NSHA News

Shakespeare Comes to Life at NSHA Middle School

Posted on February 2, 2017

Shakespeare Comes to Life at NSHA Middle School By Ms. Carol Prisamt On Wednesday, February 1st, the 8th grade students had the extraordinary opportunity to spend their day with teaching artists from the highly acclaimed, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, as they were introduced to the language of William Shakespeare through several interactive workshops. The program …

NSHA Welcomes the IDF Musical Ensemble

Posted on December 13, 2016

Have you ever had the opportunity to sing Hatikva with a unit from the Israel Defense Forces? Today our students did just that at one of the most moving assemblies yet at NSHA. The IDF Musical Ensemble traveled all the way to Cherry Lane to perform Israeli music and Chanukah songs for our students in …

Teaching our Students About Global Adversity: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Posted on November 29, 2016

By Ms. Naomi Fredman, Director of Educational Technology How do we teach our students about the world beyond our sheltered walls?  Under the direction of our seventh grade English teacher Mrs. Lisa Guggenheimer, our students have begun an interdisciplinary unit focusing on global adversity.   Integrating traditional classroom learning with technology and special programming, our students …

The First Annual NSHA – Great Neck Succah Hop: A Community Experience

Posted on October 19, 2016

By Rabbi Adam Acobas Over the summer, during a time when most Rabbis and educators are thinking about Tisha B’av and the upcoming Elul Zman, there was one holiday that I couldn’t release from my thoughts: Succot.  This holiday is traditionally associated with hospitality – we literally take our home outdoors and open it to others.  …

The Shofar Factory comes to NSHA

Posted on September 21, 2016

Hearing the shofar in the month of Elul, on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is a poignant call for teshuva and self-reflection for any Jew.  But how many of us have had the experience of creating a shofar from start to finish or the zechut of learning the proper way to use it?  Every year, …

Meet Mr. Ofier Sigal, the new General Studies Principal at NSHA

Posted on September 13, 2016

10 Things You’ll Find in Mr. Sigal’s New Office Meet Mr. Ofier Sigal, the new General Studies Principal of North Shore Hebrew Academy. Mr. Sigal started out as a science teacher in the Bronx and Manhattan; worked as the assistant principal of the Solomon Schechter School of Queens; and most recently served as the director …

Bruchot Habaot to the Bnei Akiva Shlichot

Posted on September 9, 2016

Dear NSHA Families: I am thrilled to announce that today, in partnership with the Great Neck Synagogue, we welcomed our two Israeli Bnei Akiva Shlichot, Rachel Wisemon and Efrat Carmi, to the NSHA Family.  Rachel and Efrat will work with NSHA through June developing and implementing programming around Zionism, Israeli history and current events, Hebrew …

Welcome Back to School!

Posted on September 6, 2016

To view pictures from the first day of school click here. Click here to watch our Back to School video.

8 Tips to Promote Early Literacy

Posted on August 27, 2016

by Early Childhood Director, Elana Helfgott Below are some tips to promote early literacy: 1. Make “talk” part of your everyday life. Young children should hear 30,000 words per day. While this may sound like a lot of words, this correlates into a parent speaking to a child in full and descriptive sentences daily. 2. …

Introducing the new nsha.org

Posted on August 17, 2016

Responsive Site: This website is fully responsive which means it will work on every screen size – mobile, tablet and desktop. Easily access all your NSHA news and information on any device you choose. Calendar Features: Our new Calendar is color coded so you can easily organize your family’s NSHA schedules. Calendar Synching: Click on …

A Welcome Back to School Message from New General Studies Principal Ofier Sigal

Posted on August 17, 2016

Dear North Shore Hebrew Academy Community,  Welcome (Back) to School!  It is with honor and great pleasure that I greet you as the new General Studies Principal of North Shore Hebrew Academy.  I have enjoyed getting to know the NSHA team over the past several months and look forward to meeting all of our students …