Yeshiva of Central Queens


















Mission Statement

The Yeshiva of Central Queens is an Orthodox, Zionist Yeshiva for boys and girls in nursery through grade 8, serving the Jewish communities of greater Queens and Long Island. Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School for excellence in education, the Yeshiva of Central Queens has achieved academic distinction in both Torah and secular scholarship. For more than six decades, the Yeshiva of Central Queens has produced generations of professionals, leaders, and Torah scholars throughout the United States and Israel.

Mission

The Yeshiva of Central Queens is dedicated to providing a nurturing environment, incorporating a close relationship of mutual respect and trust between educators, parents, and students, where the needs and potential of each individual child are recognized in order to

  • Inspire a life-long love of Torah observance, mitzvot, and Torah study
  • Promote the achievement of excellence in both limudei kodesh and secular studies
  • Develop self esteem, personal integrity, and character
  • Foster a life devoted to derech eretz, chesed, and kavod habriot
  • Teach ahavat Am Yisrael and areivut
  • Facilitate the ability to communicate orally and in writing in modern Hebrew
  • Instill a love for Medinat Yisrael and an appreciation of its history
  • Encourage active participation in the Jewish Community and meaningful contribution to American society