Welcome Back Students! Welcome back to all of our students and families! We hope you had a fantastic summer and that you are refreshed, excited and ready to begin the 2016-2017 year. This year marks exciting new beginnings. Not only are we counting down the days

until we enter our new school building in January (131 days!), we are welcoming new faces to our Farber Family and embracing new educational programs, technology enhancements and continuous improvements in our professional development. Each child is an integral part of our Farber family. We hope that the beautiful “first day” smiles on our

children’s faces last the entire year. Welcome back and Shabbat Shalom to all!

FARBER CHAI LIGHTS A Weekly Bulletin from Farber Hebrew Day School

August 26, 2016 /22 Av 5776 Parshat Eikev / Candle Lighting 7:58 p.m. / Havdalah 8:58 p.m.

ותודייבתו ייבר םיכייבור םיכורב!

Important Dates:

PTO Welcome Back Picnic Sunday, August 28th 5:00 p.m. at Farber HDS

ECC/ES Back to School Night Wednesday, September 7th 6:30—8:30 p.m. MS/HS Back to School Night Thursday, September 8th 6:30—8:45 p.m.

Lead The Way Tuition Assistance Fundraiser Sunday, September 18th 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

High School National Honor Society Induction Wednesday, August 31st at 8:40 a.m.

Meet our B’not Sheirut!

Farber’s very own Nursery 2 instructor is starting her year off

right! Morah Shelly Tarockoff was awarded this year’s Emery and

Diane Klein Award for Excellence in Jewish Teaching. Shelly

received the award from Jeff Lasday and Harvey Leven from

the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Mazel Tov

Shelly on an honor much deserved!

A new school year means another group of fantastic, energetic Bachorim and B’not Sheirut. Join us in welcoming our new B’not Sheirut, Leah Halllerstein and Hadas Neuman. Leah (19), is one of five, from Modi’in and conducted her first year of Sheirut Le’umi at Beit Elezraki, an emergency shelter for children. Hadas (19), has two siblings, is from Ramat Gan and taught Jewish Heritage at a non-religious elementary school in Modi’in for her first year of Sheirut Le’umi service. Both girls are excited to get to know the Farber students, staff and our wonderful Detroit community! The girls are living at Howard & Michal Korman’s house in Southfield.

We are pleased to welcome a number of new faces to our Farber family. Our new hires have already made their mark on our students and fellow faculty and have settled in as crucial members of our educational team. Help us wish them a warm welcome when you see them in our hallways!

New Hires at Farber HDS An Award-

Winning Start

to the School

Year!

August 26, 2016 /22 Av 5776 Parshat Eikev / Candle Lighting 7:58 p.m. / Havdalah 8:58 p.m.

Esti Bernstein, N-2 Michal Dean, N-4 Jacob Fredericks, HS English Tsofia Friedman, Ivrit Shaina Gross, N-4 Dvorah Kaplan, Ivrit Rabbi Yaakov Lasson, 4/5th Grade Judaics

Shifra Magier, N-3 Alyssa Stern, Kindergarten Judaics Sara Whitt, N-2 Nachshon Wyma, MS/HS Social Studies and Science Teacher Shelby Drapinski, Art Teacher Elissa Stenberg, Social Worker

Mrs. Elissa Sternberg

Ms. Shelby Drapinski

Mrs. Michal Dean

Mr. Nachshon Wyma

Harvey Leven presents award to Shelly Tarockoff at Temple Israel on Sunday.

Mrs. Alyssa Stern

Dvar Torah—Parshat Eikev

August 26, 2016 /22 Av 5776 Parshat Eikev / Candle Lighting 7:58 p.m. / Havdalah 8:58 p.m.

Parshat Eikev has some of the most fundamental messages in the Torah about education. Most well known is the section we recite as the second paragraph of Shema in which we are enjoined to teach Torah to our children. However, earlier in the Parsha, the following, more complex vision of education is presented. Moshe describes G-d’s approach to educating and instructing the Jewish people during their travels in the desert: “And [G-d] afflicted you and let you go hungry, and then fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your forefathers know, so that He would make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but rather by whatever comes forth from the mouth of the Lord does man live…. You shall know in your heart, that just as a man chastises his son, so does the Lord, your G-d, chastise you.” G-d wanted to teach the Jewish people a hard lesson - that physical belongings are not everything and there are more important things in life than one’s next meal. In order to teach them this lesson, G-d employs a fascinating combination of tactics. G-d afflicts the people, then cares for them; G-d lets them go hungry, then feeds them. Moshe compares this combination of tactics to the way in which a parent chastises his son with criticism in order to help the

child learn and grow. Why are these tactics effective? If the people were in need of care, why afflict them, and if they were in need of punishment, why coddle them? The answer is we learn from difficult circumstances, but we need support in order to cope with them. Learning through difficulties initiates a process of growth. Growth is difficult. It involves change. It involves leaving a comfortable path in order to develop beyond one’s current abilities. An educator or parent often needs to push a student or child to do things with which he or she is not yet comfortable. But when one pushes too far, a child might not be emotionally capable of making that leap. As educators and parents we must push our children forward while assuring them we have their backs. We must challenge them with new tasks while comforting them. In this way, our children will have the security they need to take risks, make mistakes, and grow. I wish us all a school year of growth in a warm and loving environment which encourages us to try and assures us we will be safe in case we stumble.

Professional Development

This year, Farber is fortunate to introduce a number of new academic programs generously sponsored by parent and community members. The first of these programs, a guest speaker for our staff professional development session, took place last Thursday when Dr. Alison Feit addressed our faculty on helping students navigate through contemporary social issues with the guidance of a Torah perspective. Dr. Feit discussed how to develop and maintain emotionally sound relationships with students, how to communicate effectively when addressing emotionally charged issues and how to properly guide students when faced with adverse situations. We would like to wish a special thank you to Yoni and Deborah Apap for sponsoring Dr. Feit’s visit.

Dr. Feit leading Farber professional development session on

Thursday, August 18th

Shabbat Shalom! Rabbi Noam Stein

High School Principal

Our Mission Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva is an N-12 college preparatory Orthodox Zionist day school, committed to providing both a comprehensive Jewish as well as secular education in a vibrant atmosphere of Torah values and academic challenge. Farber strives to provide opportunities for each individual to reach his or her maximum religious and intellectual potential, while at the same time aspiring to develop the highest standards of personal character. In addition, Farber seeks to imbue its students with a love for Jewish heritage, the State of Israel and its people, together with an intense commitment to the Torah way of life. The Farber graduate will be invested with the desire to contribute significantly to our society as an educated productive citizen and an erudite Torah scholar, and display a strong and real bond with the religious Zionist movement.

Farber is Accredited by the Michigan Non-Public School Accrediting Association

21100 W. 12 Mile Road

Southfield, MI 48076

Phone: (248) 386-1625

Fax: (248) 386-1632

www.farberhds.org

Jordana Wolfson

Interim CEO

Malkie Rosenbloom

Editor

Leah Ann Kleinfeldt

President

Beit Midrash Bulletin

Shacharit at Farber Sundays at 9:00 a.m. Weekdays 8:00 a.m.

Davening & Donuts Sunday, August 28th 9:00 a.m. Mishmar Mishmar will begin Thursday, September 1st at 8:00p.m.

Community Milestones Please see our special Farber Chai Lights Community Milestones Special Edition.

August 26, 2016 /22 Av 5776 Parshat Eikev / Candle Lighting 7:58 p.m. / Havdalah 8:58 p.m.

A special message from David Tanzman: I would like to send a heartfelt Todah Rabbah for the Shiva meals, tributes

and donations made on the occasion of the passing of my beloved wife, Lottie. There are no words to properly express the thanks for all of the acts of kindness and messages of condolences. It is a comfort to know that the

Farber/Akiva family has been a source of Nechama and Chizuk at this time of sadness. May G-d bless you all.

More First Day Smiles from our Farber students!

FARBER CHAI LIGHTS

A Weekly Bulletin from Farber Hebrew Day School

Community Milestones Special Edition

Mazel Tov! Rabbi and Mrs. Leiby Burham on the birth of a son

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Kessler on the birth of a grandson, Abel Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Lefkowitz on the birth of a granddaughter

Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Gaviel Bechhofer on the birth of a granddaughter Dr. and Mrs. Bert Schreiber on the birth of a granddaughter Rabbi and Mrs. Yair Silverstein on the birth of a daughter

Dr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Ungar on the birth of a son Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pappas on the birth of a grandson

Dr. and Mrs. Gene Schramm on the birth of a great-grandson Rabbi & Mrs. Joseph Hirsch on the birth of a great-grandson & great-granddaughter

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mendelson on the birth of a grandson Mrs. Rene Leiberman on the birth of a great-grandson

Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Steiner on the birth of a son Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rabinovich on the birth of a grandson

Mr. Robert Torgow on the birth of a great-grandson Mr. and Mrs. Gary Torgow on the birth of a grandson

Rabbi and Mrs. Yehudah Lowy on the birth of a grandson Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lowenberg on the birth of a great-grandson

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Jerusalem on the birth of a grandson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Guttman on the birth of a grandson

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barth on the birth of a grandson Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Katz on the birth of granddaughter Mr. and Mrs. Shlomo Radner on the birth of a daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Radner on the birth of a granddaughter Mrs. Nancy Sherizen on the birth of a granddaughter

Rabbi and Mrs. David Lichtig on the birth of a daughter Rabbi and Mrs. Eric Krohner on the birth of a grandson

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Bernhardt on the birth of a daughter, Ma'ayan Reut Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bernhardt on the birth of a granddaughter, Ma'ayan Reut

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stern on the birth of twin great-granddaughters Rabbi and Mrs. Mark Lorkis on the birth of twin granddaughters

Mrs. Arleen Leib on the birth of a granddaughter Dr. and Mrs. David Beneson on the birth of a granddaughter

Mr. and Mrs. Gil Stebbins on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Elana

Dr. and Mrs. Ephraim Zinberg on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Moshe Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Traurig on the Bar Mtzvah of their son, Eitan

Mr. Larry Singal on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Yudi Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsand on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ezra

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Forta on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ezra

Ms. Libat Aviv on the engagement of her daughter, Yael to Jeremy Rubinoff Ms. Yael Kowalski on her engagement to Jeremy Rubinoff

Mr. and Mrs. Zev Greenfield on his marriage to Annette Walder Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greenfield on the marriage of son, Zev to Annette Walder

Dr. and Mrs. Noah Levi on engagement of their daughter, Estee to Adam Goldberg Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Snider on the marriage of son, Dovi to Mara Hobeman

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stern on the marriage of grandson, Dovi to Mara Hoberman Dr. and Mrs. Gary Cohen on the marriage of son, Mattis to Esther Spiegel

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsand on the marriage of grandson, Mattis to Esther Spiegel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cohen on the marriage of grandson, Mattis to Esther Spiegel

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Magier on the marriage of their daughter, Shifra to Yaakov Cahan Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schreiber on the marriage of their daughter, Aviva to Gabe Kessleman

Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Eisenberg on the marriage of their grandson, Neria to Naama Malachi Dr. and Mrs. Michael Zuroff on the engagement of daughter, Eliana to Yechiel Aryeh Munk

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Adelman on the engagement of their granddaughter, Elaina toYechel Aryeh Munk Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nadel on the engagement of their son, Dovi to Michelle Levine

Mr. and Mrs. William Schreiber on the engagement of their grandson, Dovi to Michelle Levine Mr. Tully Nadel on the engagement of his grandson, Dovi to Michelle Levine

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Borsand on the marriage of their son, Yosi to Rachel Tinman Mrs. Chaya Leah Tinman on the marriage of her daughter, Rachel to Yosi Borsand

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spalter on the engagement of their daughter, Madison to Noah Botwnick Mr. and Mrs. William Berlin on the engagement of their daughter, Leah to Jeremy Glickman

Mrs. Alice Berlin on the engagement of her granddaughter, Leah to Jeremy Glickman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Tawil on the marriage of their son, Baruch to Soshka Zifkin

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zifkin on the marriage of their daughter, Soshka to Baruch Tawil Mr. and Mrs. Steven Richter on the engagement of their son Ahron Shalom to Sori Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eizelman on the marriage of their daughter, Tova to Nosson Deitchman Mr. and Mrs. Tzvi Silverstein on the engagement of grandson, Yehuda to Chaya Knopf

Mr. and Mrs. Max Berlin on the engagement of her daughter, Rebecca to Avraham Vegh Mrs. Alice Berlin on the engagement of her granddaughter, Rebecca to Avraham Vegh

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Meyer on the engagement of their granddaughter, Rebecca to Avraham Vegh Drs. Benjamin and Tammy Movsas on the marriage of their daughter, Avielle to Brad Goldstein

Condolences To:

Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Zwas & Family death of their grandmother and great-grandmother, Marcia Hammer Dr. and Mrs. Allan Wolfson & Family on the death of their grandmother, great-grandmother, Marcia Hammer

Ms. Jil Hammer on the death of her mother, Marcia Hammer Mrs. Lila Silverman & Family on the death of husband, father and grandfather, Gilbert Silverman

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sherman on the death of mother, Marjorie Switow Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fisher on the death of mother, Marjorie Switow Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Erie Skoczylas on the death of grandmother, Hannah Greenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Greenbaum on the death of mother, Hannah Greenbaum

Mr. David Tanzman on the death of wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Lottie Tanzman Dr. Gerald Kirzner & Mrs.Leah Ann Kleinfeldt on the death of their niece, Autumn Kirzner

Mr. Jerry Soble on the death of his wife, Marilyn Soble Mr. and Mrs. Alan Linker & Family on the death of father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Louis Linker

Mr. Jeffrey Sharkey & Mrs. Nancee Davis Sharkey on the death of father, Leonard Sharkey Mr. and Mrs., Daniel Greenbaum & Family on the death of grandfather and great-grandfather, Leonard Sharkey

Mr. and Mrs. David Siff & Family on the death of their mother

SHABBAT SHALOM!