Kindergarten students at the HAFTR Lower School marked Yom Yerushalayim by building walls around Jerusalem’s Old City. They listened to the story of the Eight Gates … more

Rabbi Oppen is Principal of Judaic Studies at HAFTR HS and Rabbinic Associate at Congregation Beth Sholom Just as we prepare our cheesecake, blintzes and meals for Shavuot, we must be mindful to … more

By simply taking four swabs of cells from the inside of your mouth, it’s possible to save someone else’s life, because for every 400 swabs there’s a bone marrow … more

Pre-kindergarten children at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Early Childhood Center cooked lentil soup as part of their Torah learning last week. By chopping celery, peeling … more

Boys at the Hillel Day Camp in Lawrence practiced their swings as Mets pitcher Logan Verrett and catcher Travis d’Arnaud visited on Monday. Verrett answered campers’ questions that ranged … more

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 … more

The HAFTR community turned out last motzei Shabbat to celebrate the school’s four educational leaders. more

Nearly 700 ninth and 10th grade students from 25 area schools who are enrolled in the CIJE-Tech High School Engineering program participated in their Young Engineers conference at the Hebrew Academy … more

Photos by Joe Sperber for The Jewish Star Issue of Sept. 12, 2008 The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway has broken ground on its new Torah and Athletic Center on Central Avenue in … more

How do we prepare kids for jobs that don’t exist yet?  This is the question the Education Technology team at Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway has been puzzling through for … more