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

The History of SAR Academy & High School SAR Academy, located in Riverdale, NY, was formed in 1969 through the merger of three Jewish day schools: Salanter Yeshiva, Akiba Hebrew Academy, and the Riverdale Hebrew Day School. Although distinct in philosophy, consistency, and identity, the three schools combined their resources and talents to create a […]Read More

At SAR, we nurture in our students the understanding that Torah informs who we are in all of our interactions, and how we hold ourselves in the world.Read More

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

Last year sisters Jordana and Sabrina Waxman (’24) founded the SAR High School Bee Keeping club.  Last winter the club, fifteen members strong, learned about bees and beekeeping from Rabbi Daniel Senter, an apiarist extraordinaire.  When spring came Rabbi Senter, the students and faculty advisor Qiao Feng, installed two beehives on the roof of SAR […]Read More

On Thursday December 22nd, 25 members of the Investment Club were given a private tour of the New York Stock Exchange. They arrived at the exchange before 3:00 PM and were taken to different floors of the building. Their tour guide, Joe, was friendly and knowledgeable, and answered questions from the students about how everything […]Read More