February 7, 2019 /2nd of Adar 5779 /
Parashat
Terumah/Candle Lighting: 5:04 PM
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Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
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RKYHS and JKHA are proud to announce that its students are winners once again of the prestigious national Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, with 14 students receiving national recognition for their expertise in writing, photography, art and journalism. Students who received regional Silver and Gold medals will continue on to the national competition, where they may earn further recognition.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the nation’s largest and most impressive visual and literary arts contest of its kind, designed to recognize the artistic accomplishments of students in grades 7 – 12. The Scholastic Art and Writing awards has inspired and nurtured creativity since 1923; previous contest winners include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, and Joyce Carol Oates, among other prominent writers and artists.
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Early Childhood/Lower School
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JKHA Lower School ushered in the joy of Adar with festive singing and dancing for their monthly Shabbat Assembly
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Monte Ehrenkranz from the Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club presented the JKHA third grade students with complimentary dictionaries. They are distributing them throughout Livingston. Our students can't wait to use them!
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This week, we have begun one of the students’ favorite activities of the year. The children in Kitah Alef take turns becoming the moreh/morah (teacher) and read a book from our Tal Am library to their classmates. After reading the book, the child asks questions about the book, and calls on classmates to answer the questions. This activity allows the moreh/morah to practice his/her reading skills. It also affords the class the opportunity to practice their oral comprehension skills. After practicing this skill orally,the class will then begin to practice in class how to answer comprehension questions in the form of
a book report.
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Thank you to Miss Betty and Morah Baila for bringing Bubbles to Pre-K for Letter B week!
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The 5th and 6th grades heard from Jamie Lehrhoff of Livingston Educational Center about successful strategies that they can utilize for studying and organization, and general executive functioning. The workshop presented the students with information about different learning styles and how best to study given your learning style or styles. It also covered the importance of creating a study plan and overall strategies for keeping organized.
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We are so proud of the JKHA Middle School Torah Bowl Teams who are both headed to the playoffs! The teams competed against against Hillel, JEC/Bruriah, and RPRY. The girls Torah Bowl team won all 4 of their matches and are now in first place in the division and the boys Torah Bowl team went 3-1 and are in second place! They independently learned the complex parshiyot Mishpatim, Terumah, and Tetzaveh with Rashi.
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We were excited to once again share a Halftime show for Sunday night's Superbowl with Rabbi Sukenik. Congratulations to Judah Marcus on winning the raffle!
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We are once again thrilled to be joining the YMSSA soccer league for this coming season.
Girls soccer tryouts will take place on Wednesday February 20th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm for students in grades 6-8.
Boys soccer tryouts will take place on Thursday February 21st, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm
for students in grades 6-8.
Please bring shin guards with you to try out.
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By now you all should have received your log in information for
happypurim.com
to send Mishloach Manot to our wonderful faculty members of JKHA and RKYHS.
Please check any spam and quarantined folders to make sure it did not end up in there.
and enter the email address we have on file for you, and your code will be emailed to you right away.
Thanks so much!
JKHA Middle School Student Council
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Congratulations to the Boys Torah Bowl team on going 3-0 in their matches this week against Frisch, SAR, and Ramaz. They are ranked number one in their division as they head to the playoffs.
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Aaron Marcus (JKHA '03/RKYHS '07) was a guest speaker in the sociology class. Marcus is currently working as a lawyer resettling refugees. His topic was the immigration debate in the US and discussed some of the facts and myths. He was able to inform the students on some of the background of this very contentious issue and where we are headed as a country in the years ahead. A lively discussion took place following his presentation.
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Corporal Edwin Santana, a gang specialist from the Sheriff’s Department of Morris County spoke in the sociology class about the latest trends in gangs and how it’s effecting our communities. He alerted the students to the latest trends law enforcement is using in tracking and monitoring gangs. Students were surpised to learn how widespread this issue gangs have become.
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Twelve RKYHS students are volunteering for Habitat For Humanity in California. Today, they worked in the San Gabriel Valley and had the opportunity to meet a member of the family that will be moving into the house that they are building. Tomorrow they will be in Ventura County helping with home restoration after the damage caused during the devastating Thomas Wildfires. They will be spending
a meaningful Shabbat at Chabad in Ojai.
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Members of the RKYHS dance team came together to perform a portion of their Rikudiah routine. They captured first place in a regional competition on Sunday at the Milstone Performing Arts Center which featured some of the top dance students in the State of NJ .
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Students in Mrs. Moradi's ninth grade Hebrew Honors class worked on a project based learning unit, which connected to the month of Adar. The students learned that masks are not just to cover faces, but can also be used to disguise and conceal identity. The students created their own Masks, based on their characters and personalities, then they wrote about the feelings behind the Masks. Students were very excited to present their hard work in class. They exhibited their masterpieces to their peers, and highlighted their positive personality traits, while speaking only in Hebrew!
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The freshman class had the opportunity
to spend time together outside the building as a grade with a rollerskating
trip. Throughout the year, they have participated in freshman-specific programming to foster relationships and engender a sense of unity. The senior
peer leaders joined the freshman at the Florham Park Roller Rink for skating fun. The peer leaders have worked hard to build connections to the ninth graders all year long through activities and programs that they have planned, in an effort to ensure a seamless transition to high school.
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For this week's SEED speaker, RKYHS students heard from Yoseph Haddad, co-founder and CEO of the non-profit, Vouch for Each Other. Haddad, an Israeli Christian Arab, served in the Golani brigade in the IDF. He spoke to the students about his time in service, including fighting in the Second Lebanon War, the many friends and commanders he lost, and being severely injured from a missile and losing his leg. Haddad has since dedicated his life through his organization to sharing the beauty of the State of Israel, fighting BDS, increasing education on Israeli-Arab relations, and promoting unity among those with different backgrounds.
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JKHA Middle School Boys Hockey team defeated Moriah 3-1 in their semi-final playoff game - they are headed to the Championships!
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The RKYHS Girls Volleyball
team defeated SSLI 3 games
to 2 for a playoff win!
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RKYHS Boys JV Hockey team defeated Rambam 5-0 for a playoff win!
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RKYHS Boys Varsity Hockey team defeated Rambam 3-2 for a playoff win!
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It was Senior night for the Boys Basketball team this week as the team honored the graduating seniors.
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The wrestling team captured first place in the King of the Mountain West Orange wrestling tournament. Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler and Outstanding Wrestler went to Jacob Elstein. Max Yarkony came in first place and won his very competitive weight class. Joseph Wolkoff and Yitzy Peret also came home with gold while Yoni Ifrah finished 3rd.
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A Look at Chumash Activities at
JKHA and RKYHS
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Kushner Torah Videos (KTV)
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Rabbi Landau teaches us how we can learn to turn our inspiration into action from this week’s parsha.
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Keeping the relationship going
If one were to try to summarize each book of the Chumash, Shemot and VaYikra would probably look something like this: Shemot tells the story of the blossoming relationship between HaShem and the Jewish people while VaYikra outlines the laws of ritual practice. Given the framework of these two books, it would make logical sense that Sefer Shemot should culminate with the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai. Starting with Parashat Terumah, however, the Torah takes a very different turn focusing on the construction of the Mishkan, replete with small details of materials and measurements. These parashot seem to fit more logically into the minutiae of Sefer VaYikra. Why then do we find them at the end of Sefer Shemot?
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, in his book
Sparks of Light
, comments that, while the main function of the Har Sinai experience was to establish a relationship between HaShem and the Jewish people, the role of the Mishkan is to fortify it in an ongoing way. We come to HaShem at Har Sinai; His Presence comes to us in the Mishkan: “They shall make a Sanctuary for Me - so that I may dwell among them” (Shemot, 25:8). Had we reached the apex of our relationship in the desert, our journey would be incomplete. We had the wedding at Har Sinai; the Mishkan is the home we build together. The final four parashot of Sefer Shemot detail the building of that home.
This ongoing relationship continued through the settling of the Land of Israel and the construction of two Temples in Yerushalayim, permanent homes erected to maintain our spiritual connection. Since the destruction of the second Beit HaMidkash, our rabbis teach us that our daily tefillot (prayers) are what keeps our relationship going strong. It is because of this that the Mishnah Berurah challenges each person in prayer to “imagine in his heart that he is standing in the Temple within the Holy of Holies” (Orach Chayim, 94:1, note 2). While we may no longer have the physical building we can all call home, prayer offers us the opportunity to transport ourselves to the comfort of the neverending relationship with the Divine.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Aron Srolovitz
Weitzman, Gideon.
Sparks of Light: Essays on the Weekly Torah Portions Based on the Philosophy of Rav Kook
. Jason Aronson, 1999.
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T
he PTC is looking for a few moms, dads or grandparents to volunteer in the school dining hall. We are primarily looking for help on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Volunteers help serve lunch from 11:30-1:15ish. It's a lot of fun and it's rewarding to see your children or grandchildren during the day. To volunteer, please contact Cheryl Munk at
cherylmunk2@gmail.com
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Discount cards are here! $20 per card. Cards will be available at the school office next week. Venmo @JKHA-PTC or pay via cash or check. Thank you to all the amazing local businesses who have participated!
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We Invite You to Dedicate Our
Children's Torah Learning
at JKHA/RKYHS
If you are interested in sponsoring a Day of Learning, contact Sarah Levinson: slevinson@jkha.org or (862) 437-8001
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If you are interested in dedicating a mezuzah, please contact Lauren Shapiro, Director of Development at
lshapiro@jkha.org
or
(862) 437-8192
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Spread the word to JKHA/RKYHS Alumni!
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