Dear Hebrew Academy Friends and Family,
Thank you for all your patience as we work to provide the best dual-curriculum program for your children.
The gift of having a small school is that we are able to truly get to know your children – academically, socially, spiritually and ethically (the tenets from our mission). The challenge of having a small school is creating strong and transparent programmatic structures that support a variety of learning styles and academic needs.
Our teachers have received training this summer on instructional strategies to individualize their curriculum within the classroom by gaining formative objective and observational data constantly and consistently. Using this data to make instructional decisions helps to offer great classroom and school environments. What’s even better is the fact that the trainer will be on campus every other week to continue coaching the teachers.
What makes the biggest difference in our ability to challenge each and every student is our teachers’ strong instructional skill levels. Our staff members are experts in their disciplines (math, Chumash, English, etc.) and reflective practitioners who are skilled teachers. The relationship between and among the teachers and students is paramount, and Hebrew Academy teachers are among the top echelon of their practice.
My next article will explain how, specifically, the teachers challenge each student to reach his/her highest potential – academically, socially, spiritually and ethically. The ability to motivate the students to work hard depends on the teachers’ skill level and the positive relationship with the students and their parents. Therefore, your positive communication and participation is paramount to the process. We really depend on your input and your willingness to give information about your child’s learning needs, and then allow his/her teacher to implement a program that addresses those needs educationally. So, a well-run academic program looks a lot like the doctor’s office in the way input is given by the “patient” (student and his/her family) and the “prescription” (teaching and programs) is implemented by the well-informed and –trained teachers, Rabbis and administrators.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for entrusting us with your babies. We take the role very seriously and enjoy the ability to be a piece of the child-development puzzle for your family.
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 HIGHLIGHTS:
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| Friday, September 3 |
Kohl's Cares Program ENDS AT 11:59 p.m. CST |
| Sun-Mon, Sep. 5-6 |
K-5: Family Tent Campout (begins at 5:00 p.m. Sunday) |
| Monday, September 6 |
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day |
| Wednesday, September 8 |
2:00 p.m. Dismissal |
| Thu-Fri, Sep. 9-10 |
NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah |
| Tuesday, September 14 |
Scrip Orders DUE
K-5: Back to School Night (adults only) & Fashion Show
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| Friday, September 17 |
NO SCHOOL - Erev Yom Kippur |
| Tuesday, September 21 |
Fall Picture Day (Volunteers Needed) |
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 Last Chance to Win $500,000
Dear Parent/Friend of Hebrew Academy,
The first day of school found us, remarkably, in first place in the Kohl's Cares contest, which puts us in place to win $500,000.
This is hardly a time for complacency, however.
If you haven't voted yet, now is the time. Please go to www.votehahb.com -- and remember that you can vote five times for our school.
If you are able to volunteer tomorrow (Friday 9/3) to canvas for votes, please e-mail the coordinator of the project Rabbi Meyer.
Please put the following letter out, or something like it, to your email list. We have gained tens of thousands of votes from people who don't know our school, but who do know people like you, who are parents and friends of Hebrew Academy.
Dear Friend,
Our children's school, Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach, is in a nationwide contest sponsored by Kohl's to win $500,000. Could you please take a few moments and go to www.votehahb.com and cast five votes for our school? Competition is strong and we need every vote! And then please send this request to your email list as well. It's a great school and the money will be a huge help.
Thank you!
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Kapporas will take place at the Hebrew Academy on Wednesday, September 15, from 3:30-6:00pm. The cost is $18 per person. Place your order in our front office no later than Tuesday,September 14 at 3:30pm.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holiday Challah Ordering
TOMORROW (9/3) A.M. DEADLINE FOR ROSH HASHANAH ORDERS
Langs Bakery makes challah, rolls, cakes and assorted baked goods available for purchase by our parents and staff. Holiday orders are being taken in the front office. To place an order please complete an order form and bring your payment and form to Amy Cymberg in the front office. Sorry, no orders will be accepted by telephone, because all orders must be pre-paid. For questions, please call Amy at (714) 898-0051 or email at acymberg@hebrewacademyhb.com
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 Lulav/ Esrog Sets & Schach Ordering 
With the High Holidays nearing, the joyous holiday of Sukkot is not far behind. Make your holiday complete — order a beautiful Lulav & Esrog set and Schach for your Sukkah from the Hebrew Academy. Deadline for orders is Thursday, September 16. You can place your order through our school front office. Lulav/Esrogs can be sent home with your child or you may prefer to pick up your set at school on September 20th or 21st. You’ll be able to pick up your schach from the Hebrew Academy on September 21st or 22nd.
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Scrip Order Deadline - September 14th
Gift certificates/Scrip from a variety of merchants is offered for your convenience. You may place your orders with Amy at the front desk. This month scrip orders and payment are due by September 14th. E-Scrip will not be credited toward your Scrip requirement, however we would be grateful if you would sign up for E-Scrip to help our school. We appreciate your support of these ongoing fundraisers—you benefit from the convenience and we benefit from the portion of your sales that we receive for school programs and activities. ORDER FORM
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 Entertainment Books On Sale Now!
Our Parent Association Entertainment Book fundraiser has begun. A portion of the proceeds go directly into school programs. Cost: $35 for Orange Co. & $30 for Long Beach. Books can be purchased by sending a check (payable to the Hebrew Academy) and a note specifying your order to our receptionist, Amy Cymberg. These books offer great savings in stores, hotels, amusement parks, etc. Order for yourself— they make great gifts too!
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Our Box Tops for Education program is in full swing! Box Tops are those little coupons found on General Mills, Avery, Ziploc and Hefty (to name a few) products. Each Box Top that is turned into school translates to 10 cents for the school. We will be running monthly promotions to encourage our children to clip their Box Tops, please look out for more information in next week's newsletter!
So don't throw that package away without checking for a Box Tops label. Box Tops fundraising is an easy way for the school to earn money, but we need your help. Just clip and send in your labels. Every little bit helps!
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Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech
The Parshah of Nitzavim includes some of the most fundamental principles of the Jewish faith:
The unity of Israel: "You stand today, all of you, before the L-rd your G-d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, your officers, and every Israelite man; your young ones, your wives, the stranger in your gate; from your wood hewer to your water drawer."
The future redemption: Moses warns of the exile and desolation of the Land that will result if Israel abandons G-d's laws, but then he prophesies that, in the end, "You will return to the L-rd your G-d... If your outcasts shall be at the ends of the heavens, from there will the L-rd your G-d gather you... and bring you into the Land which your fathers have possessed."
The practicality of Torah: "For the Mitzvah which I command you this day, it is not beyond you nor is it remote from you. It is not in heaven... It is not across the sea.... Rather, it is very close to you, in your mouth, in your heart, that you may do it."
Freedom of choice: "I have set before you life and goodness, and death and evil; in that I command you this day to love G-d, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments... Life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. And you shall choose life."
The Parshah of Vayelech (" And He Went") recounts the events on Moses' last day of earthly life. "I am one hundred and twenty years old today," he says to the people, "and I can no longer go forth and come in." He transfers the leadership to Joshua, and writes (or concludes writing) the Torah in a scroll which he entrusts to the Levites for safekeeping in the Ark of the Covenant.
The mitzvah of Hak'hel (" Gather") is given: every seven years, during the festival of Sukkot of the first year of the shemittah cycle, the entire people of Israel -- men, women and children -- should gather at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the king should read to them from the Torah.
Vayelech concludes with the prediction that the people of Israel will turn away from their covenant with G-d causing Him to hide His face from them, but also with the promise that the words of the Torah " shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants."
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Video & Audio
Selichot with the Rebbe
The post-midnight "supplication" prayers are a unique blend of solemnity and joy
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Seasons of the Soul
The High Holidays – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Day of Awe: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
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Jewish Practice
Selichot
Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy
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The Rebbe
The Israeli Prime Minister's Jewish Pride
It was a politically chaotic time in Israel. Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, a member of the Labor Party, resigned, bringing on new general elections. The elections brought dramatic change to the small country. On May 17, 1977, the right-wing Likud Party came to power, ending a twenty-nine year period in which the Left had governed Israel.
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Friday, Sep. 3
6:58 PM
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Wednesday, Sep. 8
6:51 PM
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Thursday, Sep. 9
7:45 PM
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Friday, Sep. 10
6:48 PM
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K-5th: Family Tent Campout
Sep. 05, 2010 - 5:00 pm
K-5th Grade families are invited to join us for a good ole' fashion Labor Day campout. We'll be pitching tents out on the Grass field and having some fun!
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