After much planning and hard work, we are pleased to announce the official launch of DRSaddress.com, your home for the complete archive of the DRS Address. At DRSaddress.com, you can check out every single issue of our weekly email newsletter, dating back to our very first issue last year. The web site will be continuously updated to add further issues as they are published, and is part of a planned overall expansion by the yeshiva for the coming year into various areas of internet media.A special thanks goes to DRS Senior Steven Greenstein for his HTML coding expertise.

We would like to congratulate the following Seniors upon their early acceptances to prestigious universities! Mazal Tov to Joshua Blachman and Elihu Herskovics on their acceptance to The Cooper Union; to Michael Friedmann on his acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania, and to Joshua Nissel on his acceptance to New York University, Stern School of Business. Watch for additional acceptances as they roll in.

In other College Guidance news, we remind parents to save the date of the College Night for Juniors and Parents, which will take place Monday evening, February 14, 2005 at 7:30pm at DRS. Mark your calendars to ensure your attendance at this most important evening.

This past Monday the Seniors had a special zchus to hear from a gadol b'torah, Harav Aharon Lichtenstien . Rav Lichtenstien, Rosh Yeshivah of Har Etzion (Yeshivat Gush), where 3 DRS boys are currently studying, gave a shiur on the sugya of reciting brachot prior to mittzvot. This was a piece which the boys had previously studied but were now given an entirely new insight through the brilliant analyses of Rav Lichtenstein.

After speaking to the boys, Rav Lichtenstein spoke to the Rebbeim about issues in chinuch. He answered questions from the Rebbeim on some of the many complex issues currently affecting Jewish educators. The Rebbes were inspired by the Rosh Yeshiva and very appreciative that he took time from his busy schedule to share his words of wisdom

Bowling and Chavruta learning were just the beginning. The highly anticipated DRS Senior-Freshmen mentoring program continued this week. Coordinating Senior David Liechtung, along with Student Activities Director Rabbi Brazil, worked together to take the program to the next level: an action packed afternoon, complete with a special guest speaker, Dodgeball, and make your own Sundaes.

After Lunch, the Seniors and Freshmen gathered in the Bait Medrash, where they were treated to a mesmerizing presentation by "Coach Mo," AKA Mo Fuchs, the renowned coach of the TABC hockey team, who spoke to the students on the importance of responsibility and of having a Keter Shem Tov.

From there, it was on to the gym for a full court, 8 ball, massive game of Dodgeball, where the Freshmen teamed up with their Senior mentors. The day concluded with Make Your Own Sundaes in the dining room. Stay tuned for more exciting Senior-Freshmen news!

DRS is excited to announce that our boys will be having an exclusive showing of the award winning documentary "Paper Clips," the stirring story of a middle school in Tennessee that began a mission to collect 6 million paper clips to commemorate the Jews killed in the Holocaust. We will be hosting Executive Producer Yeeshai Gross, who will speak about the film following the showing.

On Dec 19, the DRS debate team competed at MTA. Both the resolution debaters and extemporaneous debaters performed admirably. Freshmen Yisrael Kalker, Dani Schonfeld and Jordan Kantor, as well as Senior Dan Shekhtikhin were first time Extemps. Jordan Kantor made the second round as one of the top twenty debaters. Jeremy Weg represented the ideals of our yeshiva well, and was given the Midot Award. Sammy Steiner, Yoni Weinberg, Elie Freilich and Jeremy Weg competed in six matches and was victorious in five. Overall the debaters placed sixth in a field of twenty-two. Our next competition will take place at yeshiva of Flatbush in February.