Beit Rayim Hebrew School Newsletter May / June 2010 Iyyar - Sivan -Tamuz 5770
Principal Rabbi David M. Eligberg
CO NT E NT Shalom Parents News BRHS Registration May / June Birthdays Sponsoring Kabbalat Shabbat Upcoming Events Kabbalat Shabbat Walk with Israel Israel Day Festival May/June Calendar
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As the Israelites approach the Promised Land after almost forty years in the wilderness, the Torah presents us with Moshe’s final words of instruction, encouragement, and exhortation. Moshe reflects on the significant events that our ancestors shared on their journey from Egypt to the eastern shores of the Jordan River.
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A recurring theme in Moshe’s discourse to the Israelites is the theophany at Sinai, the moment when revelation took place and our ancestors were given a glimpse of the reality of God’s presence. Emergent from that moment of encounter with the divine is the Torah and a new appreciation of what it means to live in the realm of the Holy One.
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To Contact your Child’s Teacher: Please call or e-mail the school office at 905-889-0276 x 32 or school@beitrayim.org
Moshe, in speaking of this singular event in history emphasizes that the covenant created between God and the Israelites included not only those who were physically present but their descendants throughout time. The midrash builds on Moshe’s words and asserts that the soul of every Jew was present at that moment at Sinai and thus became part of God’s covenantal community. As we prepare to celebrate the festival of Shavuot, we remind ourselves that we stood with our ancestors to receive the Torah, to become an active expression of God’s teachings and to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors along the pathways of our tradition and heritage. Indeed, one of the names by which the festival is known captures the essential need for our engaged participation. By calling the festival, the Season of the Giving of the Torah, it places squarely within our purview the acceptance of the Torah. Through the teachings of the Torah, God offers us a blueprint for the creation of a moral and ethical society with the hope that we will be willing to undertake that mission. Shavuot invites us to walk in God’s ways and in the footsteps of generations of Jews who have come before us. We are called upon to listen and hear the words of God echoing across time from Sinai; to hear them addressed to us personally. Our ancestors listening to Moshe in the wilderness knew that they were about to enter the Promised Land and have the opportunity to build their home as a reflection of the Torah’s values. One can only imagine the incredible sense of excitement and anticipation that animated the Israelite camp as they prepared to walk on the soil where Avraham and Sarah, Yitzchak and Rivka, Ya’akov, Rachel and Laya had begun the remarkable journey of the Jewish people. Visiting Israel gives an opportunity to touch that vibrant energy. Until we do we can still try to experience walking with our fellow Jews in a virtual journey as to join in the Walk With Israel just ten days after Shavuot. Like our ancient Israelite ancestors we can strengthen our Jewish identity and sense of connection as a community by first hearing God’s words and then walking together as one people. B’vracha –
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Rabbi David M. Eligberg
BRHS Newsletter
MAY BIRTHDAYS Leviah Green-Wells, May 1 Jason Arbour, May 3 Lesley Zosky, May 3 David Macy, May 5 Mitchell Garber, May 6 Naomi Koven, May 7 Lauren Soudack, May 10 Matthew Zilgestein, May 10 Erica Presement, May 15 Jordana Lasko, May 16 Jodyn Miller, May 16 Adam Sharvit, May16 Eric Caplan, May 17 Emma Dizgun, May 21 Sydney Jacobs, May 21 Jennifer Miller, May 21 Joey Miller, May 21 Samuel Macy, May 25 Brandon Wainberg, May 29
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NEWS
Registration Package 2010 - 2011 Information and Registration Forms are available on our website www.beitrayim.org. Don’t miss out on the Early Registration savings! You can take advantage of the special rate if you register by May 27, 2010!
JUNE BIRTHDAYS Houston Rose, June 1 Harrison Sable, June 5 Amanda Brotman, June 6 Evan Friedlan, June 7 Freddy Mosnaim, June 7 Carly Shea, June 7 Hannah Bass, June 8 Zoey Presement, June 8 Dylan Rosenbaum, June 9 Eitan Grosman, June 12 Josh Magder, June 12 Robbie Meyer, June 12 Shai Wein, June 12 Eyal Bitton, June 17 Adam Levine, June 21 Leah Levine, June 21 Jonathan Koven, June 23 David Tilayoff, June 23 Tomer Szulsztein, June 24 Uri Sajnovetzky, June 25 Arielle Dahary, June 26 Maurice Nseiri, June 26 Jonah Godfrey, June 29 Jonas Horowitz, June 30 Joshua Rose, June 30
Sponsor Your Child’s Kabbalat Shabbat Service We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to sponsor your child’s Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Sponsors will be formally acknowledged at the Service. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $18 or more, and more than one family can sponsor each Service. Please bring in a cheque made out to Beit Rayim Hebrew School by the Sunday before your child’s Kabbalat Shabbat Service. For more information contact Grace at the School office at 905-889-0276 x.32 or email at school@beitrayim.org
Our school is NUT FREE and KOSHER.
BRHS Newsletter
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Walk with Israel
Kabbalat Shabbat 5770 May 7 Save the date! Interactive and participatory service for all ages! May 7 Kindergarten and Kita Vav (G. 6) Schmooze and Snack 6:00 p.m. Service 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. The Reena Battle Centre 927 Clark Ave. W. - Thornhill
The Walk with Israel is the perfect opportunity to show your love and support of Israel while having fun with family and friends. Money raised from this year’s UJA Walk with Israel will benefit the children of Bat Yam whose community faces high unemployment rates, poor living conditions and an educational system that faces many challenges. There is a huge festival and BBQ after the Walk that you don’t want to miss! Families connected to Beit Rayim are invited to join together in camaraderie and support of Israel. Meet for a group picture before the Walk starts. You can join and/or sponsor Beit Rayim Team, just going to www.walkwithisrael.com Sunday, May 30th. Kick-off Party: 9:00 am at Coronation Park. Walk start: 10:00 am. For more information go to www.walkwithIsrael.com
BRHS Newsletter
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CALENDAR
Iyyar – Sivan 5770 • May 2010 Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1 Parashat Emor
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
18 Iyyar Lag B'Omer
19 Iyyar
20 Iyyar
21 Iyyar
22 Iyyar
School
23 Iyyar Kabbalat Shabbat at Reena JK/SK
24 Iyyar Parashat BeharBechukotai
13
Chidon National Chidon National Contest in Contest in Toronto Toronto
School
9
10
11
12
14
15
25 Iyyar
26 Iyyar
27 Iyyar
28 Iyyar 29 Iyyar Yom Yerushalayim School
1 Sivan Rosh Chodesh Sivan
2 Sivan Parashat Bamidbar
19
20
21
22
7 Sivan Shavuot II
8 Sivan
9 Sivan Parashat Nasso
School
16
17
18
3 Sivan
4 Sivan
5 Sivan 6 Sivan Erev Shavuot Shavuot I Tikkun Leil Shavuot
School School Council Meeting
No School
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
10 Sivan
12 Sivan
13 Sivan
14 Sivan
15 Sivan
No School
11 Sivan Victoria Day
16 Sivan Parashat Beha'alotcha
3017 Sivan
3118 Sivan
School
Walk With Israel
No School
Sivan – Tamuz 5770 • June 2010 Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
3
4
5
19 Sivan
20 Sivan
21 Sivan
22 Sivan
23 Sivan Parashat Sh'lach
School 6
7
24th of Sivan, 5770 25 Sivan
Saturday
1
8
9
10
11
12
26 Sivan
27 Sivan
28 Sivan
29 Sivan
30 Sivan Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Parashat Korach
17
18
19
5 Tamuz
6 Tamuz
7 Tamuz Parashat Chukat
Last Day of Hebrew School
School Office: 209209-1118 Centre St. Thornhill ON L4J 7R9 Phone: (905) 889During School Hours: (647) 230889-0276 x32 230-0597 Fax: (905)889-4113 e-mail: school@beitrayim.org www.beitrayim.org