Dovie Hoffman (’08) scored his 1000th point for the YU Basketball team. He is only the 25th YU player to every reach that milestone. Read the article.
Our First Business Networking Breakfast
Valley Torah alumni and friends are invited to a Business Networking Breakfast to be held on Sunday January 13 at the Boys Division building.
This fast-paced event will allow you to meet VTHS alumni and friends that share your business interests. We are hopeful that the connections you make will enhance your business success.
For more details and to register, visit http://sites.vths.org/business
Shabbos Parashas Mekeitz
Dean’s Office – Meikeitz
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: “Are They Crying Out to Us?”
Chanukah Chagigah 5773
This year’s Chagigah was held during lunchtime. There was a chidon testing the boys on their Chanukah knowledge, lively dancing, a catered meal and a deep sense of camaraderie.
Jamboree II
Shabbos Parashas Vayeishev
Dean’s Office – Vayeishev
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: “Never an Excuse for Disrespect.”
Mazel Tov – Fall 2012
Births
- Omer [’02] & Nikki (Lipman [’03]) Markush – twin girls
- Lou Shapiro [’98] – a boy
- Sara (Lerner [’99]) Lorbert – a girl
- Michal (Harari [’98]) Kraut- a girl
- Yoel Gabay [’05] – a boy
- Yaakov Moshe Stulberger [’03]- a boy
- Nir Sadeghan [’95] – a girl
- Jacob Iloulian [’00] – a boy
- Chaya Gity (Stulberger [’06]) Smith – a girl
- Menachem Striks [’05] – a girl
- Elie Istrin [’07] – a girl
- Daniel Jankovits [’98] – a girl
- Yismo Rosenberg [’01] – a boy
- Josh Bregman [’04] – a girl
- Shai Samet [’94] – a boy
- Yosef [’05] & Ilana (Adatto [’06]) Adelman – a boy
- David Mazlin [’02] – a girl
- Aryeh Freylicher [’05] – a boy
- Yitzy Weiss [’02]- a girl
- Ari Sakoff [’99] – a boy
- Jonathan Coronel [’00] – a boy
- Michael R’bibo [’01] – a boy
Engagements/Weddings
- Tuvia Schwartzmer [’04] to Bayla Landau
- Shalom Breitman [’07] to Rachel Rosenblatt
- Jonathan Schrage [’09] to Rachel Udkoff
- Alex Schiro [’06] to Joelle Czech
- Yigal Saidian [’03] to Ida Zaghi [’05]
- Miriam Kinsbursky [’05] to Shmuel Clifford
- Hannah Black [’10] to Akiva Hall
- Iman Fakheri [’07] to Menucha Fakheri
- Yosef Kaplan [BMNA] to Shoshana Gres
- Natalie Drubach [09] to Moshe Adelman
- Yehuda Jawary [’05] to Sarah Klein
- Michael Tzvi Dear [’06] to Rivka Levy
- Corrine Aghabi [’05] to Adam Messinger
- Alisha Tal [’10] to Yochanan Zomer
- Tal Golan [06] to Hataly Hassidim
Mazel Tov to Ellie & Sharon (Ginsburg [’95]) Zwickler on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Yitzy.
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Aryeh [’80] & Debbie Striks on the birth of a daughter to their children Menahem [05] & Blima Striks.
Mazel Tov to Johnny [’79] & Miriam Istrin on the birth of a daughter to their children Elie [’07] & Ariella Istrin.
Mazel Tov to Saul [’80] & Julie Kessler on the birth of a son to their children Miriam Tova & Moshe Eli Leiber.
Mazel Tov to Reuven & Yehudis (Schultz [’80]) Orloff on the birth of a son to their children Shoshana & Shmueli Halprin.
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Yehuda [’86] & Devorah Pollak on the engagement of their daughter Rochel Miriam to Naftali Trianer.
Smicha
- Farzan Vosoghi [’98] from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
- Avi Cutler [BMNA] from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
- Beni Malkin [’02] from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
- Moshe Segel [BMNA] from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
- Shimmy Gewirtz [BMNA] from Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Condolences
- To the Leichter Family on the passing of Dina Muller
- To the Gross Family on the passing of Laura Gross
- To the Appel Family on the passing of Rose Appel
- To the Silverman Family on the passing of Pearl Latt
- To the Freedman Family on the passing of Rhoda Freedman
- To the Tropper Family on the passing of Rabbi Mechel Tropper
Yarmulke on Division I court
Aaron Liberman (’11) is only the second Division I basketball player to wear a yarmulke on court.
Read about it on ESPN.
Shabbos Parashas Vayishlach
Dean’s Office – Vayishlach
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: “Any Mitzvah Can Make the Difference.”
VTHS vs. YULA Game Tomorrow
The Valley Torah varsity basketball team has advanced to the next round of the Milken Tournament and will be facing off with YULA for the overall 3rd place spot.
The game will be held on Thursday (Nov 29) at 6:00 PM in the Milken Community High School gym.
If you can’t make it to the game, you can follow the live updates at the new Valley Torah Twitter feed: @ValleyTorah. For those who don’t tweet, the sidebar of this blog (just to the right of this post), shows the latest tweets.
Valley Torah’s Got Talent
The recent Annual Dinner was an opportunity to showcase some of the talent Valley Torah students and alumni possess.
Isaac Mizrahi (’03) sang while accompanied by Rabbi Moshe Samuels (’97) on piano.
Current students, Gabi Sipen and Judith Leserman played piano and viola.
VTHS Dinner 2012 Pictures
With well over 400 people in attendance – and over 100 alumni – this year’s Dinner was a great success. Here are some of the pictures. To see the rest, visit the VTHS Online Photo Album.
