YESHIVA OF GREATER WASHINGTON – TIFERES GEDALIAH ­– Boys Division ­– Passion for Learning PREPARATION FOR LIFE OUR MISSION AT THE OF GREATER WASHINGTON–TIFERES GEDALIAH IS TO ROOT EACH STUDENT IN , PLANT A PASSION FOR LEARNING, AND PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE.

Passion for Learning PREPARATION FOR LIFE INDIVIDUALIZED & PERSONAL ATTENTION The Yeshiva of Greater Washington–Tiferes Gedaliah prides itself on teaching the “whole child” as a crucial component of its mission to play an integral part in building the future of Klal Yisroel. Rebbeim and teachers build lifetime ties by connecting with students on a personal level, while small classes enable the staff to cater to the individual needs of our students. The result is a well-rounded, well-educated graduate who is equipped and ready to make his contribution to the greater whole in both the religious and secular world.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES YGW offers a wide array of co-curricu- lar activities to enhance an already outstanding education. The students learn leader- ship skills, team building, communal and personal responsibility, and have fun in the process. The talmidim go on shabbatons, do chesed throughout our community, enjoy interscholastic and intramural sports, and much, much more. YGW has a monthly Rosh Chodesh breakfast featuring awards and prizes for academic achievement and middos. Additionally, YGW hosts “Father and Son Learning” programs preceding the Yomim Tovim. These programs tap into the individual strengths of our students and allow them to excel in other areas outside the classroom.

STRONG DUAL CURRICULUM YGW boasts graduates who are accepted to the best yeshivos and universities. A YGW graduate succeeds at mastering a cur- riculum that stresses excellence in both Judaic and General Studies disciplines. Our shiurim are equal to those in many yeshivos throughout the country, with emphasis on independent learning and thinking and understanding the texts with meforshim. Our students are sought after by yeshivos throughout Eretz Yisroel. Our General Studies program boasts an average SAT score that is more than 200 points higher than the national average. College-level courses are taught and about 90% of Yeshiva students taking AP exams pass them with a score of 3 or above.

GROWTH AND CONSISTENCY The Yeshiva of Greater Washington, which started over 50 years ago as a fledging institution with fewer than a dozen students, today boasts a continually growing student body in all three of its divisions. We have talmidim all over the world with a strong allegiance to YGW who serve their communities as Rabbonim, Roshei HaYeshiva, Askonim, doctors, lawyers and in many other capacities.

CHESED PROGRAM Our talmidim practice what they learn! Whether build- ing sukkahs, helping handicapped children, leading Shabbos groups, or visiting the el- derly, students are willing and encouraged to help. Yeshiva of Greater Washington is a community school that relates to our community with respect and active concern for its needs. We do not only teach, we reach; in this way our students are taught responsi- bility to each other, their families, and the community at large.

“The Yeshiva Gedolah makes our school into much more than a high school. Its presence makes a bold statement that a true center of Torah exists here. Two schools under one roof more than augment each other, they form a seamless whole…simply put, the Yeshiva Gedolah demonstrates through example, that Torah is a way of life.” —Alumnus YGW HISTORY & OUR ROSH HAYESHIVA

The Yeshiva High School was founded in 1963 by HaRav HaRav Gedaliah Anemer zt”l. YGW is accredited by the Maryland State Gedaliah Anemer zt”l and community leaders so that Department of Education, a member of Torah U’Mesorah, and a partner families in the Greater Washington area would have a lo- agency of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. cal address for their children to receive a quality yeshiva YGW defines itself by the absolute values and principles of the education with separate divisions for boys and girls. The Torah as defined by the Rosh HaYeshiva. The Rosh HaYeshiva transmits founding concept was to create an institution that would these values to the leadership, staff and student body. Every member of provide a high quality Judaic and general studies high the YGW organization espouses these values and principles, and they school education. Beginning with a class of six students, the lay commit- comprise the foundation upon which the institution operates. tee and rabbonim of the community appointed Anemer as Rosh RABBI AHRON LOPIANSKY is the Rosh HaYeshiva, a position he held for more than forty years until his pass- HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Greater Washing- ing, to guide the institution with Daas Torah and a vision for the greater ton – Tiferes Gedaliah. He studied and received Washington Jewish community. Within a few years, YHS expanded to a rabbinic ordination from the of full high school and in 1980 added the junior high school to become the and continues the mesorah of his reb- Yeshiva of Greater Washington. beim Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz ztz”l, Rav Nachum In 1994 our Headmaster Rabbi Yitzchok Merkin together with Partzovitz ztz”l and his late father-in-law HaRav Rabbi Anemer and the Board of Directors created the Yeshiva Gedolah, Beinish Finkel, ztz”l. In , Rabbi Lopiansky recruiting Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky to head the program. Housed on taught at Aish HaTorah from 1983-1990, and then taught at the Mir for the Boys Campus, the Yeshiva Gedolah adds to the quality of the Boys five years before assuming the post of of the Yeshiva Gedo- Division by presenting role models, providing additional learning lah at YGW in 1994. opportunities as well as tutorial assistance for our students. Many of Rabbi Lopiansky is a prolific author, having written more than 20 the students have been attracted to the community creating a nucleus works on Torah thought, liturgy, and philosophy, and lectures widely of young Torah-strong couples enriching the fabric of the community. both nationally and internationally. He has contributed to Encyclopedia This commitment to advanced Torah learning subsequently led to the Talmudis and assisted the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. founding of the Kollel Zichron Amram. In turn, these developments Rabbi Lopiansky is a founding editorial board member of Klal Perspec- broadened YGW’s scope to becoming a vehicle of disseminating Torah tives, as well as a member of the editorial board of Dialogue. and its study throughout the Greater Washington area. YGW is proud He was active in many broader outreach activities such as the to see hundreds of graduates for whom Torah is their life guide to reach Hishtalmut program of the Israeli Army, which seeks to broaden the both personal and professional success in all professions such as doctors, perspective of the army’s officer corps by exposing them to the entire scientists, lawyers, social workers, electricians, rebbeim, rabbonim and gamut of Israeli society, and the dissemination of Torah to Soviet Jewry, kiruv professionals in communities around the world. having been one of the teachers to travel and teach in Soviet Russia. He On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, YGW was renamed Yeshiva of was then active in helping resettlement organizations that assisted Soviet Greater Washington – Tiferes Gedaliah (YGW), in memory of our founder, refuseniks in their physical and spiritual relocation to Israel.

PHILOSOPHY & OBJECTIVES YGW’s Vision Statements: l We emphasize the primacy of Torah while providing a high‐quality general studies education. l We develop each student’s strengths through a close student/teacher relationship to provide the skills to succeed personally, professionally, and communally. l We serve as a center of Torah learning for the Greater Washington Jewish Community. Expected Results of the YGW Experience: To live a life guided by Torah l Committed to fulfilling the code of Jewish law l Committed to Torah learning as a life-long pursuit To be a mentsch (a person of good character) l Deal with the world with derech eretz – respect, honesty and integrity l Develop a strong sense of self-worth l Show gratitude to HaShem and others To be a well-balanced and well-educated student in both Judaic and general studies l Aspire to higher education in both Torah and secular studies at the best yeshivos and universities l Communicate clearly, precisely and logically, both orally and in written form l Develop strong, independent study, research and critical thinking skills YGW HISTORY & OUR ROSH HAYESHIVA SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

YGW boasts a dual curriculum that provides its students with demanding Limudei Kodesh and general studies college preparatory programming to equip them to meet the challenges they will face in all areas of their lives as Torah . At the same time YGW understands its students have individual needs. Whether it is a study hall, tutorials or enrichment for the more gifted, YGW will arrange a schedule that best suits its talmidim. Today, YGW graduates attend the finest yeshivos and universities and are making a positive impact on communities around the globe as rebbeim, rabbonim, professionals and businessmen in many fields.

MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

7:45-9:05 Davening and Breakfast 7:45-9:05 Davening and Breakfast

9:05-10:30 Gemara 9:05-10:45 Gemara

10:30-10:45 Recess 10:50-11:10 Recess

10:50-11:40 Halacha/Navi 11:10-11:50 Halacha

11:45-12:20 Chumash 11:50-12:25 Chumash

12:20-12:55 Lunch 12:25-1:00 Lunch

12:55-5:25 General Studies Classes 1:00-1:45 Second Seder– (Bekiyus or Navi) 4:20 Mincha 1:45-6:15 General Studies Classes 5:25 Maariv (During winter) 2:30 Mincha [3:45-6:20 Elective for Seniors– THURSDAYS, 5:45-6:30: Bekiyus with Yeshiva Gedolah] Night Seder FRIDAYS, 11:30-NOON: 6:15 Maariv (during winter) Weekly Mussar Shmooze

HS HONORS THURSDAYS, 6:45-7:30: Night Seder ADDITIONAL SEDARIM FRIDAYS, 9:00-9:30 AM: M-TH 1:50-2:39 PM: Bekiyus Weekly Mussar Shmooze M-TH 8:00-9:30 PM: Night Seder SUNDAYS, 11:00 AM-NOON: Weekly Navi Shiur SUN 12:30-1:45 PM: Seder CORE JUDAIC CURRICULUM MIDDLE SCHOOL GEMORA HALACHA EXTRA-CURRICULAR Mesechtas Makkos Hilchos Tefillin Father & Son Learning Programs Mesechtas Brochos Hilchos Brochos Hasmodah Contests Mesechtas Bava Kamma Hilchos Tefila Lakewood and Monsey Shabbatons Mesechtas Bava Metzia Halacha pertaining to Yomim Tovim Visits to Local Nursing Homes Mesechtas Sukkah Halachos of Three Weeks and Nine Days Seudas Bar Mitzvah Mesechtas Kiddushin End of the Year Siyum MUSSAR Friday Night Onegs CHUMASH Weekly Lectures Rosh Chodesh Breakfasts Sefer Bamidbar BIYUR TEFILA WORKSHOPS NAVI Daily Dvar Torah addressing the mean- Tefillin and Tzitzis Making Shmuel Bais ing of the words of the Shemoneh Esrei Shofar Making Melachim Aleph and other tefilos.

HASHKOFA Weekly Discussions HS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS GEMORA 4 CREDITS PARSHA 4 CREDITS CHUMASH 4 CREDITS HASHKOFA 1 CREDIT HIGH SCHOOL HALACHA 4 CREDITS GEMORA HALACHA HASHKOFA Mesechtas Bava Kamma Selections in Hilchos Shabbos Pirkei Avos Mesechtas Bava Metzia Hilchos Brochos Tzadik V’ra Lo Mesechtas Bava Basra Hilchos Seuda Letter of the Law vs. Spirit of the Law Mesechtas Kesubos Hanhogas Odom B’boker Prayer Mesechtas Kiddushin Hilchos Tefila Societal Influences (University Life) Mesechtas Gittin Halachos Pertaining to Yomim Tovim Dating & Marriage Mesechtas Pesochim Building a Jewish Home BEKIYUS Jewish Survival CHUMASH Mesechtas Rosh Hashana Pleasure vs. Comfort/Happiness Sefer Bereishis Mesechtas Megilla Asei Lecha Rav U’kinei Lecha Chaver Sefer Shmos Mesechtas Kiddushin Sefer Vayikra EXTRA-CURRICULAR Sefer Devorim MISHNAYOS High School/Yeshiva Gedolah Learning Selections from Nezikin, Moed, & Shabbatons NAVI Nashim Chesed Program Chameish Megillos Rosh Chodesh Breakfasts Sefer Yehoshua PARSHAS HASHAVUA Friday Night Onegs Sefer Shoftim 4 Year Cycle of Chumash & Rashi Chanuka/Purim Mesiba Sefer Melachim I Mentoring MUSSAR Finishing the Mesechta Program SEFER SHMUEL I Weekly Lectures Visiting Local Nursing Homes Shmuel I *Courses are taught on variant levels to increase skills, havona and bekiyus.

YESHIVOS OUR GRADUATES HAVE ATTENDED Ateret Yerushalayim Lubavitch Yeshiva, Morristown, NJ Shaarei Yerushalayim Bais Yisroel Machon Lev Sha’alvim Beth Medrash Govoha Merkaz HaTorah Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia College of Jerusalem Yeshiva of Roslyn Tifereth Yerushalayim Gush Etzion Mevasseret Tzion Toras Moshe Hebrew Theological College Mir Yeshiva Yeshiva of Passaic Kerem B’Yavneh Ner Israel Bais Yisroel Keser Dovid Ner Yaakov Yeshivas Kol Yaakov Ohr Dovid Yeshivat HaKotel Lev HaTorah Ohr Yerushalayim Lander College Shaarei T’vunah CORE JUDAIC CURRICULUM GENERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH SOCIAL SCIENCES Introduction to Literature and Language Arts – Part I and II Global Studies I & II

MATHEMATICS STUDY SKILLS Pre-Algebra – Part I Special seminar for 7th Grade Pre-Algebra – Part II Algebra I (Honors) CO-CURRICULAR Mentoring Program with Yeshiva Gedolah SCIENCE Resource Room Life Science Interscholastic Baseball Physical Science Interscholastic Basketball Engineering Intramural Sports Educational Field Trips FOREIGN LANGUAGE Big Brother Modern Hebrew Talent Show COMPUTERS HS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Computer Applications ENGLISH 4 CREDITS SCIENCE 3 CREDITS MATH 3 CREDITS HISTORY 3 CREDITS HIGH SCHOOL More details on our Graduation Requirements can be found in the Talmid-Parent Handbook. ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE Introduction to World and American Modern Hebrew (Honors Option) Literature I (Honors Option) American Literature II (Honors & A.P. Option) SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATIONAL Rhetoric & Composition (A.P. Option)* US History I & II (A.P. Option)* Literature & Composition (A.P. Option)* US Government (A.P. Option)* STATISTICS European History (A.P. Option)* CLASS OF 2017 MATHEMATICS Human Geography (A.P. Option)* There were 7 graduates in the Algebra I World History Boys Division Class of 2017. Formal Geometry (Honors) Scholastic Assessment Test [SAT]: Geometry CO-CURRICULAR Mean Critical Reading: 678 Algebra II/Trigonometry (Honors) Mean Math: 660 Algebra II Mentoring Program with Pre-Calculus (Honors Option)* Yeshiva Gedolah American College Test [ACT]: A.P. Calculus (AB)* Resource Room No student opted for ACT Interscholastic Baseball 2016 AP Scholar with Distinction: SCIENCE Interscholastic Basketball 1 Scholar Anatomy & Physiology (Honors Option) Intramural Sports Biology (Honors Option) Educational Field Trips Chemistry (Honors Option) Student Newspaper Earth Science Robotics Engineering Physics (A.P. Option)* Environmental Science (A.P. Option)* *Courses can be taken through WAU for college credit YESHIVOS OUR GRADUATES HAVE ATTENDED COLLEGES OUR GRADUATES HAVE ATTENDED

Bernard Revel Graduate School Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Maryland, Baltimore County Boston University Montgomery College University of Maryland, College Park Brandeis University State University, Binghamton University of MD, University College Columbia School of Engineering New York University University of Michigan Columbia University Notre Dame of Maryland University of Pennsylvania Georgetown School of Law Oakland University University of , Goucher College College International Academy of Design Rutgers Johns Hopkins University Touro College Lawrence Technical University Towson State University ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE APPLICATION For the Limudei Kodesh test, students should prepare a Complete the application for admission, including piece of Gemara and be prepared to discuss it with one arranging for references. Please enclose copies of of the Rebbeim at the time of his interview. report cards for the past two years with the application and return with the $100 application fee to: For the General Studies testing, students will be asked to provide a writing sample and take standardized tests Yeshiva of Greater Washington–Tiferes Gedaliah in math, verbal and reading skills on a scheduled test Attn: Admissions Manager day. 2010 Linden Lane Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 OBSERVATION Applicants and parents are welcome to observe classes INTERVIEW by prior arrangement. Upon receipt and review of the above materials, YGW will contact you to arrange an interview. ADMISSION Parents will be notified in writing of the student’s ad- mission status, following an evaluation by the admin- TESTING istrators of test results, interview, school records, and Prospective students will be tested in Limudei Kodesh recommendations. and General Studies for placement purposes. For any additional information please contact Rabbi Scott Hillman, 301-962-5111 ext. 1553 or [email protected]

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