Building Relationships Across Generations
There are many things that make Rashi special, but one in particular is the multigenerational program with its neighbor, Hebrew Senior Life, NewBridge on the Charles. With its close proximity,…
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This NewBridge Resident is Thankful for her Neighbors at Rashi
an interview between Shirley Scott and Marianna Mapes Shirley Scott, a resident at the Gloria Adelson Field Health Care Center, had considered the Rashi students her next-door neighbors for over…
Ambassadors for Inclusion: Designing with Empathy
This year, the seventh-grade class took on a long-term design thinking challenge brought to Rashi by Gateways Ambassadors for Inclusion. This project was first proposed about a year ago. Jewish…
Maayan and Ena
Friday afternoon – the quiet hours between the last bites of lunch and the welcoming of Shabbat – finds many of our seniors enjoying a siesta. But for a Spanish-speaking…
Multigenerational Programming: Connecting the Vibrancy of Youth with the Wisdom of Seniors
by Lynda Bussgang Rashi P’11, P’14, P’16 “Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God.” -Leviticus 19:32: In 2010, I joined…
The War With Grandpa: Raising our Consciousness about Elders and Examining Stereotypes and Myths
by Stephanie Rotsky, Social Justice Coordinator Eight years ago, The Rashi School made an intentional move to build our school on the NewBridge campus to be part of a multi-generational…