בס ד. GRADES 1 & 2 1. Who was asked to leave his home and land? 2. Where did אברהם go? 3. When שרי was asked how she was related to

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1 בס ד Volume 37 Issue 4 October 23, Cheshvan 5776 PARASHA QUESTIONS GRADES 1 & 2 1. Who was asked to leave his home and land? 2. Where did אברהם go? 3. When שרי was asked how she was related to say? what did she,אברם 4. Why were there arguments between the shep-?אברם and those of לוט herds of 5. Who was captured? Who saved him? 6. Who was s אברם servant? 7. What was the name of s שרי maid? Her son? 8. What was s אברם name changed to? 9. What does אברהם mean? 10. After his name was changed, what מצוה was given? אברהם 11. What was s שרי name changed to? GRADES 3 & 4?אברהם test ה' 1. How many times did?ארץ כנען went he went to אברהם 2. How old was?שרי 3. Who was plagued because of 4. What did אברהם suggest to settle the arguments with s לוט shepherds? 5. Who told אברם that לוט was captured??אברם 6. Who was driven out of the house of 7. How old was אברם when ישמעאל was born? 8. How old was אברם when he was told that he?שרי would have a son from?ישמעאל?ברית מילה by his אברם 9. How old was?ישמעאל 10. How many princes came from GRADES 5 & 6?ארץ כנען to אברם 1. Who came with 2. When אברם came to,מצרים what did he do?שרי with 3. In which way were the people of סדום and bad? considered very עמורה?לוט take with him to save אברם 4. Who did?שלם 5. What city is called 6. Why didn t אברהם accept a reward from the?סדור king of אברהם (merit) will the children of זכות 7. In what?ארץ ישראל obtain 8. What did the deep darkness, which fell upon represent?,אברם GRADES 7 & 8 1. In which way were אברם and לוט similar??העברי called אברם 2. Why was 3. What capital city of a modern Middle East?סדרה country is mentioned in this תשובה did אברהם 4. Which 2 close relatives of before they died? 5. Who did הגר meet regularly in the house of?אברם RYNJ CALENDAR November 1 Open House for Prospective Parents November 3 Election Day - No Session Faculty Workshops November 11 First Grade Math Night was already seventy-five years old when he אברהם heard s ה command to leave his birthplace and sever all ties with the land he had known all his life. A lesser man might have hesitated about making this major move. Not!אברהם Though his only instructions were to leave his native country and to go to the place that ה would show him, אברהם asked no questions. He readily departed, leaving his future in the hands of.ה His adherence to ה was so obvious that it influenced many others, and he had many followers whom he had converted, who joined to travel to the mystery destination without אברהם knowing where they were headed. ארץ which later, as,כנען to the land of אברהם led ה nation. became the homeland for the Jewish,ישראל Not everyone would be so ready to forsake his home to journey to the Holy Land. Later on, many Jews who were in exile in foreign countries chose to remain there rather than travel to ישראל.ארץ Not everyone had the trust in ה that אברהם displayed, to live in s ה chosen land, even though life there might not be as comfortable as it was elsewhere. ארץ Yet, there were some who strove to journey to Among them was Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, the.ישראל great Jewish philosopher and poet. He was fifty years old when he decided to make the difficult and dangerous trek to the Holy Land. After much hardship, he finally arrived at the gates of.ירושלים He immediately tore his garments, removed his shoes, and bowed to kiss the holy soil. As he was doing so, a Turk rode over on his horse and trampled this great to death. Yet, Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi died צדיק ארץ where he had wished, on the holy ground of.ישראל Rabbi Chaim Krozno was not privileged to see this dream fulfilled. He, too, decided he must travel to During the voyage there, his ship ran into.ארץ ישראל a terrible storm and was forced to return. Rabbi Chaim and his fellow passengers escaped injury, but Rabbi Chaim never again had the opportunity to make the journey. As a result, for the rest of his life he remained despondent because of it. When he was about to die, he asked that only his name be inscribed on his tombstone nothing else. He felt that he had no outstanding merits because he had not merited to.ארץ ישראל travel to How many of us were זוכה to visit the holy land of granted! We should not take this for!ארץ ישראל May we all be זוכה to see the coming of משיח in our ארץ days when we will all be able to join together in.בית שלישי with the building of the ישראל Rabbi Fishbain Celebrate your child s birthday with a donation to the RYNJ Library! Cost: $18. Your child will: Select & 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 Please contact Esther Schnaidman Happy Birthday to the following members of our club: Tzipporah Chouake, Ahuva Fink, Sara Gans, Dalia Grinfeld, Dani Grinfeld, Lily levine, Sarah Levine, Netty Levine, Jake Levy, Aliza Rochwarger, Yaffa Rochwarger, Ayelet Schreiber, Yitzchak Wertentheil. פרשת לך לך 5:45pm PARASHA ANSWERS GRADES 1 & 2 3. That she was his sister כנען 2. אברם 1. s לוט sheep ate from the fields of others 4. ישמעאל ;הגר.7 אליעזר.6 אברם ;לוט.5 9. Father of many nations אברהם 8. שרה.11 ברית מילה.10 GRADES 3 & 4 פרעה Ten years old 4. That they separate from each other years years הגר 6. עוג years; 13 years GRADES 5 & 6 his nephew; his slaves; all the,לוט wife; his,שרי 1. שרי and אברם people who had been converted by to believe in ה 2. He hid her in a box 3. They knew all about ה' and intentionally rebelled against Him אליעזר trained men (his students); or, only (the word אליעזר adds up to 318) ירושלים ;נח son of,שם.5 6. So the king couldn t claim he made him rich קרבנות 7. In the merit of the גלות 8. The sufferings and darkness of GRADES 7 & 8 1. In their facial features 2. Son of עבר (direct descendant from ;(עבר he came from the other side of the river; the whole world was on one side (idols) & he was on the (ה ( side other Syria). (Damascus, דמשק 3. ישמעאל and תרח.4 מלאכים.5 MAZAL TOV! Rabbi Mark and Naomi Landsman on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Alex and Leora Landsman Drs. Ayalon and Ariella Glaser on the birth of a son Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Horne (our colleague, Sandy) on the marriage of their daughter Michal to Jeffrey Feldman Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Blech on occasion of their son Sammy becoming Bar Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Yechiel Rotblat on the occasion of their son Benzion becoming Bar Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Levi Goldberg on the occasion of their son Azriel becoming Bar Mitzvah Rabbi Avrohom and Morah Malka Ohayon on the birth of a granddaughter, daughter to Eliezer and Tirtza Ohayon Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel Kohn on the birth of a grandson

2 To sponsor a day of learning at RYNJ, please contact Shira Greenberg at shiragreenberg18@gmail.com or Lori K. Okoskin PARNAS HA YOM October 19 In honor of the birthday of Leora Benjamin. Dedicated by Barry and Angela Okoskin In memory of Joel Kirshner z l, uncle of Meira and Yissie Kirshner. Dedicated by Adina and Michael Kirshner In memory of Irving Zuses - Aharon Baruch Ben Tzvi Hirsch z l, great-grandfather of Judith, Racheli, and Yitz Wechter. Dedicated by the Flaumenhaft and Wechter Families October 20 In memory of Joseph Schwartz - Tzvi Yosef Aryeh Ben Harav Eliezer z l, grandfather of Michal, Ayelet, Avigayil, and Yosef Hager. Dedicated by Chaya and Daniel Hager In memory of Harav Symcha Elberg - HaRav Symcha Ben Harav Aharon Shimon z l. Dedicated by RYNJ In memory of Mendel ben Ahron Murkis z l, grandfather of Zalman, Levi, and Avraham Rusanov. Dedicated by the Rusanov family October 22 In memory of Rabbi Shlomo David Gopin - HaRav Shlomo Dovid ben Chaim Baruch Mordichai z l, greatgrandfather of Max Balk. Dedicated by Mendel and Ariela Balk In memory of Yisrael Tzvi Ben Zev z"l, grandfather of Emanuel Buckstein. Dedicated by Michael and Yael Buckstein October 23 In memory of Tziporah (Sylvia) David a h, great-grandmother of Shoshana, Estie, Shaindy, and Tziporah Sheffey. Dedicated by Mr. David In memory of Marilyn David a h, grandmother of Shoshana, Estie, Shaindy, and Tziporah Sheffey. Dedicated by Mr. David In memory of Yehudit Sarah Bat Avraham a h, grandmother of Esti Kreinberg. Dedicated by Marcia and David Kreinberg Sunday Breakfast Dedication Sunday, October 18 Sponsored by the Kossove family in memory of Aryeh Yehuda ben HaChaver Chaim HaLevi, Aryeh s grandfather Sponsored by the Staum family in honor of Shimon s first Tfillin NOVEMBER LUNCH MENU DAILY SALAD BAR: MONDAYS: Lettuce, Grape Tomato, Baby Carrots, Croutons, Pickles, Hard Boiled Eggs, Craisins TUESDAY: Lettuce, Grape Tomato, Carrots, Croutons, Garbanzo Peas, Cucumbers, Tuna Salad WEDNESDAY: Lettuce, Grape Tomato, Carrots, Croutons, Hard Boiled Eggs, Sliced Peppers, Baby Corn THURSDAY: Lettuce, Grape Tomato, Carrots, Croutons, Tuna Salad, Olives, Heart of Palm AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: White & Whole Wheat Bread, Assorted Jelly, AVAILABLE DAIRY DAYS ONLY: Sliced American cheese, Cream Cheese **Menu Subject to Change **Food Provided by The Kosher Experience **Food prepared under the supervision of the OU **Food is served under supervision of the school MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Hamburger/Bun French Fries Lettuce/Tomato 2 9 Sloppy Joes, Taco Shells Mashed Potatoes 16 Grill Chicken & Bun Assorted Sauces Lettuce, Tomato Roasted Potato, Fruit 23 Roasted Chicken Rice Garlic Broccoli Fruit No School Soup Cucumbers, Fruit Split Pea Soup Cucumber, Apples Soup Cucumbers, Fruit Chicken Soup Fire Poppers, Rice Celery, Fruit Egg Drop Soup Chicken Lo Mein Broccoli, Rice, Fruit Chicken Soup Chicken Kabob, Rice Grilled Vegetables Fruit Vegetable Soup Sliced Turkey Mashed Potatoes Gravy, Bread Stuffing Cranberry Relish, Fruit Mac & Cheese Fish Sticks Pasta & Sauce Cheese Lasagna

3 Parsha and Parenting by Dr. Jonathan Frohlich Lot and Avraham: For or Against the Middah of the Month? Prominent among the dramatic journeys of Avraham Avinu, the first of our Avos embarks on his maiden voyage to Eretz Yisrael in the beginning of this week s parsha. In describing the participants on this journey, the Torah states Vayikach Avram And Avram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all of the wealth that they had gathered, and all the souls they had made in Charan (Bereishit 12, 5). Rabbi Soloveitchik, in The Rav on the Parsha noted two points from this pasuk. By stating all of the wealth that THEY had gathered the Torah is grouping all of the members of the journey together. This grouping is significant in two respects. First, from a family relationship perspective, this shows that Avraham was very close to his nephew Lot. In fact, Lot was so close to Avraham, that he, Sarai, and Avraham were all lumped together in the pasuk. They fit the same relationship category. Moreover, from a pragmatic, financial perspective, the group formed a common economy they all shared together in the same r chush. Unfortunately, merely one chapter later, the relationships are different. Upon leaving Mitzrayim, the pasuk groups the family members differently Vayal Avram v Lot Imo And Avram left Egypt, him and his wife and everything he had, AND LOT WAS WITH HIM. Rather than being included in the family as an equal member, Lot is listed separately. This relationship shift is alluded to not only stylistically in the pasuk, but also grammatically. Whereas in the first pasuk the Torah uses the work Ito which is a word that implies parts of a single larger unified whole, the post-egypt pasuk uses the word Imo which implies two distinct groups happening to travel together. Lot s relationship with Avraham was downgraded from one of integration to one of distance. Why did this happen? Rabbi Soloveitchik noted that we tend to assume that Avraham was in Egypt for a very short time as the brevity of the textual narrative would imply. However, in truth, they may have been in Egypt for years! During that time, Lot became attracted to the wealth, culture and technology of Egypt. These environmental influences, while likely gradual and seemingly innocuous at the outset, slowly undermined Lot s relationship with Avram, and eroded his identification with Avraham s derech. Clearly, this process is not unique or limited to the relationship between Avraham and Lot, or to Lot s own personal religious development. Perhaps the Torah is telling this to us as a parenting pointer for us to consider in raising our own children. One central element to healthy child rearing is consistency of message. Children who get the same message at school, home, socially, and through the media, are much more likely to assimilate that message into their consciousness. For religious messages, they will be much more likely to develop a genuine identification with Torah, and to bond with all of the family and social members who are reinforcing each other s message. On the other hand, when exposed to strong environmental influences at a young age that run contrary to our religious and moral goals, children develop a sense of conflict and dissonance, and are more likely to make choices for the wrong reasons. One rule of thumb with which to judge if an influence is healthy or not, is to ask yourself how you would feel if your child s Rebbe or Morah would include that item in the lesson at school. If we would be happy that the Rebbe or Morah sang a certain song or watched a certain video with our children in class, then we have consistency of message. If we would be embarrassed to have our children sing those lyrics with his or her Rebbe or Morah, then we have inconsistency, and hence conflict. As you hopefully all know from the M.O.M. video, the Middah of the Month of October is Give the benefit of the doubt. While the message of that Middah is clear, the story of Avraham and Lot remind us that the benefit of the doubt also has limits. For example, educators and psychologists are all too familiar with stories of parents giving their children the benefit of the doubt about technology and internet access (unfiltered and unsupervised smart phones and tablets, etc ), and how such unfettered and unsupervised access has so frequently backfired and negated the Torah and family messages that were taught throughout the years. Unfortunately, by the time a parent finds out that the benefit of the doubt has been misplaced, their ability to set limits and repair the relationships and outlook is often impaired. Chazal tell us Chacham einav b rosho a wise person has his eyes in his head his eyes are open to use foresight to guide his present behavior. May the lessons of our forefathers, the literal and figurative Sheppards of the Jewish people, serve us well as the guideposts they were intended to be. Dr. Frohlich RYNJ Girls' Dress Code Reminder & Update STUDENTS MAY WEAR Any solid navy, blue denim, royal blue, black, beige, gray or khaki skirt, dress or jumper which is below knee length. Any solid navy, white, light blue, purple or pink button down, polo, turtleneck, crew neck shirt, or sweatshirt. Socks or tights must be worn and they may be any color. Girls in grades 1-5 may wear leggings (they must be a solid color). Please label all coats and sweatshirts to ensure ease of return. School Pictures Thursday, November 12 N - 5, 6B, 7B Friday, November 13 6G, 7G, 8G, 8B

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