The Jewish Educational Center is an eighty-year-old

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are st ...

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located in

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, in Union County,

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, United States, serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through

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s. Throughout the day the student curriculum consists of

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and secular studies. JEC, as it is commonly known, is run by its dean, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008 and is accredited until January 2024.Jewish Educational Center
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed December 26, 2022. The Jewish Educational Center also includes the Jewish communities of

and Hillside, including five synagogues, a mikveh and a cemetery. The school includes three divisions: *JEC Lower School: Pre-Kindergarten to 5th grade for boys, Pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade for girls, founded in 1939. * Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (RTMA) : 6th to 12th grade for boys, founded in 1955. * Bruriah High School for Girls: 7th to 12th grade for girls, founded in 1963. As of the 2013-14 school year, the

Yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are st ...

of Elizabeth (now JEC Lower School) had an enrollment of 205 students (plus 74 in pre-K) and 31.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.4:1.School Data for Yeshiva of Elizabeth
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 26, 2022. The Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy had an enrollment of 190 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 9.0:1.School Data for Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 26, 2022. The Bruriah High School for Girls had an enrollment of 377 students and 23.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 16.4:1.School Data for Bruriah High School For Girls
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 26, 2022. Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered are:

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AP Physics B Advanced Placement (AP) Physics B was an Advanced Placement Physics course equivalent to a year-long introductory college course in basic physics concepts. High school students studied Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, fluid mechanics, therm ...

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, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Computers A and AB,

AP United States History Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History or APUSH () is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. Course The AP U.S. History course is designe ...

AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United Stat ...

, AP Russian,

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, and

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. Most of these are only primarily offered to juniors and seniors. Each year over 90% of the Senior class studies for a year or two in

s in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

before beginning college. The Jewish Educational Center uses the Arrowsmith Program.Participating Schools
Arrowsmith Program. Accessed May 8, 2015.

Administration

*Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz - Dean *Rabbi Ami Neuman - Principal (RTMA-JEC Highschool) *Rabbi Noach Sauber - Assistant Principal (RTMA-JEC Highschool) *Rabbi Uzi Beer - Principal (JEC Lower School, RTMA-JEC Middle School) *Mrs. Esther Eisenman - Principal (Bruriah) *Shlomis Peikes - Associate Principal (Bruriah) *Sherry Krupka - Assistant Principal (Bruriah)

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

JEC has been a member of the Yeshiva League since the league's inception in 1979. JEC teams include:

JJV - Middle School

*Basketball *Hockey

JV - High School

*JV Basketball *JV Hockey *JV Softball

Varsity - High School

*Varsity Wrestling *Varsity Basketball *Varsity Hockey *Varsity Softball *Varsity Baseball *Varsity Volleyball

All High School

*Soccer *Tennis *Swim

Academic teams

*Gildor Team (3 time semi-final winners) *Debate *Mock Trial *JV College Bowl *Varsity College Bowl *JV

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...

Bowl *Varsity

Bowl *NJ Challenge *Chess *Model UN

Clubs

* Israel Advocacy *Cooking *CPR/First Aid *Medical Research *Gildor *Unconventional

Halacha ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical comman ...

*Study Hall *Meaningful Movies *Politics *Workout *

Parsha The term ''parashah'' ( he, פָּרָשָׁה ''Pārāšâ'', "portion", Tiberian , Sephardi , plural: ''parashot'' or ''parashiyot'', also called ''parsha'') formally means a section of a biblical book in the Masoretic Text of the Tanakh (He ...

*Fantasy Football Prep. *Art

Community

The JEC community consists of five synagogues, as well as many other services for the Jewish community of the Elizabeth-Hillside area. Synagogues *Elmora Avenue Shul *Adath Israel *Beis Yitzchak *Adath Jeshurun *Elmora Hills Minyan

References

External links

School web site
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