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“A
Niggun can be a ladder to the heavens.” If you’d been at Mirowitz yesterday, you’d know that this quote by Rabbi Kalonymous Kalmish Shapira is true. Your children danced, designed and sang to the repeated melody of a niggun, a uniquely Jewish wordless melody that gets progressively louder as it is repeated, raising our spirituality and connection to the heavens.
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It was Carol Rubin Day, our annual day of Jewish music, study, and the arts. Every year, we embrace the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the study of Jewish content, and to create a deeper connection to it through the arts.
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It’s a powerfully effective format that celebrates the life work of Carol Rubin, our beloved former Director of Jewish Life, who is passionate about engaging in the creative process to help students relate to abstract concepts, to one another and to our tradition. Morah Carol joined us to kick off the day with a story and discussion. |
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The day was highlighted by a
Niggun workshop with guest artist, Eitan Kantor. Eitan is an exquisite Jewish musician, an accomplished composer, an expert in the history of Jewish music, and (this makes us rather proud) an alum of our school. |
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Using the image on our t-shirts, students considered
niggun as a ladder to reach for holiness, for bettering ourselves and for reaching toward our dreams. |
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As the melodies rose deeper and stronger, students closed their eyes and used it as an opportunity to focus on what really matters to them. They reflected on how music can be used to change your mood, temperament and focus. |
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Throughout the day, students engaged in a variety of artistic expressions including creating sculpture representing the ABCBA ladder of
niggun and in Judaic studies using paper, natural materials and glue. K-3 students danced traditional Yiddish dance movements to a niggun that the school studied yesterday. Students were artists, drawing, assembling collages and painting to explore the emotional content of niggun. First graders even outlined bodies, listened to a niggun and drew colors within the body to represent how they personally felt the niggun in their bodies. |
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The gifts of a Mirowitz childhood are profound. Where else would you have the opportunity to climb the ladder of this Jewish genre of music, and experience the way it carries us upwards toward holiness.
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May your Shabbat be a ladder to the heavens.
Shabbat Shalom,
Morah Cheryl and Reb Scott
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Mirowitz students have a few VERY important questions for Morah Raquel! Watch this video to find out the answers! |
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Do YOU have a very important question for Morah Raquel? Let us know. |
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February 21: Presdient's Day - NO SCHOOL
February 22: 2/22/22 (It's TUTU Tuesday! Wear a tutu or tie to school!)
February 28: 2022-23 Enrollment Contracts Due (for returning students)
March 17: Purim
March 24: Parent Teacher Conferences - Noon dismissal
March 25: Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
March 28: Professional Development - NO SCHOOL
April 15-22: Passover Break - NO SCHOOL
April 25-May 11: 8th grade Israel trip
April 28: Yom HaShoah
May 1: Mirowitz Gala (at World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park)
May 4: Yom HaZikaron
May 5: Yom Ha'atzmaut
May 19: Lag B'omer
May 26: 8th Grade Graduation
May 27: Last Day of School
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We have only 10 spots left for Raising Good Humans!
Reb Scott and Morah Val will lead the workshop beginning next Sunday, January 27. Learn more and RSVP below. Participantion is free, and includes a toolkit of supplies including the book " Outside Inside." |
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We had two nice wins on Tuesday on the basketball court. Our Middle School boys and 4th/5th grade boys both both earned wins at Andrews Academy of Lake St. Louis. The Middle School team won 35-17, and 4th/5th won 33-19. Both teams were sparked by second-half charges. The 4th/5th graders outscored their opponent 18-4 in the second half, while the Middle School team outscored Andrews 18-5 in the 4th quarter. Middle School improves to 6-3, and the 4th/5th graders are 2-0.
Last Sunday, our 3rd-grade boys earned their first win of the season, 14-13. Trailing by 6 late in the game, the team scored the final 7 points to win.
Baseball registration has ended. Teams, and practice days will be announced shortly.
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Please order March lunches by Tuesday, February 22. |
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We are hoping to take our annual gala off of your computer screen and into the outdoors. Join us for an evening of celebration, and let us “show you” all the ways Mirowitz adds to our St. Louis and our Jewish community.
Honoring
Randee and Dr. Myron Jacobs
Meyer and Marcelle Kranzberg Visionary Award
Dr. Arlene and Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman,
Cheryl, Jon, Gabe and Ari Maayan
Community Service Award
And these teachers:
15 years Betti Blumoff
10 years AJ Moll
5 years Lee’at Koertel
5 years: Fran Milsk
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Report cards should arrive to you soon, but it's already time to sign up for spring conferences (March 24 and 25). The app is not working... so please use this link to sign up on your desktop.
Sign in using your personal email and password
- Select Conference Sign Up
- Select 2022 Spring Conferences
- Choose your child's classroom teacher and Hebrew teacher
- Choose a time slot.
Your child's teacher will send out a Zoom link prior to conferences.
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Last night, a few dozen Grandparents from 11 different states had a date with their Mirowitz gradchildren over Zoom! Mrs. Barack led everyone in the creation self protraits that highlighted personalities and relationships. We love our Mirowitz grandparents! |
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95...96...97...98...99...100 days of IN PERSON school, and we celebrated all day long!   |
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Mirowitz alumni often say that one of their most defining childhood moments happened in 3rd grade when they chanted Torah for the first time.
Kol Hakavod to Aya and Josh who led the school in Torah study Monday and Maya and Davi who led Torah study today! |
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And to Ari, Jacob and Emily who chanted Torah in the Middle School. |
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To Ayden N who will become a bat mitzvah this weekend.
(Photo is a throwback to 1st grade.) |
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And to Mark Connor
our talented band teacher whose original musical score was commissioned by a consortium of universities and high schools. The song was written in memory of his nephew. Read about it here. |
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Thanks David Picker and Joe Rohlman for helping us serve lunch this week. (Joe also works as an artist for Trader Joe's. Check out the graphic for Chef AJ's white board!)
If you are able, please sign up to volunteer next week by logging onto the Mirowitz App on your computer here. |
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If you would like for your child to participate in PCR testing at school when it is needed, click the link and fill out the parental consent form for children under age 18. Please complete a consent form for each child.
Questions? Contact Nurse Beca.
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Deborah Zorensky
Alice Handelman
The Mirowitz family prays for their speedy and complete recovery. |
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Your loving kindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory. Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness.
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