5778-5779      YOUR GUIDE to the SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019 Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County Tel: 201-262-9898 IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFORMATION & CONTACTS

During the School Year Monday - Friday, 7:45 AM – 4:30 PM (Friday dismissals are at 1:45 PM from November 2 – March 8)

During the Summer July: Monday-Thursday, 9 AM – 3 PM; Friday, 9 AM – 2 PM August: Monday-Thursday, 8 AM – 4 PM; Friday, 8 AM – 2 PM

Absences To report an absence, email [email protected] before 8:45 AM.

Changes to Pick-up/ Changes to your child’s pick-up arrangements must be made via our DDC 360° Parent Portal at https://portal.ssdsbergen.org/portal. Dismissal/Transportation To make other changes to your child’s dismissal/transportation plans, email [email protected] before 1:30 PM (for regular 3:15 PM/4 PM dismissal); before 10:30 AM (for noon dismissals); and before 11:30 AM ( for 1:45 PM Friday dismissals).

Admissions Appointments, Tours, and School Visits for Shimrit Gerstein Assistant Admissions Director Ext. 297 / [email protected] Incoming Students Annual Campaign, Alumni Relations, Community Celebration, Michelle Weinraub Director of Institutional Advancement Ext. 277 / [email protected] Events, Reunions, and Special Friends Day Bar/Bat Scheduling, Graduation Events, Israel Audrey Bickel Admissions & Special Programs Associate Ext. 213 / [email protected] Encounter Information, Israel Parade, and School-Supply Lists (all) Computer Laptop Inquiries Greg Walker Coordinator of Technology Services Ext. 288 / [email protected] DDC 360° Parent Portal Help Desk Nancy Miller Technology Educator Ext.205 / [email protected] Early Childhood and Lower School Class Lists, General Lynda Tortorello Administrative Assistant to Early Childhood Ext. 211 / [email protected] Inquiries (EC & LS), Special Events (1st-Grade Siddur, & Lower School Principals 2nd-Grade Humash, and 3rd-Grade Havdalah) Rena Liebman Business Manager Ext. 212 / [email protected] Head of School Appointment Scheduling Ruhama Shemesh Administrative Assistant to Head of School Ext. 287 / [email protected] Hugim (After-School) and Extended Day Care Programs Susan Liebmann Program Coordinator Ext. 0 / [email protected] International Baccalaureate (IB) Inquiries Jennifer Coxe IB Coordinator Ext. 215 / [email protected] Middle School Inquiries, High School Admissions Process, Lynda Tortorello Administrative Assistant to MS Ext. 211 / [email protected] and Student Services Principals & Special Services Popkin Innovation Lab Roberta Brandao Director, Innovation lab Ext. 247 / [email protected] Student Allergies, Health Forms, Immunizations, Debbie Mendeloff, RN School Nurse Ext. 209 / [email protected] Medications, and Screenings Sylvia Margulies Receptionist & Transportation Coordinator Ext. 200 /170/ [email protected] Tuition Payment Plans Nancy Rotella Associate Business Manager Ext. 278 / [email protected] www.ssdsbergen.org Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County

ADMINISTRATION & BOARD OF TRUSTEES 275 MCKINLEY AVENUE NEW MILFORD, NJ 07646 T: 201.262.9898 F: 201.262.3026 ADMINISTRATION

Head of School Ruth Gafni Ext. 208 / [email protected] Director of Academic Affairs Andrew Katz Ext. 220 / [email protected] School Rabbi & Middle School Principal Rabbi Fred Elias Ext. 285 / [email protected] Early Childhood & Lower School Principal & Ricky Stamler-Goldberg Ext. 185 / [email protected] Director, Judaic Studies Early Childhood & Lower School Lauren Goldman-Brown Ext. 207 / [email protected] Principal, General Studies School Psychologist Dr. Ilana Kustanowitz Ext. 284 / [email protected] Coordinator of Special Services Leslie Teicher Ext. 172 / [email protected] Director of Operations & Finance Ronni Brenner Ext. 224 / [email protected] Director of Institutional Advancement Michelle Weinraub Ext. 277 / [email protected] Director of Admissions Charlotte Carter Ext. 203 / [email protected] Director of Marketing & Communications Leah K. Silberstein Ext. 286 / [email protected]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2018-2019

OFFICERS TRUSTEES AHAVA Co-Presidents Adi Rabinowitz President Rachel Wainer Apter Freddie Kotek^^* Jonathan Apter, Sarah Nanus, Caryn Shaw Samantha Asulin Kevin Lemmer [email protected] Dr. Susan Kardos Vice President Amy Cushmaro^^* Geoffrey Lewis^ David Perla Vice President Stuart Finkelstein Hal Messer Dr. Gleis Rabbi Lauren Monosov HONORARY TRUSTEES & PAST PRESIDENTS David Nanus Vice President Dr. Robert Goodman Steven Rogers Rabbi Kenneth Berger Erich Holzer z”l Gil Makleff* Eli Spielman** Ray Goldberg Secretary Harman Avery Grossman Brandi Rubin Adam Brown* Arthur Joseph z”l Abe Oster z”l Deborah Tuchman* Dr. Erika Henik Eli Ungar^* David Brown Jerome Kantor z”l Jan Popkin* Eli Ungar* Yoni Saposh Treasurer Rabbi Ami Hersh Amy Winiker Bernard Chalfin* Herman S. Kaufman z”l* Sy Sadinoff* Henry Voremberg z”l Dori Frumin Kirshner Ira Zaretsky Amy Cushmaro* Freddie Kotek* Trudy Sadinoff Jules Edelman z”l* Shari Leventhal* Larry Schwartz* * Past President ^ Honorary Trustee ^^ Active Honorary Trustee Milton Gralla z”l Elissa Maier* Harris Shapiro z”l 2018-2019 CONTACTS

AHAVA Executive Board AHAVA Special Event Chairs

Co-Presidents Jonathan Apter [email protected] New Student & Buddy Picnic Jaimie Finkelstein & Amy Igel August 12, 2018 Sarah Nanus AHAVA Welcome Back Reception Jonathan Apter, Sarah Nanus September 4, 2018 Caryn Shaw & Caryn Shaw Treasurer Catherine Brown [email protected] Lulav and Etrog Catherine Brown Forms due & Michelle Nadel September 14, 2018 Secretary Heather Rabinowitz Middle School Sukkah Party Dean Mansdorf & Toby Schonberg September 27, 2018 Immediate Past President Arielle Greenbaum Saposh Early Childhood Family Gathering Dan Tokayer October 7, 2018 Moms’ Night Out Shlomit Davies, Amy Kontorovich, October 11, 2018 Shiri Redensky & Tammy Ween, AHAVA Board Dads’ Night Out David Berger & Dean Mansdorf November 29, 2018 Ariella Adika Gena Khelemsky Schechter Booktique Samantha Asulin December 4-7, 2018 & Janet Wanderman Rachel Adler Dvorah Malek Havurah Simmy Kustanowitz December 6, 2018 Samantha Asulin Alicia Messer Family Lightings 6-7 pm Merav Brown Sarit Perry Mishloah Manot Valery Harrar, Sarit Perry Forms due Chelsea Gleis Shiri Redensky & Sandra Shakun March 8, 2019 Valery Harrar Sandra Shakun The Lorraine Eras, z”l Chelsea Gleis & Stacey Sager March 21, 2019 Seudah Arlene Saphier Horowitz Tammy Ween Purim Carnival Ariella Adika, Gena Khelemsky March 21, 2019 & Chaya Torgovicky Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration Merav Brown, Hava Greenfest, May 9, 2019 AHAVA Program Chairs Jessica Olcha & Ronit Sandomirski AHAVA Thank You Reception Jonathan Apter May 29, 2019 Communications/Newsletter Marc Melzer Faculty Luncheon Lisa Berger & Solange Captan June 19, 2019 AHAVA Reads Book Club Toby Schonberg Art to Remember Pascale Warman AHAVA School Program Chairs Birthday Club Eileen Margulies st Box Tops Shiri Milgram 1 -Grade Siddur Ceremony Arielle Friedman, Tal Kazam, May 31, 2019 Jessica Olcha & Sandra Shakun Class Parent Liaisons Dvorah Malek & Tammy Ween 2nd-Grade Humash Ceremony Stefanie Cohen, Rona Lotan, January 25, 2019 Lunch Volunteer Coordinator Sarit Perry Shiri Redensky & Tammy Ween Hesed Committee Deborah Marcus & Betsy Zvulun 3rd-Grade Havdalah Ceremony Audrey Henick, Lisa Jacobson, March 9, 2019 Schechter Spirit Apparel Adina Brief & Kfir Weinraub Estee Lunger & Dvorah Malek August 2018 - 5778 August 2018 j"ga, kukt-ct Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 20 AV 2 21 AV 3 22 AV 4 23 AV

7:51 PM 8:51 PM 5 24 AV 6 25 AV 7 26 AV 8 27 AV 9 28 AV 10 29 AV 11 30 AV Re’eh Rosh Hodesh Elul

7:43 PM 8:42 PM

12 1 ELUL 13 2 ELUL 14 3 ELUL 15 4 ELUL 16 5 ELUL 17 6 ELUL 18 7 ELUL Rosh Hodesh Elul Shoftim First Session Lunch Forms Due

AHAVA New Student & Buddy Picnic 3-6 PM 7:33 PM 8:32 PM

19 8 ELUL 20 9 ELUL 21 10 ELUL 22 11 ELUL 23 12 ELUL 24 13 ELUL 25 14 ELUL Kee Teitzei Fall Session Hugim & New Employee Orientation Extended Day Registration 9 AM–12 PM Due

7:23 PM 8:22 PM

26 15 ELUL 27 16 ELUL 28 17 ELUL 29 18 ELUL 30 19 ELUL 31 20 ELUL Candle lighting times are based on New Milford, FACULTY PROFESSIONAL FACULTY PROFESSIONAL FACULTY PROFESSIONAL FACULTY PROFESSIONAL N.J. location DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

Middle School Individual Advisory Meetings 7:12 PM

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 21 ELUL Kee Tavo

8:11 PM 2 22 ELUL 3 23 ELUL 4 24 ELUL 5 25 ELUL 6 26 ELUL 7 27 ELUL 8 28 ELUL LABOR DAY First full day of school First full day of school First full day of school Grades 1-8 Pre-K, K Gan Keshet (3s) Early Childhood (3s-K) Phase-in Day, Gan Keshet (3s) Second SCHOOL CLOSED 8 AM–12 PM AHAVA Welcome Back Phase-in Day 8 AM–12 PM Reception 8:15 AM New Parent Orientation 8:30 AM Board of Trustees Lunch Program Begins / Extended Meeting 8 PM Day Begins 7:00 PM 7:59 PM

9 29 ELUL 10 1 11 2 TISHREI 12 3 TISHREI 13 4 TISHREI 14 5 TISHREI 15 6 TISHREI EREV ROSH HASHANAH Fast of Gedaliah AHAVA Lulav and Etrog Vayelekh ROSH HASHANAH Forms Due Shuvah SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED

Grades 3-5 Back-to-School 6:57 PM 7:55 PM 7:54 PM Night 7 PM 6:48 PM 7:47 PM

16 7 TISHREI 17 8 TISHREI 18 9 TISHREI 19 10 TISHREI 20 11 TISHREI 21 12 TISHREI 22 13 TISHREI Early Childhood (3’s-K) EREV YOM KIPPUR AHAVA Board Meeting Ha’azinu through Grade 2 and Middle (Kol Nidre) 8:15 AM School Back-to-School Nights 7 PM SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED Israel Encounter Information Meeting 8:30 PM 6:42PM 7:40 PM 6:36 PM 7:35 PM

23 14 TISHREI 24 15 TISHREI 25 16 TISHREI 26 17 TISHREI 27 18 TISHREI 28 19 TISHREI 29 20 TISHREI FIRST DAY SECOND DAY SUKKOT HOL HAMOED SUKKOT HOL HAMOED SUKKOT HOL HAMOED SUKKOT Grandparent Lunch & Learn SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED EREV SUKKOT 12-1 PM AHAVA MS SUKKOT 6:33 PM EVENT 4-6 PM 6:25 PM 7:23 PM 7:31 PM 7:30 PM

30 21 TISHREI HOSHANAH RABBAH

6:21 PM

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1 22 TISHREI 2 23 TISHREI 3 24 TISHREI 4 25 TISHREI 5 26 TISHREI 6 27 TISHREI SIMHAT Bereishit (Yizkor) SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED

Stephanie z”l Prezant Israel Night 6-8 PM 7:20 PM 7:18 PM 6:13 PM 7:12 PM

7 28 TISHREI 8 29 TISHREI 9 30 TISHREI 10 1 HESHVAN 11 2 HESHVAN 12 3 HESHVAN 13 4 HESHVAN COLUMBUS DAY Rosh Hodesh Heshvan Rosh Hodesh Heshvan Early Childhood Family Gathering 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

AHAVA Moms’ Night Out 6:02 PM 7:01 PM 7:30 PM 14 5 HESHVAN 15 6 HESHVAN 16 7 HESHVAN 17 8 HESHVAN 18 9 HESHVAN 19 10 HESHVAN 20 11 HESHVAN Hugim Fall Session Begins Early Childhood Coffee and Lekh-Lekha Conversation with EC Principals 8:15-9:15 AM

6th Grade overnight –Stokes 6th Grade Returns Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM 5:51 PM 6:50 PM

21 12 HESHVAN 22 13 HESHVAN 23 14 HESHVAN 24 15 HESHVAN 25 16 HESHVAN 26 17 HESHVAN 27 18 HESHVAN Class Photo Day Vayera Sundays@Schechter AHAVA Board Meeting 10-11 AM 8:15 AM

AHAVAReads Book Club 7:30 PM Class of 2018 Reunion 7-8:30 PM 5:41 PM 6:40 PM

28 19 HESHVAN 29 20 HESHVAN 30 21 HESHVAN 31 22 HESHVAN

For event and calendar updates, go to www.ssdsbergen.org or www.facebook.com/ssdsbergen HESHVAN-KISLEV 5779 November 2018November 2018 y"ga, ukxf-iuaj Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 23 HESHVAN 2 24 HESHVAN 3 25 HESHVAN Special Friends Day Hayei Sarah Grades 1-5

1:45 PM EARLY FRIDAY DISMISSAL BEGINS

5:32 PM 6:32 PM

4 26 HESHVAN 5 27 HESHVAN 6 28 HESHVAN 7 29 HESHVAN 8 30 HESHVAN 9 1 10 2 KISLEV Daylight Savings Time Ends Open House for Parents of Rosh Hodesh Kislev Rosh Hodesh Kislev Toldot Prospective Students 7 PM Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht Commemoration - Film Screening & Speaker 7 PM 4:25 PM 5:24 PM

11 3 KISLEV 12 4 KISLEV 13 5 KISLEV 14 6 KISLEV 15 7 KISLEV 16 8 KISLEV 17 9 KISLEV VETERANS DAY Vayeitzei Lower School Coffee and Conversation with LS Principals 8:15-9:15 AM

4:18 PM 5:18 PM

18 10 KISLEV 19 11 KISLEV 20 12 KISLEV 21 13 KISLEV 22 14 KISLEV 23 15 KISLEV 24 16 KISLEV Parent-Teacher THANKSGIVING DAY Vayishlah Conferences 8 AM-12 PM BJE HS Placement Exam SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED

Parent-Teacher Conferences 9 AM-4 PM 4:13 PM 5:13 PM

25 17 KISLEV 26 18 KISLEV 27 19 KISLEV 28 20 KISLEV 29 21 KISLEV 30 22 KISLEV AHAVA Board Meeting Middle School Coffee and 8:15 AM Conversation with MS Administrative Team 8:15-9:15 AM

Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM AHAVA Dads’ Night Out 4:10 PM

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1 23 KISLEV Vayeshev

5:11 PM

2 24 KISLEV 3 25 KISLEV 4 26 KISLEV 5 27 KISLEV 6 28 KISLEV 7 29 KISLEV 8 30 KISLEV

EREV HANUKKAH AHAVA Book Fair AHAVA Book Fair AHAVA Book Fair AHAVA Book Fair Meekeitz 1ST DAY OF HANUKKAH 2ND DAY OF HANUKKAH 3RD DAY OF HANUKKAH 4TH DAY OF HANUKKAH 5TH DAY OF HANUKKAH 1ST CANDLE Rosh Hodesh Special Friends Day 6TH DAY OF HANUKKAH Sundays@Schechter HANUKKAH HAVURAH Early Childhood 10-11 AM Family Lightings 6-7 PM 4:09 PM 5:10 PM 9 1 TEVET 10 2 TEVET 11 3 TEVET 12 4 TEVET 13 5 TEVET 14 6 TEVET 15 7 TEVET Rosh Hodesh Tevet SCHOOL CLOSED Vayigash 7TH DAY OF HANUKKAH 8TH DAY OF HANUKKAH FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HANUKKAH ZIMRIYAH AHAVAReads Book Club 5:11 PM 7:30 PM 4:10 PM

16 8 TEVET 17 9 TEVET 18 10 TEVET 19 11 TEVET 20 12 TEVET 21 13 TEVET 22 14 TEVET Asarah B’Tevet Fast Day AHAVA Board Meeting Vayehi 8:15 AM

MS Open House for current 2019-2020 School Year 5th-Grade families

Re-enrollment Begins 7-8:30 PM 4:13 PM 5:14 PM

23 15 TEVET 24 16 TEVET 25 17 TEVET 26 18 TEVET 27 19 TEVET 28 20 TEVET 29 21 TEVET Shemot SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED

4:17 PM 5:18 PM

30 22 TEVET 31 23 TEVET

SCHOOL CLOSED

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1 24 TEVET 2 25 TEVET 3 26 TEVET 4 27 TEVET 5 28 TEVET Va’eira

SCHOOL CLOSED

4:23 PM 5:24 PM

6 28 TEVET 7 1 8 2 SHEVAT 9 3 SHEVAT 10 4 SHEVAT 11 5 SHEVAT 12 6 SHEVAT Rosh Hodesh Shevat Hugim Fall Session Ends

Second Session Lunch Forms Due

Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM 4:30 PM 5:31 PM

13 7 SHEVAT 14 8 SHEVAT 15 9 SHEVAT 16 10 SHEVAT 17 11 SHEVAT 18 12 SHEVAT 19 13 SHEVAT Sundays@Schechter Class Photo Retake Day Middle School Beshalah 10-11 AM First Semester Ends

AHAVA Board Meeting 8:15 AM

4:37 PM 5:39 PM

20 14 SHEVAT 21 15 SHEVAT 22 16 SHEVAT 23 17 SHEVAT 24 18 SHEVAT 25 19 SHEVAT 26 20 SHEVAT TU B’SHEVAT Middle School 2nd-Grade Humash Yitro MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Second Semester Begins Ceremony 8:30 AM (Event will be live-streamed at www.ssdsbergen.tv) SCHOOL CLOSED First Session Lunch FACULTY PROFESSIONAL Program Ends DEVELOPMENT 5:48 PM 4:46 PM

27 21 SHEVAT 28 22 SHEVAT 29 23 SHEVAT 30 24 SHEVAT 31 25 SHEVAT Second Session Lunch Program Begins

Re-enrollment & Tuition Assistance Applications Due

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1 26 SHEVAT 2 27 SHEVAT

4:55 PM 5:56 PM

3 28 SHEVAT 4 29 SHEVAT 5 30 SHEVAT 6 1 I 7 2 ADAR I 8 3 ADAR I 9 4 ADAR I Rosh Hodesh Adar I Rosh Hodesh Adar I Spring Session Hugim & Terumah Extended Day Registration Due

Middle School Science Fair 7 PM

AHAVAreads 7:30 PM 5:03 PM 6:05PM

10 5 ADAR I 11 6 ADAR I 12 7 ADAR I 13 8 ADAR I 14 9 ADAR I 15 10 ADAR I 16 11 ADAR I Sundays@Schechter Tetzaveh 10-11 AM

5th-Grade Heritage Fair - SCHOOL CLOSED Living Museum 7 PM

Board of Trustees 5:12 PM Meeting 8 PM No Hugim or Extended Day 6:14 PM

17 12 ADAR I 18 13 ADAR I 19 14 ADAR I 20 15 ADAR I 21 16 ADAR I 22 17 ADAR I 23 18 ADAR I PRESIDENTS’ DAY Extended Day Fall Kee Tissa Session Ends

AHAVA Board Meeting SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15 AM

5:20 PM 6:22 PM

24 19 ADAR I 25 20 ADAR I 26 21 ADAR I 27 22 ADAR I 28 23 ADAR I Hugim / Extended Day Spring Session Begins

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1 24 ADAR I 2 25 ADAR I Vayakhel Shabbat Shekalim

5:28 PM 6:30 PM

3 26 ADAR I 4 27 ADAR I 5 28 ADAR I 6 29 ADAR I 7 30 ADAR I 8 1 ADAR II 9 2 ADAR II Rosh Hodesh Adar II Rosh Hodesh Adar II Pekudei

AHAVA Mishloah Manot 3rd-Grade Havdalah Forms Due Ceremony 7:15 PM (Event will be live-streamed at Topsy Turvy Day www.ssdsbergen.tv)

5:36 PM 6:38 PM 10 3 ADAR II 11 4 ADAR II 12 5 ADAR II 13 6 ADAR II 14 7 ADAR II 15 8 ADAR II 16 9 ADAR II Daylight Savings Time Vayikra Begins 3:15 PM Shabbat Zakhor REGULAR FRIDAY DISMISSAL BEGINS

6:44 PM 7:46 PM

17 10 ADAR II 18 11 ADAR II 19 12 ADAR II 20 13 ADAR II 21 14 ADAR II 22 15 ADAR II 23 16 ADAR II PURIM SHUSHAN PURIM Tzav AHAVA Early Childhood Carnival and Lorraine Eras z”l Purim Seudah SCHOOL CLOSED Faculty Professional Parent-Teacher EREV PURIM Day Conferences 9 AM-3 PM NOON DISMISSAL 6:52 PM 7:53 PM 24 17 ADAR II 25 18 ADAR II 26 19 ADAR II 27 20 ADAR II 28 21 ADAR II 29 22 ADAR II 30 23 ADAR II AHAVA Board Meeting Shemini 8:15 AM NOON DISMISSAL Shabbat Parah

Parent-Teacher Conferences 2-8:30 PM 6:59 PM 8:01 PM

31 24 ADAR II

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 25 ADAR II 2 26 ADAR II 3 27 ADAR II 4 28 ADAR II 5 29 ADAR II 6 1 6th-Grade Tekes Mitzvot Rosh Hodesh Nisan Ceremony 8 AM Tazria Shabbat HaHodesh

AHAVAReads Book Club Board of Trustees 7:30 PM Meeting 8 PM 7:21 PM 8:23 PM

7 2 NISAN 8 3 NISAN 9 4 NISAN 10 5 NISAN 11 6 NISAN 12 7 NISAN 13 8 NISAN 45th Annual Community Metzora Celebration 5 PM Shabbat HaGadol Pearl River Hilton

7th-Grade Trip to 7th-Grade Trip to 7th-Grade Trip to Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 7:14 PM 8:15 PM

14 9 NISAN 15 10 NISAN 16 11 NISAN 17 12 NISAN 18 13 NISAN 19 14 NISAN 20 15 NISAN Fast of the First Born FIRST DAY PESAH

8th-Grade Annual Israel SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED Encounter Send-Off

EREV PESAH Second Seder First Seder No Hugim or Extended Day 7:21 PM 8:22 PM

21 16 NISAN/1 22 17 NISAN/ 2 23 18 NISAN/ 3 24 19 NISAN/ 4 25 20 NISAN/ 5 26 21 NISAN/ 6 27 22 NISAN/ 7 SECOND DAY PESAH HOL HAMOED PESAH HOL HAMOED PESAH HOL HAMOED PESAH HOL HAMOED PESAH SEVENTH DAY PESAH EIGHTH DAY PESAH (First day of the Omer) (Yizkor)

SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED SCHOOL CLOSED

7:28 PM 7:29 PM 8:30 PM 8:24 PM

28 23 NISAN/ 8 29 24 NISAN/ 9 30 25 NISAN/ 10

8th-Grade Annual Israel Encounter Departure

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1 26 NISAN/ 11 2 27 NISAN/ 12 3 28 NISAN/ 13 4 29 NISAN/ 14 YOM HASHOAH Aharei Mot

GRADES 1-7: WEAR WHITE TOPS / BLACK BOTTOMS

7:36 PM 8:38 PM

5 30 NISAN/ 15 6 1 / 16 7 2 IYAR/ 17 8 3 IYAR/ 18 9 4 IYAR/ 1 10 5 IYAR/ 20 11 6 IYAR/ 21 Rosh Hodesh Iyar Rosh Hodesh Iyar YOM HAZIKARON YOM HA’ATZMA’UT 8th-Grade Annual Israel Kedoshim 3’S - GRADE 7: WEAR WHITE Encounter Returns GRADES 1-7: WEAR WHITE TOPS / BLUE BOTTOMS TOPS / BLACK BOTTOMS 3:15 PM MS DISMISSAL No Hugim & No Extended Care

AHAVA Yom Ha’Atzma’ut Celebration 5:30–7:30 PM 7:43 PM 8:45 PM

12 7 IYAR/ 22 13 8 IYAR/ 23 14 9 IYAR/ 24 15 10 IYAR/ 25 16 11 IYAR/ 26 17 12 IYAR/ 27 18 13 IYAR/ 28 AHAVA Board Meeting 8:15 AM

Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM 7:50 PM 8:52 PM

19 14 IYAR/ 29 20 15 IYAR/ 30 21 16 IYAR/ 31 22 17 IYAR/ 32 23 18 IYAR/ 33 24 19 IYAR/ 34 25 20 IYAR/ 35 LAG B’OMER Behar Hugim Spring Session Ends

3:15 PM MS DISMISSAL

No Hugim & No Extended Care 7:57 PM 8:58 PM

26 21 IYAR/ 36 27 22 IYAR/ 37 28 23 IYAR/ 38 29 24 IYAR/ 39 30 25 IYAR/ 40 31 26 IYAR/ 41 MEMORIAL DAY 1st-Grade Siddur Ceremony 8:30 AM SCHOOL CLOSED (Event will be live-streamed at www.ssdsbergen.tv)

AHAVA Volunteer Thank-You Reception 7 PM 8:02 PM

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 27 IYAR/ 42 Behukotai

9:04 PM

2 28 IYAR/ 43 3 29 IYAR/ 44 4 1 / 45 5 2 SIVAN/ 46 6 3 SIVAN/ 47 7 4 SIVAN/ 48 8 5 SIVAN/ 49 YOM YERUSHALAYIM 8th-Grade Class of 2019 Rosh Hodesh Sivan AHAVA Board Meeting Bemidbar Tefillah and Siyum 8 AM 8:15 AM NOON DISMISSAL EREV Celebrate Israel Parade (Last day of the Omer)

Ma’ayan Event 7 PM 8:07 PM 9:08 PM 9 6 SIVAN 10 7 SIVAN 11 8 SIVAN 12 9 SIVAN 13 10 SIVAN 14 11 SIVAN 15 12 SIVAN SHAVUOT SHAVUOT Naso 8th GRADE

NOON DISMISSAL SCHOOL CLOSED 3:15 PM MS DISMISSAL

No Hugim & No Extended Care AHAVAReads Book Club Board of Trustees Class of 2019 Graduation 8:11 PM 9:12 PM 9:08 PM 7:30 PM Meeting 8 PM 9:09 PM 7 PM 16 13 SIVAN 17 14 SIVAN 18 15 SIVAN 19 16 SIVAN 20 17 SIVAN 21 18 SIVAN 22 19 SIVAN Last Day of School Beha’alotkha

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL

NOON DISMISSAL Grades 5-7 Move Up Day Lunch Ends / Last Day of DEVELOPMENT Extended Day AHAVA Thank-You Faculty Luncheon 8:13 PM 9:14 PM 23 20 SIVAN 24 21 SIVAN 25 22 SIVAN 26 23 SIVAN 27 24 SIVAN 28 25 SIVAN 29 26 SIVAN Shelah

8:14 PM 9:14 PM

30 27 SIVAN

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 28 SIVAN 2 29 SIVAN 3 30 SIVAN 4 1 5 2 TAMMUZ 6 Rosh Hodesh Tammuz Rosh Hodesh Tammuz Korah

8:13 PM 9:13 PM

7 4 TAMMUZ 8 5 TAMMUZ 9 6 TAMMUZ 10 7 TAMMUZ 11 8 TAMMUZ 12 9 TAMMUZ 13 10 TAMMUZ Hukkat

8:10 PM 9:10 PM

14 11 TAMMUZ 15 12 TAMMUZ 16 13 TAMMUZ 17 14 TAMMUZ 18 15 TAMMUZ 19 16 TAMMUZ 20 17 TAMMUZ Balak Fast of the 17th of Tammuz

8:06 PM 9:05 PM

21 18 TAMMUZ 22 19 TAMMUZ 23 20 TAMMUZ 24 21 TAMMUZ 25 22 TAMMUZ 26 23 TAMMUZ 27 24 TAMMUZ Pinhas

8:00 PM 8:59 PM

28 25 TAMMUZ 29 26TAMMUZ 30 27 TAMMUZ 31 28 TAMMUZ

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1 29 TAMMUZ 2 1 AV 3 2 AV Rosh Hodesh Matot-Masei

7:53 PM 8:52 PM

4 3 AV 5 4 AV 6 5 AV 7 6 AV 8 7 AV 9 8 AV 10 9 AV Erev Tisha B’Av

7:44 PM 8:43 PM

11 10 AV 12 11 AV 13 12 AV 14 13 AV 15 14 AV 16 15 AV 17 16 AV Fast of Tisha B’Av Va’etchanan

7:35 PM 8:34 PM

18 17 AV 19 18 AV 20 19 AV 21 20 AV 22 21 AV 23 22 AV 24 23 AV Eikev

7:25 PM 8:24 PM

25 24 AV 26 25 AV 27 26 AV 28 27 AV 29 28 AV 30 29 AV 31 30 AV Re’eh

7:14 PM 8:13 PM

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