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Yeshiva Highlites Pre Chanukah Special
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Inspiring & Challenging
Teenagers Since 1998


Parshat Vayeshev
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008

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Life After WYHS

Inspire and Challenge, our school's mission, guides our students in their college choices. When they leave WYHS' hallowed halls, our graduates want to continue their religious and academic growth. It is our job to help them identify schools at which this can, and most probably will, happen.

One can't judge a college's religious atmosphere by the number of Jews on campus, or its academics according to its ranking by US News and Report. One has to judge the school by how day school grads actually do there.

On Friday night, is there a significant group that "does shabbos" who won't go to the party, game or bar? Are there enough observant students to date? Do the day school grads sow their wild oats for four years, or do they create a strong observant community whose centripetal force pulls others in?

I have begun spending Shabbat at college campuses to help us guide students regarding observant Jewish life on campus. In October, I was at University of Maryland, and I'll be at University of Pennsylvania in late January. Rabbi Horowitz spent last Shabbat at Yeshiva University with boys who attend a number of colleges in the New York area.

Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) is the Orthodox Union's program which has placed young observant couples on 15 college campuses to do "inreach" with the day school grads. I have learnt a tremendous amount from my participation in its Advisory Board over the past year.

Over half of our students come to the conclusion that the logical choice for them is Yeshiva University. It offers the dual curriculum to which our students have become accustomed, on a collegiate level. YU boasts 3,000 observant undergraduates and has an excellent record of graduate school admissions.

Some of our students will flourish in the deeply intellectual atmosphere of an Ivy League or a competitive private and state university. Some students will be strengthened by being in an environment in which they have to choose to be observant. There are a select number of campuses which possess a significant observant community.

Barnard, NYU, Stern, Touro, University of Pennsylvania, Yale and Yeshiva were the universities that offered our students early decision acceptances this week. As these seniors each send in their deferrals to enable them to study next year in Israel, we look forward to their continued search for inspiration and challenge at the post secondary level.

Freshman and sophomore parents will meet with our Director of College Guidance, Mrs. Marcy Roberts on Monday evening, January 5. She will help interpret the PSAT and PLAN scores and explain what can be done now to help prepare for college. Junior parents will begin the college selection process with Mrs. Roberts right after vacation (February 3).

Shabbat Shalom


Rabbi Perry Tirschwell


The Best WYHS Chanukah Ever!

Mesibas At The Rebbes Breakfast, Monday Dec. 22

Storm Spirit Day
All Day, Tuesday Dec. 23

The Great Dreidel Hunt Lunch, Wednesday Dec. 24

Chanuka Chagiga
for present families & alumni
Lunch, Thursday, Dec. 25
followed by 1:30pm dismissal

Special Breakfast
Friday Dec 26

Chanukah Toy Drive
for Chai Lifeline

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Good & Welfare

Our Condolences

Mrs. Aviva Bronner on the loss of her father

Our Prayers Are With

Eliyahu ben Zahava Webberly

Yehoshua Tzvi ben Sarah Weiss

Chana bat Devorah




 

From Girls to Graduates



The WoMAD Shabbaton

and Alumni Shabbaton



By Rachelli Kaplan ('09) and Zach Cohen ('06)

This past Shabbat, WYHS was a two-fold: the annual WoMAD Shabbaton for girls in Boca and an Alumni Shabbaton for boys in New York with Rabbi Horowitz.
This past Shabbat was truly uplifting. At every meal, there was singing and a strong feeling of unity among all the girls--no matter what grade.

This past weekend was awesome- just us guys chilling with Rabbi Horowitz and the WYHS alumni at YU. There were even some people who didn't even go to YU, but happened to be in the area, like Danny Krasna ('05) who is currently at Queen's College.

Friday night was a special treat, mainly for the seniors who had the honor and privilege of eating at Rabbi Tirschwell's home with Mrs. Kanner, her family, and Rabbi Haber, the Rav of MMY (Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalyim.) There were beautiful Divrei Torah given and of course, amazing food!

The meals were delightful and there was plenty to go around! By any stretch of the imagination, it would be pretty difficult to prepare food for about twenty guys around the age of twenty. But the meal was fantastic.

But really the best part of the night was the Senior girls' "chilled out" kumzits with Mrs. Kanner. We had the opportunity to tell funny stories of the past four years and ended the night with some beautiful Zemirot and true words of wisdom.

There were roughly 20 people in this apartment at once. Most people would think that would be an inconvenience for people, as apartments in New York are not generally too spacious. Yet Justin and Elana Kohlhagen ('04) were gracious hosts and set up their apartment to accommodate all of the guests perfectly.

Shabbat day was even more exciting as we had a motivating Shiur by Rabbi Englander discussing the overall theme of the Shabbaton: Hakarat Hatov. We then ate together with the company of our teachers and their adorable children who truly enhanced the Shabbat atmosphere.

Everyone enjoyed inspirational Divrei Torah by Rabbi Horowitz and Justin Kohlhagen ('04) which really added to the Shabbat feeling.

But the fun did not end there! We played "Bananagrams," davened Mincha, and then ate Seudah Shlishit. At the conclusion of the Shabbaton, we had another kumzits which truly sparked girls' spirituality and left them with a true understanding of Hakarat Hatov.

Thank you Justin and Elana again for accommodating all of us, a group which ranged from the class of 2002 to the class of 2007. All in all, the weekend was really great and I hope it happens as often as possible!

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YESHIVA!



The Best Girls Soccer Season
in WYHS History


This year, like the boys soccer team last season, the girls varsity soccer team is having its best season in WYHS history! New players and seasoned soccer veterans have joined together to create a successful team which practices and plays with lots of effort and intensity...and it pays off! The team has won four games so far this season. GO STORM!

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Spotted: Rabbi Simon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University

Speaking To: The 12th grade boys Beit Midrash Class

Speaking About: The different levels of the mitzvah of lighting the Chanukia on Chanukah

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Spotted: Jeremy Horelick, AIPAC South Palm Beach County Area Director

Speaking To: The CIA and AIPAC Committees

Speaking About: The importance of student action in American-Israeli politics, and the need to lobby Congress.

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WYHS 101

Multi-Community Town Hall Meetings


By Shimmie Kaminetsky, Executive Director

Over the past two weeks, in living rooms in three of our constituent communities (Hollywood, North Miami Beach, and Boca Raton), there was a forum for parents to raise issues that were on their minds with the school administration. This year we added a new element: presentations about the school budget and future campus plans.

WYHS' income and expenses were presented in pie charts. 85% of the school's income comes from tuition. Parents commented about how impressed they were with our openness to share what in many other schools is confidential information.

The site plan, floor plans, and exterior renderings of our planned permanent campus and facility were presented. Issues raised by parents include why we chose this particular parcel of land on the Federation campus, the anticipated cost and timetable of the project.

Parents asked questions about the NETA Hebrew curriculum, the school's policy on overseas trips, and credit for students who take honors classes. Suggestions made included student surveys evaluating each class.

Thank you to the Gelman, Tokayer, and Bakst families for opening their homes for the Town Hall meetings and for the delicious desserts. Thank you to all the parents who took out time from their busy schedules to attend.

 







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Hakarat HaTov-what it means is to be

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