The Jewish Youth Connection (JYC) is a Sunday morning Hebrew School for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. We also offer preparation for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students. Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , our Hebrew school meets on Sunday mornings from 9:30 until Noon. Our students look forward to coming 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. Through tutoring and small classes, our students receive the most individual and high quality Hebrew school education out there. Our motto: The Hebrew School with a H.E.A.R.T stands for 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. Each classroom is equipped with a Smart Board, so technology is always integrated into the lessons. Additionally, we take preparing our students for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah very seriously.
JYC is sponsored by Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (KJ), a leading New York City synagogue, and 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.
At JYC, we make it our goal to give each student the individual attention they deserve. Through tutoring and small classes, our students receive the most individual and high quality Hebrew school education out there. Our motto: The Hebrew School with a H.E.A.R.T stands for 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. Each classroom is equipped with a Smart Board, so technology is always integrated into the lessons. Additionally, we take preparing our students for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah very seriously.
JYC is sponsored by Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (KJ), a leading New York City synagogue, and 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.
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. |
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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 two children, Sofia and Albert in Brooklyn. |
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Netanel Goldstein Director/CBO
Netanel Goldstein is the Director of JYC. Building on his experience as a faculty member, he brings his creativity, technology skills, devotion, and excitement to leading the school to greater heights. A graduate of Yeshiva College and a master's in Special Education from Hunter College, Netanel is certified by the New York Board of Education and is completing Rabbinical studies at Yeshiva University. He teaches at SINAI Schools at Torah Academy of Bergen County (TABC) in Teaneck, New Jersey where he lives with his wife, Sarah, and his sons, Avi and Gabriel. In the summers, Netanel was previously the Youth Director at The Hampton Synagogue, the largest synagogue on the East End of Long Island. |
OUR PROGRAMS
Hebrew School
- Grades 1-7
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
- One-on-One Hebrew Tutoring
- Holiday Celebrations
- Family and Parent Learning Experiences
- 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.
