February 2, 2026
Dear Mirowitz Community,
A love letter to our St. Louis Jewish community
Listen—there are moments when a school needs to lean into its community and say, with full heart: we need you. Not just as supporters or cheerleaders, but as messengers. As amplifiers. As people who believe that Jewish education matters and are willing to tell someone about it.
This is one of those moments.
At Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, we’re throwing the doors wide open. We’re inviting families— your families, your friends, the people sitting next to you at Shabbat services or standing behind you at the JCC—to come experience what happens here. To see it. Feel it. Ask about it.
And I’m asking you, our good friends, to help us get the word out.
Who needs to hear this?
Families with kids entering kindergarten. Families considering a fresh start in grades 1 through 8. Families who didn’t know this was even an option. Families who’ve been curious but haven’t taken that first step.
If you know someone— anyone—who fits that description, this message is for them. And for you.
What’s happening in our kindergarten?
Something beautiful, honestly.
Our kindergarten is where wonder meets intention. Where kids learn to read and write and think—and also learn what it means to live Jewishly in the world. They’re building friendships, learning Hebrew, celebrating Shabbat, asking big questions. And they’re doing it in a place where every teacher knows their name, their quirks, their spark.
It’s joyful. It’s purposeful. It’s grounded in Jewish values and wide open to discovery.
And our kindergarten teachers? They’re the kind of people who make you wish you could be five again.
What about lateral transfers?
Here’s the truth: family journeys are rarely linear. Life shifts. Kids change. Sometimes a child outgrows their setting or needs something different—something smaller, more connected, more personal.
We get that. And we’re ready.
We are actively welcoming lateral transfer students in grades 1–8. Students who want more than just good academics—they want community. They want teachers who see them. They want a place where Jewish life isn’t an add-on; it’s the foundation.
If that sounds like someone you know, let’s talk.
What makes Mirowitz… Mirowitz?
Small classes. Big relationships. Serious learning wrapped in warmth. A place where Jewish identity isn’t something you study—it’s something you live. Where kids are challenged and celebrated. Where parents are partners. Where kindness, curiosity, and intellectual rigor walk hand in hand.
And here’s something we’re really proud of: we’re committed to access. When families reach out, we talk honestly about financial assistance—not as an afterthought, but as part of the conversation. Because we want families to explore, to dream, to imagine their child here. Not to hesitate because of a number.
Transparency builds trust. And trust builds community.
Here’s where you come in!
Schools like ours don’t grow in a vacuum. They grow because people who believe in Jewish education are willing to say something. To share something. To nudge a friend and say, “You should really check this place out.”
So here’s my ask—and I’m asking with a full heart and a hopeful smile:
Please share this blog (and all of our social media posts). Repost it. Forward it. Text it to that family from Hebrew school. Tag someone who needs to see it. Send it to your synagogue listserv. Drop it in a group chat.
Say: “You should book a tour.”
Say: “I know a place you need to see.”
Say: “This might be exactly what you’re looking for.”
Because tours are where it clicks. Where questions get answered. Where families can picture their kid walking these halls, learning in these classrooms, becoming part of this story.
A word of gratitude
Jewish day schools are sustained by relationships. By word of mouth. By people who care enough to carry the message forward.
That’s you.
Thank you for being part of this circle. Thank you for amplifying the invitation. Thank you for believing—with us—in a future filled with strong, joyful, curious Jewish kids who know who they are and what they stand for.
Let’s fill these classrooms. Let’s grow this community. Let’s remind St. Louis what’s possible when families take a chance on something extraordinary.
With gratitude, hope, and a whole lot of heart…
L’shalom,
Brian Thomas
Interim Head of School
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
P.S. Book a tour. Share our social media posts. Help us spread the word.