10 Adar 5776
Shabbat Parshat Tetzaveh
Candle Lighting 5:16 PM
Havdalah 6:18 PM
Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
x10 or
[email protected]
Motzei Shabbat (2/20)
7:30PM: Matan Bat Mitzvah Session #6
Sunday (2/21)
3-5PM: BPY Hunger Awareness Chesed Fair
Monday (2/22)
6PM: Girls Basketball Away Game at Ashar
Tuesday (2/23)
4:30PM: Boys Junior High Soccer Team Tryouts
8PM: A Parent's Guide to Reader's Workshop with Patty McGee
Wednesday (2/24)
6:30PM: Girls Basketball Away Game at SAR
Thursday (2/25)
Discovery Learning Day
4:30PM: Girls Junior High Soccer Team Tryouts
Friday (2/26)
Box Tops Collection Deadline
Motzei Shabbat (2/27)
8PM: BPY Women's Book Club
Upcoming Events:
Monday (2/29)
RSVP Deadline for Evening of Achdut (
click here to RSVP)
Wednesday (3/2)
Fourth Grade Heritage Fair
Last Day to Schedule Parent-Teacher Conferences (
click here to schedule)
Tuesday (3/8)
Scholastic Book Fair Opens
Tuesday (3/15)
8PM: Evening of Achdut
Sunday (April 10)
5-7PM: Circus Grand Night Out
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Parshat Hashavua Winner
Congratulations to our winning class for sending in the most signed
parsha sheets!
This week's winner is....3B!!!!
We can't wait to see who next week's winner will be....
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Dedicated Days of Learning
Tuesday's learning was dedicated by
the BPY community in memory of Rav Yaakov Cohen z"l, founder and hazzan of the Benaroya Sephardic Center at Congregation Ahavath Torah. The BPY family joins the Cohen family and the Benaroya Sephardic Center community in mourning this profound loss.
Tenuhamu min hashamayim.
Wednesday's learning was dedicated by
Seagal and Stephan Hagege in honor of Sadie (PK), Livie (T) and their newest addition, Avery.
If you would like to dedicate a day or week of learning, please contact Rachel Weiss 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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2015-16 Junior High
Basketball Season
BPY students, parents, and staff members are always invited to attend any of our BPY basketball games and cheer on our teams.
The game schedule can be found on the BPY Google calendar, on the BPY website, on the BPY app, or by
Let's go BPY!!!
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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
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
- BPY Pajama Pants: $25
- BPY Winter Hat: $15
Show Your BPY Pride Any Time:
- BPY Polo Shirts: $15
- BPY Glitter Headbands: $8
- BPY Bling Headbands: $10
- 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
The next book selection for the BPY Women's Book Club is
The Ambassador's Wife by Jennifer Steil
Meeting and discus
sion at the home of Shelley Fisher
449 Claremont Avenue in Teaneck
Saturday Night,
March 5 at 8PM
New (and old!) members are warmly invited to attend!
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BPY Birthday Book Club!
With your donation of $18, $36, or $54, the BPY library will add a new
book to its collection in honor of your child's (or grandchild's)
birthday. Each
book will include a customized dedication bookplate in honor of the child's
birthday with a special message of your choice.
Each
book helps to build our library - what a wonderful way to celebrate a
birthday!
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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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The focus of this week's parsha, Tetzaveh, is the clothing of the kohanim and the kohen gadol. The parsha goes into a lot of detail about exactly what the various garments look like, what they are made out of, their colors, embellishments, etc. Why do all of these details matter so much?
Every morning, we say the bracha: "Baruch ata Hashem....malbish arumim (who clothes the unclothed)." What are we thanking Hashem for with this bracha? The simple answer is that we are thanking Him |
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for providing us with clothing (something that we know not everyone in the world is blessed to have).
However, this week's
parsha
gives us some more insight into this
bracha.
Hashem differentiated people from animals by giving humans an internal sense of propriety and tzniut. To an animal, clothing doesn't make any difference but human beings feel uncomfortable if they are not dressed appropriately for different situations. We become embarrassed when we feel that we are not properly attired. The bracha is therefore also thanking Hashem for giving us that internal sense of tzniut and propriety that separates us from animals.
Beyond that, Hashem chose us, Am Yisrael, to be His "mamlechet kohanim" and "
goy kadosh
," His own priestly and holy nation. What we learn from the
parsha's
focus on
the details of the clothing of the kohanim is that clothing isn't just something to keep us protected from the elements, nor is it simply something to separate people from animals. Rather, in making us His holy people, Hashem gave each one of us an elevated sense of kavod, respect, for those around us and, just as importantly, for ourselves. It is therefore our responsibility to reflect this kavod, both inwardly and outwardly, in the way we present ourselves, to others and to ourselves.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rav Tomer Ronen
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| Congratulations to the Class of 2016! |
Congratulations to the members of the BPY Class of 2016 who were all accepted to their first choice yeshiva high schools last week! We know that your fine middot, academic curiosity, and genuine love of learning will serve you well in high school and beyond. Your BPY family is so proud of you and we forward to hearing about the wonderful contributions you are sure to make to our community and the world!
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Hunger Awareness Chesed Fair
THIS SUNDAY 3-5PM
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We are super excited for our upcoming Hunger Awareness Chesed Fair THIS
Sunday, February 21st
, from
3-5PM!
Why should you come? Let our 2B students tell you!
All classes, from kindergarten through eighth grade are playing a role in this event.
The ideas for many of the class projects came from the children, and we hope that they can all be there to help
execute them and feel proud of their work.
Admission to the fair is FREE but please bring nonperishable food for our first graders' food drive, used children's and adult books to donate to our third graders' book swap, and some small bills and change to purchase books (25 cents each) and other items from our students who will donate the proceeds to organizations that provide food relief.
Other highlights of the fair will include:
- Chesed-themed arts and crafts
- Kindergarten Skit
- Can Collection (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
- Healthy Snack Sale (2nd Grade)
- YouTube Video (2nd Grade)
- Brownie/Blondie Decorations (3rd grade)
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- Educational Booths (3rd and 5th grade)
- Carnival Games (4th grade)
- Jewelry Sale (4th grade)
- Selfie Station (5th grade)
- Bake Sale (Junior High)
- Movie Viewing ("The Lorax")
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We hope that you will make every effort to attend!
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First Graders Visit the Montclair Art Museum and the Jewish Home at Rockleigh
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This week our first graders got to enjoy a double field trip, with stops at both the
Montclair Art Museum
to study portraiture and create their own, and t
he Jewish Home
at Rockleigh to sing and bring joy to the residents there. What an amazing day, full of learning and chesed!
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Earlier this week, we celebrated President's Day! In honor of the holiday, the children in Gan Rina shared what they would do if they were President:
The students of Gan Ilanot studied George Washington and learned a song to help them remember the names of all of our US presidents. They even painted their own "presidential portraits"!
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Congratulations to BPY alumni Odelia Fried '14 and Joey Yudelson '14 on on their award-winning performances during this week's SAR High School 4th Annual Poetry Slam. Odelia and Joey were among 10 finalists selected from 80 performers. Kol Hakavod!
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| Around BPY Early Childhood |
Gan Parparim kicked off their transportation unit by painting with cars!
Gan Kochavim's hospital is open for business and our future doctors are taking excellent care of their patients!
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| Around BPY Elementary School |
First graders began their school study unit in social studies. They
brainstormed questions that they have about BPY and discussed ways that they could find the answers. Some of their questions had to do with the inside of the building so they learned about maps and then had an opportunity to work with partners to study maps of the inside of BPY. Next week,they will continue their investigation and try to find some more answers (and questions)!
Morah Hemda's second graders have been having a blast learning new Hebrew vocabulary through song and dance. Take a look at their routines!
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Seventh graders have been learning about cellular transportation by using eggs as models. After chemically removing the outer shells using vinegar, students placed their eggs in water or corn syrup to mimic different environments. Then they soaked their eggs in a red solution to see if the dye was able to penetrate the membranes. Always up for some fun, Mr. Kogut gave his students the opportunity to get creative when opening their eggs to see if the dye had entered. Check out a couple of their resulting eggs-plosions, captured here in slow motion...
Last week, eighth graders were treated to a special guest lecturer on the topic of "US Imperialism and the Spanish American War." One of their own classmates researched this topic in depth so Morah Debbie invited him to take her place (and her Smartboard) for the day so he could share what he learned, answer questions, and lead the class discussion. Highlights included exploring the definition of imperialism, US isolationism, yellow journalism, and the Cuban conflict. The class concluded with a debate about whether imperialism was good or bad.
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BPY eighth graders are selling yearbook ads to support eighth grade activities, including yearbook publication and the eighth grade class trip. Ads purchased by March 1 will receive a 10% discount. The deadline for all ads is March 15. |
For ad pricing and to purchase an ad, please
click here
. You can include the text for your ad in the "notes" space and the
yearbook
staff will design it for you or you can submit a print-ready ad in a JPEG or PDF format via email to
[email protected] (preferred).
Any ads that include Hebrew text
or photos must be s
ubmitted via email to
[email protected]
, print-ready, and formatted exactly as they should appear.
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BPY's next box top collection deadline is next Friday, February 26.
Please send your box tops in to the front office next week and help us earn more funds for our school! |
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A Parent's Guide to Reader's Workshop
With Patty McGee |
Evening of Achdut
Parent and Staff Appreciation Event |
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*RSVP BY
APRIL 4TH*
Click
HERE to RESERVE TICKETS
Click
HERE to PURCHASE TICKETS
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Along with hundreds of schools worldwide, BPY is proud to be participating in #
Trees4Ezra, a collaborative effort to plant fruit trees in Israel in memory of
Ezra Schwartz, z"l. Together, we are hoping to plant 100 or more trees in our own BPY grove in the "Ezra Schwartz Vineyard."
WOW, WE HAVE PLANTED 72 TREES SO FAR...
HELP US REACH 100!
Click here to plant your tree today:
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TeachNJS Missions to Trenton:
Secure Schools for ALL New Jersey Children |
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Teach NJS is planning a mission to Trenton on March 14 to meet with legislators and equal funding for non-public school students in the FY 2017 budget in the areas of security, nursing aid, technology, and textbooks.
BPY has been asked to select 10-20 parents and grandparents to participate in the mission to Trenton. If you would like to join one or both of these missions, please email Shoshana Glickman at [email protected].
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Tuesday, March 8 - Sunday, March 13
Including picture books, chapter books, middle school and young adult novels, games, kits and more!
Students in each grade will enjoy half an hour at the book fair during school to browse the displays and reserve items pending parental approval, no later than Sunday, March 13.
Parents and grandparents are welcome to come to the book fair during their children's assigned class times, before or after school, or in between parent-teacher conferences.
Click here to sign up to volunteer at the book fair.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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You can make this year's auction awesome by helping us offer the most incredible prizes!
- Do you have connections for concert tickets, hotel stays, or special experiences? Please use them to benefit our school - these prizes are in high demand!
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- Do you have your own business with prizes or services you can offer? Please offer them!
- Do you have a special talent or product you can contribute? Please let us know!
- Are there businesses or service providers that you frequent (stores, salons, closet companies, tailors, etc.) - ask them to donate!
Please let us know what prizes you can donate by clicking here. All prizes can be dropped off in the school office.
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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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