Author Archives: edith.horovitz

Crown Point Road Clean up

As part of our commitment to bringing mitzvot to life for our students, our Middle School students partner with Kitah Bet to observe the mitzvah of “shmirat hateva” (Protecting nature). Suited up in vests and gloves we go out to … Continue reading

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Jewish Studies

We are so impressed with our young scholars! Everyone is working hard to complete our reading review book. Out study of the Book of Bereshit (Genesis) is going well. We have studied what there was BEFORE God began creating and … Continue reading

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Jewish Studies

Thank you to all the parents who came to Open House last week. We are so excited to share with you all that we are learning. For those of you who could not attend, if you look on the blog … Continue reading

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New READING BOOK

We are starting in a new reading book this week. It is specifically designed to strengthen phonetical reading skills. We will be reading in class and then students will have the opportunity to take the book home are read it … Continue reading

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Sukkah hop

Wow! What a GREAT sukkah hop! We saw 9 different sukkahs – each with it’s own distinct features. Thank you to the Jaffa’s and Mizrahi’s for inviting us into their sukkot. Thank you to Dr. and Mrs Sheldon Singal, Rabbi … Continue reading

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Sukkah hop and more!

We only have a  short period of time to celebrate Sukkot in school so we will make the most of it! On Monday, Sept. 27th we will meet with Mr. Mitzmacher in the Goldman Sukkah for a lesson on the … Continue reading

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Sukkot is almost here!

We came back from Yom Kippur and immediately started learning about Sukkot. We now know that there are 2 mitzvot for the holiday – dwelling in a sukkah & shaking the etrog and lulav. We made sukkah decorations and hung … Continue reading

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Jewish Studies Week #3

It has been another great week! Our students all proudly reported that they heard the shofar and celebrated Rosh Hashana. This week we are learning about the עשרת ימי תשובה – the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashana and … Continue reading

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Sukkah hop

Mark your calendars our annual sukkah hop will be on Tuesday, Sept. 28th. We will leave right after lunch. We look forward to an educational, fun filled afternoon. If you have not returned the permission slip yet, please do so … Continue reading

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Jewish Studies – Week #2

Wow! what a great week we have had in Kitah Bet. We learned all about the things we have to prepare to get ready for Rosh Hashana (new years cards, apples and honey, pomegranate, machzor, and round challahs). We also … Continue reading

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