Students in Cheder must dress in a way that mirrors the atmosphere in a classroom where Torah is being learned. The following guidelines are in place to help maintain the decorum and chassidishe standards that are expected.

  1. Boys must wear a talis katan and yarmulka at all times. No knitted or leather yarmulkes allowed.
  2. Students must wear navy blue or black pants (no jeans or oversized-cargo pockets).
  3. A button down shirt (white, blue or light blue with white stripes. No t-shirts or polo shirts).
  4. Only the Cheder sweater may be worn in the Cheder building. When outside, children may wear coats or other sweaters etc.. Click here for order form.
  5. Shirts must be tucked into pants before boarding the bus and at all times in Cheder (except during play time).
  6. No sandals, crocs or heelies allowed.
  7. On Rosh Chodesh and Chassidishe Yomim Tovim, boys should wear white shirts.
  8. Boys who have reached Bar Mitzvah age may wear only white shirts, a plain dark yarmulka without any writing and must come to Cheder every day with a hat and a dark colored suit jacket or blazer for davening and bentching. Zippered jackets or sport jackets are not acceptable.

Good grooming is expected. Children must bathe or shower regularly and arrive with clean bodies, neatly-groomed short hair and clean clothing. If a child arrives at school not dressed according to the Cheder dress code, he will need to wait in the office for parents to bring proper clothing.

Visitors: To show respect for your child’s mosad chinuch all parents participating in any school function, whether on or off Cheder premises, including carpool, must be properly dressed according to halacha. For women, this includes skirt length below the knee even while sitting (no slits or gym pants under the skirt); stockings or tights; necklines above the collarbone; sleeves covering the elbow; married women must have their hair completely covered. Men must wear yarmulkas. Friends or relatives who wish to participate in school functions should be asked to be respectful of our school policies as well.