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WELCOME TO EMEK HEBREW ACADEMY -
Teichman Family Torah Center
WHAT'S  NEW ?


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ESLR Comments
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Finder Family Library
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A BIG thank you goes to Mr. Gary Finder and family for donating state of the art Library software. Contact our Librarian Mrs. Rae Shagalov
rshagalov@emek.org  for details on how to properly use and access our new site.


Emek Calendar 2010
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Parent Teacher Conference
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Emek Scrip
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Magazine Drive
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Swine Flu Memo.. 
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Join us for learning, raffles, and treats Shabbos mornings at 10:20.
This father \ son learning takes place each week in the Beis Midrash of the Emek Nursey and is offered at no charge to the community. It's a great opportunity to spend quality time with your son, and you are encouraged to participate.

 

Magazine Drive
 

Magazine Drive orders and. order forms and envelopes are available at the front desk or you can go to www.qsp.com to place your order. Thank you for supporting the Emek PTA.

Sue Darrison, Magazine Drive Chairperson

 

Current News:
(see ParentLocker )

 Keep an eye on events!  Download the Emek Echo see what's happening on campus.

In order to meet our fundraising goals, we will be relying on friends and relatives both near and far.  The funds generated from events help to pay for activities and programs which help enrich the education of all of our students.

All gifts are tax deductible.

 

 PARENTLOCKER:

Order Hot Lunch.
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Schedule a meeting with your child's teacher during Parent Teacher Conferences.

    ABOUT  EMEK

Jan. 2010 @ A GLANCE:


Events / In Detail

Please order hot lunch for your child(ren)
Thank you. . Access ParentLocker

Father/Son Learning League:


Saturday (motzei Shabbat) @ 7:15 p.m.

  Feb. 14th
Exciting event (coming soon...)

 Mon., Feb. 15—President’s Day
—NO SCHOOL

 Thurs., Feb. 25—Taanit Esther
—2:15 & 2:30 Dismissal

 Fri., Feb. 26—Purim Carnival
—2:00 & 2:15 Dismissal

 Sun., Feb. 28—World’s Noisiest Megilah
 & Breakfast —9:00 am

 Sun., Feb. 28—Purim Shuttle

 

MISSION  STATEMENT :

 


Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center is dedicated to offering an academically challenging and strong Orthodox education for Jewish children in the community by providing them with a comprehensive, well-balanced curriculum in both Torah and general studies. Our atmosphere is a serious but warm one, conducive to learning and to success, and our primary goal is to empower our students with Jewish values so that they will go out into the world with an unwavering devotion to halacha, Jewish Law.

 

At Emek it is our hope that teachers, parents, and students will join our rabbis in a commitment to lifelong learning.  To that end we provide a solid foundation in both Torah and general studies, guaranteeing an environment that is rich in Torah and Talmudic law study and that is grounded in community service and proper midot, behavior.

 

Upon graduating students will be equipped with the critical thinking skills needed to succeed at the most rigorous Yeshiva high schools or at other institutions of higher learning. They will also leave our doors knowing that more important than the content they have learned is the values they have internalized. We therefore emphasis tzniut, modesty, and kavod, respect, as being of utmost importance, and we stress a love for our people, for G-d, for Torah, for mankind, for the land Israel, and for the state of Israel: ahavat Yisrael, ahavat Hashem, ahavat Torah, ahavat habriyot, ahavat eretz Yisrael, and ahavat medinat Yisrael respectively.

 

Finally, it is our vision that our community—staff, students, and parents—be devoted to studying, to achieving excellence, and to demonstrating a spirit of cooperation and friendship.
 

TORAH   OUTLOOK:

 

Emek Hebrew Academy is dedicated to providing a thorough and well-balanced curriculum and course of study in both Torah and Secular studies to all enrolled students in an atmosphere conducive to learning and success.

Our foremost goal is to enable our students to develop a direction in life that will reflect character and devotion to the Jewish heritage and values.

 

 PARENT   LOCKER:

 

Our ParentLocker utility makes certain school communication(s) easier for you.  It allows a closer connection between you your children and the school. You will be able to arrange parent teacher conference appointments, order hot lunch and much more......

There is a Tab on the upper left of this page
To log into ParentLocker.


For ParentLocker issues contact Mrs. Natalina Parker nparker@emek.org

Thank you for using our ParentLocker.

Mr. Avraham  Levine
Network Administrator- EHA

Emek has benefited from the Jim Joseph Emergency Education Grant.
  We would like to thank the Jim
Joseph Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for this funding.

 

 

Parshat:  Yitro  >5770<
By: Rabbi Moshe Tropper


Dear  Emek Parents and Friends:
 

אַתֶּם רְאִיתֶם אַֹשֶר עָשִֹיתִי לְמִצְרָיִם

 

You have seen what I did to Mitzrayim

 

Moshe went up to receive the Torah and was told by Hashem to give a message to Binei Yisroel. “Tell them that all of you have seen what I have done to Mitzrayim”. Let’s try and picture this moment. Hashem is preparing for the event that the entire universe was created for. He is sending what would seem to be a message for all eternity for every member of the Jewish people to internalize and pass on from generation to generation. What is this message? Remember what I did to Mitzrayim. Remember how I really socked it too them and showed them who’s boss. Remember how I sent all my most terrible and destructive plagues upon them. Though this was an awesome display of Hashem’s power and dominion, it seems to miss the mark for this particular moment. Is this really the image Hashem wants us to have associated with matan Torah, the giving of the Torah. Wouldn’t a more loving and pleasant image of Hashem be more inspiring and motivational? Shouldn’t the focus be what Hashem did for us, and not what he did to Mitzrayim.

 

This question is asked by the saintly Or Hachaim and his answer also teaches an important principle of parenting. Hashem’s message actually had two parts, each essential in our relationship with him and the Torah. First, we need to be aware of Hashem’s awesome power and his ability to punish. Hashem was pointing out that we should be aware, heaven forbid, to cause ourselves to be punished in a similar way by not following the Torah. However, if fear alone would guarantee our keeping of the Torah, Hashem would not have had to make such nature defying miracles when punishing the Mitzrim. There were plenty of ways for Hashem to instill fear without changing the rules of creation. He made such miraculous punishments of the Mitzrim to show us his boundless love. He has such an endless love that he went as far as changing the “laws” of nature just to make our salvation that much more spectacular. This was the true message of inspiration for Binei Yisroel. Yes, I can punish if you cause me too, but my love for you is greater than creation itself and should inspire you to strive to your potential. Look what I did to Mitzrayim for you.

 

Neither of these images, fear of punishment or overwhelming love, on their own would be enough to ensure a dedication to Torah for generations. However, a combination of both, the knowledge that Hashem will not let us stray too far whether we like it or not, and the image of his never ending love will inspire us to strive for greatness and pass on the Torah to the next generation.

 

Just as our relationship with Hashem is that of a child to a parent, we can apply this message to the way we raise our children. Certainly, fear of punishment and constant threats will not result in healthy well rounded children, yet love alone can not raise that child either. As we strive to raise our children in a Torah true way, we must “bring close with the right hand”, through unconditional love and care to each of our children. At the same time we must “push away lightly with the left”, by setting boundaries and not giving a thumbs up to every whim and desire no matter how irrational. Through this may we merit Hashem’s assistance in raising our children to their full potential.

 

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Moshe Tropper