Welcome to The Rashi School
The Rashi School is known for its outstanding curriculum and instruction. But it’s our identity as a Jewish school that sets us apart: the value of education, exploration, and curiosity is embedded in our culture. We live our values everyday at school—and they reflect the ones you teach your child at home.
Admissions
Your child belongs here
Academics
We believe in teaching children to think for themselves, to question and to probe
Social Justice
Tzedek (Justice), one of Rashi’s five core values, is the heart of our curriculum and an essential part of our identity
Student Voices
Our graduates share their Rashi experience
25
TOWNS
95%
ADMITTED TO TOP CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL
266
STUDENTS ENROLLED
7:1
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
Pre-K-8
GRADES SERVED
$2M
IN FINANCIAL AID DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY
162 Acres
MULTIGENERATIONAL CAMPUS
20%
INTERFAITH, MULTICULTURAL OR LGBTQ FAMILIES
Recent News
Grade 8 Israel Adventures!
After an uneventful 11 hour plane ride and breezy time through customs, Rashi’s Grade 8 students have made it to Israel. The Grade 8 Israel trip is a cumulative milestone for all Rashi students, one they prepare for the...
Kindergarten Math: Patterns, Shapes & Groups
Math at Rashi is about more than finding the answer to a problem—it’s about making math fun, useful, and connected to the real world. This month Kindergartners are learning to identify different attributes and recognize and follow patterns. With the guidance of their...
Rashi Girls Take the Championship
This past Sunday (3/5), Rashi's boys and girls Middle School basketball teams finished their seasons by playing in the annual JDSL (Jewish Day School League) tournament at Gann Academy. Our boys team...
Closing out Tamchui 2022-23: Thank You!
Tamchui 2022-23 came to a heartfelt and celebratory close this week with a school-wide assembly. The entire Rashi student body reflected on their new knowledge about women’s health, the war in Ukraine, and healthcare access overall. They learned from and taught their...
The Chips Are In: Tamchui Donation Week
Week 3 of Rashi’s Tamchui (Aramaic for “community collection pot”) project began with great enthusiasm and a deep understanding of the previous two weeks: education week and meet the reps week. Lower School students have been taught by their Middle School peers about...
Grade 3 STEAM Fair Returns to Dedham Town Hall
After months of research, experiments, and prototyping, Rashi’s Grade 3 arrived at Dedham Town Hall to present their STEAM fair projects. Continuing their partnership with the Town of Dedham, which kickstarted with last year’s STEAM fair, students visited the local...
Rashi Welcomes Nonprofit Representatives
Following a successful Education Week, Rashi welcomed representatives from this year’s nonprofits for the next phase of Tamchui—Meet the Reps Week. The organizations each grade heard from were previewed by the Middle School students last week, connecting their lessons...
The Launch of Tamchui Education Week
Monday, January 23 marked the start of Tamchui 2022-23’s education week. Every year, the entire Rashi community spends weeks on a unique social justice initiative known as Tamchui (Aramaic for “community collection pot”), in...
Faculty Spotlight – Heidi Klopfer, Grade 2 Teacher
In your 15 years of working here, what are some things that are new at Rashi and what are some things that are the same? I began teaching at Rashi 27 years ago and have had the privilege of watching our school grow and flourish. Since that time, Rashi has added both a...
Alumni Spotlight – Alyssa Gondelman Class of 2022
What have you been up to since graduating Rashi? Since graduation I have started to attend Needham High. I have come back to Rashi to volunteer in the Drama program, where I have helped produce the play “A Wrinkle in Time”. What was your favorite class at...
The Triumphant Return of Mitzvah Makers
by Rashi High School Placement Associate Joey Regen “We were out at recess and it was time to come in. Five students came up to me and said, ‘We were all meeting during recess, we want to do mitzvot together, we want to work with people that are older, and we already...
Grade 1 Family Education: Shabbat
We welcomed Grade 1 families into the Kol-lab to share what Shabbat means to them. Family education programs are held for each grade at Rashi and are an integral part of the curriculum. During family education, parents get a first-hand glimpse into what their children...