R.A.S.G. Hebrew Academy
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The R.A.S.G. Hebrew Academy is a coeducational, "yeshiva" and college preparatory, private Modern Orthodox Jewish day school. It consists of an Early Childhood school (before 1st grade) Elementary school (Grades 1-5) Middle school (Grades 6-8) and High school (Grades 9-12). R.A.S.G. stands for Rabbi Alexander S. Gross who helped found the school in 1947 and was instrumental in its developement. The school is located at 2400 Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, Florida.
Dr. Roni Raab, who graduated from the Hebrew Acadmey in 1987 is the Hebrew Academy's Head of School. Rabbi Mordechai Loiterman is the Judaic Studies Principal for grades 1-8. Ms. Jodi Steele holds the title of General Studies Principal for grades 1-8. The Judaic Studies Principal of the high school is Rabbi Mordechai Shifman. The General Studies Principal for the high school is Mr. Lawrence Kucynski who graduated from the Hebrew Academy in 1965.
Currently, the school has approximately 600 students, a far cry from the Hebrew Academy's first class of students: six first graders.