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Consistent with the dual goals of the school, all students at Block Yeshiva are enrolled in full curricula of both Judaic and General Studies. As a result, their school day is nearly nine hours in length.

The Judaic Studies curriculum is skill-based, and primarily utilizes texts in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.  Each student is enrolled in six courses taught on one of four levels each semester. These courses include:

Gemara or Mishna (Talmudic Text and Commentaries)
Chumash (Biblical Text and Exegesis)
Navi (Prophetic Literature)
Ktuvim (Jewish Thought)
Halacha (Applied Jewish Law)
Ivrit (Hebrew Language)
Jewish History, including Zionism/Holocaust Studies

A minimum of nineteen additional credits is required in the General Studies curriculum. The typical course of study is:

Grade Nine

English 9
World History
Algebra I or Geometry
General Biology
Contemporary Issues
Physical Education

Grade Ten

English 10
French I
Studio Art
Geometry or Algebra II
General Chemistry
Studio Art

Grade Eleven

English 11
French II
American History
Algebra II or Pre-Calculus
General Physics

Grade Twelve

English 12
French III
European History
Algebra III or Calculus
Advanced Chem/Physics
Advanced Biology

Course Descriptions
      Judaic Studies
      General Studies

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