Hallways of Learning

Turning the school hallways into a place of learning:

The last event of the year for RealSchool was Detox for the Decalogue:

Students signed up for No Sugar Drinks Day, agreeing to drink only water
on the day we focused on physical health

Thanks to M and C Vending for donating the water bottles for No Sugar Drinks Day!

Students could paint in the relaxing, de-stressing style of Jackson Pollack
on the day we focused on alleviating mental strain

Students got to daven at a special minyan for the day we focused on spiritual health,
but then also signed up to do mitzvoth, which we proudly posted on our Har Sinai.
We were therefore able to focus on mitzvoth bein adam l'makom and bein adam l'chavero

Detox for the Decalogue, a three-day preparation for Shavuot run by RealSchool, began on Wednesday, May 23 with a focus on physical health. The school's vending machine company, M and C Vending, donated 400 bottles of water, so we could offer bottled water to those students signing up for our No Sugar Drinks day. The Natural Spot in Teaneck donated a whey protein drink mix, which we raffled off, and RealSchool members also posted myths and facts about physical health throughout the school. Thursday's focus was on mental health. Freshman Ronit Langer started the day off with a dvar Torah after davening about the mental health benefits of prayer. Students were offered opportunities to visit a yoga/meditation room and a lounge that had been converted into a playroom, complete with hula hoops, pumped up music and brain teasers and other puzzles. Students could also de-stress with a Jackson Pollack-like painting session and learn fun facts about the mind that we posted for the day.

On Friday, May 25, a day focused on the soul, students could participate in a Decalogue Davening, a special minyan that began with a discussion about why tefillah is important. "PrayPals" then visited classrooms, polling students about what is inspiring about Frisch tefillah and what should be improved. The focus on tefillahcovered mitzvoth bein adam l'makom. For mitzvoth bein adam l'chavero, RealSchool made a Har Sinai and had students write a nice thing they would do for someone else over the course of the weekend. We hope Detox for the Decalogue: Body, Mind, Soul got the Frisch community ready for Shavuot, the holiday on which we received the Torah!

Following is a found poem made from the student survey responses about the inspiring nature of tefillah:

I like davening

In silence

And at my own

Pace.

Davening is peaceful

Meditation

And gives me time

To reflect on my

Day and what

I've done.

Tefillah is important

To me

because

When I'm down

Or without hope,

It gives me

Faith

And a purpose

In life.

I like having a set

Time

To communicate with

Hashem.

It forces me

To continually refresh

The relationship.

I like the personal

Aspect of tefillah,

Not only reading

The words

But making them

My own.

Tefillah gives

Me the feeling

That I always

Have someone

To lean on.

It gives me

A chance to pour

Out my feelings to Someone

And to thank Him

For everything

I have.

It makes me

Feel like God is listening.

Images from the event:

Detox for the Decalogue logo

Detox for the Decalogue: One of the posters for Physical Health

Detox for the Decalogue: One of the posters for Mental Health

Detox for the Decalogue: One of the posters for Spiritual Health

Spiritual Health

Thanks again to our sponsors:
M and C Vending  201-342-8363
The Natural Spot 1440 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ  201-862-1055