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From the Mission Statement: What does it mean to be “Student-Centered”?

/ Feb 29, 2024 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

Baking has a reputation for requiring precision. When making items like cakes and cookies, you need to measure carefully,…

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“100 days of ______.”

/ Feb 1, 2024 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

“100 days of ______.” In January or February of any other year, if you ask an educator to fill in the blank, you will get one…

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The Israel Rally

/ Nov 15, 2023 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

“For many of us, the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling.…

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Announcing Our New Mission and Core Values!

/ Oct 3, 2023 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

As Head of School, I’m responsible for Schechter’s day-to-day operations, and for keeping our school on a constant journey…

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All Learning is Language Learning

/ May 3, 2023 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

“Why learn facts if you can just Google them?” Questions like this, which many of us began asking in the late 90s as computers…

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Big Questions Lead to Reflection and Conversation

/ Mar 16, 2023 /
By: Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Berger

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men and women to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach…

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