March 22, 2019 /15 Adar II 5779 /
Parashat
Tzav/Candle Lighting: 6:53 PM
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What an amazing Shushan Purim at
JKHA
. Lower School and Middle School enjoyed a combination of fun and enriching activities. Middle School joined together with first through fourth grades for learning sessions together about Purim. They then enjoyed lively chagigot with their grade buddies. The gym was full of exciting inflatables for Early Childhood and Lower School kids to run, jump, and climb on and carnival games, all manned by the seventh and eight graders. Sixth grade ran a great carnival for Early Childhood as well.
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JKHA Middle School
students also participated in their weekly Tefillah Class where they learned about Nes Niglah vs. Nes Nistar as we move forward towards Pesach. Other Middle School activities included Human Foosball, and "The
Race for the Giant Hamentasch" interactive trivia game.
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Shushan Purim at
RKYHS
kicked off with "purimpalooza" where the atrium was transformed into a carnival atmosphere complete with a caricaturist, face painting, balloon animals, a magician, and carnival food. Senior boys took on the teachers in a basketball game, enjoyed Just Dance wii and Jeopardy competitions, a Purim tisch, and school-wdie gameshow and costime contest. The day ended with a Purim concert led by an RKYHS student band.
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JKHA/RKYHS was thrilled to be a part of the Y-Studs Purim video "Mahapeicha Shel Simcha" featuring alumni Michael Lefkovits (JKHA '08/RKYHS '12) and Eitan Rubin (JKHA '08/RKYHS '12) and filmed and edited by alum Shlomo Weprin (JKHA '99/RKYHS '03).
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JKHA/RKYHS was the home this week for Nachum Segal's JM in the AM broadcast. With a wide-reaching audience, the four hour program featured interviews with JKHA/RKYHS students, faculty, administration and alumni and highlighted a variety of aspects of our Judaic and general studies educational program, extra curricular opportunities, and core values. You can listen to the broadcast
here
,with the school interviews beginning approximately an hour into the broadcast.
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Early Childhood and Lower School
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Thank you to Pre-K for visiting all of the "helpers" and administration in the building and delivering Mishloach Manot! Nursery 3 also toured the building to wish everyone a Chag Purim Sameach!
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From wild west and "fancy friday" to crazy hats and spirit day - and everything in between - all around JKHA//RKYHS students (and teachers!) got into the spirit and joy of the month of Adar with dress up days!
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The JKHA Middle School faculty shared a special reminder about Tefillah... Chodesh Adar Style!
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Girls Varsity Hockey defeated Frisch.
Girls Varsity Soccer defeated Ilan High School.
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Grade 10 students, who recently read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, were given a Frankenstein-Purim challenge by their English teacher. Students were given a variety of recyclable materials and challenged to build a creature with a super power. Students had 5 minutes to plan and 25 minutes to create their creature. Students then explained to their classmates what super power the creature possessed. Teamwork, humor, and Purim spirit were all part of the exercise.
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A group of our eleventh and twelfth grade students participated in a live webinar hosted by Isaac Herzog, chairman of the Jewish Agency and former member of Knesset. Our students joined together with around twenty other schools to ask Mr. Herzog questions about engaging with Israel as American students in the 21st century.
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Close to twenty students from the RKYHS Homeless Awareness Chug spent time gaining insight into the lives of homeless teens, handing out much needed food and clothing at NYC's Port Authority and New York Penn Station, followed by a solidarity sleepout at school. All of the students slept outside for the night at RKYHS to feel what's it's like to experience homelessness for one evening. The participants raised funds and awareness for Covenant House, a network of shelters that provides safety and support to homeless young people.
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Rabbi Erps and his family and the Lakewood community hosted a beautiful shabbat for his 9th grade boys class. Before Shabbat they toured some of the batei midrashim of The Lakewood Yeshiva. Community members opened up their homes for the boys to sleep as well for an oneg and kiddush over Shabbat. Shabbat ended with a motzei Shabbat ice cream trip and visit to the ginormous Judaica Plaza.
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This past Tuesday, a group of 11th and 12th grade boys had the opportunity to take a trip the the Rabbinical College of America Chabad Yeshiva in Morristown. The boys got to take a tour of the campus and get a taste of what life is like for the young men who dedicate their days to full time learning in the Yeshiva. Over the course of the trip, they spent time learning one-on-one with the bachurim of Yeshivas Tiferes Bachuchim beit midrash, hear a shiur from the the Rosh Hayeshiva Rabbi Dubinsky, play a little basketball on the Yeshiva's court, enjoy lunch, and hear the stories of the life journeys of some of the members of the Yeshiva. We are deeply grateful to Rabbbi Baruch Hecht and Rabbi Asher Hirson (who teaches Tanya at RKYHS) for helping to arrange this trip and welcoming our boys so warmly.
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Ryan Barbon, associate marketing director at Gatorade spoke to the RKYHS sports management club about career opportunities of combining sports and marketing as well as sports science. He went into detail as to the various products the Gataorade company Produces and its impact on the sports industry as a whole. He also gave the students important career advice as they think about entering the sports management industry.
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The eleventh grade girls enjoyed spending a shabbat together with their faculty and Rabbi Rubin in Teaneck last shabbat. The shabbat was filled with divrei torah, bonding, and eating!
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Congratulations to the RKYHS Chess Team for defeating SAR in the playoffs 9 1/2 to 5 1/2. It is onto the championships for this undefeated team!
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Kushner Torah Videos (KTV)
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In this week's KTV Mrs. Rosenzveig teaches us how the megillah shows us how to find a sense of security and to see Hashem's hand guiding us.
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The Kol Hanearim, a joint Torah publication of 19 yeshivot around the country was released this week. It includes an article by senior Eitan Maron and the publication was coordinated by sophomore Eli Novick.
Click here or on the image to read.
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Mazal Tov to Sarena Hindin and to RIvka and Etan Hindin on Sarena's bat mitzvah on Purim!
Mazal Tov to Dahlia Wolkoff and to Ruth-Ann Breitler and Rabbi Robert Wolkoff on Dahlia's bat mitzvah!
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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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Rabbi Landau visited some our RKYHS alumni studying at Yeshiva University for a late night Chaburah, filled with inspirational learning - and food!
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