The Rashi School 2018 Annual Dinner
On Wednesday, May 16, more than 475 guests attended The Rashi School’s 2018 Annual Dinner at our new venue, the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel. This year’s dinner honored Heidi and…
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The Rashi School offers an academically challenging K-8 education in an environment infused with Jewish values. Encouraging questions and open conversations, Rashi's joyfully Jewish approach to learning helps children engage with the world and grow into the people they can become.
Math Olympiad Team Earns High Award
Rashi’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders competed as a team in this year’s Math Olympiad competition. Collectively, they earned the Highest Team Achievement award to honor their being among the…
Rashi offers ‘Locks of Love’
This year, The Rashi School celebrated the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer on which it is customary to cut one’s hair, with a very…
Longtime Teacher Leads the Way on Social Justice
As she celebrates her 30th anniversary at The Rashi School in Dedham, Stephanie Rotsky looks back on her career with pride and ahead to the future with excitement. Read more…
ADL Inspires Kids to Have Courageous Conversations
This week, swastika graffiti was found at Needham High School; in Arlington, 14 students were accused of defacing the high school with a swastika and anti-gay slurs. So it’s heartening to talk to several…
‘Food Flirts’ Teach Baking at Rashi School
So sweet! The hosts of PBS’s “The Food Flirts,” Marilynn and Sheila Brass, stopped by The Rashi School in Dedham the other day to teach students about baking. Read more…
Our Experiences at March For Our Lives
On March 24, 2018, I was fortunate enough to participate in the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C. There, I joined my generation—including those who were in the tragic…
These Kids Will Change the World
In early March, I visited The Rashi School in Dedham. I spent an hour with five student leaders in grades six through eight to talk about social justice. We talked about the…