Candle Lighting

6:57- 8:12  pm

North Seattle Eruv is up!
Seward Park Eruv is up!
MI Eruv is pending inspection.

New Student Admissions

To request an application for the 2010-11 school year, click here

Visit us online at www.nyhs.net

Check out this year's gala video at www.nyhs.net

This week's Thoughts on the Parasha sponsored by Ben and Jenny Siscovick in  honor of our incredible Jewish mother, Ilene Siscovick.  

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Birthday.
Love, Ben and Jenny

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Thoughts on the Parasha

Triple Your Tzedakah Dollars Today with help from Samis!


With your help, we are halfway to our goal! We have raised $37,500 to date with your help!
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Donate  $100 - NYHS gets $300  Donate $1000 and NYHS gets $3000

If your company matches donations, you can stretch your gift even farther!!

Your generous support today is an investment in our Jewish future!

Click on the Tzedakah can below to donate online today!  You can also contact Melissa Rivkin at 206-232-5272 ext. 515 or click here

Thank you to these generous donors to our Triple Your Tzedakah campaign!

Want to join this wonderful group?  Click here!

Thank you to the Samis Foundation!

Want to see how the Schwartz Family has responded to the Samis challenge grant?

Click here to read an inspiring letter Iris and Steve Schwartz sent to their friends and family!

Thank yous


Thank you to Rabbi and Mrs. Margolese for hosting their famous Special Student Shabbat Dinner that was sold at the auction this year!  Thank you to all who purchased it in support of NYHS!!

Thank you to Lori and Joel Gamel for hosting a beautiful post auction celebration at their home this week!

Thank you to Avinoam Baral and the Student Council for putting on a great bbq and organizing a trip to the Mariners game this past Wednesday night!

For volunteer opportunities, contact Melissa Rivkin

Seeking


A piano player for graduation on June16th!  Contact Michelle Haston

A few flat screen tvs for classroom use - 36 inches or larger - Contact Mr. Court to donate!

Spring Production is looking for the following items:

• Shovel
• Large Work Gloves
• White sheet (that you don't need back)
• Semaphore flags (2)
• Desk Calendar (doesn't have to be for this year!)
• Acrylic or Heavy Duty Plastic Wine goblets/glasses (2)

Contact Ms. Polyakovsky to donate.

Thank you!

Alumni Update
Jeremy Sandler 2003

Send us your updates!  We love hearing from our alumni!

NYHS e-Bulletin

May 7, 2010
24 Iyar, 5770
Shabbat Shalom

Happy Mother's Day!


Spring bulb drive starts now- drop off bulbs in the main office to be planted for fall blooms!

Save the Dates

Thursday, May 13 - Cake, Food & Dessert Auction at the home of Joy and David Maimon, 6:30 pm

Thursday, May 27 -NYHS Drama Department's Spring Production, 7 pm at the Ericson Theater off Broadway

Tuesday - Thursday, June 1 - 3 - Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week
 
Thursday, June 3 - Merit Award Ceremony and Reception at NYHS

Friday, June 11 - Last Day of School for Seniors

Wednesday, June 16 - Class of 2010 Graduation at SBH, 7:30 pm

Thursday, June 18 - Last Day of School, 11 am dismissal

Message from our Academic Dean, Mr.  Bob Court - Looking Ahead

NYHS welcomes Danny Biran, Administrative Ambassador to the Israel Consulate of New York and among the first responders to Haiti.  Click here to read more.

A Day of Service by Jessica Schwartz 2013

Have you ever wanted to work a box office or behind the scenes at a theater? Now is your chance!  NYHS Spring Production needs your help!

Click here for details!

NYHS PLAY : INFO AND SAVE THE DATE!
Thursday, May 27 at 7:00

Click here for more details.

Cake, Food and Dessert Auction

Thursday, May 13th
6:30 - 9 Pm
at the home of Joy and David Maimon

If you haven't experienced this event before, try it this year!  This is an original NYHS annual tradition! 

It is a free event, open to all!  Just rsvp please!

You will have the opportunity to sample many wonderful treats, sweet and savory. Here are a few of the items that will be offered:

Cinnamon rugelach made to order by our very own NYHS cooking class led by Mrs. Margolese

Mrs. Ariella  Margolese's famed babka

A full course, delicious dairy Shavuot dinner prepared by Rivy Poupko Kletenik at her home on erev Shavuot (5/18)!  Bring up to 15 guests!

Carol Jacobson's (2010)  fudge!
Larry Jassen's Chicken Wings
Liz Azose's Lasagna
Hodi and Eliana Meyer's savory Challah

More items coming in daily!

Many of these will be available to take home on May 13th.  Others can be made to order!

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
June 1, 2 and 3
A Message from NYHS Parent, Diane Medved

  College & Israel Program Acceptances to date:

 We will post the acceptances when given permission!  This is not a definitive list of where our students will end up!  For that, you must come to graduation in June! New news is in red!

Congrats to the following:

Ephraim Adatto: Derech Etz Chayim

Halen Baker - University of Tampa Honors Program, Goucher College, Eckerd College, Boston University

Avinoam Baral - University of Washington & University of Washington Honors Program, University of Pittsburgh Honors Program, University of California- San Diego, Eretz HaTzi

Nina Breen - Goucher College (Baltimore), Ithaca College, Simmons College (Boston), Touro College, Hobart and William Smith College, Be'er Miriam, Young Judea

Nicki Etsekson - Beloit, Tulane, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), University of Denver, University of Oregon, Muhlenberg College, University of Rochester and Syracuse University

Shira Genauer - MMY, Midreshet Morasha, Be'er Miriam

Shoshana Goldberg - Mechinat Beit Yisrael, Goucher, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Franklin and Marshall

Ari Greenberg - Netiv Areyeh Jerusalem

Tanya Friedland - University of Washington, Boston University, New York University

Carol Jacobson - Machon Maayan in Israel, Stern College

Chaim Kohen - LeHigh University, Bradley University

Jonah Kohen - LeHigh University, Bradley University

Ari Langman - Bradley University, Muhlenberg College, George Washington University, Lafayette University, Santa Clara University

Albert Mezistrano - Queens College, Rutgers University, Seattle University, Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Florida Southern College, Eretz HaTzvi, Shvilei HaTorah, Yesodei HaTorah in Beit Shemesh

Sophie Price - Darchei Binah,
Midreshet Tehillah, Afikei Torah
Touro College
 

Dinah Robsman - Rutgers University, Muhlenberg College

Yonah Reback - Brandeis, Boston University

Zelle Rettman - Goucher College(Baltimore), Willamette University, University of Washington, Brandeis University,  Hobart William and Smith, Lewis and Clark, Whitman

Emily Rothman - Nishmat, Migdal Oz, Smith College, University of Rochester

Tmima Shupack- Mills College, Ca, Hampshire College, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Aaron Ziontz - Beloit, Seattle University, Denison Univ., Ohio, Western Washington University, Central Washington University, Knox College, Illinois

Seniors - Let us know where you get accepted!

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