By Oren Kaunfer, Madrich Ruchani Each year, Alonim (JCDS 4th Graders) work on a unit with Oren Kaunfer, JCDS Madrich Ruchani (Spiritual Educator), where they learn all of the te’amim – the Torah trope cantillation symbols and how to sing them. Just as we arrived at the parasha (Torah portion) when B’nei Yisrael received the … More School Sparks: Start Them Early

By Joanne Baker, 7th & 8th Grade English Teacher, Rosh 8th Grade In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the following words were quietly spoken by the Head of the German International School of Boston to our 7th and 8th graders sitting side by side with their German peers. “Eighty years ago, it would have … More School Sparks: Sharing Opposite Sides of a Painful History