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1 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Paula Tannen Preschool October 30, 2015 Parsha Vayera 17 Cheshvan 5776 Light Candles 5:40 pm Be Our Guest! How do you make someone feel truly welcome into your home? Sometimes being kind requires a bit of thought and reflection: what can I do and say to put my guest at ease and show how happy I am for the visit? In the shade of our Tent of Abraham and Sarah this week our students confronted these important topics, all the while learning how to be more sensitive to one another and the value of speaking positively about others. We look forward to these boys and girls having tents of their own, welcoming Jewish homes which guests enjoy visiting and learning from. Change your Clocks! With the changing of the clocks this Sunday morning, next week Shabbat will begin at 4:34! Please be considerate to pick up your children on time next Friday and to reinforce our shared respect for Shabbat. Please also be understanding that teachers and staff will be less available than usual once dismissal takes place. In This Issue: Calendar 2 Parshat Vayera 3 The Soille Scene 5 Successful Shabbat San Diego! We are overjoyed that practically every Hebrew Day family participated in Shabbat San Diego! 3630 Afton Road San Diego, CA Preschool News 7 Soille Community News 8

2 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Calendar of Events November S M T W T F S November 3, pm Dismissal ALL SCHOOL - Faculty Development Aftercare available until 5:30 pm (fee) Varsity Volleyball 3:30 pm JV Volleyball 4:30 pm Varsity Football Semi-Finals 4:30 pm November 5, 2015 Varsity Volleyball 3:45 pm Varsity Football Finals 4:30 pm JV Volleyball 4:45 pm November 9, 2015 Preschool Fall Picture Day November 10, 2015 Elementary and Middle School Picture Day Cross Country Championship Meet 3:30 pm Our Administrative Team: November 12, 2015 Preschool Dragonflies Joint Fieldtrip to the Zoo Rosh Chodesh Assembly Zest Varsity Volleyball Finals 4pm November 13, th grade Torah High Shabbaton November 16, 2015 Winter Sports Try-outs begin November 19, nd grade Mission Trails Park Field Trip 4th & 5th Grade Field Trip Bach to the Future November 24, 2015 Kindergarten Thanksgiving Presentation November 25, 2015 Noon Dismissal Board of Directors: Headmaster: Rabbi Simcha Weiser rabbiweiser@hebrewday.org Principal: Rabbi Meir Cohen rabbicohen@hebrewday.org Director of School Administration: Estelle Workman eworkman@hebrewday.org Director of Admissions: Beth Licha blicha@hebrewday.org Dean of Students: Giovanna Reinking giovanna.reinking@hebrewday.org Preschool Director: Rachel Eden rachel.eden@hebrewday.org Business Manager: Klara Lapp klapp@hebrewday.org Director of Development: Joyce Arovas jarovas@hebrewday.org President: Geoffrey Berg Members at Large: Eilene Cummins Moises Eilemberg Allen Gruber Yonina Kaplan Philip Silverman Marcia Wollner Brian Zimmerman Paul Datnow Iliana Glovinsky Gavin Horn Michael Leeman Marilyn Williams Missy Wrotslavsky 2

3 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Parshat Vayera OVERVIEW: Parshat VaYera (Gen ) Three days after performing brit mila on himself, Avraham is visited by G-d. When three angels appear in human form, Avraham rushes to show them hospitality by bringing them into his tent, despite this being the most painful time after the operation. Sarah laughs when she hears from them that she will bear a son next year. G-d reveals to Avraham that He will destroy Sodom, and Avraham pleads for Sodom to be spared. G-d agrees that if there are fifty righteous people in Sodom He will not destroy it. Avraham "bargains" G-d down to ten righteous people. However, not even ten can be found. Lot, his wife and two daughters are rescued just before sulfur and fire rain down on Sodom and her sister cities. Lot's wife looks back and is turned into a pillar of salt. Lot's daughters fear that as a result of the destruction there will be no husbands for them. They decide to get their father drunk and through him to perpetuate the human race. From the elder daughter, Moav is born, and from the younger, Ammon. Avraham moves to Gerar where Avimelech abducts Sarah. After G-d appears to Avimelech in a dream, he releases Sarah and appeases Avraham. As promised, a son, Yitzchak, is born to Sarah and Avraham. On the eighth day after the birth, Avraham circumcises him as commanded. Avraham makes a feast the day Yitzchak is weaned. Sarah tells Avraham to banish Hagar and Hagar's son Yishmael because she sees in him signs of degeneracy. Avraham is distressed at the prospect of banishing his son, but G-d tells him to listen to whatever Sarah tells him to do. After nearly dying of thirst in the desert, Yishmael is rescued by an angel and G-d promises that he will be the progenitor of a mighty nation. Avimelech enters into an alliance with Avraham when he sees that G-d is with him. In a tenth and final test, G-d instructs Avraham to take Yitzchak, who is now 37, and to offer him as a sacrifice. Avraham does this, in spite of ostensibly aborting Jewish nationhood and contradicting his life-long preaching against human sacrifice. At the last moment, G-d sends an angel to stop Avraham. Because of Avraham's unquestioning obedience, G-d promises him that even if the Jewish People sin, they will never be completely dominated by their foes. The Parsha ends with the genealogy and birth of Rivka Ohr Somayach INSIGHTS: And G-d appeared to Avraham Although we might think that this connection between G-d and Avraham is in the nature of a singular, one-off event, it is clear that for Avraham and Sarah, the presence of G-d in their daily existence and even mundane behavior was a constant reality. It is not that G-d appears to him suddenly and unexpectedly on this hot, desert day, but rather Avraham sensed the Divine Presence in his life on a constant and permanent basis. In the house of our founding ancestors the presence of G-d was always an overriding factor that influenced their behavior and their worldview. Thus the opening words of this week's Torah reading describe for us a permanent feature of the house of Avraham and Sarah. In their hearts and minds, in their behavior and attitudes, they were always dealing with the presence and appearance of G-d. The Torah is describing for us the single, most vital attribute that made Avraham the father of all nations and, together with his wife Sarah, the parents of the Jewish people. Generations later, when dealing with the construction of the mishkan/tabernacle after the Exodus, the Torah is careful to point out to us that the L-rd, so to speak, intends to dwell not in a building but rather within the hearts and souls of the people of Israel. The goal of Judaism has always been to foster and cement a permanent relationship, one that is deeply felt and viscerally experienced, between the Creator and the created. One of the most characteristic features of Jewish life and society during the long centuries of exile and persecution has been the fact that even the simplest Jew, relatively unlearned and certainly not a talmudic scholar, nevertheless experienced this deep connection with G-d. Tevye, the poor and harried dairyman of Yiddish folklore, needs no intermediaries or appointments to speak to G-d. For him, as for millions of other Jews throughout history, G-d was a member of the family, always accessible, always a player in the events at hand. He was to be found in their homes and shops, their barns and fields; He was a permanent presence in their lives. In our more sophisticated milieu, G-d has become a much more distant and less familiar figure to us. We have relegated Him to the synagogue and the study hall and even then only for certain hours of the day or for certain circumstances in our lives. The rabbis taught us that there is a demand made upon us to emulate Avraham and Sarah in our own lives. That demand is not restricted only to behavior and actions but also to the recognition that the relationship we have with G-d is constant and omnipresent - wherever we are and whatever tasks in life occupy us. As we aspire to carry forward the rich spiritual legacy of generations past, this aspect of familiarity with the Divine Presence should grow within our homes as well. Shabat Shalom.. Rabbi Berel Wein

4 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Sarah s Soille SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 An evening at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center to see the IMAX Film, Jerusalem Details will follow. This event will take the place of the annual Simcha! Event. Remembering the Wassermans and Jaffes Our Beit Medrash, where our Middle Schoolers begin each day, is named for Rabbi Simcha and Rebetzin Feige Wasserman. It was dedicated by Allen and Emma Jaffe when we moved in to our present campus in We remember these families during Cheshvan and express our appreciation for the major role each played in establishing Soille Hebrew Day School. May their memories continue to be for a blessing. Shown is Rabbi Wasserman, visiting Hebrew Day at our Mohawk Street location in Amazing Connections Use this link to read an amazing true life story about Sara Attia (HDS Class of 2009) returning a lost child encountered on a N Y C subway platform to his family by calling Malky Marks (wife of Shlomo Yosef Marks) back in San Diego. Wow! We thank Sari Marks for sharing: uploads/2015/10/04-vayera.pdf 4

5 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 The Soille Scene With a little help from a turtle, Mrs. Donnelly's 4th graders are learning 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication! Did you forget to order your student s square art??? Don t worry! The company gave us an extension until Thursday Nov. 5th! Go to If you need your personal code, eworkman@hebrewday.org. A huge thank you to everyone who ordered! Inclusion and Friendship This year, the third grade students are working on inclusion and friendship. Part of this is a joint Judaicsecular program every Thursday called Shalom Secrets. Since the start of the year, the third graders have formed inclusion clubs, learned lessons on how to be good friends, and seen first-hand the value of working with others. To begin with, the students formed inclusion clubs where they picked a friendly name (Friendship Gummy Bears and Kindness Kids are just a couple of the group names). They then created weekly kindness tasks as membership dues. These tasks include saying five nice things to five different people, sharing supplies, and making cards for people who have birthdays. These tasks are membership dues that need to be completed and checked off in the students' "I'm a Work in Progress" books each week. This week, the students sat under the friendship tent and read lessons about kindness from their Shalom Secrets book. Then, they welcomed the kindergarteners into the tent and listened to a story about friendship from Morah Liat. Each week, the students are growing as individuals and really learning how to treat others on a day-to-day basis. 5

6 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Penny War Time Reuben Klamer s Game of Life SSDHDS Student Leadership Council Presents our School Wide: Annual Penny War Penny War is a fun way for the students of SSDHDS to raise tzedaka to give to a worthy cause! This year s tzedaka will be donated to the Family One Fund in Israel (The leading national organization for rebuilding, rehabilitating, and reintegrating the lives of Israel s victims of terror and war) Begins: This Monday, October 26 th Ends: Wednesday, November 18 th Rules of Engagement Goal: Raise money for Tzedaka (Charity) & put it to good use for families in need. Basic Rules: 1) Each grade will be designated a container. Every day at lunch, all containers (2 nd 8 th ) will be placed out in the 2 nd 3 rd grade common area. 2) During this time students may place coins in their containers, as well as, the containers of other classes. 3) Each coin has a value. a. Pennies = +1 pt. each b. Nickels = -5pts. Each c. Dimes = -10 pts. Each d. Quarters = -25 pts. Each Penny Rolls will be on sale beginning Monday! * Pennies increase a container s (class ) points, nickels, dimes, and quarters detract from that container s points. * If you want to win, bring in those pennies for your container and bigger coins to detract from other classes overall scores. 4) The class with the most pennies wins an ice cream party during Chanukah. 5) The class with the most points wins a pizza party for their class during Chanukah. 6) All classes will receive a reward for their efforts! 7) All proceeds are given to Tzedaka (charity). Fill your child's pockets with change to help make a difference! 6

7 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Preschool News It was a fun week with children exploring light and dark in the Dragonfly classes, a field trip to Oma s Dairy Farm & Pumpkin Patch for the Hummingbird classes, a week of fun treasure hunts and green monsters for the Frog classes, and so much more! The Caterpillar infants just began their circle time and they loved it (photo right)! Our pilot program for Dragonfly and Hummingbird classes, Hebrew Immersion, filled up within 24 hours of advertising and we are incredibly excited as it begins in one week! If you are interesting in enrolling your child in a future session, please reden@ssdhds.org. Mazel Tov! Noah Weizman (Ladybug Class) is a big brother! Liam Root (Draggonfly Class) is a big brother! Save the Date 1pm Early Dismissal: Nov 3 Preschool Picture Day: Nov 9 7

8 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 30, Cheshvan 5776 Soille Community News Mazal Tov Lior and Benjamin Root, parents of Liam (PS 3), on the birth of their daughter Mika on Tuesday!...Danielle and David Weizman, parents of our newest preschool student, Noah in the Toddler Room, on the birth of their son. Condolences to...jozef Adato on the passing of his father, Mose Adato and to grandson Moris Adato and all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren at Soille. Congratulations to...beth Jacob Congregation celebrating its 75th Anniversary on November 8. For information call SCY High on their success in matching funds and raising $160,000 of support on Wednesday! We are proud of our Jewish community for turning out and supporting Torah education for the children of our community. A Noteworthy Tribute to Charles Roseman We join in congratulating Alumni Parent and longstanding supporter Charles (Sandy) Roseman upon his receiving the Outstanding Advocate Award from the San Diego Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Roseman shared the award with his associate, Richard Prager, for their representation of a woman, deaf since childhood, who was not provided with a qualified interpreter while in the hospital. This representation resulted in a system wide change in policy and protection which will enable the deaf to effectively communicate with health care providers in the future. Congratulations to Mr. Roseman for a well deserved honor. Adult/Parent Education Opportunity Pondering the Parsha with Rabbi Meir Cohen every Wednesday from 8:15-8:45 and 2:45-3:15 in the conference room. Join this learning group to analyze and discuss thought-provoking ideas found in the weekly Torah portion. Hebrew Day Headmaster s Society Kick-Off event on November 14th Finding Security in a Threatening World is the theme of the upcoming Headmaster s Society kick-off event which will take place on Saturday night, November 14th at a private home. The program will feature Hebrew Day parent Rabbi Aaron Kleinman, Chaplain of Camp Pendleton, and Headmaster, Rabbi Simcha Weiser. For more details about the event and to join the Headmaster s Society, contact Joyce Arovas, jarovas@hebrewday.org or ext Save the Date: Tuesday, December 1st Parents: Learn to Read Hebrew in 8 weeks! This free course READ HEBREW AMERICA WILL BEGIN AT Beth Jacob on Tuesday night and run for 8 consecutive weeks. No cost. Beth Jacob Cong: sign up at hebrew Recycle your used ink cartridges by bringing them to Hebrew Day! 8

9 Announcing the Winter Season Boys & Girls Grades 5-8 Boys Basketball Girls Soccer Tryouts: November 16th, 2:45-3:30 November 17th, 2:45-4:15 November 19th, 2:45-4:15 November 23rd, 2:45-3:30 Practices: Monday-2:45-3:30 Tuesday-2:45-4:15 Thursday-2:45-4:15 Cost: $95 (Cost includes coaching, league fees & uniform) Please fill out form below and return to Mr. Mahr by November 23rd with a check attached made out to SSDHDS. You can send it in earlier too! Circle which sport for the Winter Season: Boys Basketball Girls Soccer Sport Participant Name: Grade: Date of Birth: Parent s Name: Cell Phone #: Address: Request Financial Assistance: YES NO Emergency Contact & Number: Accident Waiver and Release of Liability I (parent/guardian) of the SPORT PARTICIPANT, HEREBY ASSUME ALL RISKS OF THE SPORT PARTICIPANT S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY. I CERTIFY THAT THE SPORT PARTICIPANT is physically fit and has not been advised otherwise by a qualified medical person. I acknowledge this AWRL form will be used by the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School and the activity organizers, in which the SPORT PARTICIPANT may participate and that it will govern the SPORT PARTICIPANT S ACTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT SAID ACTIVITY. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SPORT PARTICIPANT being permitted to participate in this activity, and on behalf of myself, my executers, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns, I hereby (A) WAIVE, RELEASE AND DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives and agents, for the death, injury or property loss or damage of the SPORT PARTICIPANT or actions of any kind which may accrue to me as a result of SPORT PARTICIPANT s participation in this activity; and (B) agree to IDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the above mentioned entities or persons from any and all liabilities or claims made by other individuals or entities as a result of any of the SPORT PARTICIPANT s actions during this activity except for those claims arising from the sole negligent or willful conduct of the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School or its agents. I hereby consent to the administering of medical treatment to the SPORT PARTICIPANT if deemed advisable in the event of injury, accident and/or illness during this activity. I understand that at this activity or related activities, the SPORT PARTICIPANT may be photographed. I agree to allow the SPORT PARTICIPANT s photo, video or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by SSDHDS. This AWRL shall be constructed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law. I hereby certify that I have read this document and understand its content. I further certify that I am the parent or guardian of the above-named participant and that I will hold each of the above-named individuals and entities harmless and indemnify each in the event of any loss whatsoever due to a defect in my legal capacity. SPORT PARTICIPANT s Parent or Guardian s Signature: Date

10 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Veterans Day Project Veteran's Day is a time to recognize our troops who are and have served in our military. They serve and protect us, often doing so far from home. This year, SSDHDS in conjunction with Kosher Troops.com, will be collecting KOSHER items to send to soldiers who are stationed abroad. Students K-8 will be writing letters in both secular and Judaic classes to express their appreciation and support. K-3 will be collecting all of the items and will assemble packages to send (to our troops). This is a school wide event meant to embody our Successful Me traits of kindness, respect and chessed and we hope you will take the time to help us. Send in items listed below by November 4th! Students will write letters in class the week of November 2nd! K-3rd grade will put together packs Nov. 10th! Packages sent November 11th! Please bring the following KOSHER items (make sure it has a reliable kosher symbol) and place in the bins in front of the school or by Kindergarten: K - granola/protein bars 1st - nuts, dried fruit 2nd - tuna packets 3rd - dried soup/oatmeal packets 4th - coffee (instant packets) 5th - applesauce packs 6th - granola bars/protein bars 7th - tuna packets 8th - nuts/dried fruit

11 Announcing Winter Basketball Clinics with Coach Ray! Offered to Boys in Grades K- 4 November 11th - December 16th, 2015 Six-Week Session Wednesdays from 3:45-5pm Cost: $90 for the session Please fill out form below and return to Coach Ray by April 20, 2015 with a check attached made out to Ray Mills. You can send it in earlier too! Sport Participant Name: Grade: Date of Birth: Parent s Name: Cell Phone #: Address: Emergency Contact & Number: Accident Waiver and Release of Liability I (parent/guardian) of the SPORT PARTICIPANT, HEREBY ASSUME ALL RISKS OF THE SPORT PARTICIPANT S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY. I CERTIFY THAT THE SPORT PARTICIPANT is physically fit and has not been advised otherwise by a qualified medical person. I acknowledge this AWRL form will be used by the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School and the activity organizers, in which the SPORT PARTICIPANT may participate and that it will govern the SPORT PARTICIPANT S ACTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT SAID ACTIVITY. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SPORT PARTICIPANT being permitted to participate in this activity, and on behalf of myself, my executers, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns, I hereby (A) WAIVE, RELEASE AND DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives and agents, for the death, injury or property loss or damage of the SPORT PARTICIPANT or actions of any kind which may accrue to me as a result of SPORT PARTICIPANT s participation in this activity; and (B) agree to IDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the above mentioned entities or persons from any and all liabilities or claims made by other individuals or entities as a result of any of the SPORT PARTICIPANT s actions during this activity except for those claims arising from the sole negligent or willful conduct of the Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School or its agents. I hereby consent to the administering of medical treatment to the SPORT PARTICIPANT if deemed advisable in the event of injury, accident and/or illness during this activity. I understand that at this activity or related activities, the SPORT PARTICIPANT may be photographed. I agree to allow the SPORT PARTICIPANT s photo, video or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by SSDHDS. This AWRL shall be constructed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law. I hereby certify that I have read this document and understand its content. I further certify that I am the parent or guardian of the above-named participant and that I will hold each of the above-named individuals and entities harmless and indemnify each in the event of any loss whatsoever due to a defect in my legal capacity. SPORT PARTICIPANT s Parent or Guardian s Signature: Date

12 San Diego Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K Run/Walk Thanksgiving Morning Thursday, Nov. 26, :00am 8:15am For 50% OFF registration, use our exclusive Hebrew Day discount code: RFTHSSDHDS November 1, 2015 Beth Licha Soille Hebrew Day School blicha@hebrewday.org , ext. 109

13 PTA RESTAURANT NIGHT SUNDAY NOVEMBER :30 p.m. - 8 p.m. At Adat Yeshurun 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive N La Jolla, CA For reservations mbrookler@aol.com MENU Adult Dinner Choices (ages 10+) Steak $26.99 Chicken Breast $16.99 Hamburger $12.99 Adult dinners includes deluxe salad bar, baked potato and a drink Deluxe Salad Bar $10.99 Kids' Dinner Choices Hamburger $8.99 Hot Dog $5.99 Kids' Dinners include potato chips and a drink

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