bs"d Jewish School List ------------------ When you hear the pure voice, see the eager eyes and feel the breathy words from a child, when we ask what they learned in the Torah today, we can understand the importance that the Torah places on a Jewish education. Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi says, in Talmud "The world abides only for the sake of school children." (Shabbat 119b) He also says there "The studies of school children may not be interrupted even for the building of the Temple." Rabbi Yehoshua ben Gamla - a Cohen Gadol (High Priest) from the time of the Second Beit HaMikdash (Temple) is partly responsible for the establishment of a formal Jewish education. In the beginning children with fathers would learn Torah from them, children without fathers would not learn Torah. So Rabbi Gamla instituted that there should be schools for all children throughout the land. If it were not for him, Torah would have been forgotten by the people of Israel. (See Talmud: Baba Batra 20b) Most Jewish schools and Yeshivas teach Torah and secular subjects. Most of their teachers are highly qualified, with the appropriate educational certifications. The children, living, playing and learning together gain immensely from being among friends and from being in a Torah environment. The positive environment supplements the values that children absorb at home. They learn to be more respectful of parents, how to conduct themselves properly with others, and learn to do many good deeds. They are taught the values and heritage of our grandfathers that are not taught in secular schools. Attending a Jewish school, children learn to live and love their Jewish heritage. It helps them to form a more meaningful connection with their parents and with their grandparents. For a common link and language is created - Torah. A bond that traverses the generations. Providing children with a Jewish education drastically increases the likelihood that they will go on to marry someone Jewish. Statistics prove this. 70 percent of those (aged 25-44) who had no Jewish education intermarried, while 20 percent of those with 6 or more years of Jewish day school education intermarried. Being in a good Torah environment ensures that a little loved one will be surrounded by positive influences. It guards them from many of the negative influences of society, like bad language, disrespect of authority, drugs, smoking, teenage pregnancy, transmitted diseases, etc. Enrolling children in a good Jewish day school or Yeshiva is the best investment a parent can make for their kids. Tips on selecting a good Jewish school: 1. Ask your Rabbi to recommend a good school for your child. 2. Learn about the curriculum, the values and philosophy and the staff that are in the school. 3. Observe the environment, children and influences at the school. 4. Ask around about the reputation of the school. 5. Apply early. 6. If you have trouble entering your child into a Jewish school, perhaps your Rabbi can help open doors. Also call, Rabbi Katz at the Jewish Education Program - phone # 718-941-2600 - who assures that your child will get into a decent school. There are many other good schools that are not listed below. For other schools you should contact Torah U'Mesorah. They are a national organization for Hebrew day schools. They offer a comprehensive directory of Jewish day schools - Elementary and Secondary - for the United States and Canada. This Directory costs about $12.00. Torah U'Mesorah Publications is at 5723 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204, 718-259-1223 tel / 718-259-1795 fax Elementary Schools ------------------ * Yeshiva Institute 43-00 171st Street Flushing, NY 11358 718-762-7070 Grades K through 8, boys and girls Dean: Rabbi Zalmen Deutscher; Principal: Mrs. Landsman * Hebrew Academy of West Queens - 34-25 82nd Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 718-899-9193 Grades K through 8, boys and girls Dean: Rabbi Moshe Stahler; Asst. P.: Rabbi M. Hecht * Torah Academy of Queens 88-01 102 Street Richmond Hill, NY 11418 718-441-3305 girls - elementary and high school * Yeshiva Dov Revel 71-02 113 Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 718-261-9624 Grades K through 3, boys only Principal: Rabbi Skaist * Yeshiva of Central Queens 147-37 70 Road Flushing, NY 11367 718-793-8500 Grades K through 8, boys and girls Dean: Rabbi Aaron Brander; Asst. P.: Rabbi Perl * Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe 83-06 Abingdon Road Kew Gardens, NY 11415 718-846-7300 Grades K through 8, boys only Principal: Rabbi Landesman * Bais Yaakov Academy for Girls 124-50 Metropolitan average. , Kew Gardens, NY 11418, 718-847-5352 Grades K through 8, girls only Principal: Rabbi Neuman * Yeshiva Ohr Haiim 86-06 135 St., Richmond Hill, NY 11418 718-658-7066 Grades K through 5, boys and girls Dean: Rabbi Mordechai Kashani * Yeshiva Har Torah 254-04 Union Turnpike, Floral Park, NY 718-343-2533 Grades K through 6, boys & girls Principal: Rabbi Silverstein * Rabbi Chaimov Grades 1-3, 9,10 268-1070 payphone for Bucharian children On 72 Ave, off Main St, Kew Gardens Hills Junior High / High Schools -------------------------- * Ezra Academy 119-45 Union Turnpike Forest Hills, NY 11375 263-5500 Grades 6 through 12, boys and girls Dean: Rabbi Eli Freilich; Principal: Mrs. Fran Hirschman * Ohr Torah Institute 66-35 108 Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 718-268-3444 Grades 9 through 12, boys only Principal: Rabbi Hillel Belsky * Shevach High School for Girls 75-09 Main Street Flushing, NY 11367 718-263-0525 Grades 9 through 12, girls only Principal: Dr. Rivka Blau * Yeshiva High School for Girls 86-86 Palo Alto St., Holliswood, NY 11432 718-459-8550 Grades 9 through 12, girls only Principal: Rabbi Marvin Spiegelman * Yeshiva Binat Chaim H.S. 112th Street Forest Hills 718-575-3077 Grades 9 - 12, boys & girls Rabbi Yehoshua-Principal Yeshiva Mercaz Bnos Brooklyn 259-5600 --- from: The Jewish Education Network at: http://www.aquanet.co.il/vip/mc e-mail: jenet@iname.com date: 17 Tamuz 5758 / July 12, 1998 ver: 1.1 The Jewish Education Network - A Jewish Education Counts, Matatia Chetrit, Copyright (1998) Please feel free to copy this document. 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