Eighth grade students at Manhattan Day School traveled to Staten Island last week to view an original Holocaust play, “We Will Carry the Word,” performed by 20 students of Wagner … more

Back to school season can be an exciting time for young students. For some, however, financial constraints and expenses can put a damper on the experience. To lessen the burden on struggling … more

Rabbi Aharon Friedler holds up a prize while students place bids at HANC’s annual Student Senate Chanukah auction. more

The siren went off at HAFTR Lower School to mark Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s day of remembrance. Each year, students in grades 3 through 5 learn about … more

This week HAFTR had the pleasure of hosting the 25th annual Scott Satran basketball tournament. The HAFTR Invitational Scott Satran Memorial Tournament is a bittersweet occasion. It brings together students from eight different yeshiva high schools to commemorate a HAFTR alumnus, Scott Satran, who passed away 25 years ago from cancer at the age of 20. Every year this event bonds the HAFTR community and seven other schools together in remembrance. more

Eight years ago, HAFTR lost an ambitious student, star athlete, and extraordinary friend, Jacob Haden Greenberg. Anyone who knew Jacob will tell you that he lived life to the fullest and strived for excellence in everything he did. more

Some had graduated the yeshiva over a decade ago while others were away for less than a year. The alumni assembled at Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s annual reunion represented a cross-section of … more

Benjamin Katz is flanked by his grandfather Leo Simpson and family friend Joey Hoenig as he reads parshat Bo for his bar mitzvah at the Brandeis School in Lawrence. more

MTA freshmen and sophomores were empowered to take ownership of their educational growth during the yeshiva’s first ever student led conferences. “The goal of SLCs is to give our … more

Last Tuesday evening, in a sold out theater on Central Avenue, the curtain rose as more than 70 Shulamith middle graders performed their hearts out in “Twisted.” It’s a play … more