Spring 2020 Edition
THESENIORS OF KOL BT shir a k. '22 As our senior s begin to say goodbye and m ove on to the next stage in their lives, w e r em em ber the special senior s w ho have helped the Beth Tfiloh new spaper thr ive and flour ish. Ella W. '20 joined the new spaper because she felt ?it w ould be a r eally fun and nice w ay to expr ess [her ]self.? She w anted to speak her m ind and knew that new spaper w ould give her and other students the platfor m they deser ve. This year , Ella?s favor ite ar ticle she?s w r itten is about being a gir l in a fantasy football league. Fr om the new spaper , she?s lear ned that ?deadlines ar e r eally im por tant? because the new spaper ?is a collabor ative and team effor t.? For the r est of the high-schooler s, Ella w ants to r em ind ever yone ?to m ake the m ost of [your ] tim e and even if it feels like [you?r e] having a r eally har d day, keep going!? W hen M olly S. '20 cam e to the new spaper this fall, she w as a little skeptical. How ever , she w as pleasantly sur pr ised w ith how m uch she enjoyed w r iting for the new spaper and seeing her ar ticles in pr int. This year , M olly enjoyed w r iting about Weiner Fever , A-Z Tips on School, and Shabbat w ith Teacher s. Fr om the new spaper , she?s lear ned that ?your paper is never fully done and can alw ays be r eedited.? After year s at BT, M olly says that ?com m unity is ver y valuable and it's im por tant to find your com m unity. Going thr ough str uggles and losses ar e har d. It?s im por tant to have a com m unity that is ther e for you like BT.? Sam antha Z. '20 enter ed the new spaper r oom this year hoping to tr y som ething new. She?s lear ned differ ent w r iting styles and how to w r ite other types of ar ticles. This year , she?s w r itten about spor ts, classes and other things that m ake BT unique.
I f you w ou l d l i k e t o
After four year s w ith the Beth Tfiloh New spaper , Julia S. '20 has seen it all. She?s acted as an editor , layout editor and she?s cur r ently
j oi n t h e n ew spaper
editor -in-chief. Fr om the new spaper , she?s ?lear ned leader ship and or ganization.? She says that ?new spaper is differ ent than how ever yone else sees it. It?s fun and r eally enjoyable!? Julia encour ages
st af f or w ou l d l i k e t o
ever yone to w r ite for the new spaper saying,?you don?t
w r i t e ar t i cl es f or t h e
even have to be in the class to w r ite.? Senior s, w ithout you all, the
n ew spaper r each ou t
new spaper w ould not be the sam e. We hope you r em em ber the new spaper and look back
t o ei t h er Rach el H. '21 or Abi gai l H. '21
on the fun tim es w e?ve had.
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TABLE
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The Senior s of Kol BT pg. 1
CONTENTS Recap of Model UN pg. 7
Cor onacat ion pg. 2
Top 4 Passover Foods pg. 8
How To: The College Pr ocess pg. 4
BT's Favor it e Desser t s pg. 9
Newspaper Behind t he Scenes pg. 5
Net f lix vs. Disney + pg. 9
At t ent ion St udent At hlet es pg. 6
Top 10 Games t o Look For war d t o in 20 20 pg. 10
The Posit ive Ef fect s of Medit at ion pg. 7
Top Shoes of t he NBA pg. 11
Gr ades vs. Ment al Healt h pg. 7
CORONACATION Abigail h. '21 and r achel h. '21 To be fr ank, I str uggled w hen tr ying to w r ite this ar ticle. How can I do this topic justice? How can I captur e the r am pant confusion, the fear , the sheer
ar ound the w or ld; that w e ar e w atching histor y in the m aking. Fur ther elucidating Covid-19?s effect on the
tum ultuousness of these unpr ecedented tim es. The
student body, Har per G. 21?spoke about her
best w ay I could think of, is to shar e how our
exper ience dur ing this tim e. She explained how she
com m unity is feeling, how w e ar e all dealing w ith the
?m isses physically being at Beth Tfiloh? and how she
situation at hand.
?m isses seeing [her ] fr iends the m ost.? She also
It has only been a few days since the online
asser ted how she thinks ?the online schooling is
lear ning system com m enced, and the gener al tone of
r unning sm oothly.? Of cour se ther e is r oom for
the student body has been one of str ess and
im pr ovem ent as both Har per and Henr y D. 21?asser t
confusion. On top of that, social distancing contr ibutes
how both com m unication and w or kload need to be
to the cultur e of fear as it can exacer bate the feeling of
tw eaked. Plenty of the Junior s feel over bur dened and
loneliness and disor ientation.To be fair , a pandem ic is
this w ill take tim e to be r esolved. It is a w or k in
r avaging the w or ld, spr eading thr oughout our county,
pr ogr ess, this is unchar ted ter r itor y for all of us.
and incr easing by 50% daily, w e have ever y r ight to be
An im por tant par t of navigating this new r eality is
a little on-edge. Either w ay, Beth Tfiloh pushes
r em aining calm , connected, and safe. So, w hile w e
for w ar d, adapting and accom m odating to the best of
stay hom e it is im por tant to occupy our selves in
its ability. For that, w e should be pr oud.
healthy and pr oductive w ays. M y fr iends and I, for
The best w ay to pr eser ve Beth Tfiloh?s tightly knit
exam ple, have FaceTim ed w hile w or king out and
com m unity is to stay in contact, to under stand how
w hile eating lunch. Talia M . '21 also stated that she
our fellow students and teacher s ar e feeling. And to
has been ?w atching docum entar ies on Netflix and
enfor ce that, I asked a few of my peer s to disclose
playing lacr osse? to occupy her tim e at hom e. Netflix,
their thoughts about Covid-19?s effect on them . Talia
w hether it be w atching w ith fr iends via a Netflix
M . 21?states that ?things ar e pr etty chaotic and I m iss
par ty (w hich I highly r ecom m end) or on your ow n,
hum an inter action. Things feel like a dr eam ...doesn't
can be a nice w ay to unw ind and r elax. Exer cise is
feel r eal.? I w holehear tedly agr ee w ith Talia, it is quite
also highly im por tant especially since you m ay be
har d to believe w hat w e ar e seeing on the new s and
confined to your hom e. Rachel H. 21?as w ell as plenty
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all or see my fr iends, it's r eally har d for m e. I usually
w alking their dogs m or e often or just taking w alks in
hang out w ith them at least once a w eek .
gener al. Healthy habits like these m ake our tim e at hom e all the m or e beneficial. Just as the students ar e dealing w ith Covid-19?s effect on our daily lives, so ar e our teacher s. To gain their per spective, w e conducted an inter view w ith M r. Bosley fr om the histor y depar tm ent, M r. Jacobs fr om the Jew ish Histor y depar tm ent, M or ah Shachar fr om
M r s. Dan i el : Wor king w ith my classes that do not m eet as r egular ly as other sections. I w ant them to keep up w ith the m ater ial but it?s cer tainly har der w hen they have m or e lim ited ?face tim e.? W h at ar e you goi n g t o r em em ber m ost abou t t h i s t i m e?
the Hebr ew depar tm ent, and M r s. Daniel fr om the
M r . Bosl ey:I w ill r em em ber the hundr eds and
science depar tm ent. We asked each of them four
thousands of people w ho sacr ificed their tim e, ener gy,
questions about their exper iences dur ing this
and potentially their health to keep us all safer. I w ill
unpr ecedented tim e as Beth Tfiloh educator s. Her e is
also r em em ber the sense of com m unity so m any tr ied
w hat w e gleaned:
to continue thr ough social m edia and vehicles like
W h at i s on e t h i n g you h ave l ear n ed f r om t h i s
Zoom .
ex per i en ce?
M r . Jacobs: I w ill r em em ber how pr oud I am of our
M r . Bosl ey:That having your health and fam ily m eans
students and faculty that w e?r e figur ing this ?thing?
a lot in tr ying tim es such as these. Due to my r ecent
out and continuing to lear n.
m edical pr ocedur e, I am im m uno-com pr om ised, thus I
M or ah Sh ach ar : That w e w or ked har d, even har der
am not allow ed to go out w her e people gather , even to
than the usual, pr epar ing all the m ater ials for the
the gr ocer y stor e or phar m acy.
Online classes..I'll also r em em ber the anxiety I felt,
M r . Jacobs: I have lear ned that I am better off w ith a
w hen I found out that my son has a fever and
scheduled day. So the night befor e I w r ite out a
com plained that his thr oat hur ts... Even though he had
schedule for the next day. If I didn?t have this
a sim ple vir us?
schedule, I?d be on the sofa w atching too m uch TV.
M r s. Dan i el : I w ill r em em ber the am azing
M or ah Sh ach ar :That the year of 2020 has just star ted,
connections w e m ade and ar e m aking w hen w e ar e
and w or king online isn't so bad, and actually I'm
alone. I w as so touched by the sense of com m unity
pr etty good w ith all the new technologies?
w hen so m any of us joined for Fr iday?s assem bly to
M r s. Dan i el :How r esilient our lear ning cur ve is ? even
just ?be together ? follow ed by a beautiful Shabbat
those of us w ho ar e m or e ?tech-phobic? m anaged to
dur ing w hich I w as w ith my fam ily, only, and shar ed a
figur e this out ? and so quickly! It is incr edible how
special day together.
quickly w e w er e up and r unning and I w as thr illed
W h at h as been occu pyi n g you r t i m e w h en you ar e
w ith 100% attendance dur ing the fir st classes of this
n ot t each i n g?
exper ience w ith all of my students. W h at i s on e ch al l en ge you h ave f aced over t h e l ast f ew days?
M r . Bosl ey: Contending for my health ever yday w hile r ecuper ating fr om my pr ocedur e. I tr y to get in at least a couple of m iles each after noon w ith my w ife and I
M r . Bosl ey:Teaching my APUSH classes w ith
am r eading a lot and tr ying to keep my m ind engaged.
m eaningful content that is engaging and w ill help
Staying connected w ith my cir cle via social m edia.
them succeed on the APUSH exam via distance
Tr ying to inspir e other s to be the BEST ver sion of
lear ning and Zoom has been one of my biggest
them selves.
pr ofessional challenges
M r . Jacobs: So Er ik Lar son is my favor ite author , and
M r . Jacobs: Tr ying to find a quiet place to teach over
I just pur chased his new est book at Bar nes and Noble.
Zoom . I have thr ee r eally active gr andsons w ho love to
So I?m r eading the book for now.
play outside of my hom e office. M or ah Sh ach ar : Staying hom e and not going out at
M or ah Sh ach ar : M y childr en... Especially my youngest, that needed m e the m ost.. I also cooked a lot,
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4 and cleaned the house a lot... and w atched good
and it is im por tant to r ealize that. You ar e com pletely
m ovies, and laughed a lot because of all the gr eat jokes
justified in feeling anxious, unsur e, or even sad. But, it
I hear d and r ead on the social m edia...
is vital that you use this tim e in a pr oductive m anner.
M r s. Dan i el : M y childr en and hom e!!
Use it to str engthen fam ilial bonds, have deep
I w ould like to thank our teacher s for giving their all to help us dur ing this tr ansition to ?school fr om hom e.? We ar e all adjusting, fighting differ ent battles,
Jul ia S. '20
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a new hobby, r ead, w r ite, expand your m ind. Rem em ber , ?r elationships w ill not be cancelled, love w ill not be cancelled, hope w ill not be cancelled.?
How To: The col l ege pr ocess
M y bi ggest pi eces of adv i ce: -
conver sations w ith your fr iends on the phone, take up
Each jour ney is unique. Don?t feel pr essur ed
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by things you hear in the hall fr om your peer s.
br ainstor m ing any stor ies for your
If your college counselor says you'r e on tr ack,
supplem ents. Your fir st dr aft of your per sonal
then you?r e on tr ack .
statem ent is NOT YOUR FINAL DRAFT. You w ill
Don?t choose a school just because it sounds
m ost likely r ew r ite SEVERAL tim es until you
cool. Find som ew her e you w ill be happy and
find the essay that r esonates w ith you m ost
able to succeed. For som e, this m eans a sm all
and expr esses your m essage in the best w ay.
pr ivate school, w hile for other s, this m eans a
Do not feel discour aged. I thought my fir st
state school or , m aybe, it?s just w hat w ill leave
essay w as fine and, after r eceiving feedback, I
them in the least debt - all ar e equally gr eat.
r ealized that it did not r eflect the potential I str ived for. I r ew r ote it fr om scr atch five tim es
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until I tr uly felt like it show ed w ho I am . It?s
Study har d and per for m w ell on your ACT/SAT,
har d to w r ite your feelings and r eflect fr om
subject tests, and AP exam s.
your subconscious - but, if you keep r ew r iting
Star t r esear ching schools. You don?t have to
and r ethinking, then you w ill find your self
necessar ily visit yet, but star t lear ning w hat to
eventually (kuddos to anyone w ho w as able to
look for in schools and how to look for it.
find them selves on the fir st tr y. I?m sur e your
W hen I w as at this point, I felt r eally pr essur ed
essay w as just as gr eat, it just doesn?t com e as
to look at specific schools r ight aw ay, but I had
easy to ever yone) - so use the sum m er to dr aft
no idea w hat to look for in a school and w her e
your fir st tr y. This w ill m ake the pr ocess
to star t.
dur ing the school year m uch easier because
Look for school size, m ajor s, location fr om
you w ill have alr eady finished one out of
hom e, and inter esting pr ogr am s and
potentially five tr ies, giving you m or e tim e to
scholar ships offer ed. Is it a r each, tar get, or
r evise.
safe school? Do they r equir e supplem ental essays? Do they r equir e subject tests? -
M ake a post-it note of schools that you w ill
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pr ogr ess w ith and follow up on. -
Star t dr afting your per sonal essay and
Request letter s of r ecom m endation fr om your
teacher s w ith your fir st deadline. -
teacher s in per son and then follow up w ith a r equest on Naviance!!!! A lot of teacher s like to
Update your letter of r ecom m endation Star t attending r epr esentative sessions fr om differ ent schools, at BT.
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In Naviance, m ove colleges fr om ?colleges "I'm
use the sum m er to w r ite these w ell thought out
inter ested in? to ?colleges I?m applying to.? This
letter s, so this is your best chance to get w ell
is im por tant so that your college counselor can
w r itten letter s that ar e finished by your due dates.
send your tr anscr ipt to the cor r ect school. -
Figur e out w hich colleges?applications ar e on
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Finish your essays by the Novem ber 1 deadline
application and w r ite it all on that sam e sticky
and tr y to send them in at least a w eek befor e
note fr om befor e.
just to ensur e that the univer sity r eceives
Star t filling out the basic infor m ation on your
ever ything and ther e ar e no pr oblem s.
mycoalition and com m on application - like
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The pr ocess doesn?t end her e for som e because
your nam e, bir th date, m ajor , etc... so you don?t
of later deadlines, but it is easier fr om this
have to w or r y about that later.
point since you?ve alr eady done it once. You'll
Star t visiting schools you ar e still
get the hang of the r est.
inter ested in. -
Have fr equent m eetings w ith your college counselor - they know alm ost ever ything, so utilize them ! I w ould com e to my college counselor w ith like 100 questions because my par ents have never gone thr ough this pr ocess and I left ever y single tim e feeling so m uch better and on tr ack .
Behind t he Scenes of Kol BT Ahr on F. '22 Ever y m onth, the new spaper is placed in the
Once our dr afts ar e tur ned in, they ar e looked over by
student m ailboxes to be r ead by the BT High School,
the editor s, r anging fr om differ ent gr ades in the high
but m any do not know the w or k and oper ations
school. Rachel H. ' 21, layout editor , explains her
behind these paper s. It star ts w ith a list. This is w her e
pr ocess to choose editor s. ?We w ant to choose people
w r iter s ar e assigned dates to tur n in our ideas for
w ho w e know w ill do w or k and get it done in a tim ely
ar ticles. These ar ticles r ange fr om tr ending topics,
m anner ? she says. ?We don?t w ant editor s and w r iter s
latest new s in the com m unity, and inter view s w ith
w asting tim e. We m ake sur e to pair the r ight editor to
fellow students and teacher s. Dr. Rubin and M r.
the r ight w r iter , and w e tr y to pair a differ ent editor to
Jacobs, the advisor s for New spaper , ask thr ee
a differ ent w r iter for each new addition.?
questions to the students about their ar ticle ideas
Julia S. '20, editor -in-chief, descr ibes the
befor e they w r ite it: Do people other than you w ant to
editor s?r ole as a lot of r esponsibility. ?It's not just
r ead it? Does it m eaningly advance conver sation? and
about w r iting the ar ticle. You have to m ake sur e you'r e
is it done in a quality w ay of w r iting?
w r iting your ow n ar ticles as w ell as editing som eone
W hen asked about how he finds his ideas for ar ticles,
else's.? Julia and Rachel ar e also r esponsible for
Daniel A. 22?says ?I tr y to sear ch up w hatever ?s
cr eating the deadlines, ar ticle lists, assigning editor s,
tr ending, or just do som ething I have inter est in at the
sending the deadlines to Dr. Rubin and M r. Jacobs for
tim e. If I?m ever stum ped for ideas, I take suggestions
appr oval. They also help people w ith the w r iting
fr om other editor s.?
pr ocess, m aking sur e w r iter s m eet deadlines, and in
After the ideas ar e appr oved, w e have a few w eeks to w r ite tw o differ ent dr afts. Her e, w e take our notes and inter view s that w e have conducted w ith students and expand them to w r ite a full ar ticle. Gar ett R. 22?, w ho r uns a fr equent cooking colum n, says ?I go ar ound the school looking for people to inter view , and expand upon my inter view ees?statem ents w ith hum or and my ow n thoughts.?
the end, laying out the ar ticles and putting them in or der. And Sam S. 20?, another head editor , stated that he just did this inter view so he didn?t get fined. Once our ar ticles ar e r eady to pr int, ther e is still a lot m or e to go thr ough, and the new spaper gets laid out for pr int. ? W hen putting the ar ticles in or der , I look at titles to see w hich ar ticles com plem ent each other ?, Rachel H 21?says. ?For exam ple, an ar ticle about cultur al ar ts night and The Hunchback of Notre
6 Dame w or k w ell together , so I place them next to each
r eview s the layout. ?The new spaper could be going
other w hen editing the final
outside of our school as w ell as to
layout.?
par ents and r elatives, so w e w ant to
She then uses a
m ake sur e it is top notch,? she says.
softw ar e, w hich only takes a
The final dr aft is then sent to Dr.
few hour s to pr ocess, and the
Koplon, w ho gives the final stam p of
layout is done. Julia then looks
appr oval on all of the stor ies. Once
over the ar ticles one m or e
that is done, the pr ocess is finally
tim e for any m istakes, and
com plete.
ATTENTIONSTUDENT ATHLETES Abigail h. '21 and Sa mant ha M. '21 Have you ever str essed about w hen you should
Br uner agr eed that the students?dism issal tim e should
leave your class befor e a spor ts gam e or the
be displayed ?all thr oughout the school r ather than
infor m ation you w ould m iss? Do you find your self
just on the attendance sheets.? Fur ther m or e, both
w onder ing w hether your teacher w ould accom m odate
teacher s expr essed a desir e that the students?
you for m issing class? Well, her e you can under stand
dism issal tim e be noted at the beginning of the day
how Beth Tfiloh?s teacher s appr oach ear ly dism issals
(unless alter ed by w eather conditions) to incr ease
for athletics.
clar ity.
As student athletes, w e often exper ience the
W ith fur ther insight fr om the m ath
difficulties of navigating Beth Tfiloh?s lack of an ear ly
depar tm ent, M r s. Ralston and M r s. Gelfand expr essed
dism issal policy. We feel as if the school should
concer ns for students w ho r epeatedly deal w ith
r equir e a unifor m standar d for athletes; a cer tain tim e
athletic dism issals, inter r upting their m ath classes
to tur n w or k in by, a cer tain tim e to let teacher s know
w hich ar e fr equently scheduled for the end of the day.
that w e ar e m issing class, and a cer tain tim e-fr am e for
Even though M r s. Ralston ?know s w hen they?r e
r eview ing the m issing w or k, all of w hich should be
leaving because it?s on the attendance,? it is the
deter m ined and publicized
student?s ?r esponsibility if [he/she is]
schoolw ide in the beginning of the
m issing class to talk to [her ].? We
year. By setting such a standar d, the
believe that by im plem enting a
students w ould be held accountable
schoolw ide code, such com m unication
for m eeting w ith teacher s pr om ptly,
w ould be ensur ed. The teacher w ould
and the teacher s w ould not have to
have a set tim e that the student m ust
r eteach m ater ial dur ing class or
m eet w ith them by and tur n in their
deal w ith student com plaints for
w or k, ther eby elim inating the
issues they should be r esponsible
inconsistencies in typical
for.
student-teacher com m unication of the We w onder ed if the faculty
agr eed w ith our sentim ents, so w e conducted a few inter view s to under stand their per spectives. Fr om the English depar tm ent, M r. Pedr oni, a teacher and coach, elucidated his desir e for change in Beth Tfiloh?s policy. W hile ?m any students appr oach [him ] and tell [him ] about classes they w ill m iss,? ther e ?should be a clear policy about students and how they appr oach teacher s about leaving ear ly for spor ts.? M r. Pedr oni and M r.
like. Additionally, the m ath depar tm ent as a w hole expr essed their view that the classes w hich tend to be difficult to m iss w or k in ?should be put ear lier in the day... since it?s har d to m ake up the w or k on your ow n.? Indeed, as M r s. Gelfand stated ?one of the conditions is to keep education as #1 and spor ts as #2.? In or der to do so, the student-faculty com m unication m ust be enhanced.
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The posit iv e ef f ect s of medit at ion Lindsay B. '23 Dur ing the school w eek, it can be difficult to find tim e for your self to r elax. So, w hen the chance ar ises, you should take a couple of m inutes to m editate and her e is w hy:
m editations that r esult in enhanced kindness and positivity. 4. I m pr ove you r sl eep sch edu l e. M editation can hasten the pr ocess of falling asleep and
1. M edi t at i on i s a st r ess r edu cer . Sim ply br eathing in and out slow ly for a few m inutes can r educe your str ess. 2. I t l en gt h en s you r at t en t i on span . If you m editate on a r egular basis,
lengthen the individual?s sleep per night. 5. Low er i n g bl ood pr essu r e. Studies found that m editating r elaxes the ner ves that tr igger hear t function. M editating can contr ol your blood pr essur e.
you can stay focused longer dur ing
So, if you ever find your self w ith
your daily activities.
som e spar e tim e, tr y m editating.
3. Posi t i v i t y. M editating can enfor ce a m or e positive outlook on your self
It can im pr ove your physical and em otional health!
and other s. Ther e ar e types of
GRADES VS. MENTALHEALTH Isabel l e A. '23 The pr essur e to succeed in school by getting
student str ess. The m ajor ity of answ er s w er e
good gr ades causes negative m ental health, especially
school-r elated. Ten to tw enty year s ago, the answ er s
anxiety. This ser ves the questions: w hat should com e
w ould have to do w ith bullying or fam ily issues r ather
fir st, good m ental health or good
than gr ades. The str ess com es fr om a
gr ades? Educationnew s.or g states that
m ixtur e of sour ces, var ying fr om par ents
ther e is a significant incr ease in teen
to self-im posed pr essur e. Ther e is no
anxiety, str ess, and depr ession. W hen
solution to fit ever y per son w ith
asked if it could be connected to
academ ic induced str ess, but w ith
academ ic pr essur e, a sur vey w as
inter vention, a solution can be
conducted w her e 67% of students said
discover ed to cater to the per son.
they ar e constantly str essed about school. A sim ilar question w as asked, quer ying w hat, if anything, causes the
gideon r . '22
RECAP OF MODEL UN
The m odel United Nations team at Beth Tfiloh has
tir elessly to ensur e the team ?s success. Captain
been ar ound for year s. Dur ing this tim e, the team has
Pear lstone joined the team as a sophom or e, lear ning
flour ished thanks to a w onder ful advisor , M r s. Austen.
and gr ow ing as a delegate, all w hile w or king tow ar ds
M r s. Austen tr ains the team , teaching new m em ber s
a year of captainship. He says that he ?liked M odel
the ins and outs of a m odel United Nations session
U.N. because [he] w as able to polish his public
including, debate, pr ocedur e, and caucus. This year ,
speaking skills w hile being able to m entor younger
alongside M r s. Austen, Captain Zach P. '20 w or ked
students.?This year , the team w as assigned the nations
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them for the futur e. Although it
Dem ocr atic Republic of the Congo, w ith a
w as supposed to be a r ebuilding
m ajor ity of BT delegates r epr esenting
year , BT still had tw o w inner s.
UAE. For BT, this year w as a ?r ebuilding
Although BT only had tw o w inner s,
year.? After losing six senior s, w e played
the entir e team w or ked r elentlessly
the long gam e, attem pting to w in in the
for m onths in or der to com pete at
futur e, as w e intr oduced five
an aw esom e M odel U.N.
sophom or es to the team and tr ained
convention.
TOP 4 PASSOVERFOODS ELi w. '23 1. M atzo Br ei M atzo Br ei is an Ashkenazic food for Passover consisting of fr ied m atzah, eggs, salt, and other
M at zo Br ei
ingr edients. M any people enjoy m atzo br ei for br eakfast, lunch, or as a snack . 2. M atzo Ball Soup Not only is m atzo ball soup a popular dish dur ing Passover but it is also com m only enjoyed by m any people year r ound. Its br oth contains w ater , salt, car r ots, onions, and other vegetables. The m atzo ball is m ade of m atzah, eggs, w ater , and oil. M any people
M at zo Ball Sou p
enjoy the soft textur e of the m atzo ball. 3. Kugel Kugel is a dish that has been m ade in Jew ish hom es for hundr eds of year s. Ther e ar e m any var ieties of kugel, including ones kosher for Passover. One exam ple of this is Passover potato kugel, m ade
Ku gel
w ith potatoes, eggs, and other ingr edients that do not contain br ead. Kugel is a favor ite dish for lunch or dinner am ong Jew s. 4.Br isket Br isket appear s as a dish at alm ost ever y Passover seder because m any Jew s enjoy any non-m atzo based food that they can eat on Passover. Cooked in a var iety of w ays, br isket r anges fr om sw eet to savor y depending on the chef. No m atter how it is m ade, Jew s love br isket on Passover.
Br isk et
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BT'S FAVORITEDESSERTS Gar r et t R. '22 As you m ay have noticed, I did not w r ite a
The things that m any students like ar e desser ts
cooking colum n last issue and I am sor r y to the people
such as cake, pie, ice cr eam and chocolate. These
w ho pr obably star ved w ithout my culinar y w isdom .
desser ts ar e com m on am ong teenager s and people
W ithout fur ther ado w elcom e to
ar ound the w or ld.
this edition of Gar r ett?s cooking
In conclusion, the desser t choices for
colum n star r ing m e w ith som e
students and teacher s at the Beth Tfiloh
sw eet anecdotes about desser ts.
Dahan Com m unity High School var y fr om per son to per son because G-d
Let m e ask: do you like
m ade us all unique and special.
desser ts? Chocolate? Vanilla?
How ever , ther e ar e som e sur pr ises, like
Tir am isu? Baklava? Babka? If
cake is the m ost popular desser t choice.
you answ er ed no to any of these
I w ould expect the chocolate categor y
questions, you ar e pr obably
to be w ay higher.
lying. Ever yone has a sw eet
That is all for today and r em em ber to
tooth, so I decided to go out and
alw ays eat your gefilte fish befor e your
ask students and teacher s to find
desser t, I know it tastes bad but it
out w hat those in the Beth Tfiloh
m akes the desser t w or th it.
Dahan Com m unity High School cr ave.
NETFLIX VS. DISNEY+ Rachel H. '21 For the last sever al year s Netflix has been the
their m oods.
m ost popular cinem atic str eam ing ser vice. How ever
Recently, Netflix intr oduced a new featur e:
in Novem ber 2019 Disney r eleased its ow n com bating
Netflix Par ty. This featur e can be dow nloaded as an
for ce, Disney+. W hile Netflix still houses m any
extension to your chr om e br ow ser and allow s for
popular show s and m ovies as w ell as Netflix
you to w atch a m ovie or TV show w ith your fr iends at
or iginals, Disney+ now str eam s ever ything Disney.
the sam e tim e. Dur ing this tim e of quar antine, it has
W ith this new ser vice available, I decided to find out
allow ed m any to r econnect w ith their fr iends and
w hich one BT pr efer s.
w atch a m ovie together like they w ould nor m ally.
Pr edictably, Netflix w on the poll. Out of the
Per sonally, I gener ally pr efer Netflix.
50 students polled, 38 voted for Netflix, only 11 voted
How ever , w hile aw ay fr om school I have enjoyed
Disney+, and one voted both. The m ajor ity pr efer
w atching show s on Disney+ since they allow m e to
Netflix as it allow s them to w atch m any of their
r elax for a w hile. That being said, Netflix is my fir st
favor ite show s and m ovies such as ?The Office? and
choice.
?Gr ey?s Anatomy.? It also offer s Netflix or iginals such
Now that you have hear d ar gum ents fr om
as ?Str anger Things.? Disney+, how ever , also appeals
both sides it is tim e to decide w hich ser vice you
to students including Lily G. ?21 as ?It has all of the
pr efer. W ill you agr ee
Star War s m ovies and thr ow backs? allow ing her to
w ith m ost of Beth Tfiloh
w atch show s such as ?W izar ds of Waver ly
in choosing Netflix, or
Place.?M any people, like our m ath teacher s could not
w ill you defy the nor m
choose betw een them and use both depending on
and opt for Disney+?
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TOP TENGAMES TOLOOK FORWARD TOIN2020 Daniel a. '22 * Please note that these pr edictions w er e m ade pr ior to the COVID-19 Pandem ic* Cyber pu n k 2077: Cyber punk 2077 is the next gr eat gam e com ing out of the legendar y developer - CD Pr ojekt Red. Cyber punk 2077 is a futur istic Gr and Theft Auto. The location, Night City, Califor nia, looks like a place w ith m any hidden secr ets that the player w ould w ant to explor e. M any fans ar e excited for Keanu Reeves, w ho joins the gam e as the m ain char acter. Lego St ar War s: Th e Sk yw al k er Saga: After 20+ year s of m aking video gam es, LEGO continues to not
other s. Hal f Li f e Al yx : Is this Half-Life 3?! Nope, it?s not. It?s Half-Life: Alyx. The VR gam e takes place betw een Half-Life 1 and Half-Life 2. Although fans have been asking for the sequel to Half-Life 2, Valve (the developer ) decided to give the fans a VR gam e. How ever , Half-Life: Alyx looks r eally good. It w ill contain a fir st-per son shooter cam paign w ithin the Half-Life univer se, w hile taking the VR appr oach.
disappoint. This new LEGO Star War s, boasts a long,
Th e Last of Us 2: The Last of Us 2 is a sequel that
action-packed stor y that's set to tell the tale of the
aim s to be tw ice as br utal as the or iginal. The
Skyw alker fam ily fr om star t to finish.
developer Naughty Dog shifted focus in The Last of
Hal o I n f i n at e: M aster Chief has r etur ned in the new
Us: Par t 2 to Ellie in an effor t to expand a stor y that
Halo. Halo Infinite is a gam e that follow s M aster
has left us on a cliffhanger. Definitely a m ust buy for
Chief on a br and-new adventur e. The developer , 343
Playstation ow ner s.
Industr ies, has stated the gam e w ill include
Wat ch _Dogs Legi on : The new est installation in the
ever ything the fans w anted. Halo Infinite w ill be
ser ies, Watch Dogs: Legion, takes place in a futur istic
r eleased on the new Xbox Ser ies X and on the PC.
London setting. The m ain focus of the gam e is that
Over w at ch 2: Over w atch 2, the successor of the
you can contr ol liter ally anyone w ander ing ar ound
m assively popular FPS Over w atch fr om Blizzar d. The
the city, including a hacker gr andm a. But w hen they
gam e includes stor y m issions and co-op battles
die, they?r e gone for good. The pr evious iter ation of
against com puter gener ated opponents. This is
the ser ies, Watch Dogs 2, w as a fun, lighter gam e and
differ ent fr om the or iginal gam e w hich only had
Legion looks to shar e sim ilar aspects. The gam e
m ultiplayer m atches. The Over w atch univer se is full
should com e out later this year.
of gr eat char acter s and inter esting back-stor ies. Fans ar e excited to explor e the Over w atch lor e even fur ther. Player s w ill still be able to play w ith fr iends on the or iginal Over w atch gam e. An i m al Cr ossi n g: New Hor i zon s: Anim al Cr ossing is all about living on an island w ith a bunch of cr eatur es/anim als, explor ing the ter r ain, com pleting tasks, building up your hom e, and inter acting w ith fr iends. The new gam e w ill featur e all the sam e featur es as pr evious iter ations, now on the Nintendo Sw itch. Up to four local and eight online fr iends can play together , m aking fr iends able to play along w ith
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TOP SHOES OF THENBA Nat han l . '22 * Please note that these pr edictions w er e m ade pr ior to the COVID-19 Pandem ic* Langston Gallow ay, Anim aniacs
Langston Gallow ay, Alvin and the Chipm unks
Paying hom age to his favor ite
Gallow ay w or e these shoes in a
TV car toon, Langston Gallow ay
car eer high per for m ance w her e he
r ocked these shoes in a r ecent
scor ed 32 points, 7 of w hich w er e 3
gam e.
pointer s.
Royce O'Neale, Goku
Ja M or ant, Spongebob Show ing off his favor ite anim e, M or ant w or e these shoes in a
O?Neale w ent on to scor e 15
r ecent gam e against the Nets
points in this gam e.
w her e he put up 30 points and 9 assists.
Lebr on, som e cool design Lebr on w or e this ver sion of his ow n shoe in a r ecent NBA gam e w her e he w ent on to scor e 25 points and w on the gam e.
Edi t or -i n -ch i ef :
St af f :
Rachel H. '21 Chaim B. '21, Abigail H. '21, Layou t Edi t or : Shir a K. '22
Sam antha M . '21, Ronen S. '21, Daniel A. '22, Ahr on F. '22, Nathan L. '22, Gideon R. '22, Gar r ett R. '22,
Facu l t y Adv i ser s:
Isabelle A. '23, Lindsay B.'23, Eli W. '23
M r. Phil Jacobs
Kol BT
Dr. Neil Rubin
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