Friday, May 25, 2012

Shiur on Parshat Bamidbar



Please click here to listen to a shiur (in Hebrew) on the parsha by the S’gan Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Aryeh Hendler, shlit”a


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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

SFW at the Knesset



Some of our students were invited to the Knesset last week to participate in a Pre-Yerushalayim event. The event, sponsored by MK Rabbi Haim Amsellem, was intended to raise awareness of the value of Yerushalayim not only politically and historically but also from the Torah. 


Speakers from across the political spectrum took part in the event as the city was gearing up for the 45th anniversary of its modern reunification.    


One of the speakers was our very own Shani Taragin who delivered a shiur in the Knesset entitled, "Yerushalayim: A City of Two Tales."

Mazal tov to Shira Zurndorfer (SFW ’09, ’10)!


Mazal tov to Shira Zurndorfer (SFW ’09, ’10) on her marriage to Sruly Stein

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Yom Yerushalayim II





Mazal Tov to Leora Stroh (SFW ‘09, '10)


Mazal Tov to Leora Stroh (SFW ‘09, '10) on her engagement to Alan Katz!

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Yom Yerushalayim at SFW

On Yom Yerushalayim, we were treated to a variety of shiurim each one intended to amplify and highlight a different component of this special day. 

The day began with a powerful sicha from Lt. Colonel (res.) Tzvi Kasspi about personal recollections growing up in the Old City of Jerusalem, joining the army and fighting for the IDF in 1967 as part of the brigade that secured Latrun. His stories were sometimes painful, especially when he recounted the losses his unit incurred during the fighting. But his narrative was primarily uplifting. For example, describing what it felt like to witness the reunification of Jerusalem, was particularly unforgettable. Mr. Kasspi has lived in, worked with and fought for Sha’alvim since 1955.

We were also treated to a shiur from Rabbi Assaf Bednrash (Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in Talmud and Jewish Law at YU’s Gruss Israel campus and husband of our very own Mrs. Leora Bednarsh) about the unifying power of Yerushalayim in Halacha and Machshava. Through detailed sources, Rav Bednarsh wove a philosophical perspective of Yerushalayim and the mikdash and the kedusha that still pervades our holy city and holy land! 

Lastly, we heard a sicha from Rabbi Yamin Goldsmith outlining the historical and geopolitical context of the Six Day War. The sicha also highlighted a few of the miraculous events of the war and their ramifications. The sicha concluded by looking at the sacrifices that were made by our brave soldiers 45 years ago. We looked at one person in particular, the medic Shlomo Epstein and the person he saved, Yosef Chaguel, whom Rabbi Goldsmith had the privilege of meeting.   

The day continued by joining the more than 50,000 people who came to the streets of Yerushalayim to celebrate this wonderful day!



Thursday, May 17, 2012

Shiur on Parshat Bechukotai


Please click here to listen to a shiur on Parshat Bechukotai (in Hebrew) from the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Yechezkel Yaakovson, shlit”a

Yavneh Manchester Visits SFW


On Tuesday, SFW was proud to host the 8th grade class of the Yavneh School in Manchester. 

 







On their class trip in Israel, the Yavneh girls made a stop at Sha'alvim for Women to learn Torah and meet with some of our students.

The girls began by learning b'chavruta with some of our British students and then were treated to a shiur by Rabbi Gershon Turetsky and a short sicha with Rabbi Yamin Goldsmith.



Afterwards, the Yavneh girls joined us for dinner where we got an even better chance to get to know each other.

We wish them much hatzlacha on the rest of their trip in Israel!

Nesiya tova! 



 



Friday, May 11, 2012

Mazal tov to Yaffi Wexler (Spodek) (SFW ’05)!

Mazal tov to Yaffi Wexler (Spodek) (SFW ’05) and her husband and family on the birth of a baby boy

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Shiur on Parshat Behar


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Monday, May 7, 2012

Mazal Tov to Sima Horowitz (SFW ‘08)!


Mazal Tov to Sima Horowitz (SFW ‘08) on her engagement to Zach Horowitz (SFM '08, '09)!

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