Ahavat Yisrael
Ramaz's mission focuses on our commitment to Medinat Yisrael, a love and support for the State of Israel. Our students learn about Israel's history, current events, and culture, approaching all areas of Israeli identity with love. They step up with HINENI: "I am HERE for you, I will master your language, celebrate your existence, and champion your causes."
Israel News
The Middle Schoolers show their support for Israel and the hostages in many different ways each day. In the past week, this has manifested in multiple creative, visual expressions of love and solidarity. To celebrate the release of Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher, students created a "Welcome Home!" poster that now decorates the Middle School lobby, showing pictures of the women's joyful reunions with their families. On...
Freshmen received a powerful visit from Mr. Eitan Halley, who shared his harrowing story of surviving the Nova Festival massacre. When Hamas attacked, Eitan and three friends ran from the festival and hid in a concrete shelter with 25 other people. Among the tightly-packed group were Hersh Goldberg-Polin and IDF soldier Aner Shapira. Then, terrorists surrounded the shelter. Students listened attentively as...
Middle Schoolers marked the last day of Chanukah with delicious donuts and a meaningful message. Students learned about memories and how important it is to hold onto special moments and take their lessons into the future. It was an appropriate message for the last day of Chanukah, because although the holiday was at a close, the Middle Schoolers learned that they can hold onto the light and joy of Chanukah and spread it around the rest of the year. Morah Sandy showed students examples of their ability to spread joy and light...
Ramaz seniors heard two enlightening presentations from visitor Dr. Uri Greenbaum, head of cellular therapy service at Israel’s Soroka Medical Center. First, he spoke to three senior Honors science classes about innovations in cancer treatment. In this talk, he outlined how cancer forms, the history and functionality of targeted therapy approaches, and new developments in immunotherapy. Students gained fascinating insight into...
Middle Schoolers received a powerful visit from Mr. Sagi Dovev, co-founder of SORTEAM (Special Operations Resilience Team). SORTEAM is an organization created by former IDF soldiers that provides workshops to help people build resilience. In particular, Mr. Dovev has dedicated himself to helping wounded IDF soldiers rebuild their mental and physical strength by coaching...
When the Upper School learned about the death of Omer Neutra z"l, the school immediately organized a special mincha to commemorate him. Between prayer, multiple speakers provided words of inspiration for the assembly. Two of these speakers...
Ramaz and KJ families were honored to host families from Kibbutz Kerem Shalom in their homes as a part of Project 24's Thanks4Giving initiative. Thanks4Giving brought 700 Israeli heroes from 28 kibbutzim and moshavim that were devastated by the October 7th attacks to 35 Jewish communities across the US for a week. The goal of the Mega Mission was...
Congressman Dan Goldman came to speak to sophomores about his commitment to supporting Israel and combating antisemitism through his work in the United States government. Dan Goldman represents New York's 10th district in the House of Representatives, and was...
For the sixth year in a row, ADI Israel (an organization that provides aid to Israelis living with disabilities) visited Ramaz and held assemblies with the fourth and eighth grade. ADI stands for "ability, diversity, and inclusion." The organization's North America director of advancement, Ms. Elie Klein, discussed ADI's mission and introduced the disability inclusion curriculum. Ramaz...