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![Head of School Dr. Noam Wasserman Joins Middle Schoolers for Exploratory Tefillah and a Siyum on Gemara]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770745964/ramaz/yl2qj1xc7ld5w0qpviuz/WassermanMSExploratoryTefillah.jpg","width":2200}])
Head of School Dr. Noam Wasserman participated in a "standing room only" session of the Exploratory Tefillah service, exploring the "whys" of prayer with grades 6-8. The students' questions and answers showed deep thought and curiosity about the prayers. The...
![Middle School Torah Bowl Wins Big and Looks Forward to Playoffs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770408249/ramaz/xbpluhpbjo3u8l1dw6cl/MSTorahBowlFeb2026.jpg","width":2200}])
The Middle School Torah Bowl team had another great meet, where both the boys' and girls' teams won two of the games they played. Hosted...
![Middle Schoolers Learn about Tu B'Shevat and Reflect on their Own Growth with a Shiur and Crafts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770303890/ramaz/wsgzftduiycaz3cpibji/MSTuBShevat.jpg","width":2200}])
Middle Schoolers got inspired as they learned all about Tu B’Shevat. Rabbi Sommer gave a shiur about the chag and the halachot involved, as well as why...
![Sixth Graders Create their Own Mezuzot in the Innovation Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770234775/ramaz/cgppxud0gqgakjjf0ybk/Grade6Mezuzot.png","width":1920}])
The Innovation Lab classes welcomed Assistant Head of School Rabbi Hagler for a meaningful discussion on the significance of mezuzot. After exploring the "why" behind this tradition, sixth graders headed to the digital lab to...
![Middle Schoolers Commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day by Reading Names at the Italian Consulate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769716319/ramaz/ffyj5osvsynegffl7tdw/MSItalianEmbassy.png","width":1914}])
To mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day, five Ramaz Middle Schoolers stood inside the Italian Consulate, reading the names of nearly 8,000 Italian Jews murdered in the Holocaust. By...
![Exploratory Tefillah Students Learn about MLK Day with the Firsthand Account of a Ramaz Security Guard]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768589194/ramaz/sqy5ucqfxdguwwq4ojme/MLKSecurityGuard.jpg","width":2200}])
In preparation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the Exploratory Tefillah service hosted a special guest, the beloved security guard Willie. Willie shared that he grew up in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s, where he could not walk on the same side of the street as white children. He...
![Middle Schoolers Learn about the Impact of Youth Activism on the Civil Rights Movement for MLK Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768581169/ramaz/yzdodknn1qudrbrpznpx/MSClass.jpg","width":2200}])
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Middle Schoolers participated in a lesson exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. In the lesson...
![Boys and Fathers Prep for Bar Mitzvah with Chesed at Met Council]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1768508211/ramaz/wridc6pq6zasvgxn1blg/Gr6MetCouncilChesed.jpg","width":2200}])
As part of the KJ/Ramaz Bar Mitzvah Program, sixth-grade boys and their fathers participated in a day of learning and service at Met Council. The event was...