Choose a school below to learn more about learning at SAR, both in and out of the classroom.
Our Early Learning Center for children ages 2-6, is a loving, joyous Jewish environment filled with experiential learning, and passionate and nurturing teachers.
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In our Lower through Middle School, we open our students’ minds to history, literature, math, and science, all through the lens of Torah and a love for Medinat Yisrael.
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We strive to challenge every learner to move beyond his or her comfortable limits, in academic, religious, social and co-curricular areas.
Learn MoreThe Book Fair fun continues! Check out today’s Super Reader Spotlights and Read moresee some of our readers in action! 🌟
School is closed tomorrow for Veterans Day, but the Book Fair will be back on Thursday, and we can’t wait!
SAR loves reading!📚
Three years ago, Yossi Hershkovitz z"l fell in Gaza. Marking his third Read moreyahrzeit, SAR Academy gathered on the steps to remember him.
Yossi and his wife, Hadas, taught in our Middle School from 2012 to 2016. He taught Ivrit, led our Yom HaZikaron programming, played the violin, and paid quiet attention to the people around him. When October 7 came, he volunteered for reserve duty. He was 44.
Morah Ali Bloom read a letter from Yossi’s brother-in-law, who wrote that after returning to Israel, Yossi spoke about SAR often and with real joy.
Morah Sarah Richter connected his memory to Parshat Chayei Sarah. After Sarah dies, Avraham acts. She asked our students to respond to loss the same way, through the choices they make and the kindness they show.
Yossi had once told that same brother-in-law that he should go work for Tkuma, the directorate rebuilding the communities of Israel’s south after October 7. On Friday, Aviad Friedman, director general of the Tkuma and Tnufa Directorates, stood with us as we remembered Yossi, he recited the Mi Shebeirach for IDF soldiers and told our students that their tefilot are felt in Israel.
Then we played Yossi’s Song, the melody Yossi composed in Gaza for the words גַּם כִּי אֵלֵךְ, “though I walk through the valley.” Our students sang it together here at SAR, where his music continues through our Middle School Beit Sefer LaMusika, named in his memory.
What you do matters. Yossi showed us that every day.
Help us help our neighbors!
On October 13, a fire at 598 W 178th St. Read moreforced residents out of their homes. They still can’t go back for their belongings, and winter is here.
SAR is collecting brand-new or very lightly used cold-weather clothing for all genders: coats, pants, shirts, and shoes.
📍 Drop off at SAR Academy
🗓 Through Thursday, November 12
Every coat counts. Thank you for showing up for our neighbors.
On the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, we came together to remember.
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Ms. Lori Gerson, Director of Jewish Educational Programs at Yad Vashem, closed her talk with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ teaching that we can curse the darkness or light a light. And as the Hasidim say, a little light drives out much darkness.
May we all help light up the world.
How do we stay connected as our seniors take their next steps toward Read moreindependence?
At our PACT Senior Parent Breakfast, “Staying Connected While Moving Apart,” seniors and their parents joined teachers and administrators for meaningful conversations about the transition beyond high school. The morning offered time to listen to one another, explore the challenges and possibilities ahead, and consider how family connections can remain a source of strength as students’ lives expand.
We hope these conversations continue at home throughout senior year and beyond.
It is an exciting time at SAR Academy—the annual Parent Association Book FairRead more is here! We look forward to it all year, and today’s first day was a blast! From exploring new finds to spotting favorite titles, there is so much to get excited about. We LOVE reading!
Our Super Reader Spotlight is back! Check out today’s spotlights celebrating our students’ love of books!
There is still time to join the fun! Check your email to find out how your child can be featured.
On the Steps - Remembering Yossi Hershkovitz -11-06-2026 | SAR Academy
Applications submitted. Time for a little fresh air!
After the Read moreNovember 1 college deadline, our seniors traded application stress for a day at the Bronx Zoo—no pressure, just good times with friends and a well-deserved chance to unwind.
7th Grade Girls Basketball vs. Kushner | SAR Academy
🕎🛍️✨Get everything on your Chanukah shopping list…this Sunday Read more12-4pm at SAR High School.
Mixing up dough and making memories! About 20 families rolled up their sleeves Read morelast night for our Beneinu Middle School Parent-Child Challah Bake with Mrs. Lauryn Weiser!
Parents and children mixed and kneaded Mrs. Weiser’s delicious egg-free challah dough and learned braiding techniques to try at home. A recipe for a fun evening together!
Thank you to Mrs. Weiser and Ms. Raice for organizing, and to everyone who joined in the flour-filled fun! ✨
One stop. Every Chanukah gift on your list. This Sunday from 12-4. 🕎
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The SAR Mini Mall is back, and it’s our biggest yet. Swipe to see everything waiting for you:
🛍️ 30+ vendors, from jewelry and fashion to Judaica, home goods and toys
✍️ A Word To Live By: a family Safrut Workshop with sofer Rabbi Barry Dov Katz, 12 - 1 PM
🇮🇱 Our 5th graders’ mezuzah cases, made in STEM, supporting The Mezuzah Project, mezuzot for IDF bases in Israel
🎟️ A raffle packed with prizes from our vendors
🍔 Café DeMi and Izzy’s BBQ, so come hungry
Sign up for Safrut: bit.ly/sar-safrut
Enter the raffle: bit.ly/sar-minimall-raffle
Pre-order Izzy’s: bit.ly/izzys-sar
📅 Sunday, November 8 | 12 - 4 PM
📍 SAR High School
Bring the whole family. See you there!
Brought to you by @sarparentassociation
Tonight’s the night! 📚
The deadline to pre-pay for the SAR Read moreAcademy Book Fair is TONIGHT at 10:00 PM. Pre-pay now so your student is ready to shop during their class visit, November 9 to 13. Link in bio.
Prefer cash or a check? Send it in on the day of your student’s class visit.
We’d also love your help at the fair, and we can’t wait to spotlight our Super Readers! Check your email for all the details.
A Word To Live By ✍️
Every letter in a Sefer Torah is written by Read morehand. On Sunday, your family gets to try it.
Join sofer Rabbi Barry Dov Katz, a proud parent of three SAR graduates, for a hands-on Safrut Workshop. Learn the basic strokes of Hebrew calligraphy, choose a Hebrew word that means something to your family, and turn it into a work of art with ink and paint.
Come create something together and leave with a word to guide you through the year ahead.
📅 Sunday, November 8 | 12 - 1 PM
📍 SAR High School, Art Studio
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/sar-safrut
Then stay to shop the Mini Mall, open until 4 PM.
