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11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 שבת פרשת וירא Shabbat Parshat Vayera Candle Lighting: 4:16 Havdalah: 5:16 י"ח חשון תשע"ז 18 Cheshvan 5777 November 19, 2016 Issue 10 FROM THE DESK OF THE PRINCIPAL

1 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 שבת פרשת וירא Shabbat Parshat Vayera Candle Lighting: 4:16 Havdalah: 5:16 י"ח חשון תשע"ז 18 Cheshvan 5777 November 19, 2016 Issue 10 FROM THE DESK OF THE PRINCIPAL Dear Parents, The entire school gathered on the field today for a dedication of the mural in memory of Emanuel Frankel z"l. The mural, which was worked on by all of our students over the course of last year, represents the theme of הישר והטוב,ועשית which was our theme of the year. Thank you to The Raice family for sponsoring this beautiful project, and to Donna Salamon for the hundreds of hours of work designing the mural and guiding our children as they created it. Daf Yomi for Us School News Inside This Issue Mural Dedication in Memory of Emanuel Frankel z"l Annual PTC Book Fair Chesed Tent Projects This Week in the Early Learning Center K3 Visits the Chesed Tent Thank you to our book fair and chesed week volunteers and sponsors whose participation made these special programs successful and meaningful to our students. I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday at parent teacher conferences. I hope that the conversations you have with your children's teachers are productive and forward thinking, and I thank our teachers for being thoughtful about the progress and development of each student at SAR. Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Binyamin Krauss Principal This Week in the Lower School 1st Grade Learns about Mitzvot 5th Grade Melave Malka 5th Graders Give Back This Week in the Middle School SAR Hosts MS Debate Generations of Israel Mazal Tov! Mazal tov to the following student on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah: Benjamin Rosen (grade 7) Mazal tov to Esti (AC '00) and Adam Palmer on the birth of a daughter! Mazal tov to grandparents Debby (AC faculty) and Steven Schloss! Mazal tov to Dovie (SAR '04) and Chana Rossman STEM Corner Dash and Dot Robots Engineering Waterworks Clusters Sports Highlights SAR Victories! Dvar Torah Parshat Vayera By Yonatan Schwartz, 4th Grade Parshat Puzzle By Roni Cohen, 6th Grade 1/10

2 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 on the birth of a baby girl! Mazal tov to grandparents Rena (ELC faculty) and Michael Rossman! Community News Daf Yomi for Us Click here for this week's English version of Daf Yomi for Us. Click here for this week's Hebrew version of Daf Yomi for Us. Click here for a printer friendly PDF of this week's Chadashot. SCHOOL NEWS Mural Dedication in Memory of Emanuel Frankel z''l This morning, the entire SAR community gathered on the field to dedicate the SAR mural that was designed by SAR parent Donna Salamon and created by our students and volunteers with Donna's guidance last year. We were joined by the Raice Family to honor the memory of their father and grandfather, Emanuel Frankel z"l. Mr. Frankel was a man who lived his life following the pasuk, V'Asita Hayashar v'hatov b'einei Hashem which was our theme of the year last year. Following his passing, his family found a video of him speaking about the importance of living your life by that mantra. To learn important lessons about life from Mr. Frankel, each class watched this video and discussed who he was and how he lived his life. During the program, we were honored to hear from Rabbi Krauss and from Deborah Raice Fox, daughter of Emanuel Frankel z"l, and mother of teacher Ayala Raice and former teacher Batya Sharbat. She spoke to our students and faculty about carrying her father's message to the world. We also had the zechut to learn from Rabbi Avi Weiss, and at the end of this meaningful program, we sang the Theme song from last year. Annual PTC Book Fair The Annual PTC Book Fair began on Tuesday and ends Sunday, November 20th! Share the gift of reading by donating to the Bergen County Toy Drive. Add $1 to your purchase, which will go toward purchasing books for those in need (including children of Ohel, Yachad, and Chai Lifeline). Also, please do not forget to look at your teacher wish lists and contribute to classroom libraries! There is one more day, so remember to stop by the Book Fair in the atrium on Sunday! 2/10

11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 Chesed Tent Projects Just as the tent of Avraham and Sarah was open on all sides so that everyone could be welcomed, SAR's very own Chesed Tent has been open to

In this year's chesed tent, we brought Yerushalayim to SAR by incorporating this year's Yerushalayim at 50 theme with "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" decorations and with a particular focus, in some

3 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 Chesed Tent Projects Just as the tent of Avraham and Sarah was open on all sides so that everyone could be welcomed, SAR's very own Chesed Tent has been open to students this entire week! In this year's chesed tent, we brought Yerushalayim to SAR by incorporating this year's Yerushalayim at 50 theme with "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" decorations and with a particular focus, in some grades, on acts of kindness that we can perform for people living in Yerushalayim. All of our grades have visited the tent to complete the following chesed projects: ELC 2N decorated bookmarks for the Survivor Mitzvah Project ELC 3N/4N decorated meal towels to be given to Beit Issie Shapiro ELC K made decorations and center pieces for the Bronx Jewish Community Council Chanukah Gala "Dreidel Ball" 1st grade packed sandwiches for a soup kitchen 2nd grade decorated mezuzot boxes to be given to Friends of the IDF 3rd grade made "Build a Bears" to be given to Shaare Tzedek Pediatric Ward 4th grade made name signs for Amit Beit Hayeled 5th grade stuffed "Socks for Soldiers" for MSAWI 6th grade baked cookies to be given to hospitals, fire stations and police stations 7th grade packed tzeddakah boxes for Yachad 8th grade put together flower arrangements to be sold for Sharsheret 3/10

11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 Thank you to our parent volunteers: Adina Haller, Adina Soniker, Ami Schwab, Amy Heller, Anya Wiebke, Ariel Freidenberg, Avigyle Gorodischer, Beverly Wolfer, Dahlia

Michelle Bernstein, Miriam Filer, Orah Frenkel, Rachel Lopatin, Rivi Weill, Robyn Raskas, Ronit Notkin Schwab, Sara Blechner, Sara Hasson, Sara Roer Bendheim, Sarah Finegold, Sasha Fox, Shana Krauss,

Thank you to our Chesed Week sponsors: Abby And Ari Glass, Adina And Tod Haller, Aliza & Michael Davis, Amy Michelman And Eli Isaacson, Anonymous, Anya Wiebke, Carmella Abraham And Steven Kubersky,

Bernstein, Joseph And Michele Shams, Laifer Family, Lauren And Jeffrey Goldstein, Lea And Michal Geller, Loeser Family, Mandel Family, Mark & Lauren Shinar, Nicole And David Cohen, Rachel And Ari

4 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 Thank you to our parent volunteers: Adina Haller, Adina Soniker, Ami Schwab, Amy Heller, Anya Wiebke, Ariel Freidenberg, Avigyle Gorodischer, Beverly Wolfer, Dahlia Prager, Dana Jason, Danielle Harris, Elana Saenger, Elana Weinberger, Ellen Fischel, Gail Sugarman, Ilana Gordon, Jodi Friedman, Lauren Lieberman, Leora Zackon, Lisa Birnbaum, Meira Lavin Werblowsky, Michelle Bernstein, Miriam Filer, Orah Frenkel, Rachel Lopatin, Rivi Weill, Robyn Raskas, Ronit Notkin Schwab, Sara Blechner, Sara Hasson, Sara Roer Bendheim, Sarah Finegold, Sasha Fox, Shana Krauss, Shimona Katz, Sofia Shapiro, Stephanie Minkove, Tamar Eisenstat, Tami Weitzman, Yael Baker, Yardaena Osband. Thank you to our Chesed Week sponsors: Abby And Ari Glass, Adina And Tod Haller, Aliza & Michael Davis, Amy Michelman And Eli Isaacson, Anonymous, Anya Wiebke, Carmella Abraham And Steven Kubersky, Croog Family, Deena Blanchard And Akiva Novetsky, Elana And Mark Weinberger, Ephraim And Erica Edelman, Hudi And Lawrence Askowitz, Jeanne Fromer And Arnaud Ajdler, Jennifer And Mark Smith, Jennifer Bernstein, Joseph And Michele Shams, Laifer Family, Lauren And Jeffrey Goldstein, Lea And Michal Geller, Loeser Family, Mandel Family, Mark & Lauren Shinar, Nicole And David Cohen, Rachel And Ari Fredman, Raquel Plotka, Risa And Jeff Torkin, Yael And Cory Baker, Yael And Josh Schlenger, Rebarber Family, and Etan and Sarah Roer Bendheim THIS WEEK IN THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER K3 Visits the Chesed Tent This week, the atrium at SAR is adorned with a large open tent. This tent is meant to portray the tent of Avraham and Sarah. Because Avraham and Sarah were chesed oriented people and were always looking to do good deeds, so to this tent became an arena for the entire school to visit and do acts of chesed. K3 visited the tent on Monday and were greeted by Niti Minkove, the director of social services at BJCCS. She explained to the children that elderly people don't get to go to as many parties as they do. In fact, they don't get out very often at all. With that in mind, the children began making a decorative welcome sign for the "Dreidle Ball", the Chanukah party that over 70 elderly people attend! In addition, K3 went back to the tent on Friday to be greeted by SAR's own Avraham and Sarah! What amazing experiences we had in the tent this week. 4/10

11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 THIS WEEK IN THE LOWER SCHOOL 1st Grade Learns about Mitzvot As preparation for Parshat Vayera, Kita Alef learned about הכנסת אורחים and the importance of doing

We hope to learn from them and do many good deeds in the future. 5th Grade Melave Malka The fifth grade Melave Malka was a huge success this past Motzei Shabbat!

The students learned, heard divrei Torah from their classmates, ate delicious food, and danced. The fifth graders put a lot of work into the evening.

The chains represented the chain of tradition from the Tanach, through the Tanaaim, Amoraim, Rishonim, Achronim, the students' grandparents, parents, and the students themselves.

Thank you to Morah Adiella for her tireless efforts in helping the fifth graders create such beautiful projects.

5 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 THIS WEEK IN THE LOWER SCHOOL 1st Grade Learns about Mitzvot As preparation for Parshat Vayera, Kita Alef learned about הכנסת אורחים and the importance of doing Mitzvot. We prepared sandwiches and bags of food for a soup kitchen. We enjoyed listening to the story "Bagels for Benny" and we were very excited to stand in the tent just like Avraham and Sara. We hope to learn from them and do many good deeds in the future. 5th Grade Melave Malka The fifth grade Melave Malka was a huge success this past Motzei Shabbat! Fifth graders and their parents joined together to celebrate the beginning of learning Torah She beal Peh. The students learned, heard divrei Torah from their classmates, ate delicious food, and danced. The fifth graders put a lot of work into the evening. The students spent an afternoon last week studying the timeline of Torah She beal Peh. They then created chains, which were on display in the gym. The chains represented the chain of tradition from the Tanach, through the Tanaaim, Amoraim, Rishonim, Achronim, the students' grandparents, parents, and the students themselves. Moreover, the students researched their own names and created beautiful projects and frames, which were also displayed at the Melave Malka. Thank you to Morah Adiella for her tireless efforts in helping the fifth graders create such beautiful projects. We hope to continue the learning of Torah with the same enthusiasm that was felt on Saturday night! 5th Graders Give Back This week, for Parshat Vayera, the fifth grade students learned about the importance of Chesed. When visiting SAR s famous Chesed Tent, the students had an opportunity to take part in an important act of giving through the organization MSAWI (Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute). Each student was able to pack a pair of warm socks to keep the U.S. troops nice and comfortable. Along with the warm socks, they included calling cards, candy, and toothbrushes. Most importantly, the fifth grade students wrote warm letters expressing their gratitude for keeping our country safe. A particular powerful point was learning about the importance of mundane items like socks, in the day to day life of a solider. The fifth graders felt a new appreciation for having various pairs of socks at home, and were excited to be part of such a wonderful organization. 5/10

11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 THIS WEEK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAR Hosts MS Debate On Thursday, SAR hosted the Middle School Debate!

Congratulations to Yavneh Academy for winning this debate.

We very much enjoyed further connecting to Israel s culture and history with our guests.

6 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 THIS WEEK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAR Hosts MS Debate On Thursday, SAR hosted the Middle School Debate! SAR, Yeshivah of Flatbush, North Shore Hebrew Academy, and Yavneh Academy participated. All of the teams did a wonderful job, arguing issues on crime, border patrol, and historical evidence. Congratulations to Yavneh Academy for winning this debate. Generations of Israel This week, a delegation of students from Tel Aviv University via the organization Generations of Israel visited SAR to teach our Middle School students about different aspects of life in Israel. Each small group met with two of our Israeli visitors to learn about topics such as the IDF, the geography of Israel, music and cuisine in Israel, the legacy of Shimon Peres, z l, and more! We very much enjoyed further connecting to Israel s culture and history with our guests. STEM CORNER Dash and Dot Robots A group of fourth grade SAR Academy students has formed a team to compete in the National Wonder League Robotics Competition. This self selected team works with Morah Rivka Heisler after school on Wednesdays, navigating the Dash and Dot robots to complete a series of challenges using the Wonder App. The theme for this year's competition is "Animal Habitat Rescue" and the challenges involve writing code to help navigate dash around the island to save various animal habitats. Examples include planning how to program Dash to circle the baby bunny to establish a conservation area as well as to push garbage away from Dot, the pregnant sea turtle. 6/10

11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 As the challenges have gotten increasingly complicated, students have had to write algorithms with decision trees in order to program successfully.

Engineering Waterworks Clusters After covering most of the theoretic background for our engineering waterworks project (including the concepts of force, work and energy), we learned about the

of instructions). We implemented those stages through a simple project, a little rubber band shooter, that we planned, built and tested during today's session.

7 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 As the challenges have gotten increasingly complicated, students have had to write algorithms with decision trees in order to program successfully. Here is a video of Dash detecting Dot and circling her 3 times. Engineering Waterworks Clusters After covering most of the theoretic background for our engineering waterworks project (including the concepts of force, work and energy), we learned about the engineering project design structure (beginning with setting the goal, understanding what we are going to build, planning, designing and drawing our plan, and building the product according to a set of instructions). We implemented those stages through a simple project, a little rubber band shooter, that we planned, built and tested during today's session. The image to the right illustrates the testing stage of our rubber band shooter after building it. We also used our theoretic background to investigate the concepts of potential and kinetic energy. In our next session, we are going to begin with the actual waterwheel engineering planning and design. Then, we will build and test our product! SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS SAR Victories! On Monday night, the 8th grade boys defeated YCQ, 61 17, at the Swish for Sderot Basketball Tournament. On Tuesday night, the 8th grade boys basketball team defeated BPY, Also on Tuesday night, the 7th & 8th grade girls basketball team defeated MDS, Go Sting! DVAR TORAH Parshat Vayera By Yonatan Schwartz, 4th Grade In the beginning of this week's parsha, Avraham sits at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. He is still sick from his Brit Milah. Why does Avraham sit at the opening of his tent during the hottest part of the day when he's still not feeling well? Rashi says that Avraham did this so he could see if there were any people walking by, to welcome them into his tent. Avraham wanted to do the Mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim, even though he wasn't feeling well. Avraham got to do this Mitzvah when he saw three people (but they were really angels!) walking by. We can learn from Avraham to do Hachnasat Orchim and all mitzvot even when we're not feeling so well. It's important to do mitzvot whether we're in a good mood or in a bad mood. When your family has a guest 7/10

feel welcome. This is one way we can try to be like Avraham.

8 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 to do mitzvot whether we're in a good mood or in a bad mood. When your family has a guest over, you can offer them a drink, something to eat, and talk with them to make them feel welcome. This is one way we can try to be like Avraham. Parshat Puzzle By Roni Cohen, 6th Grade Answers are at the end of this week's issue of Chadashot. COMMUNITY NEWS Chesed Opportunities 8/10

9 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 A Touch Of Class: RJC Pre Chanukah Boutique The Riverdale Jewish Center presents A Touch Of Class, the 10th annual Pre Chanukah Boutique. On December 3rd, Motzei Shabbat from 7 11pm, please join us for an evening of fun, food and sensational shopping! We have great new vendors and amazing returning vendors coming! Shop early for all your Chanukah gifts! Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave, Riverdale, NY Click here for more information. Shabbat Hatzalah Shabbat Hatzalah is the annual fundraiser for the Riverdale Hatzalah, which is taking place on December 3rd! Riverdale Hatzalah is supported through contributions by our community for our community! Please mail in donations to PO Box 181, Riverdale Station, Riverdale, NY Click here to view the event flyer. Chanukah Israel Bonds This Chanukah, give the gift of Israel to your children, grandchildren and relatives! For one night of Chanukah, celebrate Israel and buy an Israel Bond. With bonds starting now at $36, and easily purchased online, this is a perfect gift for the holidays. By gifting an Israel Bond, we send a message to our children that it is as important to loan our monies to Israel as it is to make charitable gifts to our Jewish homeland. At the same time you are teaching your children about making wise investment decisions, Israel has a 100% perfect record of payment of principal and interest on Israel Bonds. The purchase of an Israel Bond is a meaningful expression of commitment to the future strength of the State of Israel and helps to build every aspect of Israel s economy, making it both strong and resilient. For more information, contact Cynthia Blustein, Development Corporation for Israel, at or make a purchase online at A Sense of Riverdale Join the entire Riverdale Jewish community Saturday, December 10, 6:30 8:30 PM, for a multi sensory evening filled with community wide learning with local scholars; art, music, and cooking classes; teen social action program; children's programming with bounce house, swimming, and more! The evening will conclude with your choice of several Havdalah ceremonies using all 5 of your senses. This event is a collaboration between 15 Jewish communal organizations, synagogues and schools throughout Riverdale, including: SAR, Congregation Tehillah, CSAIR, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, HIR The Bayit, The Kehilah, Kinneret, RJC, The Riverdale Minyan, The Riverdale Temple, The Riverdale Y, Shachar, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Yeshivat Maharat, and YIOZ. Click here for more information. Sunday Market Holiday Bazaar On November 20, The Riverdale Y Sunday Market at RKA expands to host a plethora of vendors offering art and gifts along with the usual delicacies and produce. Shop for family and friends, for handmade jewelry, knitwear, gourmet pastries, flavored olive oil, and pottery, just to name a few. This is the last month of the season. Parenting Workshop with SAR parent, Dr. Ami Schwab, Ph.D. Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) shows you how to have happy, respectful, responsible children without yelling. For parents, educators, coaches, day care providers, counselors, and pediatricians. Sunday evenings, 7 9pm, at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave, Bronx. For more information, click here. To register for the workshop, contact Ami at Dr.AmiSchwab@gmail.com or call New Chesed Opportunity for Families The Atria of Riverdale is looking for families or individual volunteers to help lead a festive Shabbat lunch meal for the senior residents. Lunch is free for all participants and a regular commitment is not required. For more information, please contact Lauren Lieberman at laurenlieberman26@gmail.com or Michelle Sarna at msarna@saracademy.org. You may also click here to sign up for a particular weekend. Stanley Lane Basketball League Registration is open for Stanley Lane Co Ed Basketball League, with assessments December 4 and 11. In addition to team practice and games on Sundays, tuition covers clinics on Mondays or Thursdays. Beginning January and running 11 weeks. This year, we partner with College of Mount Saint Vincent and PS81 for an even greater experience. More information at Jazz at The Riverdale Y The third season of Jazz at The Riverdale Y, opens on Sunday November 20, with Bronx Jam II. Once again, Ted Rosenthal has assembled an impressive lineup of internationally known jazz artists who hail from the Bronx for a swinging session. For more information, go to Jewish Basketball League Registration The Jewish Basketball League ("JBL") is a recreational league that integrates basketball instruction, competitive games, and positive social interaction for boys and girls in the lower Westchester, Connecticut, and Riverdale Jewish community. The League is divided into 4 grade appropriate divisions for boys K thru 4th grade and girls K thru 6th grade. The season begins on November 20th. For more information or to register, click here, go to or contact Jeff Kapelus at jblhoops@yahoo.com. 9/10

10 11/18/2016 SAR Academy: Koleinu V4 Intimate Voices Season The 8th season of Intimate Voices will take place on Saturdays, January 14th and March 4th, at 8:00pm at CSAIR in Riverdale. For more information, go to Answers to the Vayera crossword puzzle: שבת שלום! SAR ACADEMY Jesselson Campus 655 West 254th Street Riverdale, NY SAR HIGH SCHOOL Dedicated to the Memory of JJ Greenberg z"l 503 West 259th Street Riverdale, NY Unsubscribe from this enotice. 10/10

A MESSAGE FROM RABBI KRAUSS. Chadashot September 21, Tishrei Mazal Tov

A MESSAGE FROM RABBI KRAUSS. Chadashot September 21, Tishrei Mazal Tov Beverly Wolfer-Nerenberg Chadashot 9.21.12 chadashot@saracademy.org To: beverly@saracademy.org Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 2:35 PM CHADASHOT Shabbat Parshat