BYDS Teacher Takes on Chair of Super Sunday

Here's a proud first for BYDS: First Grade Teacher Amy Krost is chairing this year's Jewish Federation Annual Campaign "Super Sunday." Amy is reaching out to our school faculty and all parents in our community, hoping to secure their volunteerism to help out on the big day, Sunday, December 9. Won't you answer Amy's call to give an hour of your time?

Amy makes the pitch the best: "I am so excited to be chairing The Houston Jewish Federation's Super Sunday event on Sunday, December 9th.   As you know, Beth Yeshurun Day School is a beneficiary of the annual campaign and by volunteering you are helping to insure BYDS continues to receive this critical support!  We know there is a lot going on that day--but we would love your help and support for even an hour. Remember, every call counts! Federation is investing in us. Let's give back and invest our time in them!"

We thank Amy and wish her and all the Federation volunteers great success for this year's Super Sunday event! We're ready to answer the call!

YES, I want to volunteer for Super Sunday and make an impact.

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• Tfillot

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

Chazzanim/Chazzaniot: Leor Belleli, Aiden Feldman, Jack Greenberg, Joshua Cororve, Julia Danziger, Spencer Gibbs, Sophie Sorkin, Noa Strauss, Aria Jochnau, Samantha Sorkin, Carly Schneider, Lauryn Kapiloff.

Torah readers: Cantor Dorf

Aliyot: Jessica Epstein, Marissa Loev, Sarah Erani

Gabbaim : Carolyn Kessler, Kai Rubenstein

• Kabbalat Shabbat

Yasher Koach to our Kabbalat Shabbat leaders on Friday:

Ethan Glaich, Ellen Weinstein, Micah Weinstock, Benjamin Zadok, Sara Wolf

*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 continue our character education program which includes a monthly value that will be discussed during the school day and during services. Our November theme is Kehilah (community) and we emphasize the importance hospitality, friendship and living in a community. Our Derech Eretz Committee introduced the quote "כל ישראל ערבים זה לזה" ("All of Israel are responsible for one another") during our morning services this week.

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

Micah Weinstock - 2^nd

- helping a friend who got hurt at recess inside the building. Packed up his bag and brought it to him at carpool.

Alex Kuperman - 5^th

- helping a first grader feel better when he was upset when he got to school.

Abe Behar - 3^rd

- helping a classmate catch up on work he missed while he was absent.

Kate Greenberg - 3^rd

- helping a classmate put together a report on the computer.

Taya Kol - 4^th

- always going above and beyond to help her teachers and friends.

Dylan Kessler - 2^nd

- always finding ways to help his friends.

Elah Tuchshnieder - 1^st

- going to get a student from their after school activity and bringing her to carpool - so helpful.

Josh Erani - 5^th

- being respectful and always showing derech eretz to his teacher and classmates.

Carli Schneider - 4^th

- being kind and respectful at all times and behaving with derech eretz.

Eli Cowan - 4^th

- being respectful to his teacher and classmates and behaving with derech eretz.

Mattie Pogach - 4^th

- showing tremendous derech eretz to her classmates and teacher!

Josh Erani - 5^th

- wanting to give up his own seat during lunch, so his teacher would be able to have a chair to sit down as well.

Stevie Nates - 4^th

- acting with derech eretz towards her teacher and classmates and always being a true mensch!

Alex Kuperman - 5^th

- acting with derech eretz to his teacher and classmates and always being a true mensch!

Mayah Pazgal - 5^th

- offering to give her presentation early when some of her classmates were unprepared.

Avery Rubenstein - 5^th

- offering to give her presentation early when some of her classmates were unprepared.

Harvey Gibbs - 5^th

- offered his chair to a teacher who did not have one at lunch.

Alex Kuperman - 5^th

- offered his chair to a teacher who did not have one at lunch.

Tzedakah

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

Thanks to Katie Zivley and Jenna Talisman 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.

Kufsat Shabbat

• Please follow our updated 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.