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A PUBLICATION OF THE FIVE TOWNS & QUEENS COMMUNITY JUNE 6 - june 12, 2013 | Distributed
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In The Five Towns, Queens & Brooklyn
Eric Holder
A Theme of Chessed at Achiezer’s Inaugural Dinner
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Gesher Hosts an Evening of Excellence and Grace
Page 71
Hundreds Join in the Hachnosas Sefer Torah Dedicated to Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld zt’l at Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv Page 50
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The Scandal that Threatens to Take Down America’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer
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Dedicated Volunteers are Honored at Chabad’s Friendship Circle Annual Evening of Recognition
Cover Story
Page 82 Susan Schwamm
For Our Teachers, with Thanks
Thousands Join in Unity at the Celebrate Israel Day Parade and Concert
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t’s hard to believe that the school year is almost over. It seems as if just yesterday we packed up our children’s knapsacks with their newly sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks for the first day of school. — See — We sent them on the bright school busespage and then24 waited for them after school with their afternoon snack of cookies and milk. For ten months, the teachers and rebbeim dedicated their days to teaching our children. They showed them the beauty of our Torah, the intricacies of nature, the logic of math, and the particulars of the English and Hebrew language. They took them to different eras—to the times of the Rishonim and Gaonim and to the times of Christopher Columbus and Ponce de Leon. They took them to different places—to Mitzrayim where the Jews toiled before Hashem took them out and to Europe during the Dark Ages and the Renaissance. Throughout their journeys through times and places, our children’s teachers imbued in them a
gift they get from parents is a letter or note of thanks written with sincerity and care. Take the time to write about what mattered to you most this year. You can write about something specific or you can write about the overall feeling of the classroom. Teachers put so much detail into their lesson plans. Try to think of the
or with therapists in the school. These committed individuals work one-on-one with your child to help them feel confident in their studies. Make sure to reach out to them to thank them for their hard work throughout the year.
Even when the lights
As appreciation for a wonderful year, some people like to buy their dedicated teachers a little “something” to express their gratitude. A cash gift card or a gift card to a store that they enjoy is a wonderful present. This way, the teacher can buy something that they like and will use in the future. Some teachers have told me that they appreciated a gift card for a manicure/ pedicure, to Starbucks, and to a local restaurant. Others have told me that they appreciated small gifts for themselves such as nice costume jewelry. Others have told me that they received new cookbooks that they use weekly when cooking for Shabbos. A small plant
in the school are off and the — See pagehallways 36 — are quiet, these dedicated educators
A Little Something