Join us for our first speaker night “Raising Physically and Mentally Healthy and Resilient Kids,” on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7 p.m. REGISTER NOW ABOUT THE SPEAKERS DR. TANYA ALTMANN As a pediatrician, best-selling author, network television parenting expert and entertainment industry and child product industry consultant, Dr. Altman helps parents through day-to-day child

Dear IRDS families, “People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou) Judaism teaches that when we hurt one person, three parties are injured: The one we offended, G-d, and ourselves. We must ask forgiveness from all three, but in

In Sephardic Jewish homes there are several ways to prepare and conduct the Rosh Hashanah seder. To conduct the seder, you’ll need seven bowls placed in the center of the table. Each bowl is filled with one of the following: Dates Pomegranates Apples and honey String beans Pumpkin Spinach and scallions Fish head (or head

The Jewish month is the glue that hold so many of our celebrations here at IRDS. This is one of the reasons why we take the time to highlight them each year through a central theme during services. There are special blessings for Rosh Hodesh and Hallel that we recite, and at Ilan Ramon we

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I also hope you are relaxed, recharged and ready to start a new school year. I am so delighted that you are part of our amazing community. I welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in education, and I look forward to working with you

As we enter Shabbat and begin our Passover break, I wanted to wish everyone a peaceful and meaningful Passover holiday. Attached you will find a short video showcasing the learning and celebration of Passover that has taken place here at school over the last few weeks. Thank you to all of our ECE families and

It has been a wonderful week on campus, from the bright green hills, to the blooming flowers to the amazing migration of the painted lady butterflies. True signs that adversity can be overcome and nature and institutions come back stronger. As we welcome Shabbat this evening, we remember that yes, we went through difficult times