Connecting Jewish teens in CNY for over 50 years
The Epstein School is the gathering place for CNY’s Jewish teens.
For over 50 years, the Rabbi Jacob H. Epstein School of Jewish Studies has been the gathering space for Jewish teens in Central New York, the place to make lifelong friends, for Torah lishma (learning for the sake of learning), and for learning how to make Jewish choices in an increasingly pluralistic world. It is the place where teens from different backgrounds and Jewish traditions have come together to learn, share, and build a community. Join us for a new year, with new classes, new volunteer opportunities, and new Hillel campus visits!
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The Epstein School is open to any student in grades 8-12 seeking a supplementary Jewish High School education.
Classes begin Tuesday, September 10th!
Join us for new Fall courses, new electives, new volunteer opportunities and new Hillel campus visits!
Receive a stipend for volunteering!
If you are a Madrich/ah (teacher's aide) at any of our sponsoring congregations, or at SCHS, and you attend Epstein, you may be eligible for Shalshelet.
Challenging Classes
Make lifelong friends. Continue your Jewish education and delve into 3,500 years of Jewish texts. Classes at Epstein are challenging and engaging. Plus, you get to spend time with your friends, and learn from outstanding faculty.
Travel to Israel!
Thanks to generous community donors, students who attend the Epstein School beginning in 8th grade may be eligible to participate in the biannual A Teen Taste of Israel journey to Israel during 10th or 11th grade.
Make lifelong friends
Continue your Jewish education: delve into 3,500 years of Jewish texts
Transform our world through Tikkun Olam & Social Action
Learn from outstanding faculty in challenging and relevant classes
learn how to make Jewish choices in this modern world
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