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1 THE YBH OF PASSAIC HILLEL THIS WEEK: GIRLS DIVISION IN FOCUS Parshas Tzav 7 Nissan 5772 March 30, 2012 Dvar Torah: Tzav By Rabbi Berel Hirschman (2B) n the eve of Shabbos Hagadol, as Pesach is fast approaching, we O sometimes get bogged down in the mundane preparations. We try not to grumble... or worse, but tearing apart the oven does not always feel spiritually uplifting. I saw a beautiful thought from Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum in his commentary on the Hagaddah. I will try to keep this thought in the forefront of my mind for the remainder of our Pesach preparations, and I would like to share it with you. When we sit down to the seder next week, we will recite in Kiddush, Asher bochar banu micol am.. who chose us from every nation. Just imagine a person who bought a lottery ticket for a $20,000,000 drawing. The person knows that his chances of winning are very slim, yet he plunked down his money because if he won... who could imagine winning such a big prize? Would ecstatic, or delirious, or perhaps another fifteen adjectives, fully describe the winner s feelings? I doubt it. There are approximately six billion people on this planet. Fewer than fifteen million are Jews. Of that number, how many Jews understand and appreciate their heritage? So, from all the billions of people in the world, I was given a winning lottery ticket, the Torah. What kind of odds are those? However, our prize is more precious than any lottery jackpot. We have a Torah of 613 mitzvos, and we attend yeshiva where we can learn to properly appreciate this gift. How fortunate are we! Words could not fully capture the excitement of our windfall! So, when a stove knob in the mop bucket gets flushed down the toilet, clogging it, and the burner cannot be coaxed into relighting after having such a thorough scrubbing, I will try my very best not to lose my cool. After all, it is a small price to pay for the winning ticket! Apr 4 Apr 5 Apr 6 Apr 8 15 Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 25 Apr 26 Apr 30 May 4 Limudei Kodesh (Boys: Gr. 1-8) 12:30 PM Dismissal No Sessions for Girls & ECD No Sessions Bedikas Chometz No Sessions Ta anis Bechorim Erev Pesach No Sessions Pesach Break Sessions Resume Yom Hashoah Yom Hazikaron Yom Ha atzmaut IOWA Achievement Testing (Gr. P1A 8) Honor or remember a loved one by dedicating an issue of the YBH of Passaic-Hillel News which reaches over 400 families per week. Dedications for yahrzteits, refuah sheleymas, etc. are $100 an issue. Call (973) e x t o r e m a i l jdavis@ybhillel.org. משמרת 2012 ast week, the 6th graders were privileged to have Rabbi Shlomo Orenstein from L the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation come and speak to them. He inspired them with a dramatic and powerful משל about keeping our mouths pure so that our and was חולה should be answered. He then asked the girls to daven for a תפילות amazed that every girl immediately took out a pen to write down the name! Rabbi Orenstein expressed, This is the first class I have ever seen with such exemplary.רפואות and ישועות to זוכה may we be שמירת הלשון behavior! In the zechus of YBH of Passaic Hillel 270 Passaic Avenue Passaic, NJ (973) Candle Lighting Krias Shema Zman Tefilla Zmanim for Passaic 7:02 PM M A 9:14 AM Gra 9:51 AM M A 10:30 AM Gra 10:54 AM Format design used with permission from Pirchei Agudas Yisroel ofamerica. Shkia Motzei Shabbos 7:20 PM 8:21 PM

2 פיה פתחה בחכמה Gila Kuzniar, Rina Beth Friedman, and Ilana Zoldan (1G- P) cleaned the water fountain. When we were learning about,קרבנות Baila Traiger (1G- P) told us that one reason why someone would bring a safely. was if he crossed the ocean קרבן In Chumash, Malky Kreitman (1G-P) figured out the definition of the word ולמשול by remembering the same. לממשלת word, shoresh from another Shalva Eisenberg (6G) got 71/75 in the Regional Chidon HaTanach Contest. As a result, she will go onto the National Chidon HaTanach Contest! Chayala Cohen, Sara Leah Ledereich, Shalva Eisenberg, and Aliza Kurtz (6G) were able to figure out the question of רש י about the words כתית שמן based on a previous parsha! we learned earlier in the רש י Chavi Sommer (6G) recognized the explanation of a word in Rashi by connecting it to a previous פסוק we had learned. Avigayil Greenberger remembered that we had the word at the beginning of the year when we learned ונועדתי!ארון about the סיום A Message From the Mechaneches t is quite apparent at YBH that Rosh Chodesh I Nissan has arrived! As you walk into the lobby, you are greeted by our צדקניות in the 2nd grade leaving חזייל.מצרים state: בזכות נשים צדקניות נגאלו אבותינו ממצרים ובזכותן עתידין לב גא-ל It was in the זכות of the righteous women that our forefathers went out of מצרים and it will be in their זכות that, in the future, we will be redeemed. On Monday, the girls received money rolls as a special Rosh Chodesh treat. Could you guess why? To remind us of the special - giving money to the poor so מעות חיטים of מנהג they can also celebrate the מצוות of Pesach. Songs and inspirational Divrei Torah reverberate through the halls as the morahs inspire the girls with beautiful lessons to share at the seder. Wishing you an enjoyable Yom Tov!חג כשר ושמח -Morah Stern!בא Mazel Tov to 5G on completing Parshas!תצוה Mazel Tov to 6G on completing Parshas Parnas Hayom Reminder The students of YBH of Passaic Hillel were privileged to dedicate their learning on: 4 Nisan - March 27 In commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Gertrude Baliff, greatgrandmother of Natan (8B), Geula (4G), Shoshana (2G), & Shmuel (Pre-1-A). Sponsored by Linda & Daniel Pittinsky. SCHOOL PICTURE DEADLINE Please send in your school pictures to the YBH office and payment for the ones you want to purchase by April 2. 5 Nisan - March 28 In commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Avraham Abish ben Moshe, great-grandfather of Avigail (6G), Atara (4G), & Elisheva (1G) Greenberger. Sponsored by the Greenberger family. To dedicate a day of learning, please contact Chani Karpel at (973) or Zipporah Gasner at (973) Although we try to accommodate last-minute dedications, we would greatly appreciate a week's notice, when possible. 2 2

3 Class Acts 1G Class Acts 1G T Morah D vorah the year is flying by and are doing so many nice things in first grade. We have added many tefilos to our davening and are able to write a complete sentence in Ivrit. All of the girls are reading nicely and we do our Tehillim for kriah practice We started learning Chumash Bereishis. We are able to pick out so many shoroshim from the pesukim. Our Pesach preparations are in full swing. We are learning the Mah Nishtanoh of course, along with everything else we have to know to follow along at the seder. Wait until you see the beautiful Haggados and matzo bags that we are bringing home for Yom Tov. Gut Shabbos and Gut Yom Tov. Morah Reiner ere in Morah Reiner s class, we learn and H grow while having lots of fun, too. Starting from קריאה with our fluency and speed increasing, we practically sound like the girls in play propelled us into learning חומש Our!כתה ב with excitement and joy. We even have חומש ראש מילה puzzles, פועלים special centers with matching, and a full length מילים בחומש matching ראש words to pictures. Ask the girls to sing our song, which we love to שרשים song and our מילה do with motions. After such firm grounding in the girls can sometimes figure,ראש מילה & שרשים out a whole פסוק on their own! As each יום טוב approaches, we get transported back to the scene of action. For Purim, the girls were treated to a live puppet show with adorable puppets and cheerful songs. For Pesach, a special guest, בן גבריאל,יחניה visited our classroom all the way from מצרים and held the כתה spellbound with his experiences as an The girls should continue to grow and learn.עבד with joy. Shep nachas! Class Acts 1G Class Acts 1G Mrs. Stein uring the past few months, the 1st grade D girls have learned so many skills and concepts. We celebrated the 100th day of school by making posters of 100 items, learned about patterns, and made necklaces out of cereal. We then celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday. The girls read to the class from a Dr. Seuss book and learned rhythm and fluency. We have worked on counting by 2 s, 5 s & 10 s through 100 both forward and backwards and about money concepts. We are involved in a great unit on nutrition, learning about the food pyramid and healthy eating. The week after Pesach we will be practicing for the IOWA s! 3 Mrs. Schusterman-Bank he girls in our class are really shining stars! T Last month we celebrated our much anticipated 100th day of school. We counted to 100 various ways, we hopped, made necklaces and crowns, shared our collections, and had so much fun with 100! We then celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday, and we have been reading an assortment of Dr. Seuss books at story time. In reading, we are making terrific progress. The girls enjoy acting out the West African folk tale Too Much Talk. We are also reading our classroom collection of books, and writing our responses to them. The girls enjoy writing in their journals every day, and have many interesting things to share. In math we have been working on shapes, patterns, fractions, probability, and place value. We also enjoy listening to, reading, and interpreting poetry. We look forward to an exciting next few months! 3

4 Thank You he PTA would like to thank the people involved in making the Purim Costume Superstore a successful fundraiser. First, we greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors: The Law Firm of Al- T len L. Rothenberg, P.S. Ledereich, MD, Kid Clan, and Family Eye Center. The store would not be possible without the planning and coordination of our three co-chairs: Rachel Novick, Yael Pahmer and Estie Turkel. In addition, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of two individuals who work behind the scenes. Mrs. Baila Karfunkel once again created a beautiful poster for us, and Mr. Michael Friedman who made many arrangements that allowed the store to run smoothly. Lastly, the store would not function without many volunteers. We greatly appreciate your support. Sara Arochas Ilana Bachrach Laurie Bennett Rachel Besser Devorah Citer Judy Citer Joyce Davis Eteh Fischbein Judy Frenkel Shira Freudenberger Dina Galimidi Dvora Gelfond Penina Goldman Adina Hahn Miriam R Heimowitz Etana Kamara Sam Kamara Naomi Korbman Aliza Kurtz Chava Kurtz Amitai Levin Aviva Levin Hindy Lifshitz Chaya Lomnitz Esther Markowitz Shiffie Merzel Chaya Milchman Norma Mintz Elise Nerenberg Bryna Nissel Nechama Novick Aliza Pahmer Shira Pahmer Aliza Kurtz Chava Kurtz Amitai Levin Aviva Levin Hindy Lifshitz Chaya Lomnitz Esther Markowitz Shiffie Merzel Chaya Milchman Norma Mintz Elise Nerenberg Bryna Nissel Nechama Novick Aliza Pahmer Shira Pahmer Kara Palley Gwen Persin Gila Prince Abigail Rothberger Tziona Schlachter Shira Schmidt Tamar Schock Timi Schon Carrie Schwartz Leah Schwartz Elisheva Yocheved Siegfried Hadassah Siegfried Helen Stareshefsky Dorit Wallen Miriam Weiner Batya Wernick Chaya Wilk Susan Wisotsky Rachel Yamnik Attention 1st 8th Grade Parents All contributions that your children have collected for Od Yosef Chai is due in the yeshiva office by Monday, April 2nd. 4 4

5 - GARDEN OF ROOTS גן השרשים ongratulations to the following girls who handed in beautiful pictures and/or sources!אדר for the month of שרשים C corresponding to the 1G Shaina Blejer Ayelet Bruder Rina Friedman Daniella Hahn Shulamit Khayyat Gila Kuzniar Tzeela Lifshitz Shana Milchman Baila Traiger Ilana Zoldan 2G Adina Berlin Shoshana Besser Rachelie Blumenfeld Perel Davis Shifra Giloni Esti Karpel Chana Suri Manticof Leora Nissel Aura Pahmer Shoshana Pittinsky Shoshana Ringer Yakira Rothberger Chaya Rybak Shira Bracha Segal Goldie Siegel Maayan Sommer Devorah Weinstein Yaeli Weisberger Irit Wiseman 3G Rena Cohen Eliora Coren Racheli Hack Russy Hirsch Chaya Karfunkel (a פסוק as well) Chana Rothenberg Esther Sebbag 5G Elana Berlin Shayna Brenner Shoshana Erblich Yael Friedman Temima Hirschman Ruthie Manticof 4G Hadassah Freedman Sara Frenkel Zahava Giloni Rena Glasser Shira Levin Nava Mandel Kayla Mayerfeld Adina Schmidt Ateret Witty 6G Atara Levin Baila Weisberger ניסן for the month of שרשים The new are: קרא 2G: 1G & ירא 4G: 3G & נשא 6G: 5G & נגש 8G: 7G & 5 5

6 Not Potatoes Again! An abundance of foods for Pesach A community cookbook by the friends and families of the students of YBH If you missed it last time - or if you'd like some extra copies, our popular Pesach cookbook is available again this year. Don't miss out on all those fabulous recipes! To get your copies, fill in the order form below and return it to the office in an envelope marked " Pesach Cookbook". Don't forget to order extra copies - it makes a great gift. We have a webpage with ordering information and sample recipes. If you know anyone who might be interested, point them to: I'd like to order copies of Not Potatoes Again! at $16 a copy. (Child's) Name: Grade: Total Enclosed Mazel Tov: To Mr. Ephraim and Mrs. Elana Sudwerts on the birth of their daughter Adina Baila (Avi 1B-G, Eli 4B, Shoshana 6G). REMINDER: The last day to buy vouchers in yeshiva before Pesach is Tuesday, April 3. 6

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10 Box Tops Contest! The first 5 kids in each set of grades to bring in 50 Box Tops or more receives a special prize! Boys Grades 1-4 One on one chavrusa with Rabbi Perlstein! Boys Grades 5-8 One on one chavrusa with Rabbi Leiner! Girls Grades 1-4 Group lunch with Mrs. Hebel! Girls Grades 5-8 Group lunch with Morah Stern! Everyone who brings in 25 or more Box Tops will get a prize. All Box Tops must be submitted no later than May 18th. Rules: Box Tops are to be submitted to the office in a sealed Ziploc bag. A note inside should state the name, grade and number of Box Tops of the submitting student. Please do not write on the bag. Expired Box Tops will be discarded. Please do not send in any Box Tops taped, glued or stapled onto paper. Make sure to go to to do all your online shopping and earn Box Tops with your purchases! Contact D vora Gelfond for information about our Box Tops program or ybhboxtops@aol.com 10

11 March 2012 Dear Parents, Please plan ahead for the upcoming Pesach vacation regarding voucher purchases. You may purchase vouchers in school through TUESDAY, APRIL 3 RD, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Our volunteers will have a limited supply of vouchers over the vacation. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD All of our volunteers need to be called before you go to their homes. The following is a list of the volunteers, their phone numbers and addresses with their usual selling hours: Miriam Bacon, 441 Rutherford Blvd., Clifton, Monday - Thursday 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Melissa Listhaus, 28 Dakota Street, Monday - Friday 2:30 PM 5:30 PM Sincerely, Dina Brody Dina Brody 11

12 VOUCHER PROGRAM UPDATE MARCH 2012 Dear Parents: Here is some information regarding our voucher program. You may buy all vouchers and Hillel Cash from Dina Brody or the voucher volunteers. During the school year, vouchers are sold in the office between the hours of 8:00 AM 10:00 AM, Mondays through Fridays. VOLUNTEERS MUST BE CALLED BEFORE GOING TO THEIR HOMES! Miriam Bacon Melissa Listhaus 441 Rutherford Blvd., Clifton Dakota Street Selling Hours: Selling Hours: Mon Thurs 8:30 PM 10:00 PM Mon Fri 2:30 PM 5:30 PM Below is a list of all vendors who participate in our voucher program. It is separated into two categories; vendors who utilize Hillel cash and vendors who utilize their own vouchers. VENDORS UTILIZING HILLEL CASH RESTRICTIONS MEDICAL SERVICES Dental: Other Medical Services: Dry Cleaners: Food Stores: Allwood Family Dentistry Dr. Jeffrey Kranis Dr. Elli Schulman Dr. Philip Ledereich (ear, nose, throat) Dr. Melissa Steinberg (ophthalmologist) Dr. Jerry Sanders (chiropractor) Family Eye Center Nursefinders Bings Champion Cleaners Charm Cleaners Cleaners.com The Cleaning Coach DeLuxe Cleaners Family Cleaners Franks Cleaners Fred s Cleaners Sunflower Cleaners Tower Cleaners V.I.P. Cleaners A-1 Nutrition Jerusalem II Pizza Shop King of Delancey Kosher Konnection Menagerie Caterers Prima Pizza -over- 12

13 Pharmacies: Quick Check 1. No Tobacco 2. No Lottery Tickets Miscellaneous Berman Books Computers Plus Norman Rosner Discovery Toys Sara Davis Emes Cabinets Eva's Corner Moshe Gelfond, CPA Kesser Gifts & Judaica Alyssa Komarow-Dance & Aerobic Classes Rabbi Eliezer Krohn Mohel Leah s Wig Boutique Rabbi Zelig Mandel Mercy Home Care OMO, Inc. The Pampered Chef S. Vann Passaic Park Auto Service (Brook & Broadway) Repairs Only Perfect Party Place Rainbow Appliances Raineri Amoco Center Repairs Only Simcha Portraits & Photography P. King Barry Stein Tax & Accounting Summit Oil Symphonia Ely Katz Tifereth Israel Rentals Only Video Gordi E. Blejer Visions Eyewear Wayne s Service Center Repairs Only Weiss Enterprises Water Treatment Systems Yitzchak Weiss, CPA Yudin s Appliances VENDORS UTILIZING THEIR OWN VOUCHERS Available by special order A & P Gap Pathmark Bloomingdales Acme Home Depot Shop Rite Lord & Taylor Banana Republic Kohl s Shopper s Vineyard Saks Barnes & Noble Land s End Stop & Shop Bed, Bath & Beyond Macy s Corrado s Marshalls T.J. Maxx Costco Old Navy Waldbaums Food Basics Please keep this list handy so that you can get the most use out of this program. Each vendor has their own policy regarding change. Please respect their wishes in order to ensure the continued success of this program. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at the school. Yours truly, Dina Brody 13