Yeshiva Derech HaTorah
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| Yeshiva Derech HaTorah ישיבה דרך התורה |
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| Motto | "Excellence in Education, in your Neighborhood" |
| Established | 1980 |
| Type | Private elementary and secondary |
| President | Jake Abilevitz |
| Chairman | Dr. Jan Geliebter |
| Principal | Rabbi Elimelech Chanales |
| HS Prin. | Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg |
| Students | 303 |
| Grades | N–9 |
| Location | 2810 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, New York USA |
| Exec. Dir. | Rabbi Arthur Hagler |
| Website | www.ydh.org |
Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is an Orthodox Jewish elementary school and high school for boys in Brooklyn, New York. Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents.[1]
The school is dedicated to the teachings of Orthodox Judaism, and has a fully approved New York State general studies curriculum as well. It enrolls students from nursery through 8th grade. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 303 students in nursery through eighth grade according to the New York State Department of Education (school code 332200228580).[2]
In September 2006, Yeshiva Derech HaTorah High School opened, offering a college-preparatory program.[3]
The school's motto is "Excellence in Education, in your Neighborhood".[3]
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[edit] Leadership
The principal of the elementary school is Rabbi Elimelech Chanales. The principal of the high school is Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg. The executive director of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is Rabbi Arthur Hagler.[3]
[edit] History
In 1979, a group of Brooklyn parents met to discuss the need for a new type of Yeshiva. Not satisfied with the existing schools, they were seeking an Orthodox boy’s Yeshiva completely devoted to Torah, and firmly committed to the State of Israel. Philosophical guidelines were drawn up to provide an education in Ahavat Torah, Ahavat Am Yisroel and Ahavat Eretz Yisroel. Limudei Kodesh was to be taught on a very high level and an excellent General Studies education was to be offered.
In September 1980, the Yeshiva opened its doors as a preschool in the Beth Abraham Synagogue on Bragg Street. To accommodate the many requests for admission, the school moved the next year to larger quarters in the Young Israel of Bedford Bay on Brown Street expanding to elementary grades. The Yeshiva quickly outgrew those quarters, and relocated to its present home in the Kingsway Jewish Center. Here the school continued to grow with classes from nursery to eighth grade. In 1995 the school’s name was changed from Yeshivat Mizrachi L’Banim to Yeshiva Derech HaTorah. The name change did not represent a departure from the philosophy or ideology of the founding parents in 1979.
2006 saw the start of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah High School.
[edit] Student demographics
Yeshiva Derech HaTorah is made up of Jewish students and teachers from a variety of backgrounds. The school is predominantly Ashkenazi Jews, whose families originated from communities in Germany, Poland, Eastern Europe and Russia although there are a number of students from the Sephardic or Syrian community.
[edit] Sports
Yeshiva Derech HaTorah's elementary school's team is the Hurricanes, while its high school team is the Bulldogs. The high school team is a member of the Yeshiva High School Athletic League which represents many of the Jewish day schools throughout the New York metropolitan area.
[edit] References
- ^ Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York summary of public session February 13&14, 2006, accessed February 28, 2007
- ^ Suballocations for Nonpublic Schools and Special Act School Districts in Nassau County and New York City 2005-2006, New York State Education Department, accessed February 28, 2007
- ^ a b c Yeshiva Derech HaTorah website, accessed February 28, 2007
