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The Ateres Yaakov Star

A team’s success is determined not only
by the star power of the team, but also
by the overall effort put in by every single person involved. It’s great having
the guy who makes the splashy plays
and is a mainstay on the highlight reel,
but without the grind-it-out lunchbox
workers, a team cannot hope to succeed (see Kevin Love/Minnesota Timberwolves, 2008-2013). Even beyond
that, it has been proven time and again
that team effort always trumps individual achievement.
To draw another parallel to basketball,
anybody watching this past year’s NBA
Finals was treated to a thorough hammering of the defending NBA Champions Miami Heat by the San Antonio
Spurs. On paper, the Heat had a
distinct advantage: three perennial AllStars, including the game’s best player,
Leb-ron James, against an aging Spurs
squad that seemed past its prime.
What was the catalyst that sparked such
a dominant run by the underdog Spurs?
(Hint: it wasn’t the AC fiasco).
The essential difference between the
two teams was that the Heat had a
straightforward “get it to the star” approach, while the Spurs had a potent
passing attack that enabled every single
player on the team to be productive.

This allowed for the team as a whole to
stay rested and energetic, without placing
too much pressure on any one single player. With their balanced aproach and overall
team effort, the team that had once been
branded “washed up” took down the Goliath Miami Heat.
We feel that our “team”, the staff of the
Ateres Yaakov Star, is very much like the
champion Spurs. Through everyone’s cumulative efforts we consistently release a
remarkable publication that is championship-caliber. Under the guidance of our
own “Gregg Popovich”, Faculty Advisor
Mr. Chaim Homnick, we operate as a welloiled machine to meet our deadlines and
produce quality work. His experience in all
literary matters allows us to attain perfection every week.
Then there is Binyamin Korn, our fantastic
graphic designer. Like Tony Parker, he
always finds a way to put everything together and make it look easy. Likewise,
acknowledgement is also owed to our tireless writers, editors and advertising team.
Without you guys, the paper would’ve remained an aspiration and nothing more.
Like Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Kawhi
Leonard, you’re always doing the little
things right while shunning the spotlight.
The Ateres Yaakov Star is a team, and like
the Spurs, we’re looking forward to an incredible year together.

Your editors,
Dani Feit and Baruch Eisenberger
P.S. Sorry if we forgot anybody. If we did, insert your name here ____________
and pretend to be Boris Diaw! ;)

December 2014

The Student Newsletter of
Mesivta Ateres Yaakov
Ruth and Hyman Simon High School
Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, Ph.D., Menahel
Rabbi Sam Rudansky, M.A., J.D., Principal
Rabbi Yossi Bennett, M.S., Asst. Menahel/ Asst. Principal

Editor-in-Chief
Dani Feit-12th Grade

Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Baruch Eisenberger- 11th Grade

Graphic Editor/Design & Pho ѽ