Tikkun Alum, Liza Comart, Visits Rashi
Liza Comart (Rashi ’06) recently spent a day at The Rashi School where she met with students and faculty to discuss her work with refugees in Greece. A 2006 graduate of The Rashi School, Liza was honored with the prestigious Tikkun Alum Award in 2018. Up until July 2018, Liza worked at PIKPA CAMP, an independent open refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. … Continue reading Tikkun Alum, Liza Comart, Visits Rashi
Rashi’s Kindergarten Peace March Makes National News
Rashi’s Kindergarteners took to the halls to celebrate the life and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Doug Meehan of WCVB 5 was there to report on it! Continue reading Rashi’s Kindergarten Peace March Makes National News
The arts and social justice go hand-in-hand
For the first time in many years, The Rashi School’s choir participated in Kol Haneshama – a Boston-area Jewish day school choir convention. There were seven choirs present from the Boston area, ages Kindergarten through high school. With the intent of raising charitable support for HIAS, a non-profit organization (and former Tamchui honoree) whose mission is to provide humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees, more … Continue reading The arts and social justice go hand-in-hand
A Message from Adam Fischer, Rashi’s Next Head of School
I am honored and delighted to join the Rashi community as the next Head of School. Continue reading A Message from Adam Fischer, Rashi’s Next Head of School
What we’re reading: The case for day schools
Recently, an article started re-circulating between the faculty, staff, and parents at Rashi. In 2016, George Washington University professor Dr. Erica Brown wrote this appeal to all Jewish parents considering enrolling or re-enrolling in day school. Continue reading What we’re reading: The case for day schools
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 9, 2018
Nearly 300 people attended The Rashi School’s seventh annual Limud Celebration on Nov. 29 at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley. The event honored Jessica Solomon, of Framingham, who is currently in her 13th year as a faculty member at The Rashi School. Read more in the MetroWest Daily News. Continue reading Movers & Shakers for Dec. 9, 2018
What Kavod Looks Like: Bill Clinton Reflects on George H.W. Bush
As our country takes a day to mourn the loss of one of our leaders, I was moved by this piece in the Washington Post by President Bill Clinton reflecting on his friend and esteemed colleague, President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading What Kavod Looks Like: Bill Clinton Reflects on George H.W. Bush
The Limud Celebration: Recognizing Teaching and Learning
What makes learning at The Rashi School unique? A Jewish lens. Continue reading The Limud Celebration: Recognizing Teaching and Learning
Thoughts on Gratitude at Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many of my thoughts and reading this month have been centered around gratitude and how it can help our overall wellness, happiness, and sense of self and belonging. The following quote from “The Benefits of Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude,” (Psychology Today, Nov 18, 2014) stuck with me. I plan on sharing it with our students, and I wanted … Continue reading Thoughts on Gratitude at Thanksgiving
The War With Grandpa: Raising our Consciousness about Elders and Examining Stereotypes and Myths
by Stephanie Rotsky, Social Justice Coordinator Eight years ago, The Rashi School made an intentional move to build our school on the NewBridge campus to be part of a multi-generational community. Its move was, in part, inspired by Rashi’s longstanding relationship with Hebrew Rehab in Roslindale – one that began over 20 years ago by five second-grade students and their families with the Mitzvah Makers … Continue reading The War With Grandpa: Raising our Consciousness about Elders and Examining Stereotypes and Myths
