A Warrior’s Guide to the 2022-2023/5782-5783 School Year One School. One Community.
Our History It all started in 1947! Rabbi Alexander Sender Gross z”l, our first head of school, and several families founded Hebrew Academy. Seventy-five years ago Rabbi Gross and the founding families made history by creating the first Dati Tzioni (Modern Orthodox) Jewish Day School south of Baltimore. Their combined efforts and dedication enabled Hebrew Academy to grow from a handful of students to a school that nurtures and educates hundreds of students each year.
About Hebrew Academy Mission Statement Through the light of Torah and academic excellence the Hebrew Academy inspires each and every child to improve the world.
• Love for Torah and all mankind.
• Ability to think, inquire, investigate, and learn.
The Hebrew Academy Warrior is a symbol of all that our students embody:
• Future Jewish leaders.
2 Hebrew Academy Parents: About Us At the Hebrew Academy you will encounter a vibrant and diverse community dedicated to educating children who will become our community’s Jewish leaders. We take great pride in meeting the needs of the whole child, which is why athletics, drama, music, technology, and visual arts are part of our curriculum. Still, the neshama (soul) of Hebrew Academy lives within our mission to light up the world through Torah, kindness, and our commitment to menschlichkeit, and Medinat Yisrael.
• Confidence to be themselves.
3 Hebrew Academy Parents: About Us LHTAETIC•KIND•FIERCE • WARRIOR • ZIONISTIC•AHAVATTORAH•AHAVATISRAEL • ONE-OF-A-KIND•MENSCH•
Information
The Lost & Found is located inside our West Side Cafeteria in the large gray storage bin.
4 Hebrew Academy Parents: Campus Information After Care Students of all ages can join our after care program to play and do homework until their parents or guardians are able to pick them up. After care ends at 5:00 pm. For more information, please contact Eti Mizrahi, After School Activities Director, at emizrahi@rasg.org.
Parent Dress Code Policy
Uniforms Hebrew Academy has a uniform policy for Grades K-12. To learn more visit hebrewacademymiami.org/backtoschool.
After School Activities
Hot Lunch Program
Campus
Lost & Found
We proudly offer an optional glatt kosher hot lunch program for purchase for students in Playgroup to Grade 12. Students may also bring a dairy or pareve lunch from home. For more information, visit hebrewacademymiami.org/lunch.
Beginning in Nursery 3, students can extend their day in our After School Activities program. Classes ranging from Basketball, BrickLAB, Hip Hop, and Clay World provide students with the chance to discover their passion in a fun and safe environment led by qualified staff. Each semester different classes are offered to allow for exposure to a world of limitless learning opportunities. For more information, please contact Eti Mizrahi, After School Activities Director, at emizrahi@rasg.org.
We ask parents to be mindful of their attire during drop-off and pick-up and when on campus. As we are devoted to teaching your children Torah and Jewish values, please partner with us in reinforcing those values. All men should cover their heads at all times on campus including when dropping off and picking up children. All women should wear skirts or dresses of knee length or longer and keep their shoulders covered. They should dress appropriately at all times on campus including when dropping off and picking up Wechildren.askthat all family members attending school events, and family or nannies picking up or dropping off children from school, also comply with our dress code policy.
5 Hebrew Academy Parents: Campus Information School Hours
7:50Monday–Thursdayam–3:50pm High School 7:50Monday–Thursdayam–4:00pm
Entire School Friday Hours: Fall & Spring August 26–November 4 and March 17–June 16 7:50 am–2:30 pm Friday Hours: Winter November 11–March 10 7:50 am–1:30 pm Early Pick-Up To pick up your student(s) before dismissal, please fill out the Early Dismissal Form for the Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School division to notify the front office. The form can be found on the school site and Plus Portals. Please submit early dismissal requests by 1:00 pm for your student. This will allow the office to notify the teachers and security. Please note that 3:00 pm is the latest you can pick up a student(s) early. Our goal is to have minimal disruption at the end of the school day. Late Arrivals Early Childhood Late Arrivals: Drop-off is between 7:45–8:15 am. If you arrive between 8:15 am and 8:45 am, there will be a staff member available to accompany your child to their classroom— please wait with security at the entrance. Parents must wait until morning mifkad is over. After 8:45 am, parents must park and walk their children into school. No students are allowed to walk in by themselves. Elementary School Late Arrivals: Elementary drop-off is between 7:45–8:00 am. Tefillah begins promptly at 8:05 am. Middle School & High School Late Arrivals: Drop-off is between 7:45–8:00 am; Tefillah begins at 8:00 am for the Middle School, and 7:50 am for the High School. Anyone entering after 8:00 am for Middle School or 7:50 am for High School is considered tardy/late and will need to sign in at the gate/front office. Three unexcused tardies equal one unexcused absence. School Calendar The school calendar is accessible on our website, printed, or through this QR code.
Early Childhood—Grade 8
Warrior Wear We love to see students in Warrior Wear as follows: • On Warrior Wednesdays students can wear any Warrior merchandise. • Warrior Wear sweatshirts can be worn any day for Early Childhood through Grade 12. Uniform shirts are also sold on our swag website. Head over to warriorwear.schoolmerch.shop or scan this QR code to start shopping!
Carpool End of day dismissal for all Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School students is as follows.
All families will receive a name card for your vehicle(s) that will be used when you pick up your students from the carpool lane. Your last name and child(ren) grades will be listed on the card. Your name card MUST be placed on your windshield when you get in line for carpool. For security purposes, please remove the card once you leave campus. Name cards go home in your youngest child’s backpack the first week of school.
Color-coded Name Cards
Yellow Name Card As a courtesy to families who only have children in ECE or Kindergarten, we allow an optional earlier release from 3:20 pm to 3:35 pm Monday–Thursday and 2:15 pm to 2:25 pm on Friday. Your oldest child must be in Kindergarten or you will need to use the regular carpool. You will receive a yellow card which will indicate to our staff that you may enter campus for early dismissal.
Blue Name Card
6 Hebrew Academy Parents: Communication HAppenings HAppenings is Hebrew Academy’s official school newsletter. Sent out every Friday, you will receive the latest news from campus and so much more! Hebrew Academy is SOCIAL, follow us! @hebrewacademymiamihebrewacademymiami Text Message System Please save the number 956-64 as Hebrew Academy on your mobile device to ensure you receive important updates and reminders from the school. Storm Hotline In the event of a storm, please check the school’s website or call our Emergency Weather Hotline at 305.460.3246 to get information about school closures and reopening dates. Transportation Bus Service We offer bus service for students in grades K-12 from Hollywood to Miami Beach. For more information, please contact bus@rasg.org Communication
Carpool begins at 3:40 pm for all families on Monday–Thursday and 2:25 pm on Friday. The school gates for blue tags will not open before the listed times so please do not arrive at school earlier, as you will not be allowed to enter the premises until your carpool time.
7 Hebrew Academy Parents: Faculty & Staff Faculty & Staff 2022-2023 Dr. Kalman Stein, Interim Head of School kstein@rasg.org Merav Codron, Director of Admissions mcodron@rasg.org Annette Aglietti, Administrative Assistant aaglietti@rasg.org Rabbi Michael Cohen Director of Innovation mcohen@rasg.org Ellen Schwartz, Director of Development eschwartz@rasg.org Jackie Smith Director of Marketing & Communications jsmith@rasg.org EARLY CHILDHOOD Raquel Felici Otsman Director of Early Childhood Education rfelici@rasg.org Norma Reiz Early Childhood & Middle School Administrative Assistant nreiz@rasg.org Veronica Akerman, Baby Room vakerman@rasg.org Rebecca Amar, Nursery 3 ramar@rasg.org Nelly Arias, Floater narias@rasg.org Esther Aronovski, Pre-K earonovski@rasg.org Yaniela Chararan, Nursery 2 ychararan@rasg.org Barbara Cohen, Nursery 2 bcohen@rasg.org Arlene De La Rosa, Behaviorist Tali Eliani, Playgroup teliani@rasg.org Linda Eskenazi, Nursery 3 leskenazi@rasg.org Kathy Eson, Pre-K keason@rasg.org Hilda Garanton, Baby Room hgaranton@rasg.org Miriam Guinon, Pre-K mguinon@rasg.org Liat Ifrach, Playgroup lifrach@rasg.org Eti Mizrahi, Nursery 2 & After School Activities Director emizrahi@rasg.org Susan Sava, ECE Specialist ssava@rasg.org Rachel Wasserman, Nursery 2 rwasserman@rasg.org Shlomo Krivinsky, Music skrivinsky@rasg.org ELEMENTARY DIVISION Debbie Hamburg Elementary School Principal dhamburg@rasg.org Rabbi Jeremy Litton Elementary School Judaic Studies Principal jlitton@rasg.org Diana Kurtzer Elementary Administrative Assistant dkurtzer@rasg.org Genie Bensimon, Third Grade General Studies & STEAM Coordinator gbensimon@rasg.org *Staff email addresses can also be found on the Hebrew Academy website in our Staff Directory.
8 Hebrew Academy Parents: Faculty & Staff Rachel Benzaquen Second Grade Limudei Kodesh rbenzaquen@rasg.org Debbie Hamel, Literacy Coordinator and AEP Reading Specialist dhamel@rasg.org Elena Holand Third Grade Limudei Kodesh eholand@rasg.org Galia Jaimovich Second Grade Limudei Kodesh gjaimovich@rasg.org Jessica Kaplan, Hebrew Language jkaplan@rasg.org Irit Karavani, First Grade Limudei Kodesh ikaravani@rasg.org Dassie Meffi, AEP Specialist dmeffi@rasg.org Anat Moyal, AEP Judaics amoyal@rasg.org Rabbi Joshua Munk Fifth Grade Limudei Kodesh jmunk@rasg.org Caroline Nahon First Grade General Studies cnahon@rasg.org Doris Pinhasov Fourth Grade General Studies dpinhasov@rasg.org Shoshana Pinkhasov Kindergarten General Studies spinkhasov@rasg.org Daislyn Reyes, Fifth Grade General Studies dreyes@rasg.org Jennifer Roffman AEP Testing and Math Coordinator jroffman@rasg.org Nurit Rosenberg, AEP nrosenberg@rasg.org Alexandra Rusinek Kindergarten General Studies arusinek@rasg.org Jessica Sanchez, Art jsanchez@rasg.org Perla Salver, First Grade General Studies psalver@rasg.org Shoshana Scharf Kindergarten Limudei Kodesh sscharf@rasg.org Batsheva Scheinberg Elementary School Social Worker bscheinberg@rasg.org Batsheva Schochet Third Grade Limudei Kodesh bschochet@rasg.org Stephanie Schur Second Grade General Studies sschur@rasg.org Carly Schwartz Fourth Grade General Studies cschwartz@rasg.org Noa Shabat Second Grade General Studies nshabat@rasg.org Ester Shoshana First Grade Limudei Kodesh eshoshana@rasg.org Elana Szafranski Fourth Grade Limudei Kodesh eszafranski@rasg.org Lisi Wolfson Kindergarten Limudei Kodesh ewolfson@rasg.org MIDDLE SCHOOL Andrea Lucero, Middle School Principal alucero@rasg.org Rabbi Ari Galandauer, Tanach agalandauer@rasg.org Arturo Garcia-Ribbi, Music agribbi@rasg.org Rachel Gibaja AEP Academic Support Specialist rgibaja@rasg.org
Hebrew Academy Parents: Faculty & Staff
Rabbi Noach Rabovsky, Middle School Activities Director & Talmud nrabovsky@rasg.org
Judy Schurz, Mechina jschurz@rasg.org
Rabbi Ari Karp Director of Judaic Studies/Talmud akarp@rasg.org
Javier Gonzalez, Science Department jgonzalez@rasg.org
Tori Koslow, Science Department tkoslow@rasg.org
HIGH MeredithSCHOOLKaltman, High School Principal mkaltman@rasg.org
Rabbi Dovid Alpert, Judaics dalpert@rasg.org
Limor Derhy, Hebrew Language lderhy@rasg.org
Rachel Greenberg, Tanach rgreenberg@rasg.org
Angie Lopez, Math Department mlopez@rasg.org
Devorah Werdiger, Special Events Coordinator & Hebrew Language dwerdiger@rasg.org
Raquel Benguigui Science & Math Department Chair rbenguigui@rasg.org
Gabe Deutsch Office of High School Principal Alumni Relations Coordinator gdeutsch@rasg.org
Rabbi Jack Cohen, Director of Jewish Education & Community Engagement jcohen@rasg.org
Yael Shachar, Hebrew Language yschachar@rasg.org
Jamol James, Math Department jjames@rasg.org
Bat-el Levy, Math Department blevy@rasg.org
Dr. Susan London Middle School Psychologist slondon@rasg.org
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Dinah Irwin, Humanities Department dirwin@rasg.org
Galia Perry, Hebrew Language gperry@rasg.org
William Fernandez, Math Department wfernandez@rasg.org
Noga Malka, Halacha mnolga@rasg.org
Rabbi Dovid Hayes, Talmud dhayes@rasg.org
Zahava Garber, Social Worker zgarber@rasg.org Elazar Greenberg, Hebrew Language egreenberg@rasg.org Itamar Harel, AEP iharel@rasg.org
Noa Zemel, Hebrew Language nzemel@rasg.org
Barbara Solomon Humanities Department/Drama bsolomon@rasg.org
Glenn Katzman, MS Dean of Students/ Humanities Department gkatzman@rasg.org
Arturo Rojas, Humanities Department arojas@rasg.org
Svetlana Chernova, Math Department schernova@rasg.org
Hannah Standiford Academic Support Specialist hstandiford@rasg.org
Rabbi Avrohom Elefant, Judaics aelefant@rasg.org
Judy Neufeld, Tanach jneufeld@rasg.org
design, and math enrichment for students with advanced math skills. ATHLETICS We offer athletic programs that promote and develop teamwork, ethical conduct, sportsmanship, and physical skill.
Batsheva Scheinberg Elementary School Social bscheinberg@rasg.org
Aviva Moshe, Hebrew Language amoshe@rasg.org
Rabbi David Kleinman, Judaics dkleinman@rasg.org
Timothy Patton History & English Department Chair tpatton@rasg.org
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Dr. Susan London Middle School Psychologist slondon@rasg.org
Andrej Vucajnk, Math Department avucajnk@rasg.org
Andrea Lucero Middle School Principal & AEP Contact alucero@rasg.org
Mayra Jaimes, Science Department mjaimes@rasg.org
COLLEGE & ISRAEL GUIDANCE
Tirtza Schapiro
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Elementary Student Support
Michael Kjos, History Department mkjos@rasg.org
Rabbi Yosef Manne, Judaics ymanne@rasg.org
Tirtza Schapiro, Judaics tschapiro@rasg.org
Teresita Aboff, Administrative Assistant College Counseling taboff@rasg.org
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Chad Bishop, Athletic Director cbishop@rasg.org
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Phillip Nandin, Math Department pnandin@rasg.org
Tal Levian, Judaics (Shlichim) tlevian@rasg.org
Meirav Kravetz World Languages Department Chair mkravetz@rasg.org
Joan Walter English Department & Yearbook jwalter@rasg.org
Michael Maguire, English Department mmaguire@rasg.org
Oshrat Twito, Student Life Director otwito@rasg.org
Rabbi Daniel Levian, Judaics (Shlichim) dlevian@rasg.org
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Hebrew Academy Parents: Faculty & Staff
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Zahava Garber School Social zgarber@rasg.org
Joanna Martin, English Department jmartin@rasg.org
STUDENT Rabovsky of rrabovsky@rasg.org
Rabbi Shlomo Kravetz, Judaics skravetz@rasg.org
Gina Terry, Director of College Guidance gterry@rasg.org
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Dr. Ryan Prechter, History Department rprechter@rasg.org
Rabbi Yosef Manne Israel Guidance Yeshivot ymanne@rasg.org
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11 Hebrew Academy Parents: Faculty & Staff Mallory Erickson Assistant Athletic Director merickson@rasg.org Stephen Izaguirre PE Teacher & Head Volleyball Coach sizaguirre@rasg.org Daniel Weberman, PE Teacher dweberman@rasg.org PARENT TEACHER STUDENT YaelASSOCIATIONDelgado&Diana Sragowicz Co-Presidents Parents, teachers, and students make up our Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). The PTSA provides support for our school community by creating programming and activities to enrich school spirit and promote ACHDUT If(unity).youwould like to get involved, please email PTSA@RASG.ORG and follow the HA PTSA on instagram @ hebrewacademyptsa. B’NOT ShirelMoriahTal-ElZimrat-YaSHERUTEtyaRathYosheiSarahNigriSallary Our B’not Sherut are currently doing National Service for the Israeli Government through the Bat-Ami organization and will be interacting with our students on a daily basis. BUSINESS OFFICE Rachel Weinberger Director of Operations, Business and Human Resources rweinberger@rasg.org Marinela Amenta, Business Office Administrative Assistant mamenta@rasg.org Daniella Folk, Registrar dfolk@rasg.org Raquel Jackson, Accountant rjackson@rasg.org Angela Mardy, HR Assistant amardy@rasg.org School Nurse Nurse Lynn Friedman lfriedman@rasg.org KfirSecurityLebovich, Chief of Security security@rasg.org SalTECHNOLOGYPereira, IT Manager spereira@rasg.org Brittanie Jackson Software Administrator bjackson@rasg.org Rafael Lopez, IT solveit@rasg.org MAINTENANCE TEAM Tony Perez, Facilities Manager Nancy JuniorPaulaMariaDemarysJanetErnelioEdwinReubenArdeusArrierta-SocaBocioDierivotMendozaOcanaPerezRodriguezVaquedano
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