BH Teves
3, 5774 / December 6 , 2013
Community Newsletter of the Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District Candle-Lighting: 404 Partridge Street Albany NY 12208 (518) 453-9363/3434 www.maimonidesschool.org 4:04 Shabbos Ends: produced by Rabbi Mendel & students in the TNT (Torah ‘n Technology) Program 5:08 Maimonides is accredited by the NYS Board of Regents & is a beneficiary of UJF-NENY
maimonidesschool@gmail.com
This Newsletter is sponsored in honor of the engagement of
Naama Kellman to Nathan Green
By her parents Rabbi Yaakov & Lisa Kellman SONGS, SKITS & PRESENTATION THANKS TO ALL FOR A MOST SUCCESSFUL RAFFLE-AUCTION
MZT: KASRIEL SHOLOM RUBIN
On the 8th day of Chanukah, most classes presented a song, skit or presentation to fellow students and parents. It was a full house, nice to see that we’re really outgrowing the “back upstairs room”. The kids did a great job making their own costumes, memorizing their lines and putting themselves into it with bright and warm positive energy. It was so nice to see! See pictures on pages 3 and 4.
Mazal Tov to MHDS alumnus Efraim & Menucha Rubin on the birth and Bris of their WINNERS: Indeed, everyone is truly a winner newborn son, named Kasriel Sholom after for generously supporting Jewish education. Menucha’s paternal grandfather. Rabbi Rubin See full list of prize-package winners on page 3. pointed out that the baby’s Hebrew initials This year’s totals to benefit the school are close spell “Kosher!” The Bris was this past Tuesday to $14,000. The Split-the-Pot was our highest in Crown Heights. Much Nachas! ever, at $880 to the winner (Bev Shor), how appropriate for the 8th night of Chanukah! As CHANUKAH DAYS 5-8 AT MHDS Rabbi Rubin put it, “On the 8th night we are In addition to regular Jewish and General MAZAL TOV KELLMANS firing on all cylinders, the full array is lit, we’re Studies classes this week, being the second half On their daughter Naama’s (MHDS alumna) not waiting around for what is next!” engagement to Nathan Green. Much Nachas! of Chanukah (we were away on break MENORAH LIGHTING: Before the prize WELCOMING for the first half drawings, Rabbi Rubin invited 8 people (see with Thanksgiving) GUESTS page 2) including board members, MHDS it’s been a fun few Chaim is visiting this area alumni and community friends to come up days of hands-on from Israel for medical and each light a candle in the Menorah seen all learning with treatment, Kindergartners -lit above, led by Ephy & Nurit Carmel. Mr. various classes welcomed him right into Carmel shared a very heart-warming and baking Chanukah their classroom & hearts. inspiring Chanukah story from his experiences cookies (Mendel in Nursery pictured holding This embrace was natural in the Yom-Kippur War (see page 2). his bag of Chanukah sprinkles cookies), from(actually not the focus of GREEK CHANUKAH DINNER: The dairy scratch Latkes, and even doughnuts, too, from photo it was cropped tasty batter to sprinkled confectionary sugar! Greek food was especially delicious. Shmuel from). Refuah Shlayma! Kochman put out a feast, and made the rich, thick Greek yogurt (for the Tzatziki salad MAIMONIDES dressing/dip) from scratch at Nathan’s 404 Partridge Street Kitchen. The Spanakopita with feta & spinach Albany NY 12208 in phyllo dough was delectable and a big hit. Plus there were other traditional Greek foods, like rolled grilled eggplant with feta and tomato sauce, tasty Fassolatha soup & more! KIDS PROGRAM: Special thanks to the Bnos Chaya HS girls for running a half-hour entertaining and educational Chanukah trivia game for kids with surprising wrapped minipresents (see page 2) and also for help with selling the last-minute tickets.