Rooted in Torah. Ready for tomorrow.

A warm, rigorous education in Torah and General Studies, on one campus from preschool through 8th grade.

PHA girls waving Israeli flags at a school celebration
A smiling student holds up her pop-up science project
A group of PHA boys smiling together outside
Where PHAmily is everything
61Years in Phoenix. Founded in 1965 as Arizona's first Jewish day school
2Bat Ami volunteers from Israel spend the year with our students
4×Our enrollment today, compared with 40 students on opening day
0Children turned away for lack of funds
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Three students talking together on the grass under the shade trees on PHA's campus

Welcome to the PHAmily

A warm Torah home for every Jewish child

Jewish boys and girls of every background grow here in character, Torah and General Studies, in a warm family atmosphere that builds a deep and lasting love of G-d, Torah, Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish People.

Our dual curriculum

Two curricula. One complete education.

לימודי קודש

Torah & Judaic Studies

  • Fluent, accurate kriah (Hebrew reading) as the foundation of all Torah learning
  • Chumash skills and Hebrew grammar with the acclaimed Lehavin U'lehaskil program
  • Tefillah taught with meaning and feeling, plus Parsha, Halacha and the Chagim
  • Navi and Mishna beginning in 4th grade; Gemara for boys and in-depth Yahadut for girls in middle school
  • Conversational Ivrit from preschool through graduation
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לימודי חול

General Studies

  • Wonders reading, grammar and spelling, with writing across genres
  • Saxon Math in every grade for continuity and true mastery
  • Science aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, with hands-on labs
  • Social studies from communities and early civilizations to civics and American history
  • Art, music, PE and an integrated STEAM program with two annual expos
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The PHA difference

Middot first

Our Successful Me program spotlights a new middah each month, with the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation's character and careful-speech curricula woven through the day.

Character at PHA

Israel & Ivrit

Conversational Hebrew from preschool on, personal connections with IDF soldiers, and a Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration the whole family joins.

Israel at PHA

Hands-on STEAM

Lab experiments, an annual Science Expo and Invention Convention, and the CIJE Robotics tournament.

STEAM & enrichment

Learning that fits

Resource pull-out in both General and Judaic Studies, a gifted program in reading, writing and math, and adaptive Waterford and SuccessMaker software.

Learning support

Arts, music & PE

A real art curriculum built around the elements of art and great artists, music with a specialist, and PE focused on leadership and sportsmanship.

The arts at PHA

After the bell

Sports, Mishnayot Masmidim, ballet, karate, girls' dance, hockey skills, robotics and homework club.

Clubs & athletics

Life at PHA

Every day, full of ruach

@thephoenixhebrewacademy
Girls in paper crowns performing on stage
Boys dancing together in celebration
Middle school girls in front of a colorful mural
A girl smiling inside a playground tunnel
Students line the field holding a long row of Israeli flags for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Preschoolers meet local police officers during a community helpers visit
Student artwork: Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha
A class choir performs on the auditorium stage
Girls stretching during dance club
A boy proudly shows a table of freshly baked challah and pastries
A student performs on stage in front of a Tu B'Shevat backdrop
A girl hanging from the monkey bars

From our Head Principal

Some of the best ideas in a school don't come from the top down. They come from putting thoughtful educators in a room together, asking the right questions and giving them the time to really talk.
Mrs. Alyssa ZupnickMrs. Alyssa ZupnickHead Principal

Read more: Small Conversations. Big Impact.
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Upcoming

On the calendar

  • Nov11

    Parent–Teacher Conferences

    Wednesday · No school for students

  • Dec2

    PHAM Chanukah Performance

    Wednesday · Families welcome

  • Dec7

    Chanukah Spirit Week

    Dec 7–11 · Dress-up days all week

  • Jan27

    Science Expo

    Wednesday · Student projects on display

Full 2026–27 calendar

Accredited and affiliated

Cognia (accreditation)
Torah Umesorah
Jewish Tuition Organization
Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix
Consortium of Jewish Day Schools
Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE)
Life & Legacy

Now enrolling for 2027–28

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