Critical Minds, Compassionate Hearts
What makes Rashi an exceptional place to learn, explore and grow.
Read this post from a recent Mayyim Hayyim’s blog entry by Diane Black, Rebecca Friedman, and Jessica Friedman regarding Jessica’s experience immersing before her Bat Mitzvah ******************************************************************************* A few weeks ago, Diane…
Today I set out to finish our unit on Chanukah with your kids and ended up having an incredible discussion with them about the tragedy in Connecticut and Jewish ideas…
Dear Rashi Community, At a heartbreaking time like this, our core values at Rashi can be a valuable guide and foundation to doing good in the world. Our tradition teaches…
Chanukah, the Festival of Light, occurs during the darkest and shortest of our days. The Chanukiah is a metaphor for light so how can we make life and the world…
By Glenda Speyer, Upper School Head I know we all have some magical moments in our classrooms on any given day. Yesterday morning was one of them! The entire middle…
Each year, Rashi middle school students participate in the Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL) elective, serving as reading buddies and mentors to students at a local public school in Dedham.…
By Ari Marcovski, Rashi teacher It’s Monday. A new week. I remember – it’s JCL today – pack a lunch I can eat on the bus. In my mind’s eye…
By Ken Gordon Re-posted from http://www.peje.org/blog/ At PEJE, we always stress the importance of two goals that align with our long-term vision: (1) community collaboration and (2) advocating strongly for…