If your children or grandchildren are just beginners, they can still attend a Jewish high school. Read how. - he great Talmudic sage, Rabbi Akiba, was an illiterate 40-year-old shepherd when he first applied for admission to a Jewish school. Today, all across America, teenagers with little or no prior background are applying to Jewish high schools. These young people and their parents and grandparents have come to appreciate the benefits of a Jewish high school educa- tion. An education that RECIPIENTS OF provides a powerful AVI CHAI GRANT FOR A PREPARATORY TRACK: academic and Jewish OHR HAEMET INSTITUTE Los Angeles, CA foundation while build- TEMIMA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Atlanta, GA ing strong spiritual and YESHIVA ACADEMY OF WORCESTER family values. Worcester, MA BAIS VAKOV OF ST. LOUIS The kind of values St. Louis, MO I LAN HIGH SCHOOL that keep families Elberon, NJ YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL OF CENTRAL NJ together, and that give New Brunswick, NJ MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL students the oppor- Albany, NY tunity to go on to SHALSHELES BAIS YAAKOV H.S. Brooklyn, NY the best colleges and TARYAG ACADEMY' Brooklyn, NY universities. SOLOMON SCHECHTER HIGH SCHOOL OF LONG ISLAND We believe begin- Hicksville, NY SOLOMON SCHECHTER HIGH SCHOOL ners deserve a chance OF NEW YORK New York, NY to get a Jewish high ORA ACADEMY Rochester, NY school education. And YAVNEH ACADEMY OF DALLAS we're not alone. Dallas, TX Many communities are now committing resources to a Judaic preparatory track — offering special classes that enable committed beginners to catch up with their peers. AVI CHAI applauds the schools which offer these critically important programs. It is our privilege to help support them. After all, every Jewish child is precious. Besides, who knows where the next Rabbi Akiba will come from. It's our future. Be a part of it! AD #3 IN A SERIES This ad is part of a series of four presented by THE AVI CHAI FOUNDATION, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, NewYork, NY 10017-3808