The Heschel School

Opening Minds, Bridging Differences, Living Jewish Values.

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About Heschel

When The Abraham Joshua Heschel School was founded in 1983, a new model of Jewish day school was created. Named after one of the great Jewish leaders, teachers, and activists of the twentieth century, The Heschel School opened with a commitment to creating a pluralistic Jewish community dedicated to the values that characterized Rabbi Heschel’s life: intellectual exploration, respect, integrity, love of the Jewish people and tradition, and a commitment to social justice.

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The Heschel Experience
The Heschel Experience

The Heschel experience embraces both what it means to be a pluralistic community and the values that characterized Rabbi Heschel’s life: intellectual exploration, respect, integrity, love of the Jewish people and tradition, and a commitment to social justice. Learn more.
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Academics at Heschel
The Abraham Joshua Heschel School fosters critical thinking and a love of learning in an environment of intellectual challenge and academic excellence. By weaving together Jewish and general studies we nurture each student’s intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual growth.
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Welcome to The Abraham Joshua Heschel School. We are a unique pluralistic Jewish day school, emphasizing academic excellence as well as awareness of social and communal responsibility through an offering of a superb integrated curriculum of general and Judaic studies.

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Parents
Parents' Association
The PA is comprised of all parents in the school, including Early Childhood, Lower School, Middle School, and High School. We foster communication between the parent body and the administration, faculty, and staff. Throughout the year, we engage families by creating and producing community-building and educational programs.
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Support Heschel
There is no other school in New York City quite like Heschel. Across our curriculum, we foster academic excellence, as well as a love of learning and exploration and an emphasis on critical thinking. Your partnership is invaluable and we appreciate all the ways that you work with us to strengthen our school and our community.

Parents' Association Events

Date	Time	Event
9/6	8:15-9:15AM	EC Drop In Parent Coffee
9/14	8:30-9:30AM	EC/LS Class Parent Orientation
9/26	6:30-9:00PM	HS Grades 9-12 Parent Sukkah Party
9/28	8:15-9:15AM	MS/HS Class Parent Orientation
10/8	8:30-9:30AM	Steering Committee Meeting
10/15	8:30-9:30AM	Liaison Program Kick-Off Meeting
10/25	6:30-8:30PM	Parents' Institute - ON HOLD
11/7	8:15-9:15AM	Parents' Institute - Learning with Ariela
11/12	8:30-9:30AM	Open PA Meeting
11/18	11:00AM-2:00PM	Hesedpalooza
12/13	8:15-9:15AM	Parents' Institute - Learning with Ariela
1/16	8:30-9:30AM	Steering Committee Meeting
1/23	8:15-9:15AM	Parents' Institute - Learning with Ariela
1/24	7:00-10:00PM	Challah Baking Class
2/14	8:30-9:30AM	Parents' Institute - ON HOLD
2/27	8:30-9:30AM	Open PA Meeting
3/6	8:15-9:15AM	Parents' Institute - Learning with Ariela
3/7	7:00-10:00PM	Hamentaschen Baking Class
3/17	11:00AM-2:00PM	Purim Pandemonium
3/27	8:30-9:30AM	EC/LS Class Parent Mid-Year Meeting
5/1	8:15-9:15AM	Parents' Institute - Learning with Ariela
5/16	6:30-8:30PM	Parents' Institute - ON HOLD
5/22	7:00-8:30PM	HeschelNotes Adult Choir Concert
5/29	8:30-9:30AM	Steering Committee Meeting
6/2	TBD	Celebrate Israel Parade