Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov is an all-male Jewish Orthodox high school located in New Hempstead, New York

New Hempstead, New York

New Hempstead, formally known as Kakiat , is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of New Square; east of Wesley Hills; south of Pomona and west of New City...

 which operates under the direction and leadership of Rabbi Eliyahu Maza.

Affiliaton

The school is an affiliate of the Rabbinical Seminary of America, (which is more commonly known as Chofetz Chaim). As such, its curriculum and ideals match those of the Chofetz Chaim Yeshivas.

Curriculum

The school combines an authentically traditional Lithuanian-style Yeshiva schedule in the morning with a notable General Studies program in the afternoon to provide a superior education to its students.

Judaic Studies

The primary portion of the Judaic Studies curriculum is study of the Babylonian Talmud. Mussar study is considered paramount, and the study of the book Chofetz Chaim

Chofetz Chaim

"The Chofetz Chaim" is a book on the Jewish laws of speech written by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan....

 is highly recommended by the school. The Judaic Studies program also consists of Halacha and Tanach. (Study of the Hebrew Language

Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

is part of the General Studies program.)

General Studies

The average student in the school will take all the required Regents examinations by the conclusion of four years of schooling: English, two Maths, two Sciences, two Histories (World History and Geography and U.S. History and Government), and one foreign language.

Alumni

Most (if not all) Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov graduates avail themselves of tertiary education, in the Judaic and/or secular fields, upon completion of high school.