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Faculty & Staff
Leading by Example.
From nursery through twelfth grade, the passion, guidance, support, and skill of our administration and faculty are at the heart of Ramaz.
Our teachers have a wide range of personalities, backgrounds, and worldviews. Their foremost mission is teaching students the skills and knowledge necessary for life. At the same time, all knowledge is imparted in the context of strong religious and humanitarian values. Debate and discussion thrive. Teachers encourage intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary thought, and academic integrity.
Almost all faculty participate in co-curricular programs, affording them the opportunity to teach equally valuable lessons in an informal, personal setting. Most Ramaz faculty members have, or are in the process of receiving, advanced degrees.
Faculty and Staff Celebrate March and April Birthdays Together
March
20
,
2026
Almost 20 faculty and staff from the ECC, Lower School, and Middle School gathered to celebrate their March and April birthdays. This is part of...
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about Faculty and Staff Celebrate March and April Birthdays Together
ECC and LS Faculty Build Community over Challah
March
6
,
2026
ECC and LS faculty gathered together after school to build community and braid challah. They were joined by challah expert and cookbook author Rochie Pinson...
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about ECC and LS Faculty Build Community over Challah
MS Judaic Studies and General Studies Faculty Face Off in Family Feud
February
19
,
2026
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar, Middle Schoolers were treated to a special Family Feud competition, where a cohort of Judaic Studies faculty faced off against a cohort of General Studies faculty. Before the game, 100 MS students were surveyed on questions...
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about MS Judaic Studies and General Studies Faculty Face Off in Family Feud
US Teachers Learn New AI Tools for the Classroom
February
12
,
2026
After attending an AI conference for education, Upper School math teacher Mr. Daniel Ginsburg led a Teacher Tech Demo for US faculty. Together, they set up accounts in RamazGPT...
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about US Teachers Learn New AI Tools for the Classroom
Entire Ramaz Faculty and Staff Gather for a "State of the School" Presentation
February
5
,
2026
At the halfway point of the school year, Head of School Dr. Noam Wasserman gathered all Ramaz faculty and staff to give them a presentation on the "State of the School." The...
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about Entire Ramaz Faculty and Staff Gather for a "State of the School" Presentation
Upper School Teacher Dr. Naya Lekht Publishes Wall Street Journal Article on Antisemitism
January
30
,
2026
Upper School teacher Dr. Naya Lekht has co-written a powerful opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal:
"Holocaust Education Obscures Antisemitism."
Dr. Lekht is a prominent scholar and Zionist advocate, recently...
Read More >
about Upper School Teacher Dr. Naya Lekht Publishes Wall Street Journal Article on Antisemitism
Teachers Educate Each Other with a Cross-Departmental Class on Outer Space
January
23
,
2026
Upper School teachers participated in an incredible learning session led by their fellow teachers: a cross-departmental talk about outer space! Three teachers from different disciplines presented on fascinating ways they discuss this subject in their...
Read More >
about Teachers Educate Each Other with a Cross-Departmental Class on Outer Space
N-8 Instructional Coach Lauren Gould Publishes Books to Guide Student Writing
January
22
,
2026
Mazal tov
to Lauren Gould, N-8 instructional coach, who has published two new books! Ms. Gould co-authored
Writing Memoir
and
Writing Literary Analysis,
a series focused on how student writers actually write, with colleagues from Columbia University Teachers College. And...
Read More >
about N-8 Instructional Coach Lauren Gould Publishes Books to Guide Student Writing
Rabbi Sommer Spends Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania with Ramaz Alumni
December
11
,
2025
Rabbi Pesach Sommer spent Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania as a scholar-in-residence. Ramaz alum Sam K. ’22 invited Rabbi Sommer to spend Shabbat with him and the other Ramaz students on campus...
Read More >
about Rabbi Sommer Spends Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania with Ramaz Alumni
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Faculty & Staff
Leading by Example.
From nursery through twelfth grade, the passion, guidance, support, and skill of our administration and faculty are at the heart of Ramaz.
Our teachers have a wide range of personalities, backgrounds, and worldviews. Their foremost mission is teaching students the skills and knowledge necessary for life. At the same time, all knowledge is imparted in the context of strong religious and humanitarian values. Debate and discussion thrive. Teachers encourage intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary thought, and academic integrity.
Almost all faculty participate in co-curricular programs, affording them the opportunity to teach equally valuable lessons in an informal, personal setting. Most Ramaz faculty members have, or are in the process of receiving, advanced degrees.
Faculty and Staff Celebrate March and April Birthdays Together
March
20
,
2026
Almost 20 faculty and staff from the ECC, Lower School, and Middle School gathered to celebrate their March and April birthdays. This is part of...
Read More >
about Faculty and Staff Celebrate March and April Birthdays Together
ECC and LS Faculty Build Community over Challah
March
6
,
2026
ECC and LS faculty gathered together after school to build community and braid challah. They were joined by challah expert and cookbook author Rochie Pinson...
Read More >
about ECC and LS Faculty Build Community over Challah
MS Judaic Studies and General Studies Faculty Face Off in Family Feud
February
19
,
2026
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar, Middle Schoolers were treated to a special Family Feud competition, where a cohort of Judaic Studies faculty faced off against a cohort of General Studies faculty. Before the game, 100 MS students were surveyed on questions...
Read More >
about MS Judaic Studies and General Studies Faculty Face Off in Family Feud
US Teachers Learn New AI Tools for the Classroom
February
12
,
2026
After attending an AI conference for education, Upper School math teacher Mr. Daniel Ginsburg led a Teacher Tech Demo for US faculty. Together, they set up accounts in RamazGPT...
Read More >
about US Teachers Learn New AI Tools for the Classroom
Entire Ramaz Faculty and Staff Gather for a "State of the School" Presentation
February
5
,
2026
At the halfway point of the school year, Head of School Dr. Noam Wasserman gathered all Ramaz faculty and staff to give them a presentation on the "State of the School." The...
Read More >
about Entire Ramaz Faculty and Staff Gather for a "State of the School" Presentation
Upper School Teacher Dr. Naya Lekht Publishes Wall Street Journal Article on Antisemitism
January
30
,
2026
Upper School teacher Dr. Naya Lekht has co-written a powerful opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal:
"Holocaust Education Obscures Antisemitism."
Dr. Lekht is a prominent scholar and Zionist advocate, recently...
Read More >
about Upper School Teacher Dr. Naya Lekht Publishes Wall Street Journal Article on Antisemitism
Teachers Educate Each Other with a Cross-Departmental Class on Outer Space
January
23
,
2026
Upper School teachers participated in an incredible learning session led by their fellow teachers: a cross-departmental talk about outer space! Three teachers from different disciplines presented on fascinating ways they discuss this subject in their...
Read More >
about Teachers Educate Each Other with a Cross-Departmental Class on Outer Space
N-8 Instructional Coach Lauren Gould Publishes Books to Guide Student Writing
January
22
,
2026
Mazal tov
to Lauren Gould, N-8 instructional coach, who has published two new books! Ms. Gould co-authored
Writing Memoir
and
Writing Literary Analysis,
a series focused on how student writers actually write, with colleagues from Columbia University Teachers College. And...
Read More >
about N-8 Instructional Coach Lauren Gould Publishes Books to Guide Student Writing
Rabbi Sommer Spends Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania with Ramaz Alumni
December
11
,
2025
Rabbi Pesach Sommer spent Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania as a scholar-in-residence. Ramaz alum Sam K. ’22 invited Rabbi Sommer to spend Shabbat with him and the other Ramaz students on campus...
Read More >
about Rabbi Sommer Spends Shabbat at the University of Pennsylvania with Ramaz Alumni