10 Cheshvan 5776
Shabbat Parshat Lech Lecha
Candle Lighting 5:46 PM
Havdalah 6:45 PM
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Mazal tov to
Elina and Moshe Azizollahoff (BPY's Director of Technology) and the entire family on the birth of a baby boy!
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Mazal tov to
Sarah and Joseph Rosenfeld, big brother Mason (K), big brother Joshy (PK), and the entire family on the birth of a baby boy!
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Mazal tov to
Noemi and Michael Sobol, big sister Anael (5) and the entire family on the birth of a baby boy!
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Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
x10 or
[email protected]
Tuesday (10/27)
Open House for Prospective Parents at 7:45 PM
Wednesday (10/28)
Last day to donate to the Lone Soldier Clothing Drive
Shabbat (10/31)
Rav Ronen scholar-in-residence at Congregation Shaarei Orah in Teaneck
BPY Women's Book Club at 8 PM
Sunday (11/1)
JFNNJ Mitzvah Day and BPY River Clean Up and Trail Making Event
Save The Date!
Tuesday (11/3)
Teacher In Service Day - NO SESSIONS
Friday (11/6)
Early 1:20 PM Friday Dismissal Begins
Sunday (11/8)
Early Childhood Grandparent/Special Visitor Brunch and Magic Show (RSVP here)
Monday (11/9)
BPY Security Information Session for Parents (
RSVP here)
Sunday, (12/13)
Shlock Rock Concert!
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Dedicated Days of Learning
Friday's learning was dedicated by
Ruth and Philip Roth
in memory of
Saul Tepler, father of Ruth,
Shalom Aharon ben Gedalya v' Bayla,
to commemorate the second
yahrzeit.
An extraordinary father.
Yehi zichro baruch and may his
neshama have an
aliya.
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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- get all of our videos first
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The BPY Store
$10 each
felt, corduroy, t-shirt, mesh
to order
Make every day a
"challah-day!"
The BPYPTO is teaming up with the BPY eighth grade to sell delicious fresh challot from the Challah Fairy.
Place your order by Tuesday of each week by
clicking here.
Questions? email [email protected]
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
Still Alice by Lisa Genova.
The upcoming book club meeting will be held at the home of Debra Passner, 563 Cumberland Ave. in Teaneck on Saturday, October 31 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.
Teach NJS is hosting a Teaneck School Board Candidates Forum
Monday evening, October 26th, 2015 at 7:45 PM
at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, 641 West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck
Come and meet the candidates running for the Teaneck School Board and hear their stance on the importance of a strong public school system, property taxes, sp
ecial education and busing for eligible students. These are only a few of the topics that will be discussed that evening. This is an important opportunity to be SEEN and HEARD by local school board candidates.
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Shabbat Shalom
From Rav Tomer Ronen
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| This morning, I asked our fifth graders what they would say if I put a beautiful, elaborate cake (like one of the cakes from Cake Boss) in front of them and told them that it just appeared out of nothing - that no one created it, it just happened. Of course, they replied that they would tell me that wasn't possible. I agreed, explaining that cakes like the ones featured on many television shows require an incredible amount of planning, creativity, thought, and execution by people (sometimes by large groups of them) working together over many weeks. |
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I further explained that Avraham Avinu went through this same process when he looked around and saw the beautiful world around him, full of trees, fruit, flowers, animals, rivers, mountains, and people. He realized that all of this could not simply have happened on its own. It was when he was searching for an explanation that Hashem started speaking to him and revealed Himself as the Creator of the world.
Last Sunday, hundreds of members of the BPY family gathered together to celebrate our Chanukat Habayit and the purchase of our permanent home. This too was a momentous achievement that did not simply happen on its own. The purchase of our building was the result of years of planning, forethought, hard work, and generosity on the part of many, many people - guided by Hashem's love and faith to see it through.Todah rabbah to everyone who played a role in the realization of this dream and to our Creator, who blessed us and brought us to this day.
At the same time that we are celebrating our home here, our home in Israel is under attack. I hope that many BPY parents and staff members will join us THIS SUNDAY AT 8PM, to show their support for Israel and hear from Miriam Peretz, whose family has sacrificed so much to keep Israel safe and who will speak to us about the current situation there. Please see the flyer below for more information - this community event is free and open to everyone so spread the word and bring your friends. Please join me in praying for a swift end to the violence and peace for all.
With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,
Rav Tomer Ronen
Rosh HaYeshiva
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| Open House - THIS TUESDAY! |
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Got friends?
Bring them to our
Open House for Prospective Parents
Tuesday, October 27 at 7:45 PM
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Ruth Roth is busy preparing folders for Open House and could use a few extra hands.
The "folder stuffing" will commence at about
9 AM
on Monday
morning,
October 26th
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If you are available, willing and able, please contact Ruth at
[email protected]
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Thanks in advance!
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday for our Chanukat Habayit celebrating our permanent home! After our ribbon cutting, Rav Ronen affixed new
mezuzot and then Yoni Z treated us to fabulous concert and dancing. Other highlights included bounce houses, face painting, mezuzah making, other crafts, parent/child soccer, a petting zoo and more!
A huge thank you to Rachel Weiss, Director of Development, and the event planning committee for organizing this wonderful event!
Todah rabbah and
kol hakavod to the Shorashim Capital Campaign committee chaired by Daniel Cohen and all to of our generous donors for making the dream of a permanent home for BPY a reality!
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Discovery Learning Day Video:
How Do YOU Measure Up?
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For our first Discovery Learning Day of the year (which took place during Chol Hamoed Sukkot) BPY elementary school students researched the amazing talents of different animals and then ESTIMATED, MEASURED, and COMPARED their own abilities in these areas. View this video to see more!
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A Parenting Paradigm Shift: Part II
by Stanley Fischman
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Last week, I wrote about Dr. Kim Gile's article, "Being a Better Parent."She stressed that parents should try to avoid exercising control over their children and should be less scared and more loving. Her favorite author, Dr.
Shefali Tsabary, suggests that
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parents respond to this challenge by first realizing that they really have only two options and can be in one of two places in terms of their child-rearing at any given moment: 1) "fear energy - coming from a place of protecting, controlling, telling, probing, demanding and needing in order to calm your fears" or 2) "love energy - coming from a place of calming, offering, listening, honoring, respecting, caring and giving in order to serve and lift others."
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BPY eighth graders are #Not2Tough2Tutu! After learning about the science behind cancer and different cancer treatments for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BPY eighth graders participated in A.C. Moore's #Not2Tough2Tutu campaign to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Looking good eighth grade!
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On Thursday morning, BPY welcomed a student delegation from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. The university students are in the U.S. through the Generations of Israel program. They visited various BPY classes and led small groups of junior high students in discussion sessions focused on Israeli innovations, interpersonal relationships, places in Israel, and Israeli experiences (all conducted in Hebrew of course!).
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Modern Orthodox athlete and Jewish day school graduate AJ Edelman visited with junior high students this morning to tell them about his journey as an athlete and his chosen sport, skeleton. AJ is training to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the Israeli delegation. He described skeleton (which involves sledding down a curving track at 90 mph with your chin less than 1 inch from the ice), shared the special equipment he uses, and answers many questions the students had. He even let students try out his sled and handle all of his gear. Thank you AJ for visiting with us and thank you to AJ's cousin, BPY parent JJ Weinstein, for organizing this fascinating and inspiring presentation!
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| Getting Ready for Our River Clean Up |
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Thank you to the incredible volunteers from the Teaneck Creek Conservancy and Morah Jean's family who came out to prepare and mark the trails for our River Clean Up and Trail Making Event on November 1. Elementary school students joined later in the week - helping to locate garbage that needs to be removed and identifying the trail markers.
All BPY families are encouraged to come out on Sunday, November 1 from 12-3 PM to help clean up the woods and river and create trails so that our students can access this beautiful learning environment more easily. Wear long pants and sleeves and sturdy shoes - pizza will be served! (see below for more information)
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Coming Soon:
The Discovery Room YouTube Channel |
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Morah Jean Myers, BPY's Elementary School Science Specialist, is working with grades 2-5 to create interactive animal exhibits in our Discovery Room. The students are researching the animals and making their own posters and videos to share their findings. The videos will be available on the BPY Discovery Room's very own YouTube channel. Stay tuned....
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Water, water, everywhere!
Kindergartners used Parshat Noach as as a jumping off point to learn about water in different ways. Gan Ilanot studied the different oceans and learned what makes each one unique - then they painted their own oceans! Gan Chaverim learned how water gets into our houses and constructed their own pipes using paper towel and toilet paper rolls. Gan Keshet made their own boats out of tinfoil and then tested their strength by floating them in water and adding extra weight with pennies.
Second graders have been focused on creating a caring and effective classroom community. They created a big chart to keep track of all their positive classroom behaviors and marked each one with a colorful sticker. To celebrate completing their first chart, they celebrated with a pajama party in school!
Junior high students started electives last week with yearbook, nature, running, photography, basketball,
mishmar and art.
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| Miriam Peretz - THIS SUNDAY AT 8PM |
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BPY's Lone Soldier Clothing Drive
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Thank you to everyone who has already donated to this Mitzvah Day project to support the lone soldiers of the IDF and make sure they have the clothing they need to protect Am Yisrael! The deadline for donations is this Wednesday (10/28) - please drop off additional donations in the box outside the BPY front office.
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Rav Ronen at Shaarei Orah in Teaneck -
NEXT SHABBAT
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All BPY families are warmly invited to join the Shaarei Orah community and our Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Tomer Ronen, Scholar-in-Residence for Shabbat Parshat Vayera on October 31.
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River Clean Up and Trail Making - November 1
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!
Join BPY, the Hackensack Riverkeeper, and the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey for our Mitzvah Day River Clean Up and Trail Making event on November 1 from 12-3PM at BPY.
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| Early Childhood Grandparent/Special Visitor Brunch - Sunday, November 8 |
Click here to reserve tickets and pay at the door.
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BPY Security Information Session for Parents
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SAVE THE DATE FOR SHLOCK ROCK!
A joint project of the BPYPTO and the BPY Grandparents Association
Sunday, December 13 at 11 AM
More information coming soon!
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Voting Reminder from Teach NJS
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GET OUT AND VOTE!!!
Teach
NJS, a partnership of 20 day schools, 2 Federations and the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, reminds YOU to Get Out and Vote on
November 3, 2015. Polls are open from
6AM to
8PM.
This year is the first time since 1999 that the State Assembly is the highest office on the ballot. It is anticipated that the statewide turnout will be less than 20%. This gives our community a unique opportunity to be noticed and heard if everyone comes out and votes. This will increase our chance for successfully advocating for increased funding from Trenton for our children's education.
Can't make it to the polling station on
November 3rd? No problem! Please click on the link below to request an absentee ballot form to be sent directly to your home. The deadline to apply is on
Tuesday, October 27th.
Please click here:
For more information contact us via info@
TeachNJS.org or
check our website at
www.TeachNJS.org
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Advertise and Support Our School!
Contact Shoshi at [email protected]
for more details.
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