different languages. 14. Terach. 15. Avraham. 13. Avram. 14. Sarai. Grades 5-6:

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1 בס ד 5:44 pm October 24, פרשת נח Tishrei 5775 Volume 36, Issue 5 begins with a description of the corrupt society that was ultimately destroyed by the flood. The sin of theft is singled out as פרשת נח the primary cause of the world's destruction. The sin of theft stems from a basic flaw in our relationships with one another. Individuals can be giving, seeking out opportunities to perform acts of ;חסד conversely, one can be become dependent on others, seeking out opportunities to take. Those who are accustomed to taking, may eventually become the ultimate takers, "thieves", whose need to take knows no bounds. The ultimate protection against sinking to the level of actual robbery is to perfect the attribute of "giving" as opposed to "taking". The generation of Noach had sunk to the depths of corruption. The source of all evil engulfing the society in which Noach found himself was the inability to give to others. One who takes, but does not give becomes so self-centered that the needs of others are completely excluded. Hashem singles out Noach to survive the flood and begin civilization again. The most critical lesson Noach and his children must learn and impart to all future generations is the significance of giving to others. It is for this reason that Hashem devised a plan in which the animal world would be saved in the.תיבה Noach and his family would be responsible for caring for all of the animals for almost an entire year. Hashem could have saved the animals through many means, yet this method was chosen in order to grant Noach the opportunity to perfect the trait of giving, preparing him to instill this most critical trait in his descendants. The lesson of giving would be transmitted through the descendants of Shem, and ultimately be exemplified in the personality of the "the man of giving", Avraham Avinu. May we follow in the path that was paved for us by our ancestors and continue to give to those around us, and impart this lesson to our future generations as well. (Taken from torahweb.org, Rabbi Tzvi Sobolofsky) שלום,שבת Morah Hochbaum 7G PARASHA QUESTIONS PARASHA ANSWERS Grades 1-2: Grades 1-2: 1. What was punishment for the people of Noach s generation? 1. The Flood. 2. What is the Hebrew word for flood? 2. Mabul. 3. How many floors were in the taiva? 3. Three. 4. Which people went into the taiva? 4. Noach, his wife, his 5. How many pairs of each non-kosher 3 sons & their wives. animals were brought into the taiva? 5. One pair. 6. How many pairs of each kosher animals 6. Seven pairs. were brought into the taiva? 7. Forty. 7. For how many days did the rain come down? 8. A raven. 8. What bird did Noach send out of the taiva at first 9. A dove. to see if there was dry land? 10. A rainbow. 9. What did Noach send out after that? 11. Seven. 10. What was the sign Hashem gave that He would not 12. A tower. bring a flood to destroy all people? 13. He mixed them up by 11. How many laws were given to the children of Noach? having them speak?ה' 12. What did the people plan to build in order to fight 13. What did Hashem do? 14. What was the name of Avraham s father? 15. Who broke his father s idols? different languages. 14. Terach. 15. Avraham. Grades 3-4: Grades 3-4: 1. No. 1. Did Noach teach others about Hashem? years. 2. How long did it take for Noach to build the taiva? 3. To give people a 3. Why did it take so long? chance to do teshuva. 4. How old was Noach when the Flood began? years old. 5. How long was the rain on the land? days. 6. How many times did Noach send the dove out? 6. Three times. 7. What did Noach build when he left the taiva? 7. A mizbeach. 8. How many generations were there from Noach to 8. Ten. Avraham? 9. Hebrew. 9. What language did people speak at first? 10. What was the name of Avraham s nephew? 10. Lot. 11. Who was thrown into the fire and burned? 11. Horon. 12. Who was thrown into the fire and not burned? 12. Avraham. 13. What was his name at first? 14. What was his wife s name at first? Grades 5-6: 13. Avram. 14. Sarai. Grades 5-6: 1. What are the real generations of a Tzaddik? 1. Their good deeds (ma asim tovim). 2. If Noach had lived in the time of Avraham, would he 2. According to some,חכמים he would have been an even greater צדיק than at the time have been considered a Tzaddik? of the flood. Others say that he would not have been considered of any importance. 3. a) What sin made ה' decide to destroy the earth 3. a) Robbery; b) 120 years; c) in order that people should see Noach building the Ark and with the Flood? b) How long did it take Noach to build the taiva? he could tell everyone that ' ה was planning to bring a flood. Thereby, they might do teshuva.

2 c)why did ה' command נח to build the taiva for such a long time? 4. How big was the taiva? 5. For what purpose was each floor of the taiva used? 6. At the beginning of the,מבול how did the rain come down? Why? 7. What living things did not die in the mabul? 8. What two-part shevuah did ה' make after the mabul? Grades 7-8: 1. Did the Flood also come to the Land of Israel? 2. How much of the earth itself was washed away during the Flood? 3. After 120 years passed that נח spent building the Ark, how many extra days did ה' wait before bringing the Flood and why? 4. Did the seasons (winter, spring, etc.) of the year function during the year of the flood? 5. Was there day and night during the Flood? 6. Who was Yiska? The banot of the middle school had a very memorable and moving event on October 1. They were privileged to attend the Mermelstein family dedication of the Alisa M. Flatow wing. The special evening began in the beit midrash where Rabbi Price introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Steven Flatow, father of Alisa.הי"ד Mr. Flatow spoke about Alisa's beautiful midot and shared some inspiring stories. The girls were most impressed when they heard about how Alisa chose her friends. It was important for her to have friends who were less religious than she, so that she could teach them, as well as friends who were more religious, so that she could learn from them. At the conclusion of the speech, the family members, teachers, administrators, and middle school girls all went upstairs to their wing for the next part of the program. Rabbi Goldstein read the plaque in Alisa's memory and the breathtakingly beautiful mural was unveiled. The mural, created by the very talented Mrs. Leah Cham-. "בזכות נשים ish, is entitled It depicts scenes צדקניות " which incorporate righteous role models throughout the span of Jewish history, and shows them being involved in specific activities that reflect the way Alisa lived her short, yet very meaningful life. Everyone then enjoyed a delicious dinner, catered most generously by Mr. Kenny Yager of Five Star Caterers. The evening concluded with a fun craft project, in which each student created her own, personalized leaf which will amos long, 50 amos wide, & 30 amos high. 5. a) Top floor -the people; b) middle floor- the animals; c) bottom floor-garbage..תשובה 6. Gently, to give people a chance to do 7. The fish in the sea. 8. a) He would never destroy the whole earth again; b) as long as the earth exists, the seasons of the year would function as usual. Grades 7-8: 1. According to Rabbi Yochanan - no; according to Resh Lakish - yes tefachim (handbreadths) of the topsoil. 3. Seven days. In honor of the 7 mourning days for Mesushelach, Hashem postponed the punishment. 4. No. 5. No. 6 Sorah. In and Around the Yeshiva hang on the האחדות,אילן the tree of unity, that will adorn the Alisa M. Flatow wing. Todah rabbah to Mrs. Ellen Friedman for donating all the fabric, to the PTA for donating the paint supplies, and to Aviva Zand of 8G for designing and making the tree. The decorum of our talmidot throughout the entire evening, their composure, their dignity, and their utmost respect were appreciated by all the guests and faculty who attended. B'ezrat Hashem, our banot will continue to give us great nachat as they learn and grow in the Alisa M. Flatow Middle School Wing.

3 Every המועד סוכות,חול RYNJ celebrates with a שמחת בית השואבה for the middle school boys. This year the שמחת בית השואבה was hosted by Rabbi Rothwachs at Congregation Beth Aaron. There was tasty food, upbeat dancing, great music, and most importantly, the Schnitzel Guys! The tasty food, consisting of mouth-watering mini hot dogs, scrumptious sesame noodles and crunchy cookies, served by Mrs. Pudell, Mrs. Alter and Mrs. Fisher. It was very nice to see many of the RYNJ Rabbis take time off from vacation to enjoy a spectacular evening with their students. Everyone had an amazing time and the multitalented Schnitzel Guys just made it all the more fun. There was also a surprise singer at the end. All the boys were dancing, singing and eating like there was no tomorrow. It was truly a happy time, thereby fulfilling the מצוה of בחגך.ושמחת Ezra Seplowitz, 7B1 Thank you to the following families who helped with this year s Rotblats, The Teitelbaums, The Fishers, The :שמחת בית השואבה and The Alters. Thank you to Kosher Experience for the catering, to Yitzy Glicksman for providing the music, to the Schnitzel Guys for the great RUACH, to Rabbi Rothwachs and Congregation Beth Aaron for the use of their sukkah, and to the Rabbeim for taking time away from their families to join us for this evening. Yasher Koach to the who elevated the evening תלמידים with תורה :דברי Zakkai Notkin, Avraham Frohlich, Moshe Moskowitz, Daniel Kroopnick and Aharon Teigman. Aravot Sponsors Thank you to all our gracious sponsors: The Rotblat and Mayerfeld families Lulav Sponsors The Jacobson family- Hadassim Sponsors The Weiner and Rabbani families Special note of gratitude to Mrs. Nechama Pudell for coordinating such a fabulous event for the boys. In our NURSERY class this week we spoke about Parshat Noach. The children learned all about how the animals went onto the Teyvah, Two by Two. The Morot asked the children: What is your favorite animal and why? Bruriah Alter-I like pigs because they are pink. Moshie Baum- I like monkeys because of the funny sound they make. Leora Brandstatter- I like monkeys because of their tails. Pepa Colton- I like dogs because I like to pet them. Hodaya Dadoun- I like zebras because they run very fast. Yosef Epstein-I like bunny rabbits because they are cute. Michali Fried-I like elephants because they have long noses. Sara Gershon-I like cats because they meow. AJ Goldenberg-I like dragons because they spit fire. Pacey Karasick-I like giraffes because they have long necks. Aliza Neiss-I like tigers because they run fast. Natan Pearlman-I like lions because they have a loud roar. Chaya Schechter-I like giraffes because they eat grass. Gavi Schnall-I like crocodiles because I have one at home. Rebecca Summers-I like monkeys because they climb. Binyamin Weinstein-I like chickens because they eat eggs. Yael Wertentheil-I like sheep because monkeys and sheep are friends. Ita Zauderer-I like dinosaurs because they are very big. Nava Zomberg-I like sheep because I get to see them at the zoo. How large is your field of vision? Well, the boys of 2B1 can now answer that question. They split up into partners and tested each other with their visors. Then they recorded their findings and wrote conclusions. Many boys found out that using two eyes is simpler than using one for peripheral vision! Miss D. Lehmann After 3G4 finished learning the first half of Perek 18 in Parshat Vayeira, Ayelet Eizikowitz, wrote a song to help her study the material. It was the heat of the day and Avraham was waiting there for guests. Three melachim appeared and he hurried as they neared. Avraham told Sarah to bake three cakes for the guests. Great job Ayelet! Morah Deena Katz Celebrate your child s birthday with a donation to the RYNJ Library! Cost: $18 Your child will: Select and donate a book from our new books collection Receive a personalized and laminated bookmark Be the first to borrow the book, bearing her/ his name For further info., please contact Esther Schnaidman H a p p y B i r t h d a y to the following members of our birthday club: Dovid Simcha Coates, Ahuva Fink, Sara Gans, Netanel Mammon, Adira Marcus, Aliza Rochwarger, Yaffa Rochwarger, Leora Rothschild, Tamar Swinkin, Yitzchak Wertentheil.

4 Announcing the winner of the "Name the New Ivrit Newspaper Contest": RYNJ CALENDAR Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 2 Nov 4 After reviewing the many entries submitted by RYNJ students, Avigail Schiff and Shira Glicksman, girls' editors-in-chief, and Eitan Warburg and Eitan Pfeiffer, boys' editors-in-chief, have selected the name of our new Ivrit newspaper. It will be called נשמע מה. The name was suggested by Molly Glicksman of 6G. You can read all about Molly in a feature article in the soon-to-be published paper. The newspaper's staff of middle school students is busy interviewing faculty members, writing articles, taking photos, designing cartoons and puzzles, and working towards producing the first issue. מה נשמע of Attention Monsey Students The Night Kollel at Kehillas Reyim Ahuvim (Rabbi Schnall s shule) has designated time slots to learn with boys (11 years old and up) to help them with their Limudei Kodesh. Over the last few years some RYNJ families have taken advantage of this opportunity and the boys have gained from the extra learning, help with homework and preparing for tests. If you are interested in setting up a time slot with a member of the Kollel, call Rabbi Schnall at or There is no charge for this service. Sunday classes begin 1st gr Family Math Night 8B school pictures N-7B school pictures 7-8G school pictures RYNJ OPEN HOUSE Election Day, faculty workshops, NO SCHOOL for students To Mr. and Mrs. Menachem Schechter on the birth of a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Nader Bolour on the occasion of their son Ohrel becoming Bar Mitzvah. To Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Notkin on the occasion of their son Zakkai becoming Bar Mitzvah. To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz on the occasion of their son Jacob becoming Bar Mitzvah. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Safier on the occasion of their son Yoni becoming Bar Mitzvah. To Frumie and David Ehrenberg on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Yitzi and Rachel. To join the RYNJ Parents list, send a blank to: rynj+subscribe@googlegroups.com Nov 22 CHINESE AUCTION RYNJ Birthday Club Have a happy birthday and help our school at the same time. Just let your birthday invites know your child is participating in the RYNJ birthday club. For those invited, please send $5 CASH (checks will be disposed of) in an envelope to the Main Office with your child's information as well as the birthday child information; full name, class and date of party, 5 days before the party, and mark it birthday club. How easy? Now just attend the birthday, have a great time, and we will provide a gift card to the birthday child minus 10% that benefits the school s classrooms. Happy Birthday! For info contact: Michal Wasserlauf at michelle@linksnj.com המקום ינחם To Mrs. Ariella Balk on the passing of her dear mother, Mrs. Peggy Weiss ע ה May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

5 Can a person be TOO calm? Noach, The Michitza Debate, and the M.O.M. of October In his commentary on the opening pasuk of this week s parsha, Rashi cites the famous debate about the status of Noach. Specifically, the phrase Noach i sh tzaddik can be interpreted positively (i.e., if he was able to be a tzaddik in his generation, he would have surely been an even greater tzaddik in a more righteous generation) or critically (i.e., he was only a tzaddik compared to the wicked people of his generation, but would not have been called a tzaddik in a more righteous generation). In this week s haftorah, a phrase in Yeshayahu Ha Navi s nevuah seems to take a side in this debate. The pasuk states (54, 9): For like the waters of Noach shall this be to me: As I have sworn never again to pass the waters of Noach over the earth. The fact that the pasuk ascribes blame for the mabul s flood waters to Noach (calling the mabul the waters of Noach ) seems to support the view of the meforshim who take a more sanguine view of Noach s status. Parsha and Parenting Dr. Jonathan Frohlich Regardless of his level of righteousness, Noach certainly was not wicked. So, how could he have been culpable for the mabul? Some meforshim point out that perhaps Noach was too lax in accepting the divine decree of the impending flood, and did not do enough to prevent it. Noach should have taken the initiative to reach out to others and create a teshuva movement, in order to save their lives and prevent the flood. (This can be contrasted with the initiatives Avraham attempted to save the people of Sedom). But why DIDN T Noach take a more active approach to save his generation from the mabul? Rabbi Daniel Feldman, in his sefer From Within The Tent: The Haftarot, points out an interesting detail in Noach s personality that may explain this. Apparently, some meforshim explain that the reason that Noach was saved, and the reason that he found favor in the eyes of Hashem, was because of the attribute that was most closely associated with his name Noach a sense of calm and equanimity. Noach s calmness, however, had a positive and a negative aspect. On the positive side, he was able to avoid anger, and associated bad traits which can lead one to sin. On the negative side, however, too much calmness can engender a laisse faire attitude. Perhaps this general laisse faire trait fostered a sense of blindness and detachment from his society around him. Moreover, even if he wanted to, and tried to intervene, his lack of genuine emotional investment in the society around him might have muted his words, and rendered his kiruv program ineffective. Perhaps on a more powerful level, Rabbi Feldman points out that Noach s lack of assertive confidence might not have been limited to his interactions with the society around him, but also reflective of his low self confidence about himself. If one is not confident in his or her own ability to be successful and impact the world, one may not even try. This approach to the story of Noach shows us the cost of having a laisse faire attitude about the society around us, and about reaching out to others. The negative consequences of not reaching out to others, is also highlighted in the following unfortunate, but true story told by Rabbi Frand. Apparently, a certain Rabbi was offered a shul position, but would only accept it if the congregation agreed to put up a mechitza. Although the overwhelming majority of the community was in favor, the president of the shul was strongly opposed, and would not compromise at all. Eventually, the president explained his reason to the Rabbi. He said that I have been living near an orthodox Jew for a decade. While this neighbor would build a succah and celebrate Succos with his family every year, he never once invited me. Therefore, I can t allow my shul to become orthodox. Apparently, the innocent lack of reaching out by this neighbor had a ripple effect that was now threatening the religious identity and practice of the entire community. Obviously, we want to raise our children to reach out to others, and make them feel valued. In order to encourage this trait, the Middah of the Month of October is Reach Out To Others. While there is a cost (effort, time, etc ) to encouraging our children to reach out of their social comfort zone, the stories above highlight the point that not reaching out has a cost as well. In that spirit, we have conducted the first M.O.M. raffle of the year, and the following children are the winners: Yael Horowitz, Yehuda Pfeiffer, Mendel Stanislavsky, Elan Whitehead, Doniel Kroopnick, Gidon Lefkowitz, Yaakov Silverman, and the entire class of 2G3. We are looking forward to hearing your stories of how your children are making extra efforts to reach out to others, and hope to see their names in the next raffle. Shabbat Shalom. This Shabbos, פרשת נח,שבת is being observed around the world as The Shabbos Project. The goal is to unite and inspire as many Jewish people as possible to be aware of the beauty and holiness of Shabbos. Our communities have various wonderful programming planned for this fantastic Shabbos and I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience. RYNJ has chosen to do two special projects with the younger grades to honor this Shabbos as well. There is a beautiful tzedakah box set up in the main concourse on the second floor of the school building. Each class will travel to the concourse to deposit their tzedakah in this wonderful box. All tzedakah contributed to this special box will be donated to Tomchei Shabbos. We have also inspired our younger students, with permission of their parents, to call a friend, relative or neighbor and wish them good Shabbos! This will engender achdus and positive and joyous feelings!שבת שלום towards Shabbos! Best wishes to all for Rabbi Horn פעולה had an exciting כיתה ה of בנות 5G Gets Involved In The Shabbos Project: The this Thursday! We spoke about the Shabbos Project and the worldwide involvement in this special Shabbos. We spoke about Jews from all over coming באחדות- together to keep this Shabbos and we wanted to do our part to get involved in this exciting Shabbos. The בנות of כיתה ה all had the special opportunity מצוה together. We learned about the importance of this הפרשת חלה of מצוה to do the יהי רצון givenמצות to women. Then we all said the and how it is one of the special together and we learned how to חלה We hope the.חלה braid שבת enhances your this week! Special thanks to Morah Kirschner for organizing this special project!

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7 Lori Okoskin Memorial P a r n a s H a y o m October 7 ע ה In memory of Lori K. Okoskin grandmother Leora Benjamin. Dedicated by Heather & Marc Benjamin ע ה In memory of Leba bat Gavriel Dedicated by Dr. & Mrs. Gabriel Gurell ע ה In memory of Anna Grossman grandmother of Hannah and Erin Grossman Dedicated by Felicia Grossman ז ל In memory of Menachem Mendel ben Chaim Dedicated by Rabbi Uri and Bracha Mandelbaum ז ל In memory of Yaakov Mordechai ben Yisrael Halevi Dedicated by Dr. & Mrs. Gabriel Gurell ע ה In memory of Yehudit bat HaRav Shmuel Elchanan great grandmother of Azriel, Eytan, Yoni & Shammai Kirschenbaum. Dedicated by Shanie & Neal Kirschenbaum.ע ה In memory of Rivka bat Yehoshua Adler Dedicated by the Dresdner Family In memory of Esther bat Yitzchak HaKohen ה -ע Erna Waltuch great grandmother of Tamar & David Waltuch Dedicated by Joshua & Tzippy Waltuch In memory of Moshe Ber ben Meir ז ל - Maurice Grossman father of Hannah and Erin Grossman Dedicated by Felicia Grossman ע ה In memory of Ari and Sari Horowitz great uncle and great aunt of Natan and Yael Horowitz. Dedicated by Avi and Stacey Horowitz. October 20 ע ה In memory of Mrs. Belle Yarmish great grandmother of Lily Levine Dedicated by Ayala and David Levine ז ל In memory of Shlomo ben Kalman Yehuda great grandfather of Yonatan, Yoel, Shoshana Goldstein Dedicated by Robert and Goldie Kikin In honor of the birthday of Leora Benjamin. Dedicated by Barry and Angela Okoskin October 21 In honor of the birthdays of Atara, Gabriella, David, and Yaakov Herrman. Dedicated by Bubby and Zaidy Schwartz October 23 ע ה In memory of Lani and Meilach Rauzman grandparents of Elli, Kayla, and Danya Spinowitz Dedicated by Judy and Alex Rauzman ז ל In memory of Chaim Menachem David great grandfather of Issac, David and Joshua Markovitz and Shoshana, Estie, Shaindy, and Tziporah Sheffey. Dedicated by Mr. David. ז ל In memory of Eliezer Tzvi ben Yehudah great grandfather of Shoshana and Talia Distenfeld. Dedicated by Aviva and Gershon Distenfeld. October 24 ז ל In memory of Herman Kurtz- Noach Tzvi ben Aryeh great grandfather of Akiva, Azriel, Tzvi, Sarah, Yael, and Ayelet Motechin. Dedicated by Rabbi Zush and Mattie Motechin To sponsor a day of learning at RYNJ, please Shira Greenberg shiragreenberg18@gmail.com or call Welcome back! Hope you all had a wonderful Yom Tov. Scrip is available from the pre-school office on a daily basis: Mon thru Thurs- 7:30 to 4:00- See Shari or Malkie pre-school Fri- 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. See Shari in pre-school. Tuesday & Friday- 8:30 until first dismissal-marsha-main office

8 HOT LUNCH PROGRAM Complete this form and return it with the correct amount by the appropriate date. Circle the month you wish to start. The return to school date is also for children wishing to leave the program. Checks shall be made payable to YNJ Lunch Program. Government application forms for free or reduced lunches are available. Call , x318. Fanny Elefant, Program Coordinator Month Annual Payment 2 checks one dated 8/24 & one dated 2/1 (both checks must be included) Postdated monthly checks of $64 dated 1 st of month Date to be returned to school Nov $512 $192 + $320 8 Oct 20, 2014 Dec $448 $128 + $320 7 Nov 18, 2014 Jan $384 $64 + $320 6 Dec17, 2014 Feb $320 5 Jan13, 2015 Mar $256 4 Feb 12, 2015 Apr $192 3 Mar16, 2015 May $128 2 Apr 16, 2015 Jun $64 1 May 13, 2015 Family Name Please check where applicable RYNJ Sinai Name of Child Grade Allergies (if applicable)