Ben Porat Yosef
| Ben Porat Yosef BPY בן פרת יוסף | |
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| File:Logo of Ben Porat Yosef.gif | |
| Address | |
243 E. Frisch Court , , | |
| Coordinates | 40°55′03″N 74°03′03″W / 40.91741°N 74.05096°WCoordinates: 40°55′03″N 74°03′03″W / 40.91741°N 74.05096°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, Primary and Middle School |
| Motto | Excellence in yeshiva education |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Denomination | Ashkenazi/Sephardi mix |
| Opened | September 11, 2001 |
| Authority | Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey |
| President | Rachel Barber Schwartz |
| Principal | Rabbi Saul Zucker |
| Teaching staff | 42 |
| Grades | Preschool-8th |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Enrollment | Approx. 409 [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 [1] |
| Education system | Hebrew Immersion |
| Language | English and Hebrew |
| Color(s) | Blue and Green |
| Team name | BPY Lightning |
| Website | https://www.benporatyosef.org |
Ben Porat Yosef (often referred to by the acronym BPY) is a private Hebrew Yeshiva primary and middle school in Paramus, New Jersey founded in 2001.[2] The school focuses on a curriculum of Hebrew immersion, with the students spending half of the school day in Hebrew speaking and Jewish studies classes.[3]
Name
The name of the school is an allusion to the blessing which Jacob gave to his son Joseph in the Old Testament book of Genesis, 49:22.[4]
בֵּ֤ן פֹּרָת֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף בֵּ֥ן פֹּרָ֖ת עֲלֵי־עָ֑יִן בָּנ֕וֹת צָעֲדָ֖ה עֲלֵי־שֽׁוּר[4]
Campus
The current building was purchased from Frisch School in April 2015 after having been rented from them since 2008.[5] Prior to this, they had been teaching classes in a Congregation Sons of Israel synagogue in Leonia, New Jersey.
History
Ben Porat Yosef was founded in 2001 by Steven Sarao, Rochelle Moche, Solomon and Shirley Bitton, and Enrique Levy as a Sephardic Hebrew primary school. Over time, the school would adopt more Ashkenazi traits as the student body grew. Jessica Kohn and Tomer Ronen were soon hired as founding educator and head of school respectively.[2]
In 2016, Ronen left the school. Steven Lorch was brought in as an interim head of school who was soon replaced by Saul Zucker. Around the same time, the school underwent a large change in administrative staff, seeking to modernize and refurbish the school environment.[citation needed]
In 2017, Ben Porat Yosef broke the world record for the largest human menorah, verified by Guinness World Records.[6] [7] However, this record was later broken by another school in Australia.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1], U.S. News & World Report. Accessed November 12, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rosenberg, Sarao, Cheryl, President of Ben Porat Yosef, and Steven, Visionary and Founding President of Ben Porat Yosef. "Innovation in Education: The Creation of Ben Porat Yosef". jewishlinknj.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lipowsky, Josh. "Boker tov, say Ben Porat Yosef kids". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Genesis 49:22". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ Roth, Ruth. "Ben Porat Yosef Reaches Major Milestone With Building Purchase". jewishlinknj.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "WATCH: New Jersey students break world record for largest human menorah". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ JTA. "New Jersey students break world record for largest human menorah". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Australian school makes world's largest human menorah". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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