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Jewish/Yeshiva Day Schools

There are several excellent educational options within our community, and the list below is just a sampling of some of the schools that the children in our community attend:

Elementary/Day Schools

Westchester Day School (Mamaroneck)
SAR Academy (Riverdale)
Westchester Torah Academy (New Rochelle)
The Leffel School (Formerly Schechter Westchester) (White Plains)

High Schools

While many of our children attend high schools locally, others go to school in Manhattan, Queens, and Rockland County. Below are links to the more commonly attended high schools.

Westchester Hebrew High School
SAR High School
Frisch
Maayanot
TABC
The Leffell School (Formally Schechter Westchester) (Hartsdale)
Ramaz Upper School (9-12)

Jewish Pre-Schools

Chabad of Westchester Preschool
Temple Israel Center
Congregation Kol Ami
JCC of Mid-westchester
Westchester Torah Academy (New Rochelle)

Mon, December 22 2025
2 Tevet 5786

DAVENING TIMES

Erev Shabbat, December 19: Chanukah Day 5 (29 Kislev)
6:30am Shacharit
**reminder to light chanukah candles prior to shabbat candles
4:10pm Candle Lighting
4:20pm Mincha
6:00pm Chanukah Dinner

Shabbat, December 20: Chanukah Day 6, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, Miketz (30 Kislev)
7:25am Shacharit followed by a shiur presented by Rabbi Moshe Mirsky - "Questions raised in the Sheiltot of Rabbi Achai Gaon regarding Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah"
8:15am Shacharit (Social Hall)
9:15am Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)
9:30am Child Care Available (Beit Midrash)
9:34am Sof Zman Kriat Shema
10:00am Sephardic Minyan (Auxiliary Beit Midrash)
10:00am Youth Groups
10:45am Tot Shabbat (Beit Midrash)
4:10pm Mincha followed by seudah shlishit with a d'var torah by Mark Guterman
5:15pm Maariv
5:20pm Havdalah

Sunday, December 21: Chanukah Day 7, Rosh Chodesh Tevet (1 Tevet)
8:00am Shacharit
4:20pm Mincha

Monday, December 22: Chanukah Day 8 (2 Tevet)
6:30am Shacharit
4:20pm Mincha

Tuesday, December 23 (3 Tevet)
6:45am Shacharit
4:20pm Mincha

Wednesday, December 24 (4 Tevet)
6:45am Shacharit
3:30pm Chesed Cookie Bake click to RSVP/sponsor
4:20pm Mincha

Thursday, December 25 (5 Tevet)
8:00am Shacharit
4:20pm Mincha

Erev Shabbat, December 26 (6 Tevet)
6:45am Shacharit
4:14pm Candle Lighting
4:24pm Mincha

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Zmanim

Alot Hashachar	5:48am
Earliest Tallit	6:21am
Netz (Sunrise)	7:17am
Latest Shema	9:35am
Zman Tefillah	10:21am
Chatzot (Midday)	11:54am
Mincha Gedola	12:17pm
Mincha Ketana	2:35pm
Plag HaMincha	3:33pm
Shkiah (Sunset)	4:30pm
Tzeit Hakochavim	5:16pm
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Mon, December 22 2025 2 Tevet 5786