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Dr. Schnall Featured in HaModia
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In the recent issue of HaModia, there was an article about happiness, for which Dr. Schnall was interviewed regarding his research. As you will see, he was was quoted several times throughout, and gave a nice shout out to TABC. Enjoy the article
here
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Reminder
Please send in your medical forms as soon as possible, but no later than
August 1st.
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Sunday Learning
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Sunday morning shiur
at TABC is finished
for the year.
Have a wonderful summer, and keep learning!
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Upcoming Events
June 4
Last Day of Classes
1:45 Dismissal
June 5 - 8
Final Exams
June 9
End of Year
Seudah Shlishit
June 12
Graduation
June 18
Exam Return Hour
9:00 AM
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Israel Report
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Please click
here for the latest issue of the Israel Report
Kol Torah
Please click
here for the latest issue of Kol Torah
Eye of the Storm
for the latest issue of Eye of the Storm
Faculty Divrei Torah
Please click
here
for recordings of Divrei Torah by our esteemed faculty
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Parnas HaYom
We'd like to thank our recent sponsors:
Sharon & Sinclair Haberman
To dedicate a day of learning or for other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sharon Rifkind, Director of Development & Communications at
201.837.7696 x123
or
[email protected].
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Tweeting Up A STORM!
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Please follow the Student Activities Page on Twitter @TABC_Activities. Rabbi Miretzky, our Student Activities Director, will be tweeting all about the excitement going on at TABC.
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Double Your Support of Our Yeshiva
Do you work for AIG? Goldman Sachs? Quest Diagnostics? Pfizer? One of the many other companies listed
here
? Did you know that hundreds of companies throughout the US offer matching gifts to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations? Please inquire about matching your gift to TABC. For question, reach to Sharon Rifkind about Matching Gifts today.
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Do You "Like" Us?
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 If you haven't yet, now is great time to "like" us on
Facebook, and see our announcements,
photo galleries,
and more, in real time.
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Chadashot is now archived on our website.
In case you missed a week you can click
here to view past issues.
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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!
Click
here or on the link at the top of the TABC website to be directly taken to the store.
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June 1, 2018 18 Sivan 5778
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Junior & Senior Trips
Thrill & Excite
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The seniors had a great end-of-year trip to Orlando this week. Highlights included Universal Studios, Lake Bryan, Sea World, Busch Garden and Escape the Room.
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The juniors enjoyed their end-of-year trip to Boston this week as well. Highlights included a Red Sox game, Improv Asylum, Six Flags, the Holocaust Museum, and Sky Zone. For more photos, click here.
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Evening of Innovation, Science
& Scholarship
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 On Wednesday night, we had an incredible evening of presentations by our students both in scientific inquiry scholarly research. Full story to follow next week. Click
here for photos.
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 On Thursday night, TABC held its first inaugural Sports Dinner. Over 250 students, parents, coaches, faculty and friends had a fun evening together with great food, exciting raffles and camaraderie as they celebrated a successful year of TABC Athletics. Just as we highlighted our academic accomplishments last year at this time, our athletes were proud to celebrate their accomplishments together this year. All teams and coaches were recognized for their hard work and specifically the JV Basketball, JV Hockey and track teams for their championship wins, the Varsity Basketball team for their Sarachek Tournament win and the Varsity Soccer team for their undefeated season and place in the championship game scheduled for next week. We thank our guest speaker, Elliot Steinmetz, the planning committee, and all the
supporters of the evening. Click
here for photos.
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TABC Thespians Perform
The Incident at Vichy
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Last week, on Thursday night, the Theater Department of Torah Academy of Bergen County performed Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy to a full house of appreciative friends and family. The play was directed by Rebecca Lopkin of Envision Theater and featured 17 students with representatives from each grade. The theater program has grown tremendously since Ms. Lopkin started at TABC bringing her hard work, dedication and creative vision to the school. As one of the English teachers so aptly described, "With two shows a year, one comedy and one drama, twice yearly trips to Broadway, a chapter of the International Thespian Society (ITS), a new Film elective and an Evening of the Arts, Ms. Lopkin has managed to grow this one-time drama club into a robust Theater Department ever since her company, Envision Theater, took over two years ago." Yitzchak Tollinsky, a graduating senior and ITS President, who is playing a German officer in this production said, "I found it quite challenging to play the role of a German officer in this play. Oftentimes, when I am learning about the Holocaust, it is from the perspective of the persecuted Jew, as it should be. But in this show I had to look at it from the enemy's perspective. Because of this, I was able to learn a lot about human emotion and how people deal with doing things that are morally incorrect. I was also able to delve myself into my acting in a very different way from how it was in the past. I had to take on the persona of a man I would hate to meet, and in that way, I was able to grow as an actor and as a person." Another new addition to the program was the dress rehearsal for the 11th grade earlier in the day. The juniors, who have read several of Mr. Miller's other plays throughout the school year, engaged in a meaningful discussion with the actors after the performance. Students made connections between the Miller plays they've read and the one they saw. Ms. Lopkin strongly believes in integrating the arts into the curriculum and sharing the play in this way was one way of allowing students to see theater, not just as a means of entertainment, but as a way to connect to their studies on a deeper level, develop a sense of empathy and watch a slice of history be played out in front of their eyes.
The story is set in September of 1942 in Vichy, France just before the Germans officially took control. As the lights rise on the makeshift detention center, the audience meets several men and one young boy who have been rounded up by French and German officials for what the men assume is a 'routine identity check-up'. This powerful story delves into the question of 'Who decides what one's life means?' As the characters come to terms with their impending fate each man shares his story with the other men waiting. This is as much a play about waiting as it is about the plight of the Jews in World War II. As one character in the play describes it - The pain of not knowing one's fate almost makes death seductive. One by one, the men are brought into the back office and questioned. Some men return with passes which lead to their freedom and the others, well, it's not quite clear what happens to them - it's left up to the audience's imagination and knowledge of history. "I chose this play, said Director Lopkin, as it offers multiple challenges to the audience and the actors. It's a Holocaust story told from a different angle which one does not typically see. It brings up questions about basic human rights, status, power, responsibility, beliefs, religion and leaves one with much food for thought. It's been a journey of a rehearsal process and I am extremely proud of the result."
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TABC & Ma'ayanot Co-Host
Spring College Fair
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Last week, the College Guidance departments of TABC and Ma'ayanot held their annual joint College Fair for juniors and their parents. The program began with brief "elevator pitch" presentations from all colleges in attendance and was followed by three round-robin sessions for students and their parents for their specific schools of interest. This year's fair was attended by 25 colleges including Penn, The Cooper Union, Binghamton University, Brandeis, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, NYU, City University of New York (Queens College, Baruch College, Hunter College, City College and the College of Staten Island), Rutgers, Lander College for Men (Division of Touro College), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Drexel, Fairleigh Dickenson, YU, Bergen Community College, Rockland Community College, Queensborough Community College, and IDC Herzliya. This informative and helpful program is part of a series of programs offered through the college guidance process, others including a program about Jewish life on campus and financing your child's college education.
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TABC Presents Book Awards &
President Reagan Leadership Awards
To Outstanding Juniors
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Over the past few years TABC has had the privilege of presenting book awards from two different universities, Brandeis University and Yeshiva University. This year we also had the privilege of presenting four President Reagan Leadership Awards. The awards were presented by Rabbi Adler during Shacharit last week.
The Brandeis University Book Award is presented each year to an academically outstanding junior who demonstrates a commitment to civic engagement, community service, political activism, social justice or volunteer work. This year we had the pleasure to award the Brandeis Book Award to Yehoshua Kanarek, who has devoted a great deal of time to serving the needs of the homeless through his leadership in the Sweaters for Dave program and through his work with Tomchei Shabbos. In addition, he has demonstrated leadership through his role on the Mock Trial and on the Track teams.
The second university that has asked us to present books to at least one of our outstanding juniors is Yeshiva University. TABC was the first school that presented this book award from YU. The Yeshiva University Torah U'Madda Book Award was awarded to two outstanding juniors who are academically motivated in both secular and Judaic studies. More importantly, they are active members of their school and the overall Jewish community. The recipients represent the ideals and objectives of Yeshiva University's unique mission.
The first YU Torah U'Madda Book Award went to Jacob Lerer. Jacob is a young man who has a deep love for learning in both the areas of Judaic and general studies, and therefore represents the idea of Torah U'Madda. More importantly he has been a leader on the debate and tennis teams, to mention a few areas. He has shown devotion to the greater Jewish community through his work with Yachad and his participation in an NCSY/ TABC chesed mission to Houston.
The second young man to receive Yeshiva University Torah Umadda Book Award was Elli Spinowitz. Elli is also devoted to both his Judaic and general studies, and therefore represents the idea of Torah U'Madda. He has shown devotion to the greater Jewish community through his work with children over the summer, through his work with Care One and by participating in one of our Chesed missions to Philadelphia and his work as a peer tutor. He has also been active in the TABC community as a leader on the school Hockey and Ice Hockey teams.
This is the second year that we awarded the President Reagan Leadership Awards. The Reagan leadership awards recognize outstanding high school students whose leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship are emblematic of our 40
th
President.
The first awardee was Joseph Baron, a young man who has devoted a great deal of time to serving others, both as a Sinai lunch buddy and as a peer tutor. Additionally, he has demonstrated his leadership as a member of the student government.
The second awardee of the President Reagan Leadership Award was Moshe Golubtchik, a young man who has served the TABC community in many ways. He is the gabbai of the 11
th
grade minyan and a leader at TABC-TV. Outside of school he has served the needs of those with disabilities and is now serving our community as a member of TVAC.
The third awardee of the President Reagan Leadership Award was Ned Krasnopolsky. Ned is a leader whether he holds an official position or not. He is an active member of the Science Olympiad Team and the Mock Trial Team. Probably his best service to the school is as the Editor-in-Chief of our Kol Torah Publication.
The fourth awardee of the President Reagan Leadership Award was Eli Rifkind. Eli is a leader of the Student government, serving as its treasurer. He has shown interest in advocating for Israel and in helping those with disabilities. He has been a leader encouraging others to work with YACHAD and is involved in the Israel Advocacy Club and with Write on For Israel which teaches high school students to advocate for our state.
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Cardiologist Dr. Joseph Shatzkes
Addresses TABC Students
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Last week, TABC's Biology Department hosted Dr. Joseph Shatzkes of Englewood Cardiology Consultants as he shared his expertise in the cardiovascular system and staying healthy. This is the fourth year in a row in which TABC has been privileged to share in Dr. Shatzkes' wealth of knowledge. Dr. Shatzkes is a board certified physician in cardiovascular diseases, internal medicine, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Students learned the importance of exercise, making proper diet choices and avoiding known risk factors for cardiac related issues. This presentation served as a culmination of a year's worth of study in units pertaining to the human body. The science textbook came alive and the students walked away with several important life lessons as well.
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9H Julius Caesar Trial Wins The Day
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 After studying Shakespeare's
Julius Caesar, the students of Dr. Master's 9H English conducted a trial to discover who was the character most responsible for the fall of the Roman republic. Complete with defendants, prosecuting attorneys, defending attorneys, a nine-man jury and two judges, with each student given a specific role, the trial proceeded over a few days, not only with the attorneys who had to present their specific cases, but with the defendants (Antony, Brutus and Cassius) who had to answer their questions, and the jury and judges who had to publicly deliberate and discuss their conclusions at the trial's completion. One student summarized his feelings by writing this in his reflection about the assignment:
" Rather than just talking about it, we were able to put our knowledge of the play and the play's characters to good use. Everyone in the class got the chance to analytically examine the characters and question their intentions, whether you were part of the actual trial or just a jury member. Through this analysis, my perspective on the characters changed."
Another student wrote that " the trial process helped me in three ways: understanding the characters, [perceiving the importance of] respect and decorum, and arguing using logical proofs."
Although the jury is still out on who was the guiltiest, most of the students agreed that there was definitely an educational advantage in staging the trial.
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Tzniyut for Men Presentation
Well Received by Students
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First period Wednesday morning, TABC was all abuzz for a special presentation on Tziniut for men by Rabbi Jachter together with Rabbi Wiener and Mr. Strassman. The talk was focused on how humility and modesty, although countercultural, is a means to self-esteem, empowerment, achievement and excellent relationships. The talk was very well received as a very wide range of students expressed gratitude for conducting this program.
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Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam's Gemara shiur visited the YU Beit Midrash in honor of their final reading quiz of the year. After spending time experiencing serious learning in the Beit Midrash and being tested, the students were honored to hear words of Torah from Rav Hershel Schachter. The students also were able to meet Roshei Yeshiva Rabbi Yosef Blau, Rabbi Michael Rosensweig, and Rabbi Mordechai Willig. The program ended with a trip to the Dunkin Donuts on the YU campus. We are proud of the high level learning our students demonstrated in YU.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO STORM TRACK TEAM ON THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP WIN!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO STORM VARSITY SOCCER
ON THEIR SEMI-FINAL WIN OVER JEC!
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SOPHOMORE INTRAMURALS
After a grueling regular season for the Vipers, led by Ari Kaminetzky, finally tasted victory as they swept through the playoffs to win the Sophomore 5 on 5 Intramurals Basketball Championship. Gabe Antosofsky hit the clutch shots in the semi-finals and championship games to lead the #4 seed to victory.
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Concert tickets will be sold at the door.
We hope to see you there! Bring the whole family - siblings, parents, grandparents - and of course, the kids!
Please click here to RSVP for the breakfast portion.
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