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Schechter Westchester 2016 - 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS
David Landau, President
Core Values and Mission
Gabriel Nechamkin, First Vice President
Amy Cushmaro, Vice President
Joel Alsfine, Treasurer
Jason Friedland, Vice President Gary Katz, Secretary
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Ahavat Yisrael
Gemilut Chasadim
אהבת ישראל
גמילות חסדים
Love of Israel
Social Action
Kavod
כבוד
Respect
Kehilah
קהילה
Community
Talmud Torah
Tefilah & Shmirat Mitzvot
תלמוד תורה
תפילה ושמירת מצוות
Lifelong Learning and Study
Observance
Salo Aizenberg • Ellen Aschendorf-Shasha • Trisanne Berger • Ron Burton • Michael Eck • Karen Estrin • Robert Feilbogen Martine Fleishman • Avi Friedman • Wayne Goldstein • Ben Golub • Rabbi David-Seth Kirschner • Lois Kohn-Claar • Michael Leffell Mark Lefkowitz • Barry Lovell • Harry Mamaysky • Laurence Stein • Stacey Wechsler • Giselle Weissman • Allison Wohl EX OFFICIO
Showing our love for and commitment to the Jewish people and the land and State of Israel as central to Jewish identity and continuity.
Responsibility for establishing a better world through exemplary behavior, leadership, and acts of kindness.
Embracing diversity and respecting ourselves and others as we are created in God’s image.
Taking responsibility for our community as the context for meaningful Jewish lives.
Instilling a love for continual learning through balanced study of Torah and general studies.
Dr. Michael Kay Adar Gurvitch • Ross Zelman
Observing Jewish traditions and prayer to provide meaning and joy in our daily lives.
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Bernie Gelb • Peter Hochfelder • David Sass • Robert Steinberg HEADMASTER EMERITUS
Dr. Elliot Spiegel SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
Schechter Westchester, a kindergarten through twelfth-grade Conservative Jewish day school, is set apart by our comprehensive, intellectually rigorous dual curriculum that empowers and cultivates each student in mind, body, and soul. Through the teaching of Jewish values, critical thinking, and openness to new ideas, we inspire our students to achieve academic and personal excellence, preparing them for college and the ever-changing world beyond. We are a kehilah, a caring community that fosters the joyous practice of Jewish life. We instill in our graduates the confidence to navigate life’s journey with a strong moral compass and apply their passions, knowledge, and skills to the betterment of the Jewish people, the United States, Israel, and the world.
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The warm and nurturing environment you create inspires the children’s development, confidence, and passion for learning. — Current Parent
Dr. Michael Kay, Head of School Rabbi Harry Pell, Associate Head of School for Jewish Life & Learning Ilanit Hoory Lower School Principal Smadar Amidror Director of Operations
Amy Holtzer Middle School Principal
Elisha Andron Director of Student Services
Eric Bassin High School Principal
Tracey Harris Chief Financial Officer
Barbara Shapiro Director, Office of Institutional Advancement
2016-2017 PTO BOARD
Adar Gurvitch • Ross Zelman Co-Presidents April Klein • Lori Kurlander Leslie Schwartz • Joanna Stein Lower School Vice Presidents
Michelle Kantor Ofri Maliniak Middle School Vice Presidents
Karen Estrin • Pam Goldstein Kehilah & Chesed Liaisons
Allyson Wisel Recording Secretary
Rhonda Golub Magan Mullino Schain High School Vice Presidents Judith Grand Treasurer
Robin Bond • Maria Kessler Diana Sklar All-School Vice Presidents Stacey Wechsler Immediate Past President
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2015 Ò… 2016 HIGHLIGHTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING JEWISH LIFE PTO HIGHLIGHTS ALUMNI NOTES TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING
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Message from Dr. Michael Kay
Head of School Dear Schechter Westchester Community,
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he Torah teaches that we are to sanc fy the fi ieth year. Known as the yovel (“Jubilee”), year number 50 is to be one of celebra on, marked by loud blasts of the shofar throughout the land. This yearlong celebra on is not to be an idle one, however: the yovel is also observed through gran ng freedom to servants, returning property to its original owners (par cularly those who were forced to move by evic on or foreclosure), and allowing the land to lie fallow.
The lesson of this passage is clear. A major celebra on must be accompanied by societal introspec on, a relentless focus on improvement, and a public re-commitment to our values. Within a span of eight verses in Levi cus 25, the Torah declares that the yovel is an opportunity to “proclaim liberty throughout the land for all its inhabitants” (a verse made iconic through its inscrip on on the Liberty Bell) and twice reminds us that we shall “not wrong one another” in commercial transac ons. The shofar sounds not only to call us to rejoice, but also to call our a en on to what our community can and must become. Schechter Westchester’s own yovel year of 2015-2016 indeed brought with it much
cause for rejoicing. For the first me since 2007, prior to the recession, our student popula on increased. We welcomed more than 120 students who were new to the school, and our rates of student reten on and parental sa sfac on were in the highest echelon of independent schools na onally. Our students and alumni registered achievements that were firsts in SW history in the robo cs lab, in the classroom, on the playing field, on the stage, in the music studio, on college campuses, and in the workplace. All of this ac vity was made possible by historic generosity on the part of our community: we raised more than $3.4 million for the Schechter Annual Fund (SAF), a record amount, which goes directly to ensure that our program remains at the forefront of innova on while s ll being accessible to as many families as possible. In the midst of this celebra on, we heed the lesson of the Torah to use milestone occasions as opportuni es to emphasize values and give back to the community. We launched programs and partnerships in all three divisions dedicated to middot, character educa on. In the weeks leading up to Chanukah, our Lower School community — through an ini a ve that was en rely envisioned and implemented by
students — collected more than 300 presents for distribu on to needy children in Westchester. Over the course of the year, our Upper School students performed in excess of 12,000 hours of chesed, community service — taking very literally our obliga on toward tikkun olam, repairing the world. We are exceedingly grateful to all of the donors who made it possible for us to influence so many lives in such posi ve ways. Your con nued support during the coming year is absolutely crucial to our ability to maintain this momentum, remain at the forefront of educa onal excellence, and con nue to address the affordability challenges of our field. Tui on does not cover the full cost of a Schechter Westchester educa on, and a robust SAF is the key to our ability to innovate. We are energized by our ongoing partnership with you as we look ahead with excitement and imagina on toward our next yovel, 49 years from now. Shanah tovah! To a great new year! Michael A. Kay, PhD Head of School
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Message from David A. Landau
President of the Board of Trustees Dear Schechter Westchester Community,
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irst, a word of thanks to you, the donors who have given of yourselves to support our extraordinary school. For more than a half century, Schechter Westchester has been expanding the outstanding opportuni es provided to our students. The individual character of each child is embraced and cul vated while he or she journeys intellectually, socially, ethically and spiritually, and finds a place not only within our schoolwide kehilah, but also the worldwide Jewish community. The wealth of experiences our school offers immerses students in the richness of their shared Jewish heritage while providing each one with a truly excellent and dis nc ve secular educa on, and an awareness of his or her own poten al to achieve and contribute to repairing the world. As a trustee, I am grateful on behalf of our students — from kindergartners through gradua ng seniors — as they are the immediate beneficiaries of your tzedakah. I am also grateful on behalf of the tremendously dedicated faculty and staff across the Lower, Middle, and High Schools. Your generosity provides them with the resources they need to thrive as educators and administrators to the great benefit of our students and our community.
As a parent, I am hard pressed to find ample words to express the gra tude I feel toward Schechter Westchester as an ins tu on and as a community. I am confident that my four children have been excep onally well prepared academically, socially, and morally, not only for college but also for the future, wherever and whatever that may be. They have had four very different experiences, but each one has been incredibly posi ve. Given the commitment of the school to remaining on the cu ng edge of innova on, educa on, and technology, it will be exci ng to see what lies ahead. The obliga on our school has accepted to help build ethical people with a deeply rooted founda on in Jewish values, promises to con nue to make a significant impact in the world.
The obliga on our school has accepted to help build ethical people with a deeply rooted foundaon in Jewish values, promises to con nue to make a significant impact in the world.
So again, thank you for the generosity you have shown in making a difference for each child who learns and grows as part of our Schechter Westchester community. David Landau President of the Board of Trustees
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We have seen incredible growth in [our son] this year in so many ways. You have taught him the meaning of being complete with work as well as an understanding of higher standards and diligence. He learned so much, he now reads so much and is func oning at a nigh higher level. While he may not always have liked the hard work — he understands that expecta on now in a way he never did. You’ve been a truly great teacher and guide for him and one I know he will remember (we sure will). Thanks for all your ruach and enthusiasm for learning. Thank you, thank you. — Current Parent
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2015-2016 Highlights
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On a personal level, she always spoke of you and your class with a smile of pleasure on her lips, she talked about your friendliness, good sense of humor, suppor ve a tude, exci ng atmosphere. — Current Parent
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My kids are products of the Schechter Westchester Experience. The middos (values), ability and willingness to interact with all types of people, the academic prepara on and air of confidence are directly a ributable to their SW educa on. — Alumni Parent
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Schechter Westchester Celebrates 50 Years
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1966, with a vision of a different kind of Jewish educa on and the support of the Westchester Jewish community, Rabbi Max Gelb founded Solomon Schechter School of Westchester. Rabbi Gelb’s wife, Leah, served as the school’s principal, and together with two teachers and 22 students, the school opened in the basement of Temple Israel Center in White Plains. It was a small beginning, but in me, the school grew, moving to a bigger facility, gradua ng its first eighthgrade class, and becoming a true blessing to the Westchester Jewish community.
Dr. Spiegel’s answer, with the partnership of Schechter Westchester Chairman of the Board M. Mac Schwebel, was yes! The land for our Hartsdale campus was purchased, the school was built, and in 2001 we welcomed our first High School class. Today, Schechter Westchester is celebra ng 50 years, and we have come a long way. We now serve nearly 800 students from more than 500 families, coming not only from Westchester, but from three states and a total of eight coun es. With Dr. Spiegel’s re rement in 2013, Dr. Michael Kay was appointed head of school.
The late ‘70s and ‘80s were a me of con nued growth. In 1979, with students now numbering in the hundreds and having outgrown its first two loca ons, the school moved to what is today our Lower School campus in White Plains. With the re rement of Rabbi and Mrs. Gelb a year later, Dr. Elliot Spiegel was appointed headmaster. By the late ‘90s, the school was again burs ng at the seams. A er 30 years as a K-8 school, there was a new ques on on the table: could Schechter Westchester have a high school?
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Celebrating Jewish Life
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s Schechter Westchester completes its first half century, vibrant Jewish life con nues to define the day-to-day experiences of our students on both campuses. From the joyful singing of kindergartners in tefilah at the Lower School to the more sophis cated and varied daily minyanim at the Upper School, Judaism is lived as much
as it is learned. Holiday celebra ons across the grades and annual Shabbatonim for the older students add addi onal layers to the students’ understanding of their heritage, while volunteer and chesed projects offer meaning and opportuni es to give back. Set against a backdrop of ongoing Jewish learning, and coupled with a strong connec on to Israel
and the Jewish people worldwide, daily life at Schechter Westchester models what it will mean to live an engaged, commi ed Jewish life, not only in college, but for a life me.
I hope to send my kids here one day, God willing. — Graduate, Class of 2016
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A couple of years ago my Dad, who has always led our Seders, passed the baton to [our daughter] and my nephew... and they in turn have now passed the baton to [another daughter]... It was such a special night. [My husband] and I just kept looking at each other with a mix of pride and awe... and true gra tude for the gi that you have given our daughters and our whole family. — Current Parent
They say it takes a village to raise a child and we honestly could not ask for more from the village that surrounds our daughter at school each day. She is thriving academically, socially and emo onally and we are grateful for all that you do and all that Schechter Westchester stands for. — Current Parent
Schechter Westchester is on the short list of best paren ng decisions we have made :) — Current Parent
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PTO Highlights
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he Parent Teacher Organiza on of Schechter Westchester is commi ed to collabora ng with the school to foster a strong and suppor ve kehilah (community) and to providing opportuni es for parents, teachers, and administrators to partner in the educa on of our students and the enhancement of our school. The PTO plans and sponsors numerous events and programs of its own such as the celebratory onegs that follow each assembly and play, the grade-wide social evenings for parents, the
Moms’ and Dads’ Nights Out, and the Lower School’s Young Writers’ Workshop. The PTO coordinates gi s of apprecia on given to the faculty and staff at Chanukah, as well as at the end of the school year. At the same me, the PTO works closely with the various arms of the school to provide support for many schoolwide events and holiday observances throughout the year, such as the giving of Mishloach Manot packages and the carnival at Purim, the school’s par cipa on in New York City’s Celebrate Israel Parade, Passover
seders, and schoolwide ac vi es for Yom HaAtzmaut, the Junior and Senior Prom, and ShavRuach (Spirit Week). In addi on to providing enriching programming to the students, these PTO-sponsored and co-sponsored events also create volunteer opportuni es that help individuals come together, develop connec ons with one another, and strengthen es to the greater community.
My Schechter Westchester experience truly transformed my life. As someone who joined the Class of 2016 as a freshman, I have gained so many valuable experiences and opportuni es. I was able to explore my Jewish life in a new and exci ng way and really figure out what being a Jew means to me. Having such available and compassionate teachers and faculty members made my me at Schechter Westchester all the more incredible. It’s hard for me to believe that my me here is coming to an end and I will be forever grateful to all those who have shaped me into the young woman I am. 14 14
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I’m si ng in a lecture right now (which has around 400 people in it, by the way), and I am SO happy I took [this course] with you! My professor gives pop quiz ques ons during class that we answer on our laptops, and which we can discuss with people next to us. I would really be struggling without having taken your class! I saved all of the slides you gave us last year and have them up on my computer at all mes during this class, which is pre y much the only way I can answer any of these ques ons! — Graduate, Class of 2016
I honestly feel that no words can do jus ce to express my deepest gra tude for all you have done this year to support [my son]. I truly felt that you cared for him as if he were your own son. Your kindness, compassion, forethought, and advocacy are simply unparalleled. I always felt that I could pick up the phone, no ma er how big or small the problem, and you would listen with a kind ear and a caring heart. You are the reason [he] got through this year. — Current Parent 15
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Alumni Notes Middle School Class of 1977
Middle School Class of 1990
Middle School Class of 1999
Class of 2006
HOWARD WEINER became chief
ERIC BASSIN (current High School principal) and wife Sheryl welcomed their first child on January 14. Julia Sarah’s naming ceremony was held at the Upper School during twel hgrade tefilah.
ARIELLA BERNSTEIN became engaged to Ari Zweben on May 15, 2016.
HANNAH ALSTER married Jonathan Milgrom in October 2015.
Middle School Class of 2000
JEFFREY JABLANSKY, an automo ve
of neurosurgery at Texas Children’s Hospital, the #2 hospital for neurosurgery according to U.S. News and World Report. Howard says Schechter Westchester provided “an outstanding founda on for the rest of my life” as he progressed through his educa on and medical career.
Middle School Class of 1983 DEBRA CURTIS competed in the Adult
Figure Ska ng Na onal Championship held on April 5-9, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Middle School Class of 1987 MARTIN REICHGOTT served as swim
coach for Team USA at the Maccabi Pan Am Games held on December 16, 2015 through January 5, 2016 in San ago, Chile.
Middle School Class of 1992 MICHAEL LEGATT gave a keynote
address at this year’s Energy Thought Summit in Aus n, Texas. He is a human factors engineer for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and developed the Macomber Map, a grid reliability system featured in The New York Times and on Na onal Public Radio.
EVE ATTERMAN became engaged to Rich Shanfeld on May 14, 2016.
Middle School Class of 2002 DANNY LUST married Rachel Biegleman in October 2015.
JENNIFER LANDE and ADAM LEFFEL (Class of 2008) were married on February 28, 2016 GENNA MATZ married Neal Koral
in October 2015.
EYTAN KENTER was appointed
JORDAN FRANKLIN married Shari Grunspan in October 2015.
JOSHUA MUNK became engaged to
senior rabbi of the new Kehillat Beth Israel synagogue in O awa, Ontario, Canada. He began his service on July 1, 2016.
ARIEL JAMIL became manager at the
visi ng fellow at the University of Massachuse s, Amherst where he is developing the new academic field of “History Communica on.”
of World Wide Dicta on Service, which was recently named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastestgrowing companies of 2015.
Middle School Class of 2001
Class of 2005
JASON STEINHAUSER is a
DOUGLAS OFNER is the owner
as a writer and researcher for the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES).
journalist, gave a lesson to the staff of our High School student newspaper, The Lion’s Roar, for which Jeffrey was a writer when he was a student. The group discussed repor ng vehicular public safety issues, took quizzes on automo ve industry basics, and reviewed a yet-to-be released car.
Middle School Class of 1994
Middle School Class of 1988 Saint Maarten Yacht Club and Sailing School, which hosts the largest rega a in the Caribbean.
SETH ROTHMAN accepted a posi on
Middle School Class of 1997 DANNY GOULD is a correspon-
dent with Vice News. He recently spent me in Iraq repor ng on the Islamic State.
MICHAEL FLEISCH married Dayna
Weiner in November 2015.
Mielcah Allswang on May 15, 2016. NATALIE SELA married Ari Rubenstein
MILOS SILBER and wife Nicole
on December 31, 2015. The couple resides in Los Angeles, CA.
had their first child, Lily Helen, on June 4, 2016.
Class of 2007 HILARY POLAK is president of the
I have a lifelong family and a place I can always go back to.
— Graduate, Class of 2016
Jewish Law Students’ Associa on at UConn School of Law, where she was awarded a full merit scholarship. JORDAN SOFFER became rabbi-
in-residence at Carmel Academy in Greenwich, Connec cut.
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Class of 2009
MICHAEL BRUCK, YUVAL HADARI,
RACHEL ABADY was featured on an
YORAY HALEVY became engaged
episode of the podcast Jobologues. She spoke about her role in audience development and video marke ng at The New York Times.
to Rachel Gellerman in December 2015.
and MATAN RAZINOVSKY (Class of 2015).
Class of 2008
ALY ARBRON is a Teach for America
corps member in Miami teaching middle school science at one of the city’s most at–risk schools. SAMI GROSSER married Ari Mazo on
January 17, 2016. Sami is the tenthgrade dean at Schechter Westchester. RACHEL GRUBER is a producer for
Ra led, a TLC reality television series that debuted in February 2016 and is execu ve-produced by Drew Barrymore. TARA PINE became engaged to Greg
Weil on May 5, 2016.
I want to thank all of you for taking [my daughter] under your wings, recognizing her poten al and helping her a great deal. She not only enjoys your classes, but looks forward to them and I see such vast improvements. She would not be as confident and eloquent, if it had not been for your help. Thank you so very much for everything. She appreciates this and will be the first to acknowledge that she is where she is because of you!
— Current Parent
NAOMI SPILKA was admi ed to the
Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver in March 2016.
Class of 2010 JOSH GRAFMAN accepted a posi on
as a scheduling analyst at American Airlines in Dallas, Texas. “Working for an airline has been my dream for as long as I can remember,” said the alumnus. For his twel h-grade WISE project at Schechter Westchester, Josh interned at the air traffic control tower at Westchester County Airport and earned his pilot’s license. “It laid the groundwork for my career,“ Josh said of WISE. REBEKAH LIPSKY earned a master’s
degree in clinical mental health counseling from Johns Hopkins University School of Educa on on May 18, 2016.
Class of 2011 LIZZY GOLDMAN finished serving two years in the IDF as a combat soldier and commander of basic training. AVIOZ HANAN made aliyah in August
2015 through the Garin Tzabar program. Joining him were Schechter Westchester alumni NATAN DAVIDS (Class of 2014), MAYA ALLON,
Class of 2012 NOAH SINGER and his engineering
team from Binghamton University were selected to par cipate in a compe on to design a pod for the Hyperloop, a high-speed ground transport concept conceived by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk addressed the teams at the compe on.
Class of 2013 HANNIE EVERETT contracted into the
U.S. Army a er par cipa ng in the ROTC program while at Princeton University. She plans to serve as an officer in the Army Reserve while also pursuing a civilian career.
AARON GRAND is vice president of communica ons at Harvard Hillel. ILAN SELINGER was named as a
regional finalist for the Hult Prize. The largest student compe on in the world, this award recognizes budding young social entrepreneurs emerging from the world’s universi es. Of more than 25,000 applica ons received, only 300 are named as regional finalists.
Class of 2015 MICHAEL BODEK officially became an Interna onal Chess Master in Fall 2015. He is currently a student at Dartmouth University. ARIEL SEMEL ran the Jerusalem
marathon on March 17, 2016 in memory of his friend Ezra Schwartz z”l.
Class of 2014 YALI BERGER was chosen by the
Israel on Campus Coali on to be a Grinspoon Morningstar Fellow for the 2016-2017 academic year. LIRAN COHEN codes for the social
mobile app “Happening” and a ends George Washington University. SAMARA GELLER interned in Hong
Kong during the summer of 2016 for Under Armour global sourcing, working for their product development team.
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Technology, Computer Science, and Engineering STEAM at Schechter Westchester
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ive years ago, an engineering elec ve was offered to 23 high school freshmen and sophomores for the first me, becoming our pioneer STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) class. Ul mately, this course evolved into our Engineering and Entrepreneurship (E2) program, a four-year engineering design, innova on, entrepreneurship, and management course that now enrolls more than 130 high school par cipants. Since then, STEAM at Schechter Westchester has flourished into a K-12 philosophy. More than three years ago, we opened our Upper School MakerSpace. Known as The Idea Incubator, it is the first MakerSpace to open in the American Jewish community. This innova ve classroom brings classes in art, technology, and shop into one cohesive, crea ve address. This year, we also opened
a Lower School MakerSpace, the name of which will be determined by the students. This MakerSpace was specifically curated and designed with an eye toward its kindergarten through fi h-grade users. New STEAM teachers were hired in all three divisions — Lower, Middle, and High — who, along with veteran art, technology, computer science, and engineering teachers, cons tute our newly-formed “STEAM Team.” This year, we are excited to be teaching coding, computer science, and engineering across all grades and will once again be privileged to cheer for our award-winning High School and Lower/Middle School robo cs teams. An explicit goal of the STEAM Team is to incorporate Schechter Westchester’s core values into our STEAM pedagogy.
Si ng there and listening to this, I actually started to get a li le (more than a li le) “fahrklempt.” I feel so lucky that my kids are in an environment where skilled, passionate teachers are hired, retained, and mo vated to give their students 110 percent. This didn’t come as a surprise; at one point earlier this year, [my daughter] was telling me about a mee ng she had with [her teacher] to go over some material she’s finding difficult, and she said, “Seriously, Mom, it’s so nice to have teachers who REALLY LIKE KIDS and want us to learn.” — Current Parent
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Thank you for your incredible work and visionary leadership. It makes me so proud as an alumnus of the pioneer class to see where Schechter Westchester is and where it’s going. — Graduate, Class of 2005
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Class of 2016 Kol hakavod to the Class of 2016! The Schechter Westchester Class of 2016 can take great pride in its college admissions results, which have been achieved through hard work, passionate dedica on inside and outside the classroom, and outstanding support at home and in school. • Our 69 seniors have been accepted at 102 different colleges and universi es, in line with our goals of encouraging students to explore widely and iden fying the “right fit” school for each student. • Our acceptance rate at schools rated by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges as “Most Compe ve” was 33%. The overall acceptance rate at these schools was approximately 19.7%.
• Our acceptance rate at the eight Ivy League colleges was 31.82%. This is similar to the Ivy League acceptance rate for the Schechter Westchester Class of 2015, which was 28.57%. Of the SW students who applied to Ivy League schools, 50% were admi ed to at least one—this figure is iden cal to that of the Class of 2015. The overall acceptance rate for all applicants at these schools was 8.56%. Our seniors have been accepted at the following colleges and universi es:
The University of Arizona*
Franklin Pierce University
University of New Hampshire
SUNY College at Geneseo
Binghamton University *
The George Washington University*
New York University
SUNY College at New Paltz
Boston University
Goucher College*
Northeastern University
SUNY College at Oneonta*
Brandeis University*
Hampshire College*
Northwestern University*
SUNY College at Oswego
Bucknell University
University of Har ord*
Oberlin College
SUNY College at Pla sburgh
Buffalo State College of SUNY
Harvard University *
The Ohio State University
SUNY College at Potsdam*
Case Western Reserve University
Hofstra University
Pace University*
Swarthmore College
Cazenovia College
Hunter College of the CUNY
University of Pennsylvania *
Syracuse University *
Champlain College*
Indiana University*
Pennsylvania State University
The University of Tampa
College of Charleston
The Ins tute of Culinary Educa on*
Pomona College*
Temple University
University of Chicago
Ithaca College*
Quinnipiac University
University of Toronto
Clark University
Jewish Theological Seminary of America*
University of Rhode Island
Trinity College
Colgate University*
Lehigh University*
Rider University
Tulane University *
Colorado State University
Lesley University
University of Rochester*
Vassar College
Columbia University
LIM College
Rochester Ins tute of Technology*
University of Vermont*
University of Connec cut
Long Island University
Rockland Community College*
University of Virginia *
Cornell University *
Lynn University
Roger Williams University
Washington University in St. Louis *
Dartmouth College*
University of Maine
Rutgers University
Western New England University
University of Delaware*
Manha anville College
Skidmore College
Williams College
University of Denver
University of Maryland*
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin*
Dickinson College
Marymount Manha an College
Southern Connec cut State University
Yeshiva University*
Drexel University*
University of Massachuse s
State University of New York at Albany*
Duke University
Mercy College
State University of New York at Buffalo
Emerson College
University of Miami
Emory University *
University of Michigan*
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Fordham University
Michigan State University
Franklin and Marshall College*
Muhlenberg College*
SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Fredonia
Our seniors have been accepted at the following gap-year programs in Israel: Mechinat Nachshon* Na v* Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa* Young Judaea Year Course*
*Indicates schools which students are attending.
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Enrollment
Enrollment by Division 350 300
332
325
250
308
281
268
286
200 150
190
174
174
100
I can’t even begin to explain how much I love Schechter. The faith you all have in me leads me to have faith in myself that I have never felt before. Schechter Westchester has helped me develop my core leadership values. I am forever grateful for all I am learning about myself and I am thankful for these incredible opportuni es that Schechter Westchester con nues to provide. — Current Student
50 0
767
787
784
2014 - 2015
2015 - 2016
2016 - 2017
Lower School
Middle School
High School
TOTAL
On a personal level, she always spoke of you and your class with a smile of pleasure on her lips, she talked about your friendliness, good sense of humor, suppor ve a tude, exci ng atmosphere. — Current Parent 21 21
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Finances
2015 - 2016 Revenue
Other Income 5.8% Educational and Other Grants 2.5%
Fundraising 15.7%
2015 - 2016 Expenses
Legal, Accounting and Other Services 3.3%
Endowment Interest 1.7%
Other Expenses 2.1% Lunch Program 4.1%
Tuition and Fees 74.4%
Technology 1.4%
Supplies and Equipment 1.0%
Facilities Expenses 6.0% Student Activities, Trips, Athletics 6.1% Employee Benefits 11.4% Staff, Administration, Facilities Salaries 15.2%
Academic Salaries 49.4%
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Thank you for helping [our daughter] be a be er student and person with all of your enthusiasm, op mism, and support. We won’t ever be able to repay you, but know that you have really impacted all [our] lives.
Students Receiving Tui on Assistance
Lower School
Middle School
High School
— Current Parent
TOTAL
200 150
180 325
171
100 50 0
116
147
159
157
96
97
386
414
413
2014 - 2015
2015 - 2016
2016 - 2017
90
I hope you know that Schechter Westchester has played an invaluable role in my journey to becoming a leader on campus, so thank you. — Graduate, Class of 2014
Let me take this moment — on behalf of me and [my wife] — to THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM... both of our kids are having amazing, spectacular years... but I’ll say par cularly regarding [our daughter], and the learning challenges she carries... your whole team has just been excellent. We couldn’t be happier. — Current Parent 23
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We are pleased to share the success of the 2015 – 2016 Schechter Annual Fund. $3,423,426 was raised for Schechter Westchester through the Annual Fund. Gi s were made by 846 members of the Schechter Westchester community. The collec ve input is very powerful. Every gi ma ers, every year.
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Frequently Asked Questions What is the Schechter Annual Fund? The Schechter Annual Fund is the annual fundraising campaign for Schechter Westchester; this ini a ve directly supports our day-to-day opera ng expenses. How is the money used? Dona ons to the Schechter Annual Fund meet the ever-increasing costs of our day school educa on. The fund helps to close the gap between tui on income and the actual costs. Does my tax-deduc ble gi really make a difference? Money raised provides cri cal resources to: • Recruit and retain talented educators • Improve and expand student services • Offer academic, ar s c, and athle c enrichment opportuni es • Maintain and improve facili es on both campuses • Respond to the growing need for tui on assistance • Keep tui on increases to a minimum • Support Lev v’Nefesh, the twel h-grade Poland and Israel Experience
provide tui on assistance to students who would otherwise not be able to afford a Schechter Westchester educa on.
What is the rela onship between the Schechter Annual Fund, the spring Annual Fundraiser, and the commemora ve journal paying tribute to our honorees?
Who is asked to support the Schechter Annual Fund?
The spring event is an opportunity for our community to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. Your gi to the Schechter Annual Fund en tles you to a complimentary ad reflec ng your giving level in our commemora ve journal.
• • • • • • • • • •
Current Parents New Parents Grandparents Alumni Alumni Parents Faculty Former Faculty Administrators Friends Founda ons
What about support from Jewish philanthropists who are ac ve on the na onal or interna onal level, corpora ons, and founda ons? We receive support from a variety of foundaons outside of our Schechter Westchester community and aggressively research and pursue new opportuni es for grants. However, our success in receiving these highly compe ve grants is directly correlated to the commitment of our community as measured through par cipa on in the Schechter Annual Fund.
How will my dona on impact Schechter Westchester students?
How much do people usually give?
Your contribu on touches the lives of all students on both campuses. Our studentfaculty ra o, the experience and quality of the educators we hire, our painstakingly maintained and improved facili es — all these are directly impacted by the Schechter Annual Fund. The Schechter Annual Fund also enables Schechter Westchester to
The common thread among our donors is not the size of their gi s, but rather that each has made a conscious decision to support the Schechter Annual Fund in a manner commensurate with their capacity to give. Your contribu on of any size represents an important vote of confidence in the mission of our school.
Why should I support the Schechter Annual Fund? Schechter Westchester provides the best of all worlds — an excellent general and Judaic educa on complete with a teaching faculty of the highest standard, within a warm, embracing environment. Support of the fund is an endorsement of the tremendous impact that a day school educa on has on our own students and the community at large. Your contribu on sends an important message to others in the Schechter Westchester community: we are all in this together. We ask each of you to par cipate in this community endeavor, and to make the Schechter Annual Fund the top priority of your tzedakah budget. How can I contribute? • Make your gi online at: www.schechterwestchester.org • Respond to the pledge card • Call Director of Ins tu onal Advancement Barbara Shapiro at 914-948-8333, ext. 8004 • Send your check made payable to Solomon Schechter School of Westchester to: Schechter Westchester 555 West Hartsdale Avenue Hartsdale, NY 10530 25
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2015/2016 Annual Campaign Total Amount Raised $3,600,000 $3,400,000
325
$3,200,000 $3,000,000 $2,800,000
SAF 13/14
SAF 14/15
SAF 15/16
SAF 14/15
SAF 15/16
Number of Gi s 900 800 700 600 500 400 300
325
200 100 0
SAF 13/14
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Sources of Funding 2015 / 2016
Parents (Non-Trustees) 14.5% Other (Grants, Honoree Gifts, Matching, etc.)
28%
I just completed my senior honors thesis and I wanted to send you a copy. You have had such a large impact on my academic career and your care and support in high school has meant so much. I wanted to share this with you, because I would not have go en to where I am without your guidance. — Graduate, Class of 2012
Grandparents 4% Alumni and Alumni Parents 4%
Saying this was the greatest experience of my life is an understatement and inadequate. I am beyond thankful for everything this school and community have given me. Leaving is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Just wanted to say how much of a posi ve experience [our daughter] had this year. She needed a year of confidence building and you specifically helped so much with that. We are so apprecia ve of what you’ve done and the rela onship you built with her. She will cherish it and I’m sure that 20 years from now when she is asked (as everyone is at some point), she will list you at the top of her favorite teachers. (I’m sure she won’t be the only one.)
— Graduate, Class of 2016
— Current Parent
Faculty & Staff 0.5% Trustees 49%
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2015 - 2016 Giving Chairman’s Circle • נאמנים
Pillars • תװך
Meira and Tom Fleisch
Elana and Raymond Goldberg
$100,000 and Over
$12,001 - $20,000
Mimi and Bernie Gelb
Harry and Mindy Green
Anonymous
Anonymous (2)
Elise Kamen and Steven Grossbla
Harold Grinspoon Founda on
The Go esman Fund
Karine Kleinhaus and Salo Aizenberg
Ella and Samuel Kohn
Phyllis and Andrew Herz
Frances and Nathan Kirsh
Trisanne and Sam Berger
Alyse and Mark Le owitz
Julie Sherman and Bruce Jakubovitz
Elizabeth and David Landau
Lois Kohn-Claar and Gary Claar
Ellen Cutler-Levy and David Levy
Lisa and Michael Leffell
Amy and Philip Cushmaro
Andrea and David Lieberman
Jewish Community Center of Harrison Member Contribu ons
Ellen Aschendorf-Shasha and Robert Shasha
Wendy and Brandon Dunn
Dedee and Stephen Lovell
Karen and Noah Estrin
Elana Maser and Thomas Mukamal
The Paul E. Singer Founda on
Jacqueline and Jason Friedland
Lisa and Harry Pell
Tara Slone-Goldstein and Wayne Goldstein
The Prince Family Founda on Norma and Marvin Rappaport
Benefactors • נדיבים
Wendy Fisher and Dennis Goodman
Robert and Renana Rosenbloom
$50,001 - $99,999
Philip Kirsh
Sheira and Steven Schacter
Anonymous (2)
Linda Mirels
Diana and Craig Sklar
Jill and Brian Steinhause
Wendy and Colin Smith
Gail and Avram Friedman
UJA/Federa on of Greenwich
Batsheva Halberstam and Yoav Spiegel
Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Monument Funds, Inc.
Guardians • שומרים
Temple Israel Center of White Plains
Legacy Heritage Fund
$6,001 - $12,000
Abby and Gabriel Tolchinsky
Carla and Laurence Stein
Anonymous (2)
Joyce and Michael Wechsler
Dina Spiegel and Elisha Andron
Jill and Bruce Weisfeld
Danya and Marc Berman
Sandra and Michael Weitz
Founders • מיסדים
Adena and Jonathan Goldberg
Jill Zeitlin and Marc Wilenzick
$36,001 - $50,000
Cindy and Ben Golub
The Zedeck Family
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking
Mar ne and Stanley Fleishman
Judith and Neil Grand
Jennie Friedman and Ross Zelman
Sheryl Sokoloff
Stacy and Peter Hochfelder
Adar and Samuel Gurvitch
Wendy Proskin and Jeremy Zucker
Julie and Michael Swidler
Diane and Gary Katz
Rachel and Michael Kay
Ellen Reinheimer and Barry Lovell
Troi and Michael Le owitz
Builders • בונים
Steven Tananbaum
Gisela and Michael Perl
$1,801 - $3,499
Janice and Howard Tanner
Andrea and Jeremy Perler
Anonymous (4)
Temple Sholom
Abby and Marc Siegel
Adrienne and Bradley Altman
Ellen and Don Walker
$20,001 - $36,000
Ruth and Jeffrey Steinberg
Susan and Howard Bender
Anonymous (2)
Suzanne and Robert Steinberg
Stanley and Marion Bergman
Diane and Howard Wohl Family Founda on
Deborah and Russell Yankwi
Geri Bloch
Stacey and Joel Alsfine
Patrons • מטיבים
Amy and Robert Feilbogen
עמודי
Rise and Alan Stern
Amy and Mitchell Josephs Rachelle and Richard Kirschner April and Barak Klein Anne e Ro er and Joel Laitman Diane and Nessim Levy Barbara and Steven Meixler Hilton and Valerie Mirels Wendy and Dan Moskowitz Laurie and Randy Pearlman Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik Lara and Oren Pulka Shari Gersten and David Rosenbla Gayle and Howard Rothman Peter Sabesan Jill and Lewis Saperstein Nicole and Milos Silber
Leon Szlezinger
Julie and Warren Breakstone
Supporters • תומכים
Strengtheners • מחזיקים
Jennifer and Nicholas Brown
$721 - $1,800
Ellen and Jamie Raboy
$3,500 - $6,000
Tammy and Evan Cohen
Anonymous (2)
Nicole and Harris Schwartzberg
Anonymous (3)
Alisa Doctoroff
Denise and David Abner
UJA-Federa on of New York
Jocelyn and Ronald Burton
Bree Schonbrun and Ian Dumain
John Aiello
Suze e and Harold Diamond
Amy and Eric Federman
Michelle Roos and Daniel Aviv
Julie and Barry Finkelstein
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Joanna and Robert Blum
Sheila and Robert Friedland Kelly and Harry Mamaysky
Giselle and Alan Weissman 28
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Eva and Arthur Bodek
Amy and David Sass
Lisa and Marc Cummins
Hana Gruenberg and Aaron Brusso
Amy and Charlie Scharf
Lisa and Pinhas Dahan
Deborah and Ari Burstein
Jeffrey Schoenfeld
Sharon and Roni Daniel
Alissa and Andrew Bu erfass
Ivy and David Schreiber
Judith H. Darsky
Nancy and Ari Mayerfield
Darielle and Larry Cohen
Sandi and Robin Schwartz
Jessica Yood and Avi Deener
Richard Mendelsohn
Sandra and Dan Cos n
The David S. and Karen A. Shapira Founda on
Michelle and Michael Di elman
Karin and Barry Mervis
Erica Drake
Joel and Sandy Meyers
Judith and Henry Sosland
Lauren Marcus Eisenberg and David Eisenberg
Bonnie Silverman and David Nanus
Joanna and David Stein
The E enger Family
Ruth and Andrew Suzman
Hope and Joshua Newman
Joan and Peter Feilbogen
T&M Protec on
Robin Felberbaum and John Schmi
O’Connor Davies, LLP
Miriam Tanenbaum
Herb Feldman
Ted Tashlik
Luarie and David Fermo
Jacqueline Tepper
Joan and Elliot Forchheimer
Amy Cohn and Gordon Tucker
Sandy and Zev Furst
Jodi and Samson Wiseman
David and Judy Gilberg
Hope and Simon Ziff
Audrey Samers and David Glicksman
Empire Management America Corp Rona and Howard Fine Bradley Fried Lauren and Jason Friedlander Laurie and Stephen Girsky Debby and David Glasser Reena Blum Glick and David Glick Goldfarb and Fleece Leon Gould Leslie and Glenn Green Abraham Hamaoui Eytan and Rebecca Hammerman
Merry and Richard Slone
Pam and Eric Goldstein
Heather and Marc Katzin
Rhonda and Jonathan Golub
Pamela Feldstein and David Loewenberg Sidney Margolis
The New Jewish Home
Maira and Daniel Pechman Barbara Bolshon and Michael Picheny Cheryl and Lloyd Pine Marcy and Alan Pressman Karen and Nathan Rosenfeld Robin Green and Zvi Rosenfeld Linda and Norton Rosensweig Yonina Jacobs and S. Robert Rozbruch
Lori and Glenn Kaufman
Friends • חברים
Lisajo and Joseph Kay
$251 - $720
Heidi and Sco Greenbaum
Sheryl and Charles Kaye
Anonymous (10)
Shiri and Andrew Greenberg
Daniela and Steven Klein
Lori and Arie Abecassis
Beth and Freddie Kotek
Marlene and Judah Aber
Lisa and David Kriegel
Karen and Ma hew Abrams Gerber
Lynn and Jules Kroll
AJC
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Karen and Mitchell Kuflik
AmazonSmile Founda on
Miriam Helfgo
Lori and Steven Kurlander
Shari and Joel Beckman
Ilanit and Yehushoa Hoory
Marc and Nicole Lenner
Susan and Michael Benenson
Barbara Horowitz
Diane and Laurence Levy
Jane and Steven Berkowitz
Meredith and David Horowitz
Susan Levin-Liebergall and David Liebergall
Lauren and Mark Bernstein
Beth Eva Hurvitz
Box Tops for Educa on
Dorian Goldman and Marvin Israelow
Leah and Aaron Lipskar
Brause Realty
John Kelley
Adele and Sheldon Lobel
Lisa and David Breakstone
Maria and Steven Kessler
Lois Brustman and Marc Lust
Amy A B Bressman
Linda and Brian Kingsbury
Daria Royzman and Michael Mikhailov
Rabbi Lester Bronstein
Liliana Menalled and Ariel Kulkin
New York Land Services
Amy Bebchick and Jeffrey Brown
Abbe Kellner and Stephen Kutno
Debbie and Clark Pager
Naomi and Steven Brunnlehrman
Elizabeth and David Lampert
Irwin and Sheila Polishook
Joan and Jayson Brustman
LandmarkPrint
Pam and Bruce Wexler
Susan Sapiro and Lewis Polishook
Shari and Marvin Chinitz
Joan and Gregg Lerner
Tanya and Jeffrey Yager
Red Oak Transporta on
Dayna and Brian Cohen
Wendy and Jeffrey Levi
Michael Zelichov
Sharon and Avi Rembaum
Rosalyn Cohen-Meisner
Diane and Eugene Line
Joy and Steve Zelin
Carol Greifer Lauren and Alan Halperin Karen and Mark Hauser
Roni Rubenstein Mary Ann and Robert Sacks Fran and Donald Salomon Ilana and Rob Saposh The Schleifer Family Founda on Bruce Schreiber Diana Schu Briana Peck-Schwartz and Mark Schwartz Abigail Sosland Meredith and Sco Stein Sharon and Brian Stern Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Harriet and Marc Suvall Mark Teich Evelyn and Gary Trachten Brooke and Howard Trepp Franne & Bill Weinberg
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2015 - 2016 Giving – continued Contributors • תורמים
Glenn Davis
Irit Goldner-Khon
Michelle and Evan Kantor
$1 - $250
Donald DeCarlo
Roberta and Mar n Goldstein
Phyllis and Jeffrey Kapelus
Eric D. Distelburger
Melissa Goldstein
Mark Kaplan
Debbie and Michael Doppelt
Alexandra Golub
Isabel and Richard Katzin
Susan Solow-Dubin and Marvin Dubin
Deborah and Simon Goodman
Rita and David Kaufman
Victoria Dubin
Rebecca Gordon Shaw and Adam Gordon
Henry & Elaine Kaufman Founda on
Pearl and Irwin Gordon
Allison and Alan Kellman
Anonymous (33) Gary Altman The Ambassador of Scarsdale Ellie Aronowitz Joy and Avraham Avidan Susan and Ronen Avinir Sarah and John Baglio Rosalie and David Baker Sheryl and Eric Bassin Trudy Bassin Jodi Becker Arie and Jessica Bedell Michele Silverman Bedell Aytan Bellin and Julie Schonfeld Gianna and Nelson Benedek Yael Berger Sydnie and Philip Berkowitz Kris n and Jeffrey Bernstein Susan Biegelman Sandra and Cur s Birnbach
Clare Gerber Dunsky Amy and Myron Eagle Michael A. Eck and Elizabeth D’O avio Cynthia Ehrenkrantz Joel Einleger and Miriam Westheimer Julie and Robert Eisele Mar n and Rebecca Eisenberg Deborah and Ron Elitzur Lisa and Mark Ellis Efrem Epstein Marci and Marc Esrig Amy Estersohn Laura Estersohn Roni Richter and Daniel Faiwiszewski Andrea and Joseph Farca Noah Feilbogen
Robin Gordon William Gordon Beth and Allan Grafman Joshua Grafman Susan Greenberg Bello Melanie and Jeffrey Greenbla Carol Grabowski and Joel Greenwald Richard Gross Robin and Robert Grosser Vera Gruber Sandra and Jack Gruenberg Eileen Grunther Susan and Howard Gulker Janet Gurvitch
Rosalind and Richard Kaufman Elaine and Harold Kellner Judith and Barry Kenter Judy Weinberg and Ted Kesler Arnold Kideckel Rabbi David-Seth and Dori Kirshner Moshe Klein Staci Klein Vicki Kline Debbie Koniak Silvia Ostrower and Gabriel Korinman Meredith and James Kornreich Lisa and Ma hew Kulka Phyllis Kurlander Andrea Labis
Rabbi David and Alla Fine
Gina and Max Gurvitch Linda and Bruce Hack
Judi and Jay Bosworth
Lillian Rosenbla -Fischler and Jeffrey Fischler
Sharon and Richard Hammerman
Barbara and George Burton
Alexander Fisher
Howard Harmetz
Jonathan Cannon
Gila and Jerry For nsky
Cindy and Randy Heller
Marci and Rick Caplan
Karen and Barry Frankel
Hillels of Westchester
Lillian and Robert Chavkin
Jordan Franklin and Shari Grunspan
Beverly and Stuart Himmelfarb
Ella and Noah Chinitz
Jill Friedman
Pat Hirsch
Joyce and Fred Claar
Maital Friedman and Adam Baldachin
Sandra Kopel and Lee Hockfield
Howard Cohen
Wendy Gardner
Madeline and Yosef Hoffman
Marisa Cohen
Jonathan Garfunkel
Denise and Jonathan Holder
Cari and Mitchell Cohen
Anne e and Seymour Gavens
Renee and David Holtz
Michele and Rabbi Rafi Cohen
Roz and Jerry Gersten
Amy and Mark Holtzer
Rony and Shalom Cohen
Richard Gibbs
Elissa and Jason Holzman
Elizabeth Belsky Lieberman and Joel Lieberman
Coldwell Banker Residen al Brokerage
Clive and Eva Ginsberg
Ari Isenberg
Mona and Ronald Liebmann
Marilyn Colton
Stuart Ginsberg
Arlene and Howard Jacobs
Zalman Lipskier
Mar n Cornick
Bina Carr and Hazzan Jamie Gloth
Einat Kadar
Lisa Loeber
Maria Creanza
Roberta Lieber and Mark Glucksman
Judy Kahn
Jenny and Randy Longman
Larry Curran
Judith Goldberg
Sandra and Michael Kamen
Chad Lopez
Joel Davidson
Barbara and Julian Goldberg
Blair Kaminsky
Michelle and Eric Maidenberg
Rachel and Derek Davis
Elise Goldman
Jeane e and Alvin Kangisser
Esther and David Malach
Shragit Glazman and Steven Borenstein
Rachel Lamont Mark Lebowitz Rachel and Benjamin Lebwohl Benjamin Leffell Marlene and Armand Lerner Nancy and Frank Levin Linda and David Levine Rose Levine Ma hew Levy David Libchaber Larry and Sue Libsch Diana Bain and Steve Licht
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Ofri and Assaf Maliniak
Sarah and Ron Rich
Jennifer and Steven Seidel
Sydna and Gary Wenick
Seth Mandelbaum
Ruth Richman
Sarene Shanus and Harold Treiber
Eli Wenig
Anlee and Myron Marcus
Barbara and Sco Richman
Ephraim Shapiro
Beth and Ron Wish
Susan and Len Mark
Anita and David Richter
Eric Shaw
Diane and Gerald Wolf
Judith and Lawrence Mass
Debra and Jonathan Rieber
Rachel and Neil Shinder
Hadassah and Jeffrey Wrightman
Ma y’s Auto
Nancy and Robert Rieger
Joan and Stuart Sidney
Sheila and Burton Yaffie
Pauline Mauskopf
Jennifer Ri er
Tammy Silby
Robin and David Yanes
Nadine Maybaum
Jill and Joshua Rivel
Jennifer Silva
Dana and Golan Yehuda
Debbie and Adam Mayblum
Tobi and Mar n Rogowsky
Dara Silver
Natalie and Jason Yellin
Alyssa McCown
Judah Roher
Emily Silver and Sco Silver
Emily and Ari Yolkut
Thomas McEvily
Ellio and Susan Rose
Doreen and Douglas Simon
Rhona and Myron Yolkut
Kate Mehl
Karen Rose
Emily Small
Shara and Yirmi Yolkut
Jeanie Messer
Cheryl and Richard Rosen
Audrey Stein
Janet Yoskowitz
Madelyn and Neil Messinger
Michael Rosenbaum
Amy and Eli Stein
Karen and Seth Yoskowitz
Kori and Bill Meyers
Nadene Rosenberg
Frances and Saul Steinhauser
Nancy and Joseph Zaro
Sheila Yossem and Bob Mindel
Denise and Danny Roshco
Jonathan Stern
Melissa Zedeck
Jan and James Mindell
Diane Rossler
Adrian Strizhak
Sarah and Marc Zemel
Pa
Paule e Rubin
Dalia and Eric Sussman
Arline and Bob Zinaman
Avi Nahumi
Sco and Lisa Rubins
Mark and Vivian Swartz
Hillary and Robert Zi er
Dina Nelson and Manuel Gomez
Zel and Lou Rubins
Shelby and Ma hew Tager
George Zuber
Michael Novara
Enid and Edwin Ruzinsky
Helen and Mark Tanchel
Margery and Alan Zucker
Jill Ochacher
Cindy and Gabriel Safdeye
Sheila Tanenbaum
Stephanie and Ronny Zvi
Carol Opas
Roberta Safire
Doris Tolins
Elana and Shay Oron
Lisa Smith and Alan Salzberg
Ann Tourk
Lynn and Leslie Ossip
Scarsdale Pediatric Dental Associates, L.L.P
Jill and Hilton Traub
Edith Samers and Edward Smith
Be y and Mitchell Troyetsky
and Alan Mi leman
Barbara and John Palefsky Joyce and Bruce Pauls Marcy and Steven Pell Carol Perlman Kirs and Mark Pesso Adam Portnoff Gary Pretsfelder Sue Projain Dina Shargel and David Projansky Stacy Quint Joseph Rafalowicz
Roberta and David Schaefer Magan Mullino Schain and Adam Schain Judy and Bernard Schanzer Nancy and Craig Scheff Marc Schessel Alexander Schloss Susan and Ray Schoenbaum Carolyn and Adam Schrier
Deborah and Adam Rappaport
Sally Levine-Schulberg and Mark Schulberg
Ne a and Abraham Reichenberg Rika and Mark Reisman
Sandy and Lewis Trencher Lyne e and Jonathan Tulkoff
Matching Gi[ Corporaঞons We thank the following corpora ons for their generous matching gi s:
Daniel Urbas and Orli Moscowitz
Bank of America Matching Gi s
Laura and Mark Urken
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC.
Caryl and Nik Uzelac Hannah Vago Paule e Viana Bonny and David Walker Susan and Steve Wechsler Debbi Weidman
IBM Corpora on Matching Grants Program McGraw Hill Financial PAC Match Program MSD Cap al
Amy Weiner
PNC Founda on
Liz and Stephen Schwartz
Beverly Weinfeld
Sarah and Daniel Schweber
Helen and Bernard Weinstein
TAL Interna onal Container Corpora on
We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this report. If we have inadvertently made an error, please accept our sincere apology and notify us by contacting Director of the Office of Institutional Advancement Barbara Shapiro at 914-948-8333, ext. 8004 or bshapiro@schechterwestchester.org. 31
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Schechter Westchester 2016 - 2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS
David Landau, President
Core Values and Mission
Gabriel Nechamkin, First Vice President
Amy Cushmaro, Vice President
Joel Alsfine, Treasurer
Jason Friedland, Vice President Gary Katz, Secretary
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Ahavat Yisrael
Gemilut Chasadim
אהבת ישראל
גמילות חסדים
Love of Israel
Social Action
Kavod
כבוד
Respect
Kehilah
קהילה
Community
Talmud Torah
Tefilah & Shmirat Mitzvot
תלמוד תורה
תפילה ושמירת מצוות
Lifelong Learning and Study
Observance
Salo Aizenberg • Ellen Aschendorf-Shasha • Trisanne Berger • Ron Burton • Michael Eck • Karen Estrin • Robert Feilbogen Martine Fleishman • Avi Friedman • Wayne Goldstein • Ben Golub • Rabbi David-Seth Kirschner • Lois Kohn-Claar • Michael Leffell Mark Lefkowitz • Barry Lovell • Harry Mamaysky • Laurence Stein • Stacey Wechsler • Giselle Weissman • Allison Wohl EX OFFICIO
Showing our love for and commitment to the Jewish people and the land and State of Israel as central to Jewish identity and continuity.
Responsibility for establishing a better world through exemplary behavior, leadership, and acts of kindness.
Embracing diversity and respecting ourselves and others as we are created in God’s image.
Taking responsibility for our community as the context for meaningful Jewish lives.
Instilling a love for continual learning through balanced study of Torah and general studies.
Dr. Michael Kay Adar Gurvitch • Ross Zelman
Observing Jewish traditions and prayer to provide meaning and joy in our daily lives.
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Bernie Gelb • Peter Hochfelder • David Sass • Robert Steinberg HEADMASTER EMERITUS
Dr. Elliot Spiegel SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
Schechter Westchester, a kindergarten through twelfth-grade Conservative Jewish day school, is set apart by our comprehensive, intellectually rigorous dual curriculum that empowers and cultivates each student in mind, body, and soul. Through the teaching of Jewish values, critical thinking, and openness to new ideas, we inspire our students to achieve academic and personal excellence, preparing them for college and the ever-changing world beyond. We are a kehilah, a caring community that fosters the joyous practice of Jewish life. We instill in our graduates the confidence to navigate life’s journey with a strong moral compass and apply their passions, knowledge, and skills to the betterment of the Jewish people, the United States, Israel, and the world.
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The warm and nurturing environment you create inspires the children’s development, confidence, and passion for learning. — Current Parent
Dr. Michael Kay, Head of School Rabbi Harry Pell, Associate Head of School for Jewish Life & Learning Ilanit Hoory Lower School Principal Smadar Amidror Director of Operations
Amy Holtzer Middle School Principal
Elisha Andron Director of Student Services
Eric Bassin High School Principal
Tracey Harris Chief Financial Officer
Barbara Shapiro Director, Office of Institutional Advancement
2016-2017 PTO BOARD
Adar Gurvitch • Ross Zelman Co-Presidents April Klein • Lori Kurlander Leslie Schwartz • Joanna Stein Lower School Vice Presidents
Michelle Kantor Ofri Maliniak Middle School Vice Presidents
Karen Estrin • Pam Goldstein Kehilah & Chesed Liaisons
Allyson Wisel Recording Secretary
Rhonda Golub Magan Mullino Schain High School Vice Presidents Judith Grand Treasurer
Robin Bond • Maria Kessler Diana Sklar All-School Vice Presidents Stacey Wechsler Immediate Past President
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