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The first Jewish day school for students with mental health challenges is set to open in NYC

JL;DR SUMMARY Adir Academy is set to become the first Jewish day school in the U.S. specifically for high school students with mental health challenges, opening in New York City in 2026. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationNew YorkMental HealthJewish Day SchoolsJudaic StudiesSpecial NeedsTherapyAdir AcademySinai SchoolsTeen Mental Health

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Adir Academy the name means might or strength in Hebrew   will open in a yet-to-be-secured New York City location in the fall of 2026"
West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
"Founded in 1982 as a small program for students with learning disabilities within the Hebrew Youth Academy in West Caldwell, New Jersey"
Bronx, New York, United States
"high schools, including SAR Academy in the Bronx"
Upper West Side, New York, United States
"the Shefa School  which specializes in teaching students with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia moved into a new $100 million building on the Upper West Side"
Queens, New York, United States
"a yeshiva for kids with language-based learning disabilities in Belle Harbor, Queens"
Tenafly, New Jersey, United States
"Yeshivat Shalshelet, an Orthodox school for kids with learning disabilities that opened in Tenafly, New Jersey, in 2022"

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