Hallandale, FL – The nation’s first Hebrew-English charter school is set to open Aug. 20 in Hallandale Beach.
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The word of mouth response to its establishment has been simply overwhelming. So overwhelming that school principal Rabbi Adam Siegel must already consider expanding enrollment to include additional grades.
The school, named after Joshua Ben Gamla, a first-century high priest in Israel who allegedly established the concept of public education system in antiquity, will be open to all residents of both Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
With all of the excitement, Siegel emphasized that Ben Gamla is not for parents who want their children to receive a traditional Jewish day school education.
“I have four kids and I’m not sending them there,” he said. “I want my kids to study Torah and daven.
The visionary behind the school is former U.S. Congressman Peter Deutsch. He helped the National Ben Gamla Charter School Foundation, a non-profit organization; secure a charter from the Broward County Public School District. [floridiajewishnews]
I think it’s not a frum school, more like a Hebrew language public school.