Albany Students Celebrate Pi Day
Jewish middle school students in Albany, NY, marked the so-called “Pi Day” Wednesday by discussing the famous mathematical constant – defined as the ratio of any Euclidean circle’s circumference to its diameter – in terms of references to the concept in the Talmud and later Jewish works.
Math teacher Dr. Madhavi Sahay and Rabbi Yisroel Rubin, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of the Capital District, led the discussion at the Maimonides Hebrew Day School, which had students follow references in the Talmudic tractates of Eruvin, Sukkah, and Pesachim. Each of the sections defined Jewish legal measurements of certain ritual items, and all based their calculations on measurements of the Holy Temple recorded in the Book of I Kings, part of the Haftorah portion studied this week around the world.
The students then explored commentaries by the medieval French Tosafists and Maimonides’ comments on Pi’s “infinite” fractions, following the thread the later commentaries known as the Chofetz Chaim, Tiferes Israel and Aruch Hashulchan.
Local guest architect Ben Mendel responded to student questions on practical applications of Pi in designing building plans.
All students in the school enjoyed kosher fruit pies baked by the fourth and fifth grades.
Referred to by math educators as “Pi Day,” the date of March 14 comprises the first three digits of the legendary number.
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dave
Is this school a chabad, or non chabad school?
GO ALBANY!!!!!!!!!! GO CHAYA SIMON!!!
u guys r so smart
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chabad school with non frum kids going to it.
Who wrote go chaya simon btw?
albany resident
pretty incredible school!
– the motto is “Torah and worldly experience – a beautiful blend!”
by the way, there is also a girls high school, with a dorm!
check out their website – http://www.maimonidesschool…
8th grade!
8th grade at bais rivka crown heights also celebrated pi day during math class :) and our teacher gave everyone a slice of pie!
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Go Chaya Simon!!!!!
Love your bestest bunkmate S.L.C :)
Go Chana Laber!! :)
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