The Saperstein/Bernstein Religious School at Temple Am Echad

Award-winning attorney Marc Rovner serves as senior staff attorney and director of business development for BETA Abstract, LLC, a multimillion-dollar title insurance company. A native of East Rockaway, New York, attorney Marc Rovner is involved with several local organizations, including Temple Am Echad, where he serves as a volunteer board member, usher, and member of the Men’s Club.

The result of a merger between Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai, Temple Am Echad maintains numerous programs, groups, and educational entities, including the Saperstein/Bernstein Religious School. Dedicated to celebrating Jewish history and culture, this school teaches students about traditional Jewish stories and values.

To accomplish this, the Saperstein/Bernstein Religious School maintains a unique curriculum blending family engagement, classroom instruction, and technology. The school focuses on seven core values, including taking responsibility for one’s actions, doing what’s right, and being grateful. These values are taught at an increasingly complex level depending on each student’s grade level, and are enriched through art, cooking, music, and other specialty programs.

Meanwhile, the school’s Hebrew Language program helps young children prepare for the responsibilities of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah. It is taught by dedicated educators who possess a background in teaching language skills and focuses on developing a working reading knowledge of the Hebrew language among students. As they learn, students have the opportunity to apply their skills at school worship services on Sundays and during family Shabbat services.