The Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music, the foremost center in the United States for the preservation of Jewish music, is dedicated to preparing aspiring professional cantors, ba’alei tefillah, music educators and synagogue laymen to serve the Jewish community throughout the world.

A division of the Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), the student body of Belz consists primarily of undergraduate men who hail from North America and around the world.

For more information, contact Cantors Bernard Beer (director emeritus) or Eric Freeman (associate director) at 212.960.5353 or email efreeman@yu.edu.

About Us

Be The Best Sport is 501(c)(3) adaptive sports program for children who have intellectual disabilities as well as physical impairments.  At Be The Best Sport we offer a variety of sports and programs that focus on exposing the children to the world of sports and to help develop and strengthen their motor, cognitive, and social abilities. Our athletes have the opportunity to learn the basics of each sport, through a hands-on multi-sensory approach. The program helps facilitate the building of sport skills, confidence, self-esteem, and sportsmanship, while meeting the needs of each individual. Our motto is to “Have FUN, make FRIENDS and always leave with a SMILE” and is what motivates us each week to provide a great experience that our athletes will remember for a lifetime.

Special Needs Birthday Parties

Be The Best Sport provides sport birthday parties for children with special needs. Our qualified staff will make sure your son or daughter has a once in a lifetime experience! Please contact us in the form below to inquire about a birthday party!

Our independent, family-owned company is driven by innovation. Since 1999, we’ve given 21st century relevancy to the phrase “summer camp,” taking hands-on learning to a new level. Whether you’re a computer novice or a tech whiz, you’ll shine at our kids camps and pre-teen camps for ages 7-17 (Jump to Teen Programs). Week-long sessions include nurturing, personalized technology instruction, and a variety of fun summer camp activities. Come explore a university campus with us, get inspired by energetic instructors, and build critical 21st century STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills.

  HIGH-ENERGY, HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTATION

Our labs buzz with excitement and innovation. We get noisy at times. We collaborate and learn from new friends. We’re guided by high-energy, tech-savvy instructors, and our imaginations soar. Yes, I’ll make my own video game. Or learn to program my very own iPhone or Android App. Perhaps I’ll code the next big thing in C++ or Java™. Maybe I’ll design a website or produce a film. This is my camp. I learn at my pace. It’s MY internalDrive.

With personalized instruction and never more than 8 students per instructor guaranteed, this is anything but a typical classroom environment. There are no grades here. We take the pressure off so you can get straight to what matters—building a love of learning, bringing your final project to life with unabashed creativity. If the iD Way deems us un-school, well, we wouldn’t have it any other way. (Jump to Teen Programs)

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IN THE LABS | THE iD PEDAGOGY

Non-traditional teaching style and environment emphasize experiential, hands-on learning.

Guaranteed 8:1 Student to Instructor ratio fosters personalized instruction and proper pacing for all skill levels (beginner through advanced).

University setting instills the importance of higher education, and excites students about collegiate life.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skill development promotes tech confidence. Curriculum is designed to promote 21st century skills like communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.

Project-based courses give students something to strive for (and a portfolio to take home).

Innovative blended learning approach mixes in-person instruction with iD Game Plan, our proprietary learning platform, developed in-house. Nobody does it like iD.

Exposure to the industry’s best software (from Apple®, Google, Adobe®, Microsoft®, Autodesk®, etc.) empowers and prepares students for a real-world future in tech.

 From the Head of School

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.

Today, from Nursery through Grade 12, our approach to education, pluralism, and our concern for students’ intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development continue to inform our daily interactions in our school community.  Across our curriculum, we foster academic excellence, as well as a love of learning and exploration.  Our program emphasizes critical thinking and supports the diverse talents of our student body.

All of us involved in the work of The Heschel School strive to cultivate the spiritual lives of our students and nurture their commitment to Jewish life. We help them understand and respect a range of Jewish practice, and we encourage them to embody these traditions in the way they live their lives as citizens of a diverse world community. We also engage our students in a meaningful relationship with the language, culture, land, and people of the State of Israel.

 I hope that this website will begin to introduce you to the Heschel School, and all of us at Heschel look forward to meeting you when you visit the school to experience the culture and philosophy that are the hallmarks of a Heschel education.

Ariela Dubler

Head of School

The Chabad Preschool at Beekman Place is a small, intimate Jewish preschool in East Midtown  whose mission is to provide a warm and nurturing environment where children can grow and develop emotionally, cognitively and physically. Based on the knowledge that the formative years of early childhood are vitally important, each child is viewed as a seed that we nurture with the utmost care; the seed’s every experience will shape and color the quality of its matured self. Our carefully crafted program is designed to provide children with the early foundation and framework necessary for the transition to elementary school and beyond. Children learn to develop the literacy, numeracy, reasoning, and decision making skills that form a foundation for school readiness. In addition, children learn socialization skills, build self- confi dence and develop the preliminary skills to explore and experience their world independently from their parents.

Class Alef – 18 months to 2 years, gradual separation

Class Bet – Two’s- 9:15-12:45

Class Gimmel – Three’s- 9:30-2:30

Class Daled – Four’s- 9:30-3:30

Kids’ Shul 

Spend Shabbat morning with friends at our fun and educational Kids’ Shul! A model service with songs, stories, games and snacks, followed by a Kiddush buffet. Kids’ Shul runs on select Shabbat mornings from 10-11am at 336 East 53rd Street. To sign up for our email list, please email beekmanjewishpreschool@gmail.com and write KIDS SHUL in the subject line.