mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən ˈæskt ɪts ɹˈæbaɪ, sˈaɪmən dʒˈiː. kɹˈeɪmɚ, tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ dˈeɪ skˈuːl, bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ˈɛɹiə pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz wɜːɹ ɪnˈædɪkwət.
Members of the congregation asked its rabbi, Simon G. Kramer, to form a day school, because the area public schools were inadequate.