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Gesher Jewish Day School’s new head, Aviva Walls, on navigating the pandemic

Gesher JDS Head of School Aviva Walls is featured on the cover of this week’s Washington Jewish Week! Read the interview at the link.

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Gesher Brings Awareness on International Stuttering Day

Roughly 3 million Americans live as people who stutter and on October 22, 2020, International Stuttering Awareness Day, Gesher Jewish Day School is proud to bring awareness to all of them. As an inclusive community, we strive to make every person feel comfortable including those who stutter. Nowhere is this more evident than in our very own Music Teacher, Mr. Nick May. 

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Head of School Announcement

Gesher Jewish Day School in Fairfax, Virginia is pleased to announce the hiring of Aviva Walls as Head of School with a starting date of July 1, 2020. The Gesher […]

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Maddie Rosenwald, Washington Family Teacher of the Year

Director of Middle School Student Life and Middle School Science Teacher, Maddie Rosenwald, was selected as Washington Family Teacher of the Year. Read More

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Local Educators Come Together at Annual Workshop on Israel Education

Eleven local educators attended the Center for Israel Education’s (CIE) 17th annual educator workshop June 24-28 in Atlanta. The event was hosted by CIE and the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel (ISMI).

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