From the Head of School

A Message from the Head of School

Posted on August 7, 2023

17 Av, 5783 Dear LGA Community, I am so thrilled to be taking the helm as LGA’s new Head of School this year. I am now writing to you to share a few introductory words, and pragmatic announcements, which you’ll find toward the end of this email. I am also recording this message as a […]

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To Be the Light: End of the Year Appeal

Posted on December 7, 2023

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 […]

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The Launch of LGA’s Scholarship Fund

Posted on November 8, 2023

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 […]

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Where Are You? From the Head of School Jake Marmer

Posted on October 19, 2023

  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 […]

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Oseh Shalom

Posted on October 14, 2023

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 […]

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The School Year 2023- 24 Begins!

Posted on September 5, 2023

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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