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Aug 7, 2026
Back to School with Vice Principal Dr. Ben Needle
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Dan DorschHOST
So as an administrator, what advice would you have for those, those parents and students?

Ben NeedleGUEST
Well, first I would say, you know, as a parent, as someone who's Jewish, like, it's not my place to say whether you pull your kid out for one day, two days, or three days.

Ben NeedleGUEST
Um, for my family growing up, if, if it was three school days, we're gonna miss three school days.

Ben NeedleGUEST
But a lot of my peers, it might be one day of Rosh Hashanah, one day of Yom Kippur.

Ben NeedleGUEST
So it, it's not for me to say how many days to pull out, but I will say, again, back to like advocating for yourself and talking about what it means to be a Jewish person, and you may go to synagogue 100 times in a year, or you may just hit the high holidays.

Ben NeedleGUEST
When you miss school on those days, it makes a statement that it's important, right? So whether it's one day, two days, or three days, it lets your peers know that that's an important part of your identity.
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