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Here’s this week’s question, in honor of the start of school: From which Passuk in our Parsha do

we learn that we always have to be excited about Torah and Mitzvos as if it was just given to us

today for the first time? (See Rashi in Perek 26)

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Calendar Reminders appear here. Please check each week. 9/2 No Sunday School 9/3 Labor Day—No School. REMINDERS: (Please check for these as well each week.) Please send a water bottle. All lost and found items will be disposed of or donated on Tuesday, 9/4 after school. Middle School Selichos: Davening starts at the same time as usual, 7:30am. Parents, if arriving late with your children, please allow us to walk them to their classrooms. Goodbye, Tree: Please remember not to park in front of the Amberley Building on Thursday, Sept. 6, as a large tree is being removed. THANK YOU We would like to express our gratitude to the many people who helped us get school off to a great start. Please see the back page for names. There were so many of you, we sincerely hope we didn’t leave anyone off the list.

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

A school without kids is like a pool without water. We love our staff,

and our professional development was productive, but boy, was it

boring without the students. We’re so glad to have them back!

It’s our first Shabbos in school, so let’s lead off with a D’var Torah.

Parshas Ki Savo starts off with the mitzvah of Bikkurim. Instead of just

stating the mitzvah, Hashem introduces it with the the words “Ki Savo, When you arrive.” Apparently we

needed to be very aware of this before entering Eretz Yisroel.

Aside for the introduction, What is the mitzvah of Bikkurim all about? Why are we told this now and in this

way? Additionally, the Midrash on the very first pasuk of the Torah states that the world was created for

the mitzvah of Bikkurim. Huh?

What we do see is that Bikkurim is connected to beginnings like creation and entering Eretz Yisroel.

Chazal explain that the essence of the mitzvah of bikkurim is Hakaras Hatov, “gratitude.” Hashem is

telling us that coming into Eretz Yisroel requires the development of a gratitude attitude and for the

creation of the world to reach its destiny, again a gratitude attitude is required.

Rav Chaim Mintz explains that the beginning of something sets forth the path and the intention for it.

Things tend to follow the beginnings. Perhaps that is why first impressions are so difficult to change. In

pondering this, Hakaras Hatov, or gratitude, is necessary for the kiyum, the establishment, endurance and

continuation of something. Recognizing the goodness of something allows it to be and to continue.

A tangible example would be a mother who nags a child to help out in the house. In frustration she says,

“don’t you appreciate what I do for you? All the help I give you...” There is an inherent connection

between appreciation and the sustainability of continued effort and kiyum (endurance).

As our children have gotten off to a strong and exciting start this year, let’s give them the gift of having

the strong year continue to the very end. The Torah and Chazal are telling us that this is the result of

developing a gratitude attitude. Rather than giving our children attention for kvetching, let’s harness the

power of gratitude by helping them see all the good and everyone working hard to benefit them each

day.

We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with you in the nurturing of our most precious resource.

Good Shabbos,

Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein

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Early Childhood From the Development Office

Pre-Yeshiva Shabbaton This past Shabbos, 8th grade had an exciting Friday night at Rabbi and Mrs. Freedman’s house. It started with a Shabbos seudah, followed by an oneg with Kollel Rabbis Epstein, Crystal, and Zeffren who gave practical advice on how to succeed in Yeshiva. Some very valuable tips were shared, from “how to be a good roommate” to “nothing good happens in the dorm after 12:00am.” We laughed together as they reminisced about their failures and successes in their yeshiva years. The sleepover carried through the night with games and ping pong tournaments. The excitement of starting yeshiva was felt by all.

After learning about Birchas Kohanim in Chumash, the 6th graders chose creative ways to depict the Pesukim and Rashis that were learned. There were games, clay figures, and posters, all of which were a beautiful way to present an incredible amount of content.

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