Rebbeim and students from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway participated in a Mes Mitzvah last week, as they helped make a minyan and bury a Holocaust survivor. “Gam ki elech … more

After weeks of planning and researching a specific mitzvah, HAFTR eighth graders presented their projects at the Middle School Mitzvah Fair.   The students made the Fair an interactive … more

Early childhood through fifth-grade students at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Lower School marked Israel’s 68th anniversary with a family celebration on May … more

As Jews around the world celebrated Yom Ha’Azmaut, students who participated the Abe Scharf z”l HAFTR Poland Mission were treated to a special dinner program at Chosen Island by Mr. and … more

Rabbi Captain Travis and the women of Kosher Troops visited with the middle school of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway to describe the organization’s chesed. Jewish members … more

Seventh graders from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockways visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan last week. The tour guides were all women who were either children of … more

As Jews, all of us have suffered in some ways as it relates to the Holocaust. Many of us have relatives that are survivors and others would like to help survivors, but are not sure how. HAFTR … more

Twenty-four students from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway recently returned from a visit to the Machanot Hashmada and Mekomos Hakedoshim in Germany and Poland. On this third … more

Their smiles suggest that this may be the very favorite holiday of the children in class N3B of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Early Childhood Center. Learning about the … more

Led by senior Zechariah Rosenthal, a National Merit Finalist, the Rambam Varsity College Bowl team won the sixth Annual Rambam College Bowl All-Star Challenge. The tournament hosted HAFTR, HANC, … more