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Calendar 2

Parshat Behar-

Bechukotai 3

June Gala Updates 4

Hebrew Day

Happenings 5-7

Preschool Pages 8

Soille Community

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Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Paula Tannen Preschool

3630 Afton Road · San Diego, CA 92123 · 858-279-3300 www.hebrewday.org

May 19, 2017 Parsha Behar-Bechukotai 23 Iyar 5777 Light Candles 7:26 pm

RASHI: The Milestone The Milestone events celebrate the development of our children, as they grow toward being a Jewish leader, carrying within them familiarity with Jewish texts and a value system shaped by Torah ideals. On Thursday our exuberant 3rd graders showcases their pride and joy in adding to their Jewish repertoire the ability to read, comprehend, and appreciate the insights offered by the classical Torah commentator, Rashi (1040 -1105 CE). What was fun for the family who attended was the interactive dimension of being called upon to participate on stage with the students, and then to be engaged by them in learning stations, all conceived and carried out by the students themselves. It was as close as having Rashi himself visit Hebrew Day as it could get!

Building upon Otiot (aleph bet), Siddur, Chumash, and looking ahead to Siyum Bereisheet and the M&M Fair, we can see these 31 children well on their way to fulfilling our greatest hopes and aspirations for the blossoming of Jewish life. Special thanks go to Morah Michal Shapiro, Judith Halperin, Carrie Lane and all the parent volunteers that made this event so special!

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Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School Kolenu May 19, 2017 - 23 Iyar 5777

Calendar of Events

Head of School: Rabbi Simcha Weiser [email protected]

Assistant Head of School: Rabbi Meir Cohen [email protected]

Director of School Operations: Estelle Workman [email protected]

Director of Enrollment: Beth Licha [email protected]

Dean of Students: Giovanna Reinking [email protected]

Preschool Director: Rachel Eden [email protected]

Business Manager: Klara Lapp [email protected]

Director of Development: Joyce Arovas [email protected]

President:

Geoffrey Berg

Members at Large:

Josh Cohen Iliana Glovinsky

Moises Eilemberg Gavin Horn

Allen Gruber Hilary Kleinman

Yonina Kaplan Philip Silverman

Michael Leeman Yvonne Venger

Marilyn Williams Marcia Wollner

Missy Wrotslavsky Brian Zimmerman

Our Administrative Team: Board of Directors:

May June

May 22—26, 2017 Usborne & Summer Reading Book Fair May 22—26, 2017 8th Grade FInals May 24, 2017 Staff vs. 8th grade kickball game 4pm Sports Banquet 5:30 pm May 25, 2017 Kindergarten Otiot 2:00 pm Fifth Grade Sleepover at the Safari Park May 29, 2017 Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL

May 30 - June 1, 2017 Shavuot- NO SCHOOL June 4, 2017 8th grade graduation 10:30 am Annual June Gala 6 pm at the New Children’s Museum June 6, 2017 4th Grade Siyum HaBreisheet June 7, 2017 7th grade Israel Restaurant June 8, 2017 2nd grade Fairy Tale Ball

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Parshat Behar-Bechukotai OVERVIEW: Behar / Bechukotai (Lev. Ch. 25:1 – 27:34) Behar: The Torah prohibits normal farming of the Land of Israel every seven years. This "Shabbat" for the land is called "shemita". After every seventh shemita, the fiftieth year, yovel (jubilee) is announced with the sound of the shofar on Yom Kippur. This was also a year for the land to lie fallow. G-d promises to provide a bumper crop prior to the shemita and yovel years. During yovel, all land is returned to its original division from the time of Joshua, and all Jewish indentured servants are freed, even if they have not completed their six years of work. A Jewish indentured servant may not be given any demeaning, unnecessary or excessively difficult work, and may not be sold in the public market. The price of his labor must be calculated according to the amount of time remaining until he will automatically become free. The price of land is similarly calculated. Should anyone sell his ancestral land, he has the right to redeem it after two years. If a house in a walled city is sold, the right of redemption is limited to the first year after the sale. The Levites' cities belong to them forever. The Jewish People are forbidden to take advantage of one another by lending or borrowing with interest. Family members should redeem any relative who was sold as an indentured servant as a result of impoverishment. Bechukotai: The Torah promises prosperity for the Jewish People if they follow G-d's commandments. However, if they fail to live up to the responsibility of being the Chosen People, then chilling punishments will result. The Torah details the harsh historical process that will fall upon them when Divine protection is removed. These punishments, whose purpose is to bring the Jewish People to repent, will be in seven stages, each more severe than the last. Sefer Vayikra, the book of Leviticus, concludes with the details of erachin - the process by which someone vows to give the Beit Hamikdash the equivalent monetary value of a person, an animal or property. CHAZAK CHAZAK (C) 2017 Ohr Somayach International

DRASHA: The book of Vayikra, which contains so many detailed commandments and minute details of ritual within it, concludes with a broad view and general description of Jewish faith. It restates the original premise of Beresheet, that the earth and its inhabitants belong to G-d and are free agents as to the limits that G-d has imposed upon them. The basic premise is that “the earth belongs to Me.” All of the various laws of agriculture that apply in the Land of Israel are based on this simple declaration of the sovereignty of God over the domain where humans temporarily reside. We storm about asserting our ownership and build for ourselves palaces as though we will be their eternal tenants. It is this false assessment of the true nature of life that leads to painful disagreements and dysfunction in families, communities and even in the relationship between countries and national entities. The power of self-grandeur unfortunately knows no bounds in the human psyche. The prophet mocks the Pharaoh of Egypt who evidently thought that he created and controlled the Nile River. Our world is witness to tyrants who made and make themselves gods and ascribe to themselves the power to dominate the lives of millions, and to threaten the destruction of millions of others, who do not bow to their inflated will. The truth is that the closer one is able to come to godliness, so to speak, that person will become more humble and recognize his or her true place and space in this world. And that is the secret of attaining humility and which

is ascribed to our great teacher Moshe., The Torah also limits the control we have over of the lives of others. The Lord informed the Jewish people that they are His servants. People have somehow convinced themselves that they truly are entitled to control the lives of others. Perhaps this arises from the necessity of parents to raise their children to adulthood. Yet the economic system that currently governs our lives allows little room for consideration of the needs of others. Human lives are unfortunately secondary to the almighty bottom line and this affects the entire balance of society generally. If we realize that we are all only God’s servants, that humbling effect should make life easier to deal with. The realization of the limits of human power is one of the basic lessons of Judaism. Of course human beings are able to accomplish great things and this is the story of the advancement of human civilization throughout the millennia of history. It is the balance of this aspiration and the human drive for greatness coupled with the humble realization of our limitations, which the Torah wishes us to achieve. Care and concern for others, an appreciation of G-d’s ownership of the earth and a belief in the guardianship of G-d over the land and its people are the key ingredients, in the Torah’s view, of the Jewish future. And that is a basic understanding of the lesson that the Torah and this week’s pasha teaches us. Shabat shalom. Rabbi Berel Wein (C) 2017

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June Gala Updates June 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm

The New Children’s Museum Emily Einhorn, Honoree

Hebrew Day Gala on Sunday, June 4, 2017 Reserve now by clicking here: http://www.hebrewday.org/

support/2017_gala

Can you volunteer at the Gala? Contact Estelle,

[email protected] to sign up.

Exciting Chinese Auction Here is a sampling of some of the exciting auction items

this year:

Disneyland Tickets

Legoland Tickets

Luggage

Laptop

BBQ

Padres Tickets (Field Level)

Keurig

Hebrew Day Hot Lunch!

and much more!!

Buy your tickets in advance. Order form is

attached to this Kolenu or see Estelle,

[email protected] for details.

We thank our Gala Underwriters (in formation)

Our goal: To have 100% of the Gala costs 100%

underwritten so that all donations directly help

our students. Underwriting opportunities still

available. Contact Joyce Arovas, ja-

Moris & Rebeca Adato Jozef & Tamara Adato Rudy & Judy Beraha City of Hope Moises Eilemberg Dr. Daniel & Emily Einhorn Estee Einhorn Max Einhorn Leo & Robin Eisenberg Karen Fisher Erez Gargir Selwyn & Hilary Isakow Uri & Belinda Feldman Bill & Kay Gurtin Jewish Community Foundation Tara & Adam Klein Jerry & Gayle Klusky Bob & Susan Lapidus Leichtag Foundation Daniel & Jennifer Levy Luis Maizel North Island Credit Union Monica Handler Penner Ernest & Evelyn Rady Robert Rubenstein & Marie

Raftery Raphael’s Party Rentals Colin & Nancy Seid Syd & Denise Selati Mitchell & Elizabeth Siegler Dr. Joel & Faye Snyder Gary Torgow

http://www.hebrewday.org/support/2017_gala

http://www.hebrewday.org/support/2017_gala

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Lag B’Omer/Color War Day

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Great job second grade!! For the B class, time tournament has ended and the scores are in:

1st place: Zahara Klein 2nd place: Almog Mizan 3rd place: Avigail Freeman

Second grade has been working hard in math this week! Each group had to plan a themed class party with enough food and supplies for everyone in the class. They looked up items online, decided how many of each item they needed, added up their costs, and compared their total costs to their budget. Today, they presented their party plans to the class!

Hebrew Day Happenings

Students Call Soille Home On The weekend

The girls of Soille middle school got together last Saturday night at school. They celebrated LagBaOmer with a fun bonding ex-

perience. An overnight at school! It wad filed with great activities. We held an auction with funny money and teacher donated

gifts. (Thank you middle school teachers for your support, humor, and donation to enhance the evening.) We played a crazy

game of capture the flag. And to end off the activities, we had our very own Soille bonfire! The girls made smores, a scary story

was told, and the story behind LagBaOmer was shared. All the girls expressed their love for our school and how they'd do an

overnight once a month if possible! Thank you to Rachel Hudlow and Morah Weiser for chaperoning the evening! Thank you to

student leadership council for all your hard work to make the overnight a reality!

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Hebrew Day Happenings Under Construction

The 6th Grade girls' Chumash class has culminat-

ed their learning of the Mishkan (Tabernacle -

traveling "House of G-d" in the desert) by con-

structing miniature versions of the vessels found

within it. Each girl not only constructed a ves-

sel, but they were responsible for creating a

Google slide presentations and forms for their

fellow classmates to review all the material we

learned together. It was truly a special way to

review the material.

Fourth Grade Sacramento Trip

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Preschool Pages

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Preschool Pages

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Soille Community Page Mazal Tov to…

...Leah Salovey (HDS Class of 2007) on her graduation from Yale on Sunday with a B.A. in History.

...Tal and Isaac Attia (HDS Class of 2002) on the birth of a baby boy in Israel and to proud parents Mazu and Sofer Attia!

...Becca Segal (HDS Class of 2008) on her graduation from Rutgers University and to proud parents Alysa and Eric Segal (HDS Class of 1976) and grandmother Shirley Segal.

Jewish Arts Festival - Women of Valor

Please consider coming out to support two

Soille mothers who are leaders in our Soille and

their own communities, Malka Weiser & Marcia

Wollner, this Thursday evening, May 25th at

7pm at the Lyceum Theater. Your presence is

sure to enhance the evening for the honorees!

Call the Lyceum box office @ 619-544-1000 or

purchase tickets at http://www.sdrep.org/

jewish_festival.php.

Becca Segal, Left Leah Salovey, Center Newborn baby Attia, Right

Our WOMEN of Valor!

http://www.sdrep.org/jewish_festival.php.

http://www.sdrep.org/jewish_festival.php.

In support of the Soille Hebrew Day 8th grade trip to Israel,

we are happy to announce our

ORIGINAL ARTWORK

RAFFLE“Candle Lighting”“Chamsa”

The 8th graders are currently selling raffle tickets for a chance to win one of two framed original artwork pieces.

Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Tickets can be purchased in person through the 8th graders and their parents, or by contacting Yonina Kaplan directly at [email protected] for purchase.

Payments can be in the form of cash or check.Drawing will take place on May 26th. Good luck!

We thank you for your continued support.

Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School 2017/18 Summer Reading List

Summer is a time to rest, relax and gain perspective. Summer is a time to come off of the hectic schedule and to spend some quality family time together. Yet, it is important that learning continue during this school break to ensure that skills are practiced and retained. Most important for all students is to read regularly over the summer. At SSDHDS we require summer reading for incoming third through eighth graders. The following is the required reading for the summer. Read the books on the list for the grade that you will be in starting in August 2017. All books are required reading. 3rd Grade: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 4th Grade: Frindle by Andrew Clements Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl 5th Grade: The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 6th Grade: Tangerine by Edward Bloor Crash by Jerry Spinelli 7th Grade: My Guardian Angel by Sylvie Weil Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 8th Grade: A Wrinkle in Time by Madelin Lengle Turn About by Margeret Peterson Haddox

These titles will be on sale, in limited quantities, at the summer reading book fair, May 22nd - 26nd, 2017. After that time, what’s left will be sold in Estelle’s office or will have to be bought on your own.

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