Annual Report 2021/2022

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Wornick Jewish Day School is the educational home (TK-8) for the Jewish community in the North Peninsula. We are an open, welcoming, and diverse school community whose mission is to develop students who are socially and academically prepared to meet their full potential as engaged leaders committed to a life steeped in Jewish ethics and values. Our core principles* guide how we bring our mission to life in the areas of:

At Wornick, we celebrate the Jewish value of wisdom הניב (Bina). We spark excitement for and teach students to find meaning in learning. We inspire students to be curious lifelong learners. Every child is seen and heard as they tackle complex academics and interpersonal learning that prepares them for their future endeavors.

Jewish learning at Wornick is a joyful tapestry of immersive study and experiences, personal reflections, and communal celebration. We believe that Judaism teaches us to find meaning in everything and to be responsible for ourselves, our communities, and beyond.

As a Jewish Community Day School, Wornick’s approach to community is deeply rooted in the values of Arevut, תוברע and Achrayut תוירחא (communitymindedness and social responsibility). We believe that Wornick is more than a school and its impact is felt beyond our walls and our students. Students, families, and our professional staff thrive within the fabric of an engaged school community grounded in connection, belonging, and shared experiences.

At Wornick, we believe diverse voices and experiences enhance our school community. Our approach to inclusion is rooted in the Jewish values of Derech Eretz, ץרא ךרד (honor and respect) and B’tzelem Elohim םלצב ׳ה (all people are created in the image of G-d). We embrace and welcome a rich mosaic of Jewish practice, learning styles, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, life experience, socioeconomic status, and world perspectives.

* For each core principle we have committed to “...so we” statements which set forth Wornick’s goals in implementing these principles.

2022/23 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sarah Blake, Board President

Mina Bressler, Board Vice President

Megan Krat, Secretary

Larry Pascal, Past President

Hélène Chokron Garneau, PTO Co-President

Jesykah Forkash Sarkissian, PTO Co-President

Liki Abrams

Julia Galperin

Daphne Kaufer

Fran Lent

Tamar Miller

Dr. Irene Moff

Michael Moradzadeh

Monica Oestreich

Sabina Polnar

Cantor Doron Shapira

Jeremy Verba

Harry Wornick

HEAD OF SCHOOL NOTE

This year our Board of Trustees published our new Guiding Principles. Extensive work led by two trustees, Tamar Miller and Mina Bressler, brought together a dedicated committee of trustees and professionals and included input from dozens of parents, educators, and community members. The language affirmed in a clear and structural way what we already knew about our educational program, our professionals, the community we aspire to be, and the values we hold dearly. The principles also put some stakes in the ground to guide our leadership chart a course of action for the next decade:

• Deep investments in teacher salaries and professional development will significantly impact the learning experience.

• A strong, diverse, and interconnected community is the foundation of our community day school experience.

Adam Eilath Head of School

• Purposeful engagement with the Jewish tradition, relevant learning experiences, and additional leadership opportunities with the Jewish experience unlock a lifelong connection for our students and families to Jewish values and the Jewish tradition.

• Our school remains committed to a broad range of families and students, and that diversity fuels opportunities for connections, meaningful exchanges, and stronger bonds.

As I look around at all that our school has accomplished over the past year, I see the ways in which we live out our Guiding Principles so clearly and the way that investments have already started to pay dividends. Our commitment to educators has resulted in our highest teacher retention in recent history amidst a national teacher shortage and record numbers of educators leaving the field. The training we provided to our teachers in Project Based Learning methodology has led to increasingly compelling projects that bring relevance and the real world into the classroom and empowers learners. Our deep relationships to Israel and the living model of Judaism that it offers has been strengthened by our Shinshinim (18-year-old Israeli volunteers), who connect with students on a whole different level. The return of our Israel trip for our 8th grade students was wildly successful and transformative for all involved.

With a clear understanding of who we are, what values we are rooted in, and who we want to be, our school is forging ahead in this decade with a stronger educational program that will continue to impact our students, families, and the entire community. We are living our mission now more than ever, and the leaders who graduate from our school are poised to lead in our community and beyond.

With partnership, Adam Eilath Head of School

... So we deliver student-centered learning through a progressive educational approach. Our curriculum is interdisciplinary and project-based.

WORNICK LEARNING IN ACTION

Wornick’s Guiding Principle on Educational Philosophy focuses on sparking excitement and teaching students to be lifelong learners. Our professional community embodies these values by presenting students with a rich and engaging curriculum and putting them in the driver’s seat to be the agents of their learning through questioning and discovery. A key strategy to reach all of these goals is Project Based Learning (PBL). PBL is distinguished by driving questions that have multiple answers, student voice and choice throughout the project, sustained building of questions and inquiry, and a public, authentic end product. Students engaged in PBL not only learn the academic content, but also gain lifelong skills in self advocacy, leadership, communication, and collaboration.

Nicole Haire Assistant Head of School

At Wornick, there is always a variety of PBL projects in action across grade levels and content areas. In this report, we have showcased several for you. As you examine them, please imagine students discussing their ideas, revising and editing the work based on feedback from their teachers and peers, questioning the process and product, and presenting their final pieces to an authentic audience. We hope you enjoy this window into Wornick and walk away with more curiosity and questions.

2nd Grade - Social Studies

In Jewish Studies, second grade students made a list of actions that they can take to support people’s needs. After making the list, each class voted on a cause to actively support. They chose the organization Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) who told us they need food for the food bank, games for the Shupin Club (home for young adults with mental challenges), and some cheering up for the Seniors’ Group during their weekly Zoom meetings. The students worked in groups creating posters to get the word out to the school community and got busy collecting the items. They sorted and graphed them after they arrived at school. The food items and games were delivered, and the students rehearsed and performed songs for the seniors two different times. Some of the students choreographed the hand motions for one of the songs that the students performed. The reactions from seniors were so positive.

“We chose to collect games for the Shupin Club because everyone should have fun.” - Student

“I am looking forward to performing to the seniors because I am a good singer and I like making people happy.” - Student

“I wanted to thank your students for the performance today. The children were charming and so cute! The seniors loved it! They added greatly to the meeting.” - Naama Lugasi, Coordinator of ‘Cafe By the Bay’ Holocaust Survivors Group at JFCS

... So we teach our students to be designers who question current norms, innovate, collaborate, and are empathetic to challenges. They embrace the notion that leadership begins with understanding other people’s needs and that the questions we ask are crucial to the answers we discover.

One of the first grade’s science topics is ‘Vibration,’ a topic that they typically explore through the phenomenon of sound. In this highly interdisciplinary project, a driving question was framed by examining a traditional Jewish text “and all the people saw the sounds” (Exodus 20:18) and asking whether there are ways other than hearing that are possible to understand. Play, model-building, and experiment, together with some explicit instruction allowed the students to develop their understanding of how sound is generated and transmitted.

Another Jewish text, Psalm 150, offered a taxonomy of musical instruments to understand different methods of generating and altering sound. The students used their knowledge and through prototyping, critique, and revision created an orchestra of their own unique musical instruments to accompany their performance of Psalm 150. Extending the project beyond the domain of science, the students also considered other methods of representing sounds visually, including through text, Torah trope, musical stave, and artistic representation. The project culminated around Shavuot (which celebrates the events being described in our first text, “all the people saw the sounds”) with a performance of Psalm 150 and a collaborative artwork using various visual techniques to depict the sounds of the revelation at Mount Sinai.

1st Grade - “Good Vibrations”

... So we teach our students to be thinkers who ask critical questions, incorporate multiple perspectives, listen, and evaluate. They plan, research, and validate to help them form their own conclusions.

5th Grade - Voices of the American Colonial Period

When learning about the American Colonies, most students learn about the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. The focus is on agriculture and the economy of the different regions and how those differences eventually led to the Civil War. However, they don’t usually focus on the people who lived in the colonies. The fifth graders researched six societal groups - Native Americans, Enslaved People, Indentured Servants, Plantation Owners, Printers, and Shipbuilders and learned about some of the challenges they had during this time period. The students combined their study of the colonies with their study of persuasive writing techniques. Persuasive letters were written by the students, as well as companion pieces to provide historical context. This project was inspired by our students, who have pushed us to bring silenced voices and stories to light.

8th Grade - Duplicating Iconic Photos

Students in eighth grade focus on the study of Israel in Jewish Studies, which prepares them for their trip in the Spring. This project represents both the starting point and opening event for the unit. The students were tasked with finding an iconic and significant photo from the history of Israel. They could have chosen photos related to culture, politics, army, sports, and more. Once the photo was chosen, the students had to research and write about the photo. However the primary task was to duplicate the photo as precisely as they could. The students presented their photos and context to the class. Students were excited as this was “an original and unique way to start a unit and learn about Israel.”

... So we prepare our students to be leaders in our rapidly evolving world. Our students believe that they matter in the world and that they can make a difference, and they are equipped with the necessary critical thinking skills, empathy, curiosity, and self-awareness.

FIELD TRIPS

South United States 7th Grade

The Marin Headlands

5th and 6th Grades

Boys Soccer

Cross Country

Girls Volleyball

... So we aim to support a broad range of diverse learners, meet students where they are as unique individuals, and prepare students to meet their full potential.

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2022

Recent Wornick alumni have attended the following high schools:

• Aragon High School

• Burlingame High School

• Capuchino High School

• Carlmont High School

• Castilleja School

• Crystal Springs Uplands

• Design Tech High School

• Everest High School

• Gunn High School

• Hillsdale High School

• Interlochen Arts Academy

• Jewish Community High School

• Kehillah Jewish High School

• Lick Wilmerding High School

• Lowell High School

• Menlo High School

• Mercy High School

• Millbrook School

• Notre Dame High School

• Nueva High School

• Palo Alto High School

• Pinewood School

• Saint Francis High Shcool

• San Mateo High School

• Sequoia High School

• Serra High School

• Summit High School

• Stuart Hall High School

• TIDE Academy

• Woodside High School

Recent Wornick alumni have attended the following colleges and universities for undergraduate and graduate degrees:

• Bard College

• Boston University

• Brandeis University

• Cal Poly

• Caltech

• Chapman College

• Columbia University

• Cornell University

• Dartmouth

• Elon University

• Emory University

• Georgetown University

• Harvard University

• Harvey Mudd College

• Hebrew Union College

• Indiana University

• Johns Hopkins University

• McGill University

• MIT

• New York University

• Northeastern

• Northwestern

• Occidental College

• Oregon State University

• Pitzer College

• Princeton University

• Purdue University

• Reed University

• Rhode Island School of Design

• Scripps College

• Seattle University

• Stanford University

• Syracuse University

• Technion

• Tel Aviv University

• Tulane University

• University of Arizona

• University of California

• University of Chicago

• University of Colorado Boulder

• University of Denver

• University of Maryland

• University of Massachusetts

• University of Michigan

• University of North Carolina

• University of Oregon

• University of Southern California

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Vanderbilt University

• Wake Forest University

• Washington University in St. Louis

• Wesleyan University

• Yale University

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

In the graduating class of 2014, two inquisitive students stood out among their peers, asking a barrage of questions, seeking knowledge beyond the class content, and not settling for the simple answer or solution. David Lipman and Emily Steirman were sponges. They asked the hard question, “Why?” and when the answer was not forthcoming, they sought the knowledge independently. These characteristics did not end with their time at Wornick.

David moved on to Kehillah Jewish High School where he continued to pursue his passion for science and discovery. Emily attended Nueva Upper School using her curiosity to debate in Model UN. Now, as adults, they continue to push themselves to explore their passions and the knowledge that fuels them while attending Princeton and Harvard respectively. David and Emily represent the best of human curiosity and how it propels knowledge and action.

The Ronald Wornick Jewish Day School Learning Support Team provides comprehensive support services that promote the social, emotional, and academic growth of all students. Our support team works within the school setting, in partnership with educators, parents, and the community, to help students become resilient, self-motivated, and contributing members of society. Our goal is to equip them with the tools necessary to achieve academically, as well as cope socially or emotionally.

Counselors advocate for equity, access, and success for every student. We help build a foundation for lifelong learning by fostering self-respect, awareness of others, and selfadvocacy. We strive to prepare the whole child by supporting their academic goals as well as their social-emotional development through core lessons, small groups, and individual counseling.

The learning specialists at Wornick work closely with students, teachers, and parents to develop learning strategies tailored to each student’s particular learning style, in order to support the student’s academic progress. Learning specialists develop and administer learning plans for individual students and provide support inside and outside the classroom as needed. The team aims for students to develop effective learning strategies that promote academic improvement and independence.

Emilie Potter Learning Specialist

David Lipman, Alumnus ‘14, Emily Steirman, Alumna ‘14

Sarah Calonico School Counselor Karen Bendelman Director of Learning Support

... So we amplify and strengthen the community around us by contributing to the vibrancy of Jewish life on the Peninsula. We connect families, teachers, and staff with opportunities to pursue Tikkun Olam, making the world a better place through service learning and social action.

COMMUNITY LIFE

Community is intentional, and is strengthened by tradition and annual rituals. At Wornick, this can look like many things: mentors helping new families become acclimated, community gatherings for students, families, and staff, events with other community organizations, and service projects with local seniors, and so much more.

PTO SUPPORT & EVENTS

Throughout the year, the PTO helps support the Wornick community with opportunities to bond, celebrate, and support one another. This year we continued to adapt our plans with health and safety in mind but still managed to come together to celebrate and recognize our community. We held our annual Shabbat celebration via Zoom, partnered with a local small business for the book fair, held three separate weeks of teacher and professional appreciation activities, hosted various parent socials, and our annual WornickFest celebration with more than 300 community members in attendance to close out the school year with food and fun.

We are grateful for our devoted PTO and parent volunteers! They enrich our school life, share their talent and bring so much love and care. THANK YOU!

... So we recognize the importance of our professional and volunteer leadership to galvanize community resources to support the school’s mission, values, and future.

TOGETHER דחיב

CELEBRATING 36 YEARS

April 3rd, 2022

More than 250 guests came together to celebrate Wornick Jewish Day School’s 36th anniversary. 200+ pieces of student work were presented beautifully around the school, and shared stories of 36 inspiring individuals were told to recognize those who have sustained our community. 2 outstanding honorees were recognized, and over $236,000 was raised to directly support our students and the leaders they will become!

MEGAN KRAT

HONOREES

Arevut (Community-Mindedness) Award

For outstanding commitment to strengthening our community

CYNTHIA PELLEGRINI

Bina (Wisdom) Award

For extraordinary commitment to excellence in education

... So we engage in purposeful ritual, practice, and learning that is structured to support the diversity of Jewish expressioninourcommunity.Jewishpracticeandtraditionistheframeworkthroughwhichwecreateintentionally meaningful opportunities to celebrate and reflect on the complexities of daily life. As a community, we come together to navigate the rhythms of the week, the year, and the sacred moments of our lives.

JEWISH CELEBRATIONS

The Jewish calendar is punctuated by holidays that bring community together. At Wornick, this year we decided to celebrate outdoors - enhancing ways to feel and express time-old traditions in a new, fun setting. Our students learn the foundations of the practices in small classroom settings with their teachers, and later during all-school events.

For example, every grade focused on learning one song from the Passover Haggadah and then came together to participate in an all-school Seder, going through all of the steps and singing the songs in order. As a result, every student got to experience a complete ritual and lend a hand in its creation. Furthermore, they were empowered to participate outside of school having become experts in at least one part of the ceremony which they could lead in their homes. In doing so, we reach a variety of learners, in different ways, and gives each child their own access point - and memory - of what these holidays can be about.

ISRAEL TRIP

After a two-year pause, we are thrilled to have been able to safely travel with our eighth graders to Israel and experience firsthand the origins of our Jewish heritage and values. We visited cities they had researched in their Hebrew classes and walked back in time to ancient sites like the City of David, the Old City in Jerusalem, and Beit Guvrin, where our students spent an afternoon digging and uncovering historical artifacts from biblical times.

The learning came to life with a diverse array of guest speakers who shared unique perspectives that sometimes inspired our students with stories of bravery (at the northmost border with Syria) and sometimes challenged them (at the Belz Synagogue in Jerusalem). We were thrilled for the opportunity to join the most quintessential Israeli holidays: Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, and Yom HaAtzmaut. Observing and celebrating these holidays as national holidays gave students a deeper understanding of the collective Israeli history.

This trip provided an excellent opportunity for our students to practice their Hebrew with merchants and peers, connect with their Israeli hosts, and experience a traditional Shabbat in Jerusalem. From the beaches to the desert sunrise of Masada, students found many avenues to connect to the land, the history, and many inspiring folks along the way, including a Wornick alumna who is a rabbinical student and activist with Women of the Wall. Many students were left with questions, their curiosity further peaked, and a sense of connectedness that only an immersive experience like this can evoke.

we instill a love of Israel לארשי תבהא (Ahavat Israel) by building deep connections to the people, culture, traditions, and history.

“I was extremely surprised when I found this mystery artifact. It was a leaf shaped piece of pottery that was shaped like a leaf with some markings on it. A feeling of surprise and amazement went over me. I am unsure of what it was from but I hope it finds a way to a museum, or into a lab to be researched.”- Tyler

“Seeing the City of David and the ruins of castles used by rulers we hear about in stories (like King David) was amazing. This was the first place (of many) where I really got to experience stories come to life.” - Sierra

“Floating in the dead sea was such an amazing experience. From the salt crusted floor to the views of the desert hills I had such an amazing time relaxing in the salty water. After a long hike in the desert heat a relaxing swim in the dead sea was just what I needed.”- Ravi

“... we heard a very interesting story about the Yom Kippur War which took place inside a bunker. 28 people inside one bunker for 30 hours. There were many crazy parts of the story but what really spoke to me is that 27 out of the 28 people survived due to their teamwork and sacrifice. All in all, the experience was really great!” - Zev

“Today we went to the Belz Synagogue and met a Hasidic man who talked to us about his life and how he views Judaism. We didn’t see eye to eye, but being able to ask any question was a good feeling. It was a very important and impactful experience that we will all hold with us for the rest of our lives”. - Sophie

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

The Chai Excellence Fund campaign provides essential funds for our operating budget and supports every student’s experience. Thanks to the dedication of our community, we have exceeded our annual fundraising goal by 16% and raised over $1,120,000 through all of our annual fundraising efforts. These funds allow us to provide financial assistance to families in need, enhance our curriculum, and provide outstanding professional development to our teachers.

We celebrate another year of generous giving from 100% of our professional community, 100% of our board, and 99% of our families. We had over 360 donors consisting of current and alumni parents, grandparents, alumni, professionals, and dear members of the greater community. We are deeply grateful to all who demonstrated kindness and generosity through their meaningful gifts.

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Tuition & Fees

Annual Fundraising

Professional Development & Education Supplies

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Faculty & Administration

COMMUNITY GIVING

We want to express our gratitude and deep appreciation to Anita and Ronald z”l Wornick for establishing a scholarship fund at the Jewish Community Federation in support of our school. We also want to thank the Levine-Lent Family Foundation for the Ma’abadah Ivrit grant, and our wide donor community for their generous contributions during the 2022 fiscal year (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022).

* Donors who have consistently contributed to Wornick JDS for 9 years or more!

$25,000+ Dreamers / Cholmim / םימלוח

Barbara Jacobs *

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco * Koret Foundation Fran and Bobby Lent * Levine-Lent Family Foundation *

$10,000+ Visionaries / Hogim / םיגוה

Anonymous * Abe and Edith Ballonoff Foundation Gilah and Mark Abelson * Sarah and Jordan Blake Mina and Dan Bressler Cindy Rogoway and Joe Goldberg Jill Grossman and Andy Fradkin * Audrey Muller-Hartwig and David Hartwig Allison and Mark Javitch Ha Nguyen and Cary Kletter * Rachel Canning and Soheil Motamed * Martin Robinson Daniel Shefer * Catherine Lau and Scott Silverglate Katie and Jeremy Sinaikin Helene Chokron Garneau and Andrew Straus

The Aaron and Marie Blackman Foundation * Katie and Mike Wolff * Liron Tapiro-Yehudai and Offer Yehudai

$5,000+ Leaders / Manhigim / םיגיהנמ

Anonymous

Liki and Joe Abrams Barbara Bass Bakar Daphne Kaufer and Ram Bartov Riki and Jacob Dayan Lauren Wilner and Adam Eilath Emily and Dave Fisher Jesykah Forkash Sarkissian and Arin Sarkissian Judy, Ari, and Joshua Fridman Jessica Gineris

Francesca Eastman and Edward Goodstein Miriam and Nadav Grossinger Annie O’Donnell and RM Karr Janet and Rennie Karr Heather Cahan and Kartik Krishnan Karen and Andrew Levy Meredith and Eran Liron Tamar and Jonathan Miller * Irene and Stephen Moff * Benna and Keith Posehn Rebecca and David Rodnitzky * Tamar Spektor and Steve Thoma Judy Timken Wendy and Jeremy Verba * Dannielle and Michael Weil Harry Wornick ‘00 Anita and Ronald z”l Wornick *

$3,600+ Heroes / Giborim / םירוביג

Anonymous

Howard and Adrienne Abrams * Amina and Chip Canter Hilary DeLorenzo

The Michael and Nomi Moradzadeh Family Foundation

Sheri and Paul Robbins Haggit and Eran Sandhaus Limeng and Eylon Stroh Margie and Rabbi Irvin Ungar * Alison Morantz and Daniel Wohl *

$1,800+ Guardians / Tomchim / םיכמות

Anonymous (3) Beth Freeman and Maury Alcheck * Sarah Kelman and Hanan Beliak Miriam Bodin * Jessica and David Brandwein Phyllis Cook Marie Markon Edel and Nathan Edel Barbara Engler * Robin and Peter Gruen Georgina Vasiloudis and Daniel Herman * Lea Grinberg-Korczyn and Oded Korczyn Jim Joseph Foundation Megan and Harrison Krat Debbie and Ori Melamud Monica and Kenneth Oestreich Cathy and Michael Podell Sabina and Roman Polnar Kimberly and Amir Shalom

Jocelyn and Cantor Doron Shapira

Taube Family Foundation

Ilana and Ryan Withop *

Zev Yaroslavsky

$1,000+ Creators / Yotzrim / םירצוי

Elissa and Matthew Amans

Vilma Barrios and Wosbeli Deleon Joyce and Joseph Behar * Judy and David Bressler Judy and Mike Canning Sarah Park and Donovan Collins Laura and James Dunn Lainee and Leonard Engel Kate and Marvin Feinstein

Paul and Selma Forkash Family Charitable Trust Frigon Family Daphne and Randy Goldberg Shoshi Naymann and Dudu Habib Joanne and Jeff Jagoda Avital and Isaac Koren Aaron Metals Company Leslie and Peter Mertz Gita and Claude Nahum Sora Lei and Don Newman Carrie and Bob Parecki Shani and Larry Pascal Dawn and Ankur Rathi Florencia and Alejandro Resnik Judith Gal and Jacob Rubinstein Roselyne Swig * Karen Lloyd Wolff and George Wolff * Chelsea and Mark Yuan

“Bobby and I give to Wornick because we love that our school creates a Jewish environment that allows our children to live a Jewish lifestyle and learn about Judaism in a close knit and caring environment. We invest because we hope our grandchildren as well as other grandchildren will be part of Wornick in years to come.”

Bobby and Fran Lent, Alumni Parents

“We give to Wornick because it is more than just a great school that provides an excellent academic education. It is a community that imbues morality, Jewish heritage, and kindness through and through. With our annual giving, we want to help secure the future of this wonderful community. We encourage you to join us in this important endeavor.”

Nomi and Michael Moradzadeh, Parents

$540+ Influencers / Mashpiyim / םיעיפשמ

Anonymous

Elise and Ariel Beliak Anya and Nadav Benbarak Cee and Russell Blaine Lorraine and Noah Cohen Debra and Ken Constantino * Irina Fayngersh and Shai Deljo Rima and Levan Devy Cynthia and Joshua Dunetz Rika and Tibor Fabian Silke and Jason Feldman

Raz Frenkel

Amy and Mort Friedkin Barbara and Joel Gereboff * Esther and Troy Gillette * Michelle and Miles Goldstein

Tzofit and Yogev Hadad Dana and Marty Izenson * Amy and John Jenkins Stacy and Ronald Kahn

Suzy Kosh

Ruth Krat

Mimi and Lee Kravetz Corinne and Paul Lipman * Sherry and Brian Lipson * Caren and Robin Neydavoud Sandra Steiner and Aaron Rackoff Michelle Mandel and Simon Reading * Amy Rabbino and Neal Rubin * Hila and Tzach Segal * Ortal Sharlin and David Malek Danielle and Marat Shub Ellen and Paul Snider Amy and Wayne Sosnick *

Nicole Barr and Steven Stupp Carissa Tonner

Rachel and Robert Turetsky Adrienne and David Weil Fattin and Jordan Wekselman Phillip Yurchenko

$360+ Partners / Shutafim / םיפתוש

Anonymous (2)

Mira and Jacob Abramovich Keren-Or Reiss and Erez Angel Rabbi Sarah Shulman and Nathaniel Bankirer Marcia and Steve Barkoff Linda and AJ Batt Katie and Eliahu Berkovitch Pam and Douglas Bodin * Corine and Robert Brouwer Mercer Carlin Alex and Ethan Cheever Gayle and Sam Corrao Rochelle and Mervyn Danker * Morris Davidowitz Jill and Martin Dodd Andrea Duran Mandy and Rabbi Dennis Eisner * Hadar and Gilad Elazar Judi and Joe Epstein Thea and Alex Fefer Rebecca Schwartz and Roger Feigelson * Gail and Harvey Glasser * Simona and Isaac Habib Keren and Natan Hamer Emily Ironi and Matt Shell Elana Jagoda Kaye and Saul Kaye Yingying Lang and Ming Jiang Judy Thalheimer and Brian Kirshner *

Linda and Robert Kiss * Arlene and David Klonoff

Natasha Kehimkar and Derek Lau Elinor Leib-Nahum and Assaf Nahum Lori and Raymond Liu Joanne and Michael Mandel * Michele Young and Alejandro Ozerkovsky Sharon Golan-Paz and Sagi Paz Judith and John Renard Ilanit and Noam Rimon Ana Revolledo and Juan Romero Raya Rubinstein

Ellen and Gerald Saliman * Melissa Shefer * Esther and Barry Sherman Luba Kisilyuk and Russell Shturman * Anne and David Steirman * Jennifer and Marc Taxay * Hava and Raziel Ungar ‘93 * Cyndi and Scott Urman * Yifah Yaron and Steve Villareale Heidi Yu and Chen Wang Salma Khan and Michael Wornick Yan and Mark Wu Zack Zait

Up to $359 Friends / Chaverim / םירבח

Anonymous (11) Ela and Marty Alexander * Susan and David Apfelberg Edna Avraham * Susan and Michael Battat Dana and David Ben Ari Lisa Joy Rosner and Sheldon Berg * Frances Berger Suzan Berns

The Bernstein Family

Arlene and Philip Bernstein

Anisha Bhatia and Amrit Bansal Debi and Stuart Birger

Valeriya Pasynkova and Gennadiy Blinder *

Judi Bliquez

Emily and Henrik Blixt

Nadin Mayblum-Boaz and Yoav Boaz

Hannah Bodin ’12

Jessica Bodin ’14

Elinor Brondwine

Sara Calonico

Elyse and Ben Cheever Danielle and Vincent Chiaro Roxanne and David Cohen * Ranit and Ron Cohen Andrea and Steve Cohn Christine Corrao

Liza and Stuart Cristol-Deman * Janet and Glenn Davis

Nina P. Sorensen - Delmon Theresa Dick Marion and Harold Dinitz Judy Edelson Jilla and Keivan Ehsanipour

Maayan Cohen and Avi Elfassy Sharron and Elias Emergui * Rafi Esterson

Mark Fefer

Phoenix and Josh Feinbloom Laura Feinstein and James Chandler Leslee and Wayne Feinstein Carin and Paul Feldman Devora Fine Corine Finney

Sharon Fomil

Albert Fraenkel George Frankenstein Kelly Gee

Adele and Jonathan Gershater

Henry Gold Susan and Jim Gold Shirley Goldberg Olga and Seth Goldberg

“We feel very fortunate to be able to offer our kids this unique educational environment and we hope that Wornick JDS will continue to be accessible to all members of our local Jewish community. Therefore, donating to the Chai Excellence campaign is our family’s highest giving priority and we are making an annual contribution to show our love and support to this special place that gives so much to us every day!”

Ram Bartov and Daphne Kaufer, Parents

Sally and Gilbert z”l Gradinger

Mei Greene

Lisa And JP Grotts

Marc Guldimann

Nicole and Michael Haire * Susan Hamlin

Laurie Hepler *

Edith Hernandez and Cynthia Rivera- Hernandez Alice Do and Zachary Hertz

Lee Lior Hoffmann and Udi Hoffmann

Lorri Holzberg

Lois Horwitz *

Maham Daher and Naef Imam

Tami Ironi

Michal and Ealon Joelson

Susan Kaplan

Tamara and Vladimir Kaplan

Janice Katz

Eugenia Wan and Danny Keh Anna and Konstantin Kelenson

Janet Gallen Kelter

Marilyn Kletter *

Hadar Koter and Maor Kleider Sandy and Merle Kovtun

Annette and David Kranzler

Erica Lance

Mara and David Langer * Shira and Tomer Laor Lauren Miller and Samuel Lasser Roxane and Michael Lederman

Yona Kifer and Doron Lemze

Fred Levinson

Caroline Levy * Naomi and Benjamin Levy Diana Starr and Oren Levy

Janet and Bob Liggett

David Lipman ’14

Roberta and Ken Lloyd Marcia Lloyd

Rupa Ramesh Maiya and Raja Rao

DV

Rina Mangurten Lilach and Ariel Margulis

Ninette and George Medovoy Paula and Ken Meier

Ronit and Aitan Melamud Shira and Barak Mendelevich

Roy Meron

Adina and Efraim Michael Harriett and John Michael Lottie Miklos

Yousef Moradzadeh

Alix and Idan Nakav

Inna Orlichenko and Samuel Nakhimovsky

Kristin Nawoczenski z”l and James Wassil Moshiko Nayman

Kendrice Newman

Pamela O’Donnell

Nancy and Steven Oliver Shari and Don Ornstein

Tami and Robert Osheroff * Shay Palter Edry

Daisy and RM Pellant Cynthia Pellegrini * Rachel Perelman

Linda and Edward Plant Janice and Daniel Poull

Rachel Ravelli

Chris Rifkin

Annette Rivlin-Gutman and Bruce Gutman Joyce Robbins Donna and Robert Rodnitzky Jessica and Aaron Rosenbaum Sherrie Rosenberg

Natalie Sacks and John MacGregor Dorothy Saxe *

Judith Schane

Rebekah Schechtman

Lisa and Ellis Schoichet

Florette Schwartz * Michelle Hudson and Joel Scott * Debbi and Ron Seligman

Noa Shapira-Maor and Gil Shapira Sandy Shapiro

Maia Tchetchik-Sharir and Amnon Sharir * Yarden Shalom Shaul and Barel Shaul Yael Shirazi

Jill and Todd Simon

Inna Meklin and Bronislov Slepnyov Polina Pasynkova-Slepnyov and Roman Slepnyov

Lori Rittenburg Small and Keith Small Karla and Neil Smith

Oranit Mayer and Sam Snowden * Asya Solomatin

Rani Solomon Bleier and Itay Bleier Susie and Rich Sorkin * Madeleine Steckley ‘10

Svetlana Tamir Ruderman and Or

Tamir

Cathy Taylor

Dorothy Thornton Anna and David Tolioupov

Laura and Leo vanMunching III Karen Wagshul * Marilyn Yolles Waldman Judy and Jack Walklet

Lara Walklet and Aviad Rubinstein

Ashley Walter Hazel and Jordan Warnick Judy and Doug Weil Ellen Weinstein and Fred Weiner *

Irene Weisman

Jacob Withop ‘18

Donna Ornitz and Brian Wolf Brian Wolff

Sue and Dick Wollack

Lion Elnekave and Moti Yahalomi Kobi Yakov

Brandie and Samuel Yelland

Corporate Matching and Sponsors

Adobe Apple Inc.

Arch Insurance * Clif Bar & Company Delphix Genentech * Gilead Sachs Goldman Google Inc. * IBM

Kerns Fine Jewelry LinkedIn Oracle Pfizer Salesforce Service Now Sony Interactive Entertainment Spero Ventures

Visa *

VMWare Foundation Xilinx

Community Sponsors

Chabad North Peninsula Congregation Beth Jacob

Consulate General of Israel

Jewish Community High School of the Bay

Kehillah Jewish High School

Peninsula Sinai Congregation

Peninsula Temple Beth El Peninsula Temple Sholom Peninsula Jewish Community Center

Legacy Gifts make a huge impact on the long-term sustainability and financial health of Wornick. The Legacy Circle recognizes our community members who have committed to planned giving to the school.

Legacy Circle

Ann Bear z”l

Roxanne & David Cohen Rebecca Schwartz & Roger Feigelson Judy & Tom Fisher Nylda Gemple

Barbara & Joel Gereboff

Esther & Troy Gillette Sharon & Scott Hartley Deborah Kelman & Rabbi Marvin Goodman

Joelle & Neal Kaufman Lindsay & Ilan Kopecky Eva Lokey z”l Ellen and Jerry Saliman Larry B. Schlenoff

Fred Weiner

Anita & Ron z”l Wornick

* Donors who have consistently contributed to Wornick JDS for 9 years or more!

We have tried to be as accurate as possible and apologize for any errors that may appear in our listing. Please contact Haggit Sandhaus at 650-378-2621 or hsandhaus@wornickjds.org for changes to future listings. Thank you!

CAPITAL & ENDOWMENT

Last year we conducted a thorough community survey and explored the feasibility of a capital and endowment campaign. Wornick Jewish Day School’s ongoing excellence requires that we continually assess our future needs, support our faculty and students, design spaces that serve our growing and diverse community, and plan for a financially secure future.

We are deeply grateful to all the families that made exploration possible.

CHAI CIRCLE

Feasability Study Sponsors*

Anonymous

Daphne Kaufer and Ram Bartov Sarah and Jordan Blake Mina and Dan Bressler

The Michael and Nomi Moradzadeh Family Foundation Fran and Bobby Lent Ha Nguyen and Cary Kletter Rebecca and David Rodnitzky Katie and Mike Wolff Salma Khan and Michael Wornick

*An additional contribution to the annual campaign

Chai Circle is a generous group of donors who have pledged an annual leadership contribution at the Heroes level and above. We invite you to join this group with an inspiring commitment to the entire Wornick community.

We would like to thank the 50+ families who joined this prestigious circle and participated in our Chai Circle event

“Through the Lens of Jewish Leaders: A Perspective on Jewish Communal Life” and our VIP Gala reception. Your annual contribution makes a significant impact on our community, supports our students’ learning, enables our teachers’ development, and keeps our community vibrant.

SAVE THE DATES

Upcoming Chai Circle (In Person) Events: Tuesday 9/20/2022, and Sunday 1/23/2022

More details to come...

2021/22 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Daphne Kaufer, Committee Chair

Liki Abrams

Sarah Blake

Dudu Haviv

Fran Lent

Nomi Moradzadeh

Wornick Professional Community

Adam Eilath

Haggit Sandhaus

... So we respect for each individual in our school community is core to our values. Our professional staff, students, parents, and trustees model a culture of respect and appreciation towards one another. We value the professionalism of our entire educational team, and we support their continued growth.

WORNICK’S PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

Ela Alexander *

Edna Avraham *

Judi Bliquez

Pam Bodin *

Abbe Braitman *

Corine Brouwer

Sara Calonico

Nir Chen

Noah Cohen Debra Constantino * Meaghan Dittemer

Andrea Duran

Adam Eilath

Hadar Elazar

Lior Elnekave Rafi Esterson

Corine Finney Esther Gillette * Nicole Haire *

Noa Herman

Dana Izenson *

Barbara Jacobs *

Chen Kenan

Suzy Kosh

Shira Laor

Erica Lance

Elinor Leib-Nahum

Rina Mangurten

Roy Meron

Alix Nakav

Kristin Nawoczenski z”l Kendrice Newman

Annie O’Donnell

RM Pellant

Cynthia Pellegrini * Rachel Perelman * Shiri Perelman ‘07 Emilie Potter

Jamil Pura Sandra Ramirez * Rachel Ravelli

Andrea Ressi

Haggit Sandhaus

Rebekah Schechtman

Debbi Seligman *

Yarden Shalom Shaul

Mor Sharon Katz

Barel Shaul

Yael Shirazi

Ginger Slonaker

Asya Solomatin

Ronit Solomon Bleier

Madeleine Steckley ‘10

Jennifer Taxay * Dorothy Thornton Carissa Tonner

Karen Wagshul *

Lara Walklet

Ashley Walter Katie Wolff Isaac Zones

* Professionals who have been a part of the Wornick community for 10 years or more!

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Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School’s mission is to develop students who are socially and academically prepared to meet their full potential as engaged leaders committed to a life steeped in Jewish ethics and values.

ךנחלו רישכהל אוה קינרוו דלאנור ידוהיה רפסה תיב ןוזח תא לצנל םילגוסמו תימדקאו תיתרבח הניחבמ םינכומש םידימלת חרואל םיביוחמו הליהקב םיברועמה םיגיהנמ תויהלו םתלוכי אולמ םיידוהי םיכרעו רסומ לע תתשומה םייח

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