Dear Families,

You are cordially invited to join Chabad of Rockland for two Purim events.

Wednesday March 4th | 6:30 pm
Grand Purim Festival
Megillah Reading, Multimedia Slideshow, Refreshments and Treats, Prizes and Raffles!
Free Event - Click for more info

Thursday March 5th | 5 pm - Megillah Reading, 5:30 pm - Fiesta
Mexican Purim Fiesta
All-you-can-eat Mexican Buffet, Circus Stunt Show and Workshop by The Incredible Larry, Haman Pinata, Make your own Maraca Gragger, design Sombrero Cookies and more!
For ticket info and to RSVP - Click Here
Hurry to get discounted rates before March 2nd.

Wishing everyone a Happy Purim!

Once again, Purim is coming!

Purim is quickly approaching and the PTA proudly offers eautifully packaged Mishloach Manot for our entire staff and families.

how your appreciation & support by contributing $ 36 per family. Please inform u s of how you would like your name to appear on the Mishloach Manot.

Please send in your payment as soon as possible, so PTA can get on their way to prepping for another beautiful Mishloach Manot, that will be distributed to all THA families and staff.

Todah Rabah!

Nechama & Corinne
PTA

Dear Parents,

1. URGENT:

   If your Mishloach Manot contained Pennysticks Brand Stick Pretzels please be aware that it was inadvertently purchased and is not pas Yisroel.

   We wish to thank the PTA Presidents, Mesdames Fish and Feig, for all their hard work and dedication creating the amazing Purim Mishloach Manot. We thank them and the volunteer parents for spending much time packing them.

2. We are creating a postcard to advertise our school. A photographer will be coming to The Hebrew Academy on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, and Wednesday, March 19, 2014, to photograph some of the children for the postcard. Should you wish your child/ren not to be on the postcard please contact the office by Monday, March 17, 2014 or contact Diane at (845) 634-0951

Please make sure your child is wearing clean clothes and in accord with the dress code.

Wishing you a most joyous Purim!

Dear Preschool Parents,

If you wish you may send Mishloach Manot with your child for his/her classmates provided:

• there is one sent for every child in the class
• they all look the same
• it adheres to the guidelines of the attached Kosher Guidelines.

In addition, the preschoolers will be making their own Mishloach Manot to take home and will also be exchanging Mishloach Manot made in class as an educational exercise.

Wishing you a most joyous Purim! I hope you will be able to join us at Chabad for the Purim Feast!

Mrs. Perline
Preschool Director

Dear Parents,

The Hebrew Academy is gearing up for Purim. Please encourage your child to be part of it and get into the Purim spirit.  Next week all students (Toddler - 8th Grade) and staff come to school on:

• Monday, March 10, 2014: FUNNY HAT DAY!
• Tuesday, March 11, 2014: FUNNY HAIR DAY!
• Wednesday, March 12, 2014: FUNNY SOCKS DAY!
• Thursday, March 13, 2014: FUNNY TIE DAY!
• Friday, March 14, 2014: FUNNY SHOE DAY!
• Monday, March 17, 2014 is Shushan PuRiM. Please send your child to school in Purim Costume.

A special Shushan Purim Fun Program will be held for Toddler - 8th Grades.

Thank you.

Dear Parents,

We are looking for jungle animals of ALL sizes that we can borrow for our "Purim In The Jungle" Purim feast. We would like to decorate with them, hang them from the cieling, stand them up, etc.

We are also looking for foliage - trees, leaves, etc. If you have any of these things and would like to bring them in for us to borrow for the holiday, please contact Diane in the office.

If you're interested in being on the decorating team or if you have any decorating ideas, please also contact Diane.

Thank you,
Chany Kotlarsky

Dear Parents,

All Hebrew Academy families, parents, children, grandparents and friends are cordially invited to join with us in celebrating Purim.

Fun and good food will be enjoyed by all!

This will be a great opportunity for The Hebrew Academy families to mingle and get to know each other.

The children have been busy trying to help their less fortunate brethren in Eretz Yisrael and doing a great job!!

So far they have collected $735.34 !!!

There are still ONE more day left! This is a fantastic way to fulfill one of the mitzvot of Purim: Matanot La'evyonim - monetary gifts to the poor. Please send in all monies by TOMORROW Friday, February 22, 2013, the latest.

The children will select prizes based on how much they bring in. We have been informed that the prizes should arrive by the end of next week.

Wow! The children have been busy trying to help their less fortunate brethren in Eretz Yisrael and doing a great job!! So far they have collected $498.77 !!!

There are still TWO days left! This is a fantastic way to fulfill one of the mitzvot of Purim: Matanot La'evyonim - monetary gifts to the poor. Please send in all monies by this Friday, February 22, 2013, the latest.

The children will select prizes based on how much they bring in. We have been informed that the prizes should arrive by the end of next week.

Dear Parents,

We will be packing the Mishloach Manot on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, from 1 pm - 4:30 pm and from 7 pm in the evening. This cannot be completed by only two or three parents. We need your help! 

Thank you, Mrs. Rose Baum and Mrs. Bela Wasserman
PTA Presidents

Attached please find the links to the ShuSHan PUriM Fun DaY we had today at The Hebrew Academy!

• On our Website
• On Facebook

Here are some quotes from the students about our Shushan Purim fun activity:

• 'Fortune Teller' Yocheved Bruck and 'Storm Trooper' Moshe Inger, both of Grade 3 said: " We like working with little kids."
• 'Rabbi' Menucha Kotlarsky of Grade 3 said: "It was fun!"
• 'Cowgirl' Mia Huerta of 3rd Grade said: "Yakira Weinberg is the sweetest girl ever. She's so precious!"'
• 7th Grader Galit Ratson said: "Can we do this type of thing more often?"
• 'Mime' Dina Landau of 7th Grade said: "Moshe Yehuda Rosenbaum is so cute!"
• 'Morph Suit' Aviel Ratson of 5th Grade said: "It was fun and tasty!"
• 'Joker' Yonatan Rubin of 6th Grade said: "Awesome and cool!"
• 'Army Man' Shloimy Vizel of Kindergarten said: "I like making the hamantashen!"
• 8th Grader Debra Aizer said: "The kids are cute!"
• 'Ranger Fan' Nechama Fisher of 8th Grade said: "I love baking!"

Enjoy your wonderful children and Shabbat Shalom! 

The Hebrew Academy is gearing up for Simcha (Happiness) in the week leading up to Purim. Students are encouraged to get into the Purim spirit by attending school dressed in the following funny ways:

• Tomorrow, Friday March 2: Funny Hat Day
• Monday March 5: Funny Face Day
• Tuesday March 6: Funny Shirt Day
• Wednesday March 7: Funny Hair Day

Please ensure shirts are modest. 5th - 8th Grade girls: sleeves must be 3/4 (covering the elbow) or long sleeves and cover collarbones.

To RSVP please visit http://www.chabadofrockland.org/tools/events/default.htm

To RSVP please visit http://www.chabadofrockland.org/tools/events/default.htm

On Wednesday night, February 29,  at 7:30 p.m. we will be assembling the Mishloach Manot baskets.  If you haven’t already done so and are interested in participating in this greeting, it is imperative that you contact Mrs. Vaspol via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by this Tuesday, February 28 advising her how you would like to have your family listed.  Please submit $36.00 for these baskets as soon as possible.

We also need volunteers to help with the assembling of these baskets.   Please come join us in this endeavor.

NOTE: Students will be excused from doing homework if their parent volunteers to help assemble the Mishloach Manot baskets.