D’var Kesher
October 27, 2017/
7
H
eshvan 5778
Parashat Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1 - 17:2
Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16
Rachel Arcus-Goldberg, MA, LCSW
School Principal
Greetings!
Tears fell from the faces of our faculty on Friday, October 20th as they described “Why CJDS:”
“I get out of bed every day for the kids. I love getting to know them, I’ve been beyond floored watching their kindness and compassion.”
“I look forward to hearing and experiencing the A-ha! moments… that's what gets me up.”
“I look forward to the excitement and enthusiasm of kids learning to unlock Hebrew language!”
“I have a community here.”
“What we do here allows us to mimic life. Everything we expose our students to is at a really deep and interconnected level.”
“For the opportunity to build a life of meaning for myself, my students, and my colleagues.”
Our professional development day was spent exploring the idea, “Start with Why” from Simon Sinek. We make decisions from our guts. Sinek posits that the reason we buy into products, companies and organizations is because they start by answering the question, of
why
we should be interested in them before articulating
what
they do and
how
they do it. So, we asked our faculty to articulate – “What gets you out of bed in the morning – Why CJDS?” And then we spent the day preparing to be ambassadors to the community for this school in which we all deeply believe. We practiced telling our stories. We then honed-in on our outcomes: what are the characteristics of an ideal CJDS graduate? And we prepared to activate our "Why" at our Open House event.
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Pictured Above: CJDS Staff and Faculty share their CJDS "Why".
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You may have noticed that we are adopting a new tag line for our school.
“CJDS: The Story of Your Child’s Creation.”
When I first heard this tag line, my eyes welled up. This is why I chose CJDS. To be a part of the creation of my own children and all of the children that come through the doors of this school. To be a part of creating a future for the Jewish community.
Why did you choose CJDS? What is it that is special about our school?
Please share your story. Come to our
Open House event on Sunday, November 19th from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
and be an ambassador for CJDS. We are excited to welcome prospective families to an event that will highlight all the fantastic aspects of our school: our leadership, our teachers, our students, our arts programs, our community. This is what the schedule will look like:
1:30pm-1:45pm – Greeting our visitors in the Atrium
1:45pm-2:00pm – Welcome remarks from Head of School, Dr. Tali Zelkowicz and Board President, Andrew Grossman
2:00pm-3:00pm – Model Lessons in the Kindergarten and First Grade and Mini-Tours led by CJDS
Students
3:00pm-3:30pm – Celebration of the Arts featuring performances from the CJDS Choir,
Shir Shirim
,
and the CJDS Israeli Dance Club,
Ketzev
3:30pm-4:30pm – Information Fair
We hope you’ll join us to tell the story of CJDS.
Shabbat Shalom,
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LUNCH VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED NEXT WEEK
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Pictured Above: The CJDS 614 Shabbat
H
allah Braid was so much fun today! Ms. A.G. (
CJDS Principal), demonstrated quick and easy ways to dress up your
h
allah for every Friday and Holidays alike!
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Pictured Above: More pictures from The CJDS 614 Shabbat
H
allah Braiding. We hope you all enjoy your yummy
h
allah tonight.
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Pictured Above: We said a heartfelt Shalom & Todah to Julie Bush on her last day working at CJDS today! Come back and visit soon!
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Pictured Above & Below: The CJDS 4th Grade studied Parashat
Shavu'a this week.
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Pictured Above: We welcomed leadership from Rockwern Academy to CJDS this week. Pictured here (L-R) are Jenny Grubbs (Rockwern Academy Admissions Director), Ingrid Moen (Rockern Academy Board Member) and Elaine Kaplan (Rockern Academy Interim Head of School) for a visit to CJDS this week. The Rockwern team toured the school, and spent time in classrooms learning about our unique approach to integration. Our CJDS team will visit Rockwern Academy in a few months. Learn more about Rockwern Academy
Here
.
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Pictured Above: In environmental Studies this week, CJDS students
Students saw nature through a new lens, and checked out the new trees around the pond!
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Pictured Above: The 4th Graders pick from their classroom treasure box, as a reward for completing their home learning throughout the week. Yasher Koah 4th grade!
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Pictured Above: Samples of 5th and 6th Grade Poetry.
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Pictured Above: The 5th grade and 1st Grade Buddies always enjoy their weekly recycling together.
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Pictured Here: During yoga, CJDS 1st Graders created Hebrew letters with their bodies. Here are Will and Mario making the Hebrew letter, "Hay", and Matias, Julia, Mario, and Will make "Zayins".
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ATTENTION:
New Check In Procedure for our Building
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Now, when you enter our building, you will have a photo ID visitor badge to wear!
Our new building software solution will streamline the visitor sign-in process, and will greatly improve our outdated methods for monitoring the visitors who come to our school.
PLEASE NOTE: Both the JCC New Albany Preschool and Columbus Jewish Day School will
require guests to show a
State Issued Photo ID
upon entry to the building.
Check in is quick and easy!
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If you were on campus today, you saw a big project underway just in time for the winter season. Together with the JCC, we are making some long-needed upgrades to our parking lot. In addition to added safety and reducing of flooding, we will also gain several new spaces in the repairs. If need be, please know that our dear neighbors at the New Albany Methodist Church have kindly offered to let us use their lot – please just avoid using the spaces right in front of the church entrance. Thank you for your patience during the construction; we are very excited that these upgrades are happening.
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Click on the image above to see a full calendar of events.
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OCTOBER
Sat. 10/27: 614 Shabbat afternoon Nosh & Drosh with Dr. Z.
NOVEMBER
Fri. 11/10: All School Kabbalat Shabbat 1:40-2:20pm
Wed. 11/15: PICTURE RETAKE DAY Wear CJDS Polo
Fri. 11/17 Community Day/Gratitude Concert 12:45-1:40pm (Community activities) 1:45-2:20pm (Gratitude Concert)
Sun. 11/19 CJDS OPEN HOUSE 1:30-4:30pm
Wed. 11/22- Fri. 11/24 Thanksgiving Break
NO SCHOOL OFFICES CLOSED
DECEMBER
Fri. 12/8 All School Kabbalat Shabbat 1:40-2:20 p.m.
Tue. 12/12 - 12/20 Hanukkah
Fri. 12/15 All School Kabbalat Shabbat Hanukkah Theme 1:30*-2:20 p.m. *
NOTE: EARLY START TIME
Mon. 12/25 - Fri.1/5 Winter Break
NO SCHOOL OFFICES CLOSED
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September 27, 2017, letter from parents Bat-Ami and Jay Moses to Susan Couden, Art Teacher and Coordinator of Curriculum Integration
Susan,
We just wanted to THANK YOU so much for everything you do, for everything you are. You have inspired both of our boys with your creativity, imagination, kindness and generosity of time and spirit. They ADORE you and being in your class, and being able to express themselves through their love of art, history, exploring Judaism as well as other cultures all through the artistic endeavors and opportunities you provide them. They reflect on their day saying, "It was a great day because we had art!" Thank you for fostering their love of the arts as well as the importance of tzedaka. Caleb will always remember when you called him "a good one." And Zeke's artistic potential is exponential when he is in your presence.
Bat-Ami and Jay
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Mi Sh'berach
When a member of the CJDS family is ill or in need of healing, the entire community lends its support and its prayers for a full and complete recovery.
Bradley Rothbaum
(
Benyamin Eitan) CJDS Alumni Class of 2016.
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Mazal Tov!
Mazal Tov to
Miriam Solove
(CJDS 2016) on becoming a Bat Mitzvah at Tifereth Israel!
Mazal Tov to
Seth Stein
(CJDS 2017) on becoming a Bar Mitzvah at Tifereth Israel!
Mazal Tov to
Dr. Brent Bloomster
(CJDS School Behavioral Consultant) on becoming a Grandfather for the first time!
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CJDS Tribute Cards
CJDS Tribute Cards provide a thoughtful and caring gift for everyone. The income generated by every purchase enhances a child's educational experience at CJDS. You can get the All-Occasion pack year-round. It includes five pre-printed memorial cards and five pre-printed special event cards for only $90. You can also make an individual tribute gift and we will send a Tribute card to the recipient. Tribute cards require seven business days for delivery.
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The collection of
Personal Care and Beauty product waste
along with
Oral Hygiene product waste
continues to be an important Tzedakah Club initiative at CJDS!
We are encouraging our school community to NOT throw away any of these items! Please send them in with your student or drop them off at CJDS! These readily and often used items are collected and sent to
TerraCycle
by Tzedakah Club.
TerraCycle
reuses, recycles, or upcycles these items. Additionally,
TerraCycle
"pays" us per item and the money "earned" gives us the opportunity to make a difference in the world! The money CJDS collects is then donated by Tzedakah Club to non-profit organizations that help our planet and its people in countless ways!
We look forward to updating you in the future with news of how much we have collected and to which non-profit organizations we have made contributions!!
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How to help:
CJDS students are collecting Tzedekah money for The National Red Cross to support disaster relief efforts around the world.
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HONORING CJDS PARENT, SHYLEE GROSSMAN
On Wednesday, October 25, CJDS Parent, Shylee Grossman, receieved the first ever Golda Meir award from the Jewish Federation of Columbus. Shylee's meaningful work, as chair of Federation's Women's Philanthropy Division, was celebrated and honored. Click
HERE
for Shylee's remarks from the evening.
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Columbus Jewish Day School 614 Shabbat Events:
Shabbat Afternoon Torah Study in Bexley with the Head of Columbus Jewish Day School, Dr. Tali Zelkowicz
The recipe for a Shabbat shalom, a peaceful, whole Shabbat, includes three main ingredients according to Jewish tradition: Kedusha (sacred/set apart from rest of the week), Menucha (rest and renewal), and Oneg (joy!). Torah study became one of the great ways to bring all three into our lives on Shabbat.
Join Dr. Z for Nosh and Drosh on Saturday, October 28 from 3:00-4:00pm at the home of Laura & Ken Clubok (215 S Stanwood Road Bexley, OH 43209)
Nosh & Drosh
Topic: WTK? (What’s the “Koshi?”) That’s how Jews read Torah. Jews don’t read Torah like a novel for the plot, like the newspaper for being briefed on current events, from beginning to end in a sitting, or skimming as through a magazine. Reading Torah Jewishly is done through the lens of “kushiot,” or looking for the conflicts, problems, or inconsistencies. “Koshi”, or difficulty, comes from the Hebrew word meaning hard. So, Jews read Torah in search of the tough spots that rub the wrong way, don’t make sense, or surprise us in any way. Come let Torah surprise you. Irk or annoy you. And ultimately, move and inspire you.
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Pick a night and see the show!
Featuring CJDS Community members:
Rose Clubok (CJDS 2016) as Spider
Georgia Fried (CJDS 2016) as Handwalker
Stella Fried (CJDS 2013) as one of the Workhouse Orphans
Zeke Moses (CJDS 2nd Grade) as Nipper
Benny Zelkowicz (CJDS 1st Grade Parent) as Bill Sykes
Performances:
Sat. 12/2 at 8:00 p.m
Sun. 12/3 at 2:30 p.m.
Thur. 12/7 at 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 12/9 at 8:00 p.m.
Mon. 12/10 at 2:30 p.m.
Thur. 12/14 at 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 12/16 at 8:00 p.m.
Sun.12/17 at 2:30 p.m.
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EVENTS IN & AROUND COLUMBUS
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Many Schools Educate Children for a Changing World.
CJDS Educates Children Who Will Change the World.
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