Building a Vibrant Community Together
October 20, 2025
Dear Mirowitz Community, There’s an unmistakable energy pulsing through our halls this fall. From joyful learning in classrooms to the laughter spilling out onto the playground, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School feels alive with purpose and connection. This is what community looks like — vibrant, engaged, and...
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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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The Moments That Matter at Mirowitz
September 8, 2025
Dear Mirowitz Community, Each week brings moments that remind me why Mirowitz is such a special place for children to grow, learn, and be seen. Sometimes those moments are big — overnight trips, field days, celebrations. Sometimes they are quieter but no less powerful. The...
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A New School Year at Mirowitz
August 25, 2025
Dear Mirowitz Families, The start of a school year always carries a special energy, and these past days at Mirowitz have been no exception. Standing at the car line in the morning, or stepping into classrooms throughout the day, I see the remarkable ways our...
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A Charge to our 2025 8th Grade Graduates
May 27, 2025
Dear Graduates, Mazal tov! Today, you cross a significant threshold, from middle school to high school, and I want you to know that you are not simply becoming high school students. You are the culmination of years of careful planting, nurturing, and growth. Your families entrusted...
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Remember, Honor, Vote: Marking Israel’s National Days and Shaping the Future
April 28, 2025
As we journey from Pesach toward the end of the school year, we mark three powerful days on the Israeli national calendar, moments that reflect some of the deepest lows and the most inspiring highs in Jewish history. Yesterday, our students commemorated יום השואה – Yom HaShoah, Holocaust...
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Roots and Wings: A Mirowitz Celebration
April 7, 2025
Last Sunday, we held our revamped gala, now titled A Mirowitz Celebration, at Reverie, a new venue in Chesterfield. I hope you enjoyed the evening if you were able to attend. If you were unable to attend, I hope you will come next year. I’m...
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Building a Bright Future: Exciting New Programs for our 25-26 School
March 9, 2025
The latest news of our evolution to a K-6 has been difficult. You must know we remain committed to providing an extraordinary childhood to all our students. Our school’s strong foundation will continue to be a place of academic excellence, where children grow to be...
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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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Why Mirowitz?
November 18, 2024
Some parents have their children’s educational path mapped out from day one, whether homeschooling, private school, or public school. That’s amazing, and I commend their commitment! But this article is for the rest of us—the parents who wrestle with school decisions every year and constantly reevaluate...
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