The Shefa School is a Jewish community day school in Manhattan that offers students with language-based learning disabilities a place to grow, thrive, and reach their full potential.

Welcome Home

Shefa offers high-quality, research-based instruction for children with language-based learning disabilities that is seamlessly integrated with Jewish community. For students who have struggled to find a school where they can thrive, the search is finally over.

Our Program

Shefa Center

The Shefa Center, a division of The Shefa School, is a partner and resource for educators and leaders in Jewish day schools who want to expand their school’s capacity to educate diverse learners.

Shefa Center

Apply To Shefa

We are eager to welcome your family into ours and to provide a warm, nurturing, safe home for your child. We know how to empower these students to succeed. We are accepting applications for students entering grades K–7 for enrollment in September 2024.

Admissions

חֲנֹךְ‭ ‬לַנַּעַר‭ ‬עַל פִּי‭ ‬דַרְכּוֹ‭ ‬גַּם‭ ‬כִּי יַזְקִין‭ ‬לֹא יָסוּר‭ ‬מִמֶּנָּה‭.‬‭ ‬

“Teach a child according to their way, and even when they grow old, they will not depart from it.”

PROVERBS 22:6

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