Dear Yeshivat Noam Parents,

We are very excited to send you a Yeshivat Noam Tzedakah box today to help us launch our 2018 Annual Campaign Tzedakah Box Project. We have labeled the project "Annual Campaign 2018 - The Power of Participation (POP)" and are hoping to get 100% participation from Yeshivat Noam students, faculty and parents. We are one large "Noam" family!

One of the goals of the Annual Campaign is to raise money for our Scholarship Fund. We strongly believe that it is crucial that each child and parent at Yeshivat Noam understands that not all families are able to pay for a Jewish education. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the families who cannot afford tuition are able to remain enrolled in our school.

In this week's parsha, Parshat Vayetzei, we learn about the importance of the mitzvah of ma'aser. Yaakov promises Hashem that if he returns to his house safely he will give Hashem 1/10th of everything Hashem gives him. By giving ma'aser we acknowledge that everything we have comes from Hashem.

Here are some details:

· Tzedakah boxes (or the money contained within them) should be sent to school monthly with your child on the first Monday of the month. Any day the first week of the month will qualify for participation. Families with more than one student should divide their contributions accordingly.

· Classes in Buds through Grade 5 with a majority of students participating will have a "POP" corn celebration (Power of Participation)

· The Campaign will run from today until the Annual Dinner on March 12, 2018 with contests in Buds through 5th Grade running monthly in December, January, February and March.

· We hope you keep the Tzedakah box in a prominent location in your home so that it becomes evident to your children that giving tzedakah to Yeshivat Noam is a priority in your life.

Thank you for partnering with us to make this project a success. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Shaindy Brothman at [email protected].

With thanks,

Rabbi Chaim Hagler, Principal

Amy Vogel, Director of Development

Robbie Scharf, Co- President

Abie Cohen, Co- President

Barbara Glick, Annual Campaign Co-Chair

Josh Chaitovsky, Annual Campaign Co-Chair

Doron Katz, Annual Campaign Co-Chair

Shaindy Brothman, Tzedakah Box Project Chair

(This project is to motivate student involvement and excitement and does not "count" towards Scroll of Honor recognition levels.)

Join us for our fall semester series of lectures for adults on Tuesday mornings at YN!

Back by popular demand, renowned educator Dr. Scott Goldberg delivers a six-week series on 

Educating for Belief and Practice

Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.

YN Middle School Beit Knesset

Combining Biblical and Rabbinic sources with the latest research on the development of belief, spirituality, and religious practice, this practical shiur will focus on principles and practical strategies for supporting children and their developing relationship with God and Judaism. Topics will include creating meaningful Shabbat and Yom Tov experiences, supporting children's tefilla development, learning Torah with children, asking and answering questions, and more.

This shiur series is free of charge and is open to the entire community, so bring your friends!

Brought to you by the Yeshivat Noam Parent Education Committee. For questions or more information, please email [email protected] 

  Scott J. Goldberg, Ph.D., is an active teacher, researcher, and internationally renowned Jewish educational consultant. Dr. Goldberg is Chairman of the Koren Publishers Educational Editorial Board. He was the Vice Provost of Yeshiva University from 2013 to 2016. Before that, he was the inaugural director of the YU School Partnership , the arm of the university that he envisioned to advance the field of Jewish education through partnership with educators, lay leaders, and schools. Dr. Goldberg is a tenured faculty member at Yeshiva University's Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from New York University, an M.S.Ed. in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education in New York, and a B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Chicago. He is a proud Yeshivat Noam parent.