Valley Torah High School

Valley Torah High School is an Orthodox Jewish high school located in Valley Village, California, a northern suburb of Los Angeles. The school has two separate divisions: a Boys Division, and a Girls Division. The current Dean and Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Avraham Stulburger. The Boys Division Principal is Rabbi Dovid Felt and their General Studies Principal is Dr. Eliezer Jones. The Girls Division Principal is Mrs. Sheindy Gross and their The General Studies Principal is Mr. Randy Rutschman.

Valley Torah is theologically aligned with the Chofetz Chaim school of thought. This religious philosophy is rooted in the Musar movement of 19th century Lithuanian Jewry. The teachings of Musar emphasize the need for human beings to constantly strive for self-improvement, thereby allowing them to become closer to God.[1] This approach to life is articulated during the Roash Yeshiva's weekly Musar Schmooze (sermon) to all divisions.

Athletics

Basketball

The Valley Torah Wolfpack won the 2011 Division 6AA CIF basketball championship, becoming the first Jewish school in Southern California to ever earn a CIF title.[2]

The Wolfpack frequently play against the YULA Panthers and Shalhevet Firehawks, two Modern Orthodox Jewish high schools in Los Angeles, California.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Path of the Righteous (1740), Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto
  2. ↑ http://www.jewishjournal.com/sports/article/valley_torah_basketball_wins_6aa_title_20110308/
  3. ↑ http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/aaron_liberman_818582.html
  4. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/aaron-liberman-makes-big-ten-history-wearing-yarmulke-050602763--ncaab.html
  5. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/artists/david-draiman/biography
  6. ↑ http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-sign-yitzki-teichman-battling-brain-cancer-to-one-day-contract/2016/02/01/

External links

Coordinates: 34°10′08″N 118°24′22″W / 34.168950°N 118.406045°W / 34.168950; -118.406045

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