FROM THE DESK OF THE HEADTEACHER

I like to read... I don’t know about you but I just don't

get an awful lot of time to do so! I do though like a little

bit of inspiration. Sometimes that comes through the

autobiographies I read and sometimes through poetry. I

came across a beautiful poem this week that I would

like to share with you - a poem that inspires. It is on the

other side of this week's newsletter.

The poem is titled 'Thinking' and was written by

Walter D. Wintle, an American poet in the early 20th

century. The poem says a lot about character and that

how you think directly impacts on how your character

develops.

Certainly here at Pardes, we teach the boys to believe in

themselves and that whatever level they are at in

whatever subject - קודש or חול, they can do it! I

encourage you to read the poem with your children and

discuss it with them.

Next week is of course פורים and I know our boys

have a lot of fun to look forward to. The staff are also

looking forward to the various activities in school in the

run-up to next weekend.

Good Shabbos! Mr. Sager

תרומה פרשת 5:29pm –קבלת שבת

6:36pm– שבת מוצאי (7:00pm -ר״ת)

SECURITY ROTA

Mon- Rafi Miller, Moishi Grunhut

Tue- Eliezer Mordfield, Meir Gunsberg

Wed- Yossi Posen, Daniel Chaim Hackenbroch

Thur- Yitzi Raymond, Zevi Heller

Fri- Nathaniel Rubin, Betzalel Hughes

Newsletter תלמוד תורה פרדס 3rd March 2017 – ה' אדר

PARDES HOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL

דבר תורה - פ' תרומה

In this weeks סדרה the תורה teaches us about the כלי

. המשכן

one - ''הרוצה שיחכים ידרים'' teach us ב''ב דף כה in חז''ל הק'

who wants to become learned, should go the דרום side

where the מנורה was situated, which represented the תורה

however, someone who wanted wealth, should go to ,הק'

the northern side יצפין – because the שלחן which

represented material wealth, was in the דרום .

The כתב סופר asks בשם his father the חת''ס - why is the

מנורה before the סדרה taught in this weeks שלחן - surely

? precedes material wealth לימוד התורה

And he answers that just as משה רבינו benched זבולון

before יששכר, the 'תורה הקrespects and blesses those who

support תורה before benching יששכר - as it is they who

enable and empower others to learn תורה undisturbed, so

too the שלחן represents those who understand the

importance of supporting לומדי תורה .

In קהלת פרק א פסוק ו the חכם מכל אדם says : ,רֹום הֹוֵלְך ֶאל-דָּ

פֹון-ְוסֹוֵבב ֶאל רּוח ; צָּ ל, סֹוֵבב ֹסֵבב הֹוֵלְך הָּ רּוח -ְוע ב הָּ יו שָּ ְסִביֹבתָּ .

The זצוק''לחפץ חיים explains that a person should aim to

be הולך אל דרום – walk towards the מנורה - and learn as

much as possible, however, one also needs to earn a פרנסה

- therefore, he may be סובב אל צפון - spend some time

occupied by the שלחן - earning an income, but sometimes

this overtakes his main aim in this world, and he is סובב

הולך הרוח until - סובב - he is נפטר having spent too much

time there, ועל סביבותיו and due to this waste of time - שב

עוה''ז he is forced to return to הרוח again!

One must be careful to utilise all his time correctly!

EDUCATIONAL QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person". (Andy Rooney)

IMPORTANT DATES: Thursday 9th March: תענית אסתר- School finishes 1.40pm

Monday 13th March: Shushan Purim - No school

Looking for one more boy for rota to Hendon At 4.15pm and 5.20pm.

Please contact 07502264174

Date for your Diary- The Reception Chumash Seudah will take place

iyH’ on Sunday Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - 25th June, From 10.15 to 11.15am. More details to follow!

Thinking

Walter D. Wintle

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,

It is almost a certain - you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost;

For out in this world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are;

You've got to think high to rise.

You've got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man;

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the one who thinks he can!