Students from the Shulamith School for Girls and the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were among those from several Long Island schools who attended last week’s AIPAC Policy …
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3/14/18
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HAFTR High School again hosted the annual Yeshiva League Model Congress, on, March 6. Students from 14 tri-state area schools convened at the Young Israel of Woodmere, including Central, DRS, Ezra …
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3/14/18
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Pre-K students at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, in Lawrence, were “eating healthy” as they learned about good eating habits during HAFTR Health Month.
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3/6/18
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Five students form HAFTR and DRS competed last week in the first South Shore Speech and Debate League Drasha Tournament. Pictured from left: Menachem Neiman (DRS), Miriam Kopyto (HAFTR), Benjy …
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2/28/18
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The greater HAFTR community gathered last motzei Shabbat to celebrate 40 years during which the institution, founded in 1978, has grown exponentially. Guests honored the …
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2/28/18
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Rabbi and pop artist Yitzchok Moully delivered this message to HAFTR fourth grade artists, “Follow what speaks to your soul in order to make Hashem’s complete world more complete.” …
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2/22/18
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HAFTR fifth grader Odelia Koren said her class’ girls’ melave malka was “a beautiful way to escort the Shabbat Queen.” Dressed in Shabbat clothing, the girls, their mothers …
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2/22/18
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This coming motzei Shabbat Zachor, one of our community’s oldest educational institutions, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, will honoring one of its most distinguished staff …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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2/21/18
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Alana Newhouse, a 1993 graduate of Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School, is now the editor of Tablet, the online American Jewish magazine founded in 2009. She vividly remembers …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Herald Community News
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2/21/18
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HAFTR first graders received their first siddurim at a memorable chagiga where they performed for families and guests. Their Koren Youth Siddur includes questions that lead to a deeper understanding …
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2/7/18
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