A Week of Welcomes

   

Dear DKJA Families,

As we prepare for our upcoming Passover/Spring Break, we are "in full swing" with exciting events and happenings! Our school community welcomed incoming Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School Principal Rabbi Marshall Lesack at parent gatherings on Monday and Tuesday. It was a wonderful opportunity to "get to know" Rabbi Lesack, who will officially join our school in July of 2015. Both Rosenblatt High School parents of ninth through eleventh-graders, and parents of current eighth-graders, attended. Thank you to all who made Rabbi Lesack feel he is already a part of our family!

Rabbi Marshall Lesack, left. Mrs. Sue Schermer, right.

  

Middle School parents  will have the opportunity to meet with Middle School Dean of Students Mrs. Sue Schermer during a similar Meet and Greet program on May 5, 2015 at 8 a.m. in the Library. We look forward to seeing you there.

As an administrator who has recently begun a new role, receiving a warm welcome is priceless. This week, I had the privilege of personally visiting Mrs. Marcia Muench's fourth-grade class - and to say I was greeted with kindness, respect and smiles is an understatement! Each student in the class had written a personal letter to me as part of their assignments. The students were tasked with describing what they like, and what they would like to see improved, at DKJA. To say that I was impressed does not do this project the justice it deserves. With great eloquence and candor, the fourth-graders took their task seriously and responsibly. Kol Hakavod to this remarkable group of students, and to all who go the extra mile to ensure that success is in our future through creative projects such as this.

In closing, I want to personally thank all of the families who participated in DKJA's Shabbat Across America "selfie project." The beautiful digital photo montage created by

Shabbat Candles Digital Photo Montage

Rabbi in Residence Baruch Plotkin can be seen here (click the link at right). We had such a wonderful response to our "call for Shabbat Selfies." Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who put the Shabbat Candle Kits together and for ensuring that each family received them. What a wonderful way to unite our community.    

Helena Levine

Head of School