Rashi to Host Reform Jewish Externship
By Rabbi Ellen Pildis, School Rabbi During the week of May 21-25, The Rashi School will have the privilege of hosting a group of externs from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish…
You Are the Future: A Yom Hashoah Insight
By Jim Blankstein Reposted from peje.org/blog The other day I spent $100,000 (OK, so I spent it over the last nine years in tuition) for my son to learn four…
Following the Yellow Brick Road
By Sue Saber, Rashi Librarian “As the century unfolds, students will probably rely almost exclusively on electronic resources for their research and reading…. The institution on campus already established to…
Why We Support Rashi
By Barbara and Ed Shapiro, Rashi parents We had not considered an independent school for our children. We had attended public schools and our children went to the local public…
Tamchui Reflections
Tamchui is a philanthropy project during which Rashi students learn about five organizations that help children, and then decide how to allocate their “chips” among the organizations. For more details…
100 Reasons Why Third Graders Love Rashi
To celebrate the 100th day of school, third graders wrote 100 reasons why they love Rashi. 1. We have great teachers. 2. It is a good school to learn at.…
Celebrating Tu B’Shevat
By Rabbi Ellen Pildis, School Rabbi Throughout the grades at Rashi, our students learn about their obligation to mend the world (tikkun olam). Each student at Rashi understands his/her obligations…
A Multigenerational Partnership
By Lynda Bussgang Multigenerational Program Coordinator for the partnership between The Rashi School and Hebrew Senior Life’s NewBridge on the Charles “A test of a people is how it behaves…