the entire YBH family for all your support. Have a wonderful Shabbos & a חג כשר !ושמחRabbi Berel Leiner, Menahel
YBHighlights
MESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHELMESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHEL
Rabbi Willig speaking to the 7th & 8th grade boys about Pesach
BUILDERS, BAKERS & CHIDON FINALISTS
Wednesday, 5 Nisan (3/25) In commemoration of the
yahrtzeit of Avigail Chaya bas Rav Dovid HaKohen, great
great grandmother and great aunt of Adina (7G) Rena (4G) Moshe (3B) Akiva (Pre-1-A)
& Dovi Schmidt Sponsored by the Schmidt &
Stieglitz families
3B-G built their own models of the keilim of the mishkan as they have been learning about the mishkan and its keilim.
Parnes Hayom Learning was dedicated on the following days:
CONGRATULATIONS TO AVI RYBAK (7B)
as the Chidon Hatanach Regional Champion with a perfect score of
75 out of 75! He is the only middle school
student in the entire country to achieve a perfect score!
MAZAL TOV TO THE CHIDON FINALISTS:
Akiva Besser (5B) Chaim Glasser (6B)
Tzviki Negnewitzky (6B) Eliezer Zylberman (6B)
Shaul Khayyat (7B)
Yasher Koach to Mr. Ruby Stepansky for coaching the groups.
SIYUM WEEK AT YBH
MAZAL TOV TO…
Mr. Elchonon and & Mrs. Sima Wiesenfeld (Avigail -7G) on the
birth of a granddaughter
Ms. Miera Ziegler (4B GS teacher)
on her engagement to Shaya Winiarz
TO THE CHIDON FINALISTS: Shirah Brachah Segal (5G)
Rina Glasser (7G) Zahava Giloni (7G)
Shoshana Erblich (8G)
CONDOLENCES TO Dr. Pourang Bral on the loss of
his father, Mr. Mansour Bral
PTA CORNER The PTA wishes all
a chag kasher v'sameach. Looking forward to more
exciting PTA programming after Pesach.
HOT LUNCH Monday-Pizza
Tuesday - Pasta & meat sauce, cucumber salad & fruit cobbler
Wednesday - Early dismissal No lunch served
The fourth grade boys completed parshas Bo.
The excitement is tangible as we continue learning
about leaving Mitzraim just in time for the zeman
cheiruseinu. The boys are very excited to learn the shiras hayam with many meforshim and a special tune from Yerushalaim.
Akiva Snitow, Yechiel & Yosef
Segal (2B), Yosef Snitow & Chaim
Segal (3B) made a siyum on
several masech-tos of Mishnayos.
2B-H celebrated completion of parshas Vayeira with a siyum.
The sixth graders enjoyed a siyum upon
completion of parshas Acharei Mos. They also practiced eating a kazayis of
matzah within 2.5-9 minutes, as they
learned is the mitzvah.
The boys of 7B baked challahs as a hands on lesson while
learning parshas Shelach.
A Peek Into Our Week
Ms. Cohn’s First Grade Class: In our Seusstastic class, we have been focusing on growth and changes that take place in nature. We are learning about and testing facts (which can be proven) and opinions (a feeling that is subjective) about the growing process of plants. The boys pointed out that all plants have roots but weren’t sure if they remain connected to the plants after they begin to grow. To find the facts, we travelled outdoors and tested the grass. Each boy got to pull some blades of grass and we brought the grass (roots and all) back into the classroom and shared our findings. It was fascinating to discover that the roots were connected to the grass. They were also able to examine and share the other parts of the plant. The boys are always interest-ed in learning and expanding their knowledge from the world around them. While at recess, some boys found an acorn and opened it. They found the inside fascinating and while they explored, they compared and contrasted the similarity of the acorn to the seeds we have been learning about in class. We just planted our very own plants and can’t wait to see them begin to grow, as we will journal the growth process . We are eager to start our new unit in science about ener-gy, light and heat. We look forward to seeing how these elements will affect our plants’ growth. In math, we just began a new chapter on comparing numbers. The boys compared and contrasted another fact; that just as we use different comparative endings when writing, we also use different symbols and words when comparing numbers. The boys are great thinkers and enjoy applying what we are learning in first grade to our daily lives. Rabbi Rothberger’s Kitah Gimmel: The boys of 3B-R traveled to Daughters of Miriam and shared a musical performance about Pesach with the seniors. Spirits were high as the boys sang about the Mah Nishtana, the Arba Banim and V'hi Sh’amdah. It was a wonderful sight seeing both young and old re-live the special story of Yetzias Mitzrayim. The visit concluded with the boys stopping in to wish the residents a happy and healthy holiday. We would like to thank Rabbi Binyomin Goldman for joining us and playing music for our performance. Rabbi Wieder’s Middle School Science Classes: The seventh and eighth grade boys are investigating how batteries work by creating their own batteries using copper, zinc and electrolytes. They even meas-ured the volts and Amperes using the equipment donated by C.I.J.E.
ECD HIGHLIGHTS
Preparations for Pesach are in full swing everywhere. Families are busy cleaning and children are busy learning all
about the Yom Tov in school. They are excited to share with you what they have learned and made in school at the seder. As part of our preparations, we enjoyed a very special Pesach program with Morah Naomi from Eretz Yisrael. She entertained us with
music and puppets and the children reenacted the story of Pesach. They especially enjoyed the squeaky frogs that came out
of the giant frog. The children also enjoyed our Rosh Chodesh assembly where we heard the story “The Mouse in the Matzah
Factory” with pictures on the Smart Board and watched an educational video depicting how matzah is baked at the matzah bakery. Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring the program with Morah Naomi and for the delicious treats. Don’t forget to ask your children what marshmallows & chocolate chips have to
do with Pesach.
Mrs. Bromberg's Second Grade Class: The second grade boys are reading up a storm. We are working on reaching a goal of reading 2,000 minutes as a class and as a reward for reaching our goal, we will enjoy an ice cream party. We cre-ated models of various animal habitats using cereal boxes to depict land and water habitats as well as stickers and pho-tos. They wrote paragraphs describing the habitat, its weather and which animals and plants can be found there.
