An ice skating rink? In school? No way! Unless you are part of the most creative, innovative and inventive class: Gan Tziporim! It began with a book “Snowmen at Night” which turned into an idea – an ice skating rink in school?! First we brainstormed together to figure out what we would need to make […]Read More

We were delighted to have our friends Amit and Tomer Ades from Kfar Aza back in our kitchen preparing Tomer’s signature hummus with a group of our students. Thanks to our community’s overwhelming support, nearly 300 containers of hummus were ordered, raising an additional $8,300 to assist the employees of Tomer’s hummuseria in Sderot.Amit and Tomer […]Read More

Developing deep connections to Hashem is a paramount value at SAR. Beginning in our Early Learning Center (ELC), children participate in daily tefillah, connecting to traditional tefillot and learning so that they can communicate with Hashem each day. In our ELC and Lower School, we follow a spiral curriculum in which we add tefillot each […]Read More

(left to right): Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, SAR Academy Principal, Rabbi Binyamin Krauss, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark; Congressman Ritchie TorresOn a solemn Friday morning at the Salanter Akiba of Riverdale Academy in Bronx, New York, a day when some schools considered closing due to threats of violence, a powerful display of […]Read More

Academy Administration Rabbi Binyamin Krauss (AC’84), Principal Rabbi Binyamin Krauss has served as the Principal of SAR Academy since 2005. He has a degree in Philosophy from Yeshiva University and received Rabbinic Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He served as Vice President of The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation from 1999-2005. Based in […]Read More

We welcomed Adar II at SAR Academy with daily activities and events intertwining moments of celebration with opportunities to deepen our connection to Israel. We celebrated Rosh Chodesh with musical Hallel echoing throughout the building and special chagigot filled with song and dance. Students leaned into the joyous spirit of Adar, dressing up in tutus, […]Read More