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MARCH 31, 2016 | The Jewish Home
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Purim Simcha at Siach Yitzchak Purim Parade
J
ust when you thought Purim couldn’t get any better…it just did! This year, at the Siach Yitzchak Purim Parade, Reb Dovid Sitnick, the Menahel, who some thought was Mordechai Hatzaddik, was seen leading the parade down Reads Lane in Far Rockaway on a white horse. As joyous music played lively Purim niggunim, the Siach Yitzchok talmidim, their parents and Rebbeim danced alongside the horse drawn carriage in this modern day Shushan-style parade. Many onlookers, children and adults alike, took turns riding on the horse and in the carriage for some quite memorable Purim pics! It was such an enjoyable ruach-filled parade that brought extra smiles and happiness to the faces of so many people on an already happy day. Many commented later how much they loved the parade. “Please do it
every year!” said one mother. Another said, “I can’t believe these kinds of things happen outside of Eretz Yisrael!” Still another mother said, “Rather than spending hours in traffic delivering shalach manos, this year we joined the parade instead. Watching my children dance and sing with true simchas Purim and having them enjoy riding in the carriage down Reads Lane really made our Purim! Thank you Siach Yitzchok!” This wonderful ruach that the Purim parade created is not a new hargasha in Siach Yitzchak. “The Cheder” as it is affectionately called, founded by Rav Shlomo Freifeld zt”l, continues to permeate with Rav Shlomo’s unique chinuch and ruach. Rav Shlomo believed in bringing out the potential of every child, encouraging them to “Be Big” and to shine both inside and outside the classroom. Under
Reb Dovid Sitnick’s leadership, and through unbelievably dedicated Rabbeim and Moros, the children grow daily. Every yom tov at Siach Yitzchak is a chance for the school to imbue its special geshmak upon the children. Through niggunim and dance filled events such as the annual Dreidel Drop, the Lag Ba’omer Hadlakah
and now the Siach Yitzchak Purim Parade, this Cheder continues to teach its talmidim about the breadth and depth of Yiddishkeit. By having this wonderful Parade, that special geshmak and ruach reached out to the community at large. We hope to see everyone next year at the 2nd annual Siach Yitzchak Purim Parade!
Purim Fun at Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam
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xcitement was in the air at BYAM with all the Purim festivities! The elementary school had a great time at their pre-Purim carni-
val. Smiling students abounded as they went from booth to booth doing all the varied activities. Face painted students ended the day content and happy from a Purim spirited day!
The preschoolers marched around the school and then gathered together to dance and show off their Purim costumes at their pre- Purim party. Morah Music’s Purim concert
ended the special day, making it, as one preschooler said: “The best day ever!”