7 Nisan 5776
Shabbat Parshat Metzora
Shabbat HaGadol
Candle Lighting 7:18 PM
Havdalah 8:19PM
Mazal
tov to Debby and Yuval Graneviz, big sister Ma'ayan Zimand (8), big sister Tzofia Zimand (6), and the entire family on the birth of a baby girl!
Mazal tov to Morah Ariella
and David Feman, big brother Yoni (PK),
and the entire family on the
birth of a baby girl!
Mazal
tov to Ariel and Jared Harary, big brother Morris (PK), and the entire family on the birth of a baby girl!
Condolences to Morah Nikki Sausen on the loss of her father, Philip (Feivy) Fuchs.
Mitzvah Cards:
If you would like to send a mitzvah card please contact Shani at
x10 or
[email protected]
**Please
CLICK HERE to complete the "Hebrew in Jewish Day Schools" survey if one parent from your household has not already done so.**
Monday (4/18)
6th Grade Trip to the Lower East Side
Tuesday (4/19)
7PM: Boys HOME Soccer Game vs. JEC
Wednesday (4/20)
Third Grade Gardening
Thursday (4/21) - Sunday (5/1)
Pesach Break
Upcoming Events:
Monday (5/2) - Friday (5/6)
Unity Week
Thursday (5/5)
Yom Hashoah Observance (Grades 6-8)
Friday (5/6)
8th Grade Tolerance Presentations
Tuesday (5/10)
8PM: Erev Yom Hazikaron Community Ceremony
Wednesday (5/11)
Yom Hazikaron
Thursday (5/12)
Yom Haatzmaut
3:30PM Dismissal
5:30PM: Yom Haatzmaut Celebration and Daglanut
Monday (5/16) - Friday (5/20)
Terra Nova Standardized Assessments
Shabbat (5/21)
BPYPTO Teaneck Shabbat
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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....2B!!!!
Congratulations to this month's GRAND PRIZE WINNER: 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
Oren and Sarah Adler in memory of Oren's sister, Limor Adler z"l, Limor bat Gideon ve'Ayala, to commemorate her yahrzeit.
Tuesday's learning was also been dedicated by Ari and Yvette Braunstein in memory of Immanuel Trauring, Yitzchak ben Avraham Yosef z"l, father of Yvette and grandfather of
Abigail (2) and Charlie Braunstein, on the occasion of his 11th yahrzeit. May his neshama have an aliya.
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
Sports Seasons
BPY students, parents, and staff members are always invited to attend any of our BPY games and cheer on our teams.
The SOCCER game schedules can be found on the BPY Google calendar, on the BPY website, on the BPY app, or by
CLICKING HERE.
Let's go BPY!!!
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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:
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- 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 Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
Meeting and discus
sion at the home of
Amy Zwas
52 Merrison Street in Teaneck
Saturday Night,
May 21 at 9:30PM
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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AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL
LEGACY CORPORATION
in conjunction with the
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL IN NEW YORK
INVITE THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THE 50th ANNUAL
MICKEY MARCUS MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE
U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY - WEST POINT JEWISH CHAPEL
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016
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Shabbat Shalom
From Rav Tomer Ronen
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| This morning, I spoke to the students about the interesting connection between this week's parsha, Metzorah, and the upcoming holiday of Pesach. Last week, we had discussed how tzaraat was a punishment or warning for lashon harah. This week, I explained that there are actually three different types of tzaraat: |
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tzaraat in your house, your clothing, and your body. Each level serves as an increasing warning to examine your behavior when it comes to
lashon harah and work to change it. If not, then the afflicted individual is removed from the community and put in exile for seven days to do
teshuvah.
This week, we made the connection that the themes of
tzaraat and Pesach both relate to our use of speech, one negative and one positive. The name of the
chag evokes this as well: PEH (mouth) SACH (conversation). The main focus of the holiday of Pesach is around telling the story of our people's exodus from Egypt and passing the narrative of this defining and unifying moment down through the generations. This is an example of speech being used in a positive, productive, and empowering way.
We see from Parshat Metzorah that speech is a particularly powerful and potent tool and that the harm that can be done through it can be serious enough to warrant exclusion from the community. So too, through the holiday of Pesach, we see that speech can be just as powerful in a positive way, as it is essential to the strength and unity of our people.
Speaking of the power of speech, I shared the following tradition from my own family with the students today: In my family, every single person at the seder, from the youngest to the oldest, shares a
dvar Torah. I asked each one of our BPY students to make an effort to do the same at the
sedarim they attend. Please encourage your children to do so and share the results with me! I always love receiving emails from parents and grandparents after Pesach letting me know how our students contributed to the
sedarim. Please accept my best wishes for a
chag kasher v'sameach, full of the positive power of speech.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rav Tomer Ronen
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| Math Team Wins Second Place! |
Congratulations to BPY's junior high math team, who won SECOND PLACE at this week's Math Masters Tournament at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy! In addition to the team prize, Benjamin Shalumov earned a second place individual prize in the seventh grade competition and Maya Rubenstein placed third in the eighth grade individual competition! We are so proud of our students and grateful to our wonderful BPY math coaches, Ms. Berg and Morah Dina! Kol hakavod!
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| Third Grade Rashi Breakfast |
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BPY third graders and their parents or special guests participated in an amazing multimedia Rashi Breakfast program this week! Highlights included beautiful student projects, incredible dramatic videos illustrating different Rashi commentaries the students had learned, and a special opportunity to learn together. What a wonderful morning! Kol hakavod to the kitah gimmel morot and students on a fabulous presentation!
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Rashi Breakfast Opening Song
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Rashi Breakfast Production
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| Early Childhood Matzah Factory |
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Ready, set, go!
Early childhood students had a blast racing the clock to prepare their own matzot in less than 18 minutes as part of the Living Legacy Matzah Factory program! They learned all about the process of making matzah, from the time the wheat is harvested to the baking of the finished product. What wonderful experiential learning!
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The BPY Grandparents Association hosted a wonderful, fun "
Circus Grand Night Out" last Sunday for nearly 200 grandparents, parents, and students in grades K-8. The evening featured face painting, arts and crafts, a photo booth, and the awe-inspiring stunts and
circus performance of Joshua J. Superstar! A special thank you to
Areyvut, a fantastic non-profit organization dedicated to infusing the lives of Jewish youth and teens with
chesed,
tzedakah, and
tikkun olam, for joining us at the
Circus Grand Night Out to educate attendees about
chesed clowns and the countless opportunities to get involved.
We look forward to seeing you at the next Grandparents Association special event!
View more pictures at https://bpyscircusgrandnightout.shutterfly.com/ |
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Over the past few months, sixth grade girls and their mothers have been participating in the Matan Bat Mitzvah Program, led by Morah Yael and Morah Dina. The program focused on notable women in Jewish history - including Rivka, Devorah, Esther, Dona Gracia, and Anne Frank - and included text-based Torah learning combined with creative hands-on projects and experiences. For the final session this past Sunday, the group learned about Eshet Chayil and then enjoyed a Paint With Me! session where they created a two part tree-scape, signifying that all the women they studied are part of their roots as Jewish women today.
Thank you to Shani Weinstock and Shoshana Glickman for helping to coordinate logistics for the program. Thank you to BPY librarian Susan Levin for helping us identify additional sources to enrich the content. Thank you to the mothers and daughters who came with their positive spirit and enthusiasm to each and every session and, of course, a very special thank you to Morah Dina and Morah Yael for going above and beyond to make this experience incredibly meaningful and fun for all of the participants!
Zachinu
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| Sixth Grade Mesibat Siyum |
BPY sixth graders celebrated their completion of Masechet Megillah with a special mesibat siyum barbecue earlier this week! They played games related to the masechet and engaged in a friendly competition between the two classes - all in Hebrew! Kol hakavod to Rav Ariel and all of our sixth graders on this incredible accomplishment!
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This week, BPY eighth graders had the privilege of learning with Rabbi Chaim Poupko, BPY parent and Associate Rabbi at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood. Rabbi Poupko and the students explored the meaning of
kedusha and the lesson from Rav Kook that true
kedusha can only happen with other people. Thank you Rabbi Poupko for this enlightening lesson!
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This Week In BPY's Science Discovery Room...
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Fifth graders headed back out into the Van Saun Mill Brook this week to collect water samples which they analyzed in the lab to determine the health of the ecosystem. They also collected samples from the stormwater runoff pipes that drain into the brook. Stay tuned for their results...
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| Around BPY Early Childhood... |
Gan Keshet did a science experiment, entirely in Hebrew, inspired by Pesach. On
Pesach, we dip a vegetable in salt water so the students
filled two jars with water and added salt to one jar. They hypothesized
what would happen if they dropped an egg into both jars. The egg sank in the fresh
water, but floated in the salt water. They learned that the egg is "heavier" then the fresh water,
but when we add the salt to the water, the salt makes the water "heavier" than the egg.
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Second graders played a great game to practice identifying, exchanging, and counting pennies, nickels, and dimes. The students took turns rolling dice and putting the corresponding number of pennies on their game boards. When they had enough pennies, they exchanged them for a nickel.... and when they had two nickels, they could exchange them for a dime. The first player to get 20 cents was the winner! All you need is dice and coins and you are all set to enjoy this fun game at home!
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After working with the watershed ambassador last week, sixth grade students went out in the river to collect samples and identify different macroinvertebrates. Students found many pollution tolerant and pollution somewhat tolerant macroinvertebrates and determined that the water in our stream is somewhat polluted. Students will go back out next week to the stream to collect more data and we will be discussing ways to help clean up and prevent pollution in the future.
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| Pesach Guides and Mechirat Chametz Forms |
Thank you to Rabbi David Bassous for preparing these helpful Pesach guides, including the Sephardic and Ashkenazic halachot and minhagim of Pesach:
Click here for English
Click here for Hebrew
If you have questions, please contact Rabbi Bassous at [email protected].
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Thank you also to Rabbi Bassous for handling the sale of chametz for BPY families again this year.
To sell your chametz through Rabbi Bassous, please complete this form and return it to the school office no later than Tuesday, April 19.
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Teach Children Our Spiritual Story
by Stanley Fischman |
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In a recent column, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks writes about a message that Moshe Rabeinu taught our ancestors at the time of the exodus that reverberates all the way down to the present day. He begins by citing what Moshe did not say as the Children of Israel were about to leave Egypt and bondage.
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There were no lectures about the values of freedom and liberty, nor was there the long view of what lay ahead of them - not even a hint about their lives in the Promised Land. He instead strongly posits a message to parents. The most important thing parents should bequeath to their children is their family story: through the family narrative children get " ...a stronger sense of control over their lives and a higher sense of self esteem."
This Rabbi Sacks learns from what Moshe actually did say to our....
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