It has been an exciting start to the new school year. For the first time, the high school of HAFTR (the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway) had a Big Read program, with freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors — along with many faculty members — all reading the novel “Exodus” by Leon Uris. more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 19, 2010/ 4 Nissan 5770 Rochelle Brand is about to go island hopping. The Staten Island resident will commute to Long Island beginning in July when she starts … more

All of HAFTR’s divisions — from early childhood through high school — joined the community’s Shabbos Project on Oct. 25 with a giant challah bake. Students rolled up their … more

Parents’ involvement with the school their children attend is very important to Reuben Maron, and over the past 45 years — initially with Hillel, which, along with the Hebrew Institute of … more

As Tu B’Shvat approached, HAFTR Early Childhood Pre-K students participated in a beautiful Tu B’Shvat seder, sampling olives, dates, figs, grapes, pomegranates, wheat crackers and … more

It was a dark and somber environment as high school students at the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) commemorated Yom Hashoah on Monday. At an assembly Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen discussed his recent trip to Poland, which he took with a select group of seniors and faculty members Rabbi Moshe Hubner and Ms. Shira Oppen. more

Eighth graders and their parents from neighborhoods around Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, packed HAFTR High School’s auditorium on Sunday for the annual open house.  The program … more

Children and the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County celebrated Parsat Noach with animal visits. Thanks to Bob and Jessie from the Petland … more

HAFTR High School hosted three former IDF Druze soldiers last Thursday. The soldiers told students of the bond that the Druze community has with the Jewish nation and of their devotion to the State … more

Four rows of tables were lined up in the old gymnasium of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway in Lawrence as families and friends gathered for a challah bake on Oct. 23 as part of the … more