Lamplighters Yeshivah

Lamplighters Yeshivah was a Jewish Montessori-style school for Jewish children located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn that was founded in 2009.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2020, the school was closed due to financial difficulties.[6]

Lamplighters Yeshivah
FormationNovember 2009
Location
  • Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Websitewww.lamplightersyeshivah.com

Background

Lamplighters Yeshivah is one of the 47 plus Jewish Montessori-style Hebrew day schools or yeshivas in the United States. Lamplighters is located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is catered to parents from the local Chabad Hasidic community.[2][7]

The school was founded in November 2009, with just four families.[8] As of the 2016–17 school year, the school has expanded to 131 students in eight classes: two primary, three lower elementary and two upper elementary.

The name "Lamplighters" was chosen for the school based on the Hasidic teaching[9] that each person can better the world and "transform darkness into light".[5]

Educational style

Lamplighters incorporates both Jewish and general topics in their curriculum. Teaching methods are heavily influenced by Montessori educational methods. Lessons often blend traditional Jewish topics with general Montessori activities.[2][10]

References
  1. Lamplighters Yeshivah Homepage. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  2. Yee, Vivian. Montessori Schools Surge in Popularity Among New Generation of Jewish Parents. The New York Times. February 21, 2014. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  3. Vos Iz Neis. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  4. Sharp, Sonja. New Crown Heights Yeshiva a Guiding Light for Jewish Education. DNAinfo.com. January 24, 2013. Accessed February 21, 2014. Archived March 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Trappler Spielman, Sara. Women Behind Creative School in Crown Heights. The Sisterhood. The Jewish Daily Forward. January 11, 2013. Forward.com. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  6. https://collive.com/as-lamplighters-yeshivah-closes-its-doors-founder-bids-farewell/
  7. "'DIVERSITY, FREEDOM AND CHOICE’ EMPHASIZED AT JEWISH MONTESSORIS, A RELATIVELY NEW, GROWING EDUCATIONAL MODEL." February 23, 2014. The Brooklyn Reader. Accessed May 25, 2014.
  8. About Us. Lamplighters Yeshivah. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  9. The Lamplighter. Chabad.org. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  10. "Jewish Motessori Becomes Movement." The Jewish Week. Accessed May 25, 2014.

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