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From the Desk of Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky
While the Seniors hear presentations from Yeshivot in
Eretz
Yisrael, the
sophomores prepare for a unique chesed and sports trip
to clean
a
cemetery in Staten Island. The Juniors are
spearheading our
coat and toy
drives, and the Freshmen will be introduced this
weekend to
their first
friday night tisch at the home of Rabbi and Rebbetzin
Yudin.
There will
be minyanim and a seuda shelishit at Yeshiva this
shabbat
hosted by
Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh. The crown of the coming week
will be a
shiur and
question and answer session hosted by Rav Aharon
Lichtenstein,
Rosh
Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion.
Good Shabbos!
| Chess Team Kicks Off Season with a Bang |
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The DRS chess team kicked off its season in stunning
fashion, as they defeated the Rambam chess team,
4 games to 3 games in what turned out to be a
thrilling match. With the match tied 3 to 3, Captain
Chezky Grosberg, with masterful play and
determined fortitude, came from behind in order to win
his game and the match for DRS
Congratulations to Ariel Jacobs, Elihu Hershkovitz
for winning their matches, and to Ari
Federgrun for winning his match in under 3
minutes. Captain Chanoch Schrier, Dani Rubin,
Amichai Levi and the rest of the Chess squad
deserve our appreciation for their best efforts against a
worthy opponent.
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| Freshman Host Yeshivat Ohr Chaim |
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On Tuesday, December 2, Yeshivat Or Chaim's
eighth grade class visited DRS. Now in it's third
year, this trip gives students from the Queens
elementary school a chance to spend some time
visiting our campus and interacting with the talmidim.
The Freshmen who participated had a great time,
as they spent the morning learning Chavruta-style with
the visiting students. Our guests took turns teaching
the material they were studying and learning from our
students. After the learning session, the boys heard
from Rabbi Kaminetsky and Mr. Feldman, toured the
campus, and ended the program with a full court
basketball game and snacks.
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| Guidance Office Offers Financial Advice for College |
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This past Wednesday evening, the DRS college
guidance office presented an informative seminar on
financing college costs. Our guest speaker was Mr.
Robert Friedman, Director of Student Finances at
Yeshiva University. Mr. Friedman, who comes to
Y.U. from the finance office at Columbia University,
addressed our parents on the various intricacies of
applying for federal, state, institutional and corporate
funding. He showed us how to fill out the FAFSA
forms and, supported by a power point presentation,
actually taught us line by line how to successfully
complete it. Parents were impressed with how much
funding was available to help defray the cost of
college.
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| DRS Athletics Update: Wiffleball Championship |
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It was an exciting two weeks in DRS sports. The
JV Basketball team won a thrilling victory over the
North Shore Stars. The team is now 3-0 and atop
the Eastern Division. The team will play a gritty
HANC team this Motzai Shabbat at 7:30pm. The
varsity Basketball team, without captain Shaya Hirtz
has been struggling, losing its last two games to North
Shore and Westchester. The North Shore game was nip
and tuck throughout and despite David Moisa's last
minute heroics the squad from Great Neck was able to
prevail. The varsity looks to right the ship when
they take on the HANC Hurricanes Motzai Shabbat
in the second game of the doubleheader.
Both Hockey teams continue to roll. The Junior
Varsity Wildcats won a difficult road game against
Magen David. After falling behind 2-1 the team
responded with three unanswered goals to improve
their record to 4-0. Donny Ross led the way with two
goals. The team gets the upcoming week off as their
rematch against Magen David was postponed because
of a Sephardic Shabbaton. The Varsity went on
the road to post an impressive 7-2 victory over
Solomon Schechter upping their record to 3-0-0-1.
The team was led by Dovid Schulman's first career hat
trick. The Wildcats look to keep the winning streak
going in their Sunday matinee against Solomon
Schechter.
Last Tuesday at "DRS Field," the Yeshiva witnessed a
game for the ages, as the 2nd annual Wiffleball
Tournament concluded with the championship match-
up. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, students
filled the right field porch and snacked on hot dogs and
drinks, provided by the G.O. Rabbi "Joe Buck"
Storch entertained the crowd with his insightful
announcing, and Rabbi Friedman began the events with
the National Anthem.
David Eckstein's team, back for the 2nd year in the
championship game, was once again overmatched by a
much stronger squad led by David Liechtung.
Liechtung
had a typical monster game, hitting 3 home runs
for the
champions. This year's tournament was enjoyed by all,
and the fun doesn't stop, as the inaugural DRS
football tournament kicks off next week.
Click HERE for more photo highlights from the Wiffleball Championship! »
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| Spotlight On: DRS Journalism Class |
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This year the Seniors at DRS were given the
opportunity to participate in a unique new journalism
course. Under the tutelage of Larry Gordon, the
Editor of the 5 Towns Jewish Times, the students
enjoy a behind-the-scenes look into the world of
journalism and all that goes into creating a publication.
The students have analyzed how the mainstream
press covers Jewish issues, particularly
concerning Israel and the difficulty in identifying
objectivity and impartiality that are supposed to be
fundamentals in press coverage.
Besides analyzing mainstream press, the students are
afforded the unique experience of becoming
published reporters, as members of the class serve as
weekly contributors to the Five Towns Jewish Times.
In another exciting development, members of the
class have been granted press credentials to
various sports and entertainment events, where
they are learning firsthand what it takes to properly
cover a story.
DRS Toy Drive
Thank you to everyone who contributed so
far to the Toy
Drive to benefit Chai Lifeline. Under the direction
of
Junior Zachary Klein, the Yeshiva is collecting
unopened
Chanukah gifts and money for the children of Chai
Lifeline who suffer with cancer. Please help these
children by sending in a gift and/or a check made out
to DRS. For more information, click on the link
below.
Click here for the DRS / Chai Lifeline Chanukah Toy Drive flyer with important info!
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