Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school on the South Shore of Long Island in New York, United States, serving male and female students in preschool through twelfth grade. It is a private school in the Five Towns.

Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway
HILI
Address
389 Central Avenue

Lawrence
,
New York

United States
Coordinates40°37′08″N 73°43′36″W
Information
TypePrivate
Motto"Have a Growth Mindset"
Established1978 (1978)
PresidentYaron Kornblum
DeanYitzchok Riselsheimer and Goldy Walfish
DirectorAri Solomon
PrincipalJoy hammer
GradesPreK-12
GenderCoed
Color(s)White, Blue, Red
MascotHAWK
NewspaperSecular- Tattler, Judaic- HAFTR Haftorah
AffiliationJudaism
Websitehaftr.org

HAFTR was established in 1978 as the result of a merger between two schools on the South Shore of Long Island: the Hebrew Institute of Long Island (HILI) in Far Rockaway, Queens, which had served the Rockaway and Five Towns community since 1936; and the Hillel School, which was founded in Lawrence in 1957.[1]

The school is a participant in the Salute to Israel Parade.

Athletics

The Academy offers basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, softball, tennis and volleyball, all for both girls and boys. The head of athletics is Joey Hoenig. All HAFTR athletics use the name "The Hawks," though the hockey team formerly competed under the name "The Flames."

Publications

The official student newspaper of HAFTR High School is The Tattler.[2] Established more than 30 years ago, the stories featured in the publication are written, photographed and edited by HAFTR students.

Recently, HAFTR students and rabbinic faculty alike, re-founded the HAFTR Haftorah: A judaic publication, focused around major Jewish holidays and includes Divrei Torah, whats happening around the school, and Judaism inspired art.

Notable alumni

References
  1. Staff. "Dor L’Dor: HAFTR celebrates its 38th year", The Jewish Star, February 24, 2016. Accessed February 9, 2017. "HAFTR was established in 1978 as a merger between two outstanding South Shore day schools — Hebrew Institute of Long Island (HILI), which served the Rockaway and budding Five Towns communities since 1936, and the Hillel School, which was founded in 1957 to serve the area’s growing needs."
  2. The Tattler
  3. "93Queen".
  4. "ALL THE STUFF IN MY BOYDEM – In The Boydem".


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