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Rashi’s kindergarten through eighth grade students are academically motivated and committed to improving their world. They are capable, confident, self-aware learners who take on leadership roles in educational settings and social justice opportunities in their communities. At The Rashi School, we're always inspiring more.
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    "At Rashi, we challenge students to think deeply, ask questions, and to contemplate who they are and how they can change the world for the better.” - Jennifer Blum, Middle School Head
In these new and unprecedented times, Rashi remains strong, with our Kehillah (community) at our core.

As Passover begins, a new meaning to an ancient story - The Boston Globe

With Uminer unable to host a large gathering because of the coronavirus pandemic, it'll be just him, his wife, and their children. As Jewish families and religious leaders across the world celebrate the holiday that started Wednesday evening, many are finding their traditions upended in ways both painful and somewhat lovely.

'It is something I will never forget': 177 people attend a Needham boy's virtual bar mitzvah - The Boston Globe

At the beginning of March, 13-year-old Sam Kaplan and his family watched as events everywhere were canceled because of the coronavirus crisis. Sam, a student at The Rashi School in Dedham, had planned to have his bar mitzvah at Temple Aliyah in Needham on March 28.

Our Press

  • Reflections: The Attack of COVID-19
    A reflection on coronavirus from a Rashi alumna and high school senior.
  • From a health clinic in Haiti to the school nurse's office in Massachusetts, she's caring for community
    Now, at The Rashi School, she tells the story of her experience whenever she gets the chance. When inquisitive students visit her office, she’ll tell them of the people she met and the work she did. When the school’s annual philanthropic fundraiser, Tamchui, was looking for organizations to highlight, she nominated Klinik Jubilee—and the students raised $3,242 for the facility.
  • As Passover begins, a new meaning to an ancient story
    Help is available for people struggling with organizing their first-ever virtual seder, said JulieSue Goldwasser of Needham, who is putting together a Zoom celebration with the parent-teacher organization at the Rashi School, a Reform Jewish independent school in Dedham. They’re expecting about 50 families, 20 of whom will have speaking roles. They have a song leader and a Rashi seventh-grader who has agreed to screen-share his virtual Haggadah, the Passover text. Anyone, even people without a connection to the school, is welcome to join in the celebration.
  • The Rashi School Online: Living Our Values
    While classrooms and whiteboards may have changed to laptops and living rooms, some parts of Rashi will never change. We continue to maintain a learning community that models our shared core values and ensures that everyone feels connected and cared for.
  • Teacher takes to the field for climate change research
    Global warming is real and the climate is changing—and in Churchill, Manitoba, on the Hudson Bay in Canada, research scientists and citizen scientists come together to understand. They are here to collect data. Deborah Berlin ’11 is one such citizen. Berlin teaches sixth grade science in Dedham, MA, at a Reform Jewish independent school with climate change built into the curriculum.
  • Coronavirus Coping for Parents
    Our Rashi school nurse was interviewed by Jewish Boston. Take a look at some of the ways she suggested we stay healthy.
  • Rashi School Kindergarten Class Performs
    After months of practice and rehearsals, the students came together to reenact this classic story.
  • How Families Can Continue MLK’s Legacy Year-Round
    Now that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is over, what is the responsibility to ourselves, our children, and our country in terms of helping to build on his legacy?

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