2013-2014/5774 annuaL report
HEAD OF SCHOOL’S MESSAGE Matt King
This past year has been a spectacular one by any measure. Rashi’s reputation continued to grow and the school has achieved significant milestones. Our admissions season was the strongest ever and as a result, we started the 2014-2015 school year with a record-breaking 332 students. This represents a 17% increase over our low enrollment of 284 in 2007. Wait lists for Kindergarten are becoming a regular occurrence and this year was no exception. In addition to the increased level of interest in the school, the applicant pool represented a strong match with the school’s mission and values. Fundraising has also been a highlight. The Annual Campaign raised over $1.26 million: the highest in school history. Of course, completing the $30 million Campaign for Rashi was the ultimate achievement of the year—the result of an immense amount of hard work and belief in our school’s mission spanning more than a decade. On the educational front, among many initiatives, we introduced a new math curriculum, ThinkMath!, and have been thrilled with the initial results. We continued to integrate leading-edge technology into instruction through our “Connected Learning Initiative” and the introduction of a one-to-one iPad program in the Fifth Grade. We also continued to
use the AIMSweb assessment instruments to make decisions and provide individualized instruction in reading and mathematics. Last year, we said farewell to Rabbi Ellen Pildis, who retired after serving Rashi with great distinction for ten years, and we welcomed Rabbi Jodi Seewald Smith, who comes to us after a highly successful tenure at Temple Chayai Shalom in Easton, MA. As you know, Rashi has been the fortunate recipient of the $10 million Peerless Excellence Grant, which since September of 2006, has allowed us to strengthen our educational programming and marketing efforts. With our increased enrollment and successful fundraising, we have been able to successfully supplant many Peerless expenses with operating funds. As Peerless winds down this year, we move our focus to replacing all these vital funds to ensure Rashi’s long-term sustainability. We are beginning the planning for our next Capital Campaign so that we can sustain excellence beyond the Peerless Excellence Grant. As I enter into my final year as Head of School, I am pleased to report that Rashi is in excellent shape with a superb Board, leadership team, faculty, and staff. I will be working closely with the Board to ensure a smooth transition to the next Head of School, Mallory Rome, this coming year and into the future. Rashi has become a permanent part of me and I look forward with great enthusiasm to the school’s ongoing success. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this vibrant and unique community.
Matt King Head of School 1 The Rashi School
president’s Message david aronoff
It was love at first sight when Jessica and I took our tour of Rashi in the old location in Dedham. That was fifteen years ago. Rashi became and remains a centerpiece of our family and our community. While I may have kidded at times about counting the days until my term was over, the truth is that I have loved every minute of my time as Board President and will remember this time among the best periods of my life. I am awestruck by the quality and commitment demonstrated by faculty, staff, and the Board members of our institution. This includes not just those among us now, but those who came before us—those who had the vision and audacity to set the foundation for our community and began the process that we have inherited. My first experience of serving Rashi was leading the last Head of School Search Committee. Without it, I never would have known the pleasure of serving Rashi. Since the conclusion of that search, Matt King has been a mentor, partner, and friend. Working with him has opened my eyes and helped me understand what it takes to build and nurture high-performing teams. The outstanding team we have in place at Rashi will help sustain our world-class institution. Matt has strengthened our school enormously and we owe him a great debt of gratitude. I know that when he departs this coming June, Mallory Rome will serve as a strong leader who will build on his legacy. During the past eight school years, we have been the beneficiaries of an exceptional grant—the
Peerless Excellence Grant—which provided vital resources to enhance so many facets of our school including academics, professional development, marketing, and several others. This grant will be expended by the end of the 2014-2015 school year. As we move into the future, nourishing the excellence made possible, in part, by the Peerless Grant will be paramount as we work to strengthen Rashi’s financial position. Having successfully completed our first-ever capital campaign this past spring, we built a foundation (literally!) by funding the creation of our permanent home. Now, the task before us is to ensure that Rashi will be here for our children’s children and their children. To do so will require more hard work and, of course, more funding to create an organizational endowment and the capital necessary to position Rashi as a strong, vibrant educational leader for generations to come. On the topic of leaders, they say the mark of a great manager is hiring better than oneself. If this is the case, then I may be a better manager than I imagined as I proudly hand over the Rashi gavel to Kathy Cohen as the next President of the Board. I know I am leaving the Board in great hands and am eager to support Kathy as she takes us to even greater heights. I won’t be leaving the Board entirely until I complete my term in two years, and I am looking forward to assisting with the challenges that lie ahead. As I step down, I am humbled by your trust in me during these last two years and I am excited for our next act. b’Kavod,
David Aronoff President, Board of Trustees
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board of trustees 2013-2014
oFFiceRs President, David Aronoff Vice President, Kathy Cohen Vice President, Jill Smith Treasurer, Heidi Pearlson Clerk, Dena Rashes TRusTees Michelle Black Lynda Bussgang Sarah Fleckner David Frankel Ronald Golub Bob Haber Merrill Hassenfeld Cynthia Janower Wendy Landon Sally Kaplan Levy
Carol Lobron Rabbi Todd Markley Adam Miller Dale S. Okonow Ken Pucker Jonathan Sandler Ed Shapiro Herbert B. Stern Anne Tribush Nancy Viner Lisa Wallack Nancy Zimmerman Dana Gershon, Immediate Past President Alison Kur, Permanent Trustee Rabbi Henry A. Zoob, Founding Chair
rashi’s incoMing head of schooL We are pleased to introduce Mallory Rome, who will become The Rashi School’s new Head of School on July 1, 2015, when Matt King retires after eight years of leadership. Mallory brings nearly 20 years of independent and Jewish day school experience in the US and overseas. Since 2008, she has been the Assistant Head of School at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) in San Francisco where she has served on the Senior Leadership Team and led significant innovations in course design, technology, and student support. Prior to JCHS, Mallory was a teacher and administrator at the Commonwealth School, an independent secondary school in Boston. She earned her BA in English and History at Yale University; MA in History at Stanford University; and Ed. M. in Education Leadership with a focus in private school leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. “Mallory has a passion for and strong track record of delivering academic excellence founded on core Jewish values that are fully aligned with those of The Rashi School,” said Kathy Cohen, President of the Board of Trustees.
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faculty & staff 2013-2014
School Leadership Matthew King, Ed.D., Head of School Howard L. Breslau, Director of Development Heidi Chapple, Head of Lower School (K-4) Joni Fishman, Dean of Students Adrienne Frechter, Director of Admissions and Marketing Amy Gold, Associate Head of School Rabbi Ellen Pildis, School Rabbi David Rosenberg, Assistant to Head of School Barbara Ross, Director of Finance and Operations Glenda Speyer, Head of Upper School (5-8)
Operations and Administration Ashley Boyd, Facilities Bruce Boyd, Facilities Manager Miriam Brody, Assistant to Head of School Dan Coleman, Facilities Megan Fox, Development Assistant Adrienne Freedman, Business Office Courtney Garcia, Controller Amy Klotz, Annual Campaign Director Lauren Koppelman, Communications Manager Lauren Laio, Facility Rentals and Transportation Nancy Myers, Administrative Assistant Mike Papadopol, Technology Coordinator Anne Puchkoff, Admissions Manager Kim Stone, Manager of Development Events and Alumni Relations Mary Beth Stone, School Nurse
Matt Stone, Facilities Adrien Uretsky, Admissions and Recruitment Manager
Faculty Karen Abraham, Grade 1 Teacher Deborah Alper, Grade 2 Teacher Alison Berks, Kindergarten Teacher Deborah Berlin, Grade 4 Assistant Teacher Carolyn Bloomberg-O’Brien, MS Language Arts Janie Brauer, Kindergarten Teacher Stephen Brickman, Song Leader Beth Brown, MS Learning Specialist Hilary Caplan, MS Language Arts Teacher Cynthia Carter, MS Math Teacher Keith Civin, MS Social Studies Teacher Rabbi Sharon Clevenger, MS Rabbi Venus Corriveau, Director of Afterschool Programs Jessica Clew, Grade 5 Assistant Teacher Rabbi Eric Cohen, MS Jewish Studies Teacher Nathaniel Cutter, Fitness & Health Instructor Maya Dalzell, Hebrew Teacher Mark Doyle, Theater Technology Director Alison Fine, MS Science Teacher Corey Flynn, Grade 3 Teacher Pamela Gennert, Kindergarten Assistant Teacher Monica Gibbs, MS Math Teacher Anne Glanz, Grade 5 Teacher Bonny Goldberg, Theater Director Jessica Gulman, Kindergarten Assistant Teacher Nancy Harrison, Ph.D., School Psychologist Janice Hirshon, Grades K-2 Learning Specialist Joshua Horowicz, Athletic Director Elissa Johnson-Green, Music Teacher
Fallon Katz, Hebrew Teacher Lorena Kavande-Flores, MS Spanish Teacher Marissa Keleher, Grade 5 Teacher Dierdre Kiemach, Grade 4 Assistant Teacher Maria Knourenko, Grade 5 Assistant Teacher Bracha Kraler, Hebrew Teacher Morgan Levine, Grade 2 Assistant Teacher Raquel Levy, Hebrew Teacher Jenny Lifson, Assistant Theater Specialist Maya Ludwig, Hebrew Teacher Ari Marcovski, Hebrew Teacher Sharon Miller, Kindergarten Teacher Yuval Moscovitz, Hebrew Assistant Teacher Marlene Moyer, Grades 3-5 Learning Specialist Katherine Olin, Kindergarten Assistant Teacher Jonathan Nelson, Song Leader David Raffeld, MS Social Studies Teacher Joey Regen, Grade 4 Teacher Jean Ricker, Grade 1 Teacher David Rosenberg, Grade 3 Teacher Melissa Rosenblatt, Grade 4 Teacher Stephanie Rotsky, Social Justice Coordinator Tamar Rotstein, Grade 1 Assistant Teacher Susan Saber, Librarian Shukie Sapir, Hebrew Teacher Daphna Shemesh, Hebrew Teacher Heidi Sisenwine, Grade 2 Teacher Erica Smiley, Art Teacher Jessica Solomon, Grade 3 Teacher Erica Traub, Grade 2 Assistant Teacher Mary Beth Stone, School Nurse Tana Walsh, Grade 1 Assistant Teacher David Wilkins, MS Math Teacher Batya Williams, MS Science Teacher Sara Zenlea, Grade 3 Assistant Teacher
Joni Fishman was honored with the 2013 Limud Award for her outstanding service to Rashi as Dean of Students. Joni is dedicated to consistently fostering excellence in our children and their families.
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Financial report 2013-2014
Operating Revenue and Support
Operating Expenses*
Tuition and Fees $7,430,598 Fundraising and Grants 1,900,485 Rentals 104,489 Other Income and Support 87,169
Education $5,446,862 Administration 1,291,887 Facility 907,718 Admissions and Marketing 544,721 Development 526,484
Total $9,522,741
Total $8,717,672
1% Other Income & Support
1% Rentals
6% Development
6% Admissions & Marketing
20% Fundraising & Grants
10% Facility 15% Administration
78% Tuition & Fees
63% Education
*Operating data for 2014 not including depreciation.
Financial Facts At-a-Glance FY 14 AUDIted
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319
Enrollment
80%
Net Tuition and Fees (net tuition + parent fees + interest + facility rentals )
20%
Provided by Fundraising, Peerless, CJP, and other grants
$9.5M
Operating budget
76%
Percent of budget dedicated to salaries and benefits
24%
Percent of budget dedicated to all other operating expenses
$27,328
Average full cost per student
$23,293
Average net tuition and fees per student
$4,035
The “gap� between net tuition & fees and full cost per student
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Rashi’s strong admissions season resulted in three full Kindergarten classes, a large number of upper grade transfers, and the highest opening day (2014) enrollment ever for the school.
financiaL accessibiLity During the 2013-2014 school year, Rashi granted financial aid awards totaling approximately $1.6 million— representing 18% of gross tuition—to its families. Our financial aid budget has allowed us to attract and maintain an economically diverse student body: approximately 30% of Rashi students received financial aid this past year. In comparison, only 23% of the student bodies of Rashi’s Boston area peer independent elementary schools receive financial aid.* In addition to Rashi’s financial aid, a number of families new to Rashi benefited from CJP’s Discover Day School Grant, which Rashi matches for a second eligible child. *AISNE-sponsored 2014 Horgan Admissions Trends Survey
18% Financial Aid
82% Net Tuition
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Congratulations to the Class of 2014 Our Eighth Graders debated the existence of “free will” during The Sunflower debates.
Noah Alperin Alyssa Block Jason Bussgang Jacob Davoudgoleh Noah Ente Jessica Friedman Jonah Garnick Avi Gold
Liora Goldberg Eitan Green Kayla Handler Mattea Horne Lila Kiron Sara Kramer-Fried Rachel Lange Nathan Lanza
Our newest alumni will be representing Rashi at the following schools: Beaver Country Day School Brookline High School Cambridge School of Weston Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Concord Academy Foxborough High School Gann Academy Milton Academy Minuteman Tech Needham High School Newton North High School Newton South High School The Rivers School 7 The Rashi School
Joshua Litwin Harrison Pearlson Jack Pomper Lillie Pomper Abigail Richmond Melanie Rosenbloom Michael Ryter Noah Savitz
Daniel Seriy Mateus Silva Julian Sofer Joshua Steinberg Daniel Switalski Jonah Weingart Amalya Wilson
The Upper School’s student government welcomed Judy Shepard, founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, after learning about the charitable organization during Rashi Purim Tamchui. Judy spoke with the Upper School about her experience as a bereaved mother of a victim of a hate crime and how her son’s tragedy galvanized her to “Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion, & Acceptance” through the foundation’s varied educational, outreach, and advocacy programs as well as by continuing to tell Matthew’s story.
our aLuMni Sasha Kliger, Olivia Korostoff-Larsson, and Sarah Daum (all Rashi ‘10) at the Annual Dinner.
secondary schooLs currentLy attended by rashi graduates (cLasses of 2011-2014)
pubLic Newton South High School (20) Newton North High School (13) Needham High School (12) Minuteman Career and Technical HS (3) Wayland High School (2) Weston High School (2) Brookline High School (1) Foxboro High School (1) Lincoln-Sudbury High School (1) Natick High School (1)
27% 42% 31%
Jewish Gann Academy (39) Maimonides School (1)
secuLar independent Milton Academy (10) Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (5) Beaver Country Day School (5) Commonwealth School (3) Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School (2) Boston University Academy (1) Cambridge School of Weston (1) Concord Academy (1) Noble and Greenough (1) Northfield Mt. Hermon (1) Philips Academy Andover (1) Roxbury Latin School (1) The Carroll School (1) Winsor School (1) Worcester Academy (1)
Members of Rashi’s Class of 2010 who graduated from Gann Academy this spring are: Oshri Olsberg, Gabe Berkowitz, Saul Jonas, Benjamin Cooper, Harris Wallack, Basia Schwartz, and Emily Nadel.
coLLeges currentLy attended by rashi graduates (cLasses of 2007-2010) List shows colleges currently attended by two or more Rashi alumni. Northwestern University University of Pennsylvania Boston University New York University UMass Amherst University of Chicago Tufts University U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Yale University Harvard University Carleton College Barnard College American University Hamilton College Muhlenberg College University of Rochester
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Columbia University Brandeis University University of Pittsburgh University of Indiana University of Vermont Wesleyan University
2 2 2 2 2 2
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THE Tikkun Alum award
The Tikkun Alum Award recognizes Rashi alumni who have demonstrated a strong commitment to social justice and tikkun olam (repairing the world) in their post-Rashi education and beyond. This spring, we proudly announced the 2014 Tikkun Alums: Becki Steinberg and Emily Steinberg. Below are selections from their remarks from the Annual Dinner. Becki Steinberg: “I founded RALLY: Raquet and Literacy League for Youth, a non-profit summer camp that teaches tennis and reading to inner-city children, free of charge, when our family moved to Hartford, CT two years after my graduation from Rashi. “Guided by the value of tikkun olam that I had learned here, I hoped to channel my passions for tennis and reading into something that would ultimately help to shape the world around me.
Emily Steinberg: “For the past six years, I have had the privilege of helping lead and expand RALLY and I’ve loved seeing children shaped by their camp experience each summer. My years at Rashi have similarly shaped me into the person I have become today. “For me, Rashi was a joyful community that inspired me to learn with passion, treat others with respect, and take initiative to repair the world around me. I create a similar environment for the children at RALLY; I hope their experiences will lead them to one day give back to their communities. “I am so grateful to Rashi for helping me to view the world through a Jewish lens and for not only teaching me that I have a responsibility to repair the world, but also empowering me to believe that I could do it.”
“Rashi’s core values: Ruach, Kavod, Kehillah, Tzedek, and Limud - not only helped me understand that repairing the world was intrinsically tied to being a Jew, but they were also the values I hoped to share with other children at RALLY.”
2014 Tikkun Alums Becki and Emily Steinberg with Head of School Matt King (right) and President of the Board of Trustees David Aronoff (left).
Tikkun Alum Award Recipients 2013 Alexandra Katz, Rashi ’03 Rebecca Scharfstein, Rashi ’04 Above: 2013 Tikkun Alum Rebecca Scharfstein with 2012 Tikkun Alum Noah Hodgetts and members of student government during the 20132014 Tikkun Alum Day. Top: Noah Hodgetts reads and discusses a book about environmental activism with Grade 1.
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2012 Noah Hodgetts, Rashi ‘02 Aviva Rosman, Rashi ‘02
sociaL Justice Bonny Goldberg helped students sew hats for the Horizons Initiative.
Our social justice program centers around four spheres of learning: classroom curriculum, community partnerships, Tzedakah Heroes, and all-school projects. Social Justice Coordinator
Stephanie Rotsky teaches that the world is made of many pieces—some whole, and some broken. Below is just a sampling of the many ways our students helped to repair broken pieces of the world this year.
The many individual initiatives taken by students are not listed here.
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ceLebrating israeL Kesem, Rashi’s Israeili dance troupe, performed for the school on Yom HaAtzmaut.
Rashi is proud to instill a deep love for Israel in
school celebration of Israel with special projects and
its students. “We, as a people, have a spiritual
activities for each grade.
connection with Israel,” explains Rabbi Ellen Pildis, “and we want our students to see and walk and feel in this land what they learn here at Rashi.”
The culmination of our Israel curriculum is our exchange program with the Leo Baeck School in Haifa. Each winter, 8th Graders from Leo Baeck
Our curriculum combines modern conversational
visit Rashi and spend a week with our own 8th
Hebrew and Israeli culture, history, and geography
Graders as well as time with students in each
to encourage a love for our homeland and provide
grade. In the spring, our 8th Graders travel to
the opportunity to create connections with the
Israel to reunite with their friends from Haifa and
Israeli people. Through Rashi’s many Israeli teachers,
to tour the country. In Israel, students see their
students learn to understand Israeli culture, explore
education come to life. “The Leo Baeck exchange
what living in Israel is like, and how Jewish holidays
program challenges our students to think about
are celebrated from an Israeli perspective.
Jewish values and ethics. They explore issues of
“As part of the Grade 1 curriculum,” explains Social Justice Coordinator Stephanie Rotsky, “they think about what it means to love Israel and what they wish for the country. Based on their responses, we compose a prayer for Israel that they recite during t’fillah in Grade 2.” Kesem, our Israeli dance troupe, participates in the Boston Israeli Folkdance Festival each year. This year, Kesem was featured at the festival and Ellen Berkowitz, our Israeli Dance instructor and proud Rashi parent, was honored for her many years of contribution to the Israeli Dance community. In the spring, Yom HaAtzmaut brings a day-long, all-
While our 8th Graders were in Haifa this March, our friends from the Leo Baeck School took them out for the evening.
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Jewish identity in the United States and in Israel,” explains Rabbi Sharon Clevenger. This year, our students had the wonderful opportunity to visit Nirim, an organization serving extreme high-risk youth that the school supported during the 2014 Rashi Purim Tamchui project. Along with instilling a great love for Israel in our students, our goal is for Rashi students to form lasting relationships with Israeli families. “We’ve been very successful,” says Rabbi Ellen Pildis. “Many times I’ve been in Israel and bumped into Rashi students who are visiting their friends there. You can’t hope for a stronger, unsolicited endorsement for our program.”
“May all the light of Israel shine as brightly as it ever has in 66 years. From 1948, it has grown from a small torch into a beacon, the light welcoming all those who seek safety. A country for the Jews, we have prevailed through all hardships to create the ultimate home for everyone.” - Jason Bussgang, Class of 2014
Jewish Life
In the 5774 school year, teachers incorporated texts from Pirkei Avot, the Wisdom of the Ancestors, into their classes. Each grade focused on a different passage.
and how they could both be completely engaged in their final year as Rashi students as well as focus on their next steps, both academically and socially.
The eighth grade studied following text:
A group of seventh and eighth graders studied this text:
ואל תדון, ואל תאמין בעצמך עד יום מותך, אל תפרוש מן הציבור,הלל אומר ואל תאמר דבר שאי אפשר לשמוע וסופו,את חברך עד שתגיע למקומו . שמא לא תפנה, ואל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה.להישמע Pirkei Avot, 2:5 Don’t separate yourself from the community. Don’t be overconfident until the day of your death. Don’t judge your fellow human being until you have reached that person’s place. Don’t say anything that is unintelligible with hope that it will be understood. And don’t say, ‘When I have leisure, I will study’— perhaps, you never will have that leisure.
As students considered the first clause, “Don’t separate yourself from the community,” they spoke of what it means to be a “senior” at Rashi At Rashi, we offer countless opportunities for students to interact with Torah. Above: A student found and kissed a portion in the Torah during the Kindergarten Family Education program about the Shema. Below: A student presented the Torah before reading in Minyan.
; מה אני, מי לי; וכשאני לעצמי, אם אין אני לי,הוא היה אומר . אימתי, עכשיו,ואם לא Pirkei Avot, 1:14 If I am not for myself who will be for me? And, if I am for myself alone, then what am I? And if not now, when?
This excerpt became the foundation text for Rashi’s new Facing History partnership with the Epiphany School, an Episcopal tuition-free independent school for children of economically disadvantaged families in Dorchester, MA. Students used this text to explore the importance of taking care of both self and other and knowing when to take action. When leadership at the Epiphany School wrote about our partnership with “Schools That Can,” they quoted Hillel, too.
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MuLtigenerationaL prograMMing
As NewBridge on the Charles celebrates its fifth year, our partnership continues to deepen and grow. In an increasingly age-segregated world, Rashi and NewBridge’s programming represents a unique opportunity for cross-generational relationship building that allows each generation to learn from the other. Rashi has a constant stream of NewBridge volunteers in the building: seniors support early readers, act as math tutors, and assist in the art room and the library. This year, the roles reversed as Rashi students had the opportunity to become the tutors and NewBridge residents the pupils. As part of a new technology initiative, the students assisted residents with their iPads. The program, which was initially conceived as a single engagement, proved enormously popular and is now an ongoing activity at NewBridge. The Grade 3 Immigration Unit came to life thanks to our friends at NewBridge. After learning about immigration in the classroom, our Third Graders interviewed first-generation Americans living or working on the multigenerational campus about their experiences. The program proved beneficial to everyone involved. “No one had ever asked me about my immigration story before,” said one NewBridge resident.
We love your visits every month because you make us smile and feel young again.
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As part of their Life Cycles Unit, Grade 2 planted vegetables which are now growing in their own plot in the NewBridge garden. Much to the surprise of these little gardeners, one generous resident offered some radish seeds—which turned out to be the best-growing plant in the plot—when he noticed them at their work. “I’ll be sure to stop by and water them,” the resident promised before returning to his own plot, already rich with wildflowers and his own array of vegetables. Our Mitzvah Makers program, coming up on its 20th year, continues to celebrate joy and friendship with the residents at Hebrew SeniorLife. The Mitzvah Makers’ incredible group of students in Grades 2-5 plan theme-based programs for their monthly visits to NewBridge. This program continues into middle school through the Making Memories program which focuses on interaction with residents in the Memory Support units of Assisted Living and the Health Care Center at NewBridge. “This transition is a central piece of our program,” explains Lynda Bussgang, Manager of the Multigenerational Program. “It really speaks to the breadth and depth of our collaboration.” We are proud of our meaningful program with NewBridge on the Charles and we look forward to many more years of this partnership which enriches the lives of residents and students alike.
FUNDRAISING AT RASHI
Summary of Annual and Capital Campaign Fundraising 2013-2014 Total Annual Funds Raised*
$1,442,841
Annual Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted
1,183,815
Cost of Fundraising as a Percent of Total Funds Raised
259,026
Capital Campaign
1,598,182
Total Funds Raised
3,041,023
Cost of Fundraising
(703,912)
Net Funds Raised
$2,337,111
23%
* Total Annual Funds include multi-year pledges raised during Fiscal Year 2014.
A scene from the Middle School Musical, The Music Man Jr.
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Annual campaign 2013-2014 geraldine sunshine
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the 2014 Annual Campaign has achieved a record level of $1,262,492. We extend a heartfelt “thank you” to the many generous parents, grandparents, alumni parents, alumni, staff, faculty, current and former Board members, and friends of The Rashi School who helped to achieve this milestone. The cornerstone of Rashi’s fundraising efforts is the Annual Campaign, which raises funds through personal solicitations, fundraising appeals, and special events. These events include the Limud Award Celebration, our annual fall fundraiser that celebrates Limud (learning), one of our core values, and Rashi’s Annual Dinner, a gala event held in the spring and attended by the Rashi and broader Jewish community. Annual Campaign gifts are typically unrestricted and help to cover the school’s operating expenses, enabling Rashi to bridge the gap between tuition income and the school’s actual expenses. This support is vital to sustain strong academics and Jewish studies, recruit and retain the best faculty and staff, make a Jewish education financially accessible, and shape our future leaders in the Jewish community and the world. Thank you to all those who generously supported Rashi’s fundraising efforts. Rashi is only as financially sound as the community that supports it and I am pleased to say that Rashi is strong as a result of your investment. TODAH RABAH AND Best wishes for a happy and healthy 5775!
Seen at the 2014 Annual Dinner: current parents Jackie FinardHughes & Rob Hughes and alumni parents Jamie & Harold Kotler served as co-chairs of the event. Eighth Graders Avi Gold and Rachel Lange were speakers, sharing the impact of their experiences in Israel.
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Geraldine Sunshine Annual Campaign Chair
Rashi School Annual Campaign 2008-2014 1.25
Dollars in Millions
1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 FY08
FY09
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FY11
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The 2013-2014 Annual Campaign closed this June at $1.26M, continuing the upward trend we have seen for the past three fiscal years. Along with this monetary increase, we have also seen an increase in parent participation, as illustrated in the graph on page 19.
Annual Campaign Donors $50,000 or more Susan and Aron Ain (AP) Barbara and Edward Shapiro (B) (P) Geraldine and Gabriel Sunshine (P) Lisa and Neil Wallack (B) (P)
$25,000 to $49,999 Jessica and David Aronoff (B) (AP) The Bavly Family (GP)
Faryl and Jonathan Sandler (B) (P) Louis and Ida Selib Memorial Fund Nancy Zimmerman and Andrei Shleifer (P) Jennifer Slifka Vidal and Luis Vidal (P) Sonya and Sean Wilder (P) Daniel Romanow and Andrew Zelermyer (P) Michelle and Matthew Zisow (P)
$5,000 to $9,999
$2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (2) Mimi and Barry Alperin (GP) Krista and Steve Alperin (P) Janet and Bernard Aserkoff Diane and Chester Black (GP) Terrie and Bradley Bloom Denise and William Finard (GP) Sarah and James Fleckner (B) (P)
Rebecca and Glenn Burack (P)
Susan and Martin Freed (P)
Lynda and Jeffrey Bussgang (B) (P)
Rebecca and Michael Friedman (P)
Nicole and Brian Clark (P)
Geraldine Gerson (GP)
Combined Jewish Philanthropies (Generations Program)
Mimi and Ronald Golub (B) (AP)
Joanne and Ariel Cudkowicz (P)
Helaine Hartman (GP)
Pamela and Alec Ellison
Hebrew SeniorLife
Amy and Jeffrey Glass (P)
Elizabeth and Dan Jick
Karen Hurvitz Kradin (AP)
Kardon Family Fund for Jewish Education
Barbara and Harvey Kroiz (GP)
Jenni and Matt King (B) (F)
Judith and Douglas Krupp
Elizabeth and Alan Kopin (AP)
Anonymous
Lizbeth and George Krupp
Cynthia and William Marcus
Michelle and Darren Black (B) (P)
Elizabeth Charm and Richard Long (P)
Metrowest Medical Center
Cindy and Mark Blotner (P)
Marilyn and Dale Okonow (B) (AP)
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Century Bank and the Sloane Family
Susan and Roger Patkin (P)
Elaine and Joseph Paster (GP)
Marilyn and Andre Danesh (GP)
Dana Gershon and Rabbi Jonah Pesner (B) (P)
Alice Ain Rich and Jack Rich (AP)
Michelle and Andrew Feinberg (P)
Jill Smith and Randy Ross (B) (P)
Marla and Robert Rosenbloom (P)
Laure and Hal Garnick (P)
Lisa and Jonathan Rourke (AP)
Lauri Union and Stanley Rosenzweig (P)
Dr. Paula Brody and Merrill Hassenfeld (B)
Nancy Buck and James Sebenius (AP)
Claire and Edward Saxe (GP)
Jackie Finard-Hughes and Robert Hughes (P)
Nancy and Ronald Shaich (AP)
Cynthia and Andrew Janower (B) (P)
The Abraham Shapiro Charitable Fund
Chris Stadler Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Jamie and Harold Kotler (AP)
Liza Schneiderman and Gary Shub (P)
Anne and Bruce Tribush (B) (P)
The Loren Family (P)
Gilda and Alfred z�l Slifka (GP)
Dana and Bruce Yankner (P)
Betty Ann and Daniel Miller (AP)
Susan and David Tunnell
Barbara and Rabbi Henry A. Zoob (B)
Leslie and Ken Pucker (B) (AP)
Elizabeth Hirschhorn Wilson and Bruce Wilson (P)
Kathleen and Scott Cohen (B) (P) Tracey and David Frankel (B) (P) Marcy and Robert Haber (B) (AP) Legacy Heritage Fund in collaboration with the Union for Reform Judaism PARDeS Challenge Campaign Heidi and Lewis Pearlson (B) (P) Dena and Michael Rashes (B) (P)
$10,000 to $24,999
Adrienne and Arnold Rubin (GP)
Barbara and Steven Grossman
Arthur Winn continued on next page
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Annual Campaign Donors $1,000 to $2,499 Judith Saxe and Andrew Adelson (P) Carolyn and Mark Ain Rebecca and Dan Alperin (P) Stacey and Mark Amster (P) Irina and Mark Barrocas Lisa and Robert Black (GP) Joyce and Michael Bohnen Fay and Julian Bussgang (GP) Jessica and Michael Carroll (P) Rachel and Laurence Chafetz Chelsea Hebrew Free School Endowment Fund Eugenia Perelman and Igor Chterental (P) Susan Katz-Cohen and Michael Cohen (AP) Paula and Robert Cohen Brenda and Alan Curtis (GP) Mary Beth Landrum and David Cutler (P) Laurie and Len Davidson Lisa and Robert Eatroff Deborah and Ronald Feinstein Andie Finard (GP) Renee and Steven Finn Janice and J. Leonard Freed (GP) Robin and Matthew Freeman (P) Erica and Ethan Freishtat (P) Freishtat Family Fund (GP) Barbara and Harvey z”l Friedman (GP) Leslie and Michael Gaffin (GP) Denise and Israel Ganot (P) Amy and Glenn Gates (P) Helene and Seth Gelber (P) Laurie and Richard Gliklich (P) Carol and Avram Goldberg Mary Ellen Grossman and Ed Goldberg Carol and S. David z”l Goldberg (GP) Shana and Joel Gondelman (P) Allison and Edward Gordon (P) Rachael and Michael Grappo (P)
Greenscape Land Design
Marvin Sparrow, Esq.
Patti and Louis Grossman
Ilana Hurwitz and Richard Starfield (AP)
Donna and Charles Hazard
Barrie and Jeffrey Steinberg (P)
Susan and Neal Heffron (P)
Roz Hurwitz and Herb Stern (B) (AGP)
HMFH Architects, Inc.
Lisa and Andrew Sussman (P)
Klara and Sergey Iskoz (P)
Aviva Sapers and Judith Sydney (P)
Todd D. Jick (AP)
Karen and Robert Sywolski
JMI Equity
Caron and Kevin Tabb (AP)
Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger (AP)
Temple Beth Avodah
Lori Silver and Peter Lefkowitz (P)
Temple Beth Elohim
Rachel Rock and Josh Levy (P)
Temple Beth Shalom
Sally Kaplan Levy and Bruce Levy (B) (AP)
Temple Israel
Michele and Rabbi Todd Markley (B) (P)
Danna Greenberg and Michael Tobin (P)
Johanna Gordon and Jeffrey Martin (P)
Nina and Jack Turan (GP)
Gail and Andrew Merken Karen and David Miller (P)
The Irving & Edyth S. Usen Family Charitable Foundation
Margaret z”l and Rabbi Robert Miller
Kristine and John Van Amsterdam
Judy and Steven Molinsky (GP)
Nancy Viner (B)
Marsha and Edward Moller (AP)
Susan and Richard Wilk (P)
Marianne Paley Nadel and Eric Nadel (P)
Maria and Steven Zeitels (P)
Pamela and Andrew Norden (P)
Rose Zoltek-Jick (AP)
Mindy and Jay Pasco-Anderson (AP) Sally and Stephen Patkin (GP) Barbara and Joel Renbaum (GP) Sarah and William Richmond (P) A.J. Roberto Mechanical LLC Civia and Irwin Rosenberg (GP) Samuel Rubinovitz Martha and Max Rubinstein Family Foundation Sarah Feldman and David Scharfstein (AP) Laura and Jeffrey Schwartz (P) Ellen and Steven Segal
$500 to $999 Anonymous (4) AMPM Facility Services Alexandra Fuchs and Gideon Argov (AP) Miriam and Eric Bavly (P) Nancy Kaplan Belsky and Mark Belsky (AP) Sandra and Stanley Berger (GP) Blum Shapiro Michelle Paster and Josef Blumenfeld (P)
Connie and Larry Semel (GP)
BNY Mellon Community Partnership Employee Funds
Olivia and Peter Shapiro (AP)
Stephen Bonder (AP)
Sue and Joel Sherman
Mary and John Boyle
Alexandra and Jody Simes (P)
Jean and Joseph Burke
Daniel Snyder (P)
Catering By Andrew, Inc.
Merit Cudkowicz and Eugene Sorets (AP)
Marsha and Harvey Chasen
Alumni parents Susan and Aron Ain received the Kehillah Award at the Annual Dinner presented by their daughters, Danielle (Rashi ‘01) and Hillary (Rashi ‘03).
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Generations Day Each fall, nearly 300 visitors join us for Generations Day. The event celebrates Grandparents and Special Friends who help to shape and reinforce the values and commitment to Judaism that Rashi parents have, themselves, made to provide a strong Jewish education for their children.
$250 to $499
Raoul Choos (P)
Tina and Robert Nathaniel (P)
Pamela and Leonard Cohen (GP)
Marla and Simon Olsberg (P)
Jennifer and Jeremy Cramer (P)
Rabbi Ellen and Dr. Martin Pildis (F)
Sherri and Ira Davoudgoleh (P)
Alison and Andrew Pomper (P)
Jodi Sufrin and Roy Einhorn (AP)
Ivona Olszak and Mark Poznansky (P)
Marilyn and Dr. Gerald Fishbone (GP)
Joan Arbetter Rosenberg and Family (AP)
Pam and Guy Forman
Brenda and Larry Rubin (P)
Linda and Michael Frieze
Jane and David Ryter (P)
Gann Academy
Ma’ayan and Richard Sands
Laurie and Robert Gervis (AP)
Marion Gardner-Saxe and Leonard Saxe (AP)
Gil Travel
Victoria and Alex Seriy (P)
Dr. and Mrs. Milton Glicksman (GP)
Orit and Nitzan Shaer (P)
Lillian and Richard Gray
Julie Shapiro (A)
Carole Greenberg (GP)
Cynthia Shulman
Carla Morgenstern and Francis Hawkings
Heidi and Rabbi Joel Sisenwine (F) (P)
Susanne Stern and Randall Horne (P)
Naomi and Jeff Stonberg
Amy and Jonathan Imber (AP)
Amy and Andrew Sucoff (AP)
Wendy and Alan Issokson (P)
Helen and Jonathan Sunshine (GP)
Lori Johnston (P)
Rosalind Switalski (P)
Nancy P. Kaplan
Temple Isaiah
Barbara and Leo Karas
Temple Shir Tikva
Dina Iskhakova and Alex Karpovsky (P)
Temple Shir Tikvah
Donna and Elliot Katzman
Jesse and Lawrence Tobin (A)
Stephanie and Steven Kornbleuth (P) Wendy and Bruce Landon (B) (AP)
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Yael Hurwitz-Lange and Steven Lange (P)
Joan and Dr. Milton B. Wallack (GP)
Heidi and Rabbi Neal Gold (P)
Burton Marmer
Synthia Wayne and Saul Weingart (P)
Laurie and Neal Gold (P)
David M. Marson (AGP)
Rachel and Simon Weitzman (GP)
Debi and Ken Golden
Lynn and John McCarthy
Stephanie Andrews and Marc A. White, Jr.
Cecilia and Douglas Gordon
Rabbi Bernard Mehlman
Arnee and Walter Winshall (AP)
Doris Gould (GP)
Carolyn and Arthur Merovick (GP)
Joanne and Richard Zaiger (GP)
Zoe and Richard Greenberg (GP)
Debra and Eitan Milgram
Anonymous (2) Robert Ain Thomas and Marsha Alperin Linda and Robert Asher (AP) Eydie and Loren Balsam (P) Gayle Ehrlich and Howard Barnstone (AP) Elana and Evan Beckman (AP) Isabelle Eaton and Scott Black Jodi and James Blankstein (AP) Dr. Deborah Block (P) Blue Hill Press Jane Gadon Breslau and Howard Breslau (F) Lizabeth Brown (F) Carol and Carl Chudnofsky Drs. Elaine and George Cohen (GP) Sheila and Leon Cohen (GP) Claudia and Ethan Crain (P) Judy and Joseph Durzo Irina and Michael Feinberg (P) Barbara Tyrell and Gill Fishman Suzana and Ilya Fuchs (P) Leslie and Jonathan Gerber Anne and Michael Gershon (GP)
Jamie Grossman (AP) continued on next page
Guests at the Annual Dinner.
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Annual Campaign Donors Parent Participation in the Annual Campaign 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50%
FY11
FY12
FY13
Pamela and David Hallagan (AP) Lynne and Zachary Heller Jamie and Adam Hirsch (P) Janice Hirshon (F) Rahle and Mervyn Hurwitz (GP) Cantor Marcie and Jeffrey Jonas (AP) Lisa and James Kaufman (AP) Edward M. Kennedy Institute Ellen and David Kiron (P) Darci and Jonathan Klein (P) Rachel Fruchter and Joshua Korzenik Ann-Mara and John Lanza (P) Lisa and Rabbi Daniel Lehmann Karen and Howard Levine (GP) Local Motion, Inc Joan and Terrence Lynch Chris and George Markley (GP) Sari and Jim Musmon (P) Michael Nissan Alan Oliff Alison Kur and Michael Oshins (B) (AP) Delia and Larry Perlov (AP) Diana and Alexander Peselman (P) Jessica and Aron Post (P) Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rand (GP) Joy Riskin (P) Faye Rosch (GP) K.M. Salsman Plumbing and Heating Rebecca Scharfstein (A) Deb Kardon Schwartz and Ken Schwartz (P) Robin Sherman (P) Lisa Danetz and Craig Smith (P) Susan Pruyn and Avrum Spira (P) Susan and Joseph Stone (AP) Laurie Kallus and Ross Taylor (P) Suzanne and Herbert Tobin (AP) Jacqueline Hart and Robert Trestan (P) Susan Weiss Rimma Zelfand
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FY14
Up to $250 Anonymous (13) Elaine Adler (GP) Liz Brown and David Adler (P) Lillian Ain Esther and Michael Ain Terry Ain and Stuart Ain Noah Alperin (A) Nancy and Irwin Aronson (GP) Ava Weinstein Atzram Julie and Michael Bailit (P) Jill and Rabbi Marc Baker Dan Baker Adam Beckman (A) David Bein Mozelle and Joel Berkowitz Alison and Lance Berks (F) (P) Carone and Stan Berman (GP) Alan Bernstein Beth El Temple Center Cathy Bishop (GP) Elizabeth and Richard Blankstein (AGP) Evelyn and Jerry Block (GP) Alyssa Block (A) Phyllis Blotner (GP) Deborah Freed and Ian Boardman (P) Sheila and Arnold Bogan Marina and Alexander Bograd (AP) Christopher M. Bono Irina and George Bordian (P) Carrie Bornstein Boston University Academy Sageet and Dan Braha (P) Ruth and Sheldon Bramson (GP) Janie Brauer (F) Jude Goldman and Edward Braverman (AP) Ellen and Russell Broz Sandra and Stephen Budow
Carolee and Bob Burack (GP) Joni and Rami Burstein (P) Jason Bussgang (A) Maryann Butler Tammi Levy-Cantor and Michael Cantor (P) Brenda and Louis Caplan Donna and Bill Carleton Helaine and John Carroll (GP) Marshall W. Carter Rhonda Case Linda Chessman and Dan Chessman Ramona Choos (GP) Judith and Richard Clark (GP) Rabbi Sharon and Jason Clevenger (F) (P) Arlene Katzman and Harvey Cohen (GP) Karen and Jeffrey Cohen (P) Ayala Cohen (A) Ellie and Harris Coles (GP) Jody Comart (AP) Filomena and Clifford Cook Elizabeth and Scott Cooper (AP) Gabrielle and Albert Costa Marge and Mel Crain (GP) Nathaniel Cutter (F) Lesley Michalowsky and Michael Daitzman (P) Ellen and Stephen Danetz (GP) Diane Clinton and Leland Daum (AP) Jacob Davoudgoleh (A) Mary De Monte (GP) Carolyn Cohen and Alan Dershowitz (AP) Claire Diller Judith and John Doherty Jessica and Robert Donahue Madelyn and Bruce Donoff Anne Blumberg and Jonathan Dorfman (AP) Lyn Lustig and Leor Doron (P) Arlene and Steven Dowshen Barbara Doyle Masha and Daniel Dumanis (A)
Steven Dworkin
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Marc Jacobs
Lawrence Edelstein
Susan and James Glickman (AP)
Karina and Charles Johnson (P)
Patricia and Bob Egan
Barbara and Robert Gold (GP)
Elissa and Christiaan Johnson-Green (F) (P)
Cecily Eidelhoch (GP)
Amy and Fredric Gold (F) (P)
Anna Somerto and Rinat Jonas (P)
Maria Granik and Nir Eisikovits (P)
Avi Gold (A)
James Jordan
Carol Elfant
Andrea and Neil Goldberg (AP)
Wilma Kagan (GP)
Abigail and Kenneth Elmore (AP)
Caryn N. Goldberg (P)
Ruth Bauman and Ed Kahn (AP)
Alisa and Todd Ente (P)
Miriam Gross and Joshua Goldberg (P)
Arminda and Sheldon Kantor (AP)
Noah Ente (A)
Jeanne and Kenneth Goldberg (P)
Maxine Kantor (A)
Laura Glicksman and Stephen Epstein (P)
Susan Goldberg
Jody Forchheimer and Louis Kaplow (AP)
Elaine and Dale Farkas (GP)
Liora Goldberg (A)
Leah Kaplow (A)
Valerie and David Farkas (GP)
Phyllis Goldblatt
Irene Kaplow (A)
Anamarie Farr
Ruth Golub (GP)
Marianne Karmel (AP)
Henny Feldman (GP)
Betty and Andrew Golub
Suzanne and Donald Kaufman (GP)
Andrea D. Fields
Igor Golyak (P)
Barrie Keller and Steven Kaufman (AP)
Andrea and Todd Finard
Ina and Steven Gondelman (GP)
Danielle and Robert Kinstlinger (GP)
Ali Fine and Josh Rosenberg (F)
Heidi Chapple and Michael Goodell (F)
Loretta Kiron (GP)
Irene Starr and Morton Fine (GP)
Mark Gottesman
Lila Kiron (A)
Sergio Finkielsztein (AP)
Jane Schiff and Lon Gratz (GP)
Kathy Kirshenbaum (AP)
A. Gavin Fishman (A)
Robin Berman and Philip Green (AP)
Debi and Brent Kleiman (P)
Joni and Reid Fishman (F) (AP)
Janet Segal and Neal Green (P)
Stacey and Greg Klein (P)
Ellen and Barry Fishman
Eitan Green (A)
Sharon and Richard Kleinberg (GP)
Jan and Doug Fleckner (GP)
Meredith and Glenn Greenberg (P)
Deeana and Jeffrey Klepper (AP)
Ellen Forst
Loretta and Ernest Greenberg (GP)
Arlene and Melvin Klotz (GP)
Rosa and Michael Franck
Melissa and Aaron Grossman (P)
Lauren T. Koppelman (F)
Adrienne and Allen Frechter (F)
Deborah Robinson and Ian Grush (P)
Luba Gendelman and David Kopyt (GP)
Ellen and Jeffrey Fredberg (GP)
Rebecca and Sam Halpern (GP)
Caren Orlick Korin (P)
Jocelyn Tager and Michael Fredrickson (AP)
Dr. Lauren Dickerman and Todd Handel (P)
Hillel Korin (P)
Diana and Norman Freed (GP)
Kayla Handler (A)
Deborah Frydman and Robert Koritz (P)
Lisa Freudenheim (P)
Rachel and Jason Happel (P)
Bracha Kraler (F)
Nanette and Jose Fridman
James P. Harrington
Sara Kramer-Fried (A)
Barbara and Mark Friedman
Nancy Harrison (F)
Amy and Rabbi Jonathan Kraus (AP)
Jessica Friedman (A)
Janet Hays (GP)
Doreen and Andrew Kriegel
Janice Frydman (GP)
Esther and Shraga Hecht (GP)
Haya Yankelev and Mark Krivopal (P)
Marcia and Daniel Funk
Jo-Edith and Bennett Heffron (GP)
Diana and David Gaffin (P)
Kristen Herbert
Dr. Barbara Abrams and Rabbi David Kudan (AP)
R.J. Gallerani & Son Carpentry
Phyllis Hershfield (GP)
Leah and Nate Lamkin (P)
Mary Gardner
Jennifer and Vebjorn Hoddevik (P)
Rachel Lange (A)
Jonah Garnick (A)
Noah Hodgetts (A)
Nathan Lanza (A)
Susan and Howard Garsh (GP)
Jane and William Hodgetts (AP)
Tiby Lapkin (GP)
Sharon and Irving Gates (GP)
Beryl and David Hoffman (AP)
Amy and Donald Lassman (AP)
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelb (GP)
Mattea Horne (A)
Judith and Alan Leichtner
Pamela Gennert (F)
Jean Hughes (GP)
Sidney Lejfer
Molly Gervis (A)
Sari and John Hunt
Rabbi Michele E. Lenke
Tammy Ghizzoni
Stephen Hyde
Sharon Brownfield and Richard Lent
Muriel and Laurence Gillick (AP)
Andrea and Robert Insoft (AP)
Rabbi Paul H. Levenson
Anne and Michael Glanz (F)
Carol Kumamoto and Ralph Isberg (AP)
Lek and Bruce Levin
Jordana and Adam Glasgow (AP)
Rachel and Charles Ishikawa (P)
Marilyn and Arthur Levine (GP) continued on next page
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Annual Campaign Donors
Janice and Alan Levy
Harrison Pearlson (A)
Penny and Andrew Savitz (P)
Selma Liebnick (AGP)
Katie Pestova (A)
Noah Savitz (A)
Debbie and Barry Lipsett (AP)
Shirley and Forrest Pirovano
Daniel Saxe (A)
Shlomit and Howard Lipton
Jack Pomper (A)
Harriet Schechter
Sarah Litwin (A)
Lillie Pomper (A)
Brigitte and Michel Scheinmann (AP)
Josh Litwin (A)
Abigail Gillman and Michael Prince (P)
Bette Schiffer (GP)
Carol Lobron (B)
Anne and Steven Puchkoff (F) (GP)
Caren and Lester Schindel
Jodi and Kurt Lockwood (P)
David Raffeld (F)
Barbara and Andrew Schultz
Joan and Allan Loren (GP)
Debra and Michael Raizman
Marlene and Jerry Schultz (GP)
Lindsay and Benjamin Mack (P)
Sylvia and Bernard Rashes (GP)
Frances Schwartz (GP)
Susan Rodgin and Warren Manning
Phyllis Reinstein (GP)
Daniel Seriy (A)
Nancy and Fred Mark (GP)
Ezra Reinstein (P)
Saralee Sesnovich
Paul Mark (P)
Robin and Bruce Revzin
Sandra Sheiber (GP)
Laura Marks
Abigail Richmond (A)
Gary R. Sherman (GP)
Judy Odenheimer and Richard Marsh (AP)
Ilana Rosenberg and Ramel Rones (P)
Barbara and Malcolm Sherman (GP)
Emma and Frank Mathers (GP)
Gabriella Soble and David Rosenberg (F)
Karen Sherman (P)
David Passer z�l and Marc Maxwell
Melanie Rosenbloom (A)
Dave Sherman (AP)
Ellen and Andrew May (AP)
Hilary and Matthew Rosenthal
Judith and Nelson Ship
Jackie Rosenbloom and Jeffrey Mazur
Katie and Seth Rosenzweig
Rabbis Marcia Plumb and Michael Shire (P)
Susan and Scott Mazur
Rabbi Barbara Penzner and Brian Rosman (AP) Emma and Mark Shleifer (GP)
Ellen and Jim Meisel (AP)
Barbara and David Ross (F)
Lucille and Melvin z�l Shneider (GP)
Andrea Meister
Lisa Ross (AP)
Deborah Horwitz and Steven Shoyer
Adam Miller (B) (A)
Stacey and Steven Ross
Mateus Silva (A)
Sondra Miller (GP)
Deborah Offner and Samuel Roth (P)
Rena and Howard Mirkin
Rabbi Sandi Intraub and Stephanie Rotsky (F)
Deborah Silverman Markowitz and Eric Silverman
Anna Levy and Gustavo Mostoslavsky (P)
Phyllis and Bernard Rubin (GP)
Sandra Silverman (GP)
Marlene Moyer (F)
Maggie and Ian Rubin (AP)
Linda and Peter Silverstein
Debbie and Jack Mozes
Carolyn Ruggerio
Shirley and Murray Siroka
Marnie Murphy
Judith and Bradford Ruthberg
Gladys Sklar (GP)
Shahar Hecht and Lior Neiger (P)
Michael Ryter (A)
Marsha and Marc Slotnick
Ellen and Alan Nissenbaum
Murray Sackman (AP)
Trudy and Thomas Smith (GP)
Shari and Chris Noe
Beth and Stuart Sackman
Joshua Sneideman
Katherine S. Olin (F)
Rabbi Benjamin Samuels
Dana and Andy Snyder (AP)
Rose and Edward Palizzolo
Shukie Sapir (F)
Bonita Tenneriello and Andrew Sofer (P)
Palmer & Dodge
Profs. Ruth Langer and Jonathan Sarna
Julian Sofer (A) continued on next page
Left: Kindergarten families worked together to decorate a pillowcase with the Shema during the Family Education program focusing on the prayer. Right: Students showed their Ruach by joyfully dancing during our weekly Kabbalat Shabbat celebration.
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Glenda and John Speyer (F)
Susan and Marc Webb
Dale and Harold Stahler
Sally and James Weiner
Genny L. Steakley
Jonah Weingart (A)
Ann Steinberg (GP)
Kathy Weinman
Joshua Steinberg (A)
Joan and Robert Weinstein
Ilene Stellar
Toby Unger and Eric Weinstock (P)
Paula Stern (GP)
Doris and Larry Weishaus
Denise and David Sternburg (AP)
Ruth Weinrib and Paul Weiss (AP)
Hollis Schachner and Jeff Stock (P)
Debra and Steven Wexler-Romig (AP)
Fran and Charles Strigler
Michal and Mordechai Wiesler (AGP)
Hope and Adam Suttin
Judy z”l and Howard Wilk (GP)
Sandy and Jack Swartz (AP)
Amalya Wilson (A)
Mark Swartz
Roseli Weiss and Robert Winograd (AP)
Paula and Melvyn Swartz
Ari Winograd (A)
Daniel Switalski (A)
Amanda and Matthew Witheiler
Deborah and Stephen Syat
Cynthia Kagno and David Wittenberg (AP)
Temple Beth David
Norma and Arnold Zack (GP)
Temple Sinai
Lori Krasner and Michael Zackman (AP)
Amy Klotz and David Terry (F) (P)
Lisa and Clinton Zalkind (GP)
Odin Tidemand
Ingrid Zimmer
a agp ap b f gp p
alumni alumni grandparent alumni parent board member faculty and staff grandparent parent
We have made every effort to ensure accuracy. Please accept our sincere apology for any omissions or errors and report them to the Development Office.
The Rashi School gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and Legacy Heritage Fund in collaboration with the Union for Reform Judaism PARDeS Challenge Campaign.
Jill Stanton and Bruce Trager (AP) Harold Tubman Grunie and Rabbi Mendy Uminer Michelle Utain Scott Utain Zola and Alfred Vapenik Justin Vogel Roberta and Arthur Wagman Mary Elizabeth Ward Brooke and David Warso
gifts in-Kind Be Our Guest The Fenway Group Generations Cinemastories Gill Fishman Associates, Inc. Gordon’s Fine Wines & Liquors Projection AV Sarah’s Garden
One would think that as a teenager, I would perhaps be a bit shy and self-conscious about how I looked or how people looked at me. However, this was never the case. As I reflect on this, I have only one possible answer: Rashi has provided me with 9 years of comfort, care, and support throughout the good moments and the bad. I realize now what a gift it has been to be in a place where I could view myself with confidence and self-assurance. Melanie Rosenbloom, Class of 2014
This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. To me, this means that Rashi was just a prologue; a taste of the future that we all advance toward. Rashi has done so much for all of us. I will always remember my time here as a source of help. Rashi has been a place where I have learned the value of partnership. This value extends not only between students, but it is a link that binds students to teachers, as well. Eitan Green, Class of 2014
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR RASHI Campaign Co-chairs Lisa Wallack and Dena Rashes.
CAMPAIGN FOR RASHI achieves $30 MILLION GOAL
After years of being “wandering Jews,” housed in six different locations, the Campaign for Rashi was established to realize the dream of a permanent home. We are proud and excited that in April 2014, after more than thirteen years of work, the historic $30 million campaign was successfully completed! Barry Shrage, President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, noted that “the completion of Rashi’s permanent home represents the work of many hands. It’s the achievement of the very best hopes and dreams of our community and our people. Those who led the Campaign to accomplish this dream are among the most important leaders of Boston’s Jewish community and their deep commitment to philanthropy, to Jewish education, and to a shared vision of Jewish Renaissance extends far beyond the school. They are responsible for transforming our community’s future. The Rashi School, the “values bubble” it created, the wonderful children it produces (many of whom are already professional leaders at CJP), its inerodible leaders, and the amazing building they built have created a cultural tipping point that has and will forever change our Jewish community and our Jewish lives.” As we conclude our fourth year in our home in Dedham, the Rashi community continues to inspire our students to grow and learn. Each day, students take advantage of myriad opportunities that this unique learning environment offers: the interactive technology in the classrooms, the multigenerational programming with our NewBridge neighbors, the wonderful sports fields, state-of-the-art theater, and our beautiful sanctuary, the Beit Midrash. “We offer our sincere thanks to the many generous campaign supporters who contributed to this historic success. Each of you joined together to make an investment in education—and in our Jewish community—that will bring the rewards of lifelong learning and Jewish values to generations of students,” noted Rashi parent Lisa Wallack, Campaign Co-chair who served throughout the entire Campaign. “The return on this investment will be a future bright with Rashi graduates who are tomorrow’s leaders—leaders with critical minds and compassionate hearts.”
Jill Goldenberg, Dena Rashes, Lisa Wallack, Matt King, Barry Shrage, and Howard Breslau celebrate the closing of the Campaign for Rashi with a cake replica of Rashi’s building.
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a Job weLL done Kol HaKavod to Dena Rashes, Jon Sandler, Jill Goldenberg and Lisa Wallack, Campaign for Rashi Co-chairs during the term of this effort. Achieving this dream would not have been possible without their unwavering commitment, tireless work, and faithful dedication which enabled us to build our permanent home—the foundation so vital to sustaining Rashi. In appreciation of their outstanding work, Rashi has installed a new sculpture in the front lobby, dedicated in their honor. Thank you to all of our Campaign for Rashi donors and supporters for helping to complete this extraordinary effort!
caMpaign for rashi donors $5,000,000
$250,000 to $499,999
$100,000 to $249,999
Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson
The Alperin Family
Anonymous (3)
Jessica and David Aronoff
The Ain Family
The Cohen Fromm Family
• Alice Ain Rich and Jack Rich
• Kathy Fromm Cohen and Scott Cohen
• Susan and Aron Ain
• Pamela and Leonard Cohen
• Danielle and Hillary Ain
• Barbara z”l and David Fromm
The Bavly Family
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 Nancy and Ron Shaich Gilda and Alfred z”l Slifka The Wallack Family
The Irwin Chafetz and Ted Cutler Families Rabb/Goldberg/Cahners Family
Joan and Steve Belkin Century Bank and the Sloane Family
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999
• Carol and Avram Goldberg
Michelle and Darren Black
Anonymous (2)
• Nancy Cahners and Arthur Hindman
Laure and Hal Garnick
Marcy and Robert Haber
• Deborah Goldberg and Michael Winter
Laurie and Robert Gervis
Judith and Douglas Krupp & Lizbeth and George Krupp
• Joshua R. Goldberg
Laurie and Richard Gliklich
• Pam and Robert Cahners
Jamie and Harold Kotler
Betty Ann G. and Daniel L. Miller
Michelle and Andrew Feinberg
The Goldenberg Kriger Family
Cynthia and Andrew Janower
Marilyn and Dale Okonow
$500,000 to $999,999
The Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation
Heidi and Lewis Pearlson
Anonymous
• Nancy Kaplan Belsky and Mark Belsky
Linda and Michael Frieze
Andrew Zelermyer and Daniel Romanow
• Susan B. Kaplan
Dr. Paula Brody and Merrill Hassenfeld
The Rosenberg Family
Tina and Robert Nathaniel
Michele and Howard Kessler
Nancy Buck and James Sebenius
Faryl and Jonathan Sandler
Jennifer Slifka Vidal and Luis Vidal
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
Dena and Michael Rashes
The Wallack/Fishbone Family
The Sherman Family
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka
• Marilyn and Dr. Gerald Fishbone
• Barbara and Malcolm Sherman
Geraldine and Gabriel Sunshine
• Joan and Dr. Milton Wallack
• Robin Sherman
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner
The Winn Family
• Kessler Family Foundation
Leslie and Kenneth Pucker
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Campaign for rashi Donors $50,000 TO $99,999 Anonymous Janet and Bernard Aserkoff Lynda and Jeffrey Bussgang Jill Cohen and Family Marilyn and Andre Danesh Estelle H. Falik Mimi and Ronald Golub Allison and Ned Gordon Paula and James Gould Patti and Louis Grossman The Loren Family Dorothy z”l and David Marson The Annette and Michael Miller Family
The Pesner Gershon Families
• Anne and Michael Gershon
• Carole Pesner
• Dana Gershon and Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Lisa and Jonathan Rourke Sarah Feldman and David Scharfstein Bradley W. Snyder Suffolk Construction Company Eileen and A. Raymond z”l Tye The Weintraub Family Sonya and Sean Wilder Barbara and Rabbi Henry A. Zoob
$1,000 TO $9,999 Anonymous (6) Beth and Daniel Backer Julie and Michael Bailit Beth and Richard Blankstein Cindy and Mark Blotner Susan Asher Calechman Ellen and Richard Calmas Karen and Jeffrey Cohen Elizabeth and Scott Cooper Cindi Crutchfield Brenda and Al Curtis Lesley Michalowsky and Michael Daitzman Eleri and Glenn Dixon
Marsha B. and Edward Moller
$10,000 TO $24,999
Dara and Donald Munoz
Anonymous
Susan and Ronald Ebert
Patty and Charles Ribakoff
The Batler Family
Cecily and Lester Eidelhoch
Adrienne R. and Arnold J. Rubin
Elana and Evan Beckman
Rabbis Lisa and Joseph Eiduson
Susan and Richard Sandler
The Berkowitz and Glasgow Family
Cantors Jodi Sufrin and Roy Einhorn
Susan and Alan Solomont
Elizabeth Baum and William Berman
Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Dr. David Eisenberg
Ilana Hurwitz and Richard Starfield
Stephen E. Bonder
Abby and Kenneth Elmore
Denise R. and Thomas D. Stern
Fay and Julian Bussgang
Sarah and James Fleckner
Aviva Sapers and Judith Sydney
Andrea and Neil Goldberg
Naomi and Franklin Feldman
Paula and Samuel O. Thier
The Hummel Family
Marjorie Freiman
Suzy and Herb Tobin
Andrea and Robert Insoft
Irene and Rabbi Ronne Friedman
Evelyn and Sidney Insoft
Lummy and Benjamin Gannett
Wendy and Alan Issokson
Laurie and Neal Gold
Marcie and Jeffrey Jonas
Heidi and Rabbi Neal Gold
Susan and Robert Kalish
Sarah and Daniel Goldhagen
Jenni and Matt King
Harriet and George Greenfield
Wendy and Bruce Landon
Rabbi Eric S. Gurvis, Temple Shalom of Newton
Anne and Marc Lowenthal
Pamela and David Hallagan
Marianne Paley Nadel and Eric Nadel
Wendy and Steven Handler
Alison Kur and Michael Oshins
Helaine Hartman
Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport
Beryl and David Hoffman
The Rosenberg/Rones Family
Amy and Jonathan Imber
Jean Remmer and Marvin Rosenbloom
Rabbi Howard L. Jaffe
Marla and Robert Rosenbloom
Nancy and Marshall z”l Kaplan
Olivia and Peter Shapiro
Lynn and William Kargman
Margery and Jerome Somers
Lisa and Jim Kaufman
Amy and Andrew Sucoff
Deeana and Cantor Jeff Klepper
The Yankner Family
Susan Kohn
$25,000 TO $49,999 Anonymous (4) Michelle Paster and Josef Blumenfeld Rebecca and Glenn Burack Barry M. Clayton Trust Tracey and David Frankel Rebecca and Michael Friedman Rita Geller Amy and Larry Knopf Elizabeth and Alan Kopin Lori Silver and Peter Lefkowitz Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman Carol and Rabbi David A. Mersky Marjorie and Bertram Paley z”l Elaine and Joseph Paster
Anne Blumberg and Jonathan Dorfman
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We are grateful for the support of all donors to the Campaign for Rashi. Due to space limitations, we can only recognize gifts of $1,000 or more (received through July 31, 2014) in this publication. The Rashi School has made every effort to insure that the information is accurate. Please report any discrepancies to the Development Office.
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Campaign for rashi Donors Stephanie and Steven Kornbleuth
Delia and Larry Perlov
Lavea Brachman and Andrew Smith
Amy and Rabbi Jonathan Kraus
Alison and Andrew Pomper
The Sorets Family
Judith and Morris Kriger
Carolyn and Richard Reich
Michelle Barmazel and Kevin Steinberg
Roger and Myrna Landay Charitable Foundation
Mary Ann and Michael Reilly
Melissa and Ronald Sunog
Gail and Joseph Reimer
Roberta and Bruce Swerling
Yael Hurwitz-Lange and Steven Lange
Sarah and William Richmond
Allison August and Baruch Ticho
Audra and Harley Lank
Jan Rivkin and Family
Jesse and Larry Tobin
Julie Korostoff and Christer Larsson
Florence Rosen
Linda Kaplan and Peter Tollman
Marlyn Katz Levenson z”l and Rabbi Paul Levenson
Nancy and Philip Rosenblatt
Jacqueline Hart and Robert Trestan
Anne and Richard Rosenfeld
Sheila and Gary Trestan
Kim M. Rubin
Anne and Bruce Tribush
Lisa and David Rubinstein
Nina and Jack Turan
Flora Sam and Mark Sarnak
Wendy and Dan Waida
Anne and Rabbi Rim Meirowitz
Claire and Edward Saxe & Judith Saxe and Andrew Adelson
The Wasserman Family
Rabbi Joseph Meszler
Schmidt Family Charitable Fund
Rabbi Laurence Elis Milder
Laura and Jeffrey Schwartz
Dr. Stephanie Gertz and Cantor Steven Weiss
Marla and Simon Olsberg
Liza Schneiderman and Gary Shub
Rabbi Jeffrey Wildstein
Esther and Abe Orlick
Heidi and Rabbi Joel Sisenwine
Gail Windmueller
Susan and Roger Patkin
Toby and Carl Sloane
Jane and Rabbi David Wolfman
Shari and Bob Levitan Sally Kaplan Levy and Bruce Levy Kimberly and Jonathan Lyon Judith B. Odenheimer and Richard L. Marsh
Elaine and Alan Weiler
Emily and Rabbi Jay Perlman
חזק חזק ונתחזק
Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazek! Be strong, be strong, and together may we be strengthened!
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