29 Kislev 5776
Shabbat Parshat Miketz
Candle Lighting 4:10 PM
Havdalah 5:10 PM
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Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
x10 or
[email protected]
Monday (12/14)
3:30 PM Dismissal, No Clubs, Regular Aftercare
Wednesday (12/16)
Picture Day!
Early Childhood Parlor Meeting for Prospective Parents
Thursday (12/17)
Afternoon Adventures Trimester I Ends
Friday (12/18)
Saturday Night (12/19)
6th Grade Girls Matan Session #1
Sunday (12/20)
Second Grade Mesibat Chumash
Monday (12/21)
Dr. Yocheved Debow:
You Want Me To Say What!? Talking to Our Kids About Sexuality: A Halachic Approach
Thursday (12/24)
Junior High Grandparents and Special Visitors Day
Friday (12/25)
Early Childhood and Elementary School Grandparents and Special Visitors Day
Thursday (12/31)
Junior High Discovery Learning Day (new date)
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Parshat Hashavua Winner
We can't wait to see who next week's winner will be....
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Dedicated Days of Learning
Monday's learning was dedicated for a refuah shleimah for
אברהם אלי בן מלה.
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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Thank you to everyone who
has already joined our
ACHDUT ANNUAL CAMPAIGN!
Your generosity is essential to BPY's continued ability to provide innovative and enriching educational experiences for our nearly 500 students each day.
MAKE YOUR ONE TIME OR RECURRING GIFT TODAY AT:
**All recurring, automatic monthly donations are now being matched, dollar for dollar! Any new $10,000 gift will be matched at 50 cents to the dollar.**
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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Scan to download the NEW BPY APP!
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The NEW BPY App is now available for free download on Google Play and the App Store. Download it today for instant access to pictures/videos, the school calendar, lunch calendar, classroom blogs, daily homework, and more!
Available for iPhone and Android!
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The BPY Store
$10 each
felt, corduroy, t-shirt, mesh
to order
The 2015-16 / 5776 BPY Discount Card is here!
Only $60 for 2 cards gets you great discounts at many area stores - this card will pay for itself!
Buy yours in the BPY office.
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CAMP KEF/
CAMP MA'ALOT
to register for CAMP KEF
to register for
CAMP MA'ALOT
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BPY Women's Book Club
NEW BOOK AND NEW DATE!
The next book selection for the BPY Women's Book Club is
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Meeting and discus
sion at the home of Rebecca Lopkin
314 Vandelinda Avenue in Teaneck
Saturday, January 2 at 8 PM
New (and old!) members are warmly invited to attend!
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Sign Up to Host BPY's
Bnot Sherut
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Community Events and Announcements
Community event listings are included in this newsletter as a service to the community and to our BPY families. Inclusion of community events in this newsletter does not constitute an endorsement by Ben Porat Yosef.
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Happy Chanukah and Shabbat Shalom
From Rav Tomer Ronen
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In this week's parsha, Miketz, we see the strength of achdut, unity. Even when accused of being spies, through Shimon's arrest, the demand that Binyamin be brought to secure his release and then Binyamin's being suspected of theft, Yosef's brothers stick together. We see clearly that they have learned this important lesson after their abandonment of Yosef so many years before.
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We see this theme of unity repeated in the story of Chanukah and the Maccabim. Every one of them had different strengths and they worked together to achieve a seemingly impossible victory.
Our Israel theme for this year's Maccabiah echoes the centrality of unity as well. Our teams - Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael - represent the three things that unite every Jew in the world: the nation, land, and country of Israel.
I am so proud of all of our elementary and junior high school students for the incredible teamwork, leadership, ruach, and sportsmanship they exhibited today. Throughout all the different competitions and challenges, everyone maintained a positive attitude as they cheered on their own teammates, as well as their peers on other teams.
I want to give a special thank you and kol hakavod to Rachel Schenkler, our programming assistant, for coordinating and overseeing so many of this week's special activities - of which there were many. Todah rabbah to all of our teachers as well for making this week so exciting and engaging for our students.
With best wishes for a Chag Chanukah Sameach and Shabbat Shalom to all,
Rav Tomer Ronen
Rosh HaYeshiva
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Shlock Rock Chanukah Concert
THIS SUNDAY at BPY
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The perfect Chanukah experience for the whole family!
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On Tuesday, Rav Ronen announced that we would be having a very important visitor coming to see BPY this afternoon - the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin! The children lined up outside waving Israeli flags to welcome him as his SUV drove down Frisch Court. The chauffeur opened the door and he stepped out to announce.....MACCABIAH!!! Many thanks to BPY Director of Finance and Operations, Norman Ferstenberg, for playing the role of Reuven Rivlin to break out this year's Israel Maccabiah theme!
Students in grades 3-8 were divided into three teams: Red/Medinat Yisrael, Blue/Eretz Yisrael, and Yellow/Am Yisrael. Junior high students led the teams and helped coordinate many of the activities which included relay races, math competitions, candle races, songs, cheers, ruach, and presentations. Kol Hakavod to the Blue/Eretz Yisrael team for leading the pack with 1811 points!
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| First and Second Grade Maccabiah |
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Students in grades 1-2 got to participate in their own Chanukah-themed Maccabiah as well. Each class became a Chanukah-themed team and they had their own relay races, built chanukiyot out of recycled materials, did science experiments, and held a chidon Chanukah. A great time was had by all!
Click Below to View the Grade 1 and 2 Final Presentations
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Every day during Chanukah, Rav Ronen lights our giant BPY chanukiyah with students and then leads them in Chanukah songs and dances.
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One especially beautiful part of Chanukah at BPY is our communal Hallel. The sounds of hundreds of children singing Hallel can be heard throughout the building every morning. Click below to listen in!
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Thank you to the BPY teachers and parents who opened their homes for class Chanukah parties! What a special and memorable way to celebrate the chag together!
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Barnes & Noble on Sunday for our annual Reading Rocks! event to celebrate reading and support the BPY library. Highlights included student poetry readings, story time with Morah Jessica, scavenger hunt, drama club performance, and candle lighting for the first night of Chanukah with Rav Ronen. Kol hakavod to the BPYPTO and all the volunteers who helped make this such a special day!
If you didn't get all the books on your list, don't worry - you can shop online at
www.barnesandnoble.com through Sunday and a percentage of your purchases will be directed to the BPY library when you enter 11738937 as your promo code. Happy shopping!
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In the midst of all the special programming for Chanukah, third through eighth graders got to participate in Star Wars Hour of Code this week. They created their own Star Wars video games using Java.
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| BPY Early Childhood Celebrates Chanukah |
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BPY early childhood was filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of Chanukah this week! Students played Chanukah games, did Chanukah art projects, cooked Chanukah foods, and loved celebrating the holiday together!
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Second Grade Mesibat Chumash
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Many thanks to
Inna and Howie Siegel for dedicating this year's M
esibat Chumash in loving memory of t
heir parents, Sarah bat Moshe Chaim, Yisrael ben Yosef, and Binyamin ben Avraham.
To dedicate one or more chumashim for a donation of $36 each, please visit
www.benporatyosef.org/annualcampaign. (Includes a customized dedication bookplate in each Chumash you dedicate.)
We will be live-streaming this event through the BPY App so that family members who aren't able to attend in person can view it online. Simply click on the "Live Stream" icon in the BPY App at 9:30AM on Sunday, December 20 (available for free download through Google Play and the App Store).
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Make Your Achdut Annual Campaign Before Tax Year End
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Make your Achdut Annual Campaign donation
before
December 31, 2015
TO RECEIVE A 2015 TAX DEDUCTION
and be included in our end of year Scroll of Honor!
Help support the fantastic co-curricular opportunities that BPY's children enjoy every day!
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You Want Me to Say What!?
Talking to Our Children About Sexuality: A Halachic Approach with Dr. Yocheved Debow |
| Grandparents and Special Visitors Day |
Did you register yet?
Help us plan and expedite your check-in when you arrive by registering today!
Parent volunteers are needed to help with registration, photography, and directing guests. If you can help for any amount of time, please contact Tova Small at [email protected]
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Help a neighbor stay warm this winter!
Drop off your gently used winter coats outside the BPY office for the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey's Winter Coat Drive.
We will be collecting coats through the end of the month.
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| Volunteer Opportunities for Parents and Grandparents |
If can help with Picture Day on Wednesday, December 16, please email Rachel Schenkler at
[email protected].
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If you can help with registration, photography, or directing guests at Grandparents and Special Visitors Day on Friday, December 25, please email Tova Small at [email protected]
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To get involved in BPY's 14th Annual Auction, please email Deborah Blaiberg at [email protected]
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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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