Sinai Academy is an Orthodox Jewish private junior high and high school currently located in the

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section of

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, New York, whose students used to be primarily children of immigrants from the former

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with the support of leading Orthodox rabbis in the United States, especially that of Rabbi

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of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. In 1992, Leonid Reyzin was awarded 4th place in the

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Academics

Sinai Academy is a dual-curriculum school: first three classes of each day are in Hebrew / Judaic studies followed by five classes of general studies. Sinai Academy offers a number of AP Classes such as Calculus AB, Economics (Macro and Micro), European History, Psychology, Language and Composition. They offer several extracurricular clubs including a film club, a debate club, and occasionally partakes in the New York

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conference.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinai Academy Jewish day schools in New York (state) Educational institutions established in 1987 Orthodox Jewish educational institutions Boys' schools in New York City Jewish schools in the United States Private high schools in Brooklyn Private middle schools in Brooklyn 1987 establishments in New York City