27 Elul 5775
Shabbat Parshat
Nitzavim
Candle Lighting 6:54 PM
Havdalah 7:53 PM
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Mazal tov to BPY's PK and K gym teacher, John Taylor, on his upcoming marriage this Sunday!
Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
ext 10 or [email protected]
Monday and Tuesday (9/14-15/2015)
Rosh Hashana: NO SESSIONS
Wednesday (9/16/15)
Tzom Gedaliah: 2 PM DISMISSAL
Last day to register for Afternoon Adventures Trimester I
Saturday (9/19/15)
BPY Women's Book Club
Sunday (9/20/15)
BPYPTO Apple Picking
Save The Date!
Sunday (10/18)
1:30 PM
BPY Chanukat Habayit
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BPY will be releasing its NEW BPY App in the coming weeks.
Stay tuned for download information coming soon... The NEW BPY App will give you instant access to pictures/videos, the school calendar, classroom blogs, daily homework, lunch menu updates, and more!
Available soon for iPhone and Android
In the meantime, the current BPY App is still active and can be downloaded on the App Store of at Google Play.
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SHANA TOVA!
from Rav Tomer Ronen
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A few days ago, we began our school year with great excitement. As with any new beginning, all of us, both teachers and students, arrived filled with expectations, plans, and ambitions.
One of the issues we often face as parents and educators is the need for change and the understanding of how to implement it. Sometimes we avoid change just so that we don't fail in the goals we set for ourselves.....
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the message in ENGLISH
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Guide to Sephardic and Ashkenazic practices for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
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Rabbi David Bassous, BPY's founding rabbi, has prepared a helpful guide to Sephardic and Ashkenazic practices for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
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Are you ready for a GREAT year?
WE ARE!!!
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We rolled out the red carpet (literally!) to welcome our students back to school.
We are so excited for the year ahead!
Check out our first day video here:
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BPY first graders and their parents came together for a special welcome to kitah aleph on their first day of school. After receiving their official "I'm a first grader!" stickers and a brand new rainbow pencil, Rav Ronen warmly welcomed the children to BPY elementary school and shared his excitement for the year ahead. Parents, teachers, and the administration joined together to bless the children as they sat under a tallit and then accompanied them to their new classrooms where they did a project together. What a beautiful way to start first grade!
View this video clip to get a taste of our welcome to
kitah aleph :
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BPY Observes September 11
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Today is our National Day of Service and Remembrance in commemoration of the events of September 11, 2001. At BPY, students in second grade and above marked the day with age appropriate classroom discussions about the importance of service and remembrance. Junior high school students started the school day with a memorial ceremony immediately following tefillah.
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Even though school just began this week, our classes were already busy learning about Rosh Hashana!
Students learned about different Sephardic and Ashkenazic halachot and traditions for the holiday, did hatarat nedarim, tested out different kinds of shofarot, and did art projects related to the chag.
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The BPY/Bnei Akiva Annual Lulav and Etrog Sale is now open!
Then join us at BPY on September 24 from 5-7PM to pick out your lulav and etrog and make sukkah decorations with your children!
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Introducing...the Achdut Annual Campaign!
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BPY's
Annu
al Camp
aign
has been renamed the
ACHDUT ANNUAL CAMPAIGN!
The Hebrew word, "
achdut" (unity) was chosen to highlight BPY's core value of community and convey the essential role each one of us plays in coming together to ensure that BPY has the financial resources it needs to continue to flourish.
The campaign's logo takes as its inspiration the peaks of
Har Sinai, where the Jewish people gathered in perfect unity awaiting
Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah. Rashi explains that they stood there "
ke-ish echad be'lev echad," כאיש אחד בלב אחד, as one people with one heart.
Please join together with the BPY community of parents, grandparents, staff, and community members to strengthen our school community and enrich the lives of our children - spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually - in their home away from home.
CLICK HERE to learn more about our
Yamim Noraim appeal that is currently underway.
To discuss a pledge or gift, inquire about sponsorship opportunities, or volunteer to help with the campaign, please contact Rachel Weiss, BPY's Director of Development (201-845-5007 x35,
[email protected]) or Josh Drazen, Achdut Annual Campaign Chair (
[email protected]).
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The next
book selection for the BPY Women's
Book
Club is
My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past by Ariel Sabar.
The discussion will be held at the home of Amy Zwas, 52 Merrison St., Teaneck, on
Saturday, Sept. 19th at 9PM.
New (and old!) members are warmly invited to attend!
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Dedicated Days of Learning
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TUESDAY's learning
was dedicated by
Ari and Yvette Braunstein
to commemorate the 10th yahrzeit of Yvette's mother,
Beverly Trauring, Baila Bat Henoch z"l,
grandmother of Abigail (2) & Charlie Braunstein.
May her neshama have an aliya.
WEDNESDAY's learning was
dedicated by
Lori Fein and Martin Ramirez
to commemorate the 2nd yahrzeit of Lori's brother,
Rick Fein, Rahmiel Aharon z"l,
beloved uncle of Aviva, Margalit (8), Dahlia (6) , Adiel (3), and Izzy (1) Ramirez.
THURSDAY's learning was
dedicated
to wish Shalev and Zahara Rubinstein
an exciting new year at school
where they will no doubt continue to grow, learn, succeed
and make us all proud.
Love Mom, Dad, grandparents, big brother Azriel,
aunts, uncles and all of their cousins.
FRIDAY's learning was
dedicated by
Ephrat and Ron Orgel
to commemorate the yahrzeit of Ephrat's father,
Howard Shulkes, Tzvi Ben Ephraim z"l,
grandfather of Ariel (5), Lyla (K) , Rafi (K), and Ella.
FRIDAY's learning was also dedicated in memory of the victims of September 11 and in honor of the first responders in commemoration of this national day of service and remembrance.
If you would like to dedicate a day or week of learning, please contact Rachel at x35 or [email protected]
Sponsorships begin at $180
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Advertise and Support Our School!
Contact Shoshi at [email protected]
for more details.
Inclusion of any ads in this newsletter does not constitute an endorsement by Ben Porat Yosef. Ben Porat Yosef accepts no liability in connection with the use of any product, service, or technique advertised.
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