Dear LGA Community, Shana tova umetuka! May we all have a sweet and peaceful year of renewal and growth! I often find myself wishing that the whole world were more like LGA. As I process yesterday’s news, I feel that more than ever, and hope that some of our students’ kindness, sweetness, thoughtfulness, and joy […]
August 19th, 2024 / 15 Av 5784 Dear LGA Community, I hope this note finds you well. Shavua tov! I am writing it to you all from my desk at LGA, back from the break, and Morah Devorah, Ashley and Bianca are all here, as well. Teachers and staff have been in and out of […]
June 11, 2024 Dear LGA Community, The school building is nearly silent right now–even the phone isn’t ringing! All I hear is the faint laughter of the teachers, rustling of my papers, and the birds outside. But the walls seem to still vibrate with a fantastic academic year and the memorable final week: class trips […]
May 13, 2024 Dear LGA Community, I am writing this note to you, having just returned from a glorious LGA Shabbaton, which was filled with games, deep conversations, laughter, food, songs, spontaneous performances and seemingly endless cartwheels – my heart is full. And while holding the joyful fullness and hopefulness, I would also like to […]
April 9, 2024 Dear LGA Community, The spring is here, Pesach is almost here, the spring break is almost here. Everything is ready to start budding, unfurling, and blooming – including all of us! There’s so much going on at the school that I want to share with all of you, and in this update […]
Dear LGA Community, In the past two months, I found myself saying, over and over again, that our school is a beacon of light in these challenging times. What does that mean? The world is a difficult place right now, but the joy of our students, their learning, their kindness, their songs, and their growth […]
November 8, 2023 24 Cheshvan 5784 Dear LGA Community, A few weeks ago, at our Back to School Night, I announced a major new LGA initiative: the launch of the Scholarship Fund. That evening seems like eons ago now. The world outside does not look like the same world. Our inner worlds do not feel […]
Dear LGA Community, Just this past shabbat, synagogues all over the world chanted the opening chapters of Bereshit, the Book of Genesis. There, in a famously poignant moment, the Divine asks Adam: “Ayecha? Where are you?” As the commentators point out, being omniscient, the Divine wasn’t wondering about Adam’s whereabouts, but was offering an opportunity for […]
October 14th, 2023 24 Tishrei, 5784 Dear LGA Community, When we wrapped up our all-school Kabbalat Shabbat assembly on Friday signing “Oseh Shalom,” the prayer for peace, watching our sweet students prancing out, smiling and waving, I could not suspect the context in which I would be coming back to this joyful scene in my […]
September 3, 2023 17 Elul, 5783 Dear LGA Community, The new school year is about to begin! Everyone has their backpack, water bottle, and lunchbox ready, and I am writing to share a few thoughts about the start of the year, along with a half-dozen important reminders, which you’ll find toward the end of this […]
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