Jewish Educational Center

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Jewish Educational Center
Established 1945
Type Private High School, Yeshiva
Affiliation Modern Orthodox Judaism
Students more than 750
Grades kindergarten–12
Location Elizabeth, NJ,, United States
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Website thejec.org

The Jewish Educational Center is a fourteen-year yeshiva school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Throughout the day students learn a mixture of Judaic and secular studies.

The school includes these divisions:

  • Yeshiva of Elizabeth -- Pre-Kindergaten to 5th grade for boys, Pre-Kindergaten to 6th grade for girls.
  • Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (RTMA) -- 6th to 12th grade for boys
  • Bruriah High School for Girls -- 7th to 12th grade for girls

JEC, as it is commonly known, is run by the Rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Elazar Meir Teitz.

The Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses offered are: AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Computers A and AB, AP United States History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Jewish History, AP Psychology, AP Biology, and AP Statistics. Most of these are only primarily offered to juniors and seniors.

Each year over 90% of the Senior class decides to study for a year or two in yeshivas in Israel before beginning college.

Contents

[edit] Faculty

  • Rabbi Elazar Meir Teitz - Dean
  • Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach - Upper School principal (RTMA)
  • Mrs. Chanie Moskowitz - High School General studies principal (RTMA)
  • Rabbi Sharir Yablonsky - Middle School Director (RTMA)
  • Rabbi Baruch Heller - Yeshiva General studies principal
  • Mrs. Chaya Newman - Head of School (Bruriah)
  • Mrs. Marcy Stern - High School principal (Bruriah)
  • Rabbi Joseph Oratz - High School principal (Bruriah)

[edit] Extra-Curricular activities

[edit] Athletics

JEC has been a member of the Yeshiva League since the league's inception in 1979. JEC teams include:

[edit] JJV - Middle School

  • Basketball
  • Hockey

[edit] JV - High School

  • JV Basketball
  • JV Hockey
  • JV Softball
  • JV Baseball

[edit] Varsity - High School

  • Varsity Basketball
  • Varsity Hockey
  • Varsity Softball
  • Varsity Baseball
  • Varsity Wrestling

[edit] All High School

  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Flag Football

[edit] Academic teams

  • Debate
  • Mock Trial
  • JV College Bowl
  • Varsity Collge Bowl
  • JV Torah Bowl
  • Varsity Torah Bowl
  • NJ Challenge
  • Chess

[edit] External links and references


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