The Jewish Educational Center is an eighty-year-old yeshivaschool located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grades. Throughout the day the student curriculum consists of Judaic and secular studies. JEC, as it is commonly known, is run by its dean, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008 and is accredited until January 2024.[4] The Jewish Educational Center also includes the Jewish communities of Elizabeth and Hillside, including five synagogues, a mikveh and a cemetery.
As of the 2013-14 school year, the Yeshiva of Elizabeth (now JEC Lower School) had an enrollment of 205 students (plus 74 in pre-K) and 31.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.4:1.[1] The Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy had an enrollment of 190 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 9.0:1.[2] The Bruriah High School for Girls had an enrollment of 377 students and 23.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 16.4:1.[3]
^Olitzky, Kerry M.; and Raphael, Marc Lee. The American synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook, p. 209. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. ISBN0-313-28856-9. Accessed September 9, 2011. "First and foremost, the Jewish Educational Center is an educational institution (founded 1939 by Rabbi Pinchas Teitz; opening its first school in 1941). It consists of the Yeshiva (founded 1940) and Mesivta of Elizabeth (founded 1955), Bruriah High School (founded 1963), and two synagogues (Murray Street and Adath Jeshurun)."
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The Jewish Educational Center is an eighty year old yeshiva school located in Elizabeth in Union County New Jersey United States serving students in Pre Kindergarten through twelfth grades Throughout the day the student curriculum consists of Judaic and secular studies JEC as it is commonly known is run by its dean Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008 and is accredited until January 2024 4 The Jewish Educational Center also includes the Jewish communities of Elizabeth and Hillside including five synagogues a mikveh and a cemetery Jewish Educational CenterAddress330 Elmora AvenueElizabeth NJCoordinates40 40 01 N 74 14 05 W 40 666949 N 74 234586 W 40 666949 74 234586InformationTypePrivate K 12 school Yeshiva Synagogue and Jewish communityEstablished1940Faculty89 5 on FTE basis 1 2 3 GradesPreK 12Enrollment758 plus 74 in Pre K 1 2 3 AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools 4 AffiliationOrthodox JudaismWebsitewww wbr thejec wbr orgThe school includes three divisions 5 JEC Lower School Pre Kindergarten to 5th grade for boys Pre Kindergarten to 6th grade for girls founded in 1939 Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy RTMA 6th to 12th grade for boys founded in 1955 Bruriah High School for Girls 7th to 12th grade for girls founded in 1963 As of the 2013 14 school year the Yeshiva of Elizabeth now JEC Lower School had an enrollment of 205 students plus 74 in pre K and 31 8 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 6 4 1 1 The Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy had an enrollment of 190 students and 21 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a ratio of 9 0 1 2 The Bruriah High School for Girls had an enrollment of 377 students and 23 0 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a ratio of 16 4 1 3 Advanced Placement 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 Russian 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 studies for a year or two in yeshivas in Israel before beginning college The Jewish Educational Center uses the Arrowsmith Program 6 Contents 1 Administration 2 Extracurricular activities 2 1 Athletics 2 1 1 JJV Middle School 2 1 2 JV High School 2 1 3 Varsity High School 2 1 4 All High School 2 2 Academic teams 2 3 Clubs 3 Community 4 References 5 External linksAdministration EditRabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz Dean Rabbi Ami Neuman Principal RTMA JEC Highschool Rabbi Noach Sauber Assistant Principal RTMA JEC Highschool Rabbi Uzi Beer Principal JEC Lower School RTMA JEC Middle School Mrs Esther Eisenman Principal Bruriah Shlomis Peikes Associate Principal Bruriah Sherry Krupka Assistant Principal Bruriah Extracurricular activities EditAthletics Edit JEC has been a member of the Yeshiva League since the league s inception in 1979 JEC teams include JJV Middle School Edit Basketball HockeyJV High School Edit JV Basketball JV Hockey JV SoftballVarsity High School Edit Varsity Wrestling Varsity Basketball Varsity Hockey Varsity Softball Varsity Baseball Varsity VolleyballAll High School Edit Soccer Tennis SwimAcademic teams Edit Gildor Team 3 time semi final winners Debate Mock Trial JV College Bowl Varsity College Bowl JV Torah Bowl Varsity Torah Bowl NJ Challenge Chess Model UNClubs Edit Israel Advocacy Cooking CPR First Aid Medical Research Gildor Unconventional Halacha Study Hall Meaningful Movies Politics Workout Parsha Fantasy Football Prep ArtCommunity EditThe JEC community consists of five synagogues as well as many other services for the Jewish community of the Elizabeth Hillside area Synagogues Elmora Avenue Shul Adath Israel Beis Yitzchak Adath Jeshurun Elmora Hills MinyanReferences Edit a b c School Data for Yeshiva of Elizabeth National Center for Education Statistics Accessed January 26 2022 a b c School Data for Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy National Center for Education Statistics Accessed January 26 2022 a b c School Data for Bruriah High School For Girls National Center for Education Statistics Accessed January 26 2022 a b Jewish Educational Center Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools Accessed December 26 2022 Olitzky Kerry M and Raphael Marc Lee The American synagogue a historical dictionary and sourcebook p 209 Greenwood Publishing Group 1996 ISBN 0 313 28856 9 Accessed September 9 2011 First and foremost the Jewish Educational Center is an educational institution founded 1939 by Rabbi Pinchas Teitz opening its first school in 1941 It consists of the Yeshiva founded 1940 and Mesivta of Elizabeth founded 1955 Bruriah High School founded 1963 and two synagogues Murray Street and Adath Jeshurun Participating Schools Arrowsmith Program Accessed May 8 2015 External links EditSchool web site 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