WDS 75th Anniversary Dinner Tribute Journal

DECEMBER 17TH, 2022

THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WITH US

OUR HONOREES

STEVEN AND MALKA HELFT

Steven and Malka Helft are the proud parents of Sophie (‘24), Liah (‘26), and Gabriel (’28). They have been enthusiastic members of the Westchester Day School community since 2013. Malka is the founder of Think Chic Interiors, an interior design firm serving Westchester County and Connecticut. She is a passionate advocate of the Day School and serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees as the Chair of the Recruitment Committee. Over the years, she has been an active member of the PTA, working with the Back to School Carnival & Book Fair committees, among others. She has volunteered to teach the “Learning to Look” program for the past six years during which she has had the privilege of watching her kids and their peers thrive in the classroom. Steven is a gastroenterologist at Optum Tri-State Medical Group. He has never missed a school play and is very involved in his children’s educational and extra-curricular activities ranging from weekend science projects to softball games. You will never catch him at a board meeting of any kind. Steven and Malka established the Dr. Arthur Helft (Z”L) Israel Fund in 2021 to help deepen the connection of WDS students with Israel. Steven and Malka are active members of the Hebrew Institute of White Plains. Malka serves on the Interiors Committee and has spearheaded many community initiatives. They are inspired by the devotion of the WDS faculty and administration to the success and happiness of their children.

Ayala and David Lallouz are the proud parents of Aaron (‘27) and Flora (‘29) and have been a part of the WDS family since 2017. Since their first visit to WDS, Ayala and David felt confident that it was the right place for their children. Ayala began volunteering with the PTA during Aaron’s first year at WDS, beginning with co-chairing the Spring Boutique in 2018. Ayala then took on the role of PTA co-president from 2018-2020. In this role she co-chaired many events, including Chopped with Naomi Nachman, Meet the Author with David Adler, and a school-wide family Challah bake. Ayala has also been involved in the Teacher Appreciation committee which selects and distributes teachers’ gifts throughout the year. Ayala began volunteering with the Learning to Look art appreciation program in 2018, and currently chairs the program. Ayala and David are active members of the Young Israel of New Rochelle, where David is a leader of the Sephardic Minyan. Together with the WDS leadership, David is looking to spearhead efforts to incorporate Sephardic traditions into the academic and religious life at WDS. Ayala is an attorney by training, and is currently a stay at home mom. David is an attorney and is currently Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Chief Legal Officer at the Bruderman Family of Companies. He is also Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the New York State Bar Association since 2021.

AYALA AND DAVID LALLOUZ

OUR HONOREES

JORDANA AND RABBI JONATHAN MORGENSTERN

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern are the proud parents of (soon to be) four Westchester Day School graduates- Simon (‘14) along with his wife Lauren, Ayden (‘17), Ella (‘19), and Jacob (‘23) and even prouder grandparents of baby Aryeh. God willing, with Jacob’s “mezinka” graduation, the Morgensterns will have been actively involved with WDS through their children for almost 20 years. In addition to Rabbi Morgenstern being a WDS parent, he has also served two stints on the educational team at WDS, having served as the Dean of Students and Judaic Studies faculty member from 2006-2008, and then again, as the 7th grade Chumash teacher in 2018-2019. As the Rabbi of Young Israel of Scarsdale, Rabbi Morgenstern has also led and supported many joint initiatives between the school and the shul. Jordana has been an active member of the WDS parent body throughout the years as well, having participated on many PTA committees, chairing multiple 8th grade and dinner video committees, and as co-chair of numerous WDS Dinners. Jordana and the Rabbi have been true ambassadors of our beloved school and have been stalwart supporters of WDS - its warmth, its mission, values, and Hashkafa - for close to two decades and they look forward to their continued involvement in the school well into the future.

MRS. BARBARA SEADER, EDUCATOR AWARD

Known to her WDS students as Mrs. Seader, Barbara grew up in Scarsdale, one of four children, and attended the public schools there. She graduated from Brandeis University and earned a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Baruch College. She then met Bruce, her husband of now 44 years. Following her Masters, she worked for several years at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn as a hospital administrator. Barbara opted out of the workforce to raise her daughters, Jennifer and Erica. When Jen was in the 6th grade, Barbara fell in love with the math curriculum Jen was learning, which sparked a new career path for her! Barbara began taking advanced math classes at local colleges to be able to enroll in Manhattanville College for her (2nd) graduate degree in math education for grades 5 through 12. She worked at Scarsdale Middle School as a teacher’s aide in math and then student-taught there. At a Teacher’s Job Fair at Manhattanville, in the spring of 2007, she met Rabbi Einzig (former WDS Head of School) … and the rest is history. The 75th Anniversary of WDS marks Barbara’s 16th year teaching at Westchester Day School. In her 5th and 6th grade classrooms, she tries to instill in her students the same passion and love of math that she has. Teaching Math brings Barbara so much joy. The warmth and collaboration of WDS colleagues makes the school feel like home for her. Perhaps the only thing that brings Barbara more passion and joy than teaching, is her family. Barbara has 4 grandchildren: Jonah (10), Drew (7), Ella (5), and Ethan (2). Barbara feels very blessed that her family lives closeby, and she can spend time with them often.

DONORS

Leader

Lizzy & Josh Trump

Founder

Ellen & David Goldschmidt

Michelle & Michael Nachmani

Pacesetter

Rebecca & Yosef Haroush

Jessica & Jonathan Katz

Pillar Anonymous

Shani & Adam Bensley

Malka & Steven Helft

Pamela & Aaron Lauchheimer

The Propp Family

Stephanie & Jules Trump

Cornerstone

Anonymous

Jill & David Blumenthal

Staci & Jack Bodner

Arlene & Michael Kleinberg

Ariella & Brian (‘85) Kleinhaus

Adeena & David Rosen

Sheira & Steve Schacter

Joan & David Solomont

Guardian

Vivian & Stanley Bernstein

Gloria & Mark Levenfus

Karen & Daniel Kosowsky

Miriam & Ari Loren

Diana (‘00) & Dan Schwartz

Benefactor

Anonymous

Matthew Bruderman

Ilana Ressler & Jared Dinkes

Cheryl & Dani Gold

Michelle (‘97) & Justin Goldberg

Rachel Berger Groner (‘94) & Samuel Groner

Alexandra & David Kahn

Susie & Jeff Meyers

Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern

Barbara & Barry Novick

Daniela & Michael Rader

Robyn (‘93) & Roni Shapiro

Haley & Joseph Toledano

Susan & Charles Wachsstock

Master Builder

Anonymous (3)

Debbie & Michael Doppelt

Ducky Busing, LLC

Hinda & Eugene Farber

Rifki Helft

Ayala & David Lallouz

Georgie & Rabbi Joshua Lookstein

Margot & Josh Marans

Yael Schulman & Shlomi Peretz

Ayala Zoltan Rockoff & Rabbi Dani Rockoff

Dena Rabinowitz & Jonathan Rosner

Dara & Matthew Shatzkes

DONORS

Builder

Leah & Daniel Bendavid

Russie & Jeffrey Berger

Felicia & David Bieber

Stephanie & Eric Cohen

Riikka & Joel Davidkin

Michelle & Dan Gewanter

Amy & Paul Heller

The Herbst Family

HUB International Northeast

Lisa & Michael Leffell

Cindy & Bruce Miller

Paula & Daniel Reingold

Nicola & Jordan Rosenstock

Patron

Anonymous (2)

Amy & Jonathon Ament

Sandy & Robert April

Caroline & Jordan Bryk

C2 Security

Michelle & Gerald Cohen

Rebecca & Joshua Chubak

Claudia & Marcos Douer

Erin & Josh Gelfand

Rachel & Israel Goldman

Caren and Hillel Hammerman

Robin & Mark Hoenig

Robert Katz (‘80)

Sara & David Knee

Michelle & David Levine

Jillian & Daniel Miller

Linda Mirels

Deena Blanchard & Akiva Novetsky

Serena & Jonathan Peiper

Jamie & David Ruah

Erin & Ari Rudensky

Dani & Jeremy Salzberg

Jennifer Scheiner

Tammy & Rick Shatz

Sarah & Neal Soss

Irit & Jonathan Tratt

Denise & Alan Wildes

Alissa & Sammy Zagha

Raquel & David Zeitz

Linda & Jay Zucker

Sponsor

Tali & Alex Aronoff

Jessica & Michael Chorzewski

Rachel & David Fischer

Malky & Bezalel Jacobs

Ellen & Michael Muss

Dennis O’Rourke/Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Gabrielle & Daniel Rosen

Sirena Silber

Tannen Contracting Co, Inc

Merav & Michael (‘95) Veetal

Friend Anonymous (3)

Rena & Michael Ackerman

Irwin Adelsberg

Adrienne & Michael Alexander

Suzanne & Stuart Beretz

Stuart Berger & Family

Arnie (1964) & Ellen Bernstein

Sarah & Michael Blum

Cynthia & Andrew Blustein

Maurice & Dana Bonime

Anate & Jeremy Brauer

Susan & Robert Chasan

DONORS

Susie Helft & Joshua Drazen

Robin & Jonathan Eiseman

Linda & Allen Essner

Nily & Daniel Essner

Bess & Sim Fern

Sharon & Michael Freudenstein

Sabrina & Asher Gaffney

Eric Gelb

Rebecca & Jamie Gelfand

Labrini & Jeffrey Goldgrab

Brian Haskel/Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Ayala & Yosef Helft

Zeva & Larry Herman

Katie & Eitan Hoffman

Dena & Jason Ingerman

Yael & Evan Jerome

Daniel & Dina Katz

Carla & Joshua Klapper

Ariella & Philip (‘98) Knoll

Shari & Will Lennon

Jean Lewis

Sari & Steven (‘98) Linder

Susan & Rabbi Chaim Marder

Ayelet & Jacob Monaker

Devorah & Ed Neiger

Sharon & Solomon Packer & the whole Packer clan

Gisela & Michael Perl

Batya & George Puro

Galia & Joshua Rosenbaum

Nancy & Stanley Rosenfeld

Moses J. Rubin

Roslyn & David Savitsky

Tammi & Bennett Schachter

Debbie & Bill Schrag

Jessie (‘00) & Scott Schreiber

Debra & Howard Schub

Ruthie & David Schwartz

Melissa & Evan Schwechter

Bruce & Barbara Seader

Leah & Michael Sevi

Danielle & Daniel Shamah

Lisa & Michael Shapiro

Adina & Ari Shrage

Lindsey & Robby Tennenbaum

Elizabeth Roman & Aaron Turkish

Rachel & Garret (‘98) Weber

Arianne & Moshe Weinberger

Lauren & Gavin Westerman

Susan & Arnie Wilson

Debra Wolfson

Tess & Mitchell Wolfson

WDS Class of 1979

WDS Class of 1980

WDS Class of 1984

WDS Middle School Faculty

Participant Anonymous (6)

Michal & Moshe Abehsera

Sara & Robert Aeder

Cantor Uri & Judy Aqua

Hudi & Lawrence (‘79) Askowitz

Sharon & Harold Aspis

Sara & Danny Berger

Naomi & Jared Bernheim

Sara & Elisha Blechner

Cheryl & Evan Borenstein

The Brasch Family

Ellen & Barry Carron

Nathalie & Laurent Chorna

Talia & Matthew Crystal

Amy & Myron Eagle

DONORS

Avigail & Richard Ehrenhaus

Enzo Auto Body

Shari & Andrew Fein

Debbie & Serge Fein

Lauren & Barry Feuer

Jennifer & Avery Fischer

Taryn & Dan Fiskus

Danielle & Ben Friedman

Lauren & Isaac Ganz

Gleis Security Consulting

Ilana Rosenberg & Michah Gottlieb

Jane & Josh Grauer

Yael & Jeff Halaas

Susan & Billy Helft

Mindy Krotick & Edward Herman

Sharon & Gary Hoffman

Marla & Avri Horowitz

Maruja & Allon Ivri

Heather & Daniel Kaminetsky

Ruth & Meyer Lallouz

Ariel & Matt Levitan

Hillary & Harrison Linsky

Rachel & Matthew Luxenberg

Lisi & Michael Mandel

Liliana & Garry Mirsky

Faygie & Shlomo Morgenstern

Jenny & Barry Platzman

Sharon & Bruce Povman

Ilana (‘91) & Erik Rankin

Emily & Ari Rasekh

Robyn & Ari Raskas

Natalie & Simmy Richton

Stacey & David Rivkin

Risa & Marc Robbins

Jana (‘90) & Gadi Romm

Rhonda & Gerald Rose

Rena & Jason Rosen

Beverly & Michael Rosenbaum

Yael & Sandy Rosenberg

Julie & Adam Schair

Yocheved & Marc Schwartz

Sheva & Kenny Smigel

Evy & Shimmy Stein

Mia & Sam Weiss

Shayna & Jake Weissman

Micole & Yaron Weitzman

Jordana & Ian White

Arielle (‘00) & Leor Wolf

Barbara & Rabbi Benjamin Yasgur

Shushannah & Ari Yasgur

Stuart Zisholtz & Ruth Kessler

Guest

Anonymous (4)

Rona & David Abish

Lenore Labi-Ades (‘84)

Cindy Askowitz (‘73)

Rabbi Jeffrey & Gila Beer

Tamar Benjamin

Barbara & Kenneth Chorzewski

ComputerDirections, Inc.

David Cowan (‘80)

Carole Daman

Gilah & Aaron Dorfman

Elina Flax

Adina & Steven Fredman

Robin & Steven Fried

Rebecca Gottlieb

Sandra & Ira Greenstein

Jodi & Steven Halper

Vera & Jonathan Harris

Susan & Billy Helft

DONORS

Jerusha Coltof & Doug Hirshon

Dana Jason

Diane & Gary Katz

Amy & Ben Kellogg

Rebecca & Jonas Leibowitz

Danielle Lerner

Elizabeth & Dan Levy

Joan & Larry Lieberman

Jennifer & Mark Lorber

Diane & Jeffrey Marks

Diane & Russell Miller

Phyllis & Louis Morris

Charles Popper

Karen & Seth Rosenfield

Joseph Sarachek

Elizabeth & Michael Rotenberg-Schwartz

Tali Seinfeld

Talia (‘09) & Ben Silver

Chazzan Yitzy & Rachel Spinner

Debbie & Avi Stein

Amy & Michael Tarlowe

Ellen & Dean Ungar

Phyllis Veetal

Annie & Jeremy Watman

Nancy and Ariel (‘87) Weinberger

Deborah & Jay Weinberger

Hadassah & Stuart Weinberger

Beverly & Joshua Weisbrot

Sasha Weiss

Elaine & Mark Weitzman

Emily & Jonathan Wolfson

Jeremy Yashar

Well Wisher

Anonymous (3)

Vicki & Richard Bienenfeld

Erica & Brian Berger

Chanie & Howie Bryks

Lynn Charytan (‘79)

Susan Cohen

Marilyn & Bob Damast

Judah Dardik

Jill & Yoni Ellman

Tamara & Oren (‘97) Farber

Barry Fein

Caren & Steven Feldman

Elina Flax

Sarise Freiman

Hedy & Alan Ganz

Susan Scharf Glick & Harvey Glick

Linda & Bruce Gold

Elon Gold (‘84)

Amy & Josh (‘84) Goldman

Danny Gotel

Sharon & Jay Gottlieb

Annie & Sam Grauer

Laura & Eric Green

Debbie Guthartz

Laurence & Sara Hasson

Felisa & Daniel Hochheiser

Deborah Lewis Isaac (‘79)

Daniel Jacobson

Sarah & Isaac Jonas

Rena Seplowitz & Steve Keller

Jessica & Joel Klein

Lisa Kahn Kriegel & David Kriegel

Marilyn Laves & Bill Wiesman

Nancy Leff

Marleen Litt

Gail & Barry Mahler

Chaim & Fern Meiersdorf

Laura Kahn Michaeli (‘84)

DONORS

Avi Moche

Judy & Michael Morgenstern

Michaela & Nathaniel Muller

Kara & Jess Olson

Michal & Avi Operman

Medinah & Charles Popper

Sarah & Jonathan Prostak

Rachel & Paul Rappaport

Elizabeth Reichner (‘08)

Danielle Schlisser

Susan Schneider

Chazzan Johnny & Alana Shlagbaum

Thea & Morris Szklarski

Arlene & Steve Smith

Jennifer & David Soberman

Alexandra & Harris Sokoloff

Rena & Bruce Spinowitz

Mindy & Muttie Stein

Shana and Sean Steinmetz

Erica Strongin

Jonathan Turek

WeClean

Adam Weinstein

Sari & Rabbi Simcha Willig

Norah Wolloch

Dorothy & Les Yeamans

Judy & Elon Zapinsky

Other

Anonymous (4)

Jessica & Michael Adler

Stacey Allen

Jessica Byrne (Auspitz, ‘84)

Mark Davies (‘84)

Jill Davison (‘84)

Nicole Adler Dicker (‘84)

Carolyn Appell Diller (‘79)

Nili Doft (‘92)

Josh & Miriam Dressler

Jeffrey Fenster (‘79)

April & Isaac Galena

Eve Loren Goldstein

Joan Goodman

Danit & Simon Harkham

Diane Holsten

Erica & David Kazlow

Ariel Lallouz

Bonnee Lallouz

Isaac Lallouz

Linda Lallouz

Luba Lallouz

Nancy Segal & Rick Liebman

Aviva Luden (‘79)

Frana Mills

David Moskovich (‘08)

Benay & Zvi Nesher

Jessica Plotnick (‘84)

Yossi & Brooke Pollak

Ira Rosen (‘80)

Dan Rosenbaum (‘79)

Sara Meyers (‘84) Sadinoff

Susan Schatten (‘84)

Marsha Seader

Karen Hirsh Shuster (‘79)

Bena Singer

Rabbi Joshua & Ilana Hoffer Skoff (‘80)

Linda & Charles Soberman

Dr. Ezra & Sharie Sofair

Keith Swerdloff (‘79)

Julie Thaler

Rebecca Amaru & Jonathan Waitman

Janice & Shelly Weinreb

Aliza & Jeremy Weitzman

Israel Wertentheil

Jennifer Wolkin

Arline & Bob Zinaman

Mazal Tov to the Graduating Class of 2023

Emma Abish

Juliette Aronoff

Avi Beer

Seth Berkowitz

Ari Cass

Shai Cass

Benjamin Chorna

Naomi Crystal

Abraham Dayan

Jonathan Essner

Eliana Fein

Alexander Gewanter

Benjamin Gold

Adam Herman

Judah Hirshon

Gavriel Ivri

Eitan Kleinhaus

Kyra Lakser

Mark Loren

Shoshana Marcus

Jacob Morgenstern

Abigail Morris

Lyla Platzman

Madeline Rivkin

Ari Rosenberg

Lucy Rosenfeld

Jordana Rosenfield

Ilan Rosenstock

Hannah Ruah

Sophie Schwechter

Jayda Toledano

Alexander Trump

Shlomo Weitzman

Brayden White

Westchester Day School will always be home!

Thank you to UJA-Federation of New York: Gruss Foundation and CIJE; The Legacy Heritage Fund; And Teach NYS

For your financial support during the past year, each in its own way.

Each of your organizations has greatly expanded the opportunities available to our students and families.

Thank you for your continued support.

We gratefully acknowledge the support received from the Fund for Jewish Education Sponsored by Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Monument funds, Inc. and UJA Federation of New York

Thank you TO UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT.

WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK’S DAY SCHOOL CHALLENGE FUND.

The Westchester Day School participates in UJAFederation of New York’s Day School Challenge Fund. The Day School Challenge Fund program gives Jewish day schools and yeshivot the support and incentives to develop and grow their endowments. Thanks to the generosity of the AVICHAI Foundation, Jim Joseph Foundation, other pioneering individual philanthropists, and UJAFederation, a $51 million Communal Challenge Fund matches annual distributions on endowment dollars. Funds raised by Westchester Day School under this program will be contributed to a school endowment fund at UJA-Federation of New York for the benefit of Westchester Day School. The fund provides a predictable revenue stream to subsidize tuition and invest in educational excellence, all so crucial to achieving unending vitality.

We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of UJAFederation of New York, the Caring Department, and the members of the Mental Health committee for the Youth Mental Health Grant.

Mazel Tov to all the honorees! Thank you for your dedication and commitment to making WDS the best that it can be.

To our dear friends and role models, the Morgensterns - thank you for the love, the leadership and the laughs!

Thank you to the incredibly talented and devoted administration and faculty. You have educated and nurtured our 4 children and we are forever grateful to you.

– LIZZY AND JOSH TRUMP

Mazal tov to our dear friends

Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern on this very well deserved honor. You are an inspiration to the entire community!

Mazal tov to Malka and Steven

Helft and Ayala and David Lallouz on this honor.

Mazal tov to a special teacher, Mrs. Barbara Seader.

– MICHELLE & MICHAEL NACHMANI, ETHAN, KATIE & EMILY

Mazal tov to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, Malka and Steven Helft and Ayala and David Lallouz on your well deserved honor. Thank you for your tremendous leadership and dedication to Westchester Day School!

Mazal tov to Mrs. Barbara Seader on receiving the Educator Award. Thank you for your commitment to your students and for instilling in them a true love of learning!

– JESSICA AND JONATHAN KATZ, MATTHEW (‘25), ELLA (‘27), SPENCER (‘29)

AND AIDEN

&

In Honor of Jordana and Rabbi

Jonathan Morgenstern for their wonderful commitment and love for their Community, emphasizing the importance of Jewish education, and the love of Menschlikheit.

– STEPHANIE

JULES TRUMP

Mazel Tov to the Morgenstern, Lallouz and Helft families on your well-deserved honors! You each serve in critical leadership roles at WDS - from community support, to PTA, recruiting, Learning to Look and everything in between, all of you represent the best of our community!

Mazel Tov Mrs. Seader on your well deserved honor! You are a master educator and all of our children have been the beneficiaries of your excellence. Thank you for everything that you do for all of your students!

In beloved memory of Gabrielle Riback Propp

Mazal Tov to our fellow honorees Ayala and David Lallouz, Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern, and Mrs. Barbara Seader for this well deserved honor. Your passion, commitment, and dedication to Westchester Day School and the Westchester Jewish Community are an inspiration to us all. We are honored to share this evening with you.

Thank you to the members of the Dinner Committee who worked tirelessly to make this evening a success and to all those who generously support Westchester Day School.

– MALKA & STEVEN HELFT

Malka, you are amazing! Thank you for showing us every day what kindness and tireless dedication to your family and community look like. We love you and are so proud of you.

STEVIE, SOPHIE, LIAH, AND GABRIEL

We extend a warm welcome to our new Head of School, Rabbi Dani Rockoff.

We congratulate our honorees and thank our teachers, staff, students, parents and alumni for making WDS the wonder that it is.

In the words of Rabbi Yosef Dov Hah-Levi Soloveychik, z”l, on his visit to the school in the early years, יתנמאה אל יתיאר אלה

(“Had I not seen it, I would not have believed it!”)

– THE PROPP FAMILY, IN LOVING MEMORY OF GABRIELLE RIBACK PROPP, 1941-2022

Mazel Tov to our dear friends Malka and Stevie Helft on this well-deserved honor. Your commitment to WDS is inspiring to us!

Thank you to all the honorees, including Ayala and David Lallouz and Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, for all your efforts on behalf of the school!

Mazel tov to Mrs. Seader on receiving the Educator Award. You are a committed teacher who has taught all three of our daughters, setting them up for a successful future in their mathematics classes for years to come!

FONDLY, SHANI AND ADAM BENSLEY

They say it takes a village, but it also takes some to set the bar. Thank you for doing that and more! Mazal Tov on your welldeserved recognition.

And to one of WDS’s superstars, Mrs. Seader, words cannot express our admiration and gratitude.

– THE BODNER FAMILY

Mazel tov to our Rabbi

and Jordana!!

– ADEENA & DAVID ROSEN

Mazel Tov

Westchester Day School

On 75 Years of Teaching and Inspiring our Children!

Mazel Tov to the Honorees

Malka & Steven Helft

Ayala & David Lallouz

Barbara Seader

for all you do for WDS!

A special Mazel Tov to our Rebbetzin and Rabbi of the Young Israel of Scarsdale

Jordana and Jonathan Morgenstern for your dedication and passion for the children at Westchester Day School and beyond.

ALYSSA, JOSHUA & ARIELLE

ARLENE AND MICHAEL KLEINBERG PROUD PARENTS OF 3 WDS GRADUATES

Mazal Tov Eitan!!! We are so proud of you!!!

Thank you so much Westchester Day School for educating all 3 of our children, Dahlia class of 2018, Aviva class of 2020 and Eitan class of 2023!!! We are incredibly grateful that WDS has been our school from Ganon through eighth grade for 3 generations of our family!!!

Mazal Tov to all the honorees!

A special Mazal Tov to our dear friends Rabbi Morgenstern and Jordana! We are so happy to celebrate this special occasion with you!

Mazal Tov to the entire Westchester Day School Class of 2023!!! And to all the Mezinka families, this is not goodbye!!!

– ARIELLA, BRIAN (85), DAHLIA (18), AVIVA (20) AND EITAN (23)

KLEINHAUS

WITH GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION, SHEIRA & STEVE SCHACTER

Rabbi & Jordana, You’ve enriched our lives for nearly three decades.

In honor of Rabbi Morgenstern, for his years of devotion and dedication to supporting Westchester Day School.

– VIVIAN & STANLEY BERNSTEIN

Mazal Tov to all the honorees!

Rabbi & Jordana -- Thank you for the tremendous support you’ve both shown WDS over the years, publicly and privately. We value our friendship, and we truly appreciate your unwavering commitment to the success of our beloved community school.

Mrs. Seader – Thank you for your years of dedication to the students of WDS. All three of our children were lucky to have you as their math teacher.

KAREN & DANIEL KOSOWSKY

Mazel tov to all of the honorees. We are grateful for all of the work that each of you do on behalf of the school and the community.

– MIRIAM & ARI LOREN

– SUSAN AND CHARLIE WACHSSTOCK

Mazal tov to all of the well deserving honorees.

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Mazel Tov to the Honorees!

SUSIE & JEFF MEYERS

Mazal Tov. We appreciate all you have done for WDS over the years.

– CHERYL, DANI & BEN GOLD

Mazal tov to all the honorees! May you continue to go from strength to strength.

– ROBYN (‘93) AND RONI SHAPIRO

Mazal Tov to all of our incredible honorees.

Thank you for all of your hard work on behalf of our school.

– MICHELLE AND JUSTIN GOLDBERG

Mazel tov to all of the honorees, and thank you for all of your work to strengthen our school!

– ALEXANDRA AND DAVID KAHN

& JOSEPH TOLEDANO

Congratulations to Ayala and David Lallouz and all honorees of this year’s 75th anniversary dinner. With great admiration and respect for your contribution to the school and community.

YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AT BRUDERMAN

Mazal Tov to all the honorees and all those who made the Dinner such a success, from the Dinner and committee chairs to the lay and professional leadership of WDS. We are so fortunate to be a part of the Westchester Day School family.

And special shout out to Jacob Morgenstern and the class of 2023!

WITH APPRECIATION AND THANKS, J ORDANA & RABBI JONATHAN MORGENSTERN

Dear Stevie & Malka,

Dad z”l and I have always been so proud of you and your beautiful family, Sophie, Liah, and Gabriel. May you go from strength to strength, ליח לא ליחמ וכלי (Tehillim 84:8), as you continue to nurture your family, build your community, and work towards furthering excellent education at WDS. I wish you much joy and success in all you pursue.

Mazal Tov. We all love you.

- Mom

Congratulations to all the honorees. –

RIFKI HELFT

In honor and in appreciation of Rabbi Morgenstern and Jordana and all they do for WDS and our community.

– DEBBIE AND MICHAEL DOPPELT

We are honored to be recognized this evening, and wish the entire WDS community Mazal Tov on its 75th anniversary! Mazal Tov to our fellow honorees, Malka and Steven Helft, and Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern; we thank you for your commitment and dedication to our school.

We are fortunate that our children attend this amazing school and we thank the administration, educators, and staff of Westchester Day School for giving Aaron and Flora such a wonderful elementary school experience. We are grateful to be a part of this school and its community.

– AYALA YASGUR AND DAVID LALLOUZ

Mazal Tov to Westchester Day School & our distinguished honorees!

Malka & Steven Helft

Ayala & David Lallouz

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern Barbara Seader

Your dedication to WDS and the Jewish community is inspiring. Thank you for everything you do!

– YAEL SCHULMAN & SHLOMI PERETZ

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Malka and Steven Helft

Ayala and David Lallouz

Barbara Seader

Your visionaries raise their voices, united they shout in joy; for every eye shall behold God’s return to Zion.

Isaiah 52:8

Visionaries enable us to see our God-given future in its fullness.

It is their ‘ע’ that leads to ‘ה.

Mazal tov to WDS, its visionary founders, visionary leaders and educators upon the celebration of the institution’s ה+ע (75th) Anniversary.

A historic accomplishment

– GEORGIE, JOSH, TRUDY, OLIVER AND CLAIRE LOOKSTEIN

Mazel tov to our extraordinary honorees

Malka & Dr. Steven Helft

Ayala and David Lallouz

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan

Morgenstern

And our faculty honoree

Mrs. Barbara Seader

On the occasion of the 75th year of Westchester Day School

Mi’dor L’dor-- you are all part of what makes WDS the special place that it is for generations of students, past, present and future

DR. AYALA ZOLTAN ROCKOFF AND RABBI DANI ROCKOFF

Mazel tov to all the honorees on receiving this well deserved recognition.

Your passion for, and dedication to, Westchester Day School and the education of our children is exemplary.

– DARA & MATTHEW SHATZKES

Mazal tov to all of the honorees! We are so grateful for all of your hard work in supporting WDS.

– LEAH AND DANIEL BENDAVID

tov to all the honorees! We’re excited to be here to celebrate you and WDS’s 75th year anniversary.

– DAN & DIANA (‘00) SCHWARTZ

Mazal Tov to WDS and all the honorees on this well-deserved honor.

A special Mazal Tov to our wonderful rabbi - Rabbi Morgenstern and Jordana. The hard work and devotion you’ve shown to our community is so greatly appreciated.

– FELICIA AND DAVID BIEBER AND FAMILY

Mazel tov to our dear friends Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern and to all the honorees on this most well deserved honor

75 years ago a Jewish Day School was founded in Mamaroneck. This bold and courageous act laid the foundation and contributed largely to Jewish life and education flourishing in Westchester county ever since.

The establishment of WDS and its position in the upper echelon of Jewish education has led to the establishment of many other Jewish day schools and institutions that have followed.

Kol Hakavod

– CINDY AND BRUCE MILLER, JORDANA(‘98), DANIELLE (‘00) AND JASON (‘05)

Mazal Tov, Jordana and Rabbi

Jonathan Morgenstern on your honor. Thank you for your leadership at WDS and all that you bring to the Westchester Jewish community.

– LISA & MICHAEL LEFFEL

Mazal Tov to the beautiful honorees! We are thrilled to be able to celebrate all you do as leaders for our special WDS community. Thank you for inspiring us!

WITH LOVE, RUSSIE, JEFFREY, ELLA AND ORLY BERGER

Mazel

LOVE,

tov to all of the well deserved honorees! Thank you for everything you do for WDS.

JENNIFER, OLIVIA, HENRY & SIMONE SCHEINER

Mazel

tov to the Morgensterns on a welldeserved honor.

– SARAH & NEAL SOSS

Mazel Tov to our dear friends Ayala and David and all the deserving honorees! We are thrilled to celebrate all of you and the 75th anniversary of WDS!

– ERIN AND JOSH GELFAND

Thank you Rabbi Morgenstern & Jordana for your incredible leadership! Mazel Tov to you and to the other honorees on a welldeserved honor.

– IRIT & JONATHAN TRATT

Mazel Tov to all the honorees.

Malka and Stevie, We admire your dedication to Jewish education and the Jewish community. May you continue to be an inspiration to the entire community.

– DEENA BLANCHARD AND AKIVA NOVETSKY

Mazel Tov to Rabbi

Jonathan and Jordana

Morgenstern on this well deserved honor!

We are proud to call you our friends as well as our Rabbi! Tizku

L’Mitzvot!

LINDA & JAY ZUCKER, CINDI (‘09) AND DANIEL TEICH, DAVID (‘11), ERIC (‘13) AND ALEX (‘16)

Mazel tov to our dear friends Ayala & David Lallouz and the other honorees on this well deserved honor.

In appreciation of Barbara Seader for instilling a love for math in our daughters.

SERENA & JONATHAN PEIPER

Mazel tov to the class of 2023 and to all of this year’s honorees.

– ERIN & ARI RUDENSKY

In honor of Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern

– DENISE AND ALAN WILDES

Dear Rabbi and Jordana;

Thank you for being such an important part of our community. Your leadership has impacted so many children and adults, and helped make our community the wonderful place that it is today. Mazal Tov on this long overdue honor.

– RICK & TAMMY SHATZ

Wishing continued success and mazal to WDS and all the honorees.

– CAREN AND HILLEL HAMMERMAN

Mazel Tov to all the well-deserved honorees and thank you for your commitment to WDS.

A special Hacarat HaTov to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern from the entire Heller family for you the leadership, friendship and guidance provided to each of us in the past and future years to come.

– AMY & PAUL HELLER

Mazal Tov and Best Wishes to Malka and Steven Helft

Ayala and David Lallouz

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan

Morgenstern

Thank you for your devotion and commitment to Westchester Day School and to the Westchester community.

In tribute to: Barbara Seader

Your commitment to all of your students knows no bounds

We salute the Graduating Class of 2023

– RACHEL & ISRAEL GOLDMAN

Steven & Malka

We are so grateful for everything you do for the school and so happy to be a part of your lives

TALI & ALEX ARONOFF

Mazal Tov Malka & Stevie, Ayala & David, and Jordana & Rabbi Morgenstern.

Thank you for your leadership, friendship, creativity, determination, and guidance - all of which has helped create the most warm, welcoming, and childcentric school for our family and countless others.

Mazal Tov to Mrs. Barbara Seader on the Educator Award. Your dedication to the students and your support of colleagues shines daily.

RACHEL & DAVID FISCHER

Kol Yisrael arevim zeh

l’zeh / All of Israel is responsible for one another.

Proud to be part of this community.

– THE ROSENS (GABRIELLE, DANIEL, ARIANA AND ASHER)

Mazel Tov to all the honorees. Thank you for all you continued hard work and dedication to WDS.

– MALKY AND BEZALEL JACOBS

Congrats to all the honorees and thank you Rachel Goldman for all your hard work on behalf of WDS.

– ISAAC & NORMA TANNENBAUM

Dear Honorees, We are so grateful for your dedication to the WDS community and for your personal friendship. Mazel tov to all of you on your most welldeserved honors!

And to Westchester Day School, L’chaim to 75 incredible years of outstanding education!

– MERAV AND MICHAEL (‘95) VEETAL

Thank you Rabbi and Jordana for everything you do for WDS and our community.

Thank you Mrs. Seader for being a wonderful teacher for our children. Mazal tov on your well deserved honors!

– ELLEN AND MICHAEL MUSS, JACOB ‘08, ISABELLE ‘11 AND MAX ‘13

Jonathan and Jordana, Mazal tov on receiving this honor from WDS! We are so very proud of you both! Whether as the rabbi and rebbetzin of the Young Israel of Scarsdale, the parents of four beautiful children who are themselves WDS graduates, daughter and son-in-law to us, siblings to your brothers and sisters and now grandparents yourselves, you are exemplars of how to live the Modern Orthodox life in its most meaningful and inspiring way. May Hashem continue to bless you, your family, your friends and your community with good health, success and nachas!

– DAD & TESS

Huge Mazal Tov to Malka and Stevie on this well deserved honor. Your communal involvement is a valuable example for your children, family, friends and the entire Jewish community.

LOVE, SUSIE, JOSH, DANIELLE, ERIN AND KAYLA

Mazal

Tov Malka & Stevie on this well deserved honor!

– SARAH & MICHAEL BLUM

Mazel to Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern on this well deserved honor. Thank you for all you do for our community, your friendship and spiritual guidance.

– SUZANNE & STUART BERETZ

In honor of Rabbi

Jonathan & Jordana

Morgenstern and Dr. & Mrs. Blanketman.

– TAMMI & BENNETT SCHACHTER

–

Mazel Tov

Stevie and Malka!

WILL, SHARI, DARIA, HILLEL, RONEN AND SCHNITZEL

We are in awe of all that you do for your patients, clients and your community.

& BILL SCHRAG

– BESS AND SIM FERN

Kol Hakavod to the honorees. Thank you for your continued leadership in our wonderful community!

Mazal Tov Malka and Stevie on this befitting honor. You are communal leaders who serve with devotion, kindness and humility, and you are role models to us all.

We wish you nachas and bracha aplenty, good health and happiness until 120!

Congratulations as well, to all of tonight’s well-deserved honorees.

AYALA, YO, MILLIE, ANDREW AND ELIZABETH HELFT

– SABRINA AND ASHER GAFFNEY

Mazel Tov to all of the honorees for your dedication to developing the Westchester Day School academic curricula and to engaging the broader Westchester Day School community. We appreciate your passionate efforts to make Westchester Day School an institution that has not only played a significant role in our lives, but a place that we chose to shape our children’s lives, as well.

– GARRET AND RACHEL WEBER AND FAMILY

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Special mazal tov to Rabbi

Jonathan and Jordana

Morgenstern on leading the Scarsdale community with warmth, wisdom and energy!

Kol Hakavod!

– SUSAN & ARNIE WILSON

The Class of 1979 wants to thank the various school administrations and teachers, as well as the hundreds of lay leaders, who helped build and sustain our alma mater ‘mid the walls of ivy, near the quiet sound.’

A special mention of our Headmaster, S. Maurice Plotnick, who established and led the school from 1948 to 1982, who passed away thirty years ago.

Zev Abrahami

Michael Altman

Carolyn Appell Diller

Lawrence Askowitz

Sari Breslaw

Lynn Charytan

Lori Colby Calamari

Kenny Dinkin

Barbara Farkas Wachtenheim

Jeffrey Fenster

Pamela Gordon Furth

Stuart Gorenstein Z”L

Aviva Grodner Luden

Rachel Hallote Joffe

Karen Hirsh Shuster

Irit Labi Stopplemann

Mark Levitt

Deborah Lewis Isaac

Michelle Podhorcer Klahr

David Reitberger

Elisa Schein Bash

Keith Swerdloff

Dan Rosenbaum (formerly Tanenbaum)

Yitz Twersky

Jordana Vulej Kramer

– WDS CLASS OF 1979

In Honor of our Grandchildren:

Evelyn Klapper -WDS 2027

Rae Klapper- WDS 2030

Ethan Klapper- WDS 2032

Samuel Richton- WDS 2033

Harris Richton- WDS ? And

Our Dear Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern

– CARLA & JOSHUA KLAPPER

– SUSAN & ROBERT CHASAN

Mazel tov to Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern and all the honorees.

Tov to the honorees! Thank you for everything you do for Westchester Day School.

– LEAH AND MICHAEL SEVI

Mazal Tov to Rabbi

Jonathan and Jordana on this wonderful honor.

You inspire us by your actions and we are proud to call you our Rabbi now and always.

– JONATHAN AND ROBIN EISEMAN

Mazel tov Jordana and Jonathan on this deserving honor! You guys are the best brother, sister, aunt, uncle, and honorary grandparents we could ever ask for! We are thrilled to share this night with you. This honor only confirms what we’ve always known-you two have made an indelible mark on the WDS community that we are so lucky to be a part of.

– KATIE, EITAN, WILLIAM, THEO AND HENRY HOFFMAN

How fortunate we are to have a רבחand בר all in one incredible package.

Mazel Tov

Jordana and Rabbi Morganstern and heartfelt thanks for your tireless support and warm friendship throughout these many years.

Westchester Day School and our community, young and old, are blessed to have such a dynamic, inspiring and uplifting duo at its helm.

May you and your beautiful family go from strength to strength, from melody to melody.

RUTHIE AND DAVID SCHWARTZ

tov David and Ayala.

Mazal

– BATYA AND GEORGE PURO

We are proud of your accomplishments.

– JESSIE (‘00) AND SCOTT SCHREIBER

In honor of Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern.

SHARON & MICHAEL FREUDENSTEIN

Paying tribute to Ayala and David Lallouz, supporters of Israel’s future

– ISRAEL NEXT GENERATION

Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern

and thank you for all the wonderful things you do for our community.

– RENA & MICHAEL ACKERMAN

A BIG Mazel Tov to the Rabbi and Jordana for a most deserved honor.

– STU BERGER AND FAMILY

Happy 75th anniversary Westchester Day School. Generations educated at WDS have contributed so much to the Jewish world.

– ROSLYN & DAVID SAVITSKY

In honor of Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern, for their tireless efforts on behalf of our community.

– LINDA & ALLEN ESSNER

Mazal Tov to Malka and Steven Helft on this well-deserved honor.

May you continue to serve as inspirations to the community.

Yasher Koach to all of the honorees.

We are grateful that Rabbi Dani Rockoff and Dr. Ayala Rockoff have joined our community and are excited by their leadership in the years to come!

– ADINA AND ARI SHRAGE

To Our Dear Colleague and Friend, Barbara,

The great American poet, Robert Frost, once said that the role of a teacher is not merely to teach but to awaken one’s students. This brief notion encapsulates the way we believe you approach teaching. With an admirable love for your subject, but with an even more profound drive to nurture and cultivate the individual gifts within each of your students, you have left an indelible mark on Westchester Day School graduates. Yes, they have learned the foundational math skills that will help them succeed, but beyond that, they have learned that there are committed individuals who will cheer for them until they reach their personal best. As a colleague also, you give nothing less. We appreciate your consistent enthusiasm for being a team player and your willingness to be a leader when the moment arises. Never seeking personal recognition, you now deserve it in abundance.

WITH LOVE, Y OUR ADORING MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIENDS

In honor our dear friends

Malka & Stevie Helft

It was either jail or Yeshiva day school honorees... We are certainly glad Malka chose.

Our years of friendship bind us together in ways only we can understand (probably better that way, too).

On a more serious note, we are so proud of you and the impact you have on the Jewish community at large. You are an amazing duo and we are humbled to be able to recognize this honor with you. **

In honor of our dear friends

Rabbi Jonathan & Jordan Morgenstern

Thank you for being such amazing role models to the Westchester community and our community at Frisch. Our children have had the benefit of learning from you in and out of the classroom, and are better people because of it.

WITH LOVE, TAMMI & BENNETT SCHACHTER

Mazel Tov Ayala and David and to all the honorees!

– AYELET AND JACOB MONAKER

Barbara,

We are so proud of you and we admire your dedication to your students and Westchester Day School for the last 16 years.

Your love and passion for your family and your work are an inspiration to all who know you.

We are thrilled to share this special evening with you as you receive this much deserved honor!

Mazel tov to you, Barbara, and all the other honorees.

WITH MUCH LOVE FROM BRUCE, THE SOBERMANS, AND THE KAZLOWS

Mazel Tov Ayala and David!

AUNT BENAY AND UNCLE ZVI NESHER AND BAT ZION ROSE

Mazal Tov to all the well deserving honorees! Thank you for being such amazing leaders! Mazal Tov to the class of 2023!

– SHARON AND SOL PACKER, MERI AND JESSE ROSENBLATT, ALISA AND JEFFREY DAVID, WENDY AND MIKE MUNTER AND RANDI AND STEVE ZOMBEK

Young Israel of New Rochelle is very proud to pay tribute to this year’s honorees and wishes a special Mazal Tov to

Ayala and David Lallouz

Esteemed members of our community, who are being honored for their outstanding service to

Westchester Day School

Kol hakavod to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern on being honored by WDS.

Welcome to Rabbi Dani Rockoff, who together with the entire WDS team work tirelessly on behalf of our children.

Rabbi Reuven Fink

Rabbi Chaim Axelrod

Andrew Wurzburger, President

David Blumenthal, Executive Board Chair

Mom-

We are so incredibly proud of you and all you have accomplished in your teaching career. You always dedicate so much effort and attention to everything you do. Your students are lucky to be learning from a teacher who has such a passion for math and learning. We love you!

– JEN, ERICA, DAVID, DAVID, JONAH, DREW, ELLA & ETHAN

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to all the honorees on their well deserved recognition.

– CLAUDIA & MARCOS DOUER & FAMILY

Dear Rabbi & Jordana, With Gratitude & Respect

We honor you tonight for your Leadership and Commitment To Jewish Learning and Ahavat Yisroel

At Westchester Day School, Young Israel of Scarsdale and around the globe.

May you and your beautiful family be blessed to continue your good work and Tikkun Olam ad 120!

WITH OUR GREATEST ADMIRATION, VICKI AND RICHARD BIENENFELD

CHANIE & HOWIE BRYKS

MARILYN & BOB DAMAST

SHARON & JAY GOTTLIEB

RENA SEPLOWITZ & STEVE KELLER

ARLENE & STEVE SMITH

Westchester Hebrew High School

extends a heartfelt Mazal Tov to Westchester

Day School

on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary Dinner

Congratulations to this year’s honorees:

Malka & Steven Helft

Ayala & David Lallouz

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern and Barbara Seader

May you continue to go from strength to strength

Rabbi Jeffrey Beer, Head of School

Oren Pulka, President

Mazal to Jordana and Rabbi

Jonathan Morgenstern on a most deserved honor . Your tireless efforts for your community and klal Yisroel are inspiring. May you continue to be a source of nachat to your siblings who love you very much!

WITH LOVE, FAYGIE & SHLOMIE MORGENSTERN

YOCHEVED

& MARC

SCHWARTZ

– DEVORA, EDEN, ALEX, ELISHA & ED NEIGER

Congratulations to the Honorees.

A special tribute to Simon Maurice Plotnick who was instrumental in making WDS such a wonderful institution.

ARNIE (‘64) AND ELLEN BERNSTEIN

In honor of Jordana & Rabbi Morgenstern

– KAREN & ANDREW DUELL

Mazal Tov to Ayala and David

Lallouz, Founding Members and spiritual leaders of the Sephardic Minyan of New Rochelle.

Vera and Jason Kessler

Elizabeth and Dan Levy

Lindsay and Ari Hakimi

Elana and Avi Spira

Talia and Jon Guenoun

– NEW ROCHELLE SEPHARDIC MINYAN

The Young Israel of Harrison

Joins the Westchester Day School

In Honoring Our Esteemed Friends and Neighbors

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Wonderful Leaders, Educators and Role Models

May they continue to illuminate the Scarsdale community and all of Klal Yisrael with Torah, chessed and maasim tovim in good health ad meah v’esrim!

Yaakov Bienenfeld, Rabbi

Michel Botbol, President

Mazal tov to cherished colleagues and friends

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Your kindness, Torah, warmth and leadership inspire us all.

Mazal tov to all the honorees and to WDS at 75, a wonderful community school.

WITH LOVE AND RESPECT, RABBI STEVEN EXLER AND THE HEBREW INSTITUTE OF RIVERDALETHE BAYIT FAMILY

THE HEBREW INSTITUTE OF WHITE PLAINS

EXTENDS A WELL DESERVED MAZAL TOV AND YASHER KOACH TO Westchester Day School

On their 75th Anniversary and To the Honorees

Ayala & David Lallouz

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern and Our Esteemed HIWP Members

Malka & Steven Helft

Barbara Seader Educator Award

All who have contributed much time and energy towards helping Westchester Day School and the Community

MAY YOU CONTINUE TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

Shira Goldman and David Worenklein – Co-Presidents

Chaim Marder - Rabbi

YOUNG ISRAEL OF WHITE PLAINS EXTENDS A HEARTY MAZAL TOV TO

Westchester Day School on it’s 75 th Anniversary Dinner

∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞

WELCOME

R ABBI DANIEL ROCKOFF - Head of School

CONGRATULATIONS to the Honorees

JORDANA & RABBI JONATHAN MORGENSTERN

MALKA & STEVEN HELFT

AYALA & DAVID LALLOUZ

BARBARA SEADE R - EDUCATOR AWARD

Shmuel Greenberg, Rabbi

David Goldberg, President

Mazel tov to Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern on your well deserved honor. May your communal leadership and dedication to Jewish education continue to be a source of pride for our community and inspiration to the larger Westchester Jewish community.

YOUR LOVING COMMUNITY AT THE YOUNG ISRAEL OF SCARSDALE

Mazel Tov to Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern!

– LAUREN & GAVIN WESTERMAN

Mazal tov to all the honorees on this welldeserved honor!

– GISELA AND MICHAEL PERL

To Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Thank you for your exemplary commitment to strengthening and uplifting the Jewish community. You have left an indelible mark on this community and set an example of inspiring leadership and advocacy for others. We at UJA are grateful for your vision, generosity, and service.

Mazal Tov and may you both go from strength to strength!

Amy A.B. Bressman, President

David L. Moore, Chair of the Board

Eric S. Goldstein, CEO

Audrey Stein, Westchester Regional Director

Tara Slone-Goldstein, Westchester Regional Chair

UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK

DOROTHY AND LES YEAMANS

In honor of Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern, for their leadership of our community.

Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to support the Westchester Day School and its 75th Anniversary Dinner.

Congratulations to Ayala and David Lallouz and all of tonight’s honorees.

– SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS

Keep being rock stars, Stevie and Malka!

– ARIANNE AND MOSHE WEINBERGER

Mazal tov for all the welldeserved honorees. Kol Hakavod!

– MICHAEL (‘98) & LISA SHAPIRO

– DANIEL E KATZ

Mazel tov to all of this year’s well deserved Honorees.

Mazel tov to all the honorees for your dedication and contributions to WDS and our communities!

– HILLARY AND HARRISON LINSKY

To Malka & Stevie - thank you for all you do for our school and our community and most importantly thank you for being wonderful friends and for being you!

To Mrs. Seader - Thank you for all you’ve done to teach our kids amazing math skills.

To all the honorees - Thank you for all your hard work. Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor!

– RICH AND AVIGAIL EHRENHAUS

Mazal tov to the Morgersterns and the rest of the honorees!

– SARA & ELISHA BLECHNER

We are parents of the evening who sit with food and drink to honor and celebrate our staff, teachers and supporters---everyday strengthening in detail our early learners growing up within the sounds of aleph to tav, to live long Jewish Lives...We praise you.

– GARRY/LILI(EMET) MIRSKY

Mazal Tov to our UWS family, Malka & Stevie Helft and Ayala

Yasgur & David Lallouz.

Mazal Tov to our Monsey family, Jordana & Rabbi Morgenstern!

– BARRY & LAUREN FEUER

In honor and recognition of Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern on their invaluable leadership in the Scarsdale community.

– SHARON & BRUCE POVMAN

Mazal Tov to the Helft, Lallouz and Morgenstern families! Yasher

Koach to you and Barbara Seader! Much appreciation and affection,

– JANE & JOSH GRAUER

Mazal Tov to all the honorees and a special thank you to Mrs Seader for all her amazing years of teaching.

JORDANA & IAN WHITE

Dear Rabbi and Jordana, Mazal tov on this very welldeserved honor! Thank you for being such wonderful spiritual leaders, as well as such dear friends. May we continue to share in Simchas together Ad Meah V’Esrim Shana.

WITH LOVE AND ADMIRATION, MARLA AND AVRI HOROWITZ AND FAMILY MICOLE AND YARON WEITZMAN AND FAMILY

Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Jordana on this well deserved honor. You are both excellent leaders and examples to our community.

– RISE AND MARC ROBBINS

Mazel Tov to all the Honorees

– EDWARD HERMAN AND MINDY KROTICK

Mazel Tov Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern! May your leadership continue to inspire Klal Yisroel!

– CHERYL AND EVAN BORENSTEIN

Mazal tov to Malka and Steven! You deserve it.

– SARA AND ROBERT AEDER

In Tribute to:

Ayala Yasgur & David Lallouz

Whose commitment to school and community is unwavering.

May their children, Aaron & Flora, continue to thrive at home and in school.

With our deep love and admiration

Rabbi Benjamin & Barbara Yasgur

Ari & Shushannah Yasgur Nava & Jitschak Rosenbloom, Danit & Simon Harkham Bess, Naomi & Gabriel. Raziela, Emanuel, Fraida, Chaya & Meir. Noah, Zahara, Josiah & Mia

–

HUDI & LAWRENCE ASKOWITZ

Mazal Tov to all of this years honorees.

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern on this well deserved honor. Thank you for all your community leadership. Mazal Tov Malka and Steven. Malka you are a wonderful person to work with and get to know! May you always grow and inspire others.

Cher David and Ayala, Mazal Tov on this well deserved and esteemed honor. May both of you continue to inspire the community and all of Am Yisrael to continue to climb in Torah, Acts of Loving Kindness, and Leadership.

David - Its humbling to sit with you every Shabbat, and participate in what is the purest Moroccan minyan in America. May we continue to flourish. Here’s to 150 years of good health, happiness and brachot beshefa.

LOVE,

MICHAL AND MOSHE ABEHSERA

To Malka and Steven, Our thanks for always “”thinking chic”” about the Westchester community.

Mazel tov to all of the honorees!

Thank you for making WDS an incredible place for our children.

Malka & Stevie,

Yasher kochachem on this, presumably, well deserved honor. But, enough already, what’s with your family?

I guess we’ll be seeing you in Chicago next.

– EVY & SHIMMY

A huge Mazal Tov to all of the deserving honorees! Thank you for all you do to help make our wonderful school even more special.

– TALIA AND MATT CRYSTAL

Mazal tov Malka and Stevie!

We’re so happy for you! You do so much for the school and are so appreciated!!

LOVE,

ILANA ROSENBERG & MICAH GOTTLIEB

Mazal Tov Ayala & David! We are so proud of you, and all that you do for your community.

SHUSHANNAH & ARI YASGUR

Mazel tov to our beloved friends, Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern.

We are deeply appreciative of your outstanding leadership at shul and shul.

FONDLY,

HAROLD AND SHARON ASPIS BRIAN AND JESSICA (‘00) WENDER

In honor of Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor!

May Hashem give you the strength to continue leading Klal Yisrael in good health for many years to come!

– HEATHER & DANIEL KAMINETSKY

MAZAL TOV

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, You are as amazing as friends and community leaders as you are ambassadors of Westchester Day School!

Malka & Stevie Helft, Ayala & David Lallouz and Barbara Seader, Your hard work and commitment are greatly appreciated.

Thanks to the incredible faculty, staff and administration at WDS for all you do for our children and family.

Mazal Tov David and Ayala

Your dedication and relentless effort in promoting Jewish education and values to your children and the children of the community and WDS paves the way for the leaders of generations to come.

Chazak

ubaruch,

– RUTH AND MEYER LALLOUZ

Warmest Mazal Tov wishes to

RABBI

JONATHAN AND JORDANA MORGENSTERN

on your well-deserved honor, with deepest gratitude for your exceptional and inspiring leadership and all that you do to enrich our community.

Mazal Tov to all of the deserving honorees.

– BEVERLY AND MICHAEL ROSENBAUM

Mazal Tov to Malka & Steven Helft

Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern

Ayala & David Lallouz

Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of our school!

Mazal Tov to Barbara Seader

Thank you for teaching our children and helping them to love math!

– YAEL AND SANDY ROSENBERG

To our dear friends Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern. Thank you for your tireless work and invaluable contributions to WDS and the community at large. We are so proud and fortunate to have you as our close friends and are so excited to celebrate this well-deserved honor with you.

– STACEY AND DAVID RIVKIN

Mazel Tov to our dear friends

Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern on their steadfast commitment to WDS and leadership to the greater Westchester community.

– ROBYN & ARI RASKAS

Mazal Tov to all of the honorees!!

We thank you for everything you do for the school, making it such a wonderful place for our children.

– MIA (‘04) AND SAM WEISS

Mazel tov to Malka & Steven Helft, Ayala & David Lallouz and Jordana & Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern!

Kol HaKavod to Mrs. Seader.

Thank you for your dedication to our school and communities. Thank you to WDS for everything you have given our family.

– JENNY AND BARRY PLATZMAN

In honor of Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern and all of the honorees.

– JULIE AND ADAM SCHAIR

Congratulations to the Lallouz Family and all the honorees on their dedication to WDS!!!

– EVAN & YAEL JEROME

Mazal and Tov and Congratulations to the Honorees.

Thank you Steve and Malka Helft, Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern, Mrs. Seader and Ayala and David Lallouz for all you do for WDS.

– THE BRASCH FAMILY

Mazal Tov to Jordana & Rabbi Morgenstern, with thanks to Rabbi Morgenstern for teaching our son Daniel. Mazal Tov to our neighbors Ayala & David Lallouz, and to all the honorees.

– PHYLLIS VEETAL

Congratulations and Mazel Tov to Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern and all the Honorees on this wonderful honor. – PHYLLIS AND

Mazal Tov to all the honorees and congratulations to the class of 2023.

LOUIS MORRIS

Mazel Tov to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern on this well deserved honor!

– JOSHUA AND BEVERLY WEISBROT

As Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks once said “Governments sustain society, but education sustains the world.” Thank you, Malka and Stevie, for all you do to sustain our world. Mazal tov on this much deserved honor.

– MUCH LOVE, ELIZABETH AND MICHAEL ROTENBERG-SCHWARTZ

Thank you to all of the honorees for your commitment and dedication to the WDS community and children.

To our dear friends Malka and Steve, we love you, honor you and wish we could celebrate with you tonight ! Enjoy enjoy enjoy!

– JAY & DEBORAH WEINBERGER

Mazel Tov to all of the honorees.

– JODI & STEVEN HALPER

In honor of Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern who exemplify the qualities we want our children to learn.

ELLEN AND BARRY CARRON

Mazel tov to all of the honorees!

– GILA AND JEFFREY BEER

Mazal Tov Malka and Steve, thank you for leadership and support not just of the WDS students, but of its Shinshinim too!

And congratulations to ALL the honorees, we are so fortunate to be part of our amazing White Plains and broader Westchester Jewish community!

– GARY AND DIANE KATZ

Congratulations on Westchester Day School’s 75th Anniversary and reaching this significant milestone.

– COMPUTER DIRECTIONS, INC.

Mazal tov Ayala and David!

– REBECCA GOTTLIEB

Mazal Tov to all our hard working and dedicated honorees!

– JERUSHA, DOUG, MICHAELAH, AND JUDAH

Mazel tov to our dear friends David and Ayala Lallouz on this well deserved honor! Mazel tov to all of this years honorees! May Hashem bless you all with the ability to continue in your charitable ways until 120!

– AMY & MICHAEL TARLOWE

Mazel Tov to David and Ayala, we are so proud of your commitment and dedication to Jewish education and we wish you continued success in all your endeavours.

– JOANIE & LARRY LIEBERMAN

In honor of Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern who have contributed so much to the Westchester Jewish Community.

CAROLE DAMAN

Thank you WDS for memories of warmth, scholarship and friendships that sustain me through my life.

– DAVID COWAN (‘80)

Mazel Tov to all the Honorees.

NANCY AND ARI (‘87) WEINBERGER

Mazel Tov to all the honorees and to WDS on its 75th Anniversary.

CINDY ASKOWITZ (CLASS OF 1973)

Mazal tov and happy 75th birthday Westchester Day School.

Mid the walls of Ivy, you were our home and family where we learned Torah, middot, and Ahavat Yisrael. Our class had the privilege of experiencing the wisdom and dedication of Maurice Plotnick a”h, who made WDS a place where his dream of balancing Torah Umada was realized. Our class and many others also had the blessing of our dear first grade teacher, Chaya Rosenblatt a”h, who survived the Holocaust and dedicated the rest of her life to teaching Torah and making sure that we all knew her story.

Thank you for the superior education that you afforded us during our formative years. May you continue to grow and flourish, while providing a place for Torah learning and spiritual growth for many generations to come.

– CLASS OF ‘84

Mazel Tov to all the honorees! Thank you for all you do on behalf of our school and community! A special shout-out to our Rabbi & Jordana on this well deserved honor!

JENNIFER & MARK LORBER

We congratulate all of the honorees, and greatly appreciate the work done by WDS’s entire staff in providing our grandchildren with such a superb education!!

– BARBARA AND KENNETH CHORZEWSKI

Mazel Tov to all the Honorees. Thank you to Rabbi Morgenstern and Jordanna for all that you to for YIS, WDS and our community.

– ROBIN & STEVEN FRIED

The Sarachek Law Firm and the Sarachek Family wishes all of the honorees, especially our beloved Rabbi and Rebbetzin Jonathan and Jordana Morganstern a heartfelt mazel tov.

JOSEPH SARACHEK

Mazal Tov Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern on this wonderful and well deserved honor!

– TALI SEINFELD

Mazal Tov to all the Honorees, and a special recognition to Ayala & David Lallouz for their ongoing leadership and friendship with the New Rochelle Sephardic Community.

– VERA & JONATHAN HARRIS

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

– GLEIS SECURITY CONSULTING

Mazel Tov Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern.

– AMY AND BEN KELLOGG

Mazal tov to Malka and Steve Helft on this well deserved honor!!

HADASSAH AND STUART WEINBERGER

Mazel tov to Jordana and Rav Jonathan!!! I can’t think of two individuals who deserve to be honored more than you. The WDS and YIS communities are so lucky to have you!!!

DANA JASON

In appreciation of the extraordinary leadership of Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern. Mazel Tov on this welldeserved honor.

SANDRA & IRA GREENSTEIN

Mazal tov to all of the worthy honorees. Thank you for your service to WDS!

REBECCA & JONAS LEIBOWITZ AND FAMILY

Congratulations to my sister and brother-in-law!

JONATHAN AND EMILY WOLFSON

Mazel Tov to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern on this well deserved honor!

– JENNIFER & AVERY FISCHER & FAMILY

Mazel tov to Ayala & David Lallouz, who we are lucky to call our dear friends.

– GILAH & AARON DORFMAN

Mazel Tov Ayala and David on this well deserved honor!

NAOMI & AKIVA ROSEMAN

Mazal Tov to all the honorees. Special kudos to Malka & Stevie.

RENA & BRUCE SPINOWITZ

Mazal Tov to David & Ayala! Always looking out for your community and helping it grow!

– DANIT & SIMON HARKHAM

In honor of Ayala & David Lallouz for all you do.

OUR LOVE, DR. EZRA & SHARIE SOFAIR

In honor of Fanny Turek, on her first year of teaching at WDS!

– VICKY, MICHAEL & JONATHAN TUREK

In honor of Malka and Steve Helft

– ISRAEL WERTENTHEIL

Mazel tov, Barbara, on this well-deserved award!

LOVE, MARSHA & PAUL SEADER

In honor of Barbara Seader’s recognition in teaching excellence. We are very proud of you!

– LINDA AND CHARLES SOBERMAN

Mazal tov David and Ayala, so proud of you!

– ARIEL LALLOUZ

Mazal tov David and Ayala.

LOVE FROM, BUBBIE B

Mazel tov Ayala and David on this well deserved honor.

LOVE, ERICA AND REUBEN SCHERZER

Dear David and Ayala, We love you and are grateful for your friendship and love. So glad you’re being recognized and honored. So deserving! XO.

– JEN AND KIM

In honor of Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern

– BRYNDIE

TUCHMAN

Mazel Tov to Rabbi Jonathan & Jordana Morgenstern on this well deserved honor and for all they do for the community.

– CHAZZAN JOHNNY & ALANA SHLAGBAUM

Thank you to Rabbi Morgenstern and Jordana for the incredible work they do for school and building our community at large with tremendous dedication and heartfelt devotion.

– JOSH & MIRIAM DRESSLER

Mazal tov to Malka and Stevie.

– MINDY & MUTTIE STEIN

Mazel Tov to our wonderful Rabbi and Jordana Morgenstern and to all the honorees.

– FELISA AND DANIEL HOCHHEISER

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Congrats on 75 years!

OREN (‘97) AND TAMARA FARBER

In honor of our dear friend Barbara Seader for her dedication to teaching.

– NANCY SEGAL AND RICK LIEBMAN

In Honor of Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern

– ROBIN SAMOT

Mazal Tov to our wonderful friends, Dr. Steven and Malka. Steve, you’ve come a long way since ‘Nam. A well deserved honor! Mazal Tov to the Lallouz and Morgenstern families. Been a while!

– MICHAL & AVI OPERMAN

Mazal Tov to the Helft family- we love you!

– JORDANA & AVI MOCHE

Mazal Tov to Steve and Malka Helft for this well-deserved honor.

CHARLES AND MEDINAH POPPER

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Mazal tov to Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern and all the honorees. Congrats to WDS for 75 years!

– SUSAN SCHARF GLICK & HARVEY GLICK

Congratulations Stevie and Malka on this well deserved honor! May you both continue to be shining examples to your family and community.

– SARAH & JONATHAN PROSTAK

Mazel Tov to two very special people, Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern on this well deserved honor.

– FRANA MILLS

In honor of Steve and Malka Helft and all that they do to build community and support the Jewish People.

– JUDAH DARDIK

Mazel Tov to all of the deserving honorees!

– RACHEL AND PAUL RAPPAPORT

Mazal Tov Stevie and Malka. Mazal tov Rabbi and Jordana.

WITH ADMIRATION AND RESPECT, SARI AND SIMCHA WILLIG

Malka and Stevie, as your loving parents we cannot stop admiring all that the two of you have achieved in furthering the Jewish experience in Westchester county. Be it at the school or the shul. Keep it up, we are all so proud of the entire family.

– MOMMY AND DADDY. DENA, YOGEV, GILI, PELEG AND OFEK, HADASSAH, UDI, ROTEM, NOA, SHANI AND NADAV YERACH, NAVA AND MAAYAN

Congratulations to Jordana and Rabbi Morgenstern on this most deserved honor. Congratulations to Ayala and David Lallouz and all the honorees.

– SHANA AND SEAN STEINMETZ

Congratulations Ayala and David! Wishing you continued nachat from your children and may you go from strength to strength. Mazal tov to all the honorees. Continued nachat from your children and may you go from strength to strength. Mazal tov to all the honorees.

WITH LOVE, REBECCA, SURI AND MARLEEN

Congratulations and thanks to all the honorees. We appreciate all you have done for WDS. Congrats on 75 years!

– CAREN AND STEVEN FELDMAN

In tribute to my father and life mentor, Simon Maurice Plotnick.

– JESSICA PLOTNICK (1984)

WDS is a place I will always think of fondly! Friendships that last a lifetime. Lessons learned and forever ingrained. And of course, my first audience were my classmates!!

–

ELON GOLD (84)

Mazal Tov to all of the attendees!

– MARILYN LAVES & BILL WIESMAN

Mazel Tov to Ayala & David and the other honorees. –

DANIEL JACOBSON

Mazal tov Mrs. Seader on the well deserved honor! And Mazal tov to the class of 2023!

– DANIELLE SCHLISSER

Mazel tov to the Helfts and Lallouzes on this well-deserved honor!

– LAURENCE & SARA HASSON

Mazel Tov to all the honorees! And a special shout out to our dear friends Jordana and Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern. Kol Hakavod!

LAURA AND ERIC GREEN

Mazal Tov to honorees “Miss Ayala” & Dahveeeeed Lallouz

– APRIL & ISAAC GALENA

Mazal Tov Rabbi M and Jordana! Thank you for your guidance, leadership and friendship.

JESSICA AND JOEL KLEIN

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Mazal Tov David and Ayala on the well-deserved honor. We are very excited for the two of you and all the great impact you have had on everyone around you. Mazal Tov!

ADAM AND JODI WEINSTEIN AND FAMILY

Mazel Tov to the honorees!

– ERICA STRONGIN

Mazal tov to Malka and Stevie Helft and all the wonderful honorees!

– YOSSI & BROOKE POLLAK

Mazel Tov to Malka and Stevie Helft and all of this year’s honorees.

– ERICA AND BRIAN BERGER

Mazal Tov to our dear friends Ayala & David on this well-deserved honor. Kol HaKavod!

SARAH & ISAAC JONAS

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In honor of Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern. An honor that is well deserved. May you continue to bring us much nachas and be involved in Torah endeavors may chayal lychaval.

– DADDY AND JUDY MORGENSTERN

Mazel Tov Ayala and David on this well deserved honor! –

STACEY ALLEN

Mazal tov to our cherished rabbi, Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern, and his dear wife, Jordana, along with the other Honorees for this well-deserved honor.

– 1981, 1983, 1985 NANCY LEFF

Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morgenstern on this great honor and thank you for your devotion to our community!

– SUSAN AND BRUCE SCHNEIDER

Mazel tov Malka and Steve!

REBECCA AMARU & JONATHAN WAITMAN

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Mazel tov to the honorees!

– JESSICA & MICHAEL ADLER

WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL

CELEBRATING 75

YEARS OF

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

1943

A small group of devoted parents including Nathan Cohen, Philip Zuckerman, Bertram A. Levine and Solomon Sudman, had a dream to establish a progressive Hebrew day school in Westchester County.

1946-1948

The violent struggle for the creation of a Jewish state in the British mandate of Palestine is intensified by Jewish defense groups: Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi (group).

1947

The United Nations approves the creation of a Jewish State and an Arab State in the British mandate of Palestine.

1948

S. Maurice Plotnick, a Cambridge educated mathematician and Hebrew scholar from Maimonides Yeshiva in Boston was selected as headmaster. Under his able direction, the school opened with a staff of 5 teachers and an enrollment of 51 boys and girls attending Kindergarten through Grade

4. Mr. Plotnick established the tradition of education that promoted the highest standards in General and Judaic studies, which emphasized the “Torah Im Derech Eretz” approach to learning. He was headmaster for over 3 decades until his official retirement in 1981.

“The Westchester Day School is the optimistic herald of a new era for our country. It is the most tangible symbol that American Jewry is vibrantly alive and shall continue to live.

With the growth of this school, a strong and authentic generation will arise- one having that inner conviction and knowledge which alone can assure our vitality.”

- S.M. Plotnick, Headmaster, 1949

1945-1948

Post-Holocaust refugee crisis. Great Britain attempts to detain Jews attempting to enter Palestine illegally.

1947

At a parlor meeting at the Propp’s home, the hopes and plans of the early pioneers were realized with the birth of Westchester Day School.

May 1948

Waytes Court, a 26-acre waterfront property in Mamaroneck was purchased from the estate of Amy Constable Weatherbee. The 29 room Norman-style stone and brick building, originally built in 1890, was converted to a school and equipped in time to open in September 1948.

Buses arrive at Waytes Court

May 1949

The Board of Governors opened a Summer School offering a combined recreational and educational program.

1952

Westchester Day School held its first graduation with a class of 6 students: Mark Jacobowsky, Gloria Lerner, David Lukashok, Donald Patchen, Barry Schifrin and Alan Walker.

1955

Due to steadily increasing enrollment, the school embarked upon a new building and renovation program to address the urgent need for junior high school facilities, a proper auditorium, a suitable gym and an efficient kitchen and cafeteria.

1965

Wolfson Hall was erected to accommodate a growing student body. The building was named for Solomon and Nellie Wolfson of England. The new facility was fully equipped with a science laboratory, and audio-visual room; the staff was enhanced with specialists in physics, biology, math, art, drama, music, dance, physical education and home economics. Recreational facilities included a baseball field, a tennis court, a basketball court and an ice-skating rink.

1948-1949

Almost 250,000 Holocaust survivors make their way to Israel. “Operation Magic Carpet” brings thousands of Yemenite Jews to Israel.

1953

The student body grew to 160 children. Other day schools throughout the country looked to Westchester Day School, despite its youth, for guidance. Tested by an independent agency, it ranked among the highest of other day schools in scholastic achievements. The founders’ dream had become a reality- Westchester Day School was a modern educational institution dedicated to the creation of better Jews and better Americans.

Sept. 1955 1967

A disastrous fire damaged the school just 3 days before it was scheduled to open. Classes and teachers were relocated to Larchmont Temple until the children could return to the Mamaroneck facility in Spring 1957 when the building was restored and upgraded.

The Six-Day War. Israel launches a pre-emptive strike against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israeli aircraft destroy the bulk of the Arab air forces on the ground in a surprise attack, followed by Israeli ground offensives which see Israel decisively defeat the Arab forces and capture the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.

1969

The school began its nursery program. Soon after, it became the first school to combine Montessori methodology within the context of an Orthodox Judaic curriculum. During the 1970s several of the school’s well-known traditions were established- such as Chag Ha Siddur for the first grade, a weekly Kabbalat Shabbat and Parshat Hashavua program and the commencement of a Yom Hashoah Commemoration. The Benefactor of the Day program was begun, enabling parents to sponsor a day of education.

1992

Generation to Generation Program: bringing broader community members and grandparents into the classroom.

1995

WDS received accreditation from the prestigious Middle States Association, one of only a few Orthodox day schools to receive this distinction in the tri-state area.

1997

WDS is fortunate to welcome new headmaster, Rabbi Elimelech Gottlieb.

1973

The Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria, backed up by expeditionary forces from other Arab nations, launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur. After absorbing the initial attacks, Israel recaptures lost ground and then pushes into Egypt and Syria.

1989

WDS was led by Rabbi Chaim Feuerman. During this time, Mr. Fischman was principal and Rabbi Zvi Zeigler was an Assistant Principal. They dedicated themselves to meet the needs of individual students through an enhancement of the curriculum and the enhancement of the Learning Center and enrichment programs. New volunteer programs such as “Student to Student’’ and “Generation to Generation” encouraged student interaction and an appreciation for elders. Visits to local nursing homes, tzedakah campaigns and toy drives emphasized the importance of contributing to the community.

1995

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated.

1997

Tots 2-Year-old program established.

Sept. 1999

The coach house is converted from a working stable to a functioning school building outfitted with classrooms and state of the art equipment.

2000

Mr. Fischman assumed leadership of Westchester Day School, taking over for Rabbi Elimelech Gottlieb.

2003

There is a second fire in the Castle building causing devastating destruction and requiring another complete renovation. Trailers are installed on campus to accommodate the relocation of classes and remain as an outpost for education even beyond the renovation to accommodate the growing number of students enrolled.

1998

The 4th grade buries the first time capsule.

1999

The third pool serving the thriving Westchester Summer Day program is completed.

2005

Rabbi Joshua Einzig became Head of School of Westchester Day School. He strengthened the middle school by developing all areas of the curriculum, training teachers in differentiated instruction, implementing blended learning programs and introducing the Tal Am Hebrew Language Program to the school.

WDS had run out of room in its building so it applied to the Village of Mamaroneck for a permit to construct an expansion. The Village zoning board denied the application, citing traffic and parking concerns. WDS brought suit in federal court, claiming a violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person Act. This suit was settled for $4.75MM, and the funds were used to rebuild the Castle and renovate Wolfson. WDS was victorious, arguing that this added space represented religious use, as all facets of WDS are “absorbed in religion.” The presiding judge on the case commented that “Jewish parents, whose children are entitled to free public education, are willing to pay annual tuition of up to $17,000 per child for attendance at WDS for only one reason: so that their children, while receiving a good general education, will also be inculcated in the tenets, traditions and rituals of the Orthodox Jewish faith. It is such religious nurture of the young that has passed the faith from generation to generation and maintained its vitality through the ages.

Coach House Extension completed.

2005

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon falls into a coma; Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert takes over as Acting Prime Minister.

2007

Introduction of SMART Boards into classrooms. Westchester Day School was an early adopter of this state of the art classroom technology. By 2012, every classroom in WDS had a SMART board.

2008

Wolfson Hall undergoes a substantial renovation improving infrastructure and interiors throughout the building.

2009

Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Prime Minister of Israel (also, continues as the Chairman of the Likud Party).

2010

Westchester Summer Day unveils a ropes course, zipline and climbing wall for use in the summer program.

2012

Morah Ronit Korenblit established an ulpan elective program, where the students transformed the classroom into supermarkets, movie theaters, and restaurants and conducted business all in Hebrew.

2012

Vivian & Stan Bernstein Innovation Award was established to recognize educators who have developed and implemented innovative ideas either within their areas of expertise or for the benefit of other areas of the school.

2015

WDS makes a commitment to expanding their STEM offerings by acquiring tools such as 3D printers and a laser cutter, partnering with SIGE for their middle school engineering curriculum and creating designated STEM units within the science curriculum.

2011

As part of an effort to introduce more Hebrew Language into the curriculum, we partnered with B’nei Akiva to bring two shlichot to WDS and the Westchester community. The shlichot engage with our students in special programming and infuse Hebrew Language around the halls of WDS.

2013

Rabbi Joshua Lookstein joined WDS as Head of School. While at WDS, he emphasized academic excellence, technology, community and Menschlichkeit.

2015

5K Sprint to the Sound for Mr. K: WDS hosts a 5K race in honor of Mr. Frank Kaufman, beloved physical education teacher for over 30 years. Participants included current and former students and their families.

Names not Numbers program introduced in WDS Middle School. This Holocaust curriculum transforms traditional history lessons into a lively, interactive, nontraditional program that involves individuals who have actually lived through the history being taught. After training and research, the students gain first hand knowledge through being paired with and given the opportunity to interview and videotape Holocaust survivors, World War II veterans who liberated camps, survivors who later immigrated to pre-1948 Israel, and second generation, who are now living in the same communities as the students. The program culminates in the viewing of the documentary made by the students with the survivors.

One of the tennis courts is transformed into an outdoor floor hockey rink.

2016

A new playground funded by the Gruss Life Monument Funds, is built on the WDS campus overlooking the Long Island Sound.

2016

Solar panels are installed on the roof of Wolfson Hall, making Westchester Day School poised to save thousands of dollars annually.

2018

WDS Community Service Grant is launched, offering families an opportunity to apply for $15,000 in scholarship money (dispersed over two years) for pledging to volunteer in the local community for at least 75 hours each year.

1st Annual Neitz Hachama Minyan is hosted at WDS; an opportunity for daveners to say shemona esrei at the precise moment of the sunrise, overlooking the Long Island Sound.

New WDS Mission Statement created.

Feb. 2019

Opening of I-Shine of Westchester / Riverdale, in memory of WDS alum and WDS parent, Robert A. Finkelstein, z”l. When illness occurs within a family, the reverberations cause a tidal wave of disruption and impact children most of all. i-Shine of Westchester/Riverdale is a unique after-school program created for elementary and middle school children living with illness or loss in their homes. Located at Westchester Day School, Chai Lifeline’s i-Shine program meets weekly and provides homework help, snacks, dinner, creative activities, sports, mentorship, camaraderie, fun and lots of love in a supervised, relaxed setting. It’s an environment filled with laughter, learning, and friendship where children have the opportunity to truly shine.

A second new playground, funded by the Gruss Life Monument Funds, is built on the WDS campus.

Jan 2019

WDS introduced the Income-Based Tuition Cap Program: A groundbreaking program that allows families with at least one child in grades K-8 to receive up to 40% off tuition based on their AGI (adjusted gross income) alone, without the need to complete a scholarship application.

2020

June 2022

WDS celebrates a school wide siyum of Pirkei Avot for all students and their families.

2022

Rabbi Dani Rockoff joins WDS as Head of School, identifying 3 goals to guide the community:

1. Serve the needs of learners with diverse learning profiles

2. Explore and implement best practices in teaching and learning

3. Nurture a culture of growth and reflective practice

The historical Abraham Accords are signed by Israel & the United Arab Emirates.

March 2020

WDS continues to provide a safe, innovative & effective learning environment for students through zoom, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sept. 2020

WDS welcomes students back with open arms to in person learning.

Nov. 2022

WDS has a unique curriculum called Yisrael B’Chayay. Students from Kindergarten through 8th grade explore a variety of characteristics about different cities in Israel throughout each school year. In May, 2022, each grade designed an artistic representation of their city, which culminated in a mixed media art installation of Israel.