CURRICULUM

Limudei Kodesh (Jewish Studies Curriculum)
Chumash (The Five Books of Moses)
Neviim (Prophets)
Tehillim (Psalms)
N'shei Tanach (Women in the Written Torah)
Mesilas Yesharim (Path of the Just)
Inyunai D'yoma (Living the Jewish Holidays)
Jewish History
Torah and Science
Hashkafa (Values and Philosophy of Life)
Holocaust Studies
Hebrew Language Skills
General Studies and Enrichment Curriculum
Language Arts
Writing Skills
Earth Science
Biology
General Science
World History
Math
Computers
Psychology
Art
Music-Appreciation
Choral
Instrument
Calligraphy
Cooking
Dance
Fitness Program

Proper training and supervision of all staff members are essential components to the success of the school. Teaching and administrative staff participate in intensive training at the beginning of each school year. This training includes learning about everything from effective classroom management to cutting edge teaching tools to dealing with the emotional lives of the students. Weekly staff meetings provide supervision and the opportunity to work as a team, a hallmark of the Rinah faculty. The entire staff and faculty are under the direction of the principal.

Leah's Story Continued...

If Leah were to remain out of school, it seems clear that her emotional turmoil, coupled with her extended absence from school could easily result in disaster. Most importantly, Leah wants to be in school. She wants to succeed in life, she wants to enrich and continue her connection to Torah and mitzvohs, and she wants to learn how to deal with her emotional and family struggles.
In Rinah, she is able to study in a warm, intellectully challenging mainstream environment. Her principal and teachers are able and willing to provide close and caring relationships. She has opportunities to meaningfully connect to mentors and to receive counseling. She expresses her gratitude to the faculty of Rinah daily. Her mother is unable to pay tuition. Her father has yet to acknowledge that Leah attends school.

FACULTY

Mrs. Esther Chill
Mrs. Chill is a seminary graduate and holds a BA in Psychology.  She has been a creative and inspiring teacher in Be’er Hagolah High School in Brooklyn, NY and, most recently, in Monsey Academy.  She has taught classes in Chumash, Parsha, Fundamentals of Faith, Navi, Pirkei Avos, Megillah, Prayer, Jewish History, and Advanced Placement Psychology.  Mrs. Chill brings her artistic talents into the classroom through her beautifully illustrated learning tools, which captivate her students.  She is a gifted choreographer and has assisted in the production of school concerts and plays. 

Rabbi Pinchus Jung 
Rabbi Jung’s yeshiva and kollel education was completed in London, England.  He was involved in the Jewish Learning Exchange, taught in the Bais Yaakov School, the Hasmonean Boys School, and began a learning program for men.  Since coming to this country, he has become a most sought after teacher and inspires his students in such schools as Bais Rochel, Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley, Bais Yaakov of R. Hirsch, and Monsey Academy.  Rabbi Jung serves as the Study Advisor for Partners in Torah and runs an evening program of inspiration and learning for girls, called Ohr Esther.  Rabbi Jung’s classes in Halacha and Hashkofah, coupled with his warmth and concern for every student, are appreciated and valued by all.

Mrs. Suri Jung
Mrs. Jung is a graduate of the Gateshead Jewish Teachers Training College.  She taught in England, and after coming to this country, Mrs. Jung joined the faculty of  Monsey Academy.  Her crystal clear lessons in Jewish History and  Chumash are an integral part of the curriculum.

Mrs. Mattie Uhr
Mrs. Uhr is a graduate of the Gateshead Jewish Teachers Training College.  She is a veteran teacher of Jewish Prophets, having taught in the Bais Yaakov of R. Hirsch in Washington Heights for many years.  She brought her vast experience to Monsey Academy where she taught and guided her students, helping them to grow as human beings as they grew in knowledge.

Mrs. Shoshana Schneider
Mrs. Schneider holds a BA and JD degrees.  She has taught Regents level and Creative Language Arts, with a special emphasis on writing skills, in Monsey Academy.  Mrs. Schneider’s classes are challenging, interactive and extremely enjoyable for her students, as she combines a keen intelligence with her signature wit.

Mrs. Penina Ashen
Mrs. Ashen graduated seminary, completed the Moreshet program of teacher training, and earned a BA.  She has worked for Project YES, the Eternal Jewish Family, and taught in several Torah Umesorah SEED programs in Atlanta and Pittsburgh.  Mrs. Ashen has taught in Bais Yaakov of R. Hirsch and in Monsey Academy where she penetrated the hearts and minds of her students.  She has taught Chumash, Tehillim, Mishlei, Mesilas Yesharim, English, Math, Earth Science, Physics, and a specialty class called Torah and Science wherein the timeless truths of the universe are explored within a Torah context.

CLINICAL STAFF

Mrs. Elizabeth Weinstein
Mrs. Weinstein holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University.  She is trained in the treatment of substance abuse and has extensive experience in the field of addiction, including food addiction and eating disorders.  She has worked in foster care and with adopted children and their families.  Mrs. Weinstein held the position of school social worker in the Yeshiva of Spring Valley and, most recently, in Monsey Academy where she helped high school girls begin to look honestly at themselves and their families and begin their process of healing.  She has an established private practice in Monsey, NY.
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Mrs. Jessica Rich
Mrs. Rich holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University.  She has worked in the fields of foster care and adoption for Ohel.  She was a staff member in Bais Ezra, Self Help Community Services, and HASC, serving the community through various counseling positions.  Mrs. Rich held the position of school social worker in Bais Yaakov of R. Hirsch and, most recently, in Monsey Academy where, through supportive and insightful counseling, she helped students to begin to see themselves as worthwhile and special human beings.