Early childhood through fifth-grade students at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Lower School marked Israel’s 68th anniversary with a family celebration on May … more

An arts education builds skills including the four Cs: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration. Throughout the grades at HAFTR, students are … more

As the culminating event of the yearlong Names Not Numbers Holocaust Memorial Project, the HAFTR and Lawrence Middle School communities gathered on June 2 to view the documentary created by … more

As Jews around the world celebrated Yom Ha’Azmaut, students who participated the Abe Scharf z”l HAFTR Poland Mission were treated to a special dinner program at Chosen Island by Mr. and … more

By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770 In front of the flagship Apple store on 59th Street in Manhattan, the day of the Salute to Israel parade, an elderly Bronx resident … more

The new school year began just before Rosh Hashana for most Long Islanders. At the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, HAFTR parent and faculty member Robin Maron poses with her daughter … more

Eighteen-year-old Kevin O’Brien goes to school, enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing video games … more

With a return to school following the winter break, HAFTR High School students continued to participate and expand their horizons through a multitude of in-school activities as well as extracurricular activities. more

For the weekend of Shabbos May 12th, the CAHAL 8th grade class in the HAFTR Middle School traveled to the Catskill Mountains for a shabbaton. The highlight of the weekend was an amazing Chesed project on Friday. The boys had the opportunity to be part of the wonderful Mitzvah of donating shoes to needy families in Eretz Yisrael. more

At HAFTR, 10th and 11th grade classes celebrate siyums. more