Global Learning @FrischSchool

This week our global world has been transformed into a little village with a one room schoolhouse through the hard work of our teachers both from Frisch and our twinning school and the help of technology. Below is a description of three programs that occurred on Monday and Tuesday.

9th Grade Identity Wiki with students from the Alon School in Nahariya, Israel

On Monday morning in Nahariya Israel, Rabbi Pittinsky, our Director of Educational Technology, taught a lesson to 9th grade students at the Alon School on the theme of Personal Identity. The lesson was based on the poem לכל איש יש שם by זֶלדָה which students in our 9th grade Hebrew classes and the students in Nahariya are both learning. Students in Morah Dafna Zilberschmid's classes have been discussing the question of how our name and the influences in our life form our identity and this question was continued by the Alon students on the Frisch wiki. More than 40 students in Israel introduced themselves in the wiki discussion, describing their name, family, hobbies, and answering the question of whether they would be willing to "change" their name in order to fit into a new group of friends, an important one for adolescents entering high school. This discussion will be continued on the Frisch Wiki by Morah Dafna's classes and hopefully will lead to continued dialogue and joint learning in the future. We thank the Partnership 2Gether project of the Jewish Agency and the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ for subsidizing Rabbi Pittinsky's trip to our twinning schools in Nahariya.

Skyping between our 10th Grade Frisch Students and Ethiopian Students from the Yavneh School in Israel

Later on Monday, a group of sophomores, under the direction of Morah Dafna, Skyped with Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Sophomores Marni Loffman, Isabelle Berman, Talia Schabes, Kayla Schiffer and Ariela Rivkin have each been matched with an Ethiopian student with whom they will correspond. The program emerged from the Frisch Africa Encounter, during which time the students learned about the obstacles the Ethiopian community faced when coming to Israel and is still grappling with. The students expressed interest in developing relationships with Ethiopian students in Israel. Mrs. Tikvah Wiener, our English Department Chair and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies, contacted her sister Mrs. Smadar Goldstein, who ran the webinar on Ethiopian Jewry during the month the sophomores learned about Africa, and Mrs. Goldstein made the "shidduch" between Frisch and the Ethiopian students. The students will now begin discussions on their own with their "pen pals" and hopefully form relationships with their new acquaintances. Both the Frisch students and the Ethiopians will also get to improve their language skills, the Ethiopians by conversing in English and the Frisch students by speaking in Hebrew. Thank you to Morah Dafna Zilberschmid our Hebrew Department Chair and Morah Sarah Barak our partner from the Yavneh School in Israel for making this wonderful program work! Thank you to Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky and Mr. Chris Perez for making sure the technological parts of the program ran smoothly!

Video Conference between our 11th Grade Students and Students in the Ulpanat Harel School about last week's Holocaust Integration Program

On Tuesday, students from our 11th Grade shared a class discussion by video conference with their counterparts in the Ulpanat Harel School in Nahariya about the topic of the Holocaust. This program was an opportunity for follow-up reflections about the topics studied in last week's Integrated Day of Learning on the Holocaust which took place both at The Frisch School and at Ulpanat Harel.

Students discussed the following questions in both Hebrew and English:
1. How could people remain human under inhuman conditions?

2. What can we do today as Jews in America and in Israel in light of the way America and Palestine responded to the holocaust?

3. What are proper ways of commemorating the Holocaust?

Talking to each other via Skype, students were able to form one global classroom as they shared their thoughts. Time went by so quickly that there was a demand for follow-up so both our students in Frisch and the Ulpana will be continuing the conversation through asynchronous discussion on the Frisch Wiki. We would like to thank Mrs. Dafna Zilberschmid and Mrs. Tikvah Wiener were facilitating this discussion from Frisch and Mrs. Mercedes Hadad and Rabbi Yehuda Rosenberg for facilitating the program at Ulpanat Harel. As well, thanks are owed to Mr. Chris Perez our Network Administrator for his technical support at Frisch and Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky for his technical support at the Ulpana in Nahariya. This program also would not have been possible without our Partnership 2Gether Program sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ.

We are looking forward to continuing our many twinning programs as we transform our global community into a global village with a single classroom through the help of technology.

SAVE THE DATE! Frisch RealSchool presents: The First Annual Student-Run Yom Iyun

SAVE THE DATE!

Frisch RealSchool presents:

The First Annual

Student-Run

Yom Iyun

When: Sunday, March 18th

4:00-7:00 PM

Where: The Frisch School

Student-run evening of learning on

engaging topics in Judaism

RSVP at realschoolyomiyun.eventbrite.com

To sponsor, contact frischrealschool@gmail.com

Reminder - Adult Education Lunch and Learn Tomorrow

Please join us for an

ADULT EDUCATION LUNCH AND LEARN

Does Music Have a Place in Judaism?

A Historical Exploration of Jewish Music

Presentation by:

Ms. Racheli Weiss, Tanakh Faculty

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

12 noon

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

Integrated Day of Learning on the Holocaust

Our Juniors are watching the award winning film, Life is Beautiful, in order to lead to a discussion of whether it is appropriate to create fiction and/or comedy about the Shoah.

Yesterday at Frisch was the juniors’ integrated day of learning. The topic for the day arose from the Hebrew Language department, whose eleventh grade curriculum is on the Shoah. In fact, for the junior integration day, we were able to arrange, through Mrs. Dafna Zilberschmid, head of the Frisch Hebrew Language department, a partnership with Ulpanat Harel, a school in Nahariyah. Frisch and Ulpanat Harel planned our Holocaust integration days together and are following the same curriculum. Next week, Rabbi Pittinsky will be in Israel and will Skype with us at Frisch from The Ulpana, enabling students in both schools to share their thoughts about the integration day. 

The topic of the Shoah also connects well with the junior theme for the year, Conflict. In fact, Rabbi Ciner introduced the day, explaining to the juniors that becoming more mature means grappling with deeply troubling issues, such as the Holocaust, on a complex level. Doing so was the aim of the day.

To begin the program, the juniors watched Life is Beautiful, a fable about the Shoah. Five different sessions on the Holocaust followed:

English: Dr. Anne Berkman, Mrs. Ruth Wang-Birnbaum, Rabbi Daniel Rosen

Last week, students were assigned “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick, a short story about the Holocaust. After watching the fictional, even “comic” film about the Holocaust, students then debated whether one should create fictitious stories about the Holocaust.

American History: Mrs. Betty Kaplan, Mr. Josh Gotlieb, Mr. Peter Tamburro, Mr. Anthony diBartolo

American history teachers covered the controversial issue of whether Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the American Jewish community did enough to help European Jewry during World War II. Although Roosevelt was once seen unequivocally as the Jews’ savior, recent research has thrown that idea into question.

Talmud: Rabbi Yaakov Blau, Rabbi Asher Bush, Rabbi Michael Zauderer, Rabbi Sheldon Morris, Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe

Responsa from the Holocaust is heartbreaking and yet inspiring. Students saw the incredible level of devotion Jews had  to observing halakha and keeping their faith alive even in the midst of the fiery cauldron of the Shoah. With our school in Israel, we decided to focus on responsa that have to do with making a Kiddush Hashem, but some Talmud teachers here also added teshuvot about Pesach, as students are learning Pesachim this year.

Hebrew Language: Morah Miriam Bar-Oz, Morah Ella Regev, Morah Dafna Zilberschmid, Morah Ronit Cole

The Ulpana in Israel visited a museum, Shem Olam, that not only takes one through the experience of the Shoah from a historical angle, but also grapples with the theological questions the Shoah raises, such as how could God allow the Holocaust to occur and why do bad things happen to good people? The Hebrew Language department began this conversation at Frisch through the poem, “Akeidat Yitzchak,” by a Hebrew poet named Itzik, who felt, as other Jews did, that God had allowed His children to be sacrificed, had not replaced us, as He did with Yitzchak in the Torah, with a ram.

Jewish Philosophy: Dr. Shira Weiss, Morah Racheli Weiss, Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky, Mrs. Tikvah Wiener

Why do bad things happen to good people? Students continued the discussion of theodicy in a session on Jewish philosophy, during which they discovered philosopher Viktor Frankl’s and the Rav’s responses to suffering: that we cannot fully know why or how evil happens, but we can transform ourselves into better people and the world into a better place, by saying that we will not inflict suffering but will instead work to end it. 

Wrap-up session:

A film clip from the movie Skokie, about the Nazis’ desire to march in Illinois, served as a wrap-up for the day’s classes and transitioned students into their facilitated discussion time. Students talked out the day’s issues with Rabbi Neil Fleischmann, Rabbi Eli Ciner, Rabbi JZ Spier, Rabbi Michael Zauderer and Mrs. Tikvah Wiener, analyzing whether Life if Beautiful should have been made; what we can do today to make sure world Jewry is safe and alleviate the suffering of all peoples; and even whether forgiveness is possible or necessary.

Student response:

Students then finished the day by taking a survey about the day’s lessons. Here are some of their responses:

On theodicies:

“I don't think that anything will ever make me understand why the Holocaust happened.”

On whether Evan Kauffmann, an American Jew, should play for the national German hockey team:

“The Holocaust was a long time ago so I am not saying we should forget about it, but if this guy wants to play hockey for [the Germans] then it’s up to him. I don't know if I was asked to play hockey for them, I would be able to say yes to the Germans. For example, people buy German-made cars. Is that right???”

On what session or idea was most moving:

“Hearing about the difficult Halachic choices the Jews had to make, and their stories of what they did was the most moving. During our Talmud class, we read a story about what lengths Jews went to observe the mitzvah of matzah on Passover.”

Thanks to all the teachers who worked so hard to prepare meaningful and unique lessons for today; to Mrs. Beverly Geller, for being, as always, an amazing resource for the teachers; to Mrs. Betty Kaplan, for the many enhancements she made to the program; and to Mrs. Lila Korn for her contributions. Finally, Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky worked tirelessly to create today’s program; he is an invaluable member of the Frisch community.

We dedicate our day of Holocaust learning to the survivors who experienced the atrocities of the Shoah and to the kedoshim who perished in its flames.

-Mrs. Tikvah Wiener
English Department Chair and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies

Adult Education Lunch and Learn on the topic "Does Music Have a Place in Judaism?"

Please join us for an

ADULT EDUCATION LUNCH AND LEARN

Does Music Have a Place in Judaism?

A Historical Exploration of Jewish Music

Presentation by:

Ms. Racheli Weiss, Tanakh Faculty

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

12 noon

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

Congratulations to our Winter Sports Teams!

Congratulations to all 8 winter sports teams for making the playoffs:

Boys' JV and Varsity Basketball

Girls' JV and Varsity Basketball

Boys' JV and Varsity Hockey

Girls' JV and Varsity Volleyball

Wish our students good luck!

Congratulations to all of our coaches!

We made it to the second round of the Ulpaniada Math Competition!!!

Our young women competing in the 1st Round of the
Ulpaniada Math Competition last week.

Great math is happening at Frisch.  For the first time ever, The Frisch School has taken part in Jerusalem College's math contest called the Ulpaniada.  Being offered only for the second year to schools outside of Israel, the Ulpaniada is a womens' only international math contest which tests advanced reasoning and problem solving skills.  Out of the 16 young women who took part in round one, ten qualified to take part in the second round which will take place in Frisch on March 14.  The final round takes place in Jerusalem. Last year, out of 10,000 students, only 20 qualified.  So cheer on your fellow math inclined cougars and let's see if we can make it to Israel for the final round!!!
-Mrs. Sabrina Bernath
Chair, Math Department

A Night of Learning for All Ages

Girls Night Out at Kosher Experience in Teaneck

Rabbis Fleischmann and Zauderer learning with Alumni at Queens College

Rabbi Schachter learning with Alumni at NYU

Our Students:

Over 100 Frisch students took part in learning programs this past Thursday night. The night began with the regular Mishmar program in Frisch given by Rabbi David Sher and was followed by separate learning programs for both the young men and the young women.

The boys traveled to Yeshiva University, and after enjoying a quick bite of delicious Israeli cuisine at the famous Golan Heights restaurant, headed out for chavruta learning with Frisch Alumni and heard a shiur from a YU Rosh Yeshiva. The night was capped off with a trip to the YU seforim sale.

The girls traveled to Kosher Experience in Teaneck. They enjoyed a wide variety of tasty food, which was followed by chavruta learning with Frisch Alumni. The amazing night ended with a presentation by our very own Mrs. Rachel Besser.

Our Alumni:

On Thursday night, February 9, 2011 Rabbis Ciner and Schachter visited Frisch alumni at New York University, while Rabbis Michael Zauderer and Neil Fleischmann visited Frisch alumni presently studying in Queens College.

The Queens event was held in the Hillel House were Rabbi Zauderer presented a shiur on the Aseret HaDibrot entitled “Ten Down, Five Across,” which delved into the deeper meanings and practical lessons of the “Ten Commandments.” There was a great showing of well over 30 Frisch graduates presently living and studying in Queens.

The NYU event was held at the Bronfman center in conjunction with the OU's JLIC - Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus program. Rabbi Schachter presented a shiur entitled "Our Torah and Internal Morals" about the ethical and halachic implications of the "Ten Commandments". There was a great showing of well over 20 Frisch graduates presently living in NYU and neighboring colleges.

In addition to the presentations the students and teachers on both college campuses spent a lively hour plus catching up and reconnecting while enjoying cholent and other snacks. A meaningful time was had by all. The students are looking forward to the next Frisch visit.

Thank you for an incredible Dinner and Campaign

Graphic by FrischBits

Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends, 

It is hard to believe that is was not quite a week ago that we celebrated at the 38th annual Frisch Dinner.-the most successful dinner in the history of the school. We raised more than 1 million dollars while celebrating our school and the contributions of our wonderful honorees Tammy and Ken Secemski, Tammy Schaum and Rabbi Yaakov Blau. Those who attended the diiner enjoyed amazing entertainment from our very own Frisch jazz band, performance ensemble and choir and of course, the annual Rabbi Goldfischer and Rabbi Feldman video production. Guests at the cocktail hour were greeted by “The Faces of Frisch”-a photo exhibit expressing the thoughts of our Frisch students and our honorees inspired us with their words of gratitude to both Frisch and the community of supporters. This year’s dinner had a new format and the feedback has been amazing. Thanks once again to our Dinner and Scroll of Honor chair people, Mindy and Eli Davidoff, Jeanette Heistein, Claire Kershenbaum, Simmy Lauer, Shira Levine, '88, Penny Rabinowitz, and Paul Rolnick'87, as well as their entire committee, who worked to ensure that the dinner was a financial and social success-making phone calls, stuffing envelopes, choosing gifts and photos and everything in between. Special thanks to Penny Rabinowitz, who even as a “former Frisch parent” continues to delight us all with her dinner décor. And of course, thank you to all those listed below-the current and former parents, alumni, grandparents, vendors and community friends who so generously came forward to support our Yeshiva. 

 If you would like to pay your pledge or if you have not had a chance to do so, please go to frischdinner.com.

 Please click here to see a dinner photo album posted on our Frisch School Facebook Page.

The Dinner Video written and produced by Rabbis Feldman and Goldfischer appears below:

 With gratitude, 

 Martin Heistein, President 

 Dr. Kalman Stein, Principal 

 Elaine Weitzman, Executive Director

Annual Dinner 2012

Scroll of Honor

Visionary 

Jill and David ’77 Blumenthal

Monique and Mordecai Katz

Tammy and Ken Secemski

Partner 

Anonymous

Susan and Michael Edwards

Master Bond

Chai Benefactor 

Drazie and Ben Ashkenazy 

Alissa and Sam Zagha

Diamond Benefactor 

Sheryl and Ernest Elias

Hillel Goldstein

Platinum Benefactor 

Hannah-Jean and Bruce Brafman

Mort and Esther Fridman

Anne and Jerry Gontownik

Carol and Rodney Grundman

Jeanette and Martin Heistein

Miriam and Dan Michael

Anita and Jerome Milch

Debbie ‘80 and Sam Moed

Sharon and David Rauch

Florence and Robert Rothman

Gold Benefactor 

Brown & Brown Metro, Inc.

Deborah and Ira Palgon

Felicia ’88 and Moshe Zwebner

Silver Benefactor 

Abby ‘90 and David Flamholz

Judi and Arthur Goldberg and Sheryl and Stanley Turitz

Irene and Roby Gottesman

Barbara and Simcha Hochman

Robin and Mark Hoenig

Janet and Kenny Hoffman

Julie and Richard Lobel

Tammy and Kenny Schaum

Ronnie and Marc Schlussel

Sharon and Jonathan Sherman

Bryndie and  Neppy Tuchman

Alan Wasserman

Benefactor 

Amlon

Beth ’79 and Sam ’79 Bernstein

Amy and Myron Eagle

Rebecca ’94 and Gil Feldman

Alisa ‘89 and Jonathan ’89 Gellis

Ilana and Stuart Goldberg

Ruth and Ed Lubat

Aviva and Paul Rolnick ‘87

Michele and Joseph Safra

Rena Donin and David Schlussel

Ellen and David Teitelbaum

Arianne and Moshe ‘92 Weinberger

Patron 

Ellen and Morris Bienenfeld

Mindy and Eli Davidoff

Marvin Eiseman 

Susan and Kenny Greif

Janet and Lior Hod

Fairmont Insurance

Shira ‘88 and Seth Levine

Meryl and Joseph Mark

    Sara ‘80 and Richie Schlussel

Elana and Jonathan Silber

Cindy and Abe Steinberger

Women’s Digital Imaging

Chai Sponsor 

Shari and Robert Alter

Rona and Henry Anhalt and Family

Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. Yaron Bareket

Felicia and David Bieber

Sara and Rabbi Yaakov Blau

Joshua ’96  and Aryeh ’04 Buchsbayew

Esther and Ben Chouake

Caron and Steve Gelles
Michael ‘87 and Elissa Katz’90

Alisa and Jeffrey Kigner

Tanya and Gary Krim

Ruth Borgen and Simmy Lauer

Lori and Kevin Lemmer

Sheryl and Aaron Liberman

Batya and Nachman Paul

Dena and Sheldon Pickholz

Chavie and Ira Roth

Denise and Marc Setton

Andrea and Ronald Sultan

Sunday Morning Alumni Basketball

Aimee and David Turner

Rachel and Rabbi Josh Wald

Sponsor 

Patty and Sam Borodach 

Faye and Doron Cohen

Friends of Tammy Schaum

Ilana and Tony Glickman

Lisa and Steven Gronowitz

Aviva Appleman and Yitzhak Jacobowitz

Karen and Bruce Lerman

Janice and Saul Levine

Quality Frozen Foods

Riki and Robert Rimberg

Ruth and Phillip Roth

Rena  and  Douglas Soclof

Norman Sohn

3nom Solutions- Abe Sasson ‘98

Susan and David Tessel

Supporter 

Idit and  Jonathan Agus

Alle Processing 

 Astoria Realty – The DiBella Family

Michele ’82 and Jody ’82 Bardash 

Dr. Lawrence and Rosalie Berman

Renee and Howie Blumenfeld

Judy and Martin Braun

Yonina and Rabbi Eli Ciner

Dial Global 

Cindy and  Aaron Dobrinsky

Gail and Richard Dukas

Talia and Michael Farbowitz

Eve and Heshy Feldman

Rella Feldman and family

John J Flemm Foundation

Deborah and Howard Goldschmidt

Naomi and Jonathan Gross

Beverly and Daryl Hagler

Barbara & Gil Irwin and family

Deena ’80 and Daniel Jarashow and family

Laurie and Jerry Kasdan

Claire and Ben Kershenbaum

Ester and Jack Kirsch

Esther and Warren Levie

Ellen and Michael Muss

Deena and Gilad Ottensoser

Suzanne and David Prince

Penny and David Rabinowitz

Noah, Zachary ’09 and Zoë ’13 Rothblatt

Monica and Samuel Shapiro

Sherman and Gordon P.C.

Randi and Michael Silvermintz

Sheva and Edward Solomon

Tammy ‘82 and Howard Spielman

Janet and Mattis Stavsky and Family

Elke and Kalman Stein

Robin and Justin Straus

Estee and  Henry Swieca

Want and Ender

Shanna '85 and David '85 Wolf

Louise and Harvey Wolinetz

Raquel and David ‘82 Zeitz

Friend 

Advanced Data Systems

Bergenfield Women’s Health

Nancy and Eric Fremed

Jay Friedman and Tenafly Psychiatric Associates

Ner Mitzvah

NJ Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

NK Originals

Primary Key Solutions

REM Holdings

RSN Specialties

Judith Heistein Sabba ’02 and Daniel Sabba

Leah Krakinowski and Andy Silberstein

Sanders and Stein Carpet Company

Penina and Thomas Weinberger

Tikvah and Aryeh Wiener

Elaine and Mark Weitzman

ZBS Realty

Contributor 

AGS Educational Therapy Services LLC

Malkie and Josh Bernheim

Design N Stitch

Diamond Insurance

Alyssa & Ari Ebrahimoff

Susie and Kalman Fishbein

Beverly and Andrew Geller

Michelle and  David Gellman

The Gershen Group

Sarah & Ed Gerstley

Debbie and Michael Gottlieb

Green & Ackerman

Linda and Mark Gruenbaum

Rebecca and Marc Herman

Judaic Paper Cuts

Elaine Keigher

Lark Street Music

Lincs II

Medical Multispecialty Assoc

Merrill Lynch

Mildan Partners 

Sherry and Larry Milstein

Mobile Diagnostic Solutions, LLC

Moonlight Pediatrics

The Natural Spot Corp.

Pike Construction Co., L.L.C.

Samad Brothers, Inc.

Maren ’97 and Robert ‘93 Scharf

Beth and Joel Selter

Debbie and Siggy Stein

The Homeward Bound Dentist

Tuv Taam 

Peter J. Tamburro, Jr.

Teaneck Dentist

David and Haya Tepper

Helen and  Sheldon Zelig

Linda & Jay Zucker

Shaindy and Harold Zudick

Listing 

A & B Gefilte Fish

A & H Products

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Abraham

Mira Abramsohn ‘01

Accurate Alarm 

Acme Smoked Fish Corp

Allison and Elliot Adler

Sheryl and Rabbi Yosef Adler

Agri Star

Alan Party Rental

Amy and David Albalah

Lee and Neal Alexander

Dr. & Mrs. Bram Alster

Matilda and Marvin Anhalt

Anonymous

ANS Construction

Ariel's Restaurant - Creative Kosher Restaurants

Marc and Miriam Aron

Daniel Atwood ‘10

Sara and Edson Atwood

Rhonda and Jeff Avner

BT Electric

Bagel City

Dr. Alex and Mrs. Yael Bailey '91

Jessica Bartel ’02 and Eytan Zadoff

Debra and Michael Bashist

Rabbi Shalom & Mrs. Debbie Baum

Beigel's Baking

Nettie and Nathan Berenholz

Ms. Roni Berg

Gedalyah and Miriam Berger

Dr. Anne Berkman

Miriam and Elie Berman

Susan and Tzvi Berman

Sabrina and Jason Bernath

Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Bernstein

B. Katzman Berry

Rachel Besser

Drs. Marc and Abrah Bessler

Best Glatt

Best Value Kosher

Yvonne Schrenzel Beyer & Howard L. Beyer

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Blankrot

Andrea Blau

Rabbi Binyamin and Mrs. Faith Blau

Yitzchak Blau and Noa Jeselsohn ‘89

Rabbi Yosef and Dr. Rivkah Blau

Blue & White Foods

Bracha and Mark Bluman

Ilse Blumenthal

Lorna and Norman Blumenthal

Bogota Savings Bank 

Ellen Botwinick

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Brauner

Gina and Carl Bronstein

Lisa and Asher Brukner

Burke Supply (Imperial Bag & Paper Co)

Rabbi Asher Bush

Butterflake Bakery

C & H Cutlery

Cupcakes by Carousel

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Carter

Debbie & Chaim Chaimowitz

Chair Hire Co.

Aviva ’06 and Chaim Cohen

Georgette Chinitz

CJO Consulting, Inc.

Dianne & Norman Cohen

Marvin Cohen

Compu-Phone, Inc.

Peggy & Art Cottrell

Creative Bag

Cross River Bank

Czin Opticians

Dr. Fredelyn Engelberg and Mr. Gil Damari

J. D'ambrozio Pest Management

Jillian Davidson

Anthony DiBartolo

B. Dinelli for Hair

Dovid’s Fish 

East Brunswick Jewish Center

Shulamith and Rabbi David Ebner

Barry & Linda Eichler

Phyllis G. and Joseph S. Eisenman

David Elliot

English Department

Exec-U-Van

Executive Caterers

Executive Estates Maintenance and Management

Express Recycling

Eileen Eyerman

Ronnie & Albert Faber

Bina & Yossi Faber

Fair Lawn Pharmacy

Fantastic

Barbara and Ziv Farajun

Cindy ‘88 and David Feigenblum

Reneé and Avromy Fein

Leora and Martin Feinberg

Meryl and  Eli Feldblum

Rachel and Rabbi Jonathan Feldman '93

Deborah and Jeffrey Fine

Valerie Fischman ‘07

Ellen and Alex Flamholz

Malka and David Flamholz

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Flaumenhaft

Rabbi Neil Fleischmann

Dr. Deborah Fliegelman

Cheryl and Jay Frankel

Allison ’07 and Michael Fremed ‘07

Rebecca and Rabbi Gerald Friedlander

Elie '05 and Nava '08 Friedman

Friedwald Center for Rehab and Nursing

Rabbi & Mrs. Herbert Frisch

Rena and Moshe Fuchs

Michele Fuld

Mindy & Lewis Furman

Galil Importing

Seth Gerzberg

Susanna and Victor Glass

Shayna and Judah Goldberg

Raymond and Elana Daniels Goldberg

Hannah and Bruce Goldman

Harris and Elli Goldstein and family

Sheldon Goldstein MD

Shira ’03 and Ari ’01 Gontownik

Good Earth Landscape

Lawrence B. Goodman & Co.

Joshua Gotlieb

Elaine Gottesman ‘09

Lesley and Judah Greenblatt

Allyson Gronowitz ‘09

Heniya & Zvi Gurevich

Yitzchak Halberstam

Ahuva Warburg Halpern ‘05

Rabbi Menachem Hecht

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot & Ms. Rachel Brenner

Sharon and Matthew Herenstein

Mrs. Rimone ’05 and Josh Hersch

Sandy Nissel-Horowitz or Tamar Horowitz

Hudson City Savings Bank

Huntleigh USA Corporation

Rabbi Shlomo & Freidi Hyman

Mark Infield '79

Ariel Irwin ‘00

Rabbi Ari and Debby Jacobson 

Rabbi and Mrs. Gedaliah Jaffe

Madeline Jaffe

Shari Jawetz ’98

Jewish Media Group

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Judson

Toby and Abe Kalker

Sury Kaminetsky

Phyllis and Michael Kann 

Betty Kaplan

Rena and Marshall Katz   

Katzman Produce

Ofra and Michael Kazer

Kenover Marketing

Judy and David Kershner

Barbara & Barry Kessler

Goldie and Marvin Kigler, Joshua'07, Gabriella '08, Aaron '11

Rhonda and Jay Klapper

Aliza and Bruce Klein

Klein’s Ice Cream 

Dr. Robert ' 82 and Naomi Klinger and Family

Leah and Rabbi Jonathan Knapp

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Koenig

Regina and Michael Koenig

Serena ‘89 and Paul Koppel

Dr. Eugene Korn & Mrs. Lila Korn

Kosher Salads

Shana and Jamin Koslowe

Helen and Ron Kowalik

Leslie Kravetzky

Susan Fader & Larry Krule

Melanie Kwestel

David Lang ‘10

Edith Lang ‘07

Edye Lang ‘09

Barbara and Michael Lang

Ronit and Richard Langer

Lantev Distributing Corporation

Michael Latzer 

The Laundress

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Leavitt

Alan Leben

Dr. and Mrs. Murray Leben

Elliot & Barbara Lebowitz

Cheryl and Yussie Leiser

Vivian Lerner

Dena and Mark Levie

Sara and Kenneth Levine ‘83

Leslie and Allen Levinson

Julia Levinson ‘11

Jessica Levner ‘07

Betsy and Lenny Levy

Nessa Heilpern Liben ‘01

Sandee Brawarsky and Barry Lichtenberg

Lieber’s

Cantor Barbara Lierberstein

Scott David Lippe, MD

Madison Spine & Physical Therapy

Zvi Marans MD, Howard Apfel MD, David Solowiejczyk MD, Diane Rhee MD 

Dr. & Mrs. Mendy Markowitz

Mr. Anthony Mastandrea

Dr. David Mayerhoff

Stacy and Elliot Maza

Merrill Lynch

Millenium Health Care, Inc.

Laura J. Miller, Director of College Guidance

Morty and Barbara Minchenberg

Modern Holdings Inc

Monsen Engineering Co LLC

Jerry & Dr. Lili Montag

Esther and David Moskowitz & Family

Russell Moskowitz

Muffin Delite Distributors

Rabbi Shimon Murciano

Murphy Carpet Cleaning

Nassau Provision

Natural & Tasty LLC

Sharon and Daniel Nussbaum

Debbie Pine and Mark Orenshein

Oxygen Imports LLC

Kathi and Jeffrey Packard

Julie and David Papier

Paterson Papers

Careena and Drew Parker

PASKESZ

Parkview Pharmacy

PediatriCare Associates

Ora and  Rabbi  Steven Penn

Esther & Harold Perl

Shifra and Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky

Gail and Steven Plotnick

Puglisi Egg Farms

Jim & Renee Purita

Shmiel and Aviva Ramras and Family

Binder/Rebarber Family

Tobe and Mitch Rebhun

Andrea and Benjamin Reichel

Zahava and Hank Reinhart

Reisman’s Bakery

REMAX

The Ribner Family

Shelley Rindner

Robin and Josh Rochlin

Julie and Daniel Rosen

Roses By Mark

Tzipora and Rabbi Aron Ross

Naomi and Yechiel Rotblat

Joseph and Barbara Rotenberg

Robert & Helen Rubenstein

Dr. M Houpt & Dr. E. Rubin

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rubin

Sarah Rubin ‘03

Elana & Malcolm Samad

Aliza and Rabbi Jonathan '94 Schachter

Sheryl and Bruce Schainker

Shira and Yonatan Schechter

Shira and Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz

Brenda and Simon Schlanger

Al & Michael Martin & Lois Schlar ‘07

Chanalee and Mickey Schlisser

Lipa Schnitzler

Navi and Avie Schreiber

Vicki and Steve Schreiber

Jeany and Scott Schrier

Miriam & Josh '03 Schulman

Charlene and Myron Schulman

Tamar and  David Schwalb

Alan Schwartz & Susan Berger

Marcia and David Schwartz

Simi Schwartz ‘04

Joseph & Ruth Schwarz

Deena and Michael Seelenfreund

Sefer Israel

Shari and Judah Seidman

Shifra and Larry Shafier

Shaimot Le Geniza

Mrs. Irina Shapiro

Deanne and Leonard Shapiro

Rabbi David Sher

Shop Rite

Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Siegelman

Mr. & Mrs. David Siegelman

Rifkie and Danny Silverman

Mr. Joel Silverman

Arlene and Bernie Silverstein

Dov and Helen Silverstein and Family

Marge & Paul Silverstein

Miriam & Tuvia Silverstein

Moshe and Atara Silverstein and Family

Simcha Candle Corp 

Dr. Marc Singer

Zena Sky

Dana Small ’01

Rabbi Mark ’87 and Michelle Smilowitz

Judy and Herb Speiser

Jessica Spier ‘05

Debbie and Joel Spier

Tamar and Rabbi Jonathan(JZ) ‘02 Spier ‘02

Springfield Group 

Daisy Stark and Family

Ms. Jenna Statfeld ‘02

Tzippy '98 & Mark '95 Staum

Ruthie and Eliezer Stavsky

Arielle Stein ‘07

Esther and Jeffrey Stock

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stone

Strauss Bakery

Dr. Rebecca Subin

Teaneck Flowers & Gifts

Teaneck Kosher Supermarket

Yedidiah and Adena ’02 (Mortkowitz) Teitelbaum

Rebecca Tenzer ‘01

Bashi and Howard Tepper

TLC Trans Corp of Westchester

Alan Toporovsky

Upstate Produce

Vera and Nechama Realty

Roberta ‘84 and Leon Waldman

Noah and Samara Wasserman

Phyllis Waterstone

Kathy and Lester Weiden

Shloimi and Ronee Weiden

Pinhas Weinberger

Francine and Ari Weisbrot

Phoebe Weisbrot

Shira Weiss

Moshe Weiss, MD PC

Ilan Weitzman ‘08

Yaron Weitzman ‘06

Ilana and Moshe Wertenteil

West Side Foods

The Whalen Berez Group

Lisa Wiener

Deborah Wilen-Cohen ‘80

Chavie & Moshe Wilner

Lisa and Mark Wise

Y & S Coffee Co.

Rabbi and Dr. Ronn Yaish

Yo-Boys Teaneck Inc

Young Israel of Monsey & Wesley Hills

Yumtee Naturals

Zadies Bake Shop 

Rivka and Michael Zauderer

Julia Zelig ‘09

The Great Vocabulary Race: Lord of the Flies Edition

Dr. Berkman's 9th Grade English class has completed another Vocabulary Race based on words from The Lord of the Flies. The presentations appear below. Enjoy!

Lord of the Flies Vocabulary In Pictures and Words

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Lord of the Flies Vocabulary 3

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Vocabulary Lord of the Flies 2

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Lord of the Flies Vocabulary

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Evening of the Arts: Change of Date

EVENING OF THE ARTS

CHANGE OF DATE

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012

6:30 P.M - ART EXHIBIT

Art, Fashion, Photography and Sculpture

and

7:30 p.m. – MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

NEW FORMAT...

Jazz Ensemble, Performance Ensemble, Jazz Singers and Choir

Looking forward to seeing you for a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Save the Date!

Reminder from the Frisch Parents Association

FRISCH PARENTS ASSOCIATION

It's not too late to be a part of the online Frisch Auction April 22-30, 2012!

This is a brand new annual fundraiser for the Frisch Parents Association!

REMINDER:

Come to a brainstorming, strategizing meeting:

Tuesday, February 7th at 9:00am, Frisch conference room

- Discuss how to increase the number of exciting items we have collected up to now

- Learn how you can make a big difference by donating or soliciting even one more item or service

- Learn other ways you can help out with the auction

To get involved, rsvp to our Auction Co-Chairs:

Shira Jacobs, supershiraj6@aol.com, Esther Friedman, efried1080@aol.com, Batya Paul, batyapaul@gmail.com

All funds raised through the auction go towards FPA sponsored events and activities that Frisch students look forward to every year such as our upcoming annual cultural event and Yom Ha’atzmaut barbecue for the entire student body and faculty.

Thank you for your support of our truly wonderful Yeshiva

Dear Friends,

I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow night at Frisch's 38th Annual Dinner.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that once again our Annual Dinner Campaign has generated a tremendous response and is our most successful ever in terms of funds raised. We continue to receive contributions and we will be emailing a full, updated scroll of honor next week, including those names that were included after the scroll of honor went to print.

Many thanks to our wonderful honorees, Tammy and Ken Secemski, Tammy Schaum and Rabbi Yaakov Blau for graciously allowing us to honor them.

Thank you to our dedicated and talented Dinner and Scroll of Honor Co-chairpersons Mindy and Eli Davidoff, Jeanette Heistein, Claire and Ben Kershenbaum, Simmy Lauer, Shira and Seth Levine, Penny Rabinowitz and Paul and Aviva Rolnick, as well as their large and dedicated committees, for working together to ensure the dinner's success. Thanks also to our capable and dedicated school Administration and staff who ensure that every detail of this important event is addressed.

Most of all, thank you for responding so generously. The funds raised allow us to provide the resources which enable us to maintain the level of excellence and ensure the quality of The Frisch Experience. We appreciate your support for our truly wonderful Yeshiva.

I look forward to greeting you tomorrow night at 8 pm at the Glenpointe Marriott.

Have a Good Shabbos,

Marty

Martin Heistein
President
The Frisch School

What do our students think of Digital Learning?

Today is Digital Learning Day, a day devoted to reflection on innovative ways to reach our students using various technologies. As a part of this day, we went around the school taking pictures of various examples of digital learning that occur on a typical day at The Frisch School and were blown away by the depth of the the technology-assisted learning that took place throughout the school, in the library, computer room, hallways, cafeteria, and classroom.

On the Frisch Wiki, Mrs. Tikvah Wiener, our English Department Chair and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies, asked our students to reflect about how technology enhances or detracts from learning. Here are some responses.

One of the best responses:
"Technology offers significant advantages on two opposite ends of the learning process: learning the facts and seeing the bigger picture. The speed of computer processing and efficiency of the internet expedite the process of learning the basic information. The widespread use of Google, Wikipedia, and other search engines for educational purposes exemplifies this point. One area that I find is particularly aided by the brilliance of the search engine is in-depth research. When I began my research for the upcoming Model United Nations conference, the first thing I did was Google my country and my two topics. Instantly, I had access to previous United Nations resolutions, international law journals, statistics, and other useful resources that would take hours and hours to sift through without the help of Google.

Technology also enhances the culmination of the learning process: taking a step back from the information and placing it in a broader context. Forums and discussion pages (such as the wiki page we are now posting on) offer a unique opportunity for students to the see multiple perspectives on a single issue, a process and educational methodology known as divergent thinking. From personal observations on the Frisch wiki, I have gleaned that discussion through technology is often more effective than classroom discussion because communication through technology requires students to think more carefully before presenting their points of view. Thus, the responses of students tend to be more cohesive and eloquent. Additionally, the enticing nature of technology often provides respite from the normal classroom environment, pushing many students to become more involved in the discussion than they would be in a classroom.

Despite some irreplaceable aspects of the classroom setting, technology has the potential to enhance and expedite the learning process. The internet gives us the world at our fingertips, and the lightning-fast computer processors make obtaining information significantly easier to do than it was even ten years ago. To all those who point out the flaws in educational technology, I answer that this is only the beginning. The technology industry is all about innovation and development, so it is constantly evolving to take on new challenges. As more and more students pass through school systems enhanced by technology, analysts are gathering data to determine which methods do and do not work. The next step is taking the data and putting it to use to improve on existing technologies and create new ones."

Excerpts:
"Responsibility extends beyond marking a line between educational purpose and “distractive” purpose. Kohelet teaches that knowledge in excess hurts more than it helps. One must consider the words of Kohelet 1:18 to perceive the truth of the assertion that excessive knowledge has a marked downside: “for in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” One must draw a line between areas in which technology can truly aid in the learning process and areas in which technology can only detract from the learning process. Technology grants vast resources of knowledge, but certain areas of study—certain pursuits—must be marked as “vexing,” or in certain cases, outright unacceptable."

"Technology has become a resourceful tool that adds to student learning. With the help of technology one can instantly look up information to add to class discussions and watch videos to enhance the classroom experience. In addition, learning does not stop after class anymore; students are able to utilize websites (like our wiki pages) to have online discussions about topics learned during their school day. Students do not have to worry about having bad hand-writing because now with technology they are able to type up their notes and assignments. I can only imagine how technology will enhance our learning in years to come."

"Technology enhances learning. One example of technology's usefulness is for vocabulary. Instead of having a vocabulary quiz, in my English class, we sometimes have a picture slideshow project. We make slideshows with pictures that explain a word's meaning. After the project is done, we put it online and have an enjoyable and useful study aid. Another example of how technology enhances learning is the SmartBoard. For example, in Biology, Dr. Furman often puts a slideshow on the SmartBoard which depicts an experiment that a given scientist has done. . . Although cell phones are not allowed in my classes, some schools use a new program in which students can answer a question by texting to certain number. Overall, if technology is used in the correct way, it can create a better and more fun learning environment for students."

"The advanced technology today is great for doing research. With just one click on Google, a student has access to just about any information he/she could possibly need. I have used Google every day for research for projects and help with homework, and I use Gmail to email teachers or talk to peers. Other websites such as Facebook and Youtube have their advantages as well. Facebook can be used to talk to students about homework or other school-related topics. A perfect example of Facebook's helping with school-related activities happened during Shiriyah. Rabbi Pittinsky made Twitter and Facebook groups for each grade, so all the students in each grade knew what was going on with their teams."

"I dislike the accessibility of information. I believe it is making students lazy. For example, I can easily find the definition of any word without looking it up manually in the dictionary. This ease is a cause for laziness. Another example of technology's drawbacks is in the writing of research papers. One can easily find an outline of his topic online and copy it. In the past, it was much harder to find pre-made outlines and research papers. When I have a large research paper to do, I often find myself putting off beginning because I know I can easily Google my topic and find what I need, instantaneously. If I had to go to a library to do my work, I would realize how long that would take and get started immediately.... However, I am sure technology will only become more established in education and will be greatly beneficial in certain areas."

Below are slideshows of only a few of the various digital learning activities at Frisch today. Enjoy!

Just in time for Digital Learning Day: New School-Wide Online Math Program

The math department at Frisch is excited to announce that starting today we are offering all our students a free 60 day trial online subscription to HotMath. HotMath is an online math textbook based website that is currently used in over 10,000 schools.

HotMath provides online step-by- step explanations for the odd-numbered problems in over 300 math textbooks, including most of the textbooks we use in our 33 sections of math at The Frisch School. The only exceptions currently are the texts used in Honors Geometry, AP Statistics, AP Calculus and one 11th grade Algebra 2 class. Rather than having your student sitting at home possibly confused about their math homework, they will now be able to go online and get a line by line explanation with hints of how to solve every odd numbered problem in the book. Also, HotMath provides math videos with real teachers and printer-ready notes on several hundred topics ranging from Pre-Algebra to Calculus.

HotMath’s resources though are not limited to the questions in your child’s math textbook. Additionally, HotMath provides wonderful tutorials through flash videos or printable written instructions on how to use the TI graphing calculators. Lastly, HotMath also offers various math related activities and games. These are all wonderful supplemental resources to the top-notch in-school instruction that your child is currently receiving at Frisch.

Tomorrow, your child’s math teacher will be walking them through the wonderful resources of HotMath. We are pleased to be able to offer this exciting math tool at no cost to you and would like to continue this subscription past the 60 day free trial. All we need is need positive feedback from you!! So at the end of the 60 day free trial, we will be sending out a short survey to both you and your child to see if you would like Frisch to continue this subscription.

-Mrs. Sabrina Bernath

Chair of the Math Department

The Frisch School