BH. Elul
13, 5776 / September 16, 2016 ב”ה
Community Newsletter of the Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capital District Candle-Lighting: 6:44 404 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 7:43 Maimonides is accredited by the NYS Board of Regents & is a beneficiary of UJF-NENY
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SPEAKING OF SAFETY
Morah Rivi did this project with grades 2-6. Most Science-Enrichment classes this week Every hand is differently colored and uniquely discussed fire-safety as they experimented with designed but they are all reaching upward! flames burning under different levels of oxygen. That ties right into this week’s Torah portion of Ki-Teitze which speaks about the safety fence around a flat roof and other health and safety precautions. Maimonides Inter- (or Integrated) Connections (see symbol)!
MAZAL TOV AVI GRAY Rabbi Mathless and Nachman went down to celebrate Avi’s Bar-Mitzvah in Queens where the Grays moved back to after a wonderful decade with them here in Albany. And Rabbi Mathless and Nachman made it back up in time to celebrate the very end of Yochanon Samson’s Bar-Mitzvah at Shabbos House!
A FIERY SCIENCE-ENRICHMENT We are certainly going to miss Mrs. Deloria Ballard-Hubble—our Science-Enrichment teacher for many years, but we’re very happy to welcome Mrs. Sunnie Kirkley whose first class was about fire, from fuel and wick to oxygen, steam to safety. Above: students are watching the effect of a flame on a water-filled balloon. Middle: They’re seeing the difference of a candle burning on the table vs. candles burning inside closed glass tops though one is a much smaller glass than the other.
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SUMMER BABY MAZAL TOVS Without summer newsletters we missed listing Mazal Tovs for babies born during that time. If we missed anyone, please let us know because we love including & sharing Simchas! • To the Mathless family on the birth of Rivka on the last day of school last year. • To Rabbi Abba & Raizel Rubin on the birth of a daughter Devorah Leah. • To the Itkin family on their birth of a son named Aharon DovBer. • To the Voloviks on the birth of a daughter named Chava Chaya Liba. • To the Rubashkins on the birth of a daughter named Tani.
FATHER & SON BIRTHDAY This week Chaim celebrated his birthday, and it was his father Rabbi Meir’s birthday, too!