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KOL ECHAD | Weekly Newsletter
March 28, 2024
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Hiddur Pnei Zaken הידור פני זקן -
Honoring the Elderly
By Cherie Friedman
Hi Cherie,
What an incredible day yesterday, the program was outstanding!! I absolutely love seeing the relationships that have developed between the students and the residents, it’s so sweet and exactly the connection that I believe we both wanted to happen.
Janet told me when the students visit, they talk about the residents for weeks afterwards, and we had one girl who brought a dozen yellow roses to hand out to the residents and told me, “It’s because yellow is the color that symbolizes friendship.” The event that I was overseeing ended with one of our residents, Herschel, playing Hatikvah on the piano. It was so incredibly moving to see everyone standing, the students singing loud and proud, what a moment! But what’s more is how the students came running up to Herschel afterwards, “Herschel, you did such a great job!” and “ Wow, Herschel, how did you learn to play like that??!!” They asked if they could hug him, of course he said yes, and then told me, “This is worth a million bucks!”
Thank you again!!
Warmly,
Julie Lockman-Gold
Los Angeles Jewish Health
Special Programs Coordinator
When our students first embarked on their visits to the Jewish Home, we hoped for something special. However, the depth of the experience has surpassed our expectations. Over the course of the past seven months, students from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have eagerly traveled to Los Angeles Jewish Health. Together with the residents, they have celebrated chagim, formed genuine connections, and fulfilled one of the most important mitzvot, hidur p'nei zaken, the sacred duty of honoring the elderly.
This program has been a transformative experience for our students. It has been a classroom beyond walls, teaching them invaluable lessons in empathy, compassion, and understanding. Witnessing the resilience and wisdom of the elderly has left an indelible mark on their hearts. Moreover, it has illuminated the importance of kindness and compassion.
As educators, we could not be prouder of the growth and empathy our students have exhibited through this experience. They have not only learned about the needs of others, but have actively participated in meeting them. This experience has enriched the lives of the residents and has also empowered our students to be agents of positive change in their community.
Shabbat shalom,
Cherie Friedman
Principal
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Important Dates
Sunday, March 31
Monday, April 1 - Thursday, April 4
- 7th grade trip to Yosemite National Park
Wednesday, April 3
- 4th grade field trip to Leonis Adobe Museum
Thursday, April 4
- PTO meeting, 8:15 am, in the library
Monday, April 8
- PTO tie-dye event, 4:30 pm, on the Kadima yard
Wednesday, April 10 - Friday, April 12
- 5th grade trip to AstroCamp
Thursday, April 11
- 2nd grade exhibition
- ECEC Parent Program: How to cope while our hearts are in Israel, with Einat Ezra, AMFT, 9:15 am, in the library
Friday, April 12
- Fire drill with family reunification, 1:30 pm
Tuesday, April 16
- 4th grade (Ms. Shack) exhibition
- Rosh Chodesh staff luncheon
Wednesday April 17 - Friday, April 19
- 6th grade trip to Catalina Island
- Passover food drive
Monday, April 22 - Friday, May 3
Monday, April 22
Monday, May 6
- School resumes
- Teacher appreciation week
*For the current, 2023-24, school-year calendar, please click HERE.
*For the upcoming, 2024-25, school-year calendar, Please click HERE.
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Kadima Welcomes New School Staff! | |
Ana Godinez- School Nurse
Ana brings positivity, care, and compassion to Kadima. She graduated from National Career College and is a licensed vocational nurse with many years of pediatric care experience. Prior to being a nurse for the past three years, Ana was previously a certified nurse assistant for five years. She loves caring for others and making smiles appear. At Kadima, she hopes to help the students and staff through injuries and illnesses by providing the necessary and adequate care, as well as kindness and comfort.
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Casino Night Gala
Sunday, March 31, 5:30 pm
Our Gala is this Sunday! Don’t miss out on your chance to win the jackpot! One lucky Kadima student will be awarded free tuition for a year at this year’s gala on Sunday, March 31.
To enter to win, just add a raffle ticket (or two) to your gala ticket purchase. There are only 100 raffle tickets available and they’re selling out quickly, so don’t miss your chance!
Purchase your gala tickets and raffle ticket today!
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PTO Meeting
Thursday, April 4, 8:15 am, in the library
Join us for our monthly PTO meeting, to be held in the library after morning drop-off. We will be discussing all our upcoming events for the remainder of the year and look forward to seeing all our parents.
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PTO Tie-Dye Event
Monday, April 8, 4:30 pm, on the Kadima Yard
Come have fun and tie-dye your purchased Kadima shirt, sweatshirt, or sweatpants on Monday, April 8, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Refreshments and snacks will be available for sale.
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Top 10 Conversation Starters: Parashat Tzav
By Dr. Steven Lorch
#10 - The topics of the previous parashah, Parashat Vayikra, and this parashah, Parashat Tzav, are very similar: the laws of sacrifices. There are some differences, however. The laws in Vayikra are directed to B'nei Yisrael ("דבר אל בני ישראל"), who are the ones who bring the sacrifices to be offered (Vayikra 1, 2), while Tzav is directed to Aharon and the other kohanim ("צו את אהרן ואת בניו"), who are the ones who offer the sacrifices and perform the service (6, 2). Based on the different audiences, can you predict how the laws in the two parashot might differ?
#9 - The kohanim are told to wear their priestly garments while they sweep up the ashes from the altar each morning, but then to change out of them to remove the ashes and throw them away (6, 3-4). Why? Either the ashes make their clothes dirty, in which case the sweeping should be done in different clothes too, or they don't, in which case they should keep their priestly clothes on while they discard the ashes!
#8 - After the ashes have been swept up but before they are removed, they are placed beside the altar ("ושמו אצל המזבח"), and then the kohen changes his clothes (6, 3). On which side of the altar does the kohen place the ashes - east or west? Why? (Hint #1: On which side of the altar is the entrance to the mishkan? Why might this make a difference? Hint #2: The ramp of the altar is on its south. On which side of the ramp does the kohen descend?)
#7 - In the middle of the laws of the various sacrifices - מנחה (flour offering), חטאת (sin offering), אשם (guilt offering), שלמים (offering of well-being) - instructions are given for the special sacrifices that Aharon and his sons will bring one time only, when the mishkan is dedicated, before they begin to serve as kohanim (6, 12-16). Then, right after the laws of all the sacrifices, the dedication ceremony begins (8, 1-36). Why don't the rules of the dedication sacrifices come at the end of all the sacrifices and right before the dedication ceremony, where they seem to belong?
#6 - A few rules are mentioned in the section about the sin offering (חטאת), but they actually apply to all sacrifices and not just חטאת: for example, metal pots can be kashered, but clay pots can't (6, 21). Why is the section on חטאת the best place to include these rules?
#5 - Sin offerings (חטאת) and guilt offerings (אשם) are called קודש קדשים (holy of holies - 6, 18 and 7, 1) and are considered holier than well-being offerings (שלמים), which the rabbis call קדשים קלים (simple holies). But חטאת and אשם are brought only by sinners. Why are they holier than שלמים, which are brought by non-sinners too? Shouldn't it be the other way around?
#4 - When the Torah introduces the thanksgiving sacrifice (קרבן תודה), the introductory pasuk (7, 12) mentions תודה - thanksgiving - twice: "אם על תודה קרבנו (If the offering is for thanksgiving)," and "והקריב... זבח התודה (he shall offer the thanksgiving sacrifice)." Does the first mention of תודה refer to the sacrifice, or to something else? If it refers to the sacrifice, why doesn't it say so, like the second mention does? If it refers to something else, to what?
#3 - The instructions for the קרבן שלמים (the sacrifice of well-being) are slightly different from those of other sacrifices: "ידיו תביאנה" - the one who offers the sacrifice must bring it by hand (7, 30). Why does this requirement make sense for a sacrifice of well-being, but not for, say, a guilt offering (אשם) or a sin offering (חטאת)?
#2 - A second difference between the שלמים (well-being sacrifice) and all other sacrifices is that it may be eaten for two days (7, 16-17), while other sacrifices are eaten for only one day. Why does the Torah give an additional day to finish eating the שלמים?
#1 - Like most kinds of sacrifices, the קרבן תודה, the thanksgiving sacrifice, is eaten for only one day. However, the person who offers a קברן תודה must also bring 40 loaves of flour offerings, and they too must be eaten by the end of the same day (7, 12-13). Why, for the thanksgiving sacrifice, must so much food be eaten in such a short time?
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