12 Tishrei 5777 Light Candles 5:57 pm

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1 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Paula Tannen Preschool October 13, 2016 Parsha HaAzinu 12 Tishrei 5777 Light Candles 5:57 pm Yom Tov Candle Lighting Times Oct. 16 Erev Sukkot 5:54pm Oct. 17 Sukkot After 6:53pm Oct. 18 Havdalah 6:52pm Oct. 21 Shabbat 5:49pm Oct. 23 Hoshanah Rabbah Oct. 24 Shmini Atzeret 5:47pm 6:46pm Oct. 25 Havdalah 6:45pm Drop, Cover and Hold On! Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:20 a.m. on October 20 during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which began in California in But since we are out of school on this date, we did our ShakeOut earlier this week. All students throughout the preschool and day school practiced what would happen during an earthquake. Would you like information about preparing for an earthquake? Ask a Hebrew Day Student or visit the San Diego page of the Great California ShakeOut Here: This week students also practiced evacuating the school for emergencies such as a fire. We are proud of how well our students listened and participated! 3630 Afton Road San Diego, CA In This Issue: Calendar 2 Parshat HaAzinu 3 The Soille Scene 4-5 Community News 6

2 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 14, Tishrei 5777 Calendar of Events October November S M T W T F S S M T W T F S October 17-25, 2016 Sukkot Break No School October 19th -October 21st, 2016 Sukkot Camp October 26, am Start of School October 27, 2016 Boys Football Game 3:20 pm Girls Volleyball Game 3:45 pm November 1, pm Noon Dismissal November 2, 2016 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Assembly Our Administrative Team: November 6, 2016 Daylight Savings Change your clocks an hour back Children s Shabbat Art Activity with Morah Soille 2 pm November 21, 2016 Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program 2 pm November 23, noon dismissal November 24-25, 2016 Thanksgiving Break - No School For the most accurate and up to date calendar, please always refer to our website at Board of Directors: Head of School: Rabbi Simcha Weiser rabbiweiser@hebrewday.org Assistant Head of School: Rabbi Meir Cohen rabbicohen@hebrewday.org Director of School Operations: 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: Josh Cohen Moises Eilemberg Allen Gruber Yonina Kaplan Michael Leeman Marilyn Williams Missy Wrotslavsky Iliana Glovinsky Gavin Horn Hilary Kleinman Philip Silverman Yvonne Venger Marcia Wollner Brian Zimmerman 2

3 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 14, Tishrei 5777 Parshat HaAzinu OVERVIEW: Parshat HaAzinu (Devarim Ch: 32: 1 52) Almost all of Ha'azinu is a song, written in the Torah in two parallel columns. Moshe summons the heavens and the earth to stand as eternal witnesses to what will happen if the Jewish People sin and do not obey the Torah. He reminds the people to examine the history of the world, and note how the Jewish People are rescued from obliteration in each generation - that Hashem "pulls the strings" of world events so that Bnei Yisrael can fulfill their destiny as His messengers in the world. Hashem's kindness is such that Israel should be eternally grateful, not just for sustaining them in the wilderness, but for bringing them to a land of amazing abundance, and for defeating their enemies. But, this physical bounty leads the people to become selfsatisfied and over-indulged. Physical pleasures corrupt the morals of the people. They worship empty idols and powerless G-ds, and indulge in all kinds of depravity. Hashem will then let nations with no moral worth subjugate Israel and scatter them across the world. However, their only purpose is as a rod to chastise the Jewish People. When these nations think that it is through their own power that they have dominated Israel, Hashem will remind them that they are no more that a tool to do His will. The purpose of the Jewish People is fundamental - that man should know his Creator. Neither exile nor suffering can sever the bond between Hashem and His people, and eventually in the final redemption this closeness will be restored. Hashem will then turn His anger against the enemies of Israel, as though they were His enemies, showing no mercy to the tormentors of His people. Hashem then gives His last commandment to Moshe: That he should ascend Mount Nevo and be gathered there to his people. Ohr Somayach International 2016 DRASHA: This song of Moshe is the song of the Jewish story. It accurately portrays the arc of Jewish history in its glorious as well as its dolorous moments. The Ramban s comment as to the proof of the holiness and accuracy of Moshe s prophetic words If someone stood and accurately foretold what would happen many centuries later, would not one in hindsight be forced to admit to the truth of that prophet and his words upon seeing the minute fulfillment of that prophecy certainly carries even more weight in our age, a further eight centuries removed from Ramban s time. Moshe calls forth the heaven and earth to bear witness to his words of prophecy, for he is aware that human logic and memory can never really be trusted. Unfortunately, memory can be dimmed and lost, and logic distorted and/or ignored. In fact it is these factors lost memory and flawed logic that Moshe identifies as the cause of the sins of the Jewish people and of much of the predicted travail that will accompany them throughout their history. It is not so much that there is a rebellion against G-d and Torah in our current society as it is that G-d and Torah have simply been forgotten, erased from the Jewish consciousness for many Jews they simply do not exist. And in such a climate of almost willful forgetfulness, certainly any attempt to convince others of the errors of their ways by the use of logic is doomed to frustrating failure. and Israel will remain binding and unbroken even unto the end of days. There will always be a core group of Jews who will not allow themselves as well as others to forget. Events will constantly jog the Jewish memory and new generations will arise and ask: Who are we and why are we here? And the response to those questions can only be found in the eternal memory bank of the Jewish people and their history. It is a very difficult task to restore memory but the fact that Moshe promises us that G-d and Torah will never be completely forgotten by all of the Jewish people reassures us that somehow the restoration of Jewish memory is possible and even guaranteed. And our logic will eventually not fail us as well. We will survey our world and our situation and come to logical and holy conclusion as to what our policy and path in life should be. A nation of wisdom and insight, creativity and scholarship will not always remain illogical and foolish. Moshe also encourages us by promising that eventually our enemies will be vanquished and shamed. Their nefarious ambitions will be thwarted and the Lord will balance all accounts with those who attempted to destroy the Jewish people. Good sense, accurate memory, strength of purpose and clarity of ideals will prevail and rule the Jewish world. Moshe s song will continue to be heard throughout eternity. Chag Same ach. Rabbi Berel Wein 2012 Moshe concludes his visionary song/poem on an optimistic note. Somehow the covenantal relationship between G-d 3

4 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 14, Tishrei 5777 The Soille Scene Fifth grade students practiced reading comprehension with how to projects this week. Congratulations to the third grade Successful Me award winners for the traits of zest and collaboration! Zest: Hannah Kasendorf and Ari Kaplan Collaboration : Molly Goldschmidt and Emily Cheikka This week, teachers collaborated on two curriculums we use in Soille: Step Up to Writing and Singapore Math. Both programs have brought improvements in standardized test scores since their implementation. Teachers spent time this week meeting to discuss the implementation and progression of the curriculum. The Step Up to Writing session was lead by our third grade teacher, Ms. Carrie Lane; the Singapore Math session was led by an expert who has worked with Singapore Math and dual curriculum schools. First grade students, in preparation for Yom Kippur, did the ceremony of Kapparot. This is a symbolic exchange between you and Hashem to have a good year. 4

5 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 14, Tishrei 5777 The Soille Scene Hebrew Day Students Participate in Martial Arts Annual Tournament Congratulations to five of our Hebrew Day students who competed in sparring in the Southwest Martial Arts Association Annual Tournament held at the Lemon Grove Recreation Center. Aidin Weissler, Eliora Weissler and Micah Weissler all took 2nd place and Lorenzo Sansone and Eitan Feifel took 4th place! We are very proud of our students! Wrapping Paper and Gift Sales Have Begun! Now through November 14 th, you can purchase wrapping paper and gifts which will be delivered in time for Chanukah. Your child / grandchild has received the brochures, order form and prize sheet with all the information they need to take orders. Online orders are also accepted. Go to Online Store; Go to Customer-Guest Login and register. On the left sidebar go to the section you are interested in. At checkout, put the Hebrew Day code # in the Student ID section. All orders will be shipped in time for Chanukah! For further information, contact Bobbe Reitman, breitman@ssdhds.org. Order Deadline: November 14th Save the Date: Sunday, December 11, 2016 Chanukah Farmers Market at Hebrew 10:00a.m. Sponsorships available: Contact Maggy Dujowich, smeeda@gmail.com 5

6 Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu October 14, Tishrei 5777 Community News Mazel Tov to...jordan and Ronit Snyder on the birth and bris of their son, Matan Shalom. SPA Membership Drive Thank you to everyone who joined!! Special thanks to SPA President, Maggy Dujowich for her outstanding volunteer efforts on behalf of SPA. Thank you to the following families who have joined SPA for the year. Your support benefits your children, grandchildren and teachers!! You can still join by clicking here: Names in bold are new members since the last printing. Isaac Abadi & Elizabeth Anzarut Jozef & Tamara Adato Moris & Rebeca Adato Rabbi Moshe & Ariella Adatto Mike & Karen Aron Joyce & Daniel Arovas Nancy & Rob Barker Geoff & Carla Berg Ariel Berko & Monica Smoot Ed & Sara Boniske Andrew & Shauna Breskin Abe & Pam Broudy Don & Ruth Broudy Brett & Lori Carnot Rabbi Meir & Daliah Cohen Sam & Sandra Dimenstein Ahron & Ora Duben Jim & Celine Dujowich Moises Eilemberg Sam & Meryn Ellis Steve & Susan Ellis Rabbi Shmuel & Chaya Ertel Ivan Farca & Karen Atri Moises & Viviann Freifeld Shery Gargir Elie & Tova Goldschmidt Roni Grinshfan & Hani Spektor Yossi & Molly Hakmon Yehuda & Sharon Hefetz Danny & Yonina Kaplan Stephen & Alysa Kaplan Alberto & Joan Kibrit Adam & Tara Klein Rabbi Aaron & Hillary Kleinman Yochanan & Klara Lapp Michael & Margaret Leeman Joe & Jen Lerner Daniel & Jennifer Levy David & Shoshi Levy Jeffrey & Beth Licha Salvador & Dalia Lombroso Michael London Dmitriy and Zina Lvovskiy Steven & Dahlia Maman Paula Matthews Ynessa McElfresh Eran & Odeya Mizan Mati & Leah Moryosef Rabbi Dov & Risa Moskowitz Sean & Sharon Myers Mathew & Tracy Nakach Zelma Nakach Roger & Debbie Rappoport Jenny Raz Steve & Bobbe Reitman Josh & Romy Rothstein 6 Dalya Rubanenko Rabbi Jacob & Julie Rupp David & Sherry Saavedra David & Debora Saul Melissa Schad Debby Seidle Haim & Yael Shemer Dr. Joel & Faye Snyder Jordan & Ronit Snyder Isaac & Devorah Soncino Phyllis & Mark Strauss Jeffrey & Stacey Wechsler Rabbi Simcha & Betty Weiser Yisroel & Malka Weiser Joel & Tamar Weissler If you are a SPA member and your name was omitted, please contact Joyce Arovas jarovas@hebrewday.org.

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8 The Attractions GoKarts Ferris Wheel The ChooChoo Rockwall Flame Thrower Arcades Bumper Boats Batting Cages Mini-Golf&More The New Location Boomers! San Diego: 6999 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA (858) The Food The Idea Bring the Jewish Community together Family by family. With an evening for kiddies (tea-cups/choochoo), Teens (GoKarts/FlameThrower) & Adults (Mini-Golf/Ferris-Wheel), and family dinner in a Sukkah, everyone can celebrate a Jewish Holiday!

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