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
![Pictures and Videos Inside: Ramaz Marches Proudly in the 2026 Israel Day on Fifth Parade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780672566/ramaz/pszxaw5cm4tmgr9vjkql/2026IsraelDayon5th.jpg","width":2200}])
Thank you to those who marched with us or cheered us on as we showed the world that we are proud Americans, proud Zionists, and proud Rams at the Israel Day on Fifth parade! The Ramaz community said Hineni and joined 50,000 marchers and thousands more spectators waving our American and...
![Upper Schoolers Learn Life Lessons from Parents of a Fallen IDF Soldier]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780065310/ramaz/ao4ht4cjrqhnt6ddngjz/MaozIDFSoldier.jpg","width":2200}])
Freshmen had the privilege to receive a visit from Varda and Eitan Morell, the parents of a fallen IDF soldier. Two and a half years ago, Maoz had been fighting in...
![Freshmen and Juniors Spend Days of Service Volunteering with Yad Leah and GrowTorah]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780062054/ramaz/sqlcbz5k7hqyosvcyxjp/2026JuniorsYadLeah.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780062054/ramaz/sqlcbz5k7hqyosvcyxjp/2026JuniorsYadLeah.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780062054/ramaz/sqlcbz5k7hqyosvcyxjp/2026JuniorsYadLeah.jpg","width":689}])
After partnering with Yad Leah and Grow Torah throughout their Ramaz experiences, freshmen and juniors visited the organizations in person for hands-on volunteer work during their days of service. Students...
![Eighth Graders Learn About Jewish Advocacy with Renowned Author David Harris]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779998610/ramaz/jdjj71u6q01flyopiqro/DavidHarris.jpg","width":2200}])
Eighth graders met with David Harris, acclaimed author of Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know and longtime CEO of AJC. He spoke to students about Jewish advocacy, especially in light of their upcoming end-of-year trip to Virginia. On the trip, they will be ambassadors for the Jewish people in...
![Pictures Inside: Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl Speaks with Upper Schoolers About Advocating for Jews and Israel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779992738/ramaz/my56rotihunt8yfsod6q/BrucePearl.jpg","width":2200}])
The Upper School felt privileged to receive a visit from the famed Bruce Pearl, longtime college basketball coach and now staunch advocate for the Jewish people. He joined...
![Seventh Graders Hear Powerful Talk by a Wounded IDF Soldier]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779288796/ramaz/zzsau33w24ceebntsgg4/BarakWoundedIDFSoldier.jpg","width":2200}])
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...
![Upper Schoolers Hold Hallel Services and Welcome Visitors to Reflect on Yom Yerushalayim and the Holocaust]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1778862180/ramaz/vwxdilu71yessyxkmlvw/YomYerushalayimHallel.jpg","width":2200}])
In honor of Yom Yerushalayim, the Upper School hosted inspiring visits and held heartfelt musical hallel services. The schoolwide women’s tefillah was joined by visitors including Rabbi Shmuel Slotki, current judge on the IDF’s Nativ conversion court. On October 7...
![Freshmen Attend NORPAC Mission to Washington, D.C.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778858553/ramaz/wptfqnnu8llxhckvkput/2026USNorpac.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778858553/ramaz/wptfqnnu8llxhckvkput/2026USNorpac.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778858553/ramaz/wptfqnnu8llxhckvkput/2026USNorpac.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778858553/ramaz/wptfqnnu8llxhckvkput/2026USNorpac.jpg","width":1177}])
Ariel G. '29 and Daniel A. '29 took time out of their busy schedules to attend the NORPAC Mission to Washington, D.C., with Ms. Daniels, where they walked the halls of Congress and met with senators and representatives from both sides of the political aisle. The aim was to bring attention to specific bills...
![Lower and Middle School Choirs Host the Interschool Choral Festival and Join KJ's Yom Yerushalayim Concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778857163/ramaz/wbag7y5v852habrh27u3/ChoirandCantorBerson.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778857163/ramaz/wbag7y5v852habrh27u3/ChoirandCantorBerson.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778857163/ramaz/wbag7y5v852habrh27u3/ChoirandCantorBerson.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778857163/ramaz/wbag7y5v852habrh27u3/ChoirandCantorBerson.png","width":1085}])
The Lower and Middle School choirs have been hard at work performing in two concerts for the community! Ramaz hosted the Interschool Choral Festival and shared in a night of song with...