20 Tevet 5776
Shabbat Parshat Shemot
Candle Lighting 4:20 PM
Havdalah 5:21 PM
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Mazal tov to Mrs. Vinora Wagner, BPY computer teacher,
on the birth of her grandson, Finn James.
Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
x10 or
[email protected]
Friday (1/1)
No Sessions
Motzei Shabbat (1/2)
8PM - BPY Women's Book Club
Monday (1/4)
Afternoon Adventures Trimester II Begins
Monday (1/11)
Rosh Chodesh Shevat
Friday-Shabbat (1/15-16)
Junior High Shabbaton and Bowling Night
Sunday (1/17)
First Grade Mesibat HaSiddur
Thursday-Friday (1/21-29)
Winter Break
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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
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 BPY Store
Stay Warm This Winter With BPY Winter Gear!
- BPY pullover hoodie sweatshirt (navy with BPY on the sleeve in green): $25
- BPY Bling logo zip-up sweatshirt: $35
- BPY Logo zip-up hoodie sweatshirt: $30
- BPY Sweatpants: $20
- BPY Legwarmers: $15
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- BPY Winter Hat: $15
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- BPY Phone Case: $5
Email [email protected] to order your BPY gear today!
$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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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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Shabbat Shalom
From Rav Tomer Ronen
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This week's parsha, Shemot, alludes to an important lesson in how we all relate to our children. We read:
וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ, מִבֵּית לֵוִי; וַיִּקַּח, אֶת-בַּת-לֵוִי
"And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi"
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Rashi explains that the word "went" refers to Amram heeding his daughter Miriam's advice and remarrying his wife Yocheved. When Paro commanded that all Hebrew baby boys be killed, Amram decided to separate from his wife to avoid this possible fate for their potential son. However, his daughter Miriam, who was only six years old at the time, pointed out that the result of this decision would be even worse than Paro's decree as it would prevent all babies from being born, boys and girls.
The midrash teaches us that Amram was one of four people in the world who were complete tzaddikim. Even his decision to divorce his wife to avoid procreation was not considered wrong since it came from a place of deep seriousness, thought, and upright intentions. What we do see from this pasuk, however, is the degree of respect with which Amran approached his young daughter and listened to her.
It says in Kohelet:
טוֹב יֶלֶד מִסְכֵּן, וְחָכָם--מִמֶּלֶךְ זָקֵן וּכְסִיל
"Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king"
What an important reminder to always listen to our children with open minds and open hearts.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rav Tomer Ronen
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LAST DAY TO MAKE AN END OF YEAR GIFT TO BPY
AND RECEIVE A 2015 TAX DEDUCTION!!!
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It's plain and simple...your end of year gift will help us give our students more incredible educational experiences like Machon HaMikdash, Star Wars Hour of Code, Google Expeditions, Living Legacy, and more...We strive to offer the most innovative, interactive, and thoughtful programs in yeshiva day school education - please help us continue to raise the bar!
Make your Achdut Annual Campaign donation before Shabbat, receive a 2015 tax deducation, and...get added to our End of Year Scroll of Honor.
INCREASE the IMPACT of your gift with TWO MATCHING PROGRAMS:
- DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH for new Matmid Society gifts (automatic monthly donations of ANY amount)
- 50% MATCH for new gifts/pledges of $10,000+
Contact Rachel Weiss at [email protected] or 201-845-5007 x35 for more information or to discuss your gift.
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BPY junior high students spent the day engaged in an in-depth and wide-ranging study of COLOR! They experimented with prisms, tested for and experienced colorblindness with the help of technology, conducted their own Stroop effect tests, dissected a sheep eyeball, conducted a chromatography lab, delved into the impact of color on mood and its use in marketing, and more! They even made their own t'chelet dye from the Murex Trunculous snail. Thank you to junior high science teacher, Mr. Aaron Kogut, for creating this incredible program and to all the staff members who brought it to life for our students! A special thank you to Rabbi Steve Roth for teaching our students about t'chelet and leading them in the process of creating this special blue dye.
Stay tuned for a video about the day's activities coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures below and on
BPY's Facebook page in the "Color: Junior High Discovery Learning Day 2015" album.
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| Matan Bat Mitzvah Program |
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Our Matan Bat Mitzvah Program for sixth grade girls and their mothers is off to a great start! Last week's session focused on Miriam and her role as a protector of her family. After learning various sources b'chevruta, the girls and their mothers wrote and performed short plays to bring those sources to life. Each mother/daughter pair also shared an influential figure from their own family and created a scrapbook page depicting some of that person's important character traits. Thank you to Morah Yael and Morah Dina for leading these memorable and creative experiences - we can't wait for our next meeting!
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| One Family's Journey From Baghdad to Israel |
Third graders got to hear a firsthand account of one family's journey from Baghdad, Iraq through Turkey to Eretz Yisrael. Even though they didn't have enough space or time to pack too many physical items, their special customs, traditions, recipes, and stories all made the journey safely in their heads and hearts to be passed on to the next generation. Many thanks to Leah Cohen, Savta of one of our third grade students, for sharing this fascinating story with our children!
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| Learning About Osteoporosis |
Thank you to BPY parent Dr. Mishaela Rubin for coming to speak with our eighth graders about osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to lose calcium and become more fragile. Dr. Rubin, who does clinical research at Columbia University, explained what causes osteoporosis, how it is treated, and what students can do now to protect their bones. Thanks to Dr. Rubin, our eighth graders were able to build on their study of the skeletal system and also gain a new perspective on their own health.
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| Around BPY Early Childhood |
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Gan Kochavim (NA) went letter golfing, playing alphabet mini-golf!
After the icy and wet weather earlier this week, the children of Gan Keshet (KC) wondered what makes snow, sleet, and rain. Since Morah Stacy studied meteorology in school, they invited her to visit their class to teach them more about the weather and precipitation!
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| Around BPY Elementary School |
Second graders are so excited to be learning from their brand new Chumashim! They are learning how to navigate the Chumash and have located their own special pesukim that they read at their Mesibat HaChumash last week...they are becoming real experts!
Third graders are linking their unit on biography in reading workshop with their study of geography in social studies. They are writing about what they discover about different geographical locations through the biographies they are reading then posting their pieces according to continent on the class bulletin board. They found that many of the people they are reading about are from North America and Europe, while only one is from Australia and none (yet!) are from Antarctica. Next, they are going to work in a math connection by analyzing the statistics they are compiling through this multidisciplinary project.
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Kol hakavod to the members of the junior high publications committee who have been working with Morah Joanne Siegel on the production of BPY's own junior high magazine, JHJ: Jr. High Jottings. The inaugural issue has now been published! Check it out by clicking on the cover below:
Before continuing with algebraic ratios and proportions, eighth grade algebra students looked at the Golden Ratio in their own bodies. The students paired up to measure their heights. Then they measured the distance from their feet to their belly buttons and computed the ratio. Many were very close to the Golden Ratio of 1.618!
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| It's All About the Achdut For...Jennifer and Shmuel Bieler |
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We are so grateful to have amazing BPY parents like Jennifer and Shmuel
Bieler who partner with us through the Matmid Society to provide enriching and innovative educational experiences for BPY's children!
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The First Two Steps to Mentschhood - Part II
by Stanley Fischman
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I enjoy teaching my fourth grade classes the "Seven Steps to Mentschhood," based on my book of the same title. We have now learned steps 1 & 2 which end with a three question worksheet. The last of those question is, "Why is it important to learn this step?" Last week, we reviewed the responses to Step # 1 - You shall love your fellow man as yourself. Following are selected responses to Step # 2: You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
4A:
- So when you are mad at someone you won't hate them in your heart.
- So you don't get into arguments.
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| Toy Drive Thank You From Project Ezrah |
December 28, 2015
Thank you for your Chanukah Toy Drive donation.
Sometimes it is perceived that chesed organizations run solely on the money raised. At Project
EZRAH, we are fortunate to have the support of community members who have the sensitivity to understand that chesed goes much further than dollars. In that regard, thank you for your generous donation of toys for our clients' children.
Many of our client families do not have the financial ability to spend money on non-necessities; unfortunately, that often means that after paying for the necessities of housing, food and clothing, there is little left over and it is often most painful for a parent not to be able to provide the "little extras" for their children. Certainly Chanukah toys and gifts could not have been a part of their Chanukah celebration had it not been for your generous donation.
I know that our client families are so grateful that they were able to see their children's opening-gifts smiles; we are all most appreciative of your sensitivity and generosity.
Project
EZRAH takes pride in sustaining a dignified lifestyle for all our candidates and their families; it is only with the help and sensitivity of supporters like you that we can achieve this goal. Your compassion is a vital contribution.
Tizku L'Mitzvot,
Susan G. Alpert
Director of Development
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| Volunteer Opportunities for Parents and Grandparents |
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To get involved in BPY's 14th Annual Auction, please email Deborah Blaiberg at [email protected]
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