Creating Intentional Joy
August 30, 2026
Dear Mirowitz Community, Monday we had Bounce Back, the day before the first day of school when families come to meet their new teachers. The event was celebratory and spirited. Friends who hadn’t seen each other for hours, days, or months gallivanted all around the...
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Illuminating Tomorrow, One Child at a Time
December 9, 2025
There’s something about this season — the short days, the long evenings, the quiet moments when the candles flicker in the window — that reminds us that keeping a flame alive has always been a communal act. The Maccabees didn’t know whether that one small...
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Strengthening Our Future
October 5, 2025
Dear Mirowitz Families, As we begin this New Year together, I want to share not only a vision of where Mirowitz is headed, but also gratitude for the extraordinary support that surrounds us. Over the summer, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis extended a loan...
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A Letter from Coach Gary and Alayna Lerner
February 10, 2025
My wife, Alayna, and I have two children. JJ is now 21 and a senior at Maryville University, and Hayley, now 20, is a sophomore at the University of Missouri. Both flourished as honor roll students at Whitfield and Parkway Central, respectively, and we owe...
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Celebrating Hebrew: A Language Close to Our Hearts
January 27, 2025
This week, Mirowitz students made history by selecting our first-ever school-wide Hebrew Word of the Year. The milestone was part of our celebration of יום הלשון העברית ( Yom HaLashon HaIvrit – Hebrew Language Day) on and around 21 Tevet, the birthday of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the visionary largely behind...
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Building Resilience
January 13, 2025
Childhood is often considered a carefree time, but for many kids, it’s anything but that. Worry creeps into their minds, whether it’s about navigating the world safely, meeting expectations, or simply dealing with uncertainty. As adults, we might say, “Don’t worry!” but often send mixed...
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Shared Connections
November 4, 2024
I often find myself singing our school song in my head: “This is our Kehillah, our community…” Building our Mirowitz Kehillah is my job and has become my passion. After October 7th, while I was caring for a newborn, a toddler, a partner, and myself,...
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We Turn to 5785 with Hope!
October 14, 2024
Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman said, “Prayer cannot mend a broken bridge, rebuild a ruined city, or bring water to parched fields. Prayer can mend a broken heart, lift up a discouraged soul, and strengthen a weakened will.” As we reflect on 5784 and turn our focus...
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No Place for Hate
February 20, 2024
“Do not stand idly by if you witness injustice.” Elie Wiesel spoke those words at the 150th commencement ceremony at Washington University in 2011. The Holocaust survivor and human rights activist was paraphrasing Leviticus 19:15 in which God insists we not be bystanders, but rather...
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What Will Your Impact Be?
November 13, 2023
We hope our annual appeal reached your mailbox and that you were inspired by the way generations of Mirowitz students answered that question. Who would have known, when we were preparing that mailing, that world events would take such a horrific turn, and that it would...
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