Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South

Mrs. Eaves's third graders worked in learning stations to practice their writing, reading, and spelling skills. They sorted their spelling words according to spelling patterns, pasted story events in sequence, and wrote opinion paragraphs in response to "Would you rather...?" prompts. Then, they color coded their writing to be sure that they included a topic sentence, at least three reasons, and a concluding sentence.

Yesterday Morah Katie Lichter led a special tashlich workshop with the ECE children. She started out by teaching the children a song about tashlich called "Skip to the Lake for Tashlich". Afterwards the children broke up into groups to do different tashlich themed activities in the ECE classrooms. One group made a tashlich snack with blue jello and gummy fish. Another group made a tashlich mural with different art materials and went fishing with numbers. The third group colored tashlich pictures, played with fish themed play dough cutters, and assembled a fish in the sea puzzle. The students had a great time learning about this special mitzvah! Thank you Morah Katie!

Thank you to Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein and Rabbi Joel Finkelstein for sponsoring today's learning.
To schedule a Day or a Week of Learning, please click here: https://www.mhafyos.org/dayoflearning
Please feel free to contact Jessica Baum at [email protected] with any questions about our Day/Week of Learning or our other dedication opportunities.

Last night we celebrated a very special milestone for our Junior High boys! Rabbi Hollander planned a wonderful Haschalas Gemara ceremony for the 7th and 8th grade boys and their parents to commemorate the beginning of their Gemara learning. The boys heard inspirational words from Rabbi Hollander, Rabbi Weiner, and Rabbi Males, who all wished them a lifetime of beautiful and meaningful Torah learning. We are very proud of our Junior High boys!

Thank you to the Levy Family for sponsoring this program in honor of Jamie Levy’s upcoming marriage to Azi Farr. Mazel tov!

This morning we were thrilled to welcome Mrs. Sally Wender back to the MHA Library as one of our new library volunteers! Mrs. Wender was previously the school's librarian for 20 years and it makes us so happy to have her in our library again!

This week our flag football teams played their first games! It’s going to be a great season! 🏈

Today our ECE students had a visit from a beekeeper, Mr. Rick Stone. Mr. Rick has a bee farm and came to talk about his job as a beekeeper. He showed the students all of the tools he uses and taught them some important safety tips. The children looked at different honeycombs from the bee farm and even got to touch the beeswax with one finger. Mr. Rick showed them two candles made from his beeswax that his wife had made! At the end of the presentation each child received a bottle of local honey from Mr. Rick's honey farm.

On Tuesday, our Executive Director Brandy Flack traveled with SCN (Secure Community Network) and spoke on Capitol Hill in front of government representatives about how the National Non-Profit Security Grant Program funded life saving security upgrades at our school and why this grant should continue to be funded. Thank you Brandy!

Part Time Librarian Position for 2023/2024 School Year:
The Margolin Hebrew Academy is a small, warm, Jewish private school in Memphis, TN seeking an engaging librarian to teach in Pre-K 3 - 6th grade. The position will ideally be 12-15 hours per week.

The Part Time Librarian's duties will include:
- Book Circulation
- Oversee the library
- Maintain Patron Accounts
- Research and update the library’s inventory and records
- Maintain and keep record of class novel sets
- Plan and teach lessons for grades 1-6
- Plan and teach lessons for ECE
- Develop incentive program that encourages goal setting in book reading and comprehension
- Process new books, book donations, and new class novels
- Repair books as needed
- Support teachers as needed
- Book Fair Chairperson
- Manage volunteers
- Locate additional funds as needed

The appropriate candidate should ideally have a Bachelor's or Master's in Education or Library Science. For a more in-depth look at the school and its community, visit https://www.mhafyos.org/.

To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Today our ECE students baked round challahs for Rosh Hashana with Morah Katie Lichter!

We are getting ready for a sweet new year!
This morning in Moreh Shimshon’s Ivrit class, the seventh and eighth grade girls created their own Rosh Hashana cards for their families. Inside the card, each girl wrote a letter in Hebrew.

Throughout the day today, our students took part in 9/11 remembrance programs and were engaged in age appropriate lessons.

We remember and will never forget the loss of innocent lives, first responders, and so many who suffered from that unthinkable attack on September 11, 2001. Today we memorialize them and as Jews, we are grateful for the freedoms afforded to us by this great country, which we must never take for granted.

Throughout the building, our students have been preparing for Rosh Hashana! Today in Ivrit, Morah Adi's third graders created a special honey jar project! It's going to be a sweet year at MHA!

Today we hosted the Ted Winestone Memorial Shiur on his first yahrzeit. The event was held in the Mary Pikelny Innovation Center, which was a gift from Mr. Winestone to the school. Students in fifth and sixth grade heard from Rabbi Dovid Safier and Rabbi Ian Lichter and enjoyed a delicious breakfast sponsored by Shelby and Lee Baum and Amy and David Winestone. May Mr. Winestone's neshama have an aliyah.

Thank you to Shelby and Lee Baum for sponsoring today's learning!
To schedule a Day or a Week of Learning, please click here: https://www.mhafyos.org/dayoflearning
Please feel free to contact Jessica Baum at [email protected] with any questions about our Day/Week of Learning or our other dedication opportunities.

Thank you to Sarah Bracha and Jon Wogan for sponsoring today's learning!
To schedule a Day or a Week of Learning, please click here: https://www.mhafyos.org/dayoflearning
Please feel free to contact Jessica Baum at [email protected] with any questions about our Day/Week of Learning or our other dedication opportunities.

This past Friday we were honored to have Rabbi Gedalya Glatt come speak to our students as part of a meaningful weekend of middos and growth. Rabbi Glatt also held a special story time on Sunday, where he read the book “The Stolen Menorah”. Thank you to Rabbi Glatt and to all of the weekend’s sponsors!

It's time for basketball tryouts! We're excited for a great Macs season!

RSVP today for this exciting event for men! The event will be held outdoors on Saturday night, October 28, and will feature Guest Chef Avi Katz. See the flyer below for additional information.

Thank you to Richard Lewis, Zac Kaplan, and Benji Mehler for chairing this event and Avi Katz for serving as the Guest Chef! A huge thank you to the Kam family for hosting the event!

To RSVP, please venmo or scan the QR code below. Your payment is your reservation. If you do not have venmo, email [email protected] or text 901-210-1636.

Mazel tov to Adina Lennon on her bat mitzvah this past weekend! We are so proud of you!

We are thrilled to announce that we will host Mrs. Jackie Bitton this weekend! Mrs. Bitton will speak to our Jr. High and GMSG girls as well as the women of the community. She will speak separately to the Jr. High Girls and the GMSG girls on Friday, then again at the GMSG Dinner on Friday night.

We invite all women ages 12 and up to a special class entitled "Living our Best Day, Every Day - Lessons of Elul". The class will be held at Baron Hirsch Congregation in the Parker-Margolin Tabernacle at 5:00 pm on Shabbos afternoon. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you to Robin Shainberg for sponsoring this week's learning!
To schedule a Day or a Week of Learning, please click here: https://www.mhafyos.org/dayoflearning
Please feel free to contact Jessica Baum at [email protected] with any questions about our Day/Week of Learning or our other dedication opportunities.

For 901 day we showed our love for our favorite school in Memphis - MHA!

Thank you to the Stahler family for sponsoring today's learning!
To schedule a Day or a Week of Learning, please click here: https://www.mhafyos.org/dayoflearning
Please feel free to contact Jessica Baum at [email protected] with any questions about our Day/Week of Learning or our other dedication opportunities.

Today our fifth through eighth grade girls kicked off their Big Sister/Little Sister program by exchanging gifts and some icebreaker activities! Big Sister/Little Sister is a program that facilitates friendship and mentoring between the older and younger girls. Research has shown that when students are engaged in assisting and connecting with others in a concrete way there is less bullying and social challenges. This year's program promises to be our best yet!

Yesterday in Moreh Shimshon's 2nd Grade Ivrit class the students started the class by introducing themselves in Hebrew. Then, the students learned about the month of Elul and the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, as well as Hebrew words associated with the holiday!

Thank you MHA parents for sending in these answers to our question of the week! Stay tuned for the next one!

Earlier this week our high school students embarked on their beginning of the year trips. On the CYHSB Canoe Trip, the boys cooked dinner over the fire, learned and played games together, and camped out in tents. They finished the trip by canoeing down Spring River in Hardy, Arkansas!

On the GMSG Nature Trip, the girls started off with a delicious dinner, smores, and a kumzits. On Monday they had a great day on the water! They rented boats, enjoyed water activities on Lake Norfolk, and spent time on the beach.

What a great start to the year!

Please join us at our Rosh Hashana Boutique on August 30 from 7-10 pm. The boutique will feature beautiful Rosh Hashana gifts, decor, candy, and more - check out the pictures for some of the great items! See the flyer below for details.

This week Mrs. Eaves did a fun introductory teamwork lesson with her third and fifth graders. The students worked in teams to discover who could build the tallest cup tower by using a rubber band and string- no hands allowed. After the activity, students reflected on how they worked well together and what they might do differently next time. Students all agreed that they were respectful to the other team members and listened to each other. They also discovered that if one person let go of the string, it made more work for the others.

Mazel tov to Yakir Rovner on his bar mitzvah this past weekend and to Dena Weiner on her bat mitzvah! We are so proud of you both!

S.T.E.M. Smiles!

This week our students had their first S.T.E.M. lessons with Ms. B.! The students learned the rules of the Innovation Center and discussed making mistakes, having a growth mindset, and accidental inventions. Then they had some fun creating 3D representations of their names as an icebreaker!

This past Friday our good friend Mrs. Sylvia Albert, a seasoned teacher of over 40 years, gave an excellent seminar for our Junior High students in the Mary Pikelny Innovation Center. The seminar was based on the children’s book “Where the Road Takes Us" by Cleo Wade. The seminar was all about goal setting and setting our paths in the right motion - the perfect lesson for the beginning of the school year and Rosh Chodesh Elul! Thank you so much Mrs. Albert!

The CYHSB Beit Midrash Project is BACK!

During this time each week, our CYHSB students learn in chavrusas with their peers and Rebbeim from the community. It is truly inspirational to watch our young men engrossed in Torah learning and we love the community unity that this project promotes!

It’s time to begin the new year with some sweet treats! Send someone you love a beautiful PTA Rosh Hashana Gift Basket. Click here to place your orders: www.mhafyos.org/rh

Also, please join us at our Rosh Hashana Boutique on August 30 from 7-10 pm. The boutique will feature beautiful Rosh Hashana gifts, decor, candy, and more!

Tonight's PTA Back to School BBQ was PACKED with MHA families and we had the best time! It was a fun night complete with delicious food and good friends. A very special thank you to the event co-chairs Chaya Steiner and Elana Kahane, to Adir Rovner and Hershel Krupp for grilling the food, and to all of our wonderful PTA volunteers. We can't wait for many more fantastic PTA events!

Tonight our staff enjoyed an amazing BBQ to celebrate a successful year! We were thrilled to have such a great turnout and it was so much fun hanging out with everyone. Thank you Ms. Sandra and Ms. Mika for the delicious food!

We are the absolute luckiest school to have the best staff ever!

Today we celebrated the last day of an awesome school year with treats, special breakfasts, and end of year awards assemblies! Have a great summer everyone!