Dear BYDS Families and Friends,

Many thanks to all of our Annual Giving Participants--see current list below.  

Very soon you will be receiving the official invitation for this year's Annual Gala, and we are offering a means to handle both your annual gift and your Gala tickets by way of one of our combo packages. You may pledge online through My Backpack, mail/drop off your gift, or click into this Annual Giving Fund site to see the package support levels for Annual Giving and Gala:

Remember that all BYDS Annual Giving participants will receive an auto "BYDS" magnet--see pic below: 

Click Here to Donate Now and Get a Car Magnet. 

Please contact Marci Gilbert for more information or with questions. 

Thanks again to our supporters who have already made their annual gift!   

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Axler

Mr. and Mrs. Janice Bekker

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Eitan Bernstein

Drs. Edward and Elizabeth Berzin

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Block

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Brams

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brandt

Mr. and Mrs. Marian Braun

Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Daniels

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Deutsch

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elieff

Mr. and Mrs. Vipul Engineer

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Epstein

Dr. and Mrs. Marc Feldman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Feldman

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fradkin

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Frankfort

Mr. Todd Frankfort

Mr. and Mrs. Reid Friedman

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Getz

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gibbs

Drs. Neal and Cathie Gittleman

Dr. Joseph Goetz

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goldberg

Ms. Elaine Gotlieb

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Greenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Israel Grinberg

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grinstein

Mr. and Mrs. David Grzebinski

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Hakimi

Mr. Shalom Isaacson

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Kalina

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kapiloff

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Katz

Dr. Stephen Katz and Dr. Jacquie Lappin

Mr. and Mrs. Yair Kol

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Laviage

Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Leibman

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Levin

Mr. Michael Levy and Dr. Naomi Levy

Mr. and Mrs. David Loev

Ms. Gloria McLean

Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Meicler

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mellon

Ms. Susan Mesches

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Miller

Ms. Cindy Moore

Rabbi and Cantor Steve Morgen

Ms. Denise Olitzki

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paine

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pogach

Dr. Giancarlo Romero and Dr. Debora Levine

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rosenzweig

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Roubein

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rubenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Saber

Dr. and Mrs. Allen Schuster

Rabbi and Mrs. Jack Segal

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Selzer

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Sheena

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sherman

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sondock

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sorkin

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Staller

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Staller

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stern

Rabbi and Mrs. Brian Strauss

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Strug

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swartz

Ms. Kelli Sydow

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Talisman

Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wadler

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weinstein

Dr. and Mrs. Etan Weinstock

Mr. Lance Wilbanks

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Yambra

Mr. and Mrs. Segev Zadok

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Zivley

• Tfillot

Yasher Koach to all students who led the Tfillot this past two week:

Chazzanim/Chazzaniot: Aidan Feldman, Eliana Haas, Kai Rubenstein,

Torah readers: Abbie Kleban, Cantor Dorf, Gable Sondock

Aliyot: Misha Berry, Brett Bazarsky, Daniel Malev

Gabbaim : Eli Cowan, Josh Kaminsky

• Kabbalat Shabbat

Yasher Koach to our Kabbalat Shabbat leaders last Friday:

Anna Greenberg, Aaron Stein, Spencer Gibbs, Daniel Leibman, Abby Cowan

*To follow our services schedule and assigned leaders please go to http://byds.org/academics/jewish-community-highlights/judaic-studies

• Mensch of the Week

We started our character education program which includes a monthly value that will be discussed during the school day and during services. Our October theme is Kavod (Respect) and we emphasize the importance of respecting friends, teachers and parents.

Number of the students presented high values of kindness and entered the Mensch Box (which is located in the Administartion lobby):

• Peter Berry - 5^th - bringing a backpack to a friend who was not with the class when they were leaving a room.
• Meier Turboff - 1^st - moving to another table so his friend would have a seat.
• Layla Mueller - 2^nd - helping a friend with her when she was unsure of the directions.
• Ari Strauss - 2^nd - helping a friend find his class when the student came to school late.
• Billy Berry - 1^st - getting a box of tissues for a friend that was sneezing a lot and without being asked to do it.
• Willa Berry - 2^nd - helping her friend rebandage his hand.
• Gustav Soloff - 1^st - running to gather his friends papers that were blown away by the wind.
• Levi Finkelman - 1^st - moving to another friend so his friend would have a seat.
• Abby Cowan and Ofir Kadosh - 3^rd - picking up trash on playground that didn't belong to her/him.  Great job.
• Joshua Danziger - 1^st - moving to another table so his friend would have a seat.

• Tzedakah

Thanks for the wonderful participation this past week. 100% Tzedakah was collected by all classes grades K-5!

Thanks to Timothy Yeh and Gabe Sondock for coordinating this weeks' project. We continue to collect coins every week and we are very excited to see such an overwhelming participation. The students will decide be the end of the semester where these monies should go to.

* Thanks to Rabecca Knafo and Avery Rubenstein for collecting tzedakah from the pre-school. Yasher Koach to the pre-school classes who generously gave to our tzedakh fund:

Ms. Hayley & Ms. Elaine 3's, Ms. Monique & Ms. Michelle 3's, Ms. Sharon & Ms. Elyse 3's, Ms. Barbara & Ms. Maureen Pre-K, Ms. Jean &Ms. Bonnie Pre-K, Ms. Helena & Ms. Linda's Pre-K.

• Kufsat Shabbat

Please follow our Kufsat Shabbat schedule (Shabbat box) as it appears on our website at http://byds.org/academics/jewish-community-highlights/judaic-studies

Please summarize your Shabbat experience with your child and return it with the Shabbat box.

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