On Tuesday, November 29th, sixty SAR High School Advanced Placement Biology students visited the RegeneronPharmaceuticals facility in Sleepy Hollow, New York where they performed two labs run by the Cold Spring Harbor Dolan DNA Learning Center. In the first lab, they cut up bacterial DNA using two different restriction endonucleases. These bacterial enzymes normally protect […]Read More
About the SAR-Kfar Aza Connection When we met Amit and Tomer during the SAR Solidarity Mission to Israel in November, their story of courage profoundly touched us. After surviving unimaginable atrocities as terrorists besieged and destroyed their home, murdering their neighbors and loved ones, they are now refugees in their own country. It quickly became […]Read More
Emphasis on Multiple Perspectives and Habits of Mind. In focusing on “how to learn” we not only gain a better understanding of תורה ,but also gain lifelong habits of mind. The very nature of the texts we study teach us how to be better thinkers and better people. גמרא learning at SAR thus models the […]Read More
SAR Academy welcomed students back to school from midwinter break for a special Shvua Ivrit, a schoolwide celebration of the Hebrew language. This annual SAR tradition revolves around the birthday of Eliezer Ben Yehudah, the father of the modern Hebrew language. The building was filled with Ivrit-centric activities and conversation. Special activities included cross-grade Ivrit […]Read More
Last week a group of 30 SAR students, teachers, and parents visited Kfar Aza, led by our friend and October 7th survivor, Tomer Ades. We look forward to continuing to work with Tomer, Amit, and the leadership of the community as they rebuild their lives and beautiful kibbutz. Tomer and Amit will be back in […]Read More