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Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Paula Tannen Preschool

September 11, 2015 Parsha Nitzavim 27 Elul 5775 Light Candles 6:41 pm

See more pictures of the

Tishrei Fair on page 4!

Tishrei Happens @ Hebrew Day Preschool

Thursday morning's first Paula Tannen Preschool Tishrei Fair was an incredible success! Being the first month of the Jewish New Year, Tishrei includes many special experiences. Preschoolers, parents, and teachers joined together to take part in nine interactive holiday stations which brought it all together. With a festive introduction by Chazan Mordy Esthersohn who sang holiday songs, everyone gathered around to hear Rabbi Meir Cohen blow shofar and discuss its distinct sounds, Rabbi Josh Cohen and Mr. Rafa Guerrero gathered in the crops from our fields and then and built a complete Sukkah in under five minutes! Rabbi Shmuel Ertel discussed the significance of Simchat Torah while our children practiced writing with a "quill and ink", and walked away with their own very tiny Torahs! Morah Meryn Ellis led a meaningful Yom Kippur (Teshuva, Tefillah, Tzedakah) station, Morah Ronit Snyder manned a tasting station for Simanim (symbolic foods for Rosh Hashana), Morah Malka Weiser inspired the children with a Touch & Feel Chagim sensory station, and Morah Rachel Guenniche helped the children make a play-dough round challah and taste a real one! Participants also made Sukkah decorations with Morah Lilach Lavine and the event finished with a special closing ceremony from Rabbi Weiser. Thank you to all the volunteers, parents, and teachers who made this event so memorable! Shana Tova!

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Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu September 11, 2015 - 27 Elul 5775

Calendar of Events

Headmaster: Rabbi Simcha Weiser

[email protected]

Principal: Rabbi Meir Cohen

[email protected]

Director of School Administration:

Estelle Workman

[email protected]

Director of Admissions:

Beth Licha

[email protected]

Dean of Students:

Giovanna Reinking

[email protected]

Preschool Director: Rachel Eden

[email protected]

Business Manager: Klara Lapp

[email protected]

Director of Development:

Joyce Arovas

[email protected]

President:

Geoffrey Berg

Members at Large:

Eilene Cummins Paul Datnow

Moises Eilemberg Iliana Glovinsky

Allen Gruber Gavin Horn

Yonina Kaplan Michael Leeman

Philip Silverman Marilyn Williams

Marcia Wollner

Missy Wrotslavsky

Brian Zimmerman

Our Administrative Team: Board of Directors:

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September October

September 14-15, 2015

No School - Rosh Hashanah

September 16, 2015

9 am start of school

September 17, 2015

Middle School Back to School Night 6pm

September 21, 2015

8th grade science field trip

September 22-23, 2015

No School - Yom Kippur

September 22, 2015

Erev Activity Day 8 am - 2 pm

September 24, 2015

9 am start of school

September 28 - October 6, 2015

Sukkot Break - No School

September 30 - October 2, 2015

Sukkot Camp CLICK HERE for info

October 7

9 am Start

October 21

Generation’s Day

mailto:[email protected]




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Parshat Nitzavim Overview: Netzavim (Deut: 29:9 – 31)

Netzavim: On the last day of his life, Moshe gathers together all the people, both young and old, lowly and exalted, men and women in a final initiation. The covenant includes not only those who are present, but even those generations yet unborn. Moshe admonishes the people again to be extremely vigilant against idol worship, because in spite of having witnessed the abominations of Egypt, there will always be the temptation to experiment with foreign philosophies as a pretext for immorality. Moshe describes the desolation of the Land of Israel which will be a result of the failure to heed Hashem's mitzvos. Both their descendants and foreigners alike will remark on the singular desolation of the Land and its apparent inability to be sown or to produce crops. The conclusion will be apparent to all - the Jewish People have forsaken the One who protects them, in favor of idols which can do nothing. Moshe promises, however, that the people will eventually repent after both the blessings and the curses have been fulfilled. However assimilated they will have become among the nations, eventually Hashem will bring them back to Eretz Yisrael. Moshe tells the people to remember that the Torah is not a remote impossibility; rather its fulfillment is within the grasp of every Jew. The Parsha concludes with a dramatic choice between life and death. Moshe exhorts the people to choose life. . © 2015 Ohr Somayach

DRASHA: The title of this week’s Torah portion says everything that needs to be said about the Jewish story, nation and people. After forty years of war, rebellion, strife, great accomplishment, Divine revelation, miracles, defeats, Torah study, and personal and national tragedies and heartbreak, Moshe remarks, almost incredulously, that ‘you are here, today, standing tall and proud and mighty!’ Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban), in his famous thirteenth century debate with the apostate Pablo Christiani, told King James of Aragon that the greatest proof of Jewish authenticity is that the Jews have survived as a people and a faith over all of these many centuries, in spite of its being “a small lamb amongst seventy wolves.” I had a neighbor of mine in the United States who was a Holocaust survivor. She spoke to me often and told me that she wished to return to her hometown in Poland to revisit her house and the surroundings of her shattered youth. She finally did so and when she returned I inquired of her as to how the trip and visit played out. She told me that she was able to find her house, still intact and even familiar to her. Her former Polish neighbor, a girl that she knew and played with when they were both children, now inhabited the house. She said that the Polish woman immediately recognized her even though more than four decades had passed since they last saw each other. The Polish neighbor exclaimed: “Bella, you are still alive!?” Much of the world then wanted to be rid of the “Jewish

problem” once and for all. There are many malevolent nations and people around today that still want to solve the “Jewish problem.” But somehow Bella is still alive. All of the predictions regarding the long story of the Jewish people that are recorded for us here in the book of Dvarim have come to pass in all of their grandeur and in all of their horror. Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer, the Gaon of Vilna, stated that all of Jewish history - past, present and future - is recorded for us in this final book of the Torah. This angst and soul-searching, the chaos and loneliness of human existence, the inscrutability of G-d’s guiding hand in human affairs, are all poignantly recorded for us in this week’s portion. We humans search for certainty in a very uncertain world. Many Jews, buffeted by ignorance, amnesia and false ideals, still somehow seek elsewhere for their identity and a road to spiritual fulfillment. We are a generation that wrestles with our own angels, the good ones and the better ones. But we are all still present here to do so. And that is the greatest wonder of all. Shabat shalom. Shana Tova Rabbi Berel Wein © 2012 Rabbi Wein

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The Soille Scene

Thinking our Way through Tishrei: * “I created the world in Tishrei. For you. Please take responsibility for the world. Please make it better.” Consider

yourself – your importance; the importance of what you do, what you say, who you are. Feel grateful to Hashem for

creating this world for you, for creating you and giving you life. Think of others also in this way. Therefore respect all

others. See all as important. Learn from them. The more clearly you see that Hashem created the world for them, the

more clearly that it is created for you. Certain days are special – giving us a unique opportunity to elevate the world,

to bring it purpose. On Rosh Hashanah, the first two days, judgment happens.

Remember Hashem today as your King: your personal King, as well as King of the Universe. Our Father. Our King.

Remember on this day that Hashem is both. For You. For everyone. Yom Kippur, day 10, gives the chance to be

forgiven, to sincerely feel sorry, to become cleansed. Sukkot gives us a week to rejoice; to celebrate our close

relationship with Hashem. We move outside, because all the protection we need comes from Above. It reminds us

how carefully Hashem watched over our ancestors, every generation of them. Rejoice. Feeling secure; knowing that

you will never be abandoned, never be alone. Every day Hashem’s focus is on you – His eye watches, His ear listens,

and His hand records. Just like when the President speaks there are many cameras, many microphones, every word

counts. Just like a loving parent, Hashem watches, listens, and records in order to celebrate growth, to encourage

goodness, to help His children along the way.

This month of Tishrei is exciting: so much to grow; so much to gain; so much to fulfill.

* Tishrei is the first month of the Jewish year. It begins at sundown on Sept. 13, 2015.

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The Soille Scene

In 7th grade math, students presented creative ways of remembering the mathematical properties we've been studying.

Students in 6th grade math demonstrate what "modeling with math" could mean and what it actually means. Creative presentations that the students think up are excellent introductions to concepts and tools like bar models and graphs that they'll be using throughout the year.

The Talmud states: Anyone who judges others favorably is judged favorably. (Shab 127) Our children are taught this attitude: be generous in your assessment of others, think kindly, and learn to appreciate the goodness within every other person. They are learning how to do a better job of being more charitable when we think of and talk with others. We have learned how we can help others feel more included in our social circles, and promote greater harmony amongst our classmates and friends. Parents comment that they can see more positive interactions by their child, both at school and at home. We look forward to building on this success in teaching good values throughout the coming New Year. May the sweetness of our children bring down from Above a Year of Peace, Kindness, and Harmony. Shana Tova!

גאולהו ליהע נתש האת

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The Soille Scene

Seventh graders are learning the body systems. They constructed mouse and rat skeletons from owl pellets

and learned many new vocabulary words.

The first grade students are happily exploring the

wide range of learning modalities that enable them

to develop their skills and reach their full potential.

The activities go from music & movement to

acquiring Hebrew language, to holiday baking and

mitzvah projects. Here are some samples of our

"hands-on" galore.

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The Soille Scene

Fourth Grade Vocabulary Word Chain

The fourth graders made a vocabulary word chain this week with their list of words from their first Wordly Wise les-son. The students found the definition of the word on their chest, on the back of one of their peers and formed a chain. This game required knowledge of the word's meaning, communication and cooperation. Mrs. Adams watched while the students formed the chain and then asked each student to read the definition in front of them and use the word in a sentence invented by them. It was a fun way to study for their first vocabulary test.

Shown above are second grade students showing off their Rosh Hashanah projects. They worked very hard this week

making special preparations for Rosh Hashanah!

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The Soille Scene

Talmudic Excitement

No, it is not a classical argument about a Torah text,

but rather a celebration of a journey begun! Mazel

tov to our 7th grade Talmud class receiving their new

tractate of Bava Metzia and celebrating together. The

class will start with the second chapter which covers

the laws of finding and returning lost objects. The

chocolate milk and donuts added a sugar high to go

along with the expectation of studying Torah and

growing together. We expect to hear more as the

concepts are mastered and the analysis is

unraveled. Thank you Rabbi Moskowitz for

launching this year's study with such enthusiasm.

The Living Torah

The young ladies of Soille's 8th grade class are breaking new ground in the realm of Chumash learning. Embodying the Successful Me trait of collaboration, the girls work together on a daily basis to tackle, understand, and critically think about the ideas brought forth from the text. Utilizing videos prepared by Morah Weiser, each girl prepares the content at home at their own pace to hone their reading and translation skills. In class they take the content and bring it to life through exploration of commentary. Chumash class by 8th grade is no longer a frontal teaching experience. The students have reached a point where they have the ability to now be life long learners of Torah! All are welcome to come by and watch Torah come to life in Morah Weiser’s class every day here at Soille!

Did you know that you can make a donation through our website? Click here: http://www.hebrewday.org/support/donate_now

Raise $725,000 this year for the Annual Fund

Encourage 100% of Parents to become contributors to Hebrew Day

Encourage 60% of Grandparents to become contribu-tors to Hebrew Day Since July 1st, Hebrew Day has received a total of $53,774 in donations! For information, contact Joyce Arovas, [email protected].


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The Soille Scene

The 5th grade class made Rice Krispies "Apple" Treats

for Rosh Hashanah. Everyone had a fun and sticky

time.

The kindergarten has been busy experimenting with the five senses. Here, they smelled the mystery cup and recorded whether it smelled good or bad.

Meet your SSDHDS Board of Directors 2015-2016 Geoffrey Berg, President Members at Large Eilene Cummins Paul Datnow Moises Eilemberg Iliana Glovinsky Allen Gruber Gavin Horn Yonina Kaplan Michael Leeman Philip Silverman Marilyn Williams Marcia Wollner Missy Wrotslavsky Brian Zimmerman

What does our Board of Directors do?

The Board of Directors of Soille Hebrew Day School governs

our school. What does it mean to govern? It means that the

Board’s primary activity is to oversee a strategic plan of

school advancement, in keeping with the school’s Mission,

and to see to it that there is adequate funding to carry out

this plan. “The Board’s real constituency is not today’s stu-

dents, but the students of the future.” (Independent School

Management) The only direct employee of the Board is the

Headmaster, who is given authority over day to day matters.

The Board advises, oversees policy and direction, and assists

in leading the school. Board members represent the entire

community. The Hebrew Day Board meets 6 times per year.

Board members working group from

the recent Board Retreat.

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SPA Corner SPA (Soille Parent Association) Corner Join SPA today! Thank you to the following families

who have joined SPA this year:

Adatto Family Aron Family Arya Family Barker Family Berg Family Boniske Family Abe Broudy Family Rabbi Cohen Family Datnow Family Duben Family Eilemberg Family Ellis Family Ertel Family Estrada Family Fox Family Landau Family Goldschmidt Family* Horn Family Jacobs Family Melissa Schad Danny Kaplan Family Stephen Kaplan Family Kleinman Family Lapp Family Paula Matthews Lerner Family David Levy Family Iftach Levy Family Licha Family

London Family Malka Family Masori Family* McElfresh Family Meltzer Family Mizan Family Moryosef Family Peikes Family Podolsky Family Roger Rappoport Family Ori Raz Family Rothstein Family Saavedra Family Shub-Yamamoto Family* Shaked Family Simmons Family Singer Family Sprung Family Weiser Family Weissler Family Wrotslavsky Family Zanani Family *indicates New Hebrew Day Family

Boxtops are Back!

Save your Boxtops and bring them to school. For

every 10 Boxtops your child submits, they will

receive a prize from the front desk. For every

Boxtop Hebrew Day submits, we receive 10 cents.

It’s a win-win for everyone!

SAVE the DATE

Open SPA Meeting

Monday, September 21st

@ 8:15 a.m.

Come and give your input for a great year at Hebrew Day.

Can’t make the meeting but still want to be involved? Contact

Joyce Arovas,

[email protected].

Room Parents Needed

Do you have a child in grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 4th, or Middle School? Then, you can become a Room Parent. Your job would be to liaison with the parents in your child’s class to communicate school activities, teacher’s needs for field trips, class projects, perfor-mances, etc., and be the general “go to” person for that class. It’s fun and you get to know lots of people!

Please contact Nancy Barker, [email protected] if you would like to be a Room Parent.



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Soille Community News Condolences to...

...the Dunst Family on the loss of Lou Dunst z”l.

Ralphs Community Contribution Program—Register or re-register your card at www.ralphs.com. Hebrew Day ID#: 82643

Shop at Amazon through AmazonSimle (smile.amazon.com). Use this link to ac-cess the Hebrew Day account: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-2305570

Target REDCard Sign up and designate Soille Hebrew Day. Target donates up to 1% of each purchase made with a REDcard at Target and Target.com. For information and how to get started, visit www.Target.com/community

Recycle your ink cartridges Bring in your used ink cartridges to Hebrew Day!

It is time to re-register your Ralphs card Re-register your Ralphs card and choose Hebrew Day to receive benefits at no cost to you. Take the scan bar below to Ralphs and have the checker scan it. Your Ralphs card will then be linked to Hebrew Day for another year. Thank you!

This week’s Volunteers Extraordinaire…

Nancy Barker Rachel Guenniche Hannah Rappoport Debbie Rappoport

Vicky Rosenberg Rafa Guerrero

Thank you!

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Sukkot Camp @ Soille Hebrew Day

Parents: Are you working during the Sukkot School Break? Need somewhere safe and fun for your children to go? Want your children to have fun on daily fieldtrips!?

Come have fun with Estelle and Mr. Dawson!!

Wed., Sept. 30 8 am - 3:30 pm Thurs., Oct. 1 8 am - 3:30 pm Fri., Oct. 2 8 am - 2 pm

Offered to Pre-K - 5th grade $35 a day first child/$30 for siblings

Sign up with Estelle Workman in the school office.

Student Name: _______________________________ Grade: _______ Student Name: _______________________________ Grade: _______ Student Name: _______________________________ Grade: _______ Circle the days of care needed:

Wed Sept 30 Thurs Oct 1 Fri Oct 2 Total Days: ________ X $35 = ___________ Sibling: ________ X $30 = ___________ Total Cost: $_________________________ Make checks out to Soille Hebrew Day School—SSDHDS

Everyday send the following with your child:

2 snacks Lunch Change of clothes (for water play) Towel

2015-2016

Still have to work even though your child has no school? Paula Tannen Preschool now offers extended care for an additional fee for non-Yom Tovim days.

Cost: $50 a day (8:00 AM – 3:30 PM) Half Day (12:00-4:00PM/1:00 – 5:30 PM) $30 $50 a day (8:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Candle Lighting days) Early Start (8:00 AM – 9:00 AM) $10

September � Sept. 22 – Erev Yom Kippur

8:00-2:00 pm � Sept. 30 – Sukkot Break

8:00-3:30 pm October

� Oct. 1 - Sukkot Break 8:00 -3:30 pm

� Oct. 2 - Sukkot Break 8:00-3:30 pm

November

� Nov. 3 – Faculty Development 1:00-5:30pm

� Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving 12:00-4:00 pm

December

� Dec. 2 – Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00-4:00 pm

� Dec. 21 – Winter Break 8:00-3:30 pm


� Dec. 23 - Winter Break 8:00-3:30 pm






February � Feb. 3 – Faculty Development

1:00-5:30pm March

� Mar. 24 – Purim 12:00-4:00 pm

� Mar. 25 – 9am Start Before Care 8:00-9:00 am

April

� Apr. 20 – Pesach Break 8:00-3:30 pm







June

� June 10 – Erev Shavuot 12:00-2:00 pm

� June 14 – After Shavuot Before Care 8:00-9:00 am

� June 17 – Last Day 12:00-2:00 pm

Child’s Name: _________________________________________ Class ____________________________

Emergency Contact Name & #: ______________________________________________________________ Please select the days care is needed from the list of dates above. Children must be pre-paid directly to the preschool office. No child will be admitted without payment. Thank you! __________ # of days x $50 = __________ __________ # of half days x $30 = __________ __________ # of early care days x $10 __________ Total __________

WEDNESDAYS

BREAKFAST

CART IS BACK!

Please help support the Eight Grade Trip to Israel. Come

join us for a delicious breakfast with hot chocolate, coffee

or tea. Start your Wednesdays off with a treat!

Hot chocolate

Coffee

Tea

The famous

French Toast

Ba

Fresh Baked

Banana Bread

Yogurt

8th Grade Fundraiser

In the lobby of Soille

Hebrew Day School.

7:25am until we are all

sold out.

Name: _______________________________ Phone #: ________________________

Company Card Value/ % to School

Quantity Total Company Card Value/ % to School

Quantity Total

Albertsons $25/$100/4% Kohl’s $25/$100/4%

Amazon.com $25/$100/3% Lowe’s $25/$100/4%

AMC Theatres $25/8% Macy’s $25/$100/10%

Babies-R-Us $20/3% Marshalls $25/7%

Barnes & Noble $10/$25/$100/9% Office Depot $25/%100/4%

Baskin Robbins $2/9% Old Navy $25/$100/14%

Bath & Body Works $10/$25/13% Ross $25/8%

Bed Bath & Beyond $25/$100/7% Sears $25/$100/7%

Best Buy $25/$100/$250/3% Smart & Final $25/$50/$100/5%

Big 5 Sporting Goods $25/8% Sports Authority $25/$100/8%

Burlington Coat Fac-tory

$25/8% Sprouts Farmers Mkt $25/$50/$100/5%

Children’s Place $25/12% Staples $25/$100/5%

Coffee Bean $25/9% Starbucks $10/$25/7%

Crate and Barrel $25/$100/8% Target $25/$100/2%

CVS $25/$100/6% Toys-R-Us $20/1.5%

Gap $25/$100/14% Walgreens $25/$100/6%

Home Depot $25/$100/4% Walmart $25/$100/2.5%

iTunes® $15/$25/5% Whole Foods Market $25/$100/3%

JC Penny $25/$100/5% Zappos.com $25/$100/8%

Kmart $25/$50/7%

To order: Contact Klara Lapp, 858-279-3300, ext. 105 and send this form with a check made out to

Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School

Every time you buy a coffee at Coffee Bean or take your kids out for ice cream, our school can benefit at no extra cost to you! Just buy the cards! There is no expiration date or non-activity fee. Buy your cards from Hebrew Day and we receive a percentage of every card purchased!

Orders placed: Monday Cards Delivered: Monday

The Jewish People have a rich tradition of hosting

one another for festival and Shabbat meals.

In keeping with that tradition, and with a desire to

create new friendships and strengthen old ones,

We invite you to participate in-

Meal Matchmakers

If you would like to share a meal with a fellow Hebrew Day

School Family, either as a host or guest,

Please contact Beth Licha to be set up.

[email protected] or 858-279-3300, ext. 109

Be a Guest,

Host a Guest, Put hospitality to the test!

Trust Hebrew Day to make your match, And your meal will be the best!

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