Midrasha News
March 7 2010
21 Adar 5770
BE HAPPY. IT’S ADAR
+Mazel tov to Michella Ore on her Bat Mitzvah this Shabbat and to Nils Skudra on his Bar Mitzvah has Shabbat.
+Mazel tov to Marnina Wirtschafter on being named a Bronfman Youth Fellowship finalist.
+Condolences to Lauren Hoffman on the death of her grandmother.
+Finally, it’s here. This is the Sunday for FREEDOM SONG. The performance will be at 10:30. First hour classes will happen as normal. Then we’ll have only a 10 minute break, so if you want to buy food, do so quickly. We will not be making sandwiches. The performance will be in the Sanctuary. You can bring friends and parents and other family members. Afterwards the cast will talk with the audience. When that’s over you’ll go back to your 3rd period class. I’m really looking forward to having you see this.
+ Shavuot will begin on Tuesday evening, May 18. As always, there will be a community Leil Tikkun Shavuot, an all night study session. If you are interested in teaching anything, please let me know. The organizers would love having teens teach.
8th and 9th graders: Camp Tawonga asked me to tell you about an incredible opportunity this summer during their Session IV program (August 1-20. This will bring Ethiopian, Arab and Jewish Israeli teens to camp to join American teens for three weeks of leadership, dialogue, and coexistence. The teens will live together in cabins, forming friendships that span cultures and countries. While experiencing all the great parts of Jewish summer camp – like hiking, swimming, backpacking, singing, and more – the teens will share their realities of life in the US and Israel. It will be truly is a once in a lifetime fun and meaningful experience, For more information contact Ryley Katz, Camp Tawonga, (415) 543-2267 x114. www.tawonga.org
+ Holocaust Essay Contest for 11th and 12th grade Bay Area students. $1000 prize!
Morris Weiss Holocaust Contest. Deadline for entries extended to March 9, 2010 (that’s next Tuesday!)
This year's essay topic asks students to discuss Losing Sight of One's Own Humanity during the Holocaust. Submitted essays must reflect a genuine engagement with the topic and constitute a thoughtful response. The entry will be judged on the quality of writing and research, as well as the author's ability to meaningfully connect the essay topic to the lessons of the Holocaust.
The student with the winning essay will receive a $1000 scholarship to be used towards post-secondary education. For more details and scholarship rules, please go to www.hcnc.org/scholarship.html
+ Isaac Sevi Holocaust Writing and Art Contest.
You can submit: Fiction, Poetry or Art that focuses on the theme of the Holocaust. Winning entries must be submitted to Midrasah by Sunday, March 21. (Two weeks from this Sunday) Each entry must be accompanied by a title page which contains the following information:
Student’s name & telephone number
Student’s school and grade
Will be judged on originality, content and appearance
The awards will be announced at the Tuesday, April 13 Holocaust commemoration at Temple Sinai.
Just in case you are an organized person, here is next year’s 2010-2011 Midrasha calendar. Write it down somewhere.
Sept 12: First day
Nov. 9 Brunch
Nov. 28 No school
Dec 19,26 Jan 2 No school
Feb 20 No school
April 3, 10 No school
May 22 Last day, graduation.
CALENDAR
March 7 Freedom Song, 10:30 a.m.
March 21- first senior speech workshop, during first hour
March 28, April 4, No Midrasha, Spring Break
April 23-25 – Next Etgar Retreat and Gesharim Retreat
May 2 – second senior speech workshop, during school, hour to be announced.
May 9, - senior speeches due
May 14-16 – Last Kesher retreat
May 23 9:30 am GRADUATION
TZEDAKAH Last week Total Donated to Haiti
8- Sacha 1.00 506 33.73
8-Maia 2.10 7.42 44.59
9- Anna 1.00 3.75 120.92-incl Anna double
9- Noemi - 25.76 748.00-fundraiser
Day - 54.46
Mollie - 47.28
Greg 6.00 33.03
Bunny .60 1.20 69.60
Roni - 21.09
TOTAL 10.70 199.05 1017.60
Shabbat Shalom,
Diane
-I e-mail out announcements to students each Thursday. I also post them on our website and send them out to the Midrasha Facebook group. To join the Facebook group, go to
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35511587704
