by Tani Gordon, SAR Parent On our first night in Israel, while walking back to the bus after a meaningful dinner in Modiin, I was stopped by a man asking us who we were. As a New Yorker, accustomed to ignoring strangers in the streets, I instinctively kept walking. But suddenly, remembering where I was, […]Read More

Our fourth and fifth graders were privileged to hear from Eliah Levkovitz and Gil Schlesinger two IDF paratroopers who shared their firsthand experiences using drones to safeguard our soldiers. They shared with us their brave experience going from combat in the early days following October 7 in Otef Aza to spending 57 days in Khan […]Read More

Eighteen Israeli high school seniors visited SAR as part of their Bronfman Fellowship trip to New York. Their goal is to experience a wide range of American Jewish communities in order to better understand their own Jewish/Israeli identity. The visit to SAR has become an annual tradition, and an opportunity to both experience an open modern orthodox community, […]Read More

SAR High School had the pleasure of hosting Etia Dan, the dynamic Founder & CEO of Menifa, the “Leverage for Life” Organization (menifa.org.il). Menifa is committed to equipping children and families across Israel with vital mental health support tools, helping them regain stability and well-being after experiencing trauma or other challenging circumstances. Speaking exclusively in Ivrit, Etia […]Read More

 STEM FAMILY CHALLENGE DAY (GRADES 1-5)  FIRST LEGO LEAGUE COMPETITION (GRADES 6-8)  STEM AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES (KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 4)  PARENT/CHILD STEM WORKSHOPS (GRADES 4-5)Read More

Middle School Science Throughout Middle School, students develop and expand various science skills to help them think and act like scientists and engineers: identifying a problem; writing hypothesis statements; collecting, recording, and interpreting data; supporting a scientific claim with evidence and reasoning; creating and interpreting graphs; using laboratory equipment properly; reading and comprehending information in […]Read More