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Yom Iyun: Contemporary Jewish Woman Seminar!
May 16, 2012
On Tuesday, as soon as we awoke, you could just feel that there was going to be something special and really inspirational here in Sharfman’s. You see, we had our Annual Yom Iyun led by our one and only Mrs. Chana Silver on: “Being a Contemporary Jewish Woman!” This year the inspiration was absolutely amazing. We were uplifted by our very own Mrs. Silver who deserves much thanks for arranging this event! Plus, we got to hear from a slew of women who are professionals or who are even alumnae of Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s 
Hearing the different vantage points, allowed us to learn how we would be able to be successful Jewish women who could conquer our own personal battlefield, in any situation we may face in our life. All in all, this special seminar contained a wealth of information for the modern Jewish Woman.
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Make Your Own Smoothie Night!
May 9, 2012
We all headed to Devorah Saltzman’s house, which is minutes away from our school and right adjacent to the Ramat Eshkol Shopping Promenade for a night that we we will never forget! When we got there, we jumped right into making our very own smoothies that kept us cool and refreshed! Best of all, we each got to choose from a variety of frozen delicacies such a strawberries, peaches, imported mandarin oranges, bananas, and even chocolate ice cream and vanilla ice cream to create our own heavenly tasting smoothies. After choosing our personalized flavors, we each took a turn at the blender and voila…we had our delicious drink We all enjoyed chilling together and shmoozing about our really amazing year at Sharfman’s while we enjoyed our drinks and talked into the night! However, the night was not over. Devorah split us into teams so we could play some rounds of Pictionary! We had a great time figuring out who and what those pictures actually were!!
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Inspiring Challah Workshop in The Old City!
May 7, 2012
Yummm…freshly baked homemade delicious Challah! For this special Bayit Cham with Leah Kuntsler we traveled to the mystical enclave that is The Old City of Jerusalem. We all had a blast making our own Challah at the home of Mrs. Chernin. She showed us everything we will ever need to know about baking Challah in our own home. From how to make your challah fluffy, to the best way to knead the dough, she didn’t miss a beat!
She taught us tons of different ways to shape our Challah and even demonstrated each one of these various techniques.
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The Year is Flying By!
May 3, 2012
Wow!! We cannot believe that this is our last month at Sharfman’s! The year has really flown by! Bayit Cham has been such a wonderful part of the year and this past one was no exception. We were, of course, greeted with a hearty delicious Italian dinner of meatballs and spaghetti…..served with fresh Italian bread and salad.
As usual, the conversation was comfortable and homey, all of us enjoying each other’s company. Going along with our Bayit Cham custom, we heard 2 wonderful and inspiring Divrei Torah, courtesy of Chavi Radinsky and Sharon Franko. After we got our fill of Torah, we moved on to get our fill of dessert- Chocolate Chip Icecream Pie! Perfect for a warm Jersualem night! We like to take our time with our meals since we are serious shmoozers in our group. But the night must move on. Anomia anyone? In case you don’t know what Anomia is (no, it’s not a sleep disorder), it’s actually fun, fast-paced, competitive game (perfect for our group!) that involves naming things in different categories. Needless to say, we all had…
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SURPRISE Trip to The Kotel & Park Fun!
April 29, 2012
Today, Sharfman’s took us on a surprise trip!! We headed in our air conditioned charter bus to The Kotel and to daven during the special time period that is Sefiras HaOmer. It was truly inspiring and uplifting to daven there together with so many women and girls who were there as well. After this burst of inspiration, we headed over to the lusciously scenic Gan Sacher. Mrs. Fuld, our Mechanechet, led a very competitive game of relay races Plus, we were pleasantly surprised when some of our faculty including our Madricha as well as Mrs. Haymann who joined us for the day! We then played ball and relaxed in the sun, until we had a school sponsored picnic lunch. It was so great to be back together with everyone after such a long Pesach vacation Overall it was a very inspiring and relaxing morning and a nice way to celebrate Sunday and begin the week with Achdus and inspiration!
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Meet the Adar S.T.A.H.R. Award Winners!
April 22, 2012
While we are formally no longer in the month of Adar anymore, and have just come back from a meaningful and refreshing Pesach vacation everyone is still very much abuzz and happy for all of the Adar S.T.A.H.R. Award winners! There were girls hailing from Los Angeles and San Diego, to New York to Chicago, and even some five time S.T.A.H.R. Award Winners!! The entire school was gathered for a mid-morning S.T.A.H.R. Award Presentation that also featured yummy Rosh Chodesh treats as we all celebrated Rosh Chodesh Iyar. We got to taste Rabbi Sharfman’s famous Hot Cocoa and also…
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We’re Back!!!
April 19, 2012
Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your Pesach, whether you were in America or Israel. I just returned to Israel and I couldn’t be happier. It was great to be back to America and visit my family, but I’ve really come to feel very at home here in Israel. On my first day back, even just walking down the street gave me such a warm feeling. There is nothing like being surrounded with good friends, Sharfman’s famously warm faculty, a great environment and a strong sense of spirituality… and that’s Sharfman’s!
I can’t believe there are only a couple weeks of school left and it makes me sad to think that it’s almost over. On the one hand, I can’t wait to be home again, but on the other hand, it feels so right to be back in Yerushalayim. I’m going to take advantage of the next few weeks and enjoy every moment that I’m here. It’s all about taking what you learn in Israel and applying it here before it’s all forgotten by the distractions of America. It’s a difficult task to take on, but it’s crucial for one’s spiritual development….
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2 Day Eilat Tiyul: Sun & Fun…Sharfman’s Style!
March 14, 2012
In Sharfman’s, some of the greatest Adar happenings are not simply our Annual Purim Chagigah or inspirational activites and classes. It is also the time in which (for many of us) after completing our Chumash Paper, we go down to Eilat for not 1 day but 2 days to enjoy the peaceful ocean breeze as well as the truly marvelous vistas.
We were accompanied by our Madricha, Yehudis Jacobowitz!! We experienced the Timna Valley Sand Slide, a breathtaking hike through Solomon’s Pillars, and then we got to take a break for lunch…
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Purimtastic Experience!
March 12, 2012
Wow! We just celebrated such an amazing Purim! Our Annual Purim Chagiga was sooo amazing that it featured Shana Aleph and Shana Bet as well as many of our faculty ranging from our Chonchot to our Mechanchot to yes a surprise appearance by Mrs. Gofman who appeared in the skit!! She was soo soo amazing you just had to be there to see it. The pictures below just don’t do it any justice!! I can’t go into all of the details of this special and exciting Purim that we all shared together in Sharfman’s…it was one of those things that you just had to be there for
Best of all, our school actually hosted a Night and Day Megillah Reading for us and even a school-wide Purim Seudah, led by Rabbi Sharfman himself so that we didn’t have to worry about finding a place. Still, what was fantastic about this Purim, wasn’t just getting to be in Eretz Yisrael, but it was also the Sharfman’s Purim Chagigah. Our Chagigah began with a Masquerade Ball and plenty of music and lively dancing:) Each apartment had chosen their own theme for their costumes. Following the dancing…
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Purim Fun at our Chonechet’s House!
February 28, 2012
This past Bayit cham we wanted to get into the adar spirit…So, what could be better than making hamantashen?!?! Each of us got our own piece of dough so we could make our very own hamantashen. There were so many different kinds to choose from…cherry, blueberry, apricot and of course chocolate!! Some of us even got-creative and decorated our hamantashen with colored and chocolate sprinkles. We all enjoyed rolling out the dough and shaping our creations!! While the hamantashen were baking, Devorah announced that we were having a beauty pageant!!
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