Gesher LaTorah

Gesher LaTorah, "A Bridge to the Torah" is a dynamic community-based Jewish special education program serving students with moderate to severe special needs ages 4 through 21 years.

Gesher LaTorah students are typically enrolled in self-contained classrooms and have a variety of special needs including:

• Autism
• Developmental Disabilities
• Moderate to severe language disabilities
• Multiple disabilities
• Other physical or intellectual challenges 

Gesher LaTorah's mission is based on one firm principle:
Every Jewish individual has a rightful place as a proud and self-assured member of the Jewish family, the Jewish school, the synagogue and the Jewish community.

We believe:

• Every individual can learn
• Learning Torah and Jewish traditions is the right of every Jewish individual
• Learning is an active process, best accomplished in a supportive and nurturing Jewish environment
• Learning develops from a logical sequence of individualized instructional objectives and strategies
• Learning involves families and strengthens Jewish home life

Our hands-on, multi-sensory, experiential approach offers enjoyable and challenging, learning opportunities in which students can succeed and feel good about their Jewish selves while they learn about:

• Jewish life cycle
• Jewish community
• Hebrew reading
• Prayer, holidays and customs

For information about our adult program click here.