March 14, 2019 /7 Adar II 5779 /
Parashat
Vayikra/Candle Lighting: 6:46 PM
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The Y Studs paid a visit to JKHA/RKYHS this week! Stay tuned for the
exciting release of their new Purim video!
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Early Childhood/Lower School
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Current and prospective JKHA families joined together for an enjoyable and meaningful "Shabbat on Sunday" program at JKHA. It was a fun morning filled with shabbat-themed arts and crafts, chesed packaging of "Shabbat Kits" that will get distributed to Jewish patients in the
hospital for Shabbat, and even a delicious "kiddush." A highlight of the morning was a rousing zemirot performance from each grade on its own as well as all grades harmoniously in unison that began with songs from Friday night and continued to take the audience through shabbat.
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The second grade was excited to pack mishloach manot for the residents of the Lester Senior Housing. They worked together to assemble the bags and created beautiful drawings and cards to add to the packages.
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Over the past few months our first graders have been conducting a hands-on investigation of China and the Chinese culture. They learned the geography, about time differences, and about the Great Wall of China - and then built it with different materials. They read all about the Chinese New Year, made lanterns and dragon puppets, learned to write their names in Chinese, counted in Chinese and learned about the Hidden Army. Their study taught them about the similarities and differences between our American culture and the Chinese culture, along with a heightened appreciation for the different traditions and ways of life. The students were so excited to culminate their unit with a Chinese Feast and Dragon Parade today!
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Mazal tov to the JKHA Torah Bowl teams on first place finishes in BOTH the girls and boys divisions! The boys and girls displayed their knowledge as they competed against RPRY, Hillel, and JEC/Bruriah for the division champions title. The teams have now completed all ofSefer Shemot with Rashi. They look forward to reviewing the entire sefer for the upcoming league championship!
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Sixth grade math students celebrated "Pi Day" on 3/14. They brought in circular foods or party goods and measured their circumference and diameter with string and rulers in order to discover the ratio. After they did the computations, then they enjoyed eating their work! They also sang pi songs, did various pi puzzles, and had contests to see who can memorize the most digits of pi!
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The Jewish Link recently featured seventh grader Rachel Rutner and the amazing project she organized for Camp HASC in honor of her bat mitzvah. Rachel asked everyone who was invited to her bat mitzvah party to bring art and school supplies that could be used by campers in the summer at camp collecting over two full duffle bags!
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All RKYHS students and faculty spent some after hours time after school Wednesday for "Kushner Night In!" The jam-packed evening provided the student body with unique opportunities to bond. Positive school culture and fun abounded as students enjoyed inflatables, obstacle courses, blacklight zumba and dodgeball, ping pong, jousting, trivia, and more while dining on a delicious dinner, topped off with chocolate fountains!
Click here to view photos from the night.
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The tenth grade girls spent a beautiful shabbat together in Livingston with their classmates and teachers. In addition to the shabbat meals and shmoozing, additional activities before shabbat included challah making and a painting class.
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RKYHS Torah Bowl champions! The RKYHS Boys Torah Bowl team defeated Frisch, SAR, and Ramaz to secure their division champion title.
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This past Thursday RKYHS hosted the ninth annual Battle of the Bands. The entirely student-run event featured bands from RKYHS and from many other yeshivot in the tri-state area. Several hundred students and parents attended from RKYHS and other schools. Each band played two songs to rousing cheers from the audience with a winner selected at the end. The proceeds from the event will be donated to No Kid Hungry, an organization that provides meals and resources to the estimated one in six children in the US facing hunger.
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It was cobra vs cobra as the original KYHS varsity basketball team from 2000 took on the current RKYHS varsity basketball team. They were cheered on by faculty, alumni, and alumni parents!
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For this week's SEED, RKYHS Student Activities Director Dr Hal Levy spoke to the students about the fascinating topic of genealogy. Dr. Levy shared his genealogical journey and the connection of his findings to his own life, reminding students that the stories of our ancestors are a part of our personal identities. He spoke about how we owe it to our ancestors to preserve these stories for generations to come. Dr. Levy is currently conducting extensive research on his paternal grandfather's family, and has begun writing his first book,
The Life and Family of Harold A. Levy: Stories, Documents, and Pedigrees,
with the goal of reaching publication by September of 2020.
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This week, the Sports Management Club heard from Kelvin Joseph, former CMO and COO of Steiner Sports, a sports marketing company who currently runs Kool Kel Marketing that helps companies from new startups to Fortune 500s maximize their sales and establish brand loyalty by developing and executing effective marketing strategies. In addition to discussing topics in his expertise, Jospeh also offered valuable career advice specific to sports and to careers in general.
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AIPAC students heard from Max Jaffe, Associate Director of New Jersey AIPAC. Jaffe gave students an orientation for the upcoming AIPAC Policy Conference taking place at the end of March. RKYHS will be sending a delegation of close to 80 students to participate!
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The RKYHS boys Varsity Soccer Team defeated SAR!
The RKYHS girls Varsity Soccer Team defeated Frisch!
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A Look at Hebrew in JKHA and RKYHS
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Kushner Torah Videos (KTV)
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In this week’s KTV,
Rabbi Shlusselberg teaches us how we can get rid of the “amaleks” in our lives.
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DVAR TORAH
There seems to be an inconsistency between two halachot which govern the Korban Minchah, the meal offering. On the one hand we are told not to include leaven or honey yet we are told that it should have salt. If we are commanded not to add extra ingredients, then why must we add salt?
R. Mordechai Gifter in his book Pirkei Torah, explains that honey and leaven are additives. They improve the taste and consistency of food by changing it. The change is external and masks the essence of the sacrifice. Salt, on the other hand, preserves and enhances the natural flavor of food and this is the reason that we add it to all sacrifices.
R. Gifter continue to explain that this halacha also serves as a model for our spiritual aspirations. Symbolically, we are being taught that our service of Hashem shouldn't be artificial and masked by our surroundings but rather it should be a natural expression of our true inner selves. In order for our relationship with Hashem to be meaningful it must be genuine and real. No matter where we stand spiritually, we continue to strive to grow and improve ourselves in an authentic way. We don’t mask ourselves by doing something because "that's what other people are doing,". When it comes to spirituality there is no place for artificial behavior and feelings. The challenge is to not hide from who we are and to address the questions we have and to figure out our relationship with Hashem. Take advantage of those moments where we “add salt” to our life and use it to truly understand what that relationship is.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Y. Sharbat
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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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