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Rosh Hashanah 5782
The Jewish New Year/Rosh Hashanah/ראש השנה begins Monday night. It kicks off a period called The Ten Days of Return or Repentance/Aseret Y’mei T’shuva/עשרת ימי תשובה. It is a period of intense introspection culminating in The Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur/יום כפור, also known as The Day of Judgement/Yom Hadin/יום הדין. On that day we confront our behavior from the past year as we are called to account for it.
On the surface, Aseret Y’mei T’shuva reflects the simple math of the calendar—there are ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. However, in Jewish thought, the number ten always connects to deeper meanings. So Aseret Y’mei T’shuva reminds us of the Ten Commandments and allows us one day to evaluate how well (or poorly) we’ve observed each of them. Ten also is the minimum number required for a prayer quorum/minyan/מנין. These two associations remind us that t’shuva is both an individual as well as communal responsibility.
Additionally, ten is represented in Hebrew by the letter “yod,” the first Hebrew letter in God/Adonai/אדני. This signifies t’shuva is a sacred act and God is a partner in the process.
Jewish thought teaches that there are two categories of commandments/mitzvot/מצוות guiding our behavior: those between the individual and God/bein adam lamakom/בין אדם למקום and those between one individual and another/bein adam l’chaveiro/בין אדם לחברו. God can forgive us for violations of the first category of mitzvah, but only the injured person can forgive abuses in the latter category. It is a long-standing Jewish custom to seek out those we’ve hurt and ask their forgiveness during Aseret Y’mei T’shuva. Only then can we stand before God and ask for a merciful judgement.
May you be signed and sealed for a good year /l’shana tova tikateivu v’tichateimu/
לשנה טובה תכתבי ותחתמו.
Dr. David Ackerman
Director of Jewish Living and Learning
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Mark Your Calendars!
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Monday, September 6 - No School: Labor Day
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Tuesday, September 7 - No School: Rosh Hashanah
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Wednesday, September 8 - No School: Rosh Hashanah
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Thursday, September 9 - Tzom Gedaliah, a fast day
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Monday, September 13 - Meet and Greet with your child's teachers via Zoom 6:30-8:30 p.m. (more info will be sent out next week)
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Wednesday, September 15 - Early Dismissal: 11:30 a.m.
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Thursday, September 16 - No School: Yom Kippur
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No Roar Next Week
To accommodate our short week and High Holidays, the next Roar will go out on Wednesday, September 15. Enjoy the holidays!
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Heilicher Annual Benefit
The early-bird ticket price for the 2021 Heilicher Annual Benefit ends TOMORROW, Friday, September 3.
Please join us as we celebrate our wonderful Heilicher community and honor Heilicher alumni parents and community leaders Stacy Pinck and Brad Birnberg and Jill and Jon Halper. This is an adults-only event.
Sunday, October 10, 2021
5:30 p.m.
Beth El Synagogue
5225 Barry St. West, St. Louis Park
Purchase tickets and learn more about our honorees here. NOTE: Masks must be worn by all attendees, and proof of COVID vaccination is required.
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Next Option to Join the All-Inclusive Hot Lunch Program
We are pleased to hear that there are still students who would like to join the all-inclusive lunch program. Students may join starting on Monday, October 4.
If your child would like to sign up, please email Annie Byrne by Friday, September 24. The same date applies to take your child out of the lunch program.
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HaBonim Preorder Discount
Discounted prices apply when you preorder for HaBonim after-school care. To receive preorder pricing, you must register three weeks in advance of the first of a month. Register through myschoolaccount.com by Friday, September 10, for the month of October.
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OWL Permission Requested for Grades 6-8
We are looking forward to continuing the Our Whole Lives (OWL) human sexuality program at Heilicher. Grades 7 and 8 have OWL lessons weekly, and Grade 6 students will begin the program mid-year.
We need parent permission for students to participate. Please complete the Google form by next Thursday, September 9, to give your student permission to participate in this important human sexuality program. Please contact Andrea Hansen should you have any questions about the OWL curriculum.
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Grades 6-8 Biking Agreement
Students in grades 6-8 may bike unaccompanied to/from Heilicher with parent permission.
Younger children may not bike to school with siblings or friends in grades 6-8. Bikes should be properly locked on bicycle racks by the front entrance to the Sabes JCC. After locking their bikes, students should walk in through the main Sabes JCC entrance with the other students.
At the end of the day, all bikers will be dismissed together via the north entrance, and will be responsible for walking to the bike rack by themselves and biking home.
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Grades 3-8 MAP Testing
Fall MAP testing will take place on September 9, 10, 13, 14, and 15. Your children's classroom teacher or advisor will communicate specific test dates and times for your child's grades, as well as more information on why we do standardized testing. Please make every effort to have your children present in school for these testing dates. Reach out to your children's classroom teacher or advisor with questions.
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Partnership Program with PJ Library Grades 2&3
Calling all second and third graders! Join PJ Library author Elana Rubinstein for a virtual Sukkot event Sunday, September 26, at 2 p.m.
Elana will share her journey to becoming a children’s author and the role Judaism plays in her creative life, addressing why it’s important for Jewish children to see themselves reflected positively in contemporary literature. She will also share her process of turning an idea into a book.
Register by Sunday, September 19, to receive a free autographed copy of Elana’s newest PJ Library book, "Starlight Soup." You will be sent a Zoom link the week of the event. Contact Carrie Fink at PJ Library with questions.
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Heilicher Communication Center Reminder
Please use the Heilicher Communication Center to report absences, late arrivals, and early pick-ups from HaBonim, Athletics, and After-School Activities. The Communication Center is accessible through the top right corner of our website, and the after-school reporting forms are then available in the left sidebar. Please continue to use the Communication Center for all reporting related to attendance and heath, including COVID-19 diagnosis or exposure.
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Drop-off Procedure Reminders
When dropping off your children, pull all the way up. Students must get out from the passenger side onto the sidewalk, not the grass, and parents should remain in the car. As a reminder, students are not to leave the car until you see the doors open at 8 a.m.
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Mazel Tov!
Mazel Tov to Heilicher student Hannah Levitt on her upcoming Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, September 4, at Beth Jacob Congregation.
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