Airport
April 17, 2023
And…they’re off! Mirowitz 8th graders have been anticipating this Israel טיול (trip) since Kindergarten…a rite of passage that solidifies nine years of Hebrew and Jewish studies. Thanks to Rabbi Abraham and all of the Mirowitz teachers and staff who came to bless them. !נסיעה טובה...
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Send off 2023
April 17, 2023
Click here to watch as Mirowitz sends off the 8th graders to Israel!...
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Black History Month Offers Mirrors and Windows
March 6, 2023
By: Morah Shannon, Director of Instruction Throughout the month of February, we lifted up the voices of those who have been marginalized and gave Mirowitz students an opportunity to understand aspects of Black history, culture and contributions. Powerful learning creates both “windows” and mirrors, and...
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What Difference Does a Jewish Day School Make?
March 6, 2023
Prospective parents ask that question all the time. There are so many ways to answer it. I’ll start with the empirical evidence. National studies on day school graduates show that: Day school grads express an extraordinary sense of responsibility toward influencing social values, helping those in need...
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Let’s Get Together
February 6, 2023
You may have chosen Mirowitz for your children, but you get something valuable for yourself as well: a community of families, teachers who value your partnership, and administrators who are here to support you. As we approach the third anniversary of a pandemic that kept...
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Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue
January 23, 2023
“Action is the only remedy to indifference: the most insidious danger of all.” — Eli Weisel This week, we remember the tireless equity work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and we will celebrate Black history month in February. During these specified days and always, we...
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Greening Chanukkah
December 2, 2022
Daylight hours are waning, the cold is settling in, and I am reminded of a story in Tractate Avodah Zarah (Babylonian Talmud) in which our rabbis speak of Adam, the first person ever created, who experienced this season for the first time: Because Adam,...
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Every Child Deserves Cheerleaders and Coaches
November 14, 2022
When I first became a classroom teacher, I was only 22 years old and a real newbie. I was assigned to an inclusive 5th-grade public school classroom where I immediately learned the importance of constant contact with parents, and especially about the value of conferences....
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The Blessing at the End of the Story
October 19, 2022
Have you ever read a story, watched a film or maybe taken a trip where at the end of that story, film or trip, you are not the same person you were at the beginning? Something in that experience left you different, more awake, more...
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