High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Akiva Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva was founded in 1964 to promote religious Zionism and offer a combined the Judaic and secular studies education. Akiva is a Nursery through 12th grade Jewish Modern Orthodox school in Southfield, Michigan. It promotes a love of Am Yisrael (the nation of Israel), Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel) and Torat Yisrael (the Torah of Israel), together with an intense commitment to the Torah way of Life. Most Akiva graduates go to a year study in Israel, and then on to high-ranked colleges in the United States and Israel.