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social studies, history, and science. Emek invited parents to
come to the school to review their children’s CTBS scores so that
they could learn their children’s strengths and needs. Emek also
told each parent the percentile scores earned by each grade
level.
e. Mishna Class at Emek
One of petitioners’ children attended a Mishna class at Emek
during the first half of 1995, for which petitioners paid a
separate fee of $175. Mishna is part of the Jewish oral law and
is divided into six orders. The goal was for each boy to
complete one order each year and to complete all six orders
before completion of eighth grade.
The Mishna class was held for an hour after school
and for an hour on Sunday. The Mishna class at Emek was not part
of the regular curriculum.
3. Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn
a. General
In 1995, the primary goal of Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn was to
educate its students in the tenets of the Jewish faith. Yeshiva
Rav Isacsohn sought to provide a thorough and well-balanced
curriculum consisting of Orthodox Judaism and secular studies.
An additional goal of Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn was to prepare its
students for matriculation to yeshiva high schools and to attend
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