What Makes Us Uniquely Special
SINAI operates inclusive special education schools for children with a wide range of developmental, intellectual, and complex learning disabilities.
Individualization
SINAI creates a highly customized academic, social, and emotional curriculum in and out of the classroom for each student based on his or her needs. Providing educational and therapeutic support tailored to each student requires a team of highly qualified, master's-level teachers, therapists, administrators, and staff working with students individually and in small groups. SINAI has a professional-to-student ratio close to 1 to 1.
Inclusion by Design
Each of SINAI’s Schools is integrated within a mainstream Jewish day school or high school, where our students are included as full members of that school’s culture and community. Each child’s inclusion experience is carefully and individually planned to maximize his or her strengths.
Setting the Standard
Educators across the country seek out SINAI’s guidance regarding curriculum and methodology. SINAI is the only Jewish special education school to be accredited by the prestigious Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Changing Lives
Often, children come to SINAI after struggling for years in other schools that have been unable to meet their needs. At SINAI, these children thrive.
Our Children Need Your Help
We undertake extraordinary costs in order to meet the unique needs of each of our students. We do everything we can to make sure that financial difficulties don’t stand in the way of any child who needs us. This is only possible thanks to the generosity of donors like you.
Executive Leadership
Tzvi Solomon, President ● Rabbi Mark Karasick, Chairman of the Board
Danny Federbush ● Esther Lerer ● David Shapiro ● Avi Vogel ● Moshe Weinberger
Board of Directors
Fred Cohen ● Ruvan Cohen ● Ed Gerstley ● Arthur Goldberg ● Micah Kaufman ● Samantha Locke ● Dara Orbach ● Jay Shiner
Professional Leadership
Sam Fishman, Managing Director ● Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs, Leo Brandstatter z”l Dean
Judi Karp, Associate Dean ● Arielle Greenbaum Saposh, Associate Managing Director
Hannah Cowan, Director of SINAI at TABC (Kadima) ● Marcy Glicksman, Director of Cross River SINAI School at RYNJ ● Leora Hecht, Director of SINAI at YCQ ● Aura Lurie, Director of Irving Montak SINAI School at SAR Academy ● Sharon Miller, Director of SINAI at TABC ● Debra Passner, Director of Communications ● Ilana Picker, Director of SINAI at Ma’ayanot ● Mel Powers, Tuition Director & Counsel ● Debra Siesser, Director of Finance ● Frada Stone, Director of Maor at RKYHS ● Aliza Strassman, Director of SINAI at JKHA
● Laurette Rothwachs, Dean Emeritus
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