Chesed
Ramaz is rooted in its commitment to menschlichkeit and helping those in need. Our students recognize the importance of emulating God through acts of loving-kindness. The chesed we strive to promote in our students is rooted in a sense of responsibility to serve the Jewish people and all of humanity -- leading with kindness to improve the world!
Giving a helping hand, making a positive change, and bringing happiness and warmth to others is the driving force of the Ramaz student body. HINENI is hearing the question and always being ready with the answer: Here I am, I'm ready, SEND ME.
Chesed News
![Eleventh Graders Host a Panel, Take a Trip, and Engage in Chesed to Learn About Food Production]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713367657/ramaz/fpvr1kvy4cgdiorfkeht/ProduceMarket.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713367657/ramaz/fpvr1kvy4cgdiorfkeht/ProduceMarket.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713367657/ramaz/fpvr1kvy4cgdiorfkeht/ProduceMarket.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713367657/ramaz/fpvr1kvy4cgdiorfkeht/ProduceMarket.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713367657/ramaz/fpvr1kvy4cgdiorfkeht/ProduceMarket.jpg","width":1489}])
Eleventh graders truly took advantage of NYC as their classroom when they visited Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx with their teacher, Rabbi Josh Blaustein. This is the largest produce market in the world and supplies at least 60% of all the produce consumed in NYC. Students got to meet the market's CEO and hear about market operations, and then they walked...
![ECC Students Collect and Deliver Tzedakah to Help Families in Need Observe Pesach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713378598/ramaz/l7spybh5udgfxciscuf1/MaotChitim.jpg","width":1353}])
The ECC classes have been collecting tzedakah this year and now they have finally delivered it to Rabbi Haskel Lookstein '49 to be donated as maot chitim. These maot chitim (literal translation: wheat money) will be used to help provide Passover seder supplies and food to families in need. The students are so excited to know that their...
![Grant-Winning Fresh Opportunities Chesed Club Runs a Booth at the 2024 Jewish Climate Summit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712779077/ramaz/ohsithi3krt1xztdnm9b/FreshOpportunitiesClimateSummit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712779077/ramaz/ohsithi3krt1xztdnm9b/FreshOpportunitiesClimateSummit.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712779077/ramaz/ohsithi3krt1xztdnm9b/FreshOpportunitiesClimateSummit.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712779077/ramaz/ohsithi3krt1xztdnm9b/FreshOpportunitiesClimateSummit.jpg","width":1080}])
The Fresh Opportunities student-run chesed club, which packages and delivers leftover food to community fridges, did everyone proud at the 2024 Jewish Climate Summit! When the club members learned of the event, they took action and reached out to the summit's organizers, asking if there was any way Fresh Opportunities could get involved. In response, the club was cleared to run their very own table! Between...
![Fourth Graders "Scroll" Through Their Favorite Purim Mitzvot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710275515/ramaz/pznu14ofhhnwx0kvf7af/MitzvahScroll.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710275515/ramaz/pznu14ofhhnwx0kvf7af/MitzvahScroll.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710275515/ramaz/pznu14ofhhnwx0kvf7af/MitzvahScroll.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710275515/ramaz/pznu14ofhhnwx0kvf7af/MitzvahScroll.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710275515/ramaz/pznu14ofhhnwx0kvf7af/MitzvahScroll.jpg","width":1365}])
The fourth grade has been learning all about the mitzvot associated with Purim. One way they are exploring this theme is through special art projects! On a page decorated to look like a scroll, everyone chose a mitzvah they liked best and wrote in Hebrew why it...
![Upper Schoolers Get Their Game on with Spirit Day of Kindness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709150766/ramaz/xy59mkc6itorv0wssfxu/DayofKindness.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709150766/ramaz/xy59mkc6itorv0wssfxu/DayofKindness.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709150766/ramaz/xy59mkc6itorv0wssfxu/DayofKindness.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1709150766/ramaz/xy59mkc6itorv0wssfxu/DayofKindness.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709150766/ramaz/xy59mkc6itorv0wssfxu/DayofKindness.jpg","width":1569}])
Ramaz students always hype up our athletes on days of sports games – but during school before the Boys’ Varsity Basketball game on Tuesday, students decided to take it further, widening the scope of support into an entire spirit day dedicated to kindness. They supported...
![Seniors Present Their Favorite Topics in This Month's Batch of Student-Taught Classes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707339978/ramaz/mdgestg4fzfkpbg42732/SyriaStudent-TaughtClass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707339978/ramaz/mdgestg4fzfkpbg42732/SyriaStudent-TaughtClass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707339978/ramaz/mdgestg4fzfkpbg42732/SyriaStudent-TaughtClass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1707339978/ramaz/mdgestg4fzfkpbg42732/SyriaStudent-TaughtClass.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707339978/ramaz/mdgestg4fzfkpbg42732/SyriaStudent-TaughtClass.jpg","width":1482}])
Tables turned at Ramaz as senior students became teachers for a class period! For this special session, students submitted proposals to teach a class on a topic of their choice, detailing their desired lesson plan and any materials they believed they would need. Four students...
![First Days of Ramaz Upper School Mission to Israel: Recap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706731679/ramaz/brohkagbsw3wz5fks8db/MissionwMotherofHostage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706731679/ramaz/brohkagbsw3wz5fks8db/MissionwMotherofHostage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706731679/ramaz/brohkagbsw3wz5fks8db/MissionwMotherofHostage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1706731679/ramaz/brohkagbsw3wz5fks8db/MissionwMotherofHostage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706731679/ramaz/brohkagbsw3wz5fks8db/MissionwMotherofHostage.jpg","width":1280}])
The Ramaz Upper School Mission to Israel has been packed with chesed, education, and connection. Our students and their parents have met with survivors and first responders, volunteered with service organizations, delivered donations, prayed with mourners, and learned...
![Student-Run Chesed Club Provides Food to New Yorkers in Need]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1705527022/ramaz/amn7d9dfs6nqs1xekbsi/FreshOpportunities.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1705527022/ramaz/amn7d9dfs6nqs1xekbsi/FreshOpportunities.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1705527022/ramaz/amn7d9dfs6nqs1xekbsi/FreshOpportunities.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1705527022/ramaz/amn7d9dfs6nqs1xekbsi/FreshOpportunities.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1705527022/ramaz/amn7d9dfs6nqs1xekbsi/FreshOpportunities.jpg","width":1440}])
The Fresh Opportunities chesed club had another great meeting on Friday, January 12. The club, led by juniors Maya P., Bianca S., and Keren T., packages leftover food twice a week: during lunch periods on Thursdays, and after school on Fridays. After the students package these meals, students who live near community fridges deliver...
![Gemara Students Receive a Special Visitor to Learn About Tzedaka for Ethiopian Jews]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1704903672/ramaz/ydwrb52rlboknblzcrpr/GailProppEthiopianJews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1704903672/ramaz/ydwrb52rlboknblzcrpr/GailProppEthiopianJews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1704903672/ramaz/ydwrb52rlboknblzcrpr/GailProppEthiopianJews.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1704903672/ramaz/ydwrb52rlboknblzcrpr/GailProppEthiopianJews.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1704903672/ramaz/ydwrb52rlboknblzcrpr/GailProppEthiopianJews.jpg","width":1455}])
Rabbi Gaon's Gemara students, who are currently working on their tzedaka project, invited Ramaz grandparent Mrs. Gail Propp to come speak to the class about the work she does to help Ethiopian Jews. She is the...