Ben Porat Yosef

Ben Porat Yosef
BPY
בן פרת יוסף
Ben Porat Yosef ; BPY; בן פרת יוסף
Address
	243 E. Frisch Court; Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey; United States
Coordinates	40°55′03″N 74°03′03″W
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
Mascot	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]

Old logo of BPY (replaced in 2021)

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.

References

, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed November 12, 2021.
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.
Lipowsky, Josh. "Boker tov, say Ben Porat Yosef kids". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
"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.

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[usnews1-1] , U.S. News & World Report. Accessed November 12, 2021.

[:1-2] 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.

[3] Lipowsky, Josh. "Boker tov, say Ben Porat Yosef kids". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[:0-4] "Genesis 49:22". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[5] Roth, Ruth. "Ben Porat Yosef Reaches Major Milestone With Building Purchase". jewishlinknj.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.