Making Sense of Tragedy: Rabbi Clevenger Unpacks Sandy Hook with Seventh Graders
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…
26 Acts of Kindness
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
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…
Magical Moments
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…
Literacy Elective: A Memorable Experience
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.…
From “Freedom from” to “Freedom to” – A JCL Reflection
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…
Reform Day School Externship: The Business of Building JDS Advocates
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…
Meet the Externs
Next week Rashi will be hosting a group of students who are participating in the Reform Day School Externship, a joint program of HUC-JIR, URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) and…