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February 3, 2012
3 Shvat 5772

Parashat Beshalach
Candlelighting 4:56
Havdalah 5:57

 High School News:

Tues. Feb 7 

College Decision Making Program - 7:30 pm - Williston Park campus

Wed. Feb 8

Tu B'Shvat - Rosh Chodesh schedule  

Tues. Feb 14 

Mishloach Manot/Purim Baskets order from due. 

Wed. Feb 15 

Medical Ethics Yom Iyun, sponsored by Tzibur (Community Awareness) Club.

Feb 20 - Feb 24

February Break - School Closed

Important Information:

Teens for Jeans

We are collecting jeans for homeless teens!  Please bring your jeans to Mike Hirsch's office and together we can make a difference in peoples lives.

Jewish Day School Video Academy Awards

We are pleased to announce that the Schechter School of Long Island is participating in the Jewish Day School Video Academy Awards. This video contest awards up to $10,000 in prize money for videos schools submit. Six winning videos will be selected by both public voting and expert judging. Please follow this link to watch and rate our video. It is very important that we get as many votes as possible. A prize will be awarded to the school whose video receives the most votes. Share it on Facebook and Tweet about us.

http://www.dayschoolvideoacademy.org/VideoView.aspx?MovieId=170#.TxA1uk-fcWQ.email

Community News

Under the direction of Cantor Ethan Leifer, the Merrick Jewish Center’s singing group called Shir Joy, will be performing a free mini concert (about 1 hour) of Broadway Classics on Saturday night 2/11 at 8:00 pm at the MJC. Schechter families warmly welcome. 
225 Fox Boulevard
Merrick, NY 11566-4767
516-378-8384

High School Tzibur

The High School's Tzibur (Community Awareness) Club will sponsor a very exciting Medical Ethics Yom Iyun (Symposium) on Wednesday, February 15th. Students will hear introductory remarks from Program Chairs, Amelia B. (HS '12), Gabby D. (HS '12), and Adam J. (HS '13).  We're pleased to welcome ethicist and reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Steven Palter, as the keynote speaker, along with twelve other medical professionals and rabbis who will offer workshops on a variety of topics, including End-Of-Life Decisions, Stem Cell Research, Genetic Screening, and Organ Donation.  We're very proud of the many students in grades 9-12 who have participated in all aspects of the planning of this event and we're pleased to invite adults from our Schechter community to attend the keynote address and participate in a workshop on the topic of End-Of-Life Decisions tailored for adults.  

The symposium will be held at our Upper School Campus, 6 Cross St., Williston Park, February 15th, 10:00 am - 11:30 pm.  The event is free, but reservations are required. Please call Kam at 516-935-1441 x1108 or email at kkaloo@ssdsnassau.org to reserve a seat for this innovative program.

 Change in Gala Date:

The date of our annual Gala has been changed to March 6^th. honoring Jason Cury, President of the Gruss Life Monument Funds, and Schechter parents Judy and Rob Hirsch, and Julie Levi & Richard Blau.

Please click HERE for more information. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!!!! The Celebrate Israel Parade is JUNE 3^rd 

We are reinvigorating our school’s commitment to this important event through new committees, student involvement, and great incentives (prizes for participation). PLEASE make every effort to have your entire family attend this crucially important event. It is critical that we avoid any conflicts - parties, etc., whenever possible. Join the school as we march up 5th Avenue, in the world's largest show of support for the State of Israel. 

More information on the parade will follow in the upcoming weeks. 

Community events: 

Connect-to-Care March Events

PDF files

Woodbury JC Poster
Ladies Night Out
Mishloach Manot/Purim Order Form