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שבת פרשת ויראShabbat Parshat Vayera Candle Lighting: 4:16 Havdalah: 5:16

י"ח חשון תשע"ז18 Cheshvan 5777November 19, 2016

Issue 10

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents,

The entire school gathered on the field today for adedication of the mural in memory of EmanuelFrankel z"l. The mural, which was worked on byall of our students over the course of last year,represents the theme of והטוב הישר ,ועשית whichwas our theme of the year. Thank you to TheRaice family for sponsoring this beautiful project,and to Donna Salamon for the hundreds of hoursof work designing the mural and guiding ourchildren as they created it.

Thank you to our book fair and chesed weekvolunteers and sponsors whose participation made these special programssuccessful and meaningful to our students.

I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday at parent teacher conferences. Ihope that the conversations you have with your children's teachers areproductive and forward thinking, and I thank our teachers for being thoughtfulabout the progress and development of each student at SAR.

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss Principal

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

Inside This Issue

Daf Yomi for Us

School News

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

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 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

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on the birth of a baby girl! Mazal tov to grandparents Rena (ELC faculty) and Michael Rossman! Community News

Daf Yomi for Us

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SCHOOL NEWSMural Dedication in Memory of Emanuel Frankel z''l This morning, the entire SARcommunity gathered on the fieldto dedicate the SAR mural thatwas designed by SAR parentDonna Salamon and created byour students and volunteers withDonna's guidance last year. Wewere joined by the Raice Familyto honor the memory of theirfather and grandfather, EmanuelFrankel z"l.

Mr. Frankel was a man who livedhis life following the pasuk, V'Asita Hayashar v'hatov b'einei Hashem ­ which was our theme of the year lastyear. Following his passing, his family found a video of him speaking about the importance of living your life by thatmantra. To learn important lessons about life from Mr. Frankel, each class watched this video and discussed who he wasand how he lived his life.

During the program, we were honored to hear from Rabbi Krauss and from Deborah Raice Fox, daughter of EmanuelFrankel z"l, and mother of teacher Ayala Raice and former teacher Batya Sharbat. She spoke to our students and facultyabout carrying her father's message to the world. We also had the zechut to learn from Rabbi Avi Weiss, and at the endof this meaningful program, we sang the Theme song from last year.

Annual PTC Book FairThe Annual PTC Book Fair began on Tuesday and ends Sunday, November 20th! Share the gift of reading by donating tothe 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 andcontribute to classroom libraries! There is one more day, so remember to stop by the Book Fair in the atrium on Sunday!

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Chesed Tent ProjectsJust as the tent of Avraham and Sarah was open on all sides so that everyone could be welcomed, SAR's veryown Chesed Tent has been open to students this entire week! In this year's chesed tent, we brought Yerushalayim toSAR by incorporating this year's Yerushalayim at 50 theme­­with "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" decorations and with aparticular 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 "Build­a­Bears" 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

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Thank you to our parent volunteers: Adina Haller, Adina Soniker, Ami Schwab, Amy Heller, Anya Wiebke, ArielFreidenberg, Avigyle Gorodischer, Beverly Wolfer, Dahlia Prager, Dana Jason, Danielle Harris, Elana Saenger, ElanaWeinberger, Ellen Fischel, Gail Sugarman, Ilana Gordon, Jodi Friedman, Lauren Lieberman, Leora Zackon, LisaBirnbaum, Meira Lavin­Werblowsky, Michelle Bernstein, Miriam Filer, Orah Frenkel, Rachel Lopatin, Rivi Weill, RobynRaskas, Ronit Notkin Schwab, Sara Blechner, Sara Hasson, Sara Roer Bendheim, Sarah Finegold, Sasha Fox, ShanaKrauss, Shimona Katz, Sofia Shapiro, Stephanie Minkove, Tamar Eisenstat, Tami Weitzman, Yael Baker, YardaenaOsband.

Thank you to our Chesed Week sponsors:

Abby And Ari Glass, Adina And Tod Haller, Aliza & Michael Davis, Amy Michelman And Eli Isaacson, Anonymous, AnyaWiebke, Carmella Abraham And Steven Kubersky, Croog Family, Deena Blanchard And Akiva Novetsky, Elana And MarkWeinberger, Ephraim And Erica Edelman, Hudi And Lawrence Askowitz, Jeanne Fromer And Arnaud Ajdler, Jennifer AndMark Smith, Jennifer Bernstein, Joseph And Michele Shams, Laifer Family, Lauren And Jeffrey Goldstein, Lea AndMichal 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 andSarah Roer Bendheim

THIS WEEK IN THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER

K3 Visits the Chesed TentThis week, the atrium at SAR is adorned with a large open tent. This tent ismeant to portray the tent of Avraham and Sarah. Because Avraham and Sarahwere chesed oriented people and were always looking to do good deeds, so tothis tent became an arena for the entire school to visit and do acts of chesed. K3visited the tent on Monday and were greeted by Niti Minkove, the director ofsocial services at BJCCS. She explained to the children that elderly people don'tget to go to as many parties as they do. In fact, they don't get out very often atall. With that in mind, the children began making a decorative welcome sign forthe "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 ownAvraham and Sarah! What amazing experiences we had in the tent this week.

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THIS WEEK IN THE LOWER SCHOOL1st Grade Learns about MitzvotAs preparation for Parshat Vayera, Kita Alef learned about אורחים הכנסת and the importance of doing Mitzvot. Weprepared sandwiches and bags of food for a soup kitchen. We enjoyed listening to the story "Bagels for Benny" and wewere very excited to stand in the tent just like Avraham and Sara. We hope to learn from them and do many good deedsin the future.

5th Grade Melave MalkaThe fifth grade Melave Malka was a huge success this past Motzei Shabbat! Fifth graders and their parents joinedtogether to celebrate the beginning of learning Torah She’beal Peh. The students learned, heard divrei Torah from theirclassmates, ate delicious food, and danced. The fifth graders put a lot of work into the evening. The students spent anafternoon last week studying the timeline of Torah She’beal Peh. They then created chains, which were on display in thegym. 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 alsodisplayed at the Melave Malka. Thank you to Morah Adiella for her tireless efforts in helping the fifth graders create suchbeautiful projects. We hope to continue the learning of Torah with the same enthusiasm that was felt on Saturday night!

5th Graders Give BackThis week, for Parshat Vayera, the fifth grade students learned about the importance of Chesed. When visiting SAR’sfamous “Chesed Tent,” the students had an opportunity to take part in an important act of giving through the organizationMSAWI (Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute). Each student was able to pack a pair of warm socks to keep the U.S. troopsnice 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 powerfulpoint was learning about the importance of mundane items like socks, in the day to day life of a solider. The fifth gradersfelt a new appreciation for having various pairs of socks at home, and were excited to be part of such a wonderfulorganization.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLSAR Hosts MS Debate On Thursday, SAR hosted the Middle School Debate! SAR, Yeshivah of Flatbush, North Shore Hebrew Academy, andYavneh Academy participated. All of the teams did a wonderful job, arguing issues on crime, border patrol, and historicalevidence. Congratulations to Yavneh Academy for winning this debate.

Generations of IsraelThis week, a delegation of students from Tel Aviv University via the organization Generations of Israel visited SAR toteach our Middle School students about different aspects of life in Israel. Each small group met with two of our Israelivisitors to learn about topics such as the IDF, the geography of Israel, music and cuisine in Israel, the legacy of ShimonPeres, z”l, and more! We very much enjoyed further connecting to Israel’s culture and history with our guests.

STEM CORNERDash and Dot Robots

A group of fourth grade SAR Academy students has formed a team to compete in the National Wonder League RoboticsCompetition. This self selected team works with Morah Rivka Heisler after school on Wednesdays, navigating the Dashand Dot robots to complete a series of challenges using the Wonder App. The theme for this year's competition is "AnimalHabitat Rescue" and the challenges involve writing code to help navigate dash around the island to save various animalhabitats. Examples include planning how to program Dash to circle the baby bunny to establish a conservation area aswell as to push garbage away from Dot, the pregnant sea turtle.

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As the challenges have gotten increasingly complicated,students have had to write algorithms with decision trees inorder to program successfully. Here is a video of Dashdetecting Dot and circling her 3 times.

Engineering Waterworks Clusters

After covering most of the theoretic background for ourengineering waterworks project (including the concepts offorce, work and energy), we learned about the engineeringproject design structure (beginning with setting the goal,understanding what we are going to build, planning, designingand drawing our plan, and building the product according to aset of instructions). We implemented those stages through asimple project, a little rubber band shooter, that we planned,built and tested during today's session. The image to the rightillustrates the testing stage of our rubber band shooter afterbuilding it. We also used our theoretic background toinvestigate the concepts of potential and kinetic energy.

In our next session, we are going to begin with the actualwaterwheel engineering planning and design. Then, we willbuild and test our product!

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTSSAR Victories! On Monday night, the 8th grade boys defeated YCQ, 61­17, at the Swish for Sderot BasketballTournament.

On Tuesday night, the 8th grade boys basketball team defeated BPY, 65­42.

Also on Tuesday night, the 7th & 8th grade girls basketball team defeated MDS, 47­15.

Go Sting!

DVAR TORAHParshat 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 stillsick from his Brit Milah. Why does Avraham sit at the opening of his tent during the hottest part of the day when he's stillnot 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 thisMitzvah 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 importantto do mitzvot whether we're in a good mood or in a bad mood. When your family has a guest

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to do mitzvot whether we're in a good mood or in a bad mood. When your family has a guestover, you can offer them a drink, something to eat, and talk with them to make them feelwelcome. 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 NEWSChesed Opportunities

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A Touch Of Class: RJC Pre­Chanukah Boutique The Riverdale Jewish Center presents A Touch Of Class, the 10th annual Pre­Chanukah Boutique. On December 3rd,Motzei Shabbat from 7­11pm, please join us for an evening of fun, food and sensational shopping! We have great newvendors and amazing returning vendors coming! Shop early for all your Chanukah gifts! Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700Independence Ave, Riverdale, NY 10463. Click here for more information.

Shabbat Hatzalah Shabbat Hatzalah is the annual fundraiser for the Riverdale Hatzalah, which is taking place on December 3rd! RiverdaleHatzalah is supported through contributions by our community for our community! Please mail in donations to PO Box181, Riverdale Station, Riverdale, NY 10471. 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, celebrateIsrael and buy an Israel Bond. With bonds starting now at $36, and easily purchased online, this is a perfect gift for theholidays. By gifting an Israel Bond, we send a message to our children that it is as important to loan our monies to Israelas it is to make charitable gifts to our Jewish homeland. At the same time you are teaching your children about makingwise investment decisions, Israel has a 100% perfect record of payment of principal and interest on Israel Bonds. Thepurchase of an Israel Bond is a meaningful expression of commitment to the future strength of the State of Israel andhelps to build every aspect of Israel’s economy, making it both strong and resilient. For more information, contact CynthiaBlustein, Development Corporation for Israel, at 914­713­9003 or make a purchase online at www.israelbonds.com.

A Sense of Riverdale Join the entire Riverdale Jewish community Saturday, December 10, 6:30 ­ 8:30 PM, for a multi­sensory evening filledwith community­wide learning with local scholars; art, music, and cooking classes; teen social action program; children'sprogramming with bounce house, swimming, and more! The evening will conclude with your choice of several Havdalahceremonies 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 atRiverdale, 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 giftsalong with the usual delicacies and produce. Shop for family and friends, for handmade jewelry, knitwear, gourmetpastries, 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, 7­9pm, at the Riverdale Jewish Center, 3700 Independence Ave, Bronx. For more information, click here. To register for theworkshop, contact Ami at Dr.AmiSchwab@gmail.com or call 347­460­0264.

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 thesenior 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. Youmay also click here to sign up for a particular weekend.

Stanley Lane Basketball League Registration is open for Stanley Lane Co­Ed Basketball League, with assessments December 4 and 11. In additionto team practice and games on Sundays, tuition covers clinics on Mondays or Thursdays. Beginning January and running11 weeks. This year, we partner with College of Mount Saint Vincent and PS81 for an even greater experience. Moreinformation at www.RiverdaleY.org/StanleyLane.

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, TedRosenthal has assembled an impressive lineup of internationally known jazz artists who hail from the Bronx for aswinging session. For more information, go to www.RiverdaleY.org/Jazz.

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 grade­appropriate divisions for boys K thru 4th grade and girls K thru 6th grade. The seasonbegins on November 20th. For more information or to register, click here, go to www.jblhoops.org or contact Jeff Kapelusat jblhoops@yahoo.com.

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Intimate Voices 2016­2017 Season The 8th season of Intimate Voices will take place on Saturdays, January 14th and March 4th, at 8:00pm at CSAIR inRiverdale. For more information, go to www.intimatevoices.org.

Answers to the Vayera crossword puzzle:

שבת שלום!

SAR ACADEMY Jesselson Campus 655 West 254th Street Riverdale, NY 10471 718.548.1717 www.saracademy.org

SAR HIGH SCHOOL Dedicated to the Memory of JJ Greenberg z"l 503 West 259th Street Riverdale, NY 10471 718.548.2727 www.sarhighschool.org

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