FARBER CHAI LIGHTS A Weekly Bulletin from Farber Hebrew Day School

February 10, 2017 / ד שבת תשע''ז‘‘י Parshat Beshalach/Candle Lighting 5:41 p.m. / Havdalah 6:43 p.m.

Scotch & Wine Tasting Event Saturday Evening, February 11th 8:00 p.m.

Mazel Tov to the Farber First Grade!

Important Dates: February Break February 16—27 Classes resume Tuesday, February 28th

Farber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Sunday, May 21st Annual Dinner Monday, June 12th

Last Sunday, our First Grade class received their very own Siddurim at their Chagigat Hasiddur. Kittah Aleph performed a musical presentation titled “ליל שבת” prior to receiving their beautifully decorated Siddurim from Rabbi Leib. The Siddurim were generously donated by an anonymous donor in memory of Morah Channa’s beloved husband, Joseph Greenfield )ע'ה ). Mazel Tov to Ami Doppelt, David Friedman, Philip Orlofksy, Aviel Pergament, Aron Skoczylas, Samuel Thompson and Noah Welwarth and to their parents and extended families on this momentous occasion. A special thank you to Morah Channah Greenfield for all of her dedication and hard work leading up to this joyous event.

Save the Date:

Photo credits: Aaron

Pergament

February 10, 2017 / ד שבת תשע''ז‘‘י Parshat Beshalach/ Candle Lighting 5:41 p.m./ Havdalah 6:43 p.m.

Ematai

Community

Service

Chessed

Program

Humble Design in downtown Detroit is

one of our Farber High School students’

favorite Chessed stops. Last week, our students

fulfilled their Eimatai Chessed hours by

volunteering at the non-profit that helps families

transitioning out of homeless shelters by providing furnishings and design services.

Special Friends - כלנו ביחד

5th Grade Math Enrichment

Who doesn’t love math, technology and sports? Mrs. Jubas’ math enrichment students combined these three interests and shared a variety of statistics on Kevin Durant’s basketball performance this season. After studying mean, medium, mode and range, Maayan Vanderhoek, Eli Schwartz and Ari Schon presented an in-depth analysis of Durant’s points and assists to fellow students, parents and faculty. The statistics were prepared on Google Slides, reviewed by Mrs. Jubas and presented with oral commentary by Maayan, Ari and Eli. These budding sports analysts not only showcased their newly acquired math and technology skills, but created fellow Durant fans out of their audience members.

Maayan Vanderhoek, Ari Schon and Eli Schwartz

presenting their math enrichment presentation

Our Farber ECC students and their special friends enjoyed another wonderful Special Friends Day program last Friday. Under the guidance of our fabulous ECC teachers and Director, Anita Batt, Nursery 2 through Kindergarten sang songs to their special friends in the main sanctuary and enjoyed a “Book Walk” about “All of Me” sponsored by the PJ Library, followed by playtime with an assortment of Discovery Toys sponsored by Toyology. Our young learners enjoyed singing with their special friends, playing together and discussing all of the fun discoveries at the Farber ECC.

Dvar Torah: Parshat Beshalach / פרשת בשלח

February 10, 2017 / ד שבת תשע''ז‘‘י Parshat Beshalach/Candle Lighting 5:41 p.m. / Havdalah 6:43 p.m.

!Tu B’shvat is Approaching - ט’’ו בשבט היגיע

The פסוק says: סעו" צעק אלי דבר אל בני ישראל וי שה מה ת אמר ה' אל מ "וי

“Hashem said to Moshe, why are you crying out to me? Speak to Bnei Yisrael and travel.” What is Hashem’s concern with Moshe? Moshe and the entire Bnei Yisrael are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Behind them is an angry mob of Egyptians consisting of the finest soldiers, horses and chariots chasing after them in order to prevent them from leaving Egypt. Before them is a sea without any means of transportation for crossing, also preventing complete exoneration from Egypt. There, amidst the chaos, is Moshe and Bnei Yisrael in a bit of a predicament. They are supposed to leave Egypt, but how? What else can they do at this point besides cry out towards Hashem for help! Does the situation not justify such a response? Many commentators explain that Hashem was not concerned that Moshe was Davening to him at such a dire time. Rather, Hashem’s concern was regarding the moment in time in which he was Davening. Hashem was telling Moshe not to despair so early, there is still room to try before giving up. Take those extra couple of steps into the Yam Suf to the point where you have exerted all of your

physical and mental ability. Once you have done all that you can, then you may Daven for help. This is how we can understand the פסוק . “Why are you crying out towards me”, at this moment? You still have room to try and exert more effort. “Speak to Bnei Yisrael and travel”, take those extra few steps and then ask for my help. At different points in our lives we reach a moment of feeling helpless, whether at home, work, or school. But before we despair and rely only on our Tefilot, we should ask ourselves, have we given it our all? Have we put forth all our effort in order to succeed? Have we mentally, physically, and monetarily pushed ourselves to the limit? The Torah is telling us in order to see growth, change and success in all areas of life, we must put forth our utmost effort together with Tefilah. When Hashem sees our earnest efforts and hears our sincere Tefilot, He will then make sure that nothing can stand in our way of success. Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Shmuel Winters Judaic Faculty

Despite the freezing temperatures, spring was in the air this week at Farber with the Shlichim’s Tu B’shvat program in our Elementary Division. Leah, Hadas, Michael and Ariel created a Tu B’shvat Seder where our students discussed the ארבה מינים , enjoyed grape juice and other fruits, nuts and treats designated for the holiday. The Shlichim also hosted one of their signature ק‘פולצ lunchtime café sessions—a delicious, fun “Hebrew-only” zone. Of course, the

café this month was Tu B’shvat inspired!

Our Mission Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva is an N-12 college preparatory Orthodox Zionist day school, committed to providing both a comprehensive Jewish as well as secular education in a vibrant atmosphere of Torah values and academic challenge. Farber strives to provide opportunities for each individual to reach his or her maximum religious and intellectual potential, while at the same time aspiring to develop the highest standards of personal character. In addition, Farber seeks to imbue its students with a love for Jewish heritage, the State of Israel and its people, together with an intense commitment to the Torah way of life. The Farber graduate will be invested with the desire to contribute significantly to our society as an educated productive citizen and an erudite Torah scholar, and display a strong and real bond with the religious Zionist movement.

Farber is Accredited by the Michigan Non-Public School Accrediting Association

21100 W. 12 Mile Road

Southfield, MI 48076

Phone: (248) 386-1625

Fax: (248) 386-1632

www.farberhds.org

Rabbi Scot A. Berman

Acting Head of School

Malkie Rosenbloom

Editor

Leah Ann Kleinfeldt

President

Beit Midrash Bulletin

Shacharit at Farber Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Weekdays 8:00 a.m. Mincha Monday - Thursday at 2:40 p.m. Friday at 1:10 p.m.

Maariv Monday - Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Davening & Donuts Sunday, February 12th at 9:00 a.m. Women’s Parsha Class Tuesday, February 14th at 9:00 a.m.

Mrs. Stein’s Family Dynamics Class Tuesday, February 14th at 8:00 p.m. Mishmar No Mishmar next week due to February break

Community Milestones

February 10, 2017 / ד שבת תשע''ז‘‘י Parshat Beshalach/ Candle Lighting 5:41 p.m. / Havdalah 6:43 p.m.

Mazel Tov! Moshe & Laura Steibel and Mr. & Mrs. Mark Barnett on the birth of a son and grandson Mr. & Mrs. Avi Henschel, Mr. & Mrs. Tzvi Schostak, Mrs. Elyse Schostak, Mr. & Mrs. Asher Tilchin on the birth of a daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter Dr. Nathan Gonik & Dr. Elizabeth Dubey and Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Gonik on the birth of a daughter and granddaughter Mr. & Mrs. Ron Meisler and Mr. & Mrs. Eliezer Meisler on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter and granddaughter, Aria Mrs. Dena Hyman and Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Rosenberg on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Yishai Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Kleinman on the marriage of their daughter, Cara to Cal Major

Helps Us Pack!

Fulfill Give/Get Hours and give us a

hand! If you are willing to help us pack on February

16th and 17th, contact Linda

Pedder at linda.pedder@ farberhds.org

Tickets still available! Walk ins welcome. Join us Saturday night!

Lost & Found: Claim Your

Items!

All items in our lost and found (located

next to the blue gym doors in the

breezeway) that are not claimed by

February 15th will be donated before our move into the

new building!