Middle School News

Middle School boys received a special visit from Charlie Breda and Project Tzitzis. Charlie Breda is a senior at Frisch and started Project Tzitzis when he was in high school with the goal of providing a pair of tzitzit to any Jew who wished to do the mitzvah. He...

Middle Schoolers were treated to a hilarious skit put on by the Judaic Studies faculty (and a representative from the Math department) about Shavuot! The teachers dressed up as Bnei Yisrael...

Middle Schoolers had a powerful morning full of programming for Memorial Day and Shavuot! They were treated to a talk by Ramaz parent Josh Goldberg, who is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He talked about the importance of Memorial Day, including...

Eighth graders received a special visit from Rachel Storch, New York City politician who formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives and current CEO of New York Solidarity Network (NYSN). She explained that NYSN was founded five years ago and its mission is to be the voice of Jewish people in...

Seventh graders had the privilege of receiving a visit from a wounded IDF soldier, who spoke about his experience on and after October 7 and his recovery journey. Barak, now 34, told students about how he was in the IDF reserves when Hamas attacked. In...

Eighth graders received a powerful visit from Eitan Kupietzky, who is general manager of the Gimmel Foundation. He serves as a combat medic in the IDF and spoke to Ramaz students about recognizing miracles every day. From passages in the Tanach to...

To mark the yahrzeit of her mother, Mrs. Marsha Fredman a"h, Ms. Tzipora Ross held a siyum which included all of her students, the entire eighth grade! Ms. Ross described certain things she has learned from her mother and how they related to Masechet Rosh HaShanah. She...

The seventh grade had an immersive program in collaboration with Adamah, the biggest Jewish organization in the United States focusing on environmental issues. The students learned about the importance the Torah places on looking after the environment. For...