YU Sarachek 2013
The YU Sarachek Basketball tournament will begin tomorrow, Thursday, March 7. The first Valley Torah game will be held 5:30 PM EST (2:30 PM on the West Coast). Note that this is earlier than originally scheduled.
Scores and live feed of all the games can be found at macslive.com.
Winter 5773 Mazel Tovs
Births
- Yossi Goldman [’02]) – twin girls
- Liran Nosrati [’07] – a girl
- Michal (Cohen [’04]) Shapiro – a girl
- Ariella (Kram [’02]) Zev- a girl
- Eli [’09] & Ruthie (Levine [’09]) Bloch- a boy
- Michael Katan [’02]- a girl
- Michael Kohanfars [’00] – a boy
- Moshe [’00] & Shelly (Gabay [’02]) Baseri – a boy
- Yossi Itkin [’02] – a girl
- Yisroel Kovacs [BMNA] – a boy
- Rachmiel Narod [’91] – a girl
- Yehuda Kamravapour [’05]- a girl
- David Cohen [’96] – a boy
- Adam Eisenberg [’96] – a boy
- Yaakov Hobb [’06] – a girl
- Ephraim [’96] & Liron (Harris [’99]) Rosenberg – a boy
Engagements/Weddings
- Aliza Kahn-Rose [03] to Jordan Roysman
- Avi Saada [’08] to Lenor Gamaty
- Yaakov Kroll [’08] to Devorah Kahn
- Miriam Leebhoff [’06] to Yoni Eizicovics
- Batsheva Rosenberg [’05] to Daniel Goldshmid
- Ushi Silverman [’06] to April Stone
- Simon Douek [’04] to Sara Wachtenheim
- Yossi Rosenberg [’05] to Chana Nortman
- Natalie Drubach [09] to Moshe Adelman
- Josh Koshki [’02] to Natalie Torkan
- Yitzi Lax [’06] to Donna Anavian
- Chaya Tova Adler [’10] to Ari Grunzweig
- Hillel Striks [’07] to Miriam Summers
- Jason Pietruszka [’08] to Daphna Reed
- Avi Schochet [’07] to Daniella Lent
- Eliyahu Barzivand [’06] to Yafit Avrahami
- Jessica Golriz [’05] to David Nissim Hyam
- Avi Lang [’07] to Sara Shaena Aizman
- Max Green [’05] to Talia Dayman
- Mazel Tov to Jonathan [’87] & Rachel Sopher on the Bar Mitzvah of their son
- Mazel Tov to David [’79] & Dorit Rosen on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Yuval
- Mazel Tov to Rabbi Aryeh [’80] & Debbie Striks on the engagement of their son Hillel [07] to Miriam Summers
Semicha
- Mazel Tov Rabbi Daniel Rubenstein [’02] on receiving Semicha from Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, Shlita
Condolences
- To the Striks Family on the passing of Jerry Bornstein
- To the Adelman Family on the passing of Al Adelman
- To the Han Family on the passing of Menachem Swissa
- To the Geller & Katz Family on the passing of Ann Geller
- To the Gross, Roth & Faershtein Families on the passing of Zalman Gross
- To the Levine Family on the passing of Elane Beck
- To the Darrison Family on the passing of Jay Darrison
- To the Liberman Family on the passing of Chanoon Berrebi
Shabbos Parashas Ki Sisa
Dean’s Office – Ki Sisa
This is the latest segment of the weekly video series from Rabbi Stulberger – You’ve Been Called to the Dean’s Office. It’s a short (four minute) message on a timely Torah topic. This week’s message: “Responsibility of a Leader.”
Purim Chagigah Video
Here is a short video that gives you a quick look at last night’s Purim Chagigah:
Purim Video Contest
The winner of the student Purim video contest:
The runner up:
Purim Chagigah 5773
This year’s VTHS Purim Chagigah was once of the best ever! Nearly all the students participated together with many guests from throughout the city. A student Purim video contest was held (winners in another post) in addition to the music dancing and snacks. Once again, you can see from the pictures that at VTHS, Purim is 0% alcohol, but 100% simcha!
Dean’s Office – T’tzave – Purim
This is the latest segment of the weekly video series from Rabbi Stulberger – You’ve Been Called to the Dean’s Office. It’s a short (four minute) message on a timely Torah topic. This week’s message: “Follow the Book.”
VTHS vs. Shalhevet
Valley Torah Varsity Basketball will be playing against Shalhevet this Wednesday February 20 at 8:30 PM in the CIF Championship quarterfinals game. The game will be played at Providence High School in Burbank.
100 Percent Simcha
Valley Torah’s Annual Purim Chagigah is well known to be 0% Alcohol but, 100% Simcha. All alumni and student of the Boys Division are welcome to join us to see for themselves this Saturday night at 10:00 PM. THe video below of last year’s chagigah will give you a sense of what our chagigah is like.
Purim Schedule
The megilah will be read at 6:50 this Motzai Shabbos. The chagiga will begin at 10:00 pm. Shacharis on Sunday will begin at 8:30. The mechitza will be up for all megilah readings.
All the details and other minyan times are available on the Shabbos Parashas Ttzave-Purim 5773 Schedule
VTHS Beats Oakwood in Final Seconds
The Valley Torah Varsity Basketball team beat Oakwood in the final seconds of the game and continue on in playoff contention. The next game will be against Shalhevet, day and time TBA.
The game was won by two free throws made by Adam Liberman with 3 seconds left in the game. See our Twitter feed below to get a glimpse of the exciting ending:
- 9:27 pm – 50-47 [VTHS lead] with 5 [minutes] to go
- 9:38 – Tied at 59
- 9:40 – Down 60 59 36 sec to go our ball
- 9:43 – 62 61 down.. 7 Sec to go our ball timeout
- 9:47 – 63 62 Ours 3 sec to go
- 9:49 – Valley Torah wins 63-62!!
Playoffs Continue
The Valley Torah Boys Varsity Basketball team won their first round playoff game vs. Lucerne Valley handily with a score of 75-49.
The second playoff game is scheduled for this Motzai Shabbos, February 16 at 8:15 PM at the Oakwood School on Magnolia.