shaping Tomorrow Together

A Community Campaign to Strengthen Our Campus, Enrich Learning, and Secure Gesher’s Future.

A Campus for the Northern Virginia Community
This campaign expands our impact by strengthening the Gesher legacy to ensure our students continue to thrive AND creating a campus where our entire community wants to gather.

With your support, we will build:

A Campus That Connects Us: We are creating modern spaces – including a new STEAM* lab, amphitheater, outdoor pavilion, low-ropes course, and greenhouse – where our students and community will learn, study, pray, and gather.

Education That Inspires Identity: We are investing in teacher development, keeping Gesher financially within reach for families, and launching new programs for families with young children and Israel education – all while fostering a pluralistic environment where Jewish values are lived every day.

A Foundation That Lasts: We are securing our future by enhancing campus security (by completing the perimeter fence and installing a car gate), addressing facility maintenance, and reducing debt.

Our Community Campaign brings

Gesher’s strategic vision to life

Pluralism and Belonging

Creating a welcoming Jewish home for the entire community

Gesher is more than a school. It is a gathering place for families across the Jewish spectrum, including those without synagogue affiliation. Our campus and programs foster connection to Judaism, Israel, and community, whether or not a family enrolls a child at Gesher.

Academic Excellence

Educating confident, capable, and connected Jewish leaders

We invest in rigorous academics, Israel education, and student support services that prepare our graduates for success in top public and private high schools and for meaningful Jewish engagement beyond Gesher. This includes advanced coursework, faculty development, and signature programs like our Israel Experience and Shinshinim.

Financial and Institutional Stability

Securing Gesher for the long term

Sustainable schools do not happen by accident. Campaign funds strengthen core systems, security, maintenance, and professional development while supporting tuition assistance and faculty retention. These investments ensure Gesher remains strong, stable, and responsive for generations to come.

Optimizing Facilities

Designing spaces that support learning, connection, and community

We are reimagining our campus to better support outdoor learning, communal gatherings, prayer, and celebration. Upgraded and flexible spaces allow Gesher to serve students by day and the broader Jewish community year-round.

Our Community Campaign Committee

Philip and Rachel Blumenthal
Matt and Anne Continetti
Ira and Ilana Rothberg
David Selden and Julie Wallick
Daniel and Laura Strouse

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Our goal is to raise $6 Million. So far, we have raised $3.2 Million!

Join us today and help make a difference in the future of Jewish Education in Northern Virginia.

Join Us Today

Contact Us

Phone: 703-978-9789

Email: communitycampaign@gesher-jds.org