As we near the 4^th of July, our celebration of 236 years of our country's independence, I feel humbled by the amazing opportunities and freedoms we have and continue to experience in America. We learn about and comfortably identify with Israel. We do so daily in our tefilot, celebrations and oftentimes in certain acts of protest, as well. May God bless America on the anniversary of its independence, and may we, as proud Americans, continue to employ our energies to keep our ties to Eretz Yisraelstrong and work to secure our democratic partnership with Medinat Yisrael.

We have uploaded a few clips from this year's
Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day program, for you to enjoy. The short film features the IDF band that followed our Tefilah Chagigit and also includes an insightful and passionate presentation by Ms. Miriam Krupka of the Tanakh Department. 

Please enjoy the spirited IDF performance!

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The Upper School graduation was a memorable and glorious evening of celebration and pride. We have uploaded excerpts of the program: the students' presentations, the tenth year anniversarian's speech and the cantata. Simchaand joy filled the room and watching the program will surely be a pleasurable and nachat filled experience for you. Please visit "Take Me Higher!" and enjoy.

Two of our most recent school wide programs, Yom Hashoah and Yom HaZikaron are also posted. Rabbi Goldmintz, senior student Jason Abramson,'12, Ms. Judith Fagin, Rabbi Stechler and his Grandma Helen made a difficult day extraordinary through their riveting presentations on Yom Hashoah. By sharing their personal experiences with us, these important days became all the more meaningful and relevant to our school community.

On Yom HaZikaron, senior student David Cohen, '12, Lieutenant Shai Dvir and Kollel Fellow Joshua Rosenfeld, each in his own remarkable way, helped us to visualize, appreciate and feel very much in awe of  the never ending and uncompromising commitment of our IDF soldiers.

Stay tuned, there's more to come.

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