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2 EARLY CHILDHOOD UPDATE 6 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 7 DONOR THANK YOU WHAT’S INSIDE MORIAH 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders
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2 EARLY CHILDHOOD UPDATE 6 FINANCIAL

INFORMATION 7 DONOR THANK YOU WHAT’SINSIDE

MORIAH 2014ANNUAL REPORT

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders

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RABBI EMERITUSRabbi J. Shelley Applbaum

PRINCIPALDr. Elliot Prager

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Evan Sohn ‘81PRESIDENT

Jay M. GoldbergCHAIRMAN

Ronald Aranoff ‘84VICE PRESIDENT

Seth Gribetz ‘89VICE PRESIDENT

Shevy SolomonVICE PRESIDENT

Steven SieglerTREASURER

Yehuda BlinderSECRETARY

Amanda Parness ‘85FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Evan BorensteinRECORDING SECRETARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEESRonald Aranoff ‘84Michael AshendorfMarla BaumDeborah BergerYehuda BlinderJonathan BlinkenEvan BorensteinEllen BrodySusie CharendoffAdam CohenJason Eichenholz ‘89Nealy ErberKevie Feit ‘87David FlamholzMichal Fox ‘88Michelle FrankDavid Gellman ‘83Jay M. GoldbergJudith GoldsmithSeth Gribetz ‘89Greg HaberEric HerschmannSharon Knoll ‘88David KramerAndrew LevyDaniel LewisElana Lissauer ‘86Leiah MoskowitzCareena ParkerAmanda Parness ‘85Stephanie PomerantzAndrea PortalBrian Rosen ‘93Sharonne RudmanJonathan SchechterJames E. Schwalbe ’81Steven SieglerEvan Sohn ‘81Alex SolomonShevy SolomonDavid SpitzerRobin SussmanDavid TurnerRabbi Jeremy WiederAaron Yunis

MAP PRESIDIUMLouisa KalishAlyson Small

THANK YOUThank you to Jessica and Meyer Orbach for

your transformational gift to name our campus

after your beloved mother, Yocheved Orbach, Z”1.

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Dear Moriah Family,

2014 may now be history, but the impact of the achievements and milestones that marked this past year continue to raise us onto new and higher levels of academic, spiritual, and ethical excellence. Upon the heels of an enormously successful first year launch of our Moriah Multi-Modal Learning initiative, school opened this past September with Phase 2 of our BOLD grant. Grades 2, 3, 4 and 6 are now well on their way to the smooth and educationally effective integration of digital content into their curricula. It has been a year of intensive growth for the teachers of these grades as they have been immersed in continuous professional development and ongoing assessment of the impact of the BOLD initiative on their students’ progress. With one more phase to go (Grades 7 and 8 in 2015), our teachers can attest that the program has not only enhanced the curriculum but has also changed the paradigm of how teachers teach and how our students learn.

How fitting it is that we marked this 50th anniversary year with a number of other initiatives which have already transformed so many different aspects of daily life at Moriah. The debut of Moriah Plus has been a huge success. This after-school, extended day program not only makes life easier for many of our parents but also provides for students of all ages a level of after-school enrichment and activities not previously seen at Moriah. Enhancing our school’s ruach, the MAP-sponsored Moriah Spirit Days on each of our roshei chodashim have given us all a tremendous injection of joy and excitement. And, no small part of that boost of ruach has been the expansion of our Israeli shlichot team which now includes an Early Childhood team and a Middle School team of dynamic young women from Israel.

2014 has ushered in a whole new look and feel to our Hebrew language program as we launched our project-based experiential approach to teaching Hebrew. Simultaneously, this year has marked the debut of our new nationally acclaimed Chumash curriculum, L’havin U’l’haskil which, among many exciting features, includes a digital content component.

These are but a small sampling of the new dimensions of learning and living which have made 2014 a year of monumental growth at Moriah.

Dear Parents, Alumni and Friends of Moriah,

On behalf of the Executive Committee & Board of Trustees, it is my privilege to present Moriah’s third Annual Report, which reflects the 2013–14 accounting period beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014. This report provides an overview of Moriah’s key financial and operational activities and metrics through this period. It serves as a gauge to measure Moriah’s financial and operational progress and effectiveness.

As leaders of the Moriah school we are confronted with the challenges that face Moriah for the next 50 years; Tuition affordability, educational excellence in a 21st century environment and providing a facility to support Moriah for the next generation. We have a huge running start thanks to those individuals who through their inspirations have transformed Moriah and the community.

From Eric Herschmann, a former parent whose desire to create a social hall for Moriah transformed the lunchroom into a beautiful social hall that serves as a venue for bar/bat mitzvahs and other events throughout the year; to Danny Straus, who with the help of Jonathan Kolatch created the first and only tuition affordability program in New Jersey; and to Meyer and Jesse Orbach, whose love of Moriah and their desire to memorialize Meyer’s mother Yocheved, donated the largest donation in the history of Moriah to name the campus in her memory.

We stand ready to take on the challenges of the next 50 years thanks in part to these pillars.

A great deal of our success is directly attributed to the incredible Moriah professional leadership, faculty and staff. The financial presentation in this report reflects the transformation of Moriah. In case you need the cliff notes version – Moriah achieved its first year with a positive P&L in years.

Moriah belongs to all of us: parents, administrators, educators, staff and students. We look towards its brightest future and in doing so appreciate your trust and confidence.

MORIAH 2014ANNUAL REPORT

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

DR. ELLIOT PRAGER

DR. ELLIOT PRAGERPRINCIPAL

EVAN SOHNPRESIDENT

EVAN SOHN

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The Moriah Early Childhood is stronger than ever! With classes at their maximum capacity, new programs being implemented, and a “2’s” program launched this year, we couldn’t be happier with the direction our program has taken us!

This past year we were fortunate enough to move our entire Nursery and Pre-K classes into the larger Moriah school, and we were excited to welcome Morah Leslie Kanner to lead our “2’s” program.

This year we implemented several new initiatives to enhance our program. We partnered with Kehilat Kesher in Englewood to bring two Shlichot specifically focused on our Early Childhood classes. Their presence has helped enhance our already dynamic Hebrew program. We now have an Israeli teacher in every Nursery classroom, the Shlichot in the Pre-K classrooms and Morah Shoshi works with each Kindergarten class.

Our School Spirit Rosh Chodesh program has seen a change in the Early Childhood this year. Our special monthly events are now led by our teachers and geared specifically towards the children in our program.

We continue to enhance our curriculum with the use of technology. We utilize a special handwriting application on the iPads and when relevant our teachers utilize the smart tables that are in every Pre-K and Kindergarten classroom.

Along with our new initiatives and enhancements, our students continue to thrive socially and emotionally and

are exposed to curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, designed to be both challenging and engaging, and developmentally appropriate. Our goal in the Moriah Early Childhood is to promote a positive learning environment for our students and a partnership with our families. We value your input and look forward to your visits and support.

EARLY CHILDHOOD UPDATE

“ ...Our students continue to thrive socially and emotionally and are exposed to curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, designed to be both challenging and engaging, and developmentally appropriate.

“ Our goal in the Moriah Early Childhood is to promote a positive learning environment for our students...

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Moriah’s Lower School has had a year of incredible achievement and growth in both General Studies and Jewish Studies. We are well into year two of the BOLD Program. Our classrooms have been refreshed to accommodate our rotational pedagogic model. The modular desks and tables allow flexibility for student grouping and enable teachers to access a vast array of teaching techniques and styles. Students in grade 1 – 5 partake in a diverse menu of digital content to address the personalized needs of all learners. iReady, IXL, Lexia, Achieve, ST Math, are among some of the digital content and software that students enjoy and that they can easily access in school and at home (snow days will never be the same!). Our teachers have become masters at reading and analysing the data provided by these programs and they use the data to drive their instructions Our flexible and personalized classrooms are staffed by co-teachers who are able to engage, assess and motivate each student to utilize their full potential. Increased student engagement and achievement are clearly visible in our classrooms as a result of our small student teacher ratio and our personalized learning philosophy.

In aligning with core standards and our overall commitment to rigor and excellence we have rolled out extensive and detailed benchmarks for both literacy and math. Benchmarks measure student learning

against quantifiable standards. Benchmark grading is currently considered best practice in schools that follow NJ standards. It enables schools to be accountable for content and skill development, while providing an accurate and measurable way to view student progress along a continuum.

Our first grade students continue to enjoy learning to read Hebrew with the help of Ariot Cal (computer assisted learning). This year we were privileged to be part of the iTALAM pilot in second grade. The mission of iTALAM is to cultivate a student’s confidence in his/her ability to learn, speak and create in Hebrew on his/her own.

Students in grades 2 – 4 are benefitting from the L’havin L’Haskil Program in Chumash. This visually appealing curriculum utilizes a step-by-step approach to develop textual and comprehension skills. Through songs, visual aids, and spiralling skill review students gain a wealth of knowledge and confidence in their Torah studies.

Living Language (L2) is alive and vibrant in the Lower School. In classes taught by Israeli teachers and B’nai Akiva Schlichot the students participate in the Hebrew language which is taught around targeted themes (i.e. family, food, seasons, sports, hobbies). This approach allows the children to hear, speak, read and write in Hebrew in an immersive setting through a combination of teacher led interactive instruction, experiential activities and project based learning. Our students virtually travel to southern Israel to “visit” with Morah Aliza who gives the children a flavor of Israeli life while practicing their Hebrew Language skills.

Our students were also given the opportunities to experience the richness of our heritage and the beauty of Jewish and community life, through a wide array of special events and programs. The overarching theme in Moriah’s Lower School this year is that our happiness is only complete when we bring happiness

to others and celebrate in unity. In keeping with this educational theme, our students wrote Shana Tova cards to IDF soldiers expressing their Hakarat Hatov for their dedication and sacrifice during “Operation Protective Edge”. The students in grades 3 – 5 learned about the mitzvah of shmita in an interactive presentation delivered by representatives of B’nai Akiva, and they discussed how shmita effects farmers in Israel. As part of “Shabbat Across America” the students baked Challah and learned about the mitzva of Hafrashat Challah. During the month of Kislev our students once again came together, this time with buddies from the Middle School, for our annual Cafe Channukah. To see the enthusiasm of students school wide as they viewed “Hasivivon” video, which has become a Moriah tradition, is truly heartwarming and inspirational.

Our students are taught by a talented and dedicated faculty who impart a strong sense of values and ethical standards. They are shown by example that education and growth are lifelong pursuits and that striving for excellence is a worthwhile goal. Meaningful and ongoing professional development opportunities, both job embedded and with expert consults, continue to enrich and enhance our teachers abilities to reach all of their students.Representatives from Moriah’s faculty attend conferences regularly. Among the conferences attended this year are the iNACOL symposium, the ASCD Curriculum Conference, the NAJDSC Conference, and the ISTE Conference for educational technology.

LOWER SCHOOL UPDATE

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ANNIVERSARY50TH

Energy, passion, creativity and enthusiasm are what drive our Middle School students and staff and we are excited to spotlight some of the wonderful programs and accomplishments that have taken place over the past year.

As MS prepared to move into Moriah’s BOLD model, Chromebooks were issued to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Following Chromebook “boot camp,” 6th graders were able to pilot a new badging program called Tamritz which centered on the important skills of digital citizenship. In classrooms, MS students utilized Chromebooks as a tool for online research, collaborative discussions and assignments, note taking skills and creative multimedia projects. In depth professional development has been provided for our staff in this area as well to train them for the new digital content that we have adopted, in order to support a more personalized learning environment.

Without a doubt, one of the most sensational interdisciplinary Moriah Reads units ever, was last year’s based on the novel Wonder, by RJ Palacio. During our Middle School Day of Wonder, students shared in morning workshops on sensitivity with Yachad, were involved in a Shiur on the Wonder of Words with Rabbi Steinberg, and a had an informative digital program on The Box Drop with Rabbi Fein. All students took advantage of numerous classes provided by MS staff on inclusivity, genetics, self-esteem, art and writing projects,

sports and Halacha, and even the story of Ryan White. To further enhance the study of this novel, a very special Moriah Reads evening was shared with parents. Our new 8th grade elective program was overwhelmingly successful, as our students eagerly awaited Friday afternoons. Cyber Robotics, Krav Maga training, Cooking, Spanish, Hip-Hop, The Jewish Lens and Digital photography were just a few of the stimulating choices offered.

Middle School students have continued to shine with their involvement in Mishmar, E2K, Math Fax, and the National Geography Bee. To further enhance our global 6th Grade Heritage Fair unit, Moriah joined the My Family Story competition in collaboration with the Beit Hatfutsot Museum. One of our magnificent projects was proudly awarded first place!

Names Not Numbers was another stellar year-long project for many of our 8th graders. Following an in-depth unit on the Holocaust, our children discovered first-hand what life had been like at that time by interviewing ten amazing survivors. Each momentous recollection was captured on film by our own students under the direction of a professional videographer. Our Names Not Numbers group was taken through the entire editing process and a truly incredible documentary was produced. A very emotional evening was shared by our students, the survivors and their families at a special dinner and viewing for the entire Moriah community.

We welcomed Yardena Brickman as the new Middle School Counselor, who has been directly involved in the social- emotional development of our children, supporting both students and parents, and providing numerous workshops on relevant topics within each grade. We were also thrilled to welcome our first Middle School Shlichot, Avishag and Cherut. They have been a visible presence during Tefilah, an integral part of our Safah program, they’ve added creative activities for all of the Chagim and Spirit Days, and have proven to be a wonderful resource for our students to help develop their conversational Hebrew.

As we look ahead, the year will continue to be filled with interesting programs, curriculum and activities. A unique Tefilah course for 6th grade continues to be refined and enhanced, and new curriculum has been put in place for our 7th grade Navi and 8th Grade Gemara classes. We’ve instituted a “Monday Mishnah Munch Club”, which has become quite popular. It is our hope to debut an 8th grade Career Week in the late spring, and begin a new 7th grade autobiographical research project as well. As we expand our utilization of technology, we will augment our math program with Tenmarks digital content and pilot Think Through Math. Additionally, in language arts, Achieve and Amplify have been put in place to complement our reading and writing instruction. Intense professional development will continue as we move towards a more data driven instructional model with a keen focus on meeting core curriculum benchmarks.

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

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MORIAH 2014ANNUAL REPORT

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders

As we reflect on the last year, The Moriah School continues to take pride in our commitment to addressing the needs of our students to enable each child to enjoy the rich educational, spiritual, and social programs that we provide. Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and best practices drive the Student Support Services department to explore opportunities for our students to reach their potential and thrive in a rigorous and thoughtful learning environment that will enhance their academic experience and serve as a model to schools across the country of what it means to offer inclusive, personalized and engaging instruction in a Yeshiva Day School setting. This year, we embarked on curriculum enhancements, transformational pedagogical approaches, and a partnership with our parent body to involve them more intimately in the methods and tools we incorporate to support our students.

Moriah was proud to host educational leaders from around the country, including Arizona, Michigan, New York, and Maryland as they each embarked on a mission to create or improve support services programs at their local day schools. Moriah, selected as a paradigm as they researched programs and schools across the country, provided each one with the story of our journey, philosophy, and educational model that offers Moriah students various levels of support and intervention to prepare our students to be tomorrow’s leaders. One group commented that “Moriah is one of the best examples of programs that share our mission to create an atmosphere of inclusion, where every Jewish child feels at home in a Jewish Day School, while receiving the highest quality educational services that meet the needs of each individual child.”

As the overall delivery of education at The Moriah School broadened to introduce a rotational style of instruction and digital content, our faculty underwent training to master this pedagogical framework and researched numerous content providers

to ensure that we offered a range of specialized support programs that would complement our evidence based curriculum and engage our students in the learning process while targeting specific areas to support and remediate. It also allowed us to extend the co-teach model to the General Studies classes in grades 1–5 to allow for a smooth integration of support and enrichment in all subject areas within the context of a rotational model. This model of instruction has strengthened the array of services and the frequency with

which to build personalized instruction into each child’s learning program. With a specific focus on the fundamental reading skills of our students, we explored both digital and traditional content and expanded the programs we offer our students. In addition to the remedial reading programs offered including Spire, Scott Foresman, Reading Recovery and the multi-sensory approach of Preventing Academic Failure, we introduced the Wilson Reading Program and Lexia Reading Core5 to ensure we could further discriminate between the needs of our students and offer targeted interventions to build student engagement, monitor progress and yield success.

Professional Development is one of the cornerstones of our success and our

faculty is immersed in ongoing training and growth. During the summer and throughout the year, teachers frequent the Windward Teacher Training Institute where they engage in courses centered around reading development in both the areas of decoding and comprehension, strengthening writing skills, solidifying math concepts, and understanding the various challenges that often accompany learning disabilities, including the role of language both expressively and receptively, and attention challenges.

In addition, this past year we invited two guest speakers to address our staff and provide strategies in the areas of parent communication and executive function. Dr. Leah Knapp provided our faculty with a deeper insight into parent communication and how best to share feedback, goals, and progress to ensure a strong and open dialogue for communication between home and school. Dr. Matt Zuch kicked off the school year with a presentation on effectively teaching students with difficulties with attention, executive planning, and organization and how best to impart tools to overcome these challenges and succeed.

As we look ahead, we are always reflecting, exploring, and innovating to fulfill our mission and commitment to the Moriah family.

SUPPORT SERVICES UPDATE

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

85% 10%

1%

4%

2013–14 ANNUAL REVENUE

• Tuition and Fees (net of scholarship awards of $1.9 million) 85%

• Fundraising 10%

• Community Funds 1%

• Educational Grants and Other 4%

73%

20%

7%

2013–14 ANNUAL DONATIONS

• Annual Dinner 73%

• 10th Annual Golf Outing 20%

• Restricted Giving 7%

2013–14 BOLD GRANT

• Hardware, Software and Infrastructure 47%

• Professional Development and Staff Support 50%

• Other 3%47%

3%

50%

The Moriah School YOCHEVED ORBACH CAMPUS

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2013–14 ANNUAL EXPENSES

• Salaries – Academic 53%

• Benefits – Academic 18%

• Salaries and Benefits – Non Academic 11%

• Facility Expenses 7%

• Educational Expenses (includes supplies, trips, programming) 5%

• Professional Services and Fees (including professional development) 3%

• Technology Expenses 2%

• Other Expenses 1%* NOT UNCLUDING BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, DEPRECIATION,

INTEREST EXPENSE AND LOAN REPAYMENTS

53%

1%

2%

18%

11%

7%

5%

3%

The 2013 – 2014 year has produced the first financial gain in recent years. Our P&L Statement and Balance sheets are showing positive improvements which we anticipate to continue in the upcoming years.

Tuition and ScholarshipsTuition is the primary source of Moriah’s income. Our net tuition (tuition income net of financial aid scholarship awards) was $11.2 million for the 2013–2014 school year. Tuition is projected to be approximately $11.5 million for the 2014–2015 school year. The most significant positive variance in the revenue is $200,000 of reduction in financial aid. As you know, Moriah has adopted a new financial policy that included a restructure of financial aid procedures and the introduction of a Tuition Affordability Program in 2014–2015. These twochanges have yielded positive results.

To further elaborate, in 2013–2014 Moriah awarded $1.58 million in scholarship while non-tuition revenue (fund raising) was $1.42 million. The $160,000 difference had a negative net impact on total parent tuition-related obligations of about $250 per family. The new financial aid policy has led to a reduction in financial aid to an anticipated $1.35 million while the non-tuition revenue is expected to be approximately $1.3 million. This represents practically no parent tuition obligation dollars going towards scholarships.

While The Moriah School remains committed to providing financial assistance in a fair and equitable manner to all families in need, continued measures will be taken to balance this commitment against potential stress on the school’s financial health.

Professional CompensationMoriah’s talented faculty and professional staf f are the driving force behind success. Salaries and benefits reflect approximately 82% of the schools expense budget . Our professional compensation was significantly lowered this year through changes that were designed to create efficiencies.

We are continually benchmarking our staff and administrative cost to ensure consistency with other schools of our size while remaining committed to providing the children of Moriah with the best education possible.

Operating and Other ExpensesMoriah has consistently worked to lower expenses wherever possible. Operating expenses account for the other 18% of the total expense budget. The school has increased its spending on technology essential for the educational and societal demands of the 21st century. The school has also increased the reserves in the budget to replenish for prior year losses.

BOLD InitiativeThe school has enhanced technology support to educational staff to reinforce the new collaborative learning model inspired by BOLD. This includes enhancements related to our BOLD initiative in hardware and digital content, software for students and professional development support.

Summary and OutlookThe Moriah School is projecting an improved financial position at the end of the 2014–2015 school year and will continue to work towards sustaining a financially sound institution balanced with excellent education.

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MORIAH 2014ANNUAL REPORT

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2013–14 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

GOLD BENEFACTORRoni and Yehuda Blinder

DIAMOND BENEFACTOR Linda and Raphael Benaroya

CHAI BENEFACTOR SOCIETY

AnonymousDaniele and Steven BleierSarah and Michael BlumAbby and David FlamholzAlyssa and Jay GoldbergOrit and Seth GribetzAbby and Scott HerschmannEric HerschmannGayle and Daniel LewisElana and Boaz LissauerJessica and Meyer OrbachDrorit and Michael RatzkerSharonne and Zvi RudmanLisa and Jonathan SchechterDasi and Jeremy SchwalbeDebbie and Steven SieglerMichelle and Evan SohnSandy and Alex SolomonShevy and Eddie Solomon

SILVER BENEFACTOR

Shani and David KramerSharon and Sol MerkinMoshael and Danny Straus & Family

BENEFACTOR

Charles BorrokThe Kolatch Family FoundationBonnie and Gary LiebermanDebbie and Sam MoedAmanda and Hillel ParnessJill and James SchwalbeTD BankSheryl WeisingerLynne and Aaron Yunis

SUSTAINER

The Stern-Blumenthal FamilyIlana and Mitchell KahnHeidi and Josef LeiferMargaret and Andrew LevySpier FamilyTalya and David Spitzer

TRIPLE CHAI

AnonymousDeanna and Daniel BlankCheryl and Evan BorensteinFeldman FamilyRivka and Dov GertzulinShari and Nathan LindenbaumAyelet and Brian RosenMelanie and Matthew SoslandRachel and Dovid Tkatch

DOUBLE CHAI

Shari and Robert AlterPolly and Gabriel BousbibAllison and Joseph DyckmanMichal and Natie Fox & FamilyYonina and Greg HaberNicky and Morty KatzLinda and Ilan KaufthalOren and Micole KosloweCheryl and Lee LasherDeena and Gilad OttensoserCareena and Drew ParkerStephanie and Richard PomerantzAndrea and Larry PortalSharon and Naftali RatersdorferVickie and Elliot ShulmanAlyson and Tzvi Small

PATRONAnonymousPeggy and Philip DanishefskyDena and Jonathan DubroffJennifer and Jason EichenholzLara and Dorian FogelMiriam and Jeremy FoxShari and Phil FreidmanJudith and Michael Goldberg

& FamilyJudith and Matthew GoldsmithTalia and Alen GollenderEda and David GreenbaumRacheli and Danny HeumannLivia, Elias, Ezra and Sofia MarcoviciJordanna and Marc NadrtichDena and Sheldon PickholzRenee and Elliot N. SchreiberAlison and David SpeiserTanya and Darren Wolf

CHAI Agus FamilyJennifer and Ronnie AranoffShira and Michael AshendorfBareket and BaruchBarbara and Jon Blinken

Tal and Aylon BrandweinNurit and Haim ChasmanAimee and Daniel CimentClass of 1988Roy and Rena DavidovitchEmily and Paul DauberDocutrendThalia and Daniel FederbushMichelle and David GellmanBernard and Alyx GlezermanJoy and Michael GoldsmithStephanie and David GoldsteinSheerlee and Erez ItzhakiLouisa and Josh KalishElissa and Michael KatzCheryl and Yussie Leiser & FamilyShira and Seth LevineJanice and Saul LevineTamar and Arik Lifshitz & FamilyLYNLY – Dov Eisenberger and

Eric SussmanAnthony and Michele MammonChani and Daniel OshinskyDr. Elliot Prager and

Ms. Sara Rudich-PragerDebby and Baruch PrincePenny and David RabinowitzDr. Michal and Noam ShepsIvy and David SolowiejczykJosh Sultanik and

Dr. Eva Lazar-SultanikEllen Oppenheimer and Ken TauberAimee and David TurnerJennifer and Jared WassermanMarcia and Lee WeinblattNicola and Zvi WeissLisa and Burton Wisotsky & FamilyShanna and David Wolf

SUPPORTER Lauren and Zvi AdlerRona and Henry Anhalt & FamilyEden and Jeffrey AronoffLori and Jonathan AshMelissa and Neil Bane & FamilyMarla and Jon BaumDeborah and Alan BergerDeborah and Aaron BilligLori and David BirkTodd and Ellen BrodyGila and Jacob BurgidaSusie and Mark CharendoffMarcy and Adam CohenMB and Larry CohenCarrie and Stanley Cooper

Sara and Shaya CsillagDaniel and Darlen CutlerNealy and Michael ErberMargit Kaufman and Kevie FeitVered and Lenny FeiwusAbby and Daniel FeuerGail and Jeremy FingermanJohn J. Flemm FoundationElisa and David FreilichRobert and Marilyn Friedson

FoundationIlana and Jeff GdanskiIlana and Stuart GoldbergMr.and Mrs. Mortiz GoldfierAlana and Philip GreenLesley and Judah GreenblattRobin and Samuel GreenfieldDeborah and Joel GreenwaldDeena and Yussie GrunbergRachel and Eric GulBeth and Brian HaimmPaul and Adar HilbertSarette and David HornblassArlene and Fred HorowitzReshi and Yosef IsaacsHelene and Michael KalishRobyn and Jonathan KatzDr. Dana and Erik KesslerBatya and Ben KleinEllen and Jonathan KleinhausSharon and Abraham KnollCheryl and Abe KramerDania and Adam LauerNila and Josh LazarusIlana and Joel LeiferJennifer and Michael LewisJen and Nachum LifschitzRuth and Edward LubatSherry and Lawrence MilsteinMAPElliot MazaHelen and Itay MoshenbergNina and John NanasiToni and Reuven NayowitzSarrah and Yaakov OttensoserJoanna and David ParkerYael and David PolinskyAlan and Bonnie PollardLeslie and Andrei RebarberChavie and Ami RosenDahlia and Michael RosenYael and Rafi Rosenblatt & FamilyStacey and Ken RosenzweigEileen and Allen SapadinDebra and Josef Schenker

THANK YOU

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Sara and Richie Schlussel – 1976Rachel and Steven SchwartzElisabeth and Peter SchwartzLindsay and Daniel SettonHoward and Lisa ShaferHelene Teper and Elliot ShoenfeldAviva and Jonathan Sopher & FamilyDr. Kevin and Chava SperberBeth and Ronnie SternJill and Michael StifelmanJane and Peter StrasserCaron and Michael StrulowitzRobin and Jonathan SusmanDeena and Jonathan ThurmElizabeth and Eli Ungar Rachel and Marc WaldmanHope and Robert WaxmanMarion and Billy WeissThe Wohlrab FamilyMr. Morris ZimmermanMarc Zwebner –

Mitch Gross Basketball League

FRIEND Rivki and Seymour AdlerRabbi and Mrs. Joseph AdlerAnnette and Raphael AmirianShula and Izzy AshkenazyStacey and Jay BarthPesha and Erez Ben-AmiEllen and Morris BienenfeldMo and Farrah BlinderDoctor’s ChavrusaIlana and Jeffrey EpsteinFayge and Howard FederMindy and Saul FederGabi FeuerSorina and David GoldsteinRebecca and Elad GordonRivkie GunsburgTanya GurovichJanet and Kenny HoffmanEmily and Eli IsakGavin and Elizabeth KatzShana and Jamin KosloweRosalyn and Leon KozakLaura and Brian KudowitzEsther and Paul LererJonathan LewinsohnJudy and Fred LewisEmily and David LichtmanBeth and Nat LipschitzChana and Tsachi MeyersMiriam and Brian MotechinEsther and David Muschel

Dina and David NiewoodNancy and Norris NissimMr. and Mrs. Milton OhringJudith ‘88 and Danny OttensoserJody and David PerlaJeannie and Kenny PragerAviva and Samuel RamrasAlise Reicin and Bob BoiarskyMarilyn RosenCheryl and Mordy RosenbergMr. and Mrs. Steven SafierSuzy and Will SchwartzYocheved and Marc SchwartzJacques SemmelmanRevital and Robert SholomonAnnette and Howard SimmonsYosepha and Yitzie SolomonElke and Kalman SteinDiane and Ronald StrobelMrs. Goldie SusmanDivsha and Martin TollinskyMichael TrachtenbergSteve and Vita WolinskyRabbi Akiva and Dr. Rachel WolkBarbara and Ben Woloshin & FamilyJessica and Michael Zlatin

BUSINESS LISTING (EIGHTH PAGE)Alan Party and Tent Rentals Inc,Buckley’s Drug StoreCheryl and Eddie DauberEnglewood BooteryAdena and Dov GoldmanDaniela and Zev GontownikDavid HochsteinRobin and Mark HoenigLoeb and Troper LLPJulian Krinsky – Yesh Shabbat CampsDebra and Mark OrensheinRDS Printing

DONOR LISTINGHelene and Ellis AbramsonLorri and Fred AsheBarry BadnerGila and Rabbi Avi Bernstein – 1991Bracha and Mark BlumanJudy and Martin BraunKaren and Joel BudinTova and Larry CohenMarie DoenchJoan and Warren EnkerETD Tire and AutoExecutive Valet ParkingSharon GopinSusie Helft and Josh Drazen – 1991

Jocelyn and Shmuel JonasLeah Krakinowski and

Andrew SilbersteinMelvin LubinLisa MessingerDiance and Edward SatranMichelle and Dov SchwartzBenjamin and Elana SilverMor and Alphonse SouedLeisel and Henry SternLeslie and Jeremy TeicherMiriam and George TeigmanBarbara and Efraim WeinblattDebra and Stuart WeinstockLynne Sugarman and David WisotskyTouring Friends Young Adults Division

ALUMNI LISTING (BY CLASS YEAR)Alexander (Lexie) Nicole Linder – 2004Elliot Michael Linder – 2009Ari Ungar – 1987Chanan ‘92 and Amy VogelKevin Wolf – 2008Arianna Wolf – 2011

GRANDPARENT TRIPLE CHAI H. Wesley and Carol Ashendorf

GRANDPARENT DOUBLE CHAI Anonymous

GRANDPARENT CHAI SOCIETYMarcelle and Saul AgusGail BilligRandy and Norman BlinderLorraine and Dr. Leonard DauberBarbara and Jack FoxRhonda and Michael GribetzAlice and Jacob KleinMr. and Mrs. Haim MarcoviciNaava and Jeffrey ParkerDebbie and David SableSheira and Steve SchacterWilliam and Esther SchulderDr. Norman SohnHelen and Abe SultanikLee and Marcia Weinblatt

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Helen and Menno RatzkerIna and Jerry RegosinSara Gail and Nechemiah ReissEvelyn RubinJacob SchacterLouise and Arthur SchwartzNaomi and Robert Spira

GRANDPARENT LISTING (2 CHILDREN)Linda and Leo BorensteinJoyce and Neal LeavittThe Ohayon – Pinhas FamilyRochelle and Samuel RacensteinEvelyn and Milton Rubin HouptJocelyn and Sid VersonAnnette and Howard Wolk

GRANDPARENT LISTING (3 CHILDREN)Rabbi Yosef and Sheryl AdlerHattie and Arthur DubroffSusan and Sam JoffeLois LazarusJudith and Aaron MitraniDeborah and Jay SchechterElliot SchreiberMargie SegalBarbara and Ephraim WeinsteinShelley and Steven WeinstockCharna and Bill Weissman

GRANDPARENT LISTING (4 CHILDREN)Lorie and David BenitahDonna and Stephen BerowitzChani and Simon LichtigerGoldie Susman

GRANDPARENT LISTING (5 CHILDREN)Marilyn RosenJanet and Saul SpitzRuth and Henry Wertheimer

GRANDPARENT LISTING (6 CHILDREN)Bonnie and Bennett Wasserman

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FAMILY SPONSORSAnonymous

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Rabbi J. Shelley Applbaum RABBI EMERITUS

Dr. Elliot PragerPRINCIPAL

Odelia DanishefskyASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL LOWER SCHOOL

Robin WexlerASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Divsha TollinskyEARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR

Alana GreenDIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Rabbi Avi BernsteinASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MIDDLE SCHOOL JEWISH STUDIES

Lisa Fusco DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Erik KesslerDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Nila Lazarus DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Rivkie Gunsburg DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

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