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Mazal tov to Linda & Arthur Poleyeff (Principal) on the marriage of their son Tzvika to Racheli Bloom.
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Mazal tov to Mrs. Ayelet Kopel (Science Dept.) and her husband Yitz on the birth and bris of their son, Elijah Sidney/ Eliyahu Simcha.
May he grow to Torah, chupah and ma'asim tovim.
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Mazal tov to Adina & Rabbi Ezra Wiener (
Principal of Judaic Studies) on their being honored at the Rinat Yisrael Dinner this Sunday.
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Mazal tov to Marianne & Michael Gottleib on the birth of their granddaughter, a daughter to Yaffa Chaya & Shlomo Ben-Rachamim
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MESSAGE FROM TEACH NJ
Teach NJ is very excited to announce that Security Bill A.4597 was signed into law by Governor Murphy on Tuesday morning, January 8.
This law DOUBLES security aid for the current school year (2018-19) to a total of $22.6 million.
This is a historic day in New Jersey. Your support and activism have been critical in making this unprecedented security funding a reality. NOW, we need your help in reaching out to New Jersey's government leadership and primary bill sponsors to show them our community's gratitude for taking action on behalf of our students to ensure they can thrive in a safe learning environment.
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Storm Currents
Storm Currents is a new debate magazine published at TABC. It is meant to provide analysis for a wide-range of topics including politics, social issues, sports, and more. The intent of this magazine is to promote awareness of the world in which we live in without any kind of bias. Therefore, all issues addressed in Storm Currents are discussed from both standpoints concerning the issue. The opinions expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the respective authors. All topics are debated fairly, with no partiality displayed toward any particular ideology.
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Sunday Shiur
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Please join us on Sunday morning!
Donuts and orange juice
8:50 AM
Shiur covering topics in Masechet Chulin
9:00-9:45 AM
Students earn
1.5 night seder credits
for attending.
The shiur meets in the auxiliary lunch room.
Parents are welcome.
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Upcoming Events
February 10
Annual Dinner
February 15-18
Presidents Weekend
No School
March 5
College Night
7:30 - 9:30 PM
March 20
Ta'anit Esther
2:20 Dismissal
March 21
Purim
No School
March 27
Book Day
March 28
Faculty Development
3:45 Dismissal
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Israel Report
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Kol Torah
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Eye of the Storm
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Faculty Divrei Torah
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Rambam Yomi Chaburah
Please click here for recordings of the Rambam Yomi Chabura Rabbi Fridman learns with the students each morning.
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Parnas HaYom
We would like to thank our recent sponsors
Helen & Reuben Davis
Sharon & Ari Wieder
To dedicate a day of learning or for other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sharon Rifkind, Director of Development & Communications at
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TABC Swag Store Now Open
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The TABC Apparel Store hosted by TAPA is now open online! More items are being added, so check back regularly!
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February 1, 2019 26 Shevat 5779
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Annual Dinner Deadline is on Sunday
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 TABC's 36
th Annual Dinner is next Sunday, February 10, at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck. This year's dinner will pay tribute to
Nomi and Yechiel Rotblat, Guests of Honor;
Rabbi Joel Grossman, Faculty Service Award; and
Aaron Safier '01, Alumni Tribute Award. All proceeds from the Annual Dinner will go to support the
Bruce Ritholtz, z"l, Scholarship Fund. Please join our growing
list of donors. Click
here to make your donation today.
Please make all reservations by this coming Sunday. Thank you.
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TABC Alumni & Faculty
Reunite in Israel
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The Yeshurun Central Synagogue in the heart of Yerushalayim was filled with warmth and excitement on Motzei Shabbos Parshat Beshalach as more than 70 TABC alumni, some studying in yeshivot in Israel others serving in the IDF or living in Israel, gathered together for a beautiful reunion melave malka. The students were excited to spend time with each other and to spend time with Rabbi Adler, Rabbi Yablok, Mr. Poleyeff, Rabbi Jachter, Rabbi First, Rabbi Friedman, and Rabbi Finkelstein. There was good food and good music, but most of all there was the good feeling of being together.
Additionally, the rebbeim took time out of their busy travel times to get together with our alumni in smaller groups. They visited each yeshiva where TABC alumni are learning, and also met up with some of those serving in the IDF. Click here for photos.
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No Break from Torah Learning
at TABC
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TABC is proud of the numerous Torah learning opportunities that took place throughout intersession this year. Despite the fact that school was on break, numerous talmidim took advantage of the shiurim and time to spend with their rebbeim over the break. Specifically, there are approximately 100 participants in the "TABC Torah" Whatsapp group. Over the break, Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam and Rabbi Ben Krinsky posted audio shiurim on this group, which were available for students, alumni, and parents in the TABC community. Additionally, veteran TABC rebbe, Rabbi Joel Grossman, gave shiurim in Miami Beach throughout the break. Students flocked to his shiurim as he has been truly beloved by the student body in TABC for the last few decades. Locally, Rabbi Ezra Stone and Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam gave two shiurim after the Bnai Yeshurun 8:50 AM Shacharit minyan. After davening, students enjoyed a Dunkin Donuts breakfast and shiur with their friends and rebbeim. TABC is inspired by the enthusiasm for Torah learning that the student body displayed over this past winter break.
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TABC Competes at
STEM Competition
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This Wednesday, five TABC students headed to YU to compete against 12 other schools in the first annual CIJE Hackathon! The event was hosted at YU and run by CIJE in collaboration with the Jewish Home at Rockleigh. The goal of the event was for each school to invent and build a device that would help with the daily challenges facing one of four senior citizens. Students had pamphlets describing each senior citizen, and had to design their device based on those descriptions. The devices were required to be connected to the internet, as part of the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon. 12th graders Yoni Zirman, Elior Dahan, and Yonatan Katz, and 10th graders Eitan Mermelstein and Saadya Levitt built a pill organizer and automatic dispenser, along with an accompanying website, through which the caretakers could check on the medications. The device could also notify caretakers whether the proper medications were taken by using a weight-sensitive container. Although TABC didn't win the competition, the students who attended learned a lot and gained from the experience of using their STEM skills to solve real-world problems.
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On Thursday, Jan 31st the Freshman class had the first ever Freshman Chill. To kick off their second semester of school the group went to Urban Air where they had the entire place to themselves and had a blast. From there it was an awesome lunch at Noah's Ark where the entire class enjoyed words of Torah from Rabbi Hoenig who spoke about the importance of taking small but meaningful steps to improve themselves. After that the class had a special performance from Magician Shlomo Levinger who amazed the entire room with his magic and mentalism. It was a great day of fun and bonding for the class of 2022! For more photos, click here.
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Dozens of students at TABC were clamoring to enhance and upgrade their level of halachic observance. Thinking about what could complement what the students are already learning, veteran TABC Rebbeim Rabbi Chaim Jachter and Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam explored a variety of options and then hit on gold - Rabbi Ari Marcus's magnificent halachic compendium entitled "Halacha 24/7/12".
This book is the perfect halacha work for Modern Orthodox men. As Rabbi Marcus writes in his introduction, he presents halacha authentically, meaning not watered down to questionable leniency on one hand and not presenting stringencies as normative halacha on the other. Rabbi Marcus' presentation makes it abundantly clear that full halachic observance is within reasonable reach of all Jews.
Moreover, the book is spot on in terms of addressing the most important questions Jewish young men face in their lives. This book, a product of over 20 years of teaching shanah alef talmidim at Yeshivat Reishit in Israel, addresses hundreds of the typical questions and issues that young Jewish men encounter. In addition, Rabbi Marcus is blessed with a knack for identifying halachic fine points regarding which mistakes are common. For example, he notes that when tapping the heart when reciting the bracha of "Selach Lanu" during the weekday Amidah, we should tap at the words "chatanu" and "fashanu" and not at other points of this bracha.
The writing is concise and crisp making it a pleasure to learn. It succeeds in its stated goal of adopting a serious yet not a heavy tone. There is some explanation for halachot allowing for understanding and making the halachot easier to remember. The book is actually a very compelling read - our students report that they could not put it down and are eager to reread it again and again. It has a charisma and magnetism that makes the reader thirsting for more.
The book has caught on like wildfire at TABC with over 70 students so far joining the voluntary learning. Alumni, rebbeim and teachers have also been invited and over 40 of them have already joined. Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam sets the pace of the learning and even makes online quizzes to test our mastery of the topics. On a daily basis, Rabbi Jachter records one to two minute summaries of some highlights of the learning, broadcasted on our Halacha 24/7/12 WhatsApp group. Of course, as in every Torah work, there is some room to quibble about the details and Rabbi Jachter does not shy away from sharing some alternate views on occasion. Rabbi Adler and Rabbi Mandelstam also chime in with some brief insights and slight disagreements.
The students and alumni report that they enjoy listening to the brief halacha talks. Alumnus Yitzy Rothschild '16, for example, reports that whenever he has a break from his work in Tzahal, he is thrilled to listen to the brief halacha discussions from his TABC rebbeim. Other alumni such as Yonatan Berner '17 report that the book is life changing and life enhancing. The feeling of proper and precise observance of the halacha is empowering and deeply satisfying.
It is very difficult to find a succinct yet broad presentation of halacha that addresses contemporary issues and is appropriate to the temperament of our community. Until we came across this book, we struggled to find the sefer that would satisfy our talmidim. Halacha 24/7/12 answers the call and fills the void. What was previously a relatively well-kept secret among alumni of Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim is now gaining in popularity and even changing the landscape of our community. TABC is proud to be on the forefront of this very positive trend.
A few caveats about this wonderful book. While women can gain much from learning Halacha 24/7/12, it tends to be male focused. For example, at the beginning of the book Rabbi Marcus notes that Modeh Ani may be said even if one is not wearing his kippah. We eagerly await an edition that is geared a bit more for women.
In addition, while the book does present many Sephardic practices, Sephardic halacha is not accorded equal airtime. For example, Rabbi Marcus notes that the correct pronunciation of the word שאתה, which appears fairly frequently in the siddur, is Sha'atah and not She'atah as it is commonly mispronounced. However, in Rav Ovadia Yosef's Sephardic siddurim, the word is actually written She'atah, in contradistinction to the Ashkenazic ones which state Sha'atah. Rabbi Jachter, in his daily minute broadcasts, tries to bridge this gap and presents the Sephardic side when it is missing from Halacha 24/7/12.
Despite these concerns, Halacha 24/7/12 constitutes a tour de force of contemporary halacha education. It is a book whose time has arrived. We at TABC look forward to widening the circle and continuing to enhance the spiritual lives of our current Talmidim and alumni who join us in the quest for forging a closer bond with Hashem by being cognizant of how to properly relate to Him 24/7/12. Any magnificent relationship involves 24/7/12 devotion. Our relationship with Hashem deserves nothing less.
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Rabbi Jachter Gives Shiurim
at Shaalvim
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During mid-winter vacation Rabbi Jachter had the special opportunity to spend five days with his son Binyamin '17 at Yeshivat Shaalvim. While there, he met with other alumni learning at the yeshiva as well. He delivered two special shiurim to the overseas talmidim and one shiur in Ivrit to fourth and fifth year Israeli talmidim. The yeshiva is learning Masechet Gittin this year and Rabbi Jachter brought his expertise and 25 years of experience as a Mesader Get to help bring the masechet to life. Both Israeli and overseas talmidim were very enthusiastic to hear how the masechet is applied in practice and very much enjoyed the shiur, as did Rav Nussbacher who told Rabbi Jachter that he is always welcome to speak at Yeshivat Shaalvim in light of how well-received the shiurim were.
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Mazal to to JV and Varsity Hockey on their wins against Kushner in the double header held at TABC on Wednesday night! On to the playoffs!
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Mazal tov to STORM JV Basketball on their big win against Ramaz this week!
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