Lesson No. 1: Choose Life, Say Recovering Israeli ‘Brothers’
A few of the 100 middle-schoolers in the room had probably heard the term PTSD before. Hardly any of them had ever met anyone, however, who had suffered the trauma of Post-Traumatic…
Category: Rashi In the News
What the rest of Boston (and the world) is saying about Rashi.
Miles from Home, an Israeli Band of Brothers Seeks Healing
Gil Benedek was trapped. The building he and fellow soldiers were trying to clear during a 2014 mission had been struck by enemy rockets, collapsing the roof. He saw two…
Heidi and Lew Pearlson Receive the Rashi 2018 Kehillah Award
Almost 500 people attended The Rashi School’s annual fundraising dinner at the Boston Marriott Newton hotel. Read more in the Jewish Journal.
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…
