Teachers learning at Professional Development workshop

Faculty Take PD into Their Own Hands

When I find myself in social settings outside of Bialik, I am often asked, “What is the key to Bialik’s success?” and “How do you have so many students?” Although the answer is, of course, multifaceted and there are many contributing factors, my immediate and top answer always rolls right off my tongue: “It’s our […]

Hidden in Purim Stories

The Purim story is filled with instances of hidden motives and identities. Vashti refuses to be “exposed” to the king and his guests. The palace guards hide their plot to kill the king. Mordechai’s identity as the one who saved the king is hidden until Achashverosh reads about it one sleepless night. Haman is initially […]

Thank You for an Extraordinary Day of Giving

We are speechless. The incredible generosity of the Bialik community during our Day of Giving has left us feeling truly humbled and heartened. It’s remarkable to witness the Bialik community of parents, grandparents, students, staff, alumni and their families, joining hands to support our school. The extraordinary power of our Bialik community rallied together on […]

Teaching Students How to Deal with Social Conflicts

As an administrator I have many duties throughout the day, with one of the most vital being helping my students to resolve social conflicts, both big and small. On any given day, conflict could look like Jacob taking Ethan’s Show and Share and not returning it, Samantha kicking the ball too high and hitting Michael […]

Bridging My Jewish Identity and My Profession

My Jewish identity has always been very important to me. As a child, I remember regularly attending Shabbat services, enjoying my standing seat beside the cantor’s wife. I remember how much I thrived at the Jewish overnight camp I attended every summer, lapping up the songs and teachings. Another innate piece of my identity has […]

Lights, tradition, connection

Every winter, when we light Chanukah candles, my family has a tradition of singing every Chanukah song that we can remember. This includes all the tunes that our kids sang as kindergarteners in Israel, all the ones I hear annually flowing out from every corner of our Bialik buildings, and any other songs we can […]

From Principal to Dad Principal

They say time flies when you’re having fun and that is certainly the case for me. It’s hard to believe that I’m now in my sixth year as Viewmount Branch Principal and it’s extremely exciting to serve a thriving and vibrant Jewish day school. While the job is not without its challenges, I wake up […]

Shana Tova from Our Head of School

Dear Bialik Community Members, Shana Tova! As we settle into the new school year at Bialik and approach the start of the year 5783, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the symbolism of the shofar and its role in our lives as Jews. The ram’s horn can be heard throughout the month […]

Addressing the Class of 2022

Erev Tov and Congratulations to Everyone! It is so wonderful to all be here together. It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to celebrate Simchas in person, and we’re so glad that we’re all able to be together tonight. It is all the more special because this is our first in-person graduation as […]

Our Parents’ Farewell Address

At our Graduation Breakfasts at each of our branches, we were privileged to hear from two parents — Alisa Daly’95 at our Himel Branch and Ilana Graben at our Viewmount Branch. Both their heartfelt addresses to the Class of 2022 spoke of the impact Bialik has made on their lives and those of their families. […]