Bnot Torah Blog
Meet the Teves S.T.A.H.R. Award Winners!
January 30, 2012
While we are formally no longer in the month of Teves anymore, and have just completed celebrating Rosh Chodesh Shevat, everyone is still very much abuzz and happy for all of the Teves S.T.A.H.R. Award winners! There were over 20 girls hailing from Los Angeles to Baltimore, to New York to Seattle, and even some girls who are repeat S.T.A.H.R. Award Winners. The entire school was gathered for a mid-morning celebration complete with Rabbi Sharfman’s famous hot chocolate as well as cinnamon and chocolate rugelach! Next, Rabbi Sharfman presented certificates to every S.T.A.H.R. Award winner! In fact, there were even 2 girls who scored 100% in every aspect of the Sharfman’s Torah Academic Honor Roll—or more simply put the S.T.A.H.R. Program!
You see, at Sharfman’s, each and every year, we are constantly striving to create more cutting edge innovation to further inspire and empower our girls with new ways to maximize their potential as Jewish women! As first announced last year, we have launched the new and exciting program known as: Sharfman’s Torah Academic Honor Roll—or more simply put the S.T.A.H.R. Program! This program
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Inspiration & Growth Through our Chumash Paper
January 26, 2012
Every year around this time, we are all in full swing working towards the final steps of the Chumash Paper. And so, our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! There are so many of us who are researching our own personal topic. By now we have spent countless hours pouring over various sources and texts ranging from a Ramban to a Rav Dessler. In fact, many of us have stayed late into the night or researched on Motzei Shabbat various Seforim that we have available in the comfortable confines of our Bnot Torah Beit Midrash. Plus, we have had many weeks to work on it and tons of help from the many knowledgeable Chonechet’s and Beit Midrash Tutors who are ready to assist you to help you understand the depth of of our heritage. These amazing…
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Ben Adam L’Chaveiro Week
January 23, 2012
If I had to make the difficult choice of choosing which week has been the most exciting week in school until now, I would probably vote for Bein Adam L’Chaveiro Week somewhere in My Personal Top 5! For 7 days we celebrated Bein Adam L’Chaveiro Week in unique Sharfman’s style. It started when the school assigned each girl in the school a “Nutty Buddy.” In order to show the girls how much there is to gain from an unexpected friendship, Sharfman’s matched up girls who really didn’t know each other well. Each “Nutty Buddy” was to shower her “Buddy” with small daily presents during the course of the week.
The results far exceeded the expectations 
Girls spent a lot of time finding out about their Buddies so they could find cute inexpesnive gifts which suited the recipient. In the process, they discovered how distinctive each individual girl is. Gifts ranged from a jump rope for a Buddy who is into physical fitness…
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Sushi Boats & Chinese Lunch!
December 28, 2011
We departed school as soon as the final morning classes ended and quickly boarded the air conditioned chartered bus that would take us on our way directly to the gorgeously set Maxim Restaurant! As soon as all of us S.T.A.H.R. (Sharfman’s Torah Academic Honor Roll) award winners walked in to the restaurant, we were enchanted with the beautiful and contemporary ambiance. This lunch was going to be a real nice treat and recognition of our scholastic and social accomplishments that all of us from the various tracks all achieved!! Plus, we were accompanied by Rabbi and Mrs. Sharfman as well as our Rakezet, Esther Benayon! It was really great being able to shmooze with them over a special treat. And then, the fresh rolls of sushi boats came…I’m sure you can imagine how much we enjoyed them Plus, we also enjoyed a Chinese Lunch as well as our great Dessert! All in all, the outing was a great way to cap off our winning academic accomplishments and we look forward to continuing to excel, move in a positive direction, and be recognized as a S.T.A.H.R!
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All About our Hebrew Ulpan Class!
December 5, 2011
When I was asked to write about our Ulpan class, I happily agreed! You see, to say that we have AMAZING classes here at Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s is an understatement! The girls love it! Every class, every teacher is more inspiring than the next! We love our Mechanechet, our Chonechet, our Rakezet, our Aim Bayit. It’s really true that one of the real special things that we have is that there’s soo much faculty who not only truly cares about you, but who are always there for you. After all, we can learn from our teachers in our warm classroom setting and even in their local homes!
However, in addition to being able to really explore at a Hashkafic and Academic level various topic throughout Judaism, one of my goals for the year before going off to college, was to really feel confident in speaking and knowing Hebrew. And so, I’m happy to report to you that we have the most amazing Ulpan class. Our teacher helps us bring to life the Hebrew language! We don’t just simply learn Hebrew grammar in a textbook…we bring it to life and really learn to speak and embrace Hebrew!
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Meet the Cheshvan S.T.A.H.R. Award Winners!
December 2, 2011
While we are formally no longer in the month of Chesvan anymore, and have moved into the Jewish month of Kislev, everyone is still very much abuzz and happy for all of the Cheshvan S.T.A.H.R. Award winners! There were 30 girls hailing from Vancover to Baltimore, to LA to New York to Seattle, who were all honored at a special ceremony for being a Cheshvan S.T.A.H.R. Award winners! Plus, in attendance was Mrs. Shira Hershoff, Israel Guidance Counselor of YULA as well as Mrs. Ora Lee Kanner, Principal of WYHS who were visiting our school.
At Sharfman’s, each and every year, we are constantly striving to create more cutting edge innovation to further inspire and empower our girls with new ways to maximize their potential as Jewish women! As first announced by Rabbi Sharfman and our Mechanechet Mrs. Haymann, and subsequently on the Bnot Torah Blog, we have launched a new and exciting program…
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EXCLUSIVE Certificate in Jewish Leadership!
November 29, 2011
For the first time ever in the esteemed history of Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s, Thursday Night is no longer simply, Thursday Night. Rather, we have entered into an exclusive relationship with the legendary Aish HaTorah to offer you a Jewish Leadership Seminar Series. Plus, students will have the opportunity to take this course and receive a Certificate in Jewish Leadership! The Jewish Leadership Seminar Series features an amazing array of popular and inspiring speakers who will visit us throughout the course of our academic year to enlighten us with a unique and relevant approach to various relevant topics in Judaism, and by extension, empower our students to be recognized as LEADERS at the individual and communal level. In fact, you, the student can even suggest a topic that you want enlightenment on, and your topic just might be the featured as well. The speakers include the likes of Extreme Surfer, Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser, to Mrs. Naomi Rivkah Most, Rabbi Menachem Nissel, and everyone laughed ’till it hurt, with hilarious and practical insights from…
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Introducing S.T.A.H.R. Program!
November 28, 2011
At Sharfman’s, each and every year, we are constantly striving to create more cutting edge innovation to further inspire and empower our girls with new ways to maximize their potential as Jewish women! Recently, Rabbi Sharfman, as well as one of our Mechanechet’s Mrs. Aviva Haymann, introduced a new program called Sharfman’s Torah Academic Honor Roll—or more simply put the S.T.A.H.R. Program! You see, at Sharfman’s, we believe that each and every girl is truly a blossoming shining S.T.A.H.R! To that end, every student who reaches the qualifications to become a S.T.A.H.R. girl for the month, not only joins the Monthly Sharfman’s Torah Academic Honor Roll—she will also receive awesome S.T.A.H.R. Rewards of The Month. Prizes in the past have ranged from All You Can Eat Sushi, a skiing trip to Mount Harmon, a trip to the legendary Blind Museum and many other great rewards
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Our Famous ELECTIVE Workshop Classes Begin!
November 24, 2011
Recently, Mrs. Fuld and Rabbi Sharfman surprised us by hosting a special Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s Luncheon kicking off our school’s Maximizing Your Potential Elective Workshop Series. When we walked into the room we were all entranced by the stunning ambiance that the school created for us. We felt as if we were transported away from school and into a cute and warm soup shop. Best of all, we learned that we all had the option of signing up for one or more Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s Maximizing Your Potential ELECTIVE Workshop classes, that featured topics as varied as: ”You can be a JEWISH Supermodel!”, “All About the World of Chassidic Wisdom!”, “How to Experience Instant Karma!”, “A Sephardic Heritage Crash Course”, “How to Discover MY Derech”, “Unlock Your Inner Potential” and much more!!
All in all it was amazing to see how many of us really are interested in growth because although the ELECTIVE Workshops were held during free time, the overwhelming majority of us, signed up for numerous sessions. Each workshop, led by one of our very own Sharfman’s staff members, consisted of a number of encounters which…
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Bnot Torah Beit Midrash Experience!
November 7, 2011
I thought I’d share with you a little bit of the Bnot Torah Beit Midrash. Our Beit Midrash is full of vibrant life and really one of a kind! Of course, one of the highlights of our Beit Midrash experience is that we have access to our very own Halachic Posek: Rabbi Dovid Oratz. In addition to teaching us in a classroom setting, he is always present to answer our textual to Hashkafic and Halachic questions that we pose to him.
There are so many voices in unity speaking the beautiful words of Torah. It’s the most amazing feeling, whether it’s preparing for a Chumash Prep and delving into the Meforshim or simply learning one of the many Seforim from the library, or having a Chavruta, there is always something to do to further our growth and academic knowledge of Torah. Plus, there’s many knowledgeable Chonechet’s and Beit Midrash Tutors at your finger tips ready to assist you to help you understand the depth of of our heritage. These amazing women are here to guide us…
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