Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael of Atlanta | |
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Location | |
1458 Holly Lane NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4008 United States | |
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Type | Jewish private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
Founded | 2002 |
Status | Open |
CEEB code | 110265 |
Principal | Rabbi Avrohom Tkatch |
Head teacher | Rabbi Mayer Neuberger |
Grades | 9-12 |
Age range | 14-18 |
Number of students | 60 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15 to 1 |
Language | English and Hebrew |
Campus type | Suburban |
Alumni | 100+ |
Website | www |
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael of Atlanta is a private, Orthodox Jewish high school located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[1] It is both a traditional Yeshiva and a fully accredited college preparatory high school for boys in grades 9-12.
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael offers a classical yeshiva education together with a college preparatory general studies program. The Yeshiva consists of students from Atlanta, and once provided a dorm for a select number of students from outside of Atlanta, but no longer does. Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission.[2]
Rebbeim
The Yeshiva has an esteemed list of Rebbeim, including Rabbi Newberger, Tkatch, Estriecher, Alon, Adler, Foxbrunner, Gopin, and future Gadol Hador Chaim Pollock
Teachers
Our great general studies faculty include; Charles Carter III, a renowned literature teacher; Christopher Madison Ellis, one of the greatest mathematicians of the age; Dr. Moses Katz, another renowned literature and English teacher; William Pascal Ellis III, is a historian who has been in the history teaching field for over 30 years; Dr. Mark Yates PhD, a neuro-scientist, but his PhD is in teaching; David Jaffe, a fantastic geometry teacher; Phil Silverman, teaches a variety of subjects including, but not limited to, riddles, Calculus, and Algebra I; and of course our renowned general studies principal, Wayne M Dennis, originally from the Jamaica Plain, who has been a teacher and administrator in the national schooling system for over a decade.
References
- ^ http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ga/private/3977
- ^ "About Us". Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael information page. Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael. Retrieved 13 September 2012.