The Jewish Youth Connection (JYC) is a Sunday morning Hebrew School for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Our mornings consist of group learning in Jewish education as well as 1:1 tutoring in Hebrew reading and writing. This year, due to Covid-19 we are taking our learning and fun online. Our  school meets on Sunday mornings from 9:30 until noon, rain or shine! Our students look forward to joining each week and create lasting friendships here at JYC. 

At JYC, we make it our goal to give each student the individual attention they deserve.  JYC is The Hebrew School with a H.E.A.R.T: Hands-on, Energetic, Attentive, Relevant, Tech-savvy. 

Our exceptional, experienced teachers are professional, caring, enthusiastic, passionate and high quality role models. We pride ourselves on having a serious, yet fun, interactive curriculum with differentiated instruction. Additionally, we take preparing our students for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah very seriously. 
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JYC is sponsored by Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (KJ), a leading New York City synagogue, and work in partnership with CKJ Beginners. JYC families are invited to take advantage of congregational offerings. No synagogue membership is required to attend JYC or participate in any of the school programming.

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OUR PROGRAMS

Hebrew School

• ​Grades 1-7
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
• One-on-One Hebrew Tutoring
• Holiday Celebrations
• Family and Parent Learning Experiences

Senior Year

• Grade 8
• Topics in Jewish philosophy and thought
• One on one tutoring with a "big sibling"

Kochavim (Early Childhood Program)

• ​Ages 4-5
• Multi-Sensory and nurturing child centered program designed to offer an early start to the Hebrew School experience
• Jewish Holiday and tradition celebrations
• Early Hebrew letter acquisition
• ​Hands on activities, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, puppetry, and more.

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THE JYC ADMINISTRATION

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Rabbi Elie Weinstock    Dean
Rabbi Elie Weinstock is a veteran of both formal and informal educational programs and a Yeshiva University graduate. He received his Rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and a Masters in Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate school. Rabbi Weinstock serves as custodian of the highly developed KJ Beginners Program and is member of the Talmud faculty at the Ramaz Middle School.

Ariana Solovey-Mizrahi     Principal
Morah Ariana Solovey is the Principal of the Jewish Youth Connection (JYC).  In her three years at JYC, Morah Ariana, who has more than a decade of classroom and curricular experience, has brought numerous new ideas and approaches to the classroom and student programs. When not working hard on JYC, she is the Hebrew Language Coordinator at Magen David Yeshiva’s Early Childhood Center.Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ariana studied Early Childhood Education at Bar Ilan University, and, upon arriving in New York in 2003, she was awarded the Hasha’ar Educators Fellowship from the Drisha Institute.  In 2005, Morah Ariana was selected by Yad Vashem to represent New York at the International Jewish Educators Seminar. She lives with her husband Victor and three children, Sofia, Albert and Jack in Brooklyn.

Deeni Hass    Director
Deeni Hass is the Director of JYC. She recently joined the Upper East Side community, coming from Long Island with her husband, Immanuel and son Ezra. Deeni graduated from Queens College with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Business in 2015. For the past five years, she have been involved in informal Jewish education through NCSY, Yeshiva University and in her current role at the American Society for Yad Vashem in the education department.  

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