Welcome back to Pardes. The summer is over and we started this past Tuesday with a great first day. At our opening ceremony, the chapel was packed with students and parents. Rabbi Kaiman led us in Havdalah to symbolize our transition from the summer to the school year and Jennifer Newfeld told us a story reminding us that people grow from the inside out. Rabbi Kaiman, Jennifer and Jessica Rosenblit, our new Assistant Principal, shared blessings with the students for the year. We sang some songs and then all the students excitedly went off to their new classrooms to start soaking up Judaism. For snack, students ate traditional first day of school, big chocolate chip cookies so that we can all have a sweet, gooey, fun new year.
My prayer for you is to grow from the inside. Be the best person you can be: to yourself, your friends, your family, your classmates and your community. Always strive to be a good person. Let others see your inner beauty shining thought. Embrace your Judaism and be opening to all that this wonderful tradition has to offer you. Come to Pardes with an open heart and an open mind. And have a wonderful year of learning and growing.
Jennifer Newfeld
Glad to be back :)
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