Friday, May 14, 2010
1 Sivan 5770
Parshat Bamidbar
Candlelighting: 7:54pm
7310 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, 21208  ♦ phone 410.585.1400 ♦ fax 410.585.1488 ♦ www.shoshanascardin.org
Calendar
Sunday, May 16
Kayam EcoRide
Sunday, May 16-Friday, June 4
Senior Israel Experience
Tuesday-Friday, May 18-21
Closed for Shavuot
Thursday, May 27
Annual Board of Trustees meeting
Monday, May 31
Closed for Memorial Day 
Sunday, June 6
Race for Cardin Athletics
Sunday, June 6
Dr. Norman Prentiss, Bram Stoker Award winner and Cardin's English Department Chair, reads from his novella, Invisible Fences.
Tuesday, June 8
Sports Banquet
Wednesday, June 9
Awards Ceremony
Thursday, June 10
Graduation
Admissions
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 Placement day for class of 2014 was last week - what a wonderful group!  We look forward to seeing them as Cardin freshman!
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 Applications stilll being accepted for 2010-2011.  Please contact Anne Tanhoff Greenspoon, agreenspoon@shoshanascardin.org
Athletics
•
 Our sports teams finished their seasons on a high note with the tennis, softball, and baseball teams all winning their last two competitions of the year.
   
CAPTS
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Thank you to all who helped with the After Prom Party. It was a great success!

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 As we continue our end of the school year activities, we are thinking about next year’s activities. In addition to the position of “Secretary” of CAPTS, we will need grade representatives. If you are interested in joining the CAPTS board, please let us know.
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 We wish the Seniors a safe, fun & memorable trip to Israel.

REFLECTIONS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

What’s Happening at Cardin?
I want to wish the class of 2010, along with Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein, a nesiya tova mile’at limod v’chavayot! A wonderful trip full of learning and experiences! I look forward to seeing everyone at the awards ceremony on June 9 and graduation on June 10.

This time of the school year is always filled with excitement and trepidation. Most students and faculty relish the opportunity to “recharge” over the summer. Many are frantically preparing assignments, projects and finals. The pendulum between social activities and academic requirements swings sharply from one extreme to the other. Together we commemorate the milestones – awards, graduation and this year, the publication of Dr. Prentiss’s new novella – while reflecting on the passage of time.We are also celebrating what we fervently hope is our long anticipated permanent location – in our own backyard! We look forward to the synergy and excitement that building our own home, while at the same time staying connected to Temple Oheb Shalom’s fine facility, will bring.

Text Talk on Parshat Badmidbar
with Mr. Dean Whitfield, Math/Science Department Chair
At the beginning of the school year I walked down the hall and asked students which parsha they wanted to learn with me. Dean Whitfield, math/science department chair, listened for a while and then asked if he could pick one, too! We chose parshat Bamidbar and it is my pleasure to write about our discussion. I walked into Mr. Whitfield’s room to confirm our appointment to learn today and he said, “Census 2010.” Later, I asked Mr. Whitfield to elaborate on his comment as I, too, saw the connection between this week’s parsha and this year’s census. Clearly, Bamidbar is about counting and accounting, tallying the people and tribes and divisions. God wanted Moses to know the strength of the Israelites in order to prepare for the present requirement to guard and care for the mishkan as well as future needs of conflict resolution. Logistically managing the Israelites required that their leaders know the size of the group in order to provide the best level of services. The same would have been true for the founding fathers of the United States. For how can the federal government adequately provide federal funding, infrastructure and services without knowing the number of people in the country? Indeed, Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution states: “[An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as [Congress] shall by Law direct.”  Thomas Jefferson wrote, and the continental congress agreed, that the government needed to know who was living in America in order to determine appropriate requirements for voting districts, infrastructure needs and services.

A second topic of conversation between Dean and me centered on the differentiated groups in the biblical census. The Leviim and the Kohanim were not inherently better than the other Israelites but rather were singled out in order to perform very specific tasks associated with the spiritual well-being of the people. The Leviim were chosen as a result of their actions, and not because they had any particularly exalted lineage not shared by the rest of the people.  In fact, we mentioned as the bell rang and we had to end our conversation in order to teach, that the Kohanim Gedolim seemed to forget during the time leading up to the destruction of the second temple why they had been chosen for their special spiritual role and their haughtiness and corruption contributed directly to the temple’s destruction and the exile of the Jews from their homeland.    

Shabbat Shalom,
Barbie Prince    

IN THE NEWS
New Campus Announcement!
Click here for the press release announcing our plans.

GOOD & WELFARE
Rafuah Shleyma
We wish Morah Leslie Rosen a speedy recovery!

Mazal Tov!
Megan Linde, daughter of Sandra Linde, Office Assistant, and brother of Asher Linde '12, recently graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

WHAT’S DEVELOPING AT CARDIN
Exciting Ways to Make Your Contribution More Effective…
A New Match for The Annual Fund Drive for The Shoshana S. Cardin School
The Shoshana S. Cardin School is happy to announce a generous matching grant from the Herbert Bearman Foundation effective immediately until June 30, 2010. The Bearman Foundation will match every new dollar from current donors at a level of 1:1 and every new donation at a level of 2:1 on all donations up to $25,000. In the words of Head of School, Barbie B. Prince, “All donations raised from the Bearman Foundations’ generous matching grant will go directly to help us recruit exceptional faculty and sustain an enriching array of academic, visual and performing arts, athletic and co-curricular programs.”

The Annual Fund Drive for The Shoshana S. Cardin School is a twelve-month campaign beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of each year. Now is a good time to ask/solicit/speak to others for their support. It’s not too late to make a difference. Your gift in any amount is greatly appreciated. More information can be found on our website.

Pamper Yourself Event Lots of Fun! 
The May 3rd event held at the Tranquille Hair& Beauty Salon in Towson was a success. All participants left feeling slightly more glamorous (including Steve Glushakow-Smith, the only dad to participate!) and we were able to add to the Annual Fund Drive as a result of the generosity of owner Maria Butta. If you are in search of a new salon, please give them a try!

Eco Bike Ride
Join JUST Cardin and participate in the ECO BIKE RIDE in support of the Kayam Farm at Pearlstone. Save the date SUNDAY, MAY 16 (rain or shine) and watch for details about how to join the Cardin team. Get your bikes out and begin to practice. Please contact Jackie Villet, Foye Minton or Margi Hoffman for details. Check this link and sign up now! http://www.firstgiving.com/process/teamarea/default.asp?did=21252&TeamId=99403&EventId=72528. Parents and students are urgently needed to serve as hosts for the Rest Stop that Cardin is sponsoring. There will be shifts throughout the day. Please contact Margi Hoffman to offer your assistance.
 
Honoring Dr. Prentiss
Save the Date: Sunday, June 6 at 7pm for a book reading and signing honoring Dr. Prentiss as we celebrate the publication of his new book and honor his receiving the Bram Stoker Award for Horror. This promises to be a wonderful event. Please RSVP! See the attached flyer for more information.
 
Race for Cardin
Save the morning of Sunday, June 6 for the 2nd annual Race for Cardin Athletics. This year’s event promises to surpass the involvement that we had last year. If every family plans to walk, run, stroll or even skip, we can raise needed funds for our growing athletic program. Please plan to join us for what promises to be a wonderful morning. Bring your friends and neighbors. The more participants, the more fun! See the attached form for more information. Music, games and giveaways provided by LITE 102 FM. The Friends and Neighbors Van will join us for the festivities! Call Coach Minton for details.

JUDAICS.COMMUNICATIONS
This Week's Torah Portion: "You Must Take a Census"
On the 16th day, of the second month, twenty-five hundred years, after the Exodus from the land of Egypt, and following, the departing of El Al’s security inspection, at Newark airport, a voice spoke to Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein, saying: “You must take a census of the students of the 12th grade class of The Shoshana S. Cardin School.” So, Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein did as the voice commanded, and found that there were 13 in total.”

Then, the voice spoke again. This census must be taken whenever the kids board a plane, get on and off the bus, and go in and out of different sites in the wanderings. And so Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein did as the voice commanded. They had the kids count off at all entry points and departures. So it was done.
 
Some commentators think that the purpose of the census was to keep the promise to the parents that all 13 students would be brought home safely to the Promised Land of Baltimore. For some reason, the parents were concerned about this, maybe even a little nervous about their children traveling through a hostile environment. For some reason, they wanted their kids back.
 
So to forestall all danger, and to keep their promise, Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein, did as the voice commanded. And not to take any chances what so ever, they were constantly reminding the kids to bring their hats, water bottles, sunscreen, kippot, and siddurim.
 
Some commentators think that the anxiety of the parents became the anxiety of the leaders. And the story reinforces this interpretation when we hear the leaders cry out, “What did we to do deserve this?” And the voice answered, “To tell the truth, this is a job for more than two staff.” So, Rabbi Seltzer and Ms. Schein took on three more census supervisors: Rachel Smith (the tour educator), Adin Rodman (the Israeli Madrich), Halel Rubin (the trip coordinator) and Dr. Joe Friedman (The Ramah Israel Director).
 
So, the children of the Shoshana S. Cardin School were led into the wilderness.
 
As the story unfolds, our seniors will keep you posted as to their wanderings in the desert. So, make sure you check our website for daily updates: http://www.shoshanascardin.org/Israel_Travel_Log

Rabbi Stuart Seltzer
Dean of Judaic Studies

CLASSES IN ACTION
Spanish III
Students were given a piece of art and asked to instruct a classmate in reproducing that artwork – site unseen! Imagine the challenge of being told, in Spanish, to “pick up the blue pencil” and “draw a square.”
Judy Frumin

Modern Western Civilization - Oral History Project
Students recently completed an oral history project that focused on exploring their family history, genealogy, and Jewish connections to the community. The project was adapted from the Centropa website that documents oral histories of holocaust survivors of Central Europe. Our students developed questions, recorded interviews, and wrote transcripts that focused on a grandparent or great grandparent’s life experience overseas and in America, secular and non-secular. Many of our students turned in transcripts that were over 15 pages long and explored immigration experiences, cultural experiences in Europe and North Africa, Jewish community connections, and significant life events. The histories are diverse and reveal interesting and heartfelt stories of Jewish life throughout the Diaspora. Why not ask a tenth grader to share one?
Bob Cantor

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Spirit Week/Lag B'Omer
Spirit week culminated with an afternoon of fun activities and food in celebration of Lag B’Omer – the 33rd day of the counting of the omer.

Fox Sports Radio
On Thursday, May 13, five Cardin students (Leah Prince '13, Ally Richmond '12, Melissa Block '12, Daniel Solomon '11, and Avi Miller, '10) took a short field trip to the Fox Sports Radio Station to meet Rob Long of The Rob Long Show and the producer of the show, Phil Backert. They had the chance to see a lot of the behind-the-scenes grunt work that goes into producing a radio show, sat in on a segment of the show, and were able to ask Rob and Phil questions regarding their line of work. Overall, it was a very productive time and the students seemed to enjoy it. They were completely engaged and alert during the process, and were positive representatives of the school. The radio station would like to do more things with the school in the future and we can credit the behavior and enthusiasm of these students for this opportunity.
Foye Minton

Happy Birthday Quincy!
Students and faculty gathered in the moadon with Math/Science Department Chair, Dean Whitfield, his wife Liz and mom Glynnis to celebrate Quincy Whitfield's first birthday!

"SeenYour" Airport? Senior Prank 2010
The class of 2010 turned the Cardin School into Cardin International Airport on May 7 and subjected all "passengers" to security lines, baggage checks,Hudson bookstore lines and a demonstration of proper airport awareness. The refreshment trolley was brought around for in-flight snacks and the security patrol car patrolled the waiting area.  Each classroom had a different airline designation and everyone seemed to get into the travel spriit. Kudos to the class of 2010 for a well thought out, fun prank!

 
 
 
     
 
Jr./Sr. Prom Preview - May 13, 2010
A sneak peak at prom pics! More details in the next eNewsletter.
 
COLLEGE SCENE
Congratulations Class of 2010!
Below is a list of their acceptances:

* denotes a college where at least one Cardin student will be attending next year

ALUMNI UPDATE
Mazal Tov
Max Vidaver was inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Geographical Honor Society, Zeta Rho Chapter, NY.

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