UPCOMING EVENTS
*3 p.m. Dismissal On Fridays*
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Our beloved Morah Gail Mabel fell at school and broke her knee and elbow. Please consider signing up HERE to bring she and her husband a meal during her long road to recovery. We all wish Gail a refuah shelaima!
 

On Mar. 18 at 11 a.m., kick off your Sunday with a visit to the Akiba booth at the Dallas Kosher Chili Cook-off.  SIGN UP to volunteer with students, faculty and staff at this wonderful community event. 
HONOR LESLIE SCHULTZ Z"L

Sign up  HERE to honor one of our campus founders and passionate advocate for Jewish education, Leslie Schultz z"l. On March 23, to commemorate the month since Leslie's passing, we will host a Siyum marking the completion of learning an entire section of Jewish text in Leslie's memory. 
  • Sign up HERE to select one or more verses to study. (Most are only a few lines.) You will then receive a digital version of the text in Hebrew and English.
  • Read the text over with your child. Discuss what it means. Consider why it is an important teaching. 
  • Children will participate in a ceremony in Leslie's memory on March 23.

As part of Nat ional Nutrition Month, our campus will help needy families through a food/ personal item drive for the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry.  March 8-21, drop off donations in the main lobby, or  collection sites in the Lower and Middle Schools.
 
Early Childhood : baby food, cereal, baby wipes
Kindergarten: pasta, sauces, meal kits (mac/cheese, etc.)
1st: canned vegetables, canned fruits
2nd: crackers, toppings (peanut/soy/almond butter, jelly, etc.)
3rd: beverages (fruit mixes, tea, coffee, instant soup, hot chocolate, etc.) 
4th: soups, croutons
5th: canned chili, beans, meat extenders (hamburger helper, etc.)
6-8th: canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon, etc.)

Eily Ben-Abraham (husband of Yavneh teacher, Chana) is managing the Yiddishe Kup while Ron Romaner is out. He's accepting Shabbat challah orders from  families who have not ordered already through PTO. Text your full name and quantity desired to 818-297-8759 by Thursday at 2 p.m. Follow Eily on Instagram @B.A.Cafe to stay up to date on cafe offerings. 
 

Teacher Appreciation Week is going strong!
Don't forget to come for your volunteer slot on Thursday during lunch, so that we can treat our teachers. Sign up HERE.
 
Preschool Model Seders
Preschool seders are March 26 and 27. This is not an event for all parents, so sign up to volunteer so that you can be there! Sign up to help set up, serve and clean up HERE.
 



Baking for Passover? 
We've got the chocolate chips for you. 
8 oz. bags of California Gourmet soy-free Belgian chocolate chips. 
All chips are gluten-free, nut-free and dairy-free.
  Kosher for Passover. Proceeds benefit Akiba Academy.
$4/bag. $45 case of 12 bags.  Contact Lisa Kramer Morgan to purchase. 

COMMUNITY NOTICES

All are invited to join
Rabbi Meir Sabo 


Honor the Memory of Leslie Schultz

March 25, 10-11 am
Schultz-Rosenberg Campus
Akiba Academy, Pollman Hall, 12324 Merit Drive


Following shiva, the primary [seven-day] mourning period, there is a secondary period of mourning called shloshim. This 30-day period eases the mourner back into normal routines by allowing the resumption of many but not all of one's regular patterns of social behavior. At the conclusion of the 30 days, a shloshim commemoration is often held, at which time various Jewish texts are taught in memory of the deceased.

We can think of no greater way to honor the memory of Leslie Schultz, of blessed memory, than to convene her beloved community to learn together across all denominational lines. Of the many organizations and institutions that Leslie loved, Akiba Academy, Yavneh Academy and the Center for Jewish Education of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas were among her most cherished.
 
Please join us in honoring Leslie's memory as the CJE proudly presents Rabbi Morey Schwartz, Director of Education of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Due to limited seating, RSVPs are requested. Parking information is provided in RSVP confirmation.
 
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