New Year – New Beginnings

The beginning of the school year coincides with Rosh Hashanah, a time for spiritual renewal.   As we embark on our exciting and remarkable journey this year, it is important for all of us to reflect on the past year and plan our route for the future.   The process of spiritual renewal involves life long learning and change.  We as a school have undergone much change and are confident that this will lead to a wonderful experience for your children – spiritually, emotionally and educationally.   It is our hope that the students of RHA will increase their learning power and continue on the road to being 21^st Century learners.  On behalf of the teachers and staff, I would like to welcome everyone back to school.

There are a number of exciting changes in personnel at Robbins Hebrew Academy this year.  Our name is not the only new feature.  I would like to welcome Silvia Eilath as the new Principal and Shayla Morrison as the new Vice Principal of our Bayview Campus, and Seth Goldsweig as the new Vice Principal of our Bathurst Campus.  Ashley, Silvia, Seth and Shayla together with our top-notch teachers and staff make an outstanding team.

I would like to also welcome Nava Blankenstein as the new Director of Finance, Dyanna Zaidman as the new Admissions Coordinator/Bayview Campus Receptionist and all our new teachers.  We have four new teachers at the Bathurst Campus:  Leanne Matlow, Ilana Oziel, Jenny Sumerlus and Andrea Schaffer.  We also have four new teachers at the Bayview Campus:  Roth Rohn, Daphne Dunlap, Avee Helfand and Lisa Lipetz.  Shana Haberman is our new Judaic Studies resource teacher and she will be teaching at both campuses.

We have two long time members of the Administration House team that retired at the end of August – Charlotte Bermack-Roth who handled the facilities and Sue Walsh, the Director of Finance.  We wish them both a happy and healthy retirement.

Rosh Hashanah is a very significant time in our lives.  We are provided with an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start fresh during the process of Teshuva.  It is a time for us all to strive to be a better person.  Rosh Hashanah is a holiday filled with hope for the new year.

I would like to wish you all a Shana Tova and G’mar Chatimah Tova.  May our journey this year be a sweet and successful one.

Sincerely,

Claire Sumerlus