The Abraham Joshua Heschel School (AJHS) is a pluralistic nursery to 12th grade Jewish day school in New York City named in memory of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a major Jewish leader, teacher, and activist of the 20th century.

[2] Other "Heschel Schools" are located in Los Angeles, California, as well as Toronto, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The new facility, officially known as the Ronald D. Stanton Campus and designed by architects IBI Group-Gruzen Samton, opened for the 2012–2013 school year, on schedule and under budget.

The newspaper's motto, "We stand for what we utter," was chosen in the Winter of 2005 and is an original quote from the school's namesake, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

The Heschel Heat ultimate frisbee team won both the city and state championships in the school year 2023-2024.

In nonathletic areas, Heschel has clubs for debate, Model United Nations, mock trial, and Junior Statesmen of America.

The Wow have been extremely successful, leading the New York City division within the Yeshiva League and representing it in the championships in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons.