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JUNE 16, 2016 | The Jewish Home
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Noted Community Lecturers to Participate in Shaaray Tefilah’s Tea & Torah Series
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he topics are both timeless and contemporary, and the speakers represent a multitude of communities and shuls throughout the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. Congregation Shaaray Tefilah is launching its annual Tea and Torah Lecture Series for women on June 18, the week after Shavuous. Shi-
July 2___________________ Rachav: A Woman Who Found Hashem Vivienne Chaya Frank, Noted Educator and Lecturer July 9___________________ Avoiding Machlokes Rabbi Motti Neuberger, Assistant Rabbi, Congregation Kneseth Israel July 16__________________ Perceiving Hashem’s Glory in Tammuz and Av Yaffa Jungreis, Noted Educator and Lecturer July 23__________________ Parents at Risk—The Post Shidduch Crisis David Seidemann, Esq., Rabbi and Family Law Expert
urim will be presented at 5:45 pm every Shabbos through August 27, at Shaaray Tefilah on 25 Central Ave in Lawrence. “We are looking forward to a meaningful program that will draw community women of all ages to learn and gain insight into issues that are on their minds,” said Rabbi Uri Orlian, Rav of Congregation Shaaray Tefilah. “We are thrilled by the participation of rabbis, educators and leaders and invite everyone to attend.” The program schedule follows: June 18__________________ The Crisis of Kibbud
Av Va’em in the 21st Century: Confronting Quandaries at all Stages of Life
Rabbi Uri Orlian, Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah Rabbi Tzvi Flaum, Professor of Judaic Studies and Manhig Ruchani, Lander College for Women and Chairman of the Vaad HaRabbanim of Far Rockaway and Lawrence June 25__________________ Swimming Upstream: The Jewish Identity Rabbi Yaakov Trump, Assistant Rabbi, Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst
Mastery of Information at Bnos Bais Yaakov
July 30__________________ Be of the Students of Aharon: Pinchas and the Covenant of Peace Michal Horowitz, Noted Educator and Lecturer August 6_________________ The Wandering Jew—Timeless Lessons from Parshas Matos-Masai Aviva Orlian, Noted lecturer August 13________________ Tochacha, Emunah and Redemption: How to Perceive Suffering Yair Yaish August 20________________ Parenting Teenagers in Tumultuous Times: Challenges and Solutions A Panel Discussion Featuring: Dr. Hylton Lightman, pediatrician and community activist Rachel Pill, LCSW and clinician in private practice Helen Spirn, Head of School, Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
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BY’s general studies principals, Mrs. Surela Koenig and Morah Devorah Kurland, wanted their students to own certain basic facts about historical figures, landmarks, different branches of science, useful math info and commonly used acronyms. They organized an innovative program called Master Mind to help them meet their goal. Every student in grades 3 – 8 received a series of flash cards. After the girls studied the questions and answers for a few weeks, it was time to put their knowledge to the test. Literally. The principals tested the girls and each one who earned a grade of 90% or above received a token which entitled her to “purchase” a prize from a vending machine prominently placed right outside the principal’s office. The excitement was palpable. Everywhere you went, you saw children studying their flashcards – by themselves, with a friend, or with a group of study partners. What was
the motivation? A pride in their own achievements, as well as a chance to participate in the Grand Finale which took place on Memorial Day. The grand finale was grand in every sense of the word! In the darkened lunchroom, colored lights flared, buzzers were sounded, and on a huge screen flashed Master Mind pictures and facts. It was the staging for a nail-biting, adrenalin-pumping game show. Using the facts they had imbibed over the last many months, the teams of girls in the competition pushed those buzzers, confidently called out the answers, and demonstrated an amazing mastery over the information. The lunchroom erupted in cheers and clapping as each correct answer was given. Whoever would’ve believed that historical, mathematical, and scientific facts and figures could generate such enthusiasm and excitement? It was indeed a “grand” finale to a grand academic program.
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