RELIGIOUS GROWTH

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Inspirational Programming
Educational Programming

Inspirational Religious Growth
At the heart of our students' growth is the powerful bond they build with their rabbis and teachers. Beyond the classroom, this connection deepens through inspiring and informal moments that allow students to engage with their mentors in a more personal and spiritual way. Whether dancing together at Rosh Chodesh rikkudim, sharing transformative moments during Seminar, or learning life skills and healthy decision making in SICHA classes, these experiences create lasting relationships that spark meaningful questions, strengthen commitment to Torah and Mitzvot, and foster a genuine connection to Halakhah.

Bet Midrash
The Bet Midrash is the spiritual center of the Yeshivah. At shacharit and mincha, student prayers are uplifted daily by the sheer beauty of the space. Throughout the day, the room is filled with intensive chavruta learning and dynamic classes. This space is also home to our adult Torah education classes and after-school Torah study program.

“Extra Dose of Inspiration”
This new initiative introduces students to an inspirational speaker each month who shares insights on Torah, parasha, chagim, and personal Jewish growth. Some of our notable speakers included Rabbi Yitzchok Grossman from Migdal Or (the “disco rabbi”), Rabbanit Shani Taragin from Eretz Yisrael and Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, a world-renowned author.

Holiday Parties
During the celebratory times of Chanukah and Purim, several members of our faculty foster the student connection by opening their homes to students, hosting gradewide parties filled with music, food, games, and Divrei Torah.

Seminar
Students participate in a ruach-filled communal Shabbat and engage in sessions designed to stimulate in-depth discussions. These gradewide seminars provide some of the most memorable and meaningful moments of our students’ educational experience.

Tefillah
Tefillah is an integral aspect of the Yeshivah of Flatbush experience. During our minyanim, held in both Ashkenazic and Sephardic customs, rabbis and mentors encourage and support the students in engaging tefillot.

After School Learning
Every evening, boys and girls from all four grades join together to enjoy after school learning opportunities using the weekly parasha or an upcoming holiday as a springboard for further discussion. The participants use this time to explore Jewish themes in a deep and meaningful way and consider it an open forum to ask questions. The goal of these programs is for students to see and appreciate the Torah in a new light and understand its relevance in today’s world. Students participate in holiday preparatory learning programs, led by faculty members, guest speakers, or discussed chevruta-style, that encourage them to explore the themes and messages of each holiday, while deepening their understanding and connection. Night seders offer additional Torah learning from 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM Monday through Thursday. Students enjoy learning parasha, Gemara, Mussar, Ramban, Neveim and Halakhah with their rabbis in a friendly, informal atmosphere.

Parasha Programming
Each grade participates in weekly shiurim led by the principals. On Friday mornings, students are invited to meet at T Club before classes start to discuss the parasha as well.

Summer Learning
Prayer, Torah learning and continuing the values that YOF has instilled in students during the school year never take a break in summer. The Lishmah summer morning Tefillah program, led by YOF Elementary School Mashgiach Ruchani Rabbi Ikey Tawil, has been going strong for the past two summers, with close to 50 of our middle and high school boys voluntarily coming daily for minyan and a gourmet breakfast. Head of School Rabbi Joseph Beyda gives a daily 30-minute Talmud Torah session that reinforces the spiritual connection with the students through the summer months.

YOFHS and The Midrash
YOFHS offers current students the option to learn together off campus with alumni at The Midrash, a post-high school joint learning program. On any given day, more than a dozen classes are offered with topics ranging from Gemara to Halakhah to Tanakh. YOF faculty members, including YOF Rabbinical Leader Rabbi Avi Harari and Rabbi Abraham Hayoun, lead these classes, establishing an even stronger connection with their students and inspiring lifelong learning.