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'Yeshiva Darchei Torah (located in Far Rockaway)[1] is an Orthodox private boys school.

History

The school, founded and headed by Rabbi Yaakov Bender, was described by The New York Times as "ultra-Orthodox .. Litvish or Yeshivish." [1]

It has been operating long enough to have parents who graduated from it, including on the board of directors.[2]

The school is growing: A decade after having 1,400 students[3] they have, 1,954 enrolled students in grades Pre-Kindergarten thru High School.[4] The bais medrash has been described as "large".[2]

The yeshiva recently refinanced its mortgage.[5]

Standort

Darchei is located at the "site of ... a once-world-famous resort."[3] Far Rockaway "flourished in the 1940's but withered .. 1960s" until "a few Jewish families .. started the Hebrew Free Loan Society for new home buyers."[6] In 2008 The New York Times wrote that "the area’s Orthodox Jewish community.. now constitutes a fifth of the 48,344 people" and that Darchei, "with 1,400 students, exceeds Far Rockaway High School in size."[3]

Elementary

The school's lower grades have grade-appropriate studies for both religious and secular subjects, supplemented by a library and a "schoolwide literacy program."[2] While most students benefit from the school's STEM offerings,[2], Darchei's "policy of inclusion for some special-needs children"[1] makes its "special education wing" an important component.[2]

High School

Although the High School curriculum offers "nine Advanced Placement classes and Regents exams,"[1] it also has "a vocational program for students who are struggling in a traditional academic program."

The upper grade unit, which is named Mesivta Chaim Shlomo of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, encourages its students to participate in the science competition that is a part of the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education[7] (CJIE)[8]

Student body

Despite the school's Ashkenaz orientation,[1] it maintains an ongoing link to a Sephardic sage,[9][10][11] Yaakov Moshe Hillel, who has been visiting Darchei's sizeable number of Sephardi students</ref> since 2004.[9]

Name

There are other (out of state) institutions using the name Darchei:[12][13][14][15][16]

The words Darchei Torah mean Path of Torah.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school". Long Island Herald.
  3. ^ a b c C. J. Hughes (January 27, 2008). "Beaten Down, and Not Only by Nature". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Darchei Torah".
  5. ^ "Gala in Far Rockaway celebrates 'The Darchei Way'". The Jewish Star (New York) (TheJewishStar.com). January 22, 2019. securing the refinance of the Yeshiva's mortgage
  6. ^ Pam Belluck (June 10, 1996). "Keeping Peace Alive And Tensions Dormant;Diverse Far Rockaway Sees Room For Harmony as Jewish Enclave Grows". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Darchei Torah Students Shine At Science Competition". 5tJt.com (Five Towns Jewish Times). May 18, 2018.
  8. ^ David Gonzalez (October 13, 1994). "American Jews Focus on Preserving Their Identity; A New Gift of $15 Million for Graduate Studies in Jewish Education Should Help". The New York Times.
  9. ^ a b "Sephardic sage visits Darchei". The Jewish Star (New York) (TheJewishStar.com). February 1, 2017.
  10. ^ current age: 79 years. Sage: Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), 5:25 (.. 50, 60, 70 ..)
  11. ^ "Rav Yaakov Moshe Hillel Inspires Talmidim At Darchei". 5tJt.com (Five Towns Jewish Times). January 23, 2014.
  12. ^ Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Manchester, United Kingdom
  13. ^ "Yeshiva's healthy attitude winning global admirers". October 7, 2016.
  14. ^ https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=576&q=yeshiva+darchei+torah+southfield+mi&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIluP6vpbmAhXRxlkKHdjPCj44FBDVAigFegQICxAG Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Southfield, MI]
  15. ^ "Yeshivas Darchei Torah in Southfield, MI". December 23, 2013. all-girls ... 376 students in grades PK, K-12
  16. ^ "Yeshivas Darchei Torah School for Boys". FrumMichigan.com.
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