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The Mordecai and Monique Katz Academic Building

120 West Century Road, Paramus, New Jersey, 07652

Tel: 201-267-9100 Fax: 201-261-9340 Auto Info: 201-487-2830

Monday, April 30, 2012

Our Third Annual Sports Breakfast




Dear Parents,

The Third Annual Cougar Sports Breakfast was held yesterday with more than 300 students, parents, siblings and coaches in attendance.

Those attending enjoyed an amazing breakfast-including sports-themed cupcakes and strawberries- prepared by our very own Cougar Café chefs and staff.

Our Keynote Speaker, Mr. Richard Bernstein, an attorney and advocate for the rights of the disabled who has been blind since birth, provided our students and parents with an inspiring message about overcoming adversity. Mr. Bernstein spoke about his personal  experience as a marathon and triathlon participant, as well as his work on behalf of the disabled, including working with the Israeli army to include disabled young men and women in army service. 

Mr. Bernstein received a standing ovation from the overflow crowd as he was presented with an array of Cougar  paraphernalia to be taken back to his home state of Michigan.

Following the Mr. Bernstein's remarks, Dr. Stein recognized the student athletes and coaches of our 27 teams and acknowledged the important supporting role all parents play in ensuring their children’s regular participation in our athletics program.

We look forward to welcoming you all at next year’s breakfast.

To view photos from the event, click here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.394668670565003.93784.194798690552003&type=1

We are grateful to the following families for sponsoring this year’s breakfast and for their generosity,

Cougar:
Anonymous
The Hod Family – ELLKAY

All Star:
Shira and Seth Levine
Alyssa and Sam Zagha

Captain:
Ellen and Jonathan Kleinhaus
Deena and Gilad Ottensoser
Batya and Nachman Paul and Family
Aviva and Paul Rolnick and Family
Rena and Douglas Soclof

Fan:
Shirley and Hadley Bach
Beth and Sam Bernstein
Mindy and Eli Davidoff
Amy and Myron Eagle
Susan and Michael Edwards
The Elias Family
Debbie and Philip Fishel
Alisa and Jonathan Gellis
Ilana and Stuart Goldberg
Susan and Kenny Greif
Elissa and Michael Katz
The Lauer Family
Lori and Kevin Lemmer
Julie and Richard Lobel
Daniel and Miriam Michael
Debbie and Sam Moed
The Muss Family
Bracha and Marcel Ollech
Sara and Richie Schlussel
Rena and David Schlussel
Bryndie and Nelson Tuchman

Team Member:
Allison and Elliott Adler
Frank Aghassi
Ellen and Jack Atzmon
Todd and Deborah Baron and family
Renee and Howie Blumenfeld
Braun Family
Alyssa and Ari Ebrahimoff
The Feigenblum Family
The Fischler Family
Fishbein Family
Deborah and Shia Fishman
Abby and David Flamholz
Elana and Ray Goldberg
Anne and Jerry Gontownik
Lisa and Steven Gronowitz
The Herenstein Family
Shari and Yossi Katz
Richard and Jessica Langer
Cheryl and Lee Lasher
Shelley and Robert Mendelow
The Pavel Family
Suzanne and David Prince
Zahava and Hank Reinhart
The Sherman Family
The Weisbrot Family

Sincerely,

-Mr. Aron (A.C.) Coren
Athletic Director

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Today's Yom Ha'atzmaut Program


Dear Parents:

There are some days that are just magical and at The Frisch School Yom Ha-Atzma’ut ought to be one of those days. And today was absolutely wonderful day, a day during which I just stood in the background and observed with pride the talents of our faculty and the Ru’ach, intelligence, and camaraderie of our students.

We began yesterday with our Yom HaZikaron program designed by the Ivrit Department to insure that each of us entered today’s festivities with a clear sense of the price the soldiers and citizens of Medinat Yisrael have paid to create and defend the Jewish State. 


Our goal each year on Yom Ha-Atzma’ut is to put together a program which includes not only celebration, thanksgiving, and Ru’ach but also substantive, thought-provoking intellectual content. Rabbi David Goldfischer, our director of student activities, made sure that we hit on all cylinders today.

We began with a beautiful Tefilah Chagigit, including an incredibly joyful rendition of Hallel in which virtually every student in the school participated. After our traditional breakfast of blue and white sheet cake,  we adjourned to our classrooms to learn about Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook’s little-known Hesped (eulogy) for Theodor Herzl through which he attempted to demonstrate, in a Dvar Torah elucidating the roles in our tradition of Mashi’ach Ben Yosef and Mashi’ach Ben David, that religious Zionists should look upon secular Zionism (and, of course, Zionists) as an indispensible ingredient working toward the ultimate redemption of the Jewish People. 
The theme of the day was an appreciation of the combination of the spiritual and physical, the religious and secular elements of Zionism during the last century which led to the creation and the magnificent achievements of Medinat Yisrael. So after reconvening to see a film about the struggle for and the development of the State each grade was treated in round robin style to each four presentations:

1.      Needless to say, Rav Kook’s Hesped for Herzl evoked a storm of protest within the rabbinical world in 1904. Our students got to hear Rav Kook’s spirited defense of his position as presented by Rabbis Jaffe and Fleischmann. (Rav Kook explained using the double meaning of the work Chol—either sand or that which is secular—to argue that the creation of a State and of the Kedusha inherent in a Jewish State begins with a grain of physicality and with the secular activity of creating the economic and political infrastructure).

2.      The presentation of a medal for military heroism to a member of a Hesder unit (played by Rabbi Blau) and the cynicism, actually the very funny cynicism of the non-religious officer bestowing the award: As in, “How does a Talmud Scholar defeat the enemy? Do you bore them to death?” The kids loved that one, courtesy of our resident wit, Rabbi Jonathan Feldman. The presentation included a superbly made film by Yeshivat Har Etzion about a Chassidic story often told by its late Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Amital which highlighted the importance of combining Torah with service to the community.


3.      Did you happen to notice the photos of the infancy of Tel Aviv which were shown during the one hundredth anniversary of its founding? Tel Aviv growth into a major cultural center and as a high tech area second only to Silicon Valley reflects the achievements of century of Zionists of all striped. Rabbi David Sher, who spearheads our Israel education program and who works hard to make sure that our kids see Israel’s achievements and glory, not just its struggle and needs, did a superb job in presenting Tel Aviv to our students.

4.      Even with the right glasses and powder in his hair Rabbi Ciner doesn’t look much like Menachem Begin but he certainly sounded like him as he presented Begin’s speech on Kniesset arguing that El Al should not be permitted to fly on Shabbat. The powerful speech, and the heckling by MK’s Rabbis Schachter, Bashist and Zauderer, gave the students a glimpse of the sometimes contentious issue of religion in Medinat Yisrael.


Back to the Shul for a wrap-up discussion by Rabbi Goldfischer followed by thirty minutes of spirited singing in dancing in celebration of the day.

And the weather cooperated! The prediction of early afternoon rain was wrong and the kids enjoyed a wonderful barbecue lunch—I guess you know that virtually every family in Israel celebrates the day with a barbecue—on our spacious fields. The barbecue was hosted and run, as it is each year, by the Frisch Parents Association and its wonderful volunteers.


NOW THE COMMERCIAL: As you undoubtedly know the Frisch Parents Association Auction is in full swing but time is running out. The Frisch Parents Association’s contribution to your child’s experience at The Frisch School goes far beyond hot dogs and hamburgers. I urge you to take a look at the auction offerings and get involved!


I have not been good about keeping parents informed about happenings at the school. I invite you to look at enjoy the following links on recent programs:

Video of last week’s tremendously meaningful Yom HaShoah Program featuring our very own Rabbi Jonathan Spier, his grandfather, Holocaust survivor, Mr. Walter Spier, and the family of the army captain who saved Mr. Spier’s life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK65Z9ww1hw 

Monday’s Lunch and Learn “Religious Zionism in the 21st Century: Theological Trends and Political Consequences,” by R Uri Goldstein: http://frischschool.blogspot.com/2012/04/lunch-and-learn-by-rabbi-uri-goldstein.html

This week’s Tikvah Speakers Program lecture: “My Brain  Made Me Do It: Neuroscience and Free Will,” by Devorah Segal, MD,PhD: http://frischschool.blogspot.com/2012/04/dr-devorah-segal-on-my-brain-made-me-do.html

 Sincerely, 

-Dr. Kalman Stein
Principal

Rav Kook's Lamentation in Jerusalem for our Yom Ha'atzmaut Program

For today's Yom Ha'atzmaut program, our students learned about Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook’s little-known Hesped (eulogy) for Theodor Herzl through which he attempted to demonstrate, in a Dvar Torah elucidating the roles in our tradition of Mashi’ach Ben Yosef and Mashi’ach Ben David, that religious Zionists should look upon secular Zionism (and, of course, Zionists) as an indispensable ingredient working toward the ultimate redemption of the Jewish People.

  • You can read a translation of Rav Kook's Hesped here and read it in Hebrew here
  • Below view the presentation created about it by Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky, our Director of Educational technology:

Here is a montage featuring video clips in which members of our faculty acted out scenarios based on the ideas of Rav Kook and a slideshow of the Yom Ha'atzmaut Chagiga and barbeque that followed.:

Celebrate Israel with the Frisch Auction!




Go to http://www.biddingforgood.com/frischschoolSee Israeli themed items to bid on!

Israeli Flag from Shea Stadium (mint condition): https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=158740148

Astronomy Israel, Guided tour of the Heavens from Mitzpe Ramon: https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=157821643

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Dr. Devorah Segal on My Brain Made Me Do It: Did Neuroscience Destroy Free Will?

Dr. Devorah Segal's lecture for the Tikvah Scholars Program on My Brain Made Me Do It: Did Neuroscience Destroy Free Will is now online.

You can watch the video below:


You can view the PowerPoint presentation for this lecture here:


Lunch and Learn by Rabbi Uri Goldstein on Religious Zionism in the 21st Century

Just in time for Yom Haatzmaut, Monday's Lunch and Learn by Rabbi Uri Goldstein's on Religious Zionism in the 21st Century is now online.

You can watch the video below:


You can read a sourcesheet for this shiur below:
Uri Goldstein Religious Zionism in the 21st Century

Please RSVP for our Cougar Sports Breakfast this Sunday

If you plan on attending the Cougar Sports Breakfast on Sunday, please make sure to RSVP immediately.

Cougar Sports Breakfast 
Sunday morning, 
April 29, 2012 
8:45 AM - Shacharit 
9:30 AM - Breakfast & Program 


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Congratulations to our Poetry Slam Winners

Congratulations to all the participants in today’s poetry competition hosted by Frisch. Our seven participants each wrote and presented two poems – one free form and one sonnet. The theme was redemption. There were 34 participants hailing from six different schools. There were ten finalists, five of them Frisch students! Congratulations to sophomore Esther Meir and senior Eitan Neugut for making the finals. Congratulations to sophomore Tamar Palgon for being the runner up in the entire competition. Congratulations to senior Eric Brauner for winning for best presentation. Congratulations to senior Emily Stone for winning the award for best sonnet. -Mrs. Meryl Feldblum -Rabbi Neil Fleischmann

Monday, April 23, 2012

It is Not Too Late To Sponsor and RSVP for The Sports Breakfast



As you know, The Third Annual Cougar Sports Breakfast will take place on Sunday morning, April 29th  (Shacharit at 8:45 a.m. and Breakfast and Program at 9:30).    We are grateful to the many parents who have come forward to sponsor this event and look forward to receiving an even larger participation from our parent body. 

Whether you have a child who participates in our sports programs or simply enjoys being a spectator at our games, we would like you to consider becoming a sponsor of this annual breakfast.  Sponsorship will give you the opportunity to show your gratitude to our sports department; funds raised will go towards enhancing our indoor and outdoor sports facilities. 

If you have not already done so, please visit donate.frisch.org to show your support for our athletic program.  All sponsors will be acknowledged in our Sports Breakfast program.  Please note: whether or not you choose to sponsor this breakfast, if you plan on attending the breakfast, please r.s.v.p. today so we can plan accordingly.  

Thank you to the following families who have already come forward to support this event.  

Cougar:
Anonymous
The Hod Family – ELLKAY

All Star:
Shira and Seth Levine
Alyssa and Sam Zagha

Captain:
Deena and Gilad Ottensoser
Batya and Nachman Paul and Family
Aviva and Paul Rolnick and Family
Rena and Douglas Soclof

Fan:
Shirley and Hadley Bach
Beth and Sam Bernstein
Mindy and Eli Davidoff
Susan and Michael Edwards
The Elias Family
Debbie and Philip Fishel
Alisa and Jonathan Gellis
Elissa and Michael Katz
Lori and Kevin Lemmer
Richard and Julie Lobel
Daniel and Miriam Michael
Debbie and Sam Moed
The Muss Family
Rena and David Schlussel
Bryndie and Nelson Tuchman

Team Member:
Allison and Elliott Adler
Frank Aghassi
Ellen and Jack Atzmon
Todd and Deborah Baron and family
Renee and Howie Blumenfeld
The Braun Family
The Feigenblum Family
The Fishbein Family
Abby and David Flamholz
Anne and Jerry Gontownik
Lisa and Steven Gronowitz
The Herenstein Family
Shari and Yossi Katz
Richard and Jessica Langer
Cheryl and Lee Lasher
Julie and Richard Lobel
Suzanne and David Prince
Zahava and Hank Reinhart
Sara and Richie Schlussel
The Weisbrot Family

We look forward to greeting you at the breakfast as we acknowledge our student athletes and coaches. 

Sincerely,
Dr. Kalman Stein, Principal                       
Elaine Weitzman, Executive Director
Aron Coren, Athletic Director

Saturday, April 21, 2012

READY, SET, BID!




The Online FRISCH AUCTION opens tomorrow morning, Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 8:00am!



Be prepared! Get an early start!

Click here to Register to Bid.
400+ auction items to choose from!


Here’s a sample of what you could win:


Unique Experiences
·         Attend Norpac 2012 Mission to Washington, DC (one reservation free of charge)
·         US/Israel Briefing for 15 people in your home with AIPAC Northeast Politics Director
·         Host 25 people in your home with Charlie Harary, inspiring Jewish lecturer
·         Private tour for 4 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
·         Behind-the-scenes tour for 4 of the Turtleback Zoo, West Orange, NJ
·         Family membership to Space Odyssey in Englewood, NJ
·         Two Mah Jongg Instructional Sessions for 4
·         20’ x 40’ rental space for up to 50 people in private Englewood home
·         Hot Air Balloon Ride for 2
·         Full day photo and touring workshop in southwestern U.S. national parks
·         Guided tour for 12 at Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC



Hotel Stays/Exotic Vacations
·         1 night stay at Hotel Chandler, NYC
·         1 night stay with breakfast at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Englewood, NJ
·         1 night stay with breakfast at Loews Glenpointe Hotel, Teaneck, NJ
·         2 night stay at Pod Hotel, NYC
·         1 week stay for 2 at Cancun, Mexico Resort & Spa
·         1 week stay at any Interval International Resort
·         7 night Alaska cruise on Roayal Caribbean International
·         6 night stay at Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort in Costa Rica

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Get Ready To Bid!



Only 4 days left until the Online Frisch Auction opens this Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 8:00am!
Click Register to Bid to get ready. Once you have registered by creating a username & password and by providing credit card information for our reputable online credit card processing company, you will be ready to bid on 400+ auction items.
Click here to view the FRISCH AUCTION.
All types of prizes are available in every price range. There’s something for everyone!

Here’s a sample of what you could bid on:
Dining (Gift Certificates)
·         Rave Catering & Event Planning gourmet dinner for 10
·         Ariel’s of Englewood, NJ
·         Hummus Elite, Englewood, NJ
·         Etc. Steakhouse, Teaneck, NJ
·         Fish of the C’s, Teaneck, NJ
·         Dougies BBQ, Teaneck, NJ
·         Sababa Grill, Teaneck, NJ & Wesley Hills, NY
·         Perfect Pita, Fair Lawn, NJ
·         Jerusalem Pizza & Falafel, Passaic, NJ
·         Sheli’s Pizza, Spring Valley, NY

Food & Gourmet Items (Gift Certificates)
·         Petak’s Glatt Kosher Fine Food & Catering Shabbat dinner for 10
·         Fairway Market
·         Best Glatt
·         Ben & Jerry’s
·         BumbleBerry Yogurt
·         Butterflake
·         Challah Fairy
·         Chopstix Kosher Chinese
·         Glatt Express
·         Is-a-berry
·         Julio’s Fresh Fruit
·         Ma’adan
·         Matisse Chocolatier
·         Sammy’s Bagels
·         ShopRite Supermarket
·         The Natural Spot
·         Zaides Bake Shop
·         The New Teaneck Fish Market
·         Teaneck Kosher Supermarket

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Yom HaShoa Program at Frisch – Please join us

This coming Thursday morning, April 19th, Frisch will be hosting a special Yom HaShoa program. Mr. Walter Spier, grandfather of our own Rabbi J.Z.Spier, will be sharing his experiences and memories of surviving the concentration camps and of his liberation. For nearly 67 years, Mr. Spier has been hard at work trying to contact the family of U.S. Captain Michael Levy, the American soldier who liberated him from Mathausen. Through many examples of Hashgacha Pratit (Divine providence) that search has come to a successful end. Please feel free to join us Thursday morning in the Frisch Auditorium at 10:20am, as Rabbi Spier and his grandfather take the opportunity to personally express their gratitude to Captain Levy’s family as they all come together for this program.

Cougar Sports Breakfast


The Frisch School Third Annual Cougar Sports Breakfast will take place at Frisch on Sunday morning, April 29th.  You will be receiving your formal invitation in the coming days.  On that day, we will recognize our many sports teams, players and coaches.  We are very excited to have Richard Bernstein as our Guest Speaker.  Mr. Bernstein is a Civil Rights Attorney, Community Advocate and Marathon/Triathlon Athlete.

Frisch is proud to field more than 25 sports teams as part of our athletic program, plus several intramural teams open to all students.  Recently, we held an impromptu celebration “Frisch Paints the Town Red” for the entire student body in honor of our girls' junior varsity and boys’ varsity championship basketball teams.  

You can watch our championship highlight videos, created by members of our teams, below:






The Frisch athletic program is an excellent venue for our students to interact with students in other grades.  Friendships are forged through participation in these teams that often last a lifetime.  Several of our alumni have returned to Frisch as coaches of our teams.  

Whether you have a child who participates in our sports programs or simply enjoys being a spectator at our games, we would like you to consider becoming a sponsor of this annual breakfast.  Sponsorship will give you the opportunity to show your gratitude to our sports department while raising much needed funds for our sports programs.  Funds raised will be put toward enhancing our indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

Visit donate.frisch.org to show your support for our athletic program.  All sponsors will be acknowledged in our Sports Breakfast program.

We look forward to greeting you at the breakfast as we acknowledge our student athletes. 
Sincerely,

Dr. Kalman Stein, Principal
Elaine Weitzman, Executive Director
Aron Coren, Athletic Director

Monday, April 16, 2012

The first ever Online Frisch Auction is nearly here!





FRISCH PARENTS ASSOCIATION

 The first ever Online Frisch Auction is nearly here!

Only 6 days left until the bidding begins this Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 8:00am!

To start previewing over 400 auction items, click here: www.biddingforgood.com/frischschool
All proceeds directly benefit Frisch students by helping to fund the many student events and programming sponsored by the FPA throughout the year.

Here’s a sample of what you could win:
 Clothing
  • Custom made tuxedo by Fabian Couture International
  • Custom made men’s dress shirt by Astor & Black clothier
  • Laura Merking Evening Bag
  • Gift Certificates to Footnotes ($50), Marcia’s Attic ($50), Medici ($200)
 Electronics   
  • Blue iPod Shuffle
  •  i Tunes gift cards worth $100
  •  Smartfish ErgoMotion computer mouse with pouch
 Jewelry
  • Gold and Diamond Ring
  • Gold and Diamond Bracelet
  • Diamond Drop & Key Necklace
  • Platinum and Diamond Heart Pendant & Chain by Lieberfarb
 Tickets
  • Two tickets to Broadway Comedy Club in NYC
  • Two tickets to NY Rangers Game
  • Two VIP tickets (third row seats) to NY Yankees Game
 Travel
Getaway for Two vacation package to San Diego, CA (includes 3 days/2 nights at Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina, admission to Sea World & San Diego Zoo or Safari Park)
  • Vacation trip for Two to Marco Island, FL (includes 4 days/3 nights at Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa, airfare, $400 Marriott gift card for golf)

Yom Ha’atzmaut Lunch and Learn on Religious Zionism in the 21st Century by Rabbi Uri Goldstein

Please join us for a
Yom Ha’atzmaut
ADULT EDUCATION LUNCH AND LEARN
   Religious Zionism in the 21st Century:
Theological Trends and Political Consequences
 Presentation by:
Rabbi Uri Goldstein, Jewish History Faculty
Monday, April 23, 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