Tiferes Today VOLUME 1 ISSUEI 5 FEBRUARY 5, 2010 שבט תש ע כ א MRS.. DEVORAH. D F A S T A G addressed grades 11 and 12 this month. Mrs. Fastag, writing under the name Devorah Heshelis, is the author of The Moon s Lost Light, A Torah Perspective on Women from the Fall of Eve to the Full Redemption, a fascinating exploration of the Torah perspective of women s traditional position in Judaism. Mrs. Fastag spoke about women s role in Yiddishkeit, and the seeming inequality between men and women, which is misunderstood by many of us. Starting this term, grade 12 will be studying Mrs. Fastag s book during a voluntary lunch & learn program with Rabbi Feigenbaum. SARAH SCHENIRER, ע ה 75TH YAHRTZEIT We are pleased to announce that Tiferes Bais Yaakov will join thousands of Bais Yaakov girls in New Jersey on March 4th, to commemorate the 75th Yahrtzeit of Sara Schenirer. The girls will hear from prominent Rabbanim, meet new friends, and participate in this celebration of the life of the founder of Bais Yaakov. Permission slips must be submitted by this Tues. Feb. 9th. All alumni who are interested in joining us are encouraged to call the school. SUMMER PLANS? Mrs. Dvora Sussman is working to find appropriate and exciting summer programs for our girls. Please contact her for more information. (416) 782-2643 or devorahsussman@gmail.com. ATTENTION ARTISTS We re looking for contributions of original art. Your work may be included as part of the silent auction at Tiferes Bais Yaakov's fundraising dinner in May. For more information, please call Mrs. Train (416) 484-9167 or drtrain@rogers.com. SPONSOR A DAY OF LEARNING Generously Sponsored כ א שבט By Lawrence and Monica Weinberg & Family In memory of their Grandparents ר מאיר אלימלך בן ר משה יוסף ע ה מרים לאה בת הרב צבי הערש הכהן ע ה Generously Sponsored כ ו שבט לעלוי נשמת רינה ברכה ע ה בת ר משה מעכל הלוי Please contact our Executive Director, Mr. Lawrence Weinberg, for sponsorship opportunities. Comments? Ideas? Tell Us What You Think Have some Nachas News? Anything you d like to see in upcoming issues? E-mail mrskleinman@hotmail.com MAZEL TOV TO THE RABBI & MRS. FEIGENBAUM ON THE BIRTH OF A GRANDDAUGHTER, SHIRA BELLA Calendar Corner School Pictures February 8th Student Council Trip February 9th TBY 10th Anniversary Expansion Dinner Monday, May 10, 2010
2 GRADE 8 VISITORSV from Bais Brucha, Bais Yaakov Elementary, Eitz Chaim Spring Farm, Eitz Chaim Viewmount, Netivot Hatorah and Ohr Haemet were treated to a delicious pizza lunch, a tour of our school and, of course, sample classes. Pictured: Visitors from Bais Brucha, Bais Yaakov Elementary, Eitz Chaim Viewmount Pictured: Visitors from Eitz Chaim Spring Farm Pictured: Visitors from Netivot & Ohr Haemet Mishmeres continues its MACHSOM L FI every day at 11:00 (and all day לשון too, of course), ensuring that no is spoken. Each day s Machsom הרע L fi can be dedicated to the memory of.רפואה שלמה a loved one or for a We ve also added a Mishemeres Express o, which is a voluntary, daily, hour-long machsom l fi for 40 days. Girls will receive a hot chocolate party for every 10 days of participation. The WEEKLY ALUMNI SHIUR, held every Thursday at 8:30, continues to bring together alumni from all הלכות שבת graduating years for an inspirational pre-shabbos talk. Rabbi Mordechai Enakar gave a two-part review. Rabbi Enakar was able to condense two very involved issues into a clear and practical review and we are already looking forward to a future shiur about רפואה on.שבת Mrs. Dvora Sussman gave an inspiring talk, in honour of בשבט,ט ו about the importance of the ביכורים and the everyday lessons we can learn from this mitzvah, about שמחת החיים and appreciating the day to day ניסים in our lives. Winter break brought many ALUMNI VISITORS to the halls of 85 Stormont it was nice to see Adina Cohen ( 07), Sarah Goldwasser ( 07), Michal Jaff ( 07), Avigial Kalfa ( 07), Devorah Libman ( 07), Rivka Magazzinich ( 06), Lisa Sebbag ( 08), and Tanya Zbili ( 07). The ALUMNI TRIVIA NIGHT was enjoyed by all attendees. After a light מלכה,מלוה teams put their brains to work - calculating, thinking, and puzzling their way to the top score. Try this to see if you could have won - If 26 L of the A = 26 letters of the alphabet, what does 1000 Y in a M =? Stay tuned for the answer in our next edition;) RABBI FEIGENBAUM S ISRAEL VISIT was a great success. The Rabbi spent the week visiting seminaries, meeting with former students, and addressing seminary students at Meohr, Pninim, Machon Ra aya and Moreshet. Approximately 30 graduates traveled from near and far to enjoy food, laughs, and words from the Rabbi at the home of Yisroel and Malka (Benmergui 04) Woolfson; some came from as far as Beitar and Kfar Pines. Thanks to everyone who helped organize this special gathering. Before his Israel visit, Rabbi Feigenbaum visited his family in Gateshead and spoke to teachers and students at Gateshead Girls Secondary School. our alumni list is ever-growing and expanding. In an effort to maintain contact with our graduates, no matter where ב ה they are, we are busy updating our ALUMNI CONTACT LIST. Please call Mrs. Kleinman at (416) 785-4044 ext. 233, or send an e-mail to mrskleinman@hotmail.com to submit your contact information. Looking forward to hearing from you.
3 Our seniors continue to sell ads for the YEARBOOK. Please contact your local senior to help support this year s yearbook and honour our graduates. Seminary interviews concluded with a visit from Rabbi Meisels of Pninim seminary, and acceptance letters are already beginning to arrive. Good luck to all our seniors. An EVENING FOR WOMEN is being arranged by our seniors for May, 2010. Women of the community are invited to attend a night of learning and dining. THE SENIOR CLASS OF BAIS YAAKOV INVITES YOU TO OUR Sunday, February 21st 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 85 Stormont Ave. (Tiferes) $5 entrance fee (includes 5 tickets) 50 per additional ticket * Exciting Games * Raffle * Fabulous Prizes * Face Painting * Tasty treats * Balloons FOR INFORMATION CONTACT DINA, HINDY, OR KAYLA 416 785-4044/ TBYFUNDRAISING@GMAIL.COM HOLD THE DATE: PRE-PESACH CAMP Sunday, March 21, 2010
4 יישר כח מזל טוב * To Aviva Pasternak ( 07) and Adam Siebzener on their recent engagement. * To Chana Rosen ( 06) and Josh Bernstein on their recent enagement. * To Shmuel and Shir (Solnik 05) Hochman on the birth of a baby girl. * To Miriam Weiss ( 07) לימודי קודש who is teaching grade 5 at Eitz Chaim Viewmount. We apologize if your nachas news was inadvertently left out. Please be in touch. We would be happy to include you in our upcoming issue.
5 TBY MOTHERS ASSOCIATION OF Is Once Again Proud to be Selling New beautiful cover designs by our very own TBY students! $3 each or 4 for $10 Receipts will be issued on orders of $20 or over. Please contact Mrs. Edna Milevsky (416) 631-0911 edna.milevsky@gmail.com