CALENDAR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 EREV ROSH HASHANA

NO SESSIONS *******

MONDAY & TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14 & 15

ROSH HASHANA NO SESSIONS

******* WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16

TZOM GEDALIA 12:15 PM DISMISSAL

GRADES ECD-8 *******

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 EREV YOM KIPPUR

******* WED., SEPTEMBER 23

YOM KIPPUR NO SESSIONS

******* THURS., SEPTEMBER 24: 9 AM SHACHARIS FOR

BOYS GRADES 6-8 9:45 ARRIVAL FOR GIRLS GRADES 1-8,

BOYS GRADES 1-5 & ECD DAVENING IN YESHIVA FOR

ALL GRADES

******* SUNDAY, SEPT. 27-

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 SUKKOS VACATION

NO SESSIONS SESSIONS RESUME ON

THURSDAY, OCT. 8

Parshas Nitzavim

Hadlakas Neiros : 6 :55 PM

Shabbos ends: 8:11 PM 1 I S S U E

September 11, 2015

Dear Parents, The גמרא says in ראש השנה;

ז(“)דף ט that the reason we blow the שופר both תקיעות דמיושב before שמונה עשרה, when technically one may sit during these תקיעות and then again שמונה during ,תקיעות דמעומד to -כדי לערבב השטן is ,עשרה confuse the שטן and prevent him from saying negative words about .כלל ישראלRashi explains that since we are perform-ing the מצוה of שופר twice, and דמיושב) we (דמעומדare showing our exuber-ance, love and enthusiasm for the performance of מצוות, thus the .loses his power against us שטןThe ם ‘‘חידושי הרי asks: Why is doing the מצוות twice considered to be חיבוב המצוות? He explains that the first blowing could be perceived as performing the מצות selfishly by reminding Hashem of the עקידה in order to be granted a good year. Therefore the second time is done for the sake of חיבוב .המצוות

We see from this גמרא that even when we are performing the most precious מצוה on ראש השנה such as blowing the שופר, the key is to do it with fervor, excitement and love. We are often more preoccupied with getting מצוות done without placing enough emphasis on the

quality of how they are being performed. If we view them as a burden, that message is communicated, albeit subtly, to our children as such.

If we express our enthusiasm and display honor and privilege in doing the ‘ מצוות ה , our children learn a great lesson and as a result the שטן will have no power over us! Wishing you all a happy & healthy year! כתיבה וחתימה טובה Rabbi Berel Leiner, Menahel

YBHYBHYBHighlights

MESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHELMESSAGE FROM OUR MENAHEL

WELCOME NEW STUDENTS

& WELCOME BACK RETURNING STUDENTS!

Tuesday, 24 Elul (9/8)

In memory of Jerome Palley, Yosef Dovid ben Michel,

grandfather of Sara Gittel (8G) & Tzipi (5G) Palley, sponsored

by the Palley family

Wednesday, 25 Elul (9/9) In memory of

Miriam bas Yehoshua, Rabbi Leiner's mother

sponsored by the YBH family

Thursday, 26 Elul (9/10) In commemoration of the yarhtzeit of Rabbi Shmuel

Eliyahu Auman z”l, sponsored by Rabbi and Mrs. Refoel Auman, grandparents of Meir Auman Feigin (6B)

Friday, 27 Elul (9/11)

In commemoration of the shloshim on Erev Rosh Hashana

of Ricky Doppelt, Rivka bas Shevach,

great grandmother of Dovid (8B) & Gavriel (3B) Schwartz,

sponsored by Cari and Andrew Schwartz

& In commemoration of the

yahrtzeit of Tuvia ben Aharon, Theodore Chernotsky,

great grandfather of Rina (8G), Chaim (7B), Neima (5G) & Meira (1G) Glasser, sponsored by the

Glasser family

HOT LUNCH

Wednesday Sep. 16: Tzom Gedalia - no lunch

Thursday Sep. 17: Macaroni & cheese,

salad with Italian or Thousand Island dressing, pickles, Ketchup & freeze pops

Friday Sept. 18: Bagel with cream cheese

(or optional spread by request via email )

Dipsy Doodles or chips snack bag & fresh fruit

Substitutions available Thursday with side dishes are:

two hot potato bourekas or potatoes knishes,

two grilled cheese sandwiches, falafel and pita, noodles with marinara or ketchup on side,

tuna or egg salad on fresh bread or wrap. Please email your sub-

stitution choice by Sunday evening with your child's name, grade and morning teacher to goodshabbos@optimum.net

You will receive a confirmation.

Parnes Hayom Learning was dedicated on the following days:

GIRLS’ LIMUDEI KODESH UPDATE

MAZAL TOV TO…

YBH President Dr. Jonathan and Mrs. Paula Gold on the

engagement of their son Ariel to Sarah Kess

Rabbi Shrage & Mrs. Perele Mend-

lowitz (ECD Director) on the birth of a granddaughter

Rabbi Dovid & Gloria Clyman

on the birth of a grandson

Rabbi Shaya and Mrs. Gayle Jaffe on the engagement of their son

Yosef to Pirchia Wise and on the birth of a

granddaughter

Shaul Khayyat and family on his Bar Mitzvah

Rachel Hack & family on her Bas Mitzvah

Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Sylwia

Skerett (1B GS teacher) on the birth of a daughter

Mr. Zvi & Mrs. Mimi Gardenzwartz

(RR teacher) on the marriage of their daughter

Maya to Ze’ev Slanger

Mr. Eric & Mrs. Kara Palley (Tzipi -6G & Sara Gittel -8G) on the engagement of their

daughter Shayna to Aaron Sumner

Rabbi Sheldon & Mrs. Deena Morris (Dovi -3B, Ahuva-1G & Asher- P1A) on the birth of a

daughter

CONDOLENCES TO:

Rabbi Berel Leiner on the loss of his mother, Mrs. Miriam Leiner

PTA CORNER

We are so excited to welcome all the adorable new and familiar faces to YBH! A special thank you to

Etana Kamara for coordinating the ECD Meet & Greet!

The PTA would like to thank all the families who contributed to the Parnes Hayom for the loss of Rabbi Leiner's beloved mother. It will now become an annual dedication in the years ahead.

May her neshama have an aliyah.

Stay tuned for exciting upcoming events & wishing all

a Shana Tova!

Dear Parents, Welcome back! B’syita dish-maya the school year began with enthusiasm and excite-ment. It was wonderful to welcome and greet all of our girls to another wonderful year of learning and growing at YBH after a refreshing summer vacation. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new girls who joined the YBH family. I look forward to getting to know you and your daugh-ters over the coming days. This year presents us with the unique circumstance of the start of the school year coinciding closely with the start of our calendar year. The halls of YBH are perme-ating with preparations for the Yomim Noraim. It is heartwarming to walk through the hallways and listen to the inspirational lessons being taught so beautifully. How fitting it is that our enthusiastic chil-dren begin the school year with clean slates and high aspirations as they prepare for Rosh Hashanah . As they arrived to school with their new supplies to meet their teachers, they put their best foot forward as they strive to make this their best year. I couldn’t help thinking “Let us watch them and learn to apply this determination to start anew and build a better relationship with Hashem”. At our opening assembly on Tuesday, I shared a beautiful poem with the middle school girls about Hashem being our “captain”, waiting for us to raise our flag, to try our best and He is ready to help us. As the pasuk states, דרשו ה' בהמצאו וקראוהו ”

“ בהיותו קרוב , “Search for Hashem when He is found and call to Him when He is close”. The first through fifth graders heard an inspirational mashal about a shiny silver bell, illustrating the purpose of the shofer as a wake up call to do teshu-vah. All the girls received keychain tape measures to measure their “growth”. As the days go by, our bulle-tin board in the lobby active-ly displays mitzvos and thoughts about teshuvah that our girls are involved with during this time of year.

The Morohs had the oppor-tunity, along with the rest of the YBH staff, to participate in a meaningful Professional Development session at our In Service day before the start of school. We had the privilege of hearing Rabbi Jonathan Rietti expound on the topic of “The Art of the Deal; How to Teach Many Minds”. He discussed the importance of developing a rapport with each child and he explained the multiple levels of intelligence. Mrs. Lichtman presented a work-shop with Rick Wormeli on the topic of “Differentiated Grading”. It was an uplifting day as we were afforded many practical ideas to think about and implement as we continue to grow as educa-tors. We worked closely throughout the summer with each morah to further develop our curriculum by reinforcement and building of skills. We have updated our Chumash and Rashi baseline assessments which the morohs will be adminis-tering over the coming days. The assessments will help evaluate if our students are mastering the skills designed for each grade level. Build-ing upon the foundation of what was laid in the past is crucial for effective instruc-tion. Through assessments, we are working towards en-suring that our students master the skills which will enable them to move on to the next level, ultimately giving them the tools to be independent learners. It has been a tremendous nachas for us as we have heard particularly positive feedback from parents and students about the Yediyos Klaliyos program at YBH. The program has truly enhanced the girls’ learning experi-ence and has been useful to them as they further their education. This year, we have initiated a new component of the Yediyos Klaliyos program that will emphasize proper Hebrew spelling. We also designed a unified heading to be used by all grades when submitting an assign-ment to reinforce correct spelling of specific concepts. We look forward to contin-ued growth in this area.

Aligned with a quality stand-ard of education, our goal at YBH is to imbue the girls with a love for Torah and mitzvos. We have many creative and inspirational programs planned over the course of the year to facili-tate development of this connection. The elementary school girls have already been introduced to our “YBH PRINCESS PROGRAM” to enhance their gratitude to Hashem each day in bentching in addition to emphasizing the importance of seder v’nikayon. Each class has begun to accumu-late “gems” for their “crowns” as they clean up and organize their tables after lunch. We can’t wait to “star” the certificates on the designat-ed bulletin board in the lunchroom of those students who excel in their bentching. Stay tuned for details as preparations are underway for our middle school Yom Iyun, which will take place during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. We will have the privilege of a visit from Rab-bi Glasser, as well as a hands on activity to demonstrate how to apply the words of inspiration as we prepare for Yom Kippur. Together with our wonderful and dedicat-ed morohs, who invest tre-mendous efforts and kochos in conjunction with the many programs which will be implemented this year, we will help our girls bring their dreams and goals for the new year to fruition and continue to “grow” in their avodas Hashem. I look for-ward to a year of success by partnering with each one of you to shep nachas from each girl. Please feel free to contact me via email at cstern@ybhpassaic.org or by phone at 973.777.0735, ext. 316, if you have any questions or concerns. Please remember that nothing is too small or insignificant when it comes to the success of our girls. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos and a K’siva V’chasima Tova! Mrs. Chana Frumit Stern Assistant Principal, Girls Division

A Peek Into Our Week Ms. Baum’s Third Grade Class: Cursive writing was introduced in 3G & the girls had fun demonstrating with their bodies how manuscript letters are straight and cursive are slanted. When Ms. Baum called out cursive, the girls bent their bodies. When Ms. Baum called out manuscript, the girls stood up straight. Then they received “sentence strips” to write their names in cursive as they think they should and decorated them with markers. We are saving them for the last day of school so the girls can see how different their names will look before and after learning the letters. Of course, by that time we will be expert cursive writers. We are looking forward to learning the cursive alphabet in the coming months. Morah Bechofer’s Kitah Beis: We had a great first week in Kitah Beis! Each and every girl has been arriving to class each day with a smile and eager to learn. In Chumash, we started learning parshas Noach and we discussed who Noach was and why the world had to be destroyed. We can’t wait to learn about the mabul and build our very own teivah! Morah also introduced our “scoops of shorashim” unit and we look forward to enjoying yummy ice cream as a reward for mastering many shorashim! Morah Aron’s Kitah Gimmel: We are off to a strong year of learning and growing. In parshas Chayei Sara, the girls are working on their skills to decoding words to their shorashim and translating the pesukim with our increasing comprehension skills. After discussing our own status as citizens or strangers, Hennie Fass asked, "how could Avraham have been a citizen and a stranger in the same land?' Many girls offered excellent answers. Yomim Noraim preparations are under way as we reflect on events in our lives of the past year and compiled a list of tefilos for this coming year. We wish everyone a Kesivah VeChasima Tova!

Mrs. Aisenman’s Fourth Grade Class: Fourth grade is off to a great start! The girls were excited to see each other and are ready to start the year. We started our first day with some “getting to know you” activities including an All About Me project, which is beautifully displayed in our classroom. As a class, we created a list of classroom rules and each girl has signed the chart indicating that she will follow these rules. The girls have also completed their own personal information page to help me get to know them better (their favorite subject, etc.). They have also provided me with information on reading and math, which will help me better understand their past experiences with these subjects and their goals for this year. Over the next couple of weeks we will be working on assessments in both math and reading to gauge what each child will need to succeed. This year we will be using the Reading Street program again and we are introducing Go Math, which had been introduced last year to several of the younger grades. After the holidays, we will also be starting our writing program. The girls will be writing different genres including realistic fiction, persuasive essays etc. and we will be working on story development. Even after just a couple of short weeks, it’s quite apparent that a great deal of learning will take place in fourth grade and we are all looking forward to a great year.

ECD HIGHLIGHTS Rosh Hashana brings with it a lot of scientific opportunities in Morah Nikki’s Pre-1A class. We enjoyed cutting up and examining apples. We observed the different colors of the apples, as well as the colors of the flesh, seeds and stem.

Then we got to taste the yummy apples. We listened to the crunch of the apples when we cut or bit them. We also got to feel the different parts of the apple: smooth, sticky, wet

and hard. We also enjoyed watching what happened to the cut up apples with and without a spritz of lemon juice.

To top it off, some of us really enjoyed eating the lemony apples!

Shana Tova from all the preschool children!

Rabbi Rietti at the Faculty In Service Day

6G Orientation