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Rashi Celebrates Israel
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But beyond learning about the history and
places of interest in the country, what makes
the connection to Israel so strong at Rashi
is the personal relationships between Rashi
students and Israelis. Rashi has an ongoing
partnership with the Leo Baeck School in
Haifa, through which several grades share
curricular activities.
Our eighth graders, who have been studying
and videoconferencing with Leo Baeck
students, are spending two weeks in Israel
with them this month. They will be touring,
praying, and studying together, and examining
the similarities and differences between
Israeli and American youth.
Students from the Leo Baeck School in Haifa visited Rashi this fall, participating in
classes, tikkun olam projects, and special school programs with our eighth graders.
The Israeli experience is the true culmination
of the Rashi education, as the previous
years of learning about the Jewish homeland
come alive for our students.
For the first time this summer, Rashi is sponsoring
a staff trip to Israel, to strengthen
participants’ undertanding of the country
and the important role it plays at Rashi. We
are sure that for staff, as for eighth graders,
it will be a trip they never forget!
Each Israeli visitor was partnered with a
Rashi class and exchanged emails with
younger students before their arrival.
Lower School students were excited
about meeting their “email-pals” and
eagerly questioned them about life in
Israel when they met them at Rashi.
When we say “we are one with Israel,”
we are serious! Israeli educator Uri
Feinberg transformed a student into
a living map of Israel, with important
landmarks highlighted.
CHALLENGE GRANT BOOSTS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Rashi’s new home in Dedham took a giant step closer to
reality with the announcement of a $5,000,000 challenge
grant from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson. The grant led
several Rashi Board members to double their original commitments
to the Capital Campaign, in the hopes of inspiring
others who have already supported the Campaign to join
them in increasing their
gifts. The Capital Campaign
total has now surpassed
$23 million, and Campaign
Co-chairs Jill Goldenberg
and Lisa Wallack are confident
that these gifts will
help propel the Campaign
to completion.
Rashi has also redesigned the building in partnership with
the firm of HMFH Architects, Inc. The revised plans are
for an 82,000 square foot building that incorporates a
dynamic design into a highly-efficient use of space. The
building now has a smaller footprint, providing efficiencies
in both construction and long-term maintenance
costs, while still ensuring
a school that will have top
quality academic, programmatic,
and athletic facilities to
enrich the Rashi experience.
For more information, go to:
www.rashi.org/campaign
Rashi expects to move into the
new building in the fall of 2010.
4 On the Inside – Spring 2008/Nisan 5768