Yeshiva Derech HaTorah

Yeshiva Derech HaTorah
Yeshiva Derech HaTorah
ישיבה דרך התורה
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Motto "Excellence in Education in your Neighborhood"
Established 1980 as Yeshivat Mizrachi L'Banim
Type Private elementary and secondary
President Jake Abilevitz
Chairman Jan Geliebter
Principal Rabbi Elimelech Chanales
Students 376
Grades N–12
Location E.S. 2810 Nostrand Avenue / H.S. 321 Avenue N,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Colors ES blue & white, HS burgundy & cream
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 Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.[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 12th grade. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 287 students in nursery through eighth grade and 89 students in ninth through twelfth grades according to the New York State Department of Education.[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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Leadership

The current principal of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah Elementary School is Rabbi Michael Chanales. The elementary school general studies principal is Mr. Yehuda Goldstein. The founding principal of Yeshiva Derech HaTorah High School is Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg.

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 all boys 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.

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.[4] In September 2006, Yeshiva Derech HaTorah High School opened, offering a college-preparatory program.[3]

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.

Sports

The elementary school's basketball team is the Hurricanes and the high school's 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.

In December 2009, the high school varsity basketball team was invited to the Cooper Yeshiva High School Invitational Tournament located in Memphis, TN. The Bulldogs, in their very first major tournament, won the Championship of Tier 2.[5] The coach of the high school basketball team is Mitchell Hill.

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