2024-2025 Philanthropy Report
“ People feel at home here. This is my home, this is my students’ home, this is their families’ home.”
Rachel Liptz Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Dear Rashi Kehillah (Community),
The 2024-2025 school year marked the completion of my first full year as Rashi’s Head of School—and what a year it has been: inspiring, humbling, energizing, and above all, meaningful.
What resonates most with me about my first year embedded within this kehillah is how robustly Rashi students dig into learning, ask bold questions, give meaningful blessings to each other during minyan, high-five in the hallways, and know and support each other in all settings in a way that shows how much these students genuinely care—about each other, about the world, about their Jewish identity.
At Rashi, students are not just gaining knowledge. They are becoming thoughtful, ethical, Jewishlyrooted human beings grounded in the Rashi values of limud (learning), tzedek (justice), ruach (spirit), kavod (respect), and kehillah (community). We raise menches.
In 2024-2025 we experienced an undefeated boys’ basketball team, spectacular award-winning theater productions, another National Gold Council of Excellence (NCOE) Student Government, and more. I am optimistic, excited, and hopeful for the years to come, and I invite you to come see it for yourself. Join us at a performance, a game, a student-run activity; come and feel the ruach and pride our students bring to every part of Rashi life.
This past year also saw the successful conclusion of our
transformative RISE Campaign. When we started this bold Campaign to raise $30M+ for Rashi, we knew we could do it, but we didn’t know that we would. You made it possible.
I am profoundly grateful to lead this sacred institution, where our remarkable educators — experts in their fields and champions of Jewish values — inspire our students daily. I am inspired by this kehillah that goes far beyond the classroom experience for our children. In fact, the heart of our Rashi community lies in connections. Whether it is at Kabbalat Shabbat, family education programs, milestone moments, sporting events, or weekend playdates, I have been immeasurably touched and energized by all of the small moments of connection. I am eager to continue to lay roots and grow the strong relationships that will guide me in my leadership in the coming years.
As you explore this report, you’ll see just a glimpse of how your support is shaping our school’s incredible story. I love this school. I am proud of this school. And I am deeply honored to be part of this joyful, resilient, and caring community.
In partnership,
Emily Charton P’29, ’32 Head of School
Portrait of a Leader
Launching the year with a school-wide art project
Rashi students engage with the election process by learning about leadership, civics, and symbolism.
To mark the U.S. election year, Rashi students participated in a school-wide art project called “Portrait of a Leader.” Director of Visual Arts Erica Smiley developed the project in tandem with the Humanities Department. This project served as part of the work of the Rashi Election Committee, which employed a number of strategies and resources to educate students about the electoral process.
Combining this learning with visual arts, students examined a number of presidential portraits as examples, including Washington, Lincoln, Carter, and Obama. They discussed the qualities of a portrait, different styles used, and the importance of symbolism. With this knowledge, students in Kindergarten through Grade 8
tackled their portraits according to their existing curriculum. Grade 1, for example, used their annual study of color to create monochromatic pieces, while Grade 6 flexed their one point perspective techniques to create symbolic portraits of items and words.
Grade 5, in relation to their unit on figure drawing, created works inspired by Keith Haring, whose cartoon-style illustrations and street art showed his powerful voice in advocating for his community. In picking their leaders, there was only one rule: they had to choose a real person. Beyond that, students were free to pick whoever inspired them, be it a celebrity, a politician, or a family member. “For this project, I chose my mom. I chose my leader because she has a
working brain. Here’s the symbol I used, and why: a lightbulb, because it’s a symbol for ideas,” said fifth grader Elie S.
Grade 7 student Julia M. also selected her mother for her leadership portrait. The seventh graders focused mainly on developing their shading skills, following their curriculum on value and depth. “I tried to make my portrait creative,” said Julia, “I added lavender because she loves it, and dogs, and I put in a sloth because she and I joke that they’re our spirit animal.”
Some students broke the 2D mold entirely, like the Grade 4 class. With the element of energy in mind, they made their portraits into sculptures inspired by the work of James Hampton, a janitor who created his only work, “The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly,” out of entirely recycled materials.
“I used just tinfoil, scissors, hot glue and sticks,” said Grade 4 student Jillianne S. “I picked gymnast Simone Biles, and the word I used for her is ‘inspiring’ because she inspires other people. I also put her on a balance beam because it’s her favorite event.”
Bulletin boards and display cases on every floor of the building were decorated with these stunning portraits. Like a map of Rashi’s program, they show the full progression of our students’ visual arts journey, all portrayed as their most inspiring people. What starts with an introduction to line in Kindergarten ends with fully-rendered, deeply-insightful works in the Middle School. This is just part of what makes Rashi’s arts program such a rich, growthoriented learning experience.
Grade 1 Studies Communities
What makes a community?
Rashi students learn early on that they have an impact. They can be change-makers, and they can make their world a better place.
Throughout the year, Grade 1 social studies focused on community through the lenses of history, civics, economy, and geography. This tied in directly with their year-long theme and question: “Why does one need a community, and what is the role of communication?”
Together with specialists and fellow students, the children applied their learning across disciplines to do a deep-dive into the ins and outs of community building through writing, science, art, and SEL (social-emotional learning).
Grade 1 students began by learning about the resources a community may require,
and how to cooperate with one another to ensure everybody has what they need both as individuals and a unit. Then the class was split into pairs, with each partnership being assigned an entity within Rashi’s own local community, the town of Dedham. The “entities” included everything from the school to the post office, the fire station to the library, and many others.
To get to know these local entities, students took a trip to Dedham Square and explored them in person. They took notes on features such as signage, equipment, the types of people there, and what they were doing. “I looked at the library, and there were a lot of nice kids and
I’m prepared to go to high school or wherever I go, and I know there will be challenges, but Rashi has really shaped me and I know I can take on anything.”
Yael Darsa ’24
grown-ups there to help them,” said Harper D. “The library is important because people can go and learn from the books they read.”
“My entity was the movie theater,” said Leo S. “It looked very old, because it was! If a family doesn’t have a TV, or wants to watch something new, they can go there to have fun.”
The class then visited the Dedham Historical Society to see what their locations looked like years ago, noticing differences and similarities between the images and what they had just observed.
After their trip to Dedham Square, the first graders returned and began brainstorming, planning, designing, and building models of their entities. In the Kol-lab: Rashi’s Innovation Lab, they wrote out lists of items needed, possible supplies they could use, and then got to work with their Grade 4 buddies to complete the models.
The children’s hard work paid off in a culminating celebration in which they presented their entity models, explaining to friends and family what they learned and why it’s important to a community. Some stations had special treats relating to their entity (munchkins at the bakery, anyone?). Others, like the library, displayed relevant student work from earlier in the year, such as their scientific dinosaur books. The class was even treated to a special appearance by members of the Dedham Fire Department, which was one of the entities
studied, and students were allowed to explore the truck inside and out.
We are so proud of all the hard work our first graders put forth! They were deeply engaged in their learning, and will carry the skills built during this unit into Grade 2 and into their lives outside of school as they become strong, mindful members of their own communities.
The Impact of Multigenerational Learning
By Hannah Silver, Program Coordinator Volunteer, Youth and Community Engagement Hebrew SeniorLife
Highlights of Rashi’s multigenerational programming with Hebrew SeniorLife’s NewBridge on the Charles residents.
Part of what makes Rashi’s 162 acre campus so magical is its shared space with Hebrew SeniorLife’s NewBridge on the Charles senior living community. Over the course of their Pre-K to Grade 8 education, every student experiences multiple touch points with NewBridge residents, and many form lasting relationships with their senior neighbors.
Students learn about the lived experiences of NewBridge residents — their stories, their families, and their day-to-day life. During any
given week, students might volunteer with residents who have memory loss through the Making Memories program, celebrate Jewish holidays, create and facilitate a thematic activity through Mitzvah Makers, or simply spend quality time reading together.
This year, 100% of students engaged with NewBridge residents, 6 out of 8 grades visited monthly, and over 80 NewBridge residents attended regular programming with Rashi.
Through the Rashi Readers program, Rashi Pre-K students came monthly to visit, read, and discuss books with Traditional Assisted Living residents. Visiting regularly allowed everyone to build deep connections and engagement skills over time.
Each month, both the Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes came to engage with Independent Living residents through activities ranging from playing with slime to taking Polaroid pictures to making pumpkin centerpieces. The end of the year brought lots of bittersweet feelings to our grandfamilies, but also lots of comfort in knowing we will continue to form these bonds next school year!
The incredible Rashi Grade 2 students took their Wax Museum on the road, transforming into famous figures to interact with Independent Living and Assisted Living residents. Their transformations “took” residents all across the world, and even to outer space!
Mitzvah Makers, the after-school program that brings Grades 2-5 to engage with Traditional Assisted Living residents and Long Term Chronic Care patients, continues to create strong relationships. Pictured above, Jillianne S. (Grade 4) and Myrna Davidson (Traditional Assisted Living resident) are one of many strong relationships that formed this year. While reflecting on why her Mitzvah Makers experience felt important, Jillianne said, because “It’s a fun way to make friends that aren’t your age.”
Participating in one of our flagship programs Making Memories (Grade 6-8), Rashi seventh graders and memory patients went on a weekly journey to reignite and heighten their senses. Each week focused on a different sense, ending with a celebratory l’chaim (cheers) with bubbly apple juice and melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy.
Grade 8 Jewish Heritage Trip
Our oldest students set off on the journey of a lifetime, landing in Budapest, Hungary, for their annual Jewish heritage trip. This journey is part of Rashi’s experiential learning curriculum, and a culminating moment for our Grade 8 students as they get ready to transition to high school.
The class was immediately taken by the mixture of Soviet, modern, and Baroque architecture as they made their way from the airport and through the city proper toward the castle district. There, they climbed up the Fisherman’s Bastion and learned from their guide, Firenze, about Budapest’s political and religious history, with a focus on the specific
impacts of WWII still being felt to this day.
During their second day in the city, the class paid respects at the “Shoes on the Danube Bank,” a memorial for those lost in the Shoah (Holocaust) by Can Togay and Gyula Pauer. The piece features sixty pairs of shoes made from rusted iron in women’s, men’s, and children’s styles of the early 1940s. “This was very interesting, impactful, and moving,” said students Helene S. and Emily C.
From the memorial, the class continued on to Dohány Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe. There, they learned that Theodor Herzl, known widely as the father of modern
Zionism, grew up just a few doors down.
For their final day in Hungary, the class visited the Lauder School, a K-12 Jewish day school, and spoke with fellow students. “We were given tours by students in our grade around the school, and were able to learn a lot about the school’s history, and the students,” wrote Ari G. and JD U. “We were pleasantly surprised by how similar, but also how different the school was compared to Rashi. We were even able to visit many classrooms, including a virtual reality learning center.”
After their adventures in Hungary, the class took a bus to Prague, Czechia. They spent their first full morning in Josefov, Prague’s Jewish Corner and a former ghetto, and visited Maisel Synagogue which was built from 1590-1592. Today, the synagogue stands as a monument to the 79,000 Czech Jews murdered during the Shoah. Many of our students had previously studied Josefov, and were excited to share their knowledge with their tour guide. They then found themselves further nestled amongst the local Jewish community on Friday evening, celebrating Shabbat at Bejt Simcha Reform Congregation.
On their third day, the class went to visit the Medieval Prague Castle. “The castle was so big that we didn’t get to see all of it, but what we did see was amazing,” said student Chase B. “First we saw the changing of the guards, then we headed to the cathedral, which was beautiful, and were told all about the role religion played in Czech royal life. After that we actually went inside the castle and saw different rooms like the banquet hall that would be used after coronations, and the throne room where the ruling monarch would sit on their throne. Lastly we went to the armory where we saw all different types of armor and weapons the knights and soldiers would use to defend the castle if it ever got attacked.”
On their final day in Prague, the students turned to a more somber, yet powerful, page
as they visited Terezín and the Theresienstadt ghetto and concentration camp.
“It’s important to remember the history of our ancestors and how lucky we are to have these opportunities,” reflected student Charlotte B. “As we walked back to our bus, I had a very thought-provoking conversation with my friends. I wondered, ‘How can we balance our remembrance for the victims while also continuing our lives without the burden of trauma?’”
Charlotte’s thoughts brought her back to the Grade 8 reading of “Night” by Elie Wiesel, a Romanian-born Jew whose memoir reflects on his time in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. While reading the book in English class, students participated in Socratic circles, a discussion method centered around questioning and reflecting on a specific text. They spoke about how Elie Wiesel, along with other Shoah survivors, were able to still live full and happy lives after the tragedy they had endured.
“Going to the Terezín concentration camp was meaningful to me because I got to connect what we have been learning in school to real life,” one student remarked.
“Instead of dwelling on the tragedy (which is important at times), our class was able to use this opportunity as a way to remain grateful and be aware of oppressed groups today,” Charlotte said.
After nine days in Europe taking in experiences that were joyful, educational, silly, somber, and deeply reflective, the students returned to the United States and to Rashi with renewed senses of themselves, their peers, and the world.
As one student reflected, “This trip opened my eyes to perspectives I’ve never thought about, and truly grew my independence and understanding of the world we live in.”
Success After Rashi
Alumni share their remarkable achievements
Natalie Perlov Snyder ’12 completed her studies at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College in spring 2025. Natalie matched at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) for Internal Medicine.
Tyler Swartz ’09 founded Endorphins in 2022. Endorphins is one of the world’s largest running communities, hosting 1,500 free group runs a year, with first party premium performance apparel and race wear, a large format partnership with New Balance, and an elite coaching program for its runners. The mission of Endorphins is to spread positivity and happiness.
Danielle Ain ’01 started a new position as AVP, Machine Identity Sales, East and Public Sector at CyberArk, a leading identity security company based in Massachussetts.
Aviva Rosman ’02 announced that, after nearly 10 years of building BallotReady, the company has now joined the Civitech family, marking a tremendous milestone in the journey to make democracy more accessible through nonpartisan civic information. Aviva will be taking on a new role at Civitech as Group Product Manager of Data Products.
Benjamin Lefkowitz ’13 began a new position as Executive Assistant at the Middle East Institute (MEI) with a focus on U.S. policy in the Levant. The MEI is the oldest DC-based institute dedicated to non-partisan study of the Middle East.
Halle Sisenwine ’16 started a new position as an Emergency Department Technician at The University of Vermont Medical Center. This center is part of the wider University of Vermont Health Network, an academic medical system that sees millions of patients across Vermont and New York.
The Impact When We RISE Together
We are humbled to share the early and profound impact of your support
The Future is Here
Three years ago, we set out to RISE— together. With bold aspirations and the strength of our kehillah (community), we envisioned a future where every student could reach further, innovate endlessly, and thrive in a community sustained by a shared vision. Today, thanks to your generosity, that future is already here.
The RISE Campaign has and will transform what’s possible for Rashi and every child we serve. With deep gratitude and joy, we thank you for rising with us.
The Rashi School Lifetime Giving Society
$3.6M+ Visionaries
Ba’alei Chazon
Adelson Family Foundation
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
Geraldine and Gabe Sunshine
$1.8M+ Builders
Bonim
Anonymous
Michelle and Darren Black
Tracey and David Frankel
Linda and Michael Frieze
Marcy and Robert Haber
Cindy and Andrew Janower
Lizbeth and George Krupp
Betty Ann z”l and Daniel Miller
Dena and Michael Rashes
The Shaich Family Foundation
Nancy Zimmerman and Andrei Shleifer
Lisa and Neil Wallack
$1M+ Dreamers
Cholmim
Anonymous (2)
Kathy and Scott Cohen
Danielle and Gregg Darish
Donna and David Frieze
Judith and Douglas Krupp
Gilda and Fred z”l Slifka
Donors to Special Initiatives
Rashi greatly appreciates the support of these donors who have supported special initiatives, including social justice programming, financial aid, and the Harold H. Silverstein Early Childhood Collection, between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Anonymous
Franklin Templeton
Norma (Silverstein) and David Freeman
Harrison Freeman
Donna and David Frieze
Linda and Michael Frieze
Simon B. Gottlieb Charitable Foundation
Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan
Family Foundation, Inc.
Judith and Douglas Krupp
Lizbeth and George Krupp
Lisa Pollack
Suzanne and Bernard Pucker
Danielle Rettinger
Abigail (Freeman) and Dovi
Salomon
Aviva Sapers and Judith
Sydney
Joanna and Justin Schneider
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
The Shapiro Foundation
Steven Sheinkopf
Donald Silverstein
Amy and Ross Silverstein
Rabbi Jamie Silverstein Stolper and David Stolper
Geraldine and Gabe Sunshine
Richard Tanenbaum
Sonya and Sean Wilder
Candice and Howard Wolk
RISE Donors
$2,500,000+
Michelle and Darren Black
Jessica and Chuck Myers
$1,000,000-$2,499,999
Anonymous
The Darish Family
Tracey and David Frankel
Linda and Michael Frieze
Marcy and Robert Haber
Cindy and Andrew Janower
Lizbeth and George Krupp
Geraldine and Gabe Sunshine
$500,000-$999,999
Rebecca and Glenn Burack
Donna and David Frieze
Dara and David Grossman
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
The Pucker Family
Leslie and Ken Pucker
Gigi and Michael Pucker
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner
Family Foundation
Melissa Weiner Janfaza and Andrew Janfaza
Rita and Adam J. Weiner
$250,000-$499,999
Simon B. Gottlieb Charitable Foundation
Patti z”l and Louis Grossman
The Lasser and Roth Families
Jessica and Ethan Lasser
Michelle and Lawrence z”l Lasser
Marcia and Bruce Roth
Betty Ann z”l and Daniel Miller
The Pase Rosen Family
The Saul Family
Candice and Howard Wolk and Family
Michelle and Matt Zisow
$100,000-$249,999
Susan and Aron Ain
Janet and Bernard Aserkoff
Irina and Mark Barrocas
Jill Considine
Kerry and Michael Epstein
Alison and Ezra Freedman
Diana and David Gaffin
Helene and Seth Gelber
Claire and Joseph Goldman
The Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan
Family Foundation
Nancy Kaplan Belsky and Mark Belsky
Susan Kaplan and Scott Belsky
Gila Belsky Modell ’05 and Alexander Modell
Lana and Edward Lukatsky
Maya and Michael Mindlin
Marsha and Edward Moller
Sherri and David Noon
Einat and Matt Ogden
Todd Ruderman Family Fund
The Shaich Family Foundation
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
Vikki, Matthew, Zachary, Ike, and Levi Sherman
Ann and Stephen Sherman
Samantha and Jeremy Shinewald
Jen and Eric Spindt
Talia and Adam Valkin
Lisa and Neil Wallack
Melissa, Ian, Levi, and Scarlett Zweig
$50,000-$99,999
Anonymous (2)
The Aronoff Family
Kathy and Scott Cohen
The Paul and Phyllis Fireman
Charitable Foundation
Mimi and Ron Golub
Lindsay and Michael Jabbawy
Eiffat and Evan Karp
Rabbi Jamie and Harold Kotler
Pam and Andrew Norden
Susan Patkin
Delia and Larry Perlov
Lisa and Andrew Sussman
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Wendy and Seth Berger
Diane and Chester Black
Stephen E. Bonder
Lynda and Jeffrey Bussgang
Rachel and Larry Chafetz
Robert Epstein
Shoshana and Daniel Farb
Erica and Joshua Fine
The Hughes Family
Ruth Kanfer and Vladimir Medvedovsky
Beth and Michael Moskowitz
Heidi and Lewis Pearlson
Maggie Gold Seelig
Josie and Marcus Semel
Pamela and Geoffrey Sherman
Liza Schneiderman and Gary Shub
Harold W. Sweatt Foundation
Jessica and Jeremy Karlin
Aida and Robert Luce
Karen and Gilbert Winn
Barbara and Rabbi Henry A. Zoob
Up to $24,999
Anonymous (12)
Shana Topp and Brad Balthaser
Alison Moll and Rabbi Alfred Benjamin
Kim Stone and David Berkowitz
Rachel Berkowitz
Lizabeth Brown
Rebecca and Max Cantor and Family
Laurie and Lee Caplan
Brenda and Louis Caplan
Lori Stevens and Marshall Carter
Roberta and Irwin Chafetz
Emily and Doug Charton
Rabbi Sharon and Jay Clevenger
Lisa Levine-Cobos and Camilo Cobos
Karen and Jeffrey Cohen
Bonnie and Calvin Cole
Mary Beth Landrum and David Cutler
Dana, Matt, Sophia, Charlie, and
Sammy Cutter
Samantha and James David
Rachel and Peter Dixon
Bonnie and Patrick Donohue
Jennifer and Jeffrey Drucker
Maria Granik and Nir Eisikovits
Caryl and Michael Erdos
Sharron and Robert z”l Feldman
Rebecca and Joel Ferat
Penny and Dan Fireman
Franklin Templeton
Susan and Martin Freed
Erica and Ethan Freishtat
Joyce and Lev Friedman
Rebecca Friedman
Samantha and Matthew Gentile
Phyllis Giller
Jackie and Bob Gladstone
Laurie and Richard Gliklich
Shoshanna and Andrew Goldberg
Sara and Doron Goldberg
Kimberly Goldman
Beebe and Mark Goldstein
Melissa and David Goldstone
Grantham, Mayo, van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Beth and Lawrence Greenberg
Lily Rabinoff-Goldman and Hillel
Greene
Virginia Lee and Robin Grossman
Lindsay and Daniel Guttell
June and John Guttell
Rachel and Jason Happel
Liza and Daniel Harris
Dr. Paula Brody and Merrill Hassenfeld
Christine and Howard Hausman
Mary and Martin Hochstadt
Chloe Ioffe
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Sheri Kahn
Rebecca Lambert and Michael Kalin
Elissa and Jason Kaplan
Ronda and Martin Kenger
Sasha Kliger ’11
Arlene Klotz
Elizabeth and Alan Kopin
Deborah Frydman and Robert Koritz
Lori Krasner
Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger
Anna Romanovsky and Alex Kuzakovsky
Yael Hurwitz-Lange and Steven Lange
Miriam Modricamin and Michael Lefkowitz
Dr. Randi and Rabbi Darby Leigh
Catherine Villa and Steve Leitch
Sarah Litwin ’10
Ginny and Roy MacDowell
Michele and Rabbi Todd Markley
The Mostoslavsky Levy Family
Barbara Myers
Judith Hochstadt and Richard
Nager
Tracy Myers-Namur and Jaime Namur
Shahar Hecht and Lior Neiger
Julie and Andrew O’Connell
Rhea Paul
Jamie and Shoel Perelman
Nancy and Laurence Perkins
Rachel Walchak and Adam Rogoff
Ilana Rosenberg and Ramel Rones
Gabi Soble and Dave Rosenberg
Linda Rosenbloom
Janet and Alan Rosenfeld
Rabbi Rachel and Douglas Saphire
Rachel and Sean Savage
Tammy and Craig Schneider
Joanna and Justin Schneider
Ellen and Steven Segal
Noah Semel ’23
Ellie and Barry Shrage
Leslie Shriberg
Ilene and Richard Stellar
Marina and Valeriy Stepanets
Jill Stanton and Bruce Trager
Anne and Bruce Tribush
Sonya and Sean Wilder
Bea and Sam Wilderman
Efraim and Jessica Yudewitz
Dina and Samuel Zoob
This list reflects donors who have made gifts or commitments to Rashi’s RISE Campaign as of June 30, 2025. Many of these commitments will be fulfilled over multiple years and include support for the Annual Fund. Rashi is deeply grateful for the strong support of the RISE Campaign.
2024-25 Annual Fund
July
1, 2024-June 30, 2025
Rashi relies on annual support from the community to ensure the ongoing excellence of our academic program and to create meaningful learning opportunities and experiences for all students. We are deeply grateful to the Rashi kehillah (community) who contributed more than $1.1 million to the 2024-2025 Rashi Annual Fund. Todah rabah, thank you, for your investment in The Rashi School.
ZAHAV (GOLD)
$50,000+
The Darish Family
Tracey and David Frankel
Carylon, Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation
Rachel Cohen and Ari Mervis
Rebecca Mervis
Geraldine and Gabe Sunshine
ADOM (RED)
$25,000 - $49,999
Michelle and Darren Black
Ramona Persaud and Anthony Enache
Donna and David Frieze
Linda and Michael Frieze
Cindy and Andrew Janower
Betty Ann z”l and Daniel Miller
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Dena and Michael Rashes
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Family Foundation
Melissa Weiner Janfaza and Andrew Janfaza
Rita and Adam J. Weiner
SAGOL (PURPLE)
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Susan and Aron Ain
Janet and Bernard Aserkoff
Rebecca and Glenn Burack
Jill Considine
Kerry and Michael Epstein
Robert Epstein
Diana and David Gaffin
Helene and Seth Gelber
Claire and Joseph Goldman
Simon B. Gottlieb Charitable Foundation
Dara and David Grossman
Patti z”l and Louis Grossman
Jessica and Ethan Lasser
Michelle and Lawrence z”l Lasser
Einat and Matt Ogden
The Pase Rosen Family
Todd Ruderman Famliy Fund
The Saul Family
Louis and Ida Selib Memorial Fund
Steven Sheinkopf
Vikki, Matthew, Zachary, Ike, and Levi
Sherman
Samantha and Jeremy Shinewald
Talia and Adam Valkin
Karen and Gilbert Winn
Candice and Howard Wolk and Family
Michelle and Matthew Zisow
TZAHOV (YELLOW)
$5,000 - $9,999
Jennifer and Daniel Adelson
Rita and Leonard Adelson
Irina and Mark Barrocas
Kathy and Scott Cohen
Alison and Ezra Freedman
Lindsay and Michael Jabbawy
Eiffat and Evan Karp
The Loren Family
Ruth Kanfer and Vladimir Medvedovsky
Maya and Michael Mindlin
Pam and Andrew Norden
Julie and Andrew O’Connell
Delia and Larry Perlov
Marcia and Bruce Roth
Brooke and Daniel Roth
Shaich Family Foundation
Liza Schneiderman and Gary Shub
Jen and Eric Spindt
Lisa and Neil Wallack
Melissa, Ian, Levi, and Scarlett Zweig
YAROK (GREEN)
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (2)
Sharon and Martin Abrahamson
The Aronoff Family
Stephen E. Bonder
Tracy and Randy Buckner
Lynda and Jeffrey Bussgang
Lori Stevens and Marshall Carter
Rachel and Larry Chafetz
Mary Beth Landrum and David Cutler
Bonnie and Patrick Donohue
Erica and Josh Fine
Laurie and Richard Gliklich
Julie and Jared Gollob
The Hughes Family
Sheri Kahn
Rabbi Jamie and Harold Kotler
Lana and Edward Lukatsky
Marsha and Edward Moller
Beth and Michael Moskowitz
Sherri and David Noon
Susan Patkin
Connie and Larry Semel
Josie and Marcus Semel
Pamela and Geoffrey Sherman
Elizabeth Ross and Benjamin Shore
Debbie and Jay Silverman
Stacey and Warren Suckerman
Lisa and Andrew Sussman
Harold W. Sweatt Foundation
Jessica and Jeremy Karlin
Aida and Robert Luce
Sheila Sydney
Roberta and Stephen Weiner
Sonya and Sean Wilder
Barbara and Rabbi Henry A. Zoob
KACHOL (BLUE)
$1,800 - $2,499
Wendy and Seth Berger
Diane and Chester Black
Janet and David Bloom
Emily and Doug Charton
Sondra and Steven Goldberg
Willie Goldwasser
Elizabeth and Jacob Grossman
The Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc.
Nancy Kaplan Belsky and Mark Belsky
Susan Kaplan and Scott Belsky
*Gila Belsky Modell ’05 and Alexander
Modell
Elissa and Jason Kaplan
Lindsay Rosenfeld and Andres Lessing
Ellen Rottersmann
*Rebecca Scharfstein ’04
Ilana Hurwitz and Richard Starfield
Naomi and Jeffrey Stonberg
Suzanne and Herbert Tobin
*Jesse and Larry Tobin ’01
CHAVERIM (FRIENDS)
Up to $1,799
Anonymous (51)
Adobe
Krista and Steve Alperin
Gloria Aronson
Michelle and Scott Aronson
Rebecca Baizen
Heidi Baker
Debra Goldberg and Lawrence Ball
The Topp Family
Colin Bannen
Alison Moll and Rabbi Alfred Benjamin
Kim Stone and David Berkowitz
Rachel Berkowitz
Carol and Charles Berlin
Michelle Bernstein
Rebecca Berwick
Alex Black ’22
Susan Black
Jodi and James Blankstein
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Allison and Jeffrey Blum
Bonnie and Jonathan Blum
Rachel Bograd ’04
Amy Booxbaum
Shanyia Boutwell
Bruce Boyd
Stephen Brickman
Seena Kalender-Brody and Barry Brody
Jaime Brody and Meghan Todd
Lizabeth Brown
Kate and Malcolm Brown
Barbara Burnim Day
Rebecca and Max Cantor and Family
Brenda and Louis Caplan
CCS Fundraising
Susan Charton
Chelsea Hebrew Free School Endowment Fund
Rabbi Sharon and Jay Clevenger
Catherine and John Cobbett-Walden
The Cobos Family
Ayala Cohen ’05
Drs. Elaine and George Cohen
Lauren and Richard Cohen
Rachel and Adam Cole
Bonnie and Calvin Cole
Deborah Berlin and Garrett Colon
Lori and Venus Corriveau
Hanna and Michael Crosby
Cynthia and Oliver Curme
Dana, Matt, Sophia, Charlie, and Sammy Cutter
Jacob Darish ’22
Joy and Victor Darish
Sherri and Ira Davoudgoleh
Danielle Friedman and Adam Dehner
Bonnie Dehner
Dell EMC
Jessica and Aaron Dezube
Alexandra ’99 and Anthony DiMarsico
Jacob Dixon ’23
Mia Lefkowitz and Christopher Donnelly
Maureen Donohue
Harise and Gerald Dorfman
Blair and Josh Dorfman
Masha ’02 and and Daniel Dumanis
Rabbi Elaine Zecher and David Eisenberg
Odessa Elmore ’13
Emily Ferestien
Brianna Ettun Perez and Ehud Ettun
Rebecca and Joel Ferat
Amanda and Robert Findlay
Laraine and Lowell Fine
Lindsay and Alan Fisch
Marilyn Fishbone
Joni and Reid Fishman
Rosa and Michael Franck
Franklin Templeton
Susan and Martin Freed
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Friedman
Joyce and Lev Friedman
Talia Frieze ’23
Gan Elohim Parents Committee
Benjamin Gelber ’22
Marilyn Gelber
Samantha and Matthew Gentile
Monica Gibbs and Susan Wick
Phyllis Giller
Jackie and Bob Gladstone
Anne and Michael Glanz
*Emily and Samuel ’08 Glasgow
Natalia and Gene Glekel
Sandra and Howard Gold
Shoshanna and Andrew Goldberg
Michelle and Jeff Goldberg
Kimberly Goldman
Beebe and Mark Goldstein
Janice and Stanley Goldstein
Melissa and David Goldstone
JulieSue and Matthew Goldwasser
Zachary Gordon ’19
Grantham, Mayo, van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Dr. Lily Rabinoff-Goldman and Rabbi Hillel
Greene
Lubov and Robin Greenwood
Larisa and Vadim Grinis
Jamie Grossman
Rachel Liptz and Josh Grossman
Virginia Lee and Robin Grossman
Lindsay and Daniel Guttell
Emily Haideri
Ayelet Lipton and David Harris
Laura Yacovone and Scott Harrison
Diana and Gene Hashkes
Christine and Howard Hausman
Rachel and Jacob Hausman
Irene Kaplow ’02 and David Held
Erica and Richard Hiersteiner
Sonia Chang-Díaz and Bryan Hirsch
Mary and Marty Hochstadt
Sannie Woods and Noah Hodgetts ’02
Jill and Trip Hofer
Sandra Cohen and Ari Hoffman ’05
Rebecca and Eran Hollander
Sarah and Joshua Horowicz
Jeanie and Robert Horwitz
Hummingbird Books LLC
Rabbi Sandi Intraub and Stephanie Rotsky
Chloe Ioffe
Irina Cashen and William Isenberg
Dr. JoJo and Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Marisa Jaffe
Alexandra Janower ’18
Elizabeth and Daniel Jick
Jackie Johnson
Charles Kahn
Rebecca Lambert and Michael Kalin
Holly Kampler
Elizabeth and Michael Kaplan
Jody Forchheimer and Louis Kaplow
Jessica and Jeremy Karlin
Susan and Marc Karofsky
Deb Albenberg and Audra Karp
Dina Iskhakova and Alex Karpovsky
Fallon Katz
Linda Keesan
Jennifer Blum and Joshua Keith
Laura and Andrew Klopfer
Heidi Klopfer
Fredda and Michael Klopfer
Ricki Klopfer
Arlene Klotz
Karen and Peter Kotzen
Julie Koven
Ronald Koven
Richard Kramer
Stacey Kramer
Nancy and Monty Krieger
Lexi Holzberg Kritzer and Michael Kritzer
Ariel Friedman and Jonathan Krones
Anna Romanovsky and Alex Kuzakovsky
Florence and Steven Lambert
Miriam Modricamin and Michael Lefkowitz
Dr. Randi and Rabbi Darby L. Leigh
Kate Villa and Steve Leitch
Emma ’08 and Joshua Lentz
Deanna and Lewis Levin
Rachel Rock and Joshua Levy
Danika Lipchitz
Owen Lipchitz
Sarah Litwin ’09
Janie and Brett Lubarsky
Jodi and Mike Maciag
Susan Rodgin and Warren Manning
Olga Kader and Gregory Margovsky
Michele and Rabbi Todd Markley
Harriet Golding and William Martin
Julaine McInnis
Bradley Meeder
Toby and Joel Mendler
Karen and David Miller
Maya and Leonid Mindlin
Samuel Moller ’09
Gail Williams and Jean-Pierre Monneray
Anna Levy and Gustavo Mostoslavsky
Naomi Mostoslavsky ’22
Marlene and Bruce Moyer
Benjamin Myers ’21
Joshua Myers ’24
Nancy Myers
Samuel Myers ’20
Judith Hochstadt and Richard Nager
Lisa and Matthew Nagler
Michael Navisky
Shahar Hecht and Lior Neiger
Eli Norden ’22
Jackie and Roger Norden
Samuel Norden ’24
Amy and Nicholas O’Donnell
Gerard Boniello, Omnium Protection Group
Sharon and Stuart Pase
PayPal Giving Fund
Caren and Ben Pearlman
Heidi and Lewis Pearlson
Anne Pendleton
Lesley and Robert Perlman
Sandra Persaud
Diana and Alexander Peselman
Barbara Schlaff and William Petok
Alyson Popper
Ina and Eli Porth
Jessica and Daniel Poscover
Abigail and Jason Prague
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
The Pucker Family
Leslie and Ken Pucker
Gigi and Michael Pucker
Lisa and Yaron Rachlin
Amy and Joseph Regen
Lillian and William Regen
Carly Renshaw
Nitzan Resnick
Helen Ressler
Danielle Rettinger
Danielle and Jason Richman
Sarah and William Richmond
Lisa Rivo
Svetlana Virovtseva ’03 and Brandon Robinson
Eric Rosen
Charlotte Rosenberg ’23
Gabi Soble and Dave Rosenberg
Joan Rosenberg
Linda Rosenbloom
Marla and Robert Rosenbloom
Janet and Alan Rosenfeld
Anna and Jeffrey Rosenspan
Amanda Walker and Jon Rosenthal
Meredith Rosenthal
Laura and Richard Rosenthal
Nedra Rotsky
Rebecca Sternschein and David Rubins
Martha and Max Rubinstein Family Foundation
Karen Ruderman
Suzanne and Howard Rudin
Michael Ryter ’14
S&P Global
Tina Sachs
Faryl and Jonathan Sandler
Rabbi Rachel and Douglas Saphire
Hallie Savage
Rachel and Sean Savage
Jennifer and Ryan Schaffer
Benjamin Scharfstein ’08
Brigitte and Michel Scheinmann
Dalia Hochman and David Schidlow
Phyllis and Leonard Schlesinger
Tammy and Craig Schneider
Joanna and Justin Schneider
Patti and Raymond Schneider
Cheryl Schwartz
Noah Semel ’22
Elizabeth Seriy ’18
Barbara and Edward Shapiro
Julie Shapiro ’05
Olivia and Peter Shapiro
Tobie Shapiro
Stella and Alex Shilman
Rabbi Marcia Plumb and Rabbi Michael
Shire
Ellie and Barry Shrage
Lois and Andrew Siegel
Amy and Ross Silverstein
Alison Petok and Dan Slipakoff
Claudia and Robert Slipakoff
Rabbi Jodi Seewald Smith and Adam Smith
Jessica and Ethan Solomon
Jerome Somers
Alexander Sorets ’11
Merit Cudkowicz and Eugene Sorets
Glenda and John Speyer
Susan Pruyn and Avrum Spira
Alexandra Star
Marina and Valeriy Stepanets
Sasha and James Stephen
Carol and Alan Stone
Rebecca Sheff and Ethan Stone ’99
Joseph Stone
Sandra and Jack Swartz
Temple Israel of Boston
Amy Klotz and David Terry
Leah Terry ’20
Jonah Tobin ’15
Molly Tobin ’05
Seth Tobin ’17
Anna Raykhtsaum Tratt
Daniel Tratt
Malka ’98 and Joe Travaglini
Louise and Richard Treitman
Ruth Treitman
Kate and Daniel Urman
Fanny Uzan
Nicholas Verdi
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Marissa and Zachary Wainwright
Miriam and Evan Waldheter
Perry Wallack ’13
Carine Warsawski
Susan and Bradley Waterman
Ruth Weinrib and Paul Weiss
Ellen and Bill Welch
Wellington Management Co.
Gregory White
Beth and Jonathan Winograd
Jonathan Zackman ’11
Lorel and Arnold Zar-Kessler
Dina and Samuel Zoob
Sally Rose Zuckert
Doreen Fundiller-Zweig and Elliot Zweig
* Alumni who have given $1,000 or more to the FY25 Annual Fund
We have made every effort to ensure accuracy. Please accept our sincere apology for any omissions or errors and report them to the Rashi Advancement Office at 781-355-7312.
Keeping up With Alumni
Our graduates’ high school destinations
Beaver Country Day School
Belmont Hill School
Blue Hills Regional Technical School
Boston College High School
Boston Latin School
Boston University Academy
Brookline High School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge School of Weston
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Commonwealth School
Concord Academy
Dana Hall School
Dedham High School
Dover-Sherborn High School
Gann Academy
Jesuit High School of Tampa
Kings College (England)
King Solomon School (Israel)
Landmark School
Lincoln-Sudbury High School
Medfield High School
Milton Academy
Natick High School
Needham High School
Newton North High School
Newton South High School
Noble and Greenough School
Northfield Mount Hermon School
The Roxbury Latin School
Sharon High School
The Rivers School
Thayer Academy
The Walnut Hill School
Wayland High School
Weston High School
The Woodward School for Girls
Our graduates’ college & university destinations
American University
Barnard College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Binghamton University
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryant University
Carleton College
Casewestern Reserve University
Champlain College
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Colorado College
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
Emerson College
Emory University
Fordham University
Florida Institute of Technology
George Washington University
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Lynn University
Macalester College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University (Ohio)
Muhlenberg College
Middlebury College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Occidental College
Ohio State University
Parsons The New School
Penn State University
Philadelphia University
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Reichman University
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Diego State University
Skidmore College
Smith College
Stanford University
Syracuse University
The Ohio State University
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
United States Coast Guard Academy
University of Arizona
University of Chicago
University of Delaware
University of Hartford
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts
Boston
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of New Hampshire
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Tampa
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Wheaton College
Yale University
Alumni Giving Society
Alumni who have given for three or more consecutive years
We are proud to honor and acknowledge our dedicated alumni by creating this ever-growing list.
Masha ’02 and Daniel Dumanis
Odessa Elmore ’13
Benjamin Gelber ’22
Irene Kaplow ’02 and David Held
Sannie Woods and Noah Hodgetts ’02
Sandra Cohen and Ari Hoffman ’05
Alexandra Janower ’18
Emma ’08 and Joshua Lentz
Gila ’05 and Alexander Modell
Benjamin Myers ’21
Alexander Sorets ’11
Leah Terry ’20
Jesse and Larry ’01 Tobin
FY’25 Operating Financials
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Leadership 2024-25
Board of Trustees
David Grossman, President
Kerry Epstein, Vice President
Adam Pase, Vice President/HSE Chair
Daniel Guttell, Treasurer
Vikki Sherman, Clerk
Helene Gelber, Development Chair
Chuck Myers, Campaign Chair
Josie Semel, Governance Chair
Rebecca Burack, I. Past President
Emily Charton, Head of School
Gregg Darish
Sam Glasgow ’08
Jessica Lasser
Daniel L. Miller
Gila Belsky Modell ’05
Larry Perlov
Marli Porth
Leslie Pucker
Lily Rabinoff-Goldman
Dan Saul
Jeremy Shinewald
Barry Shrage
Gary Shub
Adam Weiner
Rabbi Henry A. Zoob
Founding Chair (Permanent Trustee)
Development Committee
Helene Gelber, Chair
Vikki Sherman, Annual Fund Chair
Kate Brown
Shoshana Goldberg
Joe Goldman
David Grossman
Lindsay Guttell
Ruth Kanfer
Jessica Karlin
Mike Mindlin
Jessica Myers
Adam Pase
Alison Petok
Steve Sheinkopf
Jeremy Shinewald
Alyson Smith
Larry Tobin ’01
Sam Zoob
Emily Charton
Head of School
Jillian Erdos
Campaign Director
Amy Klotz
Director of Development Operations & Stewardship
Julaine McInnis
Director of Finance & Operations
Tammy Schneider
Development Coordinator
Kim Stone
Director of Development
Leadership 2024-25
Yachad Leadership
Yachad means “together.” Through Yachad: Rashi’s Parent Council, we as parents come together to fulfill our mission to enhance the school curriculum and support our community of children, families, teachers, staff, and school.
Co-Chairs: Jessica Lasser, Jamie Perelman, and Alyson Smith (emeritus)
Budget and Administration: Abbe Klein
VP of Room Parents: Danielle Darish and Samantha Shinewald
Celebrations: Rebecca Cantor, Lisa Cobos, and Sam Gentile
Kehillah (Community): Lindsay Jabbawy, Maya Mindlin, Joanna Schneider, and Vikki
Sherman
Host Families: Dara Grossman
Welcoming: Rachel Cole and Miriam Waldheter
Speaker Series and Adult Learning: Jonathan Ellowitz, Ruth Kanfer, and Liat Rosen
Admissions and Outreach: Rachel Ross
Simchas and Sadness: Jen Adelson and Amy O’Donnell
Rashi Wear: Michelle Zisow
Teacher Appreciation: Jen Shaffer and Dina Zoob
Pizza Thursday and Lunch: Liza Harris and Melissa Zweig
Challah: Alla Vigdorchik
Directory and EduKit: Jess Karlin
Alumni Leadership Council
Masha Dumanis ’02, P’30
Odessa Elmore ’13
Alex Finkielsztein ’06
Ben Gelber ’22
Sam Glasgow ’08
Sydney Gondelman ’20
Ali Janower ’18
Emma (Scheinmann) Lentz ’08
Sam Moller ’09
Ben Myers ’21
Emma Rashes ’13
Jonah Tobin ’15
Sarah Trager ’04
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Everything at Rashi is about being together, empathizing, and realizing we aren’t too different from each other. I never proudly said ‘I am Jewish,’ but seeing these people and how well the Jewish community treats me, I will say proudly that I am Jewish.”
Sasha Cohen ’25
Life-changing education World-changing students
“ Rashi wasn’t just a school I attended. It was the place that shaped the way I speak, live, and fight for what matters.”
Maxwell Long ’11 2025 Tikkun Alum Award recipient