The Moriah School - 2014 Annual Report

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MORIAH2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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E ARLY CHILDHOOD UPDATE

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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RABBI EMERITUS Rabbi J. Shelley Applbaum PRINCIPAL Dr. Elliot Prager EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Evan Sohn ‘81 PRESIDENT

Jay M. Goldberg CHAIRMAN

Ronald Aranoff ‘84 VICE PRESIDENT

Seth Gribetz ‘89 VICE PRESIDENT

Shevy Solomon VICE PRESIDENT

Steven Siegler TREASURER

Yehuda Blinder SECRETARY

Amanda Parness ‘85 FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Evan Borenstein RECORDING SECRETARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ronald Aranoff ‘84 Michael Ashendorf Marla Baum Deborah Berger Yehuda Blinder Jonathan Blinken Evan Borenstein Ellen Brody Susie Charendoff Adam Cohen Jason Eichenholz ‘89 Nealy Erber Kevie Feit ‘87 David Flamholz Michal Fox ‘88 Michelle Frank David Gellman ‘83 Jay M. Goldberg Judith Goldsmith Seth Gribetz ‘89 Greg Haber Eric Herschmann Sharon Knoll ‘88 David Kramer Andrew Levy Daniel Lewis Elana Lissauer ‘86 Leiah Moskowitz Careena Parker Amanda Parness ‘85 Stephanie Pomerantz Andrea Portal Brian Rosen ‘93 Sharonne Rudman Jonathan Schechter James E. Schwalbe ’81 Steven Siegler Evan Sohn ‘81 Alex Solomon Shevy Solomon David Spitzer Robin Sussman David Turner Rabbi Jeremy Wieder Aaron Yunis MAP PRESIDIUM Louisa Kalish Alyson Small­­­

THANK YOU Thank you to Jessica and Meyer Orbach for your transformational gift to name our campus after your beloved mother, Yocheved Orbach, Z”1.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Moriah Family,

DR. ELLIOT PRAGER

2014 may now be history, but the impact of the achievements and milestones that marked this past year continue to raise us onto new and higher levels of academic, spiritual, and ethical excellence. Upon the heels of an enormously successful first year launch of our Moriah Multi-Modal Learning initiative, school opened this past September with Phase 2 of our BOLD grant. Grades 2, 3, 4 and 6 are now well on their way to the smooth and educationally effective integration of digital content into their curricula. It has been a year of intensive growth for the teachers of these grades as they have been immersed in continuous professional development and ongoing assessment of the impact of the BOLD initiative on their students’ progress. With one more phase to go (Grades 7 and 8 in 2015), our teachers can attest that the program has not only enhanced the curriculum but has also changed the paradigm of how teachers teach and how our students learn.

How fitting it is that we marked this 50th anniversary year with a number of other initiatives which have already transformed so many different aspects of daily life at Moriah. The debut of Moriah Plus has been a huge success. This after-school, extended day program not only makes life easier for many of our parents but also provides for students of all ages a level of after-school enrichment and activities not previously seen at Moriah. Enhancing our school’s ruach, the MAP-sponsored Moriah Spirit Days on each of our roshei chodashim have given us all a tremendous injection of joy and excitement. And, no small part of that boost of ruach has been the expansion of our Israeli shlichot team which now includes an Early Childhood team and a Middle School team of dynamic young women from Israel.

2014 has ushered in a whole new look and feel to our Hebrew language program as we launched our project-based experiential approach to teaching Hebrew. Simultaneously, this year has marked the debut of our new nationally acclaimed Chumash curriculum, L’havin U’l’haskil which, among many exciting features, includes a digital content component.

These are but a small sampling of the new dimensions of learning and living which have made 2014 a year of monumental growth at Moriah.

DR. ELLIOT PRAGER PRINCIPAL

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends of Moriah, On behalf of the Executive Committee & Board of Trustees, it is my privilege to present Moriah’s third Annual Report, which reflects the 2013–14 accounting period beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014. This report provides an overview of Moriah’s key financial and operational activities and metrics through this period. It serves as a gauge to measure Moriah’s financial and operational progress and effectiveness.

EVAN SOHN

As leaders of the Moriah school we are confronted with the challenges that face Moriah for the next 50 years; Tuition affordability, educational excellence in a 21st century environment and providing a facility to support Moriah for the next generation. We have a huge running start thanks to those individuals who through their inspirations have transformed Moriah and the community.

From Eric Herschmann, a former parent whose desire to create a social hall for Moriah transformed the lunchroom into a beautiful social hall that serves as a venue for bar/bat mitzvahs and other events throughout the year; to Danny Straus, who with the help of Jonathan Kolatch created the first and only tuition affordability program in New Jersey; and to Meyer and Jesse Orbach, whose love of Moriah and their desire to memorialize Meyer’s mother Yocheved, donated the largest donation in the history of Moriah to name the campus in her memory.

We stand ready to take on the challenges of the next 50 years thanks in part to these pillars.

A great deal of our success is directly attributed to the incredible Moriah professional leadership, faculty and staff. The financial presentation in this report reflects the transformation of Moriah. In case you need the cliff notes version – Moriah achieved its first year with a positive P&L in years.

Moriah belongs to all of us: parents, administrators, educators, staff and students. We look towards its brightest future and in doing so appreciate your trust and confidence.

EVAN SOHN PRESIDENT

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EARLY CHILDHOOD UPDATE The Moriah Early Childhood is stronger than ever! With classes at their maximum capacity, new programs being implemented, and a “2’s” program launched this year, we couldn’t be happier with the direction our program has taken us!

Our School Spirit Rosh Chodesh program has seen a change in the Early Childhood this year. Our special monthly events are now led by our teachers and geared specifically towards the children in our program.

This past year we were fortunate enough to move our entire Nursery and Pre-K classes into the larger Moriah school, and we were excited to welcome Morah Leslie Kanner to lead our “2’s” program.

We continue to enhance our curriculum with the use of technology. We utilize a special handwriting application on the iPads and when relevant our teachers utilize the smart tables that are in every Pre-K and Kindergarten classroom.

Along with our new initiatives and enhancements, our students continue to thrive socially and emotionally and

“ Our goal in the Moriah Early Childhood is to promote a

positive learning environment

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for our students...

“ ...Our students continue to thrive socially and emotionally and

are exposed to curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, designed to be both challenging and engaging,

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This year we implemented several new initiatives to enhance our program.

We partnered with Kehilat Kesher in Englewood to bring two Shlichot specifically focused on our Early Childhood classes. Their presence has helped enhance our already dynamic Hebrew program.

We now have an Israeli teacher in every Nursery classroom, the Shlichot in the Pre-K classrooms and Morah Shoshi works with each Kindergarten class.

are exposed to curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, designed to be both challenging and engaging, and developmentally appropriate.

Our goal in the Moriah Early Childhood is to promote a positive learning environment for our students and a partnership with our families.

We value your input and look forward to your visits and support.

and developmentally appropriate.

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LOWER SCHOOL UPDATE Moriah’s Lower School has had a year of incredible achievement and growth in both General Studies and Jewish Studies. We are well into year two of the BOLD Program.

Our classrooms have been refreshed to accommodate our rotational pedagogic model. The modular desks and tables allow flexibility for student grouping and enable teachers to access a vast array of teaching techniques and styles. Students in grade 1 – 5 partake in a diverse menu of digital content to address the personalized needs of all learners. iReady, IXL, Lexia, Achieve, ST Math, are among some of the digital content and software that students enjoy and that they can easily access in school and at home (snow days will never be the same!). Our teachers have become masters at reading and analysing the data provided by these programs and they use the data to drive their instructions Our flexible and personalized classrooms are staffed by co-teachers who are able to engage, assess and motivate each student to utilize their full potential. Increased student engagement and achievement are clearly visible in our classrooms as a result of our small student teacher ratio and our personalized learning philosophy.

In aligning with core standards and our overall commitment to rigor and excellence we have rolled out extensive and detailed benchmarks for both literacy and math.

Benchmarks measure student learning

against quantifiable standards. Benchmark grading is currently considered best practice in schools that follow NJ standards. It enables schools to be accountable for content and skill development, while providing an accurate and measurable way to view student progress along a continuum.

Our first grade students continue to enjoy learning to read Hebrew with the help of Ariot Cal (computer assisted learning).

This year we were privileged to be part of the iTALAM pilot in second grade. The mission of iTALAM is to cultivate a student’s confidence in his/her ability to learn, speak and create in Hebrew on his/her own.

Students in grades 2 – 4 are benefitting from the L’havin L’Haskil Program in Chumash. This visually appealing curriculum utilizes a step-by-step approach to develop textual and comprehension skills. Through songs, visual aids, and spiralling skill review students gain a wealth of knowledge and confidence in their Torah studies.

Living Language (L2) is alive and vibrant in the Lower School. In classes taught by Israeli teachers and B’nai Akiva Schlichot the students participate in the Hebrew language which is taught around targeted themes (i.e. family, food, seasons, sports, hobbies). This approach allows the children to hear, speak, read and write in Hebrew in an immersive setting through a combination of teacher led interactive instruction, experiential activities and project based learning. Our students virtually travel to southern Israel to “visit” with Morah Aliza who gives the children a flavor of Israeli life while practicing their Hebrew Language skills.

Our students were also given the opportunities to experience the richness of our heritage and the beauty of Jewish and community life, through a wide array of special events and programs.

The overarching theme in Moriah’s Lower School this year is that our happiness is only complete when we bring happiness

to others and celebrate in unity. In keeping with this educational theme, our students wrote Shana Tova cards to IDF soldiers expressing their Hakarat Hatov for their dedication and sacrifice during “Operation Protective Edge”. The students in grades 3 – 5 learned about the mitzvah of shmita in an interactive presentation delivered by representatives of B’nai Akiva, and they discussed how shmita effects farmers in Israel. As part of “Shabbat Across America” the students baked Challah and learned about the mitzva of Hafrashat Challah.

During the month of Kislev our students once again came together, this time with buddies from the Middle School, for our annual Cafe Channukah. To see the enthusiasm of students school wide as they viewed “Hasivivon” video, which has become a Moriah tradition, is truly heartwarming and inspirational.

Our students are taught by a talented and dedicated faculty who impart a strong sense of values and ethical standards.

They are shown by example that education and growth are lifelong pursuits and that striving for excellence is a worthwhile goal. Meaningful and ongoing professional development opportunities, both job embedded and with expert consults, continue to enrich and enhance our teachers abilities to reach all of their students.Representatives from Moriah’s faculty attend conferences regularly.

Among the conferences attended this year are the iNACOL symposium, the ASCD Curriculum Conference, the NAJDSC Conference, and the ISTE Conference for educational technology.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Energy, passion, creativity and enthusiasm are what drive our Middle School students and staff and we are excited to spotlight some of the wonderful programs and accomplishments that have taken place over the past year.

As MS prepared to move into Moriah’s BOLD model, Chromebooks were issued to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Following Chromebook “boot camp,” 6th graders were able to pilot a new badging program called Tamritz which centered on the important skills of digital citizenship. In classrooms, MS students utilized Chromebooks as a tool for online research, collaborative discussions and assignments, note taking skills and creative multimedia projects. In depth professional development has been provided for our staff in this area as well to train them for the new digital content that we have adopted, in order to support a more personalized learning environment.

Without a doubt, one of the most sensational interdisciplinary Moriah Reads units ever, was last year’s based on the novel Wonder,

by RJ Palacio. During our Middle School Day of Wonder, students shared in morning workshops on sensitivity with Yachad, were involved in a Shiur on the Wonder of Words with Rabbi Steinberg, and a had an informative digital program on The Box Drop with Rabbi Fein. All students took advantage of numerous classes provided

by MS staff on inclusivity, genetics, self-esteem, art and writing projects,

sports and Halacha, and even the story of Ryan White. To further enhance the study of this novel, a very special Moriah Reads evening was shared with parents.

Our new 8th grade elective program was overwhelmingly successful, as our students eagerly awaited Friday afternoons. Cyber Robotics, Krav Maga training, Cooking, Spanish, Hip-Hop, The Jewish Lens and Digital photography were just a few of the stimulating choices offered.

Middle School students have continued to shine with their involvement in Mishmar, E2K, Math Fax, and the National Geography Bee. To further enhance our global 6th Grade Heritage Fair unit, Moriah joined the My Family Story competition in collaboration with the Beit Hatfutsot Museum. One of our magnificent projects was proudly awarded first place!

Names Not Numbers was another stellar year-long project for many of our 8th graders. Following an in-depth unit on the Holocaust, our children discovered firsthand what life had been like at that time by interviewing ten amazing survivors.

Each momentous recollection was captured on film by our own students under the direction of a professional videographer. Our Names Not Numbers group was taken through the entire editing process and a truly incredible documentary was produced. A very emotional evening was shared by our students, the survivors and their families at a special dinner and viewing for the entire Moriah community.

We welcomed Yardena Brickman as the new Middle School Counselor, who has been directly involved in the socialemotional development of our children, supporting both students and parents, and providing numerous workshops on relevant topics within each grade. We were also thrilled to welcome our first Middle School Shlichot, Avishag and Cherut. They have been a visible presence during Tefilah, an integral part of our Safah program, they’ve added creative activities for all of the Chagim and Spirit Days, and have proven to be a wonderful resource for our students to help develop their conversational Hebrew.

As we look ahead, the year will continue to be filled with interesting programs, curriculum and activities. A unique Tefilah course for 6th grade continues to be refined and enhanced, and new curriculum has been put in place for our 7th grade Navi and 8th Grade Gemara classes. We’ve instituted a “Monday Mishnah Munch Club”, which has become quite popular. It is our hope to debut an 8th grade Career Week in the late spring, and begin a new 7th grade autobiographical research project as well.

As we expand our utilization of technology, we will augment our math program with Tenmarks digital content and pilot Think Through Math. Additionally, in language arts, Achieve and Amplify have been put in place to complement our reading and writing instruction. Intense professional development will continue as we move towards a more data driven instructional model with a keen focus on meeting core curriculum benchmarks.

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SUPPORT SERVICES UPDATE As we reflect on the last year, The Moriah School continues to take pride in our commitment to addressing the needs of our students to enable each child to enjoy the rich educational, spiritual, and social programs that we provide. Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and best practices drive the Student Support Services department to explore opportunities for our students to reach their potential and thrive in a rigorous and thoughtful learning environment that will enhance their academic experience and serve as a model to schools across the country of what it means to offer inclusive, personalized and engaging instruction in a Yeshiva Day School setting. This year, we embarked on curriculum enhancements, transformational pedagogical approaches, and a partnership with our parent body to involve them more intimately in the methods and tools we incorporate to support our students.

Moriah was proud to host educational leaders from around the country, including Arizona, Michigan, New York, and Maryland as they each embarked on a mission to create or improve support services programs at their local day schools. Moriah, selected as a paradigm as they researched programs and schools across the country, provided each one with the story of our journey, philosophy, and educational model that offers Moriah students various levels of support and intervention to prepare our students to be tomorrow’s leaders. One group commented that “Moriah is one of the best examples of programs that share our mission to create an atmosphere of inclusion, where every Jewish child feels at home in a Jewish Day School, while receiving the highest quality educational services that meet the needs of each individual child.”

As the overall delivery of education at The Moriah School broadened to introduce a rotational style of instruction and digital content, our faculty underwent training to master this pedagogical framework and researched numerous content providers

to ensure that we offered a range of specialized support programs that would complement our evidence based curriculum and engage our students in the learning process while targeting specific areas to support and remediate. It also allowed us to extend the co-teach model to the General Studies classes in grades 1–5 to allow for a smooth integration of support and enrichment in all subject areas within the context of a rotational model. This model of instruction has strengthened the array of services and the frequency with

faculty is immersed in ongoing training and growth. During the summer and throughout the year, teachers frequent the Windward Teacher Training Institute where they engage in courses centered around reading development in both the areas of decoding and comprehension, strengthening writing skills, solidifying math concepts, and understanding the various challenges that often accompany learning disabilities, including the role of language both expressively and receptively, and attention challenges.

which to build personalized instruction into each child’s learning program. With a specific focus on the fundamental reading skills of our students, we explored both digital and traditional content and expanded the programs we offer our students. In addition to the remedial reading programs offered including Spire, Scott Foresman, Reading Recovery and the multi-sensory approach of Preventing Academic Failure, we introduced the Wilson Reading Program and Lexia Reading Core5 to ensure we could further discriminate between the needs of our students and offer targeted interventions to build student engagement, monitor progress and yield success.

In addition, this past year we invited two guest speakers to address our staff and provide strategies in the areas of parent communication and executive function.

Dr. Leah Knapp provided our faculty with a deeper insight into parent communication and how best to share feedback, goals, and progress to ensure a strong and open dialogue for communication between home and school. Dr. Matt Zuch kicked off the school year with a presentation on effectively teaching students with difficulties with attention, executive planning, and organization and how best to impart tools to overcome these challenges and succeed.

Professional Development is one of the cornerstones of our success and our

As we look ahead, we are always reflecting, exploring, and innovating to fulfill our mission and commitment to the Moriah family.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION The 2013 – 2014 year has produced the first financial gain in recent years. Our P&L Statement and Balance sheets are showing positive improvements which we anticipate to continue in the upcoming years.

2013–14 ANNUAL EXPENSES 18%

Tuition and Scholarships Tuition is the primary source of Moriah’s income. Our net tuition (tuition income net of financial aid scholarship awards) was $11.2 million for the 2013–2014 school year. Tuition is projected to be approximately $11.5 million for the 2014–2015 school year. The most significant positive variance in the revenue is $200,000 of reduction in financial aid. As you know, Moriah has adopted a new financial policy that included a restructure of financial aid procedures and the introduction of a Tuition Affordability Program in 2014–2015. These twochanges have yielded positive results.

To further elaborate, in 2013–2014 Moriah awarded $1.58 million in scholarship while non-tuition revenue (fund raising) was $1.42 million. The $160,000 difference had a negative net impact on total parent tuition-related obligations of about $250 per family. The new financial aid policy has led to a reduction in financial aid to an anticipated $1.35 million while the non-tuition revenue is expected to be approximately $1.3 million. This represents practically no parent tuition obligation dollars going towards scholarships.

11%

53% 1% 2%

7% 5% 3%

* NOT UNCLUDING BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, DEPRECIATION, INTEREST EXPENSE AND LOAN REPAYMENTS

85%

10% 1% 4%

We are continually benchmarking our staff and administrative cost to ensure consistency with other schools of our size while remaining committed to providing the children of Moriah with the best education possible.

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The Moriah School is projecting an improved financial position at the end of the 2014–2015 school year and will continue to work towards sustaining a financially sound institution balanced with excellent education.

• T uition and Fees

2013–14 BOLD GRANT • Hardware, Software and Infrastructure 47% • P rofessional Development

Operating and Other Expenses

Summary and Outlook

2013–14 ANNUAL REVENUE (net of scholarship awards of $1.9 million) 85% Fundraising 10% • Community Funds 1% • Educational Grants and Other 4% •

Moriah’s talented faculty and professional staff are the driving force behind success. Salaries and benefits reflect approximately 82% of the schools expense budget. Our professional compensation was significantly lowered this year through changes that were designed to create efficiencies.

The school has enhanced technology support to educational staff to reinforce the new collaborative learning model inspired

by BOLD. This includes enhancements related to our BOLD initiative in hardware and digital content, software for students and professional development support.

(includes supplies, trips, programming) 5%

• Professional Services and Fees

(including professional development) 3% 2% 1%

Professional Compensation

BOLD Initiative

53% 18% 11% 7%

• Technology Expenses • Other Expenses

While The Moriah School remains committed to providing financial assistance in a fair and equitable manner to all families in need, continued measures will be taken to balance this commitment against potential stress on the school’s financial health.

Moriah has consistently worked to lower expenses wherever possible. Operating expenses account for the other 18% of the total expense budget. The school has increased its spending on technology essential for the educational and societal demands of the 21st century. The school has also increased the reserves in the budget to replenish for prior year losses.

• Salaries – Academic • Benefits – Academic • Salaries and Benefits – Non Academic • Facility Expenses • Educational Expenses

and Staff Support • Other

47%

50% 3%

3%

2013–14 ANNUAL DONATIONS

73%

20% 7%

• A nnual Dinner • 1 0th Annual Golf Outing • Restricted Giving

73% 20% 7%

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THANK YOU 2013–14 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS GOLD BENEFACTOR

Roni and Yehuda Blinder DIAMOND BENEFACTOR

Linda and Raphael Benaroya CHAI BENEFACTOR SOCIETY

Anonymous Daniele and Steven Bleier Sarah and Michael Blum Abby and David Flamholz Alyssa and Jay Goldberg Orit and Seth Gribetz Abby and Scott Herschmann Eric Herschmann Gayle and Daniel Lewis Elana and Boaz Lissauer Jessica and Meyer Orbach Drorit and Michael Ratzker Sharonne and Zvi Rudman Lisa and Jonathan Schechter Dasi and Jeremy Schwalbe Debbie and Steven Siegler Michelle and Evan Sohn Sandy and Alex Solomon Shevy and Eddie Solomon SILVER BENEFACTOR

Shani and David Kramer Sharon and Sol Merkin Moshael and Danny Straus & Family BENEFACTOR

Charles Borrok The Kolatch Family Foundation Bonnie and Gary Lieberman Debbie and Sam Moed Amanda and Hillel Parness Jill and James Schwalbe TD Bank Sheryl Weisinger Lynne and Aaron Yunis SUSTAINER

The Stern-Blumenthal Family Ilana and Mitchell Kahn Heidi and Josef Leifer Margaret and Andrew Levy Spier Family Talya and David Spitzer

TRIPLE CHAI

Anonymous Deanna and Daniel Blank Cheryl and Evan Borenstein Feldman Family Rivka and Dov Gertzulin Shari and Nathan Lindenbaum Ayelet and Brian Rosen Melanie and Matthew Sosland Rachel and Dovid Tkatch DOUBLE CHAI

Shari and Robert Alter Polly and Gabriel Bousbib Allison and Joseph Dyckman Michal and Natie Fox & Family Yonina and Greg Haber Nicky and Morty Katz Linda and Ilan Kaufthal Oren and Micole Koslowe Cheryl and Lee Lasher Deena and Gilad Ottensoser Careena and Drew Parker Stephanie and Richard Pomerantz Andrea and Larry Portal Sharon and Naftali Ratersdorfer Vickie and Elliot Shulman Alyson and Tzvi Small PATRON

Anonymous Peggy and Philip Danishefsky Dena and Jonathan Dubroff Jennifer and Jason Eichenholz Lara and Dorian Fogel Miriam and Jeremy Fox Shari and Phil Freidman Judith and Michael Goldberg & Family Judith and Matthew Goldsmith Talia and Alen Gollender Eda and David Greenbaum Racheli and Danny Heumann Livia, Elias, Ezra and Sofia Marcovici Jordanna and Marc Nadrtich Dena and Sheldon Pickholz Renee and Elliot N. Schreiber Alison and David Speiser Tanya and Darren Wolf CHAI

Agus Family Jennifer and Ronnie Aranoff Shira and Michael Ashendorf Bareket and Baruch Barbara and Jon Blinken

Tal and Aylon Brandwein Nurit and Haim Chasman Aimee and Daniel Ciment Class of 1988 Roy and Rena Davidovitch Emily and Paul Dauber Docutrend Thalia and Daniel Federbush Michelle and David Gellman Bernard and Alyx Glezerman Joy and Michael Goldsmith Stephanie and David Goldstein Sheerlee and Erez Itzhaki Louisa and Josh Kalish Elissa and Michael Katz Cheryl and Yussie Leiser & Family Shira and Seth Levine Janice and Saul Levine Tamar and Arik Lifshitz & Family LYNLY – Dov Eisenberger and Eric Sussman Anthony and Michele Mammon Chani and Daniel Oshinsky Dr. Elliot Prager and Ms. Sara Rudich-Prager Debby and Baruch Prince Penny and David Rabinowitz Dr. Michal and Noam Sheps Ivy and David Solowiejczyk Josh Sultanik and Dr. Eva Lazar-Sultanik Ellen Oppenheimer and Ken Tauber Aimee and David Turner Jennifer and Jared Wasserman Marcia and Lee Weinblatt Nicola and Zvi Weiss Lisa and Burton Wisotsky & Family Shanna and David Wolf SUPPORTER

Lauren and Zvi Adler Rona and Henry Anhalt & Family Eden and Jeffrey Aronoff Lori and Jonathan Ash Melissa and Neil Bane & Family Marla and Jon Baum Deborah and Alan Berger Deborah and Aaron Billig Lori and David Birk Todd and Ellen Brody Gila and Jacob Burgida Susie and Mark Charendoff Marcy and Adam Cohen MB and Larry Cohen Carrie and Stanley Cooper

Sara and Shaya Csillag Daniel and Darlen Cutler Nealy and Michael Erber Margit Kaufman and Kevie Feit Vered and Lenny Feiwus Abby and Daniel Feuer Gail and Jeremy Fingerman John J. Flemm Foundation Elisa and David Freilich Robert and Marilyn Friedson Foundation Ilana and Jeff Gdanski Ilana and Stuart Goldberg Mr.and Mrs. Mortiz Goldfier Alana and Philip Green Lesley and Judah Greenblatt Robin and Samuel Greenfield Deborah and Joel Greenwald Deena and Yussie Grunberg Rachel and Eric Gul Beth and Brian Haimm Paul and Adar Hilbert Sarette and David Hornblass Arlene and Fred Horowitz Reshi and Yosef Isaacs Helene and Michael Kalish Robyn and Jonathan Katz Dr. Dana and Erik Kessler Batya and Ben Klein Ellen and Jonathan Kleinhaus Sharon and Abraham Knoll Cheryl and Abe Kramer Dania and Adam Lauer Nila and Josh Lazarus Ilana and Joel Leifer Jennifer and Michael Lewis Jen and Nachum Lifschitz Ruth and Edward Lubat Sherry and Lawrence Milstein MAP Elliot Maza Helen and Itay Moshenberg Nina and John Nanasi Toni and Reuven Nayowitz Sarrah and Yaakov Ottensoser Joanna and David Parker Yael and David Polinsky Alan and Bonnie Pollard Leslie and Andrei Rebarber Chavie and Ami Rosen Dahlia and Michael Rosen Yael and Rafi Rosenblatt & Family Stacey and Ken Rosenzweig Eileen and Allen Sapadin Debra and Josef Schenker

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Sara and Richie Schlussel – 1976 Rachel and Steven Schwartz Elisabeth and Peter Schwartz Lindsay and Daniel Setton Howard and Lisa Shafer Helene Teper and Elliot Shoenfeld Aviva and Jonathan Sopher & Family Dr. Kevin and Chava Sperber Beth and Ronnie Stern Jill and Michael Stifelman Jane and Peter Strasser Caron and Michael Strulowitz Robin and Jonathan Susman Deena and Jonathan Thurm Elizabeth and Eli Ungar Rachel and Marc Waldman Hope and Robert Waxman Marion and Billy Weiss The Wohlrab Family Mr. Morris Zimmerman Marc Zwebner – Mitch Gross Basketball League FRIEND

Rivki and Seymour Adler Rabbi and Mrs. Joseph Adler Annette and Raphael Amirian Shula and Izzy Ashkenazy Stacey and Jay Barth Pesha and Erez Ben-Ami Ellen and Morris Bienenfeld Mo and Farrah Blinder Doctor’s Chavrusa Ilana and Jeffrey Epstein Fayge and Howard Feder Mindy and Saul Feder Gabi Feuer Sorina and David Goldstein Rebecca and Elad Gordon Rivkie Gunsburg Tanya Gurovich Janet and Kenny Hoffman Emily and Eli Isak Gavin and Elizabeth Katz Shana and Jamin Koslowe Rosalyn and Leon Kozak Laura and Brian Kudowitz Esther and Paul Lerer Jonathan Lewinsohn Judy and Fred Lewis Emily and David Lichtman Beth and Nat Lipschitz Chana and Tsachi Meyers Miriam and Brian Motechin Esther and David Muschel

Dina and David Niewood Nancy and Norris Nissim Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ohring Judith ‘88 and Danny Ottensoser Jody and David Perla Jeannie and Kenny Prager Aviva and Samuel Ramras Alise Reicin and Bob Boiarsky Marilyn Rosen Cheryl and Mordy Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Steven Safier Suzy and Will Schwartz Yocheved and Marc Schwartz Jacques Semmelman Revital and Robert Sholomon Annette and Howard Simmons Yosepha and Yitzie Solomon Elke and Kalman Stein Diane and Ronald Strobel Mrs. Goldie Susman Divsha and Martin Tollinsky Michael Trachtenberg Steve and Vita Wolinsky Rabbi Akiva and Dr. Rachel Wolk Barbara and Ben Woloshin & Family Jessica and Michael Zlatin

Jocelyn and Shmuel Jonas Leah Krakinowski and Andrew Silberstein Melvin Lubin Lisa Messinger Diance and Edward Satran Michelle and Dov Schwartz Benjamin and Elana Silver Mor and Alphonse Soued Leisel and Henry Stern Leslie and Jeremy Teicher Miriam and George Teigman Barbara and Efraim Weinblatt Debra and Stuart Weinstock Lynne Sugarman and David Wisotsky Touring Friends Young Adults Division

BUSINESS LISTING (EIGHTH PAGE)

GRANDPARENT DOUBLE CHAI

Alan Party and Tent Rentals Inc, Buckley’s Drug Store Cheryl and Eddie Dauber Englewood Bootery Adena and Dov Goldman Daniela and Zev Gontownik David Hochstein Robin and Mark Hoenig Loeb and Troper LLP Julian Krinsky – Yesh Shabbat Camps Debra and Mark Orenshein RDS Printing DONOR LISTING

Helene and Ellis Abramson Lorri and Fred Ashe Barry Badner Gila and Rabbi Avi Bernstein – 1991 Bracha and Mark Bluman Judy and Martin Braun Karen and Joel Budin Tova and Larry Cohen Marie Doench Joan and Warren Enker ETD Tire and Auto Executive Valet Parking Sharon Gopin Susie Helft and Josh Drazen – 1991

ALUMNI LISTING (BY CLASS YEAR)

Alexander (Lexie) Nicole Linder – 2004 Elliot Michael Linder – 2009 Ari Ungar – 1987 Chanan ‘92 and Amy Vogel Kevin Wolf – 2008 Arianna Wolf – 2011 GRANDPARENT TRIPLE CHAI

H. Wesley and Carol Ashendorf Anonymous GRANDPARENT CHAI SOCIETY

Marcelle and Saul Agus Gail Billig Randy and Norman Blinder Lorraine and Dr. Leonard Dauber Barbara and Jack Fox Rhonda and Michael Gribetz Alice and Jacob Klein Mr. and Mrs. Haim Marcovici Naava and Jeffrey Parker Debbie and David Sable Sheira and Steve Schacter William and Esther Schulder Dr. Norman Sohn Helen and Abe Sultanik Lee and Marcia Weinblatt GRANDPARENT LISTING (1 CHILD)

Lillian Adler Susan Dorfman Rochelle and Carl Feit Judith and Frederick Kranz Esther and Aaron Lehmann Susan Magot Judy and Michael Morgenstern Ahrona and Milton Ohring

Helen and Menno Ratzker Ina and Jerry Regosin Sara Gail and Nechemiah Reiss Evelyn Rubin Jacob Schacter Louise and Arthur Schwartz Naomi and Robert Spira GRANDPARENT LISTING (2 CHILDREN)

Linda and Leo Borenstein Joyce and Neal Leavitt The Ohayon – Pinhas Family Rochelle and Samuel Racenstein Evelyn and Milton Rubin Houpt Jocelyn and Sid Verson Annette and Howard Wolk GRANDPARENT LISTING (3 CHILDREN)

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