Chai Lights - Parshat Vayakhel- Pekudei 5783

Parshat Vayakhel - Pekudei • March 17, 2023

IMPORTANT DATES

March 17, 2023/24 Adar 5783

Parshat Vayakhel- Pekudei - Shabbat Hachodesh

Candlelighting: 7:23 p.m.

Havdallah: 8:24 p.m.

DAVENING AND DONUTS

Sunday, March 19th, 9:00 a.m

If you are interested in sponsoring Davening and Donuts, Mishmar or a Day of Learning, please click here.

REGULAR FRIDAY DISMISSAL BEGINS TODAY - Friday, March 17th

ECC - 3:00 p.m.

K - 12 - 3:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND

High School Dismissal - 3:40 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD - Rosh Chodesh Nissan

March 26th, 2023 - 5:00 p.m.

Farber's Annual Event honoring Community Leader Ethan Davidson and celebrating the legacy of his father William Davidson z"l and staff honoree, Linda Pedder

SAVE THE DATE FOR GRADUATION!

Come celebrate the Class of 2023 at Graduation - Monday, June 5th at 7:00 p.m.

EVERY THURSDAY - We have 2 Mishmar Programs on Thursdays!

3:45 - 4:45 p.m. - For Grades 4/5 -

8:00 pm. - For the Farber community

This year, our application season is beginning earlier than in the past and applications are now open! New students may apply by clicking HERE. Current students do not need to confirm their re-enrollment at this time; their spots will be held until our reverification process later in the year.

While applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, we anticipate that the Toddler class will fill quickly and there are a limited number of spots in Latchkey.

Please reach out with any questions. We’re excited to welcome new students to Farber! Spread the word to families who might be interested in joining our community or let us know HERE if there is a family who we should reach out to.

COMMUNITY MILESTONES

Mazal Tov

Andrew Korman on his engagement to Shoshi Jeselsohn! Excited parents are Howard and Michal Korman! Excited grandmothers are Toni Korman and Rachel Galazan!

Eliana Tieke on her engagement to Yossi Zymelman! Excited parents are Paula Stern, Brent Tieke and David Bussell!

Rob and Amy (Bielory) Stern on the birth of a son - Bennett Mason (Daniel Moshe)! Excited grandparents are Sylvan and Sandra Stern!

ECC CHALLAH SALE

The ECC is so excited to announce that we will be baking challah again. Please see the flyer below for all the important information. You must order online HERE .

Please email Ellen Berlin with any questions.

ECC CAMP IS BACK!!

For questions, email Ellen Berlin.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Detroit is a wonderful community!

Great community, affordable housing, wonderful school, high quality of life...and there are jobs available and....a tuition discount if you move to Detroit!

For more information, reach out to Andrea Strosberg.

The Detroit Jewish News did an article on this as well!

Read HERE

When shopping at any Toyology location, please mention Farber ECC. The ECC will receive 20% in store credit. When the money adds up we can go and buy new toys and games for the ECC.

FROM THE BOARD

Dear Farber Hebrew Day School Community,

The Nomination committee of the Farber Hebrew Day School Board of Directors is seeking candidates for a three year term starting in June 2023. There are currently a limited number of spots available to serve on the Board. Parents who are interested in applying must be in good financial standing. If you are interested in serving on the FHDS Board of Directors, please complete the nomination application which can be found HERE. If you know someone who may be interested in serving on the board, please encourage them to apply.

The Board is the governing body of the school, responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of its mission and financial sustainability. Board members are elected for a three year term and are expected to participate fully in monthly board meetings, sit on committees, and be an advocate for the school in all areas. Board responsibilities include, but are not limited to, setting the annual budget, assisting with fundraising efforts, and discussing large-scale changes to the school culture or education.

Please note, there may be more interest in serving on the Board than there are available spots. Factors such as ensuring diversity of board members’ skills are taken into consideration when selecting Board members.

If you want to be considered as a candidate for the board, please click HERE and fill out the application no later than March 19. The final slate will be proposed to the board in the April Board meeting, and then brought by email to the parent body for a vote.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at mirigertner@gmail.com

Thank you,

Miri Gertner

Chair of Governance Committee

PARSHAT YAYAKHEL - PEKUDEI

Dr. Josh Levisohn

At the beginning of Shmot, we see the people of Israel building the cities and pyramids for Pharoah. Work described as עבודה - work that one does for a master, work that one does for someone else. At the end of Shmot, in this week’s Torah portion of Vayakhel, we see the people of Israel building the mishkan, G-d’s place on earth, כביכול. Although the Torah doesn’t specifically refer to this work, by inference we understand that it is called מלאכה - dignified work that one does for oneself.

Some people could not access last week's Dvar Torah - so here it is again.

PARSHAT KI TISA

Rabbi JJ Polter

In this week’s Parsha we read about the “Golden Calf” and the aftermath of the incident, starting with G-D’s plan to destroy the Jewish nation to Moshe’s requesting of G-D to ultimately forgive the nation.

MISHMAR

We were honored to welcome Rabbi Leiby Burnham from Partners in Torah to speak to parents, students and community members at Mishmar this week… talking about how to make current events relevant to our lives and extolling the Torah values inherent in the concept of Bitcoin. Thank you Rabbi Nemes for organizing tonight’s (and every Thursday) Mishmar and thank you Dr. Nathan Gonik for initiating these communal Mishmars!!

CHAMETZ OR PESACHDIK

Blueberries ? Bagels ? Tomatoes ? The Kittens in Morah O’s class learned what is chametz and what is not…and put pictures of the foods on different sides of the chart….

So much learning in the ECC about Pesach !!

PI DAY IN 5TH GRADE

Tuesday, 3-14, was the first time that our 5th Graders learned about Pi!

They used the formula, c = 𝜋d to find the circumference of circles. They also created a frequency table of the first 100 digits of Pi, created Pi Day skylines, made Pi Day bracelets to represent the first digits of Pi and of course- ate pie!

Thank you Mrs. Howes!!

HUMAN IMPACT PROJECT

In Mr. Wolowiec's 6th grade Earth Science class - the students presented their Human Impact projects. The growth of the human population has had some negative impact on earth and have changed natural systems like habitats, food chains, the climate and the appearance of earth. Choosing topics like Deforestation, Ozone Depletion, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch the students had to consider why this topic is important and come up with some potential solutions to the problems.

YESHIVA SIGNING DAY

On Tuesday, Farber joined with schools across the country for National Yeshiva Signing Day, the day where high school seniors announce publicly where they are planning to study in Israel next year. Following the announcements, Rabbi Nemes offered Divrei Torah v’Bracha. Mazal Tov to our seniors!! And Mazal Tov to the Yeshivot !!

KOL HAKAVOD!

Kol Hakavod to Eli Kanner, Farber Senior and first responder for United Hatzalah (whenever he is in Israel)! Eli and Adena Barenholtz, Farber parent and Director of the Detroit office of United Hatzalah, spoke to our High School students about the life- saving and crucial work of United Hatzalah.

NEXT UP SARACHEK!!

March 23 - 27, 2023

Good luck Varsity Team!!

Thank you to everyone participating in our Hot Lunch fundraiser program. February Hot Lunch can be found by clicking HERE . March Hot Lunch can be found by clicking HERE

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to volunteer for Hot Lunch so far.

Volunteers must be vaccinated. Please click here to sign up for a time slot. If you have a flexible schedule and would like to be put on our "reserve" list in case of last minute cancellations, please contact us at farberpto@gmail.com.

Volunteer Opportunities

The PTO is always looking for volunteers to help out throughout the year. Whether you have a lot of time, or a little bit of time, volunteering with the PTO is an amazing way to meet people and feel connected to the Farber community.

You can sign up to volunteer by contacting us at farberpto@gmail.com.

2 opportunities to support Farber

Support the PTO and outfit yourselves with Farber swag for Spirit Day, for theTanzman Tournament and just to promote our wonderful school around town!!

Shop HERE at our FHDS Spirit Store !

We try to practice Hashavat Avedah - returning lost items - and will be highlighting lost and found items left in school.

If this is yours or if you have lost any article of clothing, please contact Amy Hager. You can also view our Lost and Found Slideshow by clicking here. Please consider labeling your children's clothing to help make this possible.

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