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BH. Iyar

23, 5774 / May 23, 2014

Candle-Lighting: Community Newsletter of the Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District 8:00 404 Partridge Street Albany NY 12208 (518) 453-9363/3434 www.maimonidesschool.org Shabbos Ends: produced by Rabbi Mendel & students in the TNT (Torah ‘n Technology) Program 9:10 Maimonides is accredited by the NYS Board of Regents & is a beneficiary of UJF-NENY

maimonidesschool@gmail.com

MAZAL TOV SHMUEL DOVID

This newsletter is sponsored in honor of the Lag B’Omer Weekend Bar-Mitzvah of

and his parents Rabbi & Mrs. Mirsky on his Bar-Mitzvah this past Lag B’Omer weekend, with both a Shabbos and a Sunday celebration. We will miss Shmuel Dovid and his family when they move to NJ next year but we are very grateful for their decade at Maimonides and in the greater community.

Shmuel Dovid

MAZAL TOV ANDRUSIERS

by his parents Rabbi Moshe & Karen Mirsky

Rabbi Shimon and Liba Andrusier had a baby boy on Wednesday. Mazal Tov to the baby’s brothers and sisters and the whole family.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE...

Yes, you can still RSVP to come to the dinner, call the school office 453-9363 or email GRADUATION MAZAL TOVS maimonidesschool@gmail.com. Ads can still Commencement Ceremonies for Touro in AT THE DINNER THIS WED... be submitted for the Journal supplement until NYC will be this Monday, with (at least) two This year, the Maimonides annual Scholarship Tuesday morning. Thanks for your support! Maimonides-connected graduates: Tribute (Wed May & Iyar 28th) coincides with  MHDS alumna Mushky Rubin, megaYom-Yerushalayim which celebrates the 1967 JOE BRUNO AND THE TALMUD congratulations to her and to her parents reunification of Jerusalem. In addition to the Rabbi Rubin’s 8/9 Talmud class happened to Rabbi Israel and Rochel Rubin & family. honorees and support of the school, here’s a be learning about how long court sentencing  Ben Kalish, husband of MHDS alumna few tidbits to look for on Wednesday: should take (it was a Talmud tangent, and yes Sarah Morgenbesser. Congratulations to  Find out which Psalm was chosen (out of them & to Maxine & all the Morgenbessers. 150) to speak of Jerusalem… can you guess? “it depends”) right around the day that former Senator Joe Bruno’s second-trial jury handed  Jerusalem of Gold, and Jerusalem of Bold? down a not-guilty verdict. They also came HEY, I DESIGNED THAT FLYER!  Selected photos of the year at school are across a fascinating exchange about prayer vs. One of our High School girls was shopping at captioned in the Journal with matching Torah study between Rava & Rav Hamnunah. a clothing store in Monsey when she noticed a Biblical verses and Talmudic quotations, flyer that she designed for a client in their thanks to our students and faculty who PROFESSIONAL PICTURE DAY Maimonides Graphic worked on that. After several years hiatus, Monday, June 2, just Design class hanging up  Elegant dinner buffet (will include some before Shavuot, will be professional Picture on the store wall! Now, Israeli style foods) precedes the compact Day at School by Michoel Caras. Parents are how gratifying is that? meaningful program, with a large dessert under no obligation to order, but all children Thanks to Leah Caras of buffet to conclude the evening downstairs. should dress and prepare for it since there will Carasmatic Design for teaching our HS girls  Generally speaking, there are strict rules be school and class pictures as well. There are these valuable skills, giving them confidence against any food in the Library-Media several options for ordering, including digital and real-world experience working with actual Center, but there will be a Sushi Chef in clients and producing works that are used. there for dinner attendees this Wednesday. and/or print packages. See note going home.

GOING THE EXTRA MILE Stay tuned for a Middos Fair about character traits, including this project by grades 2&3 about “L’fnim M’Shuras Ha’Din” going beyond the letter of the law, doing more than is obligated or required, going out of your way. Other class projects are 4th & 5th’s “Love Peace & Pursue It!” we can’t wait to see their projects & messages!

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