Beyond ExcellenceTaking your Jewish Day School to the next levelby making the whole vastly greater than the sum of its parts

Torah EDJE, LLCRabbi Yeshayahu E. Greenfeld, Director

Even the greatest symphonyorchestra needs anoccasional guest conductor...to help invigorate its players, identify weak spots, advise themembers of the orchestra, and polish its performance. A Jewish day-school, yeshiva ketana, or afternoon Hebrewschool is no different. The crushing demands of day-to-dayadministration and education can put even the finest schoolinto a rut of stale routine that makes fresh thinking andinnovation difficult to achieve.

It’s no one’s fault. overworked faculty and staff are simply too close to the picture. it is unfair to expect them to bevisionaries as well. Indeed it would be easier for them toadvise another institution – one in which they are not soheavily invested – than to achieve the detached objectivityneeded to make necessary improvements at home.

Seventeen years ago the North Shore Hebrew Academy insuburban Great Neck, NY was a substantial day school. today it is considered virtually peerless – academically,spiritually, creatively, administratively and – above all –in the quality of school life enjoyed by its children, itsfaculty and its parent body.

All across America, principals, headmasters, administrators,board members and PTA leaders of traditional day-schools andHebrew schools view NSHA as the benchmark of quality Jewisheducation. It is their source of inspiration, and the place to visitand observe how a model yeshiva should be run.

Guiding the Academy during this era of qualitative and quantitative growthwas Rabbi Yeshayahu E. Greenfeld, a nationally recognized leader in modern Jewish education.

“The North ShoreHebrew Academy is where it is today

thanks in large partto the dynamicleadership of

Rabbi Greenfeld.”

dr. daniel vitow, Headmaster,

North Shore HebrewAcademy High School

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What educators,administrators,

parents and alumnihave to say:

“His philosophy ofeducation points out

his clear vision incombining Torahvalues, Zionism,

ethics, and a belief inthe very best seculareducation possible”

rabbi dr. david eliach, Dean Emeritus,

Yeshivah of Flatbush

Now, your school can benefit from theunique vision and talent that catapultedNorth Shore to where it is today throughtorah edJe, llc, a new consultancyheaded by Rabbi Yeshayahu E. Greenfeld,the trailblazing dean who guided NorthShore, Yeshiva of Flatbush and YeshivatRambam before that.there is nothing formulaic about torah edJe, llc’sapproach. After all, no two schools are alike – just as no twochildren are alike. Rather, what Torah EDJE, LLC offers is theability to evaluate a school both macroscopically andmicroscopically, and provide (and help implement) clear, do-able guidelines for making the whole vastly better than the sum of its parts.

This means innovative pedagogical and administrativeimprovements and energizing inspirational programs thattogether breathe new spirit into a school and place it on asteeper trajectory of excellence.

There are any number of reasons to inviteTorah EDJE, LLC into your school.The best, of course, is to help inspire your academic team to getto the next level, and to also take the preventive stepsnecessary to assure ongoing – and increased –enrollment;their hiring and retention of the best possible teachers;introducing new programs that inspire children and enhancequality of life in the classroom.

“He has the affectionand confidence of

teachers andadministrators who

work with him. He regards them asassociates and full

partners in hismission of

education, which he deems holy.”

allen Jay Bodner, esq., Graduate & Honorary

President, Yeshivah of Flatbush

“… concern forstudents and the free

exchange of ideasbetween faculty and

administration isevidence of excellent

professional andwarm relationships

at all levels.”

dr. alvin i. schiff, Former Executive

Vice President, The Board of Jewish

Education of Greater New York

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Other schools may find themselves confronting unexpectedchallenges such as demographic changes, diminishingenrollment, subpar standardized test results, frequent facultyturnover, weak spots in certain educational areas, restiveparents or a foreboding sense that ‘the thrill is gone’. torah edJe, llc is able to address these issues and findcreative ways to turn problems into opportunities foroverall school improvement.

Best of all, a fresh perspective is bothaffordable and practical. In most cases there is no need for radical changes inadministration and human resources, or costly restructuringthat disrupts school operations and disturbs the children. And, in the rare situations where more radical changes arecalled for, Torah EDJE, LLC will help implement them in amanner that causes the least trauma.

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“When I arrived at theNSHA as a school leader,

I found a school thatwas run efficiently,

meticulously, and withlove for its students,

teachers and families. It has been a wonderful

experience followingand learning from RabbiGreenfeld as a mentor,confidante, and friend.”

rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin, Head of School, NSHA

“He conceptualizessoundly, plans

thoroughly,implements

imaginatively, andevaluates

objectively.”

samuel ehrenhalt, Regional Commissioner,

U.S. Dept. of Labor

it’s time to give your school the torah edJe, llc, particularly to help refine and reprioritize:

maximizing both secular and religious education

identifying, hiring and retaining the best educators

turning your school into a good citizen and a good neighbor

Ivrit b’Ivrit as a reality, not just an idea

introducing or refining school handbooks – the key to flawless operation – for parents, students, faculty and staff

turning parents from passive spectators into active and excited participants

inspiring a lifelong commitment to Jewish values

To find out more, please contact Torah EDJE, LLC at 516-487-8687 x128 or 516-840-1317 (cell) or via email at Info@TorahEDJE.com to arrange for a non-binding appointment.

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Rabbi Greenfeld was born in Czechoslovakia and was raised in Israel where he studied at the Yad Binyamin Teachers College, Bar Ilan Univeristy, Haifa University’s Institute for TrainingSenior Educational Administrators and the Institute for Senior School Administrators. He also earned his Masters in education from the University of Pittsburgh and completed allcourse work in the doctoral program at Yeshiva University’s Azrielli School of Jewish Educationand Administration. Rabbi Greenfeld received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,the former Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel and from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg ofIsrael’s Tomer Devorah Center for Torah.

Prior to joining North Shore Hebrew Academy where he has served as Dean from 1996 to date,Rabbi Greenfeld held major administrative positions - most notably as the principal of Yeshivaof Flatbush, the largest yeshiva day school in the United States. After his tenure at Flatbush heserved as the principal of Yeshivat Rambam of Brooklyn, NY, where enrollment was doubledduring his 8 years at the school.

The inclusion of the persons depicted in the brochure’s photographs (and those individuals who are quoted within) does not constitute their personal endorsement of, or involvement in any way, with Torah EDJE, LLC. Torah EDJE, LLC is not affiliated with the NSHA or the NSHA-HS.

A prolific writer, Rabbi Greenfeld is the author of articles on education, curricula, achievementtests and school handbooks. He is the recipient of the National Educational Award of the IsraelMinistry of Education and Culture, is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America – and aformer vice president of the ECA -- and serves in leadership capacities in such professionalorganizations as the Educators Council of America and the Religious Teachers Federation of Israel.

Rabbi Greenfeld attributes his motivation and success as an ‘educational turnaround specialist’ tohis formative years as the child of Holocaust survivors (his father served as a partisan fighter in theCzech army) which sparked a lifelong commitment to the needs and welfare of Jewish children.

“You represent the best that Modern Orthodoxy has to offer because you are…100% modern and100% Orthodox, a rare combination in today’s times.”

dr. William B. helmreich, Past President, NSHA & NSHA HSProfessor of Sociology, CUNY Graduate CenterAbout Torah EDJE, LLC’s founder

Rabbi Yeshayahu E. Greenfeld

53 Wellington Court | Brooklyn, New York 11230

(516) 487-8687 x128 | (516) 840-1317 Cell | Info@TorahEDJE.com

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