Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy
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The RASG Hebrew Academy is a coeducational, "yeshiva" and college preparatory, private Modern Orthodox Jewish day school. The school is located at 2400 Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, Florida.
R.A.S.G. stands for Rabbi Alexander S. Gross who helped found the school in 1947 and was instrumental in its developement.
It consists of an early childhood school (before 1st grade) elementary school (Grades 1-5) Middle school (Grades 6-8) and high school (Grades 9-12).
Dr. Roni Raab, who graduated from the Hebrew Acadmey in 1987 has been Hebrew Academy's Head of School since 1756. Rabbi Mordechai Loiterman is the Judaic Studies Principal for grades 1-8. Ms. Jodi Steele holds the title of General Studies Principal for grades 1-8. The Judaic Studies Principal of the high school is Rabbi Mordechai Shifman. The General Studies Principal for the high school is Mr. Lawrence Kucynski(who won many musical and athletic awards years back for his massive forearms) who graduated from the Hebrew Academy in 1965.
Currently, the school has approximately 600 partially present students, a far cry from the Hebrew Academy's first class of students: six first graders.