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Dear Parents:

It seems like only a week ago that we were welcoming you back to a new school year. And yet, here we are getting ready to close for our winter break! What an amazing first part of the school year it has been. Together, we have accomplished so much, including:

Welcoming the Jewish new year 5779

Celebrating holidays from Sukkot to...Read more...

Dear Parents,

What an exciting month is has been here at Adat Ari El Day School! Last month, we held our Prospective Parent Open House. Prospective families had a chance to hear from our leadership, watch our mission in action video, and tour the campus â€" going to many of our classrooms to see our students at work. Our classrooms looked amazing, our teachers were awesome as always, and our current...Read more...

Dear Parents:

Tonight, we will light the 6th candle on our chanukkiyot. I hope it has been for you, as it has been for me and all of us here at ADAT, a Chanukkah filled with the light and warmth of community.

On Tuesday night, it was a joy to welcome so many of you â€" 375 Day School, ECC, JLC, and synagogue members â€" to our Chanukkah Fest celebration. What stood out to me most was...Read more...

Dear Parents:

At my house last week, we recited the Shehecheyanu prayer at our Thanksgiving dinner, and we will do it again each night of Hanukkah.  I felt blessed for all who gathered in my home on Thursday. As the decorative candles burned, we felt safe, and warm and free.  For the moment, we were insulated from feeling vulnerable; from sickness, brutality, and nature's fury.

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On Wednesday, our students acted to improve the world, and it was incredible to witness.

Our 3rd and 4th grade students gathered with their teachers and with parent volunteers to cook a beautiful meal from ingredients donated by their parents. Chicken, shnitzel, vegetables, rice, fruit salad, potatoes … all of it made with care and love. Then, in the evening, three students, their parents, Ms....Read more...