The Frisch School

Message from the President

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 01:26:00 +0000

Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends,

I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself to you as I begin in my new role as president of the Frisch School Board of Trustees. I am honored to be serving The Frisch School in this capacity, as, like many of you, I know what an incredible place Frisch is and how important it is to our students, their parents, and the Jewish community at large.

As the summer comes to a close and we prepare for the Yamim Noraim. Our students, teachers and staff are returning to Frisch with great anticipation for another very exciting school year. I am sure that you join me in looking forward to an incredibly exciting and productive year for our students.

Over the summer months, our very talented and dedicated administration, faculty and staff, led by Dr. Kalman Stein and Rabbi Eli Ciner, have tirelessly planned for the new school year. New programs, curricula and activities are in place to ensure that our students receive the very best education in both Judaic and Secular studies. Our Transition committee is working closely with Dr Stein and Rabbi Ciner to insure a seamless transition when Rabbi Ciner assumes the position of Principal of our Yeshiva next September. Our lay leaders have also been busy setting up committees to support our professional staff in the most synergistic way possible.

While we are proud of where we are today, we are always striving for improvement. We look to our extended Frisch School family for help and participation. Those parents who are returning to Frisch already know that this is more than just a school – it is a community made up of students and teachers, parents and alumni, grandparents and friends. We are extremely fortunate that many of you have already chosen to contribute your talents in ways that have been extraordinarily beneficial to our students. We thank you for your participation, commitment and shared vision. Many of you have also contributed generously to our various fundraising campaigns. Without your generosity we simply could not continue to do what we do and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. For those who have not yet become involved, I ask that you give of your time and your resources to Frisch; to volunteer, to participate and to donate.

Tuition alone does not cover all of the expenses associated with operating a wonderful yeshiva like Frisch. Funds are necessary to pay our exceptional faculty and staff, to meet the needs of our scholarship families, to continue to provide amazing programming both inside and outside of the classroom and to maintain our beautiful campus. Our incredible, state-of- the-art campus is also not yet fully funded, and numerous meaningful naming opportunities remain. When Rachel Roth, our Director of Development, or members of the Board of Trustees, call on you later in the year to contribute to our Annual Dinner, the Scholarship fund, the Building Campaign or any of our other special fundraising events, please open your hearts and your checkbooks and respond as generously as you are able.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me ronnie.schlussel@frisch.og or our Director of Development, Rachel Roth rachel.roth@frisch.org We welcome your comments and suggestions.

I wish each and every one of you a Shanah Tova U’Metukah.

Ronnie Schlussel,

President

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Thank you from The Frisch School Drama Society

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:15:00 +0000

Thanks to all who helped to make

"30 Years of Drama at Frisch - A tribute to Rabbi Dr. John Krug"

a fabulous event!

The Foreigner showcased the incredible talent of the students that participate in The Frisch Drama Society and it was wonderful to welcome back alumni and friends from throughout the years. We came together to celebrate the huge impact that Rabbi Dr. Krug has had on Frisch students over the past 30 years.

Click here to view a photo album from the play.

A special thanks to our sponsors who generously supported The Frisch Drama Society in honor of

Rabbi Krug's 30th play at Frisch!

Hannah-Jean and Bruce Brafman and Family

Gail and Richard Dukas

Marvin Eiseman

The Feld Family

Irene and Robert Gottesman

Rena and Marshall Katz

Barbara and Barry Kessler

Ella '89 and Samuel Kohn

The Kraus Family

The Krug Family

Janice and Saul Levine

Anita and Jerry Milch

Hanna Atlas-Ravid and

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid

Melody and Earl Sandor

Ruth and Louis Schapiro

Stephanie, Stanley and Jack Shamosh

The Shohat Family

Elke and Kalman Stein

Sheryl and Stanley Turitz

If you would like to make a contribution in honor of Rabbi Krug and all he has done for our students over the past 30 years, please contact

Rachel Roth, Director of Development at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 ext.290.

Why do you give?

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:48:00 +0000

Why do you give to the Abraham Kremer Memorial Scholarship Campaign at The Frisch School?

"Frisch has been our partner in laying a solid foundation for our children's Jewish future. Our three children have graduated Frisch and are each in different stages of life, with each taking their own path. Yet the constants in their lives that remain are their connection and devotion to the Jewish community, Torah, Israel and to family. They were each leaders of the Jewish community on their college campuses. The middot that were nutured and cultivated at Frisch remained with them throughout their college years and beyond. Their connection to Frisch, both the school itself as well as the strong bonds they developed there, endures."

- Irene and Robert Gottesman
Parents of Benjamin '02, Orly '05 and Elaine '09

Join this list of of people who have chosen to generously support Frisch students by making a pledge to the Abraham Kremer Memorial Scholarship Campaign - visit donate.frisch.org and make your gift today!

Frisch students need you!

$25,000
The Gottesman Fund
$18,000
Jill and David Blumenthal '77
$10,000
Carol and Rodney Grundman
Monique and Mordecai Katz
$5,000
Batya and Nachman Paul
$3,600
Rebecca '94 and Gil Feldman
Sharon and David Rauch
Rena and David Schlussel
$1,001-$3,599
Gabriella and Yaron Bareket
Jill and David Blumenthal '77
Fariba and Emanuel Hedvat
Amy and Myron Eagle
Alisa '89 and Jonathan Gellis '89
Barbara and Simcha Hochman
Lori and Kevin Lemmer
Adam Schorr
Alissa and Samuel Zagha
$1,000
Beth '79 and Samuel '79 Bernstein
Hannah-Jean and Bruce Brafman
Marvin Eiseman
Esther and Morton Fridman
Joanne and Jeffrey Ingerman
Alisa and Jeffrey Kigner
Aviva and Paul Rolnick '89
Ronnie and Marc Schlussel
Lois Blumenfeld and Norman Sohn
Sheri and Craig Tendler
$540
Ruth and Edward Lubat
$361-$539
Felicia and David Bieber
Anne and Jerry Gontownik
Irene and Robert Gottesman
Jeanette and Martin Heistein
Randi and Michael Silvermintz
$360
Anonymous
Mindy and Eli Davidoff
Elke and Kalman Stein
Bashi and Howard Tepper
$180-$359
Allison and Elliott Adler
Shirley and Hadley Bach
Patricia and Samuel Borodach
Doryne, Milt, Jordan, Alana & Mikey Davis
Ellen and Michael Muss
Susan and David Rosenbaum
Leah Krakinowski and Andrew Silberstein
Andrea and Ronald Sultan
William Zeitz
$18-$179
Sara and Edson Atwood
Debbie and Mark Berman
Rosalie and Lawrence Berman
Ilse Blumenthal
Judy and Martin Braun
Susan and Joel Burstein
Laurel and Rabbi Asher Bush
Fredelyn Engelberg , Ph.D.
Talia and Yair '98 Hindin
Rhonda R. Kamen
Orly and David Kaniel
Rena and Marshall Katz
Margot and Leon Krebs
Rachelle and Samuel Landau
Laura and Ilan Ledner
Dena and Mark Levie
Rita and Herbert Lowenstein
Bryna and David Malitzky
Marcy and Jeffrey Manas
Aviva and Samuel Ramras
Robin Rosenbaum
Saranne Rothberg
Ilona and Burton Surick
Andrew Tepper '08
Shira and Arthur Weiner
Maida and Arthur Yagoda
For more information please contact Rachel Roth, Director of Development at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 ext.290

Using the Shakespeare iPad App with my 9th Grade English Class

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:59:00 +0000

I wanted to share with everyone my experience reading Macbeth using the Shakespeare in Bits app. For the past two years I have struggled to teach Macbeth to my A-level 9^th graders. They could not understand the language on their own and could not understand some of the older productions of play. Until now I have not found much use for the iPads in my literature class, but this app changed everything.

The app contains an animated version of the entire play, with professional actors doing the voices. While watching the animation, the sidebar has the text, highlighting the passages as they are being performed. In addition to the text and the animation, the app has notes and comments about those passages. The app allows the reader to click on specific difficult words and explains those words. This app allowed the students to read and experience Shakespeare on their own. They were assigned one or two scenes a night, which we discussed in class the next day. I had the students keep a reading log; they had to choose key passages and explain the importance of the passage to the plot, theme, or character development. We finished reading the play about a week ago. I got positive feedback from all of the students. All of them agreed that they would not have been able to understand the play without the app. In addition, they all felt that this was the most useful app they have used on their iPads.

Instead of having the students write another essay, I wanted to try something different. I wanted an assignment that would show me that they understood the play, but also allow them to be creative and “active learners.” Right now my students are finishing their own modern day version of Macbeth. I explained to the students that many of Shakespeare’s plays have been modified, adapted, and modernized. We discussed how many romances are based off of the premise from Romeo and Juliet. I even pointed out to them that The Lion King was really an adaptation of Hamlet. In groups of two, the students are developing a modernized Macbeth. They must explain the premise of their adaptation, rewrite portions of the script, create a wardrobe, compile a soundtrack, and choose their dream cast. The students have come up with some really creative ideas. One group has chosen to rewrite Macbeth as a Western. Another group has chosen Macbeth a police drama (instead of the witches, Macbeth receives the “prophecy” from fortune cookies). I am really impressed with the students’ engagement and excitement.

While I’m aware that this particular project could be done without an iPad, my students would not have had the foundation they now have without the app. I think this particular app allows the A-level type student to do more creative and higher order thinking assignments.

I am excited to use the app again next year with my 9^th grade.

By Mrs. Meryl Feldblum

-English Teacher

Reminder: The Frisch Fashion Show and Dance Performance, Sunday, May 19

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:00 +0000

The Frisch Fashion Show and Dance Performance is this Sunday, May 19

7:00-9:00 PM at Frisch

Please register at the following site: http://goo.gl/oOZbw

The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Team and the Frisch Dance Team

Please join us for a Community Shavuot Shiur

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:50:00 +0000

Please join us for a

Community Shavuot Shiur

In commemoration of the yahrzeit of Gita Rolnick z”l

Timing is everything!!

Learning from when & where mitzvot appear in the Torah

Presentation by:

Rabbi Jonathan Schachter ‘94,

Director of Admissions, Talmud, Tanakh Faculty

Wed., May 15, 2013

(first day of Shavuot)

6:30 pm

At the home of Paul and Aviva Rolnick

778 Dearborn Street , Teaneck

Refreshments will be served.

For more information:shira.weiss@frisch.org

Why do you give? #FrischScholarshipCampaign

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:10:00 +0000

"Why do you give to The Frisch School Scholarship Campaign?"

"We gave to the Frisch Scholarship Campaign because we believe that high quality Jewish education is key to Jewish continuity. While we wish we could give even more, we believe that consistent giving will have a long-term impact. We believe that as part of a larger collective, we can, and should, make a difference."

-Patty and Sam Borodach

Parents of Benjamin '10, Sarah '12, Steven '14 and Yosef '19

"The Frisch School is a gift to all students who are lucky enough to enter its doors. As a guidance counselor and teacher, it is a joy to see the personal, professional, academic and spiritual growth and development of our students over the course of four years. The Frisch Scholarship Campaign helps make this possible for many students who otherwise would not have this opportunity." -Rhonda Kamen

Guidance Counselor and Spanish Teacher at Frisch

"We are so fortunate that our children can benefit from the unbelievable educational program offered by the Frisch School, as they learn and develop relationships with the unparalleled and talented staff who are constantly there for our children. Being able to contribute funds to help provide this opportunity to other children gives us great pride. Jewish education is at the forefront of our priorities, as it helps ensure that our own children, as well as others, grow in both their religious and academic achievements while attending our incredible yeshiva."

-Batya and Nachman Paul

Parents of Debra '15, Stevie '18, Jonathan '23 and Sophia '25

Frisch students need you!

$25,000

The Gottesman Fund

$10,000

Carol and Rodney Grundman

Monique and Mordecai Katz

$5,000

Batya and Nachman Paul

$3,600

Rebecca '94 and Gil Feldman

Rena and David Schlussel

$1,001-$3,599

Amy and Myron Eagle

Alisa '89 and Jonathan Gellis '89

Fariba and Emanuel Hedvat

Barbara and Simcha Hochman

Adam Schorr

Alissa and Samuel Zagha

$1,000

Beth '79 and Samuel '79 Bernstein

Hannah-Jean and Bruce Brafman

Marvin Eiseman

Esther and Morton Fridman

Alisa and Jeffrey Kigner

Aviva and Paul Rolnick '89

Ronnie and Marc Schlussel

Lois Blumenfeld and Norman Sohn

Sheri and Craig Tendler

$540

Ruth and Edward Lubat

$361-$539

Felicia and David Bieber

Anne and Jerry Gontownik

Irene and Robert Gottesman

Jeanette and Martin Heistein

Randi and Michael Silvermintz

$360

Anonymous

Elke and Kalman Stein

Bashi and Howard Tepper

$180-$359

Allison and Elliott Adler

Shirley and Hadley Bach

Patty and Sam Borodach

Doryne, Milt, Jordan, Alana & Mikey Davis

Ellen and Michael Muss

Susan and David Rosenbaum

Leah Krakinowski and Andrew Silberstein

Andrea and Ronald Sultan

William Zeitz

$18-$179

Sara and Edson Atwood

Debbie and Mark Berman

Rosalie and Lawrence Berman

Ilse Blumenthal

Judy and Martin Braun

Susan and Joel Burstein

Laurel and Rabbi Asher Bush

Talia and Yair '98 Hindin

Rhonda R. Kamen

Orly and David Kaniel

Rena and Marshall Katz

Margot and Leon Krebs

Rachelle and Samuel Landau

Dena and Mark Levie

Rita and Herbert Lowenstein

Bryna and David Malitzky

Marcy and Jeffrey Manas

Aviva and Samuel Ramras

Robin Rosenbaum

Saranne Rothberg

Ilona and Burton Surick

Andrew Tepper '08

Shira and Arthur Weiner

Maida and Arthur Yagoda

For more information please contact Rachel Roth, Director of Development at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 ext.290

The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Show and Dance Performance is two weeks away!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:13:00 +0000

The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Show and Dance Performance is two weeks away!

Please register for this all-women event at: Frisch Fashion Show and Dance Performance Registration Link

We're also excited to offer fair trade vendors before and after the performances, so you can shop for fair food and clothing items!

For more information, email Tikvah.Wiener@Frisch.org

See you there!

The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Team and the Frisch Dance Team

Hakarat HaTov to our Scholarship Campaign Donors!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:46:00 +0000

Shabbat Shalom from The Frisch School!

Have you made your pledge to The Abraham Kremer Memorial Scholarship Fund at The Frisch School?

Join the people listed below and help change the life of a Frisch student!

With great Hakarat HaTov:

$25,000

The Gottesman Fund

$10,000

Carol and Rodney Grundman
Monique and Mordecai Katz

$5,000

Batya and Nachman Paul

$3,600

Rebecca '94 and Gil Feldman
Rena and David Schlussel

$1,001-$3,599

Alisa '89 and Jonathan Gellis '89
Barbara and Simcha Hochman
Adam Schorr
Alissa and Samuel Zagha

$1,000

Beth '79 and Samuel '79 Bernstein
Marvin Eiseman
Esther and Morton Fridman
Alisa and Jeffrey Kigner
Aviva and Paul Rolnick '89
Ronnie and Marc Schlussel
Lois Blumenfeld and Norman Sohn

$540

Ruth and Edward Lubat

$361-$539

Felicia and David Bieber
Anne and Jerry Gontownik
Irene and Robert Gottesman
Jeanette and Martin Heistein

$360

Anonymous
Elke and Kalman Stein
Bashi and Howard Tepper

$180-$359

Allison and Elliott Adler
Shirley and Hadley Bach
Patricia and Samuel Borodach
Doryne, Milt, Jordan, Alana & Mikey Davis
Ellen and Michael Muss
Susan and David Rosenbaum
Leah Krakinowski and Andrew Silberstein
Andrea and Ronald Sultan
William Zeitz

$18-$179

Debbie and Mark Berman
Rosalie and Lawrence Berman
Ilse Blumenthal
Susan and Joel Burstein
Laurel and Rabbi Asher Bush
Talia and Yair '98 Hindin
Rhonda R. Kamen
Orly and David Kaniel
Rena and Marshall Katz
Margot and Leon Krebs
Rachelle and Samuel Landau
Dena and Mark Levie
Rita and Herbert Lowenstein
Bryna and David Malitzky
Marcy and Jeffrey Manas
Aviva and Samuel Ramras
Robin Rosenbaum
Saranne Rothberg
Ilona and Burton Surick
Andrew Tepper '08
Shira and Arthur Weiner
Maida and Arthur Yagoda

For more information please contact Rachel Roth, Director of Development at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 ext.290

Pay tribute to Rabbi Krug and join us for The Frisch Drama Society Production of The Foreigner on May 26

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:53:00 +0000

Designed and Directed by:

Rabbi Dr. John Krug

Rabbi Dr. John Krug was The Assistant Producer of the world's longest running musical, The Fantasticks, from 1974 until its closing in January 2002 and was honored for his 28 years in that position. He is currently the Production Consultant for the revival of The Fantasticks currently playing at Broadway's Snapple Theatre. In addition to more than 250 production credits in the past 40 years, he has directed an award-winning show for NBC, produced a nationally-aired commercial, designed a show for the Bermuda National Festival, consulted for several Broadway shows, directed an award winning commercial for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and is the director of Israel's hit show From Gershwin To Second Avenue. However, most of his time is spent at Frisch as Dean of Student Life and Welfare, and teaching Chumash and Psychology at the school. He holds degrees in psychology and drama, Masters Degrees in psychology and Jewish education, a doctorate in clinical psychology, a post-doctorate fellowship degree and is licensed and in private practice. Dr. Krug wrote his post-doctoral thesis on "The Use Of Drama And Theatrical Technique in Informal Jewish Education," an often cited work.

For more information, please contact:

Rachel Roth

The Frisch School

rachel.roth@frisch.org

201-267-9100 ext. 290

Celebrate 30 Years of Frisch Drama

with Rabbi Dr. John Krug

The Frisch School Family is thrilled to celebrate 30 years of Drama at Frisch under the direction of Rabbi Dr. John Krug. Please join us as we celebrate Rabbi Krug and all that he has done for The Frisch School on Sunday, May 26th at our production of The Foreigner. We will continue the celebration with a "cast party" after the show to pay tribute to Rabbi Krug and all of his accomplishments!

Please RSVP to drama@frisch.org to attend the "cast party" and email your kind wishes to Rabbi Krug that will be included in a tribute book to be presented to him.

We look forward to celebrating all that Rabbi Krug has given to The Frisch School over the years with you!

Tickets

$10.00 in advance

Tickets will be mailed to you

$15.00 at the door

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Director $1,800.00

includes 10 Tickets
Producer $1,000.00
includes 8 Tickets

Leading Role $750.00

includes 6 Tickets

Supporting Role $540.00

includes 6 Tickets
Cast Member $360.00

includes 6 Tickets

Stage Manager $180.00
includes 4 Tickets

Additional Information

Tickets and Sponsorship Opportunities

For Women Only: Frisch Fashion Show, May 19

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:50:00 +0000

FOR WOMEN ONLY:
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE FRISCH SCHOOL FASHION SHOW AND DANCE PERFORMANCE
ON SUNDAY MAY 19, 7:00-9:00 PM
AT THE FRISCH SCHOOL
The fashion show and dance performances will celebrate female empowerment in Torah and the world!
Our fair trade fair will showcase female empowerment and oppression of women throughout the world.
PRE-ORDER OUR $54 SWAG BAG WHICH INCLUDES:
VIP SEATING
T-SHIRT WITH FASHION SHOW LOGO
FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE
FAIR TRADE COFFEE
PRICE AT DOOR:
$18 PER PERSON
$36 FOR 3 PEOPLE
$54 FOR UNLIMITED FAMILY MEMBERS
ALL ITEMS IN PRE-ORDERED SWAG BAG WILL BE SOLD AT THE EVENT AS WELL!
Hair and makeup for the models sponsored by Glam Salon, 28 Grand Avenue, Englewood 201-567-3324
Proceeds from the show will go to The Frisch School and Somaly Mam, a non-profit organization that works to eradicate human slavery and help its victims create and sustain lives of dignity. For more information about Somaly Mam, please feel free to visit this website:http://www.somaly.org/about-us.
We look forward to seeing you on May 19!
The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Team and The Frisch Dance Team

Lunch and Learn, Thursday, May, 9, Yom Yerushalayim: Messianic Perspectives on the State of Israel by: Rabbi Joshua Wald

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

Frisch Adult Education

POWER LUNCH HOUR

Please join us

As We Dine, Deliberate and Discuss

Yom Yerushalayim: Messianic Perspectives on the State of Israel

Presentation by: Rabbi Joshua Wald

Mashgiach Ruchani

Thursday, May 9, 2013

12 – 1 p.m.

(Lunch begins at 11:30am)

The Frisch School

The Henry & Esther Swieca Family Campus

The Mordecai & Monique Katz Academic Building

120 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ

201-267-9100

Co-Sponsored by the FPA

RSVP required: Shira.Weiss@frisch.org

SAVE THE DATE: FOR WOMEN ONLY! 2nd Annual Frisch Fashion Show, May 19

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:17:00 +0000

The Second Annual Fashion Show will take place on May 19 at 7 PM at The Frisch School! This year the fashion show will also include performances by the Frisch Dance Team!

Our theme this year, Who's the Fairest of Them All?: Fair Food. Fair Trade. Fair World., focuses on eco-friendly and fair trade practices. A portion of our proceeds will go to Somaly Mam, an organization that works to end human trafficking and help its survivors create and sustain lives of dignity.

Join us on May 19 for a celebration of female artistic talent!

For more information, please email Tikvah.Wiener@Frisch.org.

With excitement,

The Frisch RealSchool Fashion Team and Frisch Dance Team

Mayor @CoryBooker gives an Unconventional Dvar Torah- Photos of the Sports Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:02:00 +0000

Thank you for making The 4th Annual Cougar Sports Breakfast a Success!

It was wonderful to see more than four hundred members of The Frisch School family at Sunday's Annual Sports Breakfast as we came together to show our pride in all of our Frisch athletes and coaches and our gratitude for the support they receive from parents. Not only was the event beautiful, but through our generous sponsors, over $20,000 was raised to benefit Athletics at Frisch!

Each member of the audience was taken and impressed with Mayor Booker's interesting, amusing and ultimately inspiring talk. All of us at Frisch are so grateful to him for donating his time to be with us. Mayor Booker talked about his own personal growth experiences, from his youth in NJ, to his college football days at Stanford, to his introduction to Judaism that occured at Oxford University. We appreciate his gracious willingness to mingle with the students, parents and coaches after his remarks.

Thank you for joining us at what was truly an inspiring morning.

Watch Mayor Booker's Speech below:

You can view a photo album of the Cougar Sports Breakfast on our Frisch School Facebook page by clicking on the image below. (A Facebook account is NOT necessary to view these pictures.)

Click on the image above to view our photo album of the Cougar Sports Breakfast.

Did you know that you can see what is going on at Frisch on Facebook, WITHOUT HAVING A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT???

Committee Chairs

Janet Hod

Moshe Zwebner

Committee Members

Cindy Feigenblum

Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Muss

Hank Reinhart

Sari Schiff

Simone Semer

Ari Weisbrot

Thank you to our Sponsors:

All Star

Anonymous

Janet and Lior Hod

MVP

Arianne and Moshe Weinberger

Coach

Shira '88 and Seth Levine

MGBL

Batya and Nachman Paul

Fan

Amy and Josh Buchsbayew'96

Amy and Myron Eagle

Sheryl and Ernest Elias

Cindy '88 and David Feigenblum

Alisa '89 and Jonathan '89 Gellis

Lori and Kevin Lemmer

Janice and Saul Levine

Miriam and Daniel Michael

Deena and Gil Ottensoser

Aviva and Paul '87 Rolnick

Bryndie Tuchman and Nelson Tuchman

Referee

Susan and Tzvi Berman

Michele and Jeffrey Burbank

Tammy and Daniel Chesner

Leora '91 and Abie Cohen

Nancy and Eric Fremed

Marjorie and Dan Fried

Jeanette and Martin Heistein

Jerry and Laurie Kasdan

Tom Mandel

Zahava and Hank Reinhart

Sari and Robby Schiff

Jeany and Scott Schrier

Monica and Sandy Shapiro

Team Member

Allison and Elliot Adler

Shirley and Hadley Bach

Deborah '86 and Todd Baron

Abbie and Lawrence Cohen

Carolyn and Danny Diller

Michelle and David Gellman

Anne and Jerry Gontownik

Ellen and David Gruber

Elissa '90 and Michael '87 Katz

Claire and Ben Kershenbaum

Lily and Richard Langer

Cheryl and Lee Lasher

Jennifer and Fred Levine

Alisa and Stephen Levy

Ruth and Edward Lubat

Shelley and Robert Mendelow

Ellen and Michael Muss

Bibi and Dov Pavel

Channah and Stanley Potash

Sharon and David Rauch

Sharon and Gary Rubin

Chana Tova and Richard Scharlat

Jennifer and Elliot Schechter

Sara '80 and Richard Schlussel

Francine and Ari '86 Weisbrot

Special Thanks to our FPA volunteers for help with set up!

For more information about other sponsorship opportunities at The Frisch School, please contact Rachel Roth, Director of Development at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 ext.290.

Check It Out! The Frisch Online Auction is here!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:37:00 +0000

CHECK IT OUT!!!

Go To www.biddingforgood.com/frischschool

To see all the items available for your Bidding Pleasure

The FPA auction is the ONLY FPA fundraiser each year. Every dollar is put directly back into Frisch to enhance the education of our children.

Please peruse the Auction to find something exciting to bid on.

·       Fun and interesting Faculty Donations
·       Gift Cards and Services
·       Jewelry
·       Parking Spots for seniors
·       Shabbat at your favorite teachers homes
·       Sporting Goods
·       Sports Tickets
·       Tutoring
·       VIP seats to Shiriyah and Graduation
         AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!

The auction is only open until Monday night, so bid NOW!!

COUGARS BID TOGETHER!!!!!!

Links to the "Yoms" @FrischSchool

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:44:00 +0000

Some parents have emailed us that they did not receive the links sharing the sights and sounds of our Yom Ha-Zikaron and Yom Ha-Atzma’ut programs that Dr. Stein referred to in his posting. The links appear below.

Yom Hazikaron Links:

Photos of the Yom Ha-Zikaron Program: Yom Ha-Zikaron Photo Album Link

Video of the program

The speech by our alumnus Andy Eagle (‘08) about his experience in the IDF on Yom Hazikaron starts at 3:41 into the video.

Video we showed to the introduce the program from Aish.com

Yom Ha-Atzma’ut Links:

Very Extensive Photo Album of Yom Ha-Atzma’ut Program/Chagiga/Barbecue: Yom Haatzmaut Photo Album Link

Short Video Clips from the dancing at the Chagiga. (Click on speaker on top left of each video to turn on sound.)

Girls Dancing

Boys Dancing

Girls With Flag

Boys with Flag

The Yoms @FrischSchool

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:42:00 +0000

I know that we’ve already emailed links which share the sights and sounds of our Yom Ha-Zikaron and Yom Ha-Atzma’ut programs (and also that you are probably on email overload) but I thought I’d just send along a brief synopsis of the programs.

The highlight of the Yom Ha-Zikaron program, which was done with the participation of a delegation of students from Nahariya, was a talk by our alumnus, Andy Eagle (’08), a YU undergraduate who served in Tzahal after his year at yeshiva in Israel. Andy spoke movingly of two aspects of his time in the IDF. First, of the experience of meeting and establishing a relationship with the family of a fallen Chayal in his role as the soldier assigned to stand at his grave in the Har Herzl Military Cemetery on Yom Ha-Zikaron. Then he spoke of Moshe, a wonderful young man in Andy’s unit who was killed last year during a routine patrol at the Gaza border, a patrol that he and Andy had done together dozens of times.

Yom Ha-Atzma’ut began with a Tefillah Chagigit, including a thoroughly inspiring Hallel in which the entire student body participated beautifully and enthusiastically. After breakfast and some typical Frisch shtick orchestrated by Rabbi Goldfischer and the Ivrit teachers Rabbi Goldfischer introduced the day’s theme--The role of the individual in making history—with an old newsreel (which I had never seen) of the ceremonies involving the transfer of Theodor Herzl’s remains to Israel and the burial on the then newly named Mount Herzl in the early fifties. Each grade then experienced in round robin succession four programs (in random order): 1. The students were shown an ancient film of the Halutzim draining malarial swamps as an introduction to two pivotal figures, A.D. Gordon, the spiritual force behind labor Zionism and the founder of HaPo'el HaTza'ir and Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the driving spirit behind the revival of the Hebrew language in the modern era. 2. The question of dual loyalty, particularly as it concerned first-generation American Jews in the early days of the twentieth century, was presented through a speech by Justice Louis Brandeis, one of the earliest American Zionist leaders, to a group of Reform rabbis which for pedagogic reasons we portrayed as a speech to working class Jews on the Lower East Side and the subsequent dialogue with an immigrant who feared that espousal of Zionism would be seen as a lack of commitment to the United States. 3. The presentation of three very different positions about the possibility of a Jewish State: Ahad Ha’am’s advocacy of cultural, but decided non-religious, Zionism; Rav Elchanan Wasserman’s (what we would call today) Haredi approach which combined the conviction that the Redemption was to come only with the arrival of the Messiah and unwillingness to see secular Zionists as anything other than sinners; and the combination of religious orthodoxy and Zionism as advocated by Rabbi Isaac Jacob Reines: the founder of Mizrahi. 4. An introduction to college campus advocacy which began with a video prepared by anti-Israel activists for “Israel Apartheid Week,” and a skit portraying a dialogue between an informed, pro-Israel college student and her roommate, a person who knew virtually nothing about the realities of the Middle East beyond the anti-Israel rhetoric and campaigns on campus. (Special thanks to Rabbi Goldfischer who created and coordinated the entire program and to Rabbis Feldman, Schachter, Bashist, Fleischmann, Jaffe, Ciner and Sher and to Mrs. Jacob and Mrs. Goldfischer who performed the various skits).

We concluded as we do each year with a wonderful outdoor barbecue out on the playing fields, supplied as always by the Frisch Parents Association.

(What went wrong? The blue & white sheet cake we serve each year at breakfast on Yom Ha-atzma’ut didn’t arrive yesterday. But since yesterday was already a Nidkheh—that is that we were celebrating this year as decided in Israel on the 6^th rather than the 5^th of Iyar—we felt confident that it was also permissible to serve the cake this morning, just one more day late).

NOW THE COMMERCIAL: I cannot think of a better way to conclude the celebration than by signing up (I hope with your son or daughter) for the May 8 NORPAC Mission to Washington.

-Dr. Kalman Stein

Principal

The FPA Online Auction is almost here! Bidding begins TOMORROW!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:45:00 +0000

FRISCH PARENTS ASSOCIATION

The FPA ONLINE AUCTION

Is almost here!

The bidding begins TOMORROW,

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 8:00am!

To register & start previewing over 200 auction items, click here:

www.biddingforgood.com/frischschool

If you haven’t been on this site before, you will need to create a username and password. It is a simple process.
Proceeds directly benefit Frisch students by funding the many events and programming sponsored by the FPA throughout the year. We have GREAT items such as:

§ Airport Trips

§ Art Work
§ Camp Vouchers
§ Car Leasing Certificates
§ Challah Baking Classes
§ Concierge Services
§ Cookbooks
§ Design Consulting
§ eBay Store Certificates
§ Fashion Consulting
§ Grocery Certificates
§ Gym Memberships
§ Ice Skating Lessons
§ IPod Shuffles
§ Israel Hotels
§ Jewelry
§ Life Coaching Sessions
§ Limo Rides
§ Makeovers
§ Personal Training
§ Restaurant Certificates
§ Salon Certificates
§ Speech Writing
§ Sporting Good certificates
§ Sports Memorabilia
§ Tutoring
§ Ultimate Car Rides
§ Vacations
And, best of all; Frisch Teacher Surprises!

Please join us - Cougar Sports Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:47:00 +0000

Guest Speaker

Honorable Cory A. Booker, Mayor, City of Newark

The Honorable Cory A.
The Honorable Cory A. Booker, 43, is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the largest city in the State of New Jersey. Mayor Booker is presently serving in his second term.

Elected with a clear mandate for change, Mayor Booker began work on realizing a bold vision for the City. Newark's mission is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshalling its resources to achieve security, economic abundance and an environment that is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families.

Long before he became the mayor of Newark, Cory Booker was a Division I collegiate athlete, played tight end while an undergrad at Stanford University, and was selected to the All-Pac 10 Academic Team. As mayor, he started the innovative "Cory Booker Challenge," which uses a Facebook app to reward points to Newark residents every time they exercise.

Continued here

For more information, please contact:

Rachel Roth

The Frisch School

rachel.roth@frisch.org

201-267-9100 ext. 290

Please join us as we recognize the accomplishments of our athletes, the dedication of our coaches and the support of our Frisch parents at our Fourth Annual Sports Breakfast.

Sunday, April 21, 2013
Shacharit @ 8:30 AM
Breakfast @ 9:00 AM
at The Frisch School

Tickets

$18.00 person

$54.00 per family

Student Athletes and Coaches are complimentary

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

All Star $1,800.00
MVP $1,000.00
Coach $720.00
Captain $540.00
Fan $360.00
Team Member $118.00

Additional Information

Tickets and Sponsorship Opportunities

RSVP required by April 18, 2013

Event Chairpeople

Janet Hod

Moshe Zwebner

The Abraham and Fela Kolat z''l Memorial Yom HaShoah Program this Monday at 10:30am

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:38:00 +0000

Please join The Frisch School Family for

The Abraham and Fela Kolat z''l Memorial Yom HaShoah Program

Monday April 8th, 2013

10:30 a.m.

The Frisch Yom HaShoah program has been dedicated in loving memory of Abraham and Fela Kolat z’l, parents of our librarian, Mrs. Beverly Geller.

The Kolats were Holocaust survivors from Poland. During the war, Mr. Kolat was held in seven different concentration camps, where he was forced to do hard labor with the constant fear of death. Mrs.Kolat was a slave laborer in Gleiwitz,a sub-camp of Auschwitz, from March,1942 to January,1945. She then was on the infamous Death March and was finally liberated in May, 1945. Almost all of their family members perished in the Holocaust.

Abraham and Fela married in 1947. After applying for immigration to both Palestine and the United States, they took the first way out of Germany and came to America in January, 1949. Despite their physical and emotional suffering and their lack of family support, money, or command of the English language, the Kolats were able to rebuild a life committed to Jewish values.

They raised their family (Mrs. Geller and her brother, David) in a home filled with Torah and mitzvoth. They worked long, hard days and were able to create a comfortable home for their family. Abraham and Fela were warm, loving people who doted on their grandchildren, three of whom attended Frisch. They were able to enjoy their family but never forgot those who perished.

It is our hope that the Frisch Yom HaShoah program will help keep alive the stories of Abraham and Fela Kolat and those of other Holocaust survivors so that their suffering and the loss of the Six Million will never be forgotten.

Adult Education at Frisch: Watch recent lectures and learn about future events.

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:50:00 +0000

Frisch Adult Education

For those of you who missed yesterday’s incredibly insightful “Haggadah Highlights” Lunch and Learn with Mrs. Yael Goldfischer.

You can watch the shiur and read the sourcesheet below:

Sourcesheet:

Haggadah Highlights Source Sheet by FrischSchool

Additionally, on Monday, as part of our Tikvah Speakers Program, Professor RJ Snell of Eastern University gave an extremely thought provoking presentation on the topic of:

Foundations of Law: Reason or Passion?

You can view the lecture below:

Please mark your calendar for two upcoming Adult Education events:

Frisch Book Club with Dr. Anne Berkman
Wed, April 24 (8-9:30pm)
Book Selection: To the End of the Land, by David Grossman

Yom Yerushalayim Lunch and Learn by R. Joshua Wald
Wed, May 8th (11:30-1)

At long last, the Shiriyah 5773 Hallway Presentations are finally online!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:50:00 +0000

Pesach is coming but at The Frisch School we still have fond memories of this year's Shiriyah. That is why we are pleased to bring you the Shiriyah Hallway presentations which appear below. You can also relive the entire Shiriyah here. Enjoy!

Cougars Create Together! We are so excited to showcase what we have been working on... Please join us at Evening of the Arts!

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:54:00 +0000

Cougars Create Together!

We are so excited to showcase what we have been working on... Please join us at Evening of the Arts!

Please "make time" to come see how we use art as an educational tool at Frisch!

At Frisch we make sure to "carve out time" for art!

"iLove" the Frisch Art Program! Come to Evening of the Arts to see all that we create!

Come to Evening of the Arts to see the "fruits of what we have sewn" at our exhibit!

Sponsorship Opportunities are available! Please contact Rachel Roth, Director of Development for more information at rachel.roth@frisch.org or at (201)267-9100 x290.

Thank you to Lisa Applebaum for the photography on this page.

iPad Apps for Students: How to Use Evernote Peek to create study cards to quiz yourself

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:35:00 +0000

We are starting a new YouTube series called iPad apps for students. The goal is to showcase a different app in each episode that could be useful for our 9th grade students involved in our 1:1 iPad program and other students with iPads as well.

The first app is Evernote Peek, an easy to use app to create study cards using Evernote. All you need to do is create a review notebook in Evernote in which the title to each note is your study "clue" and the body of the note is your "answer". You can then use Evernote Peek to quiz yourself on your iPad using your Smart Cover to first reveal the clue and then the answer. Watch the step-by-step video below to learn more about this amazing app.

-Cross-posted from Techrav.blogspot.com.

"Taanit Esther: Why is this fast day different from all other fast days?" by Rabbi J.Z. Spier

noreply@blogger.com (TechRav) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:58:00 +0000

Frisch Adult Education

POWER LUNCH HOUR

Please join us

As We Dine, Deliberate and Discuss

"Taanit Esther: Why is this fast day different from all other fast days?"

Presentation by: Rabbi J.Z. Spier ('02)

Director of Informal Education, Talmud Faculty

Come and learn about the unique nature of Taanit Esther and the halakhic and hashkafic ramifications when it falls out on Shabbat.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

12 – 1 p.m.

(Lunch begins at 11:30am)

The Frisch School

The Henry & Esther Swieca Family Campus

The Mordecai & Monique Katz Academic Building

120 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ

201-267-9100

Co-Sponsored by the FPA

RSVP required: Shira.Weiss@frisch.org