The Epstein School

Don't miss the 2025 Epstein Celebration honoring Matt Shulman on Thursday, April 3rd at 6:45 PM! We're excited to recognize Matt and all of his contributions to the Epstein community, enjoy a delicious dinner catered by A Kosher Touch, and celebrate Epstein! We are auctioning off amazing items including tickets to Katy Perry, a Broadway show and visit to NYC, vacation home in Utah, Atlanta sports tickets, a sushi party in your home for 16, stunning jewelry pieces, and so much more! We hope to see you there!

Ideal Diamond Corporation
Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry
Sue Sandalon Jewelry Designs

Mazel Tov to Marley Reisman on her in school Bat Mitzvah this morning! As she delivered her d’var Torah, Marley inspired us to examine what becoming a Bat or Bar Mitzvah means to us, as individuals. She talked about her own life experiences and described how new responsibilities and complying with them have led to her earning the trust of her family and teachers and being granted more freedom. Ms. Ames described how kind, caring, and empathetic Marley is in her remarks. She said that her courage, grit, and strength help her advocate for herself and others; and through these traits, Marley has demonstrated how you ‘show up’ for yourself, your friends, teammates, and classmates. Marley exhibits the maturity and leadership qualities that encapsulate her values. What a strong role model for her peers, and for all of us. We wish a hearty Mazel Tov to the entire Reisman family on this special moment in Marley’s life.

YASHER KOACH to our accomplished sixth grade students! They celebrated their class milestone, Roots and Wings, on Friday morning with their families and guests. Each student served as the learning facilitator through several interactive text study exercises. As a family, they discussed their ancestry and background, including their Judaism and family traditions; they explored what guides their principles and character, where they learned those values, and how they can use them to make the world a better place. The students programmed their own augmented reality experience, personalized to their values, that their families accessed using a merge cube. Reflecting on the many pieces of this milestone, the students learned that through the foundational traits they take from their families are the roots that ground them. From these values, they grow and mature and develop their own wings to fly. When they soar, they take responsibility with them, personally and to their community. Tying the knots on their tallit tzitzit and making the challah covers represented the responsibilities (commandments) that they will embrace as they become adults. It was a very meaningful and very moving milestone for our school family. Kol HaKavod to all of the talented and creative teachers who helped the students reach this day!

Mazel Tov to Courtney Solomon and Sienna Solomon! Together, they celebrated their B’not Mitzvah during Tefilah this morning. As each of them delivered their d’var Torah, they shared an individual message of bringing light into the world through their mitzvah project, Lights of Love. They both reflected on the actual light the candles bring into the home on Shabbat, but they also spoke about the symbolism, the act of gathering as a family on Shabbat, and the clarity and purpose light brings to our lives. Courtney spoke about the strong community ties she feels, through her family, school, and the Jewish community. She beautifully highlighted in her remarks how everyone is valued for their unique qualities. Sienna spoke about lighting the Shabbat candles. She explained that we are commanded to both remember (Zachor) and to safeguard (Shamor) Shabbat. And we demonstrate our commitment to Shabbat through lighting the candles. As Ms. Ames said in her charge to Courtney and Sienna, each of the girls brings a kindness and warmth to everyone they meet. They each have a light inside them that shines brightly and allows them to beautifully represent themselves and their community as unique individuals. We wish a hearty Mazel Tov to the entire Solomon family on this important milestone in Courtney and Sienna’s lives.

"Heroes are not forgotten. They continue to live through us.” Those are the beautiful words included in a special treat shared by the Atlanta Shinshinim during carpool today honoring the life of Dekel Swisa z’l. Dekel was a shinshin in Atlanta 2018-2019. While later serving as a combat commander in the IDF, Dekel’s unit was attacked on October 7, 2023. After a heroic fight against the terrorists, he and 13 members of his battalion were killed. His birthday would have been celebrated this week; his family asked as many of his loved ones as possible to distribute the two things he loved in his memory – cookies and coffee. To honor this wish and to remember the valiant battle Dekel and his unit fought, our shinshinim distributed cookies and a brief summary of Dekel’s story to our parents in carpool this morning. May Dekel’s memory be for a blessing. Shinshinim Atlanta

S H A V U A H T O V from Epstein! We celebrated Havdalah with our Puppies, Monkeys, and Lions today at their Smilestone. Many of them shared with us the great things that have happened this past week in their lives, and we shared a big Shehechiyanu together. We sang, we danced, we made Havdalah candles, stars, and more at craft stations, and we soaked in all the joy that is Epstein! A huge Kol HaKavod to the entire group of teachers and staff who work with this precious group of children. Your talent was shining brightly today!

Chag Purim Sameach! Celebrating Purim at Epstein is EPIC! The spirit of the chag literally fills our halls. We focus on the mitzvot for the chag: hearing the megillah, sending gifts to friends and family (mishloach manot), giving gifts to the less fortunate (tzedakah/matanot l’evyonim), and enjoying a festive meal (seudah), together. Huge smiles, big laughs, delicious hamantaschen, so much fun! What a way to make fabulous memories and wrap up a busy week! Check Epstein Essentials, our Friday newsletter, for the private link to all of the photos from today.

Hey Wildcats! Get Your Head in the Game! 🐯🏀🔴⚫
Our talented students absolutely shined in High School Musical Jr. from the Blum Family Playhouse and Fineman Stage! From the incredible directors and choreographers to the talented cast and hardworking crew, everyone came together to create a show that truly celebrates staying true to yourself and the power of teamwork. Bravo to our fabulous students for their passion and dedication — they truly brought the stage to life!

The Mahj & Margs event is coming soon!
RSVP by March 17th to be included in this exciting event!
All are welcome. We can't wait to see you there!

Tuesday, April 1st is Epstein’s Mahj & Margs Event
RSVP by: March 17th
🀄 All Levels Welcome!

Join us for a fantastic evening of Mahjong and Margaritas! Don’t miss out on the fun—RSVP today!

https://tinyurl.com/EpsteinMahjandMargs

We are excited to have been nominated for Best of Sandy Springs 2025!

Vote Epstein for Best Private School! 🏫📖

https://atlantabestmedia.com/my-sandy-springs-best-of-2025/

Purim is almost here, and we are going WILD for these Mishloach Manot bags!
Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped assemble and distribute Mishloach Manot bags to our Epstein community, and who contributed to the largest PTO fundraiser of the year! A special thank you to your PTO chairs Laura Abrams, Jamie Dranove, Audrey Kunkes, Andrea Oppenheimer, and Ashley Bachar, with the help and organization of PTO VP Pailey Nooromid.

Tuesday, April 1st is Epstein’s Mahj & Margs Event
RSVP by: March 17th
🀄 All Levels Welcome!

Join us for a fantastic evening of Mahjong and Margaritas! Don’t miss out on the fun—RSVP today!

https://tinyurl.com/EpsteinMahjandMargs

Mazel Tov to Judah Schwartz on his in-school Bar Mitzvah this morning. As he always does, Judah shone brightly as he led Tefilah, read Torah, and delivered a very Judah-esque d’var Torah. The parsha he chanted focused on the holy clothes Moses was to make for his brother, Aaron—the ornamental clothes were to distinguish Aaron as a High Priest. Judah took that concept and drew the parallel to sports, his favorite subject to talk about! It was the perfect analogy as Judah explained, when we wear the uniform of a team or our school, it is incumbent on us to represent that organization or school with dignity and respect. We want to shine the brightest light on our team/school and uphold its values. He also explained that whether he is wearing the uniform or not, he is still an Epstein student and an Epstein basketball player, which means he must remember to represent our values at all times. Ms. Ames commended Judah on already embracing this concept—he represents himself, Epstein, and the Jewish people authentically and passionately. Judah, you are an inspiration to all of us and we wish you and your family a hearty Mazel Tov on this wonderful milestone in your life.

W O W !! Our fifth-grade students led a special Tefilah today for their class milestone. While it was not meant to be a performance, but rather a glimpse into all they have learned to this point, it was truly a stellar performance by all! From Ashrei-around-the-room, to reading Torah, to leading us in the Acheinu, there was joy and reverence throughout the morning. The students were so well prepared to be leaders this morning; Kol Hakavod to Rabbi Adam and the entire team of teachers who worked to get them to this day. The artwork on display and the interactive discussions with the students after the program illustrated exactly what they’ve learned and how excited they are to share that knowledge. Mornings like these remind us all how special Epstein is! Yasher Koach to our amazing fifth grade students and all of their teachers for sharing this day with us.

4th Grade Living Biographies - Leaping Through Time
Yasher Koach to the Epstein fourth grade! The students absolutely knocked it out of the park, thank you Hank Aaron; blew our minds with their knowledge, thank you Galileo and Einstein; reminded us of the beauty in the world, thank you Frida Kahlo and Simone Biles; and those who taught us to remember to laugh, thank you Charlie Chaplin and Jerry Seinfeld. There were so many more amazing biographical characters who inspired our fourth graders and in turn, inspired us! The hours and hours of research, planning, designing, and composing that went into these living biographies spans three months of work. Kol HaKavod to all of the teachers who worked with our students to create these extraordinary projects and to the students who presented their work with confidence and a visible sense of reverence for all they learned about their character. It was truly an extraordinary culmination of so many classroom and life skills, wrapped into one project. Yasher Koach to all!

Mazel Tov to our 2nd grade students, their teachers, and their families on today’s class Milestone! What a special morning celebrating Shabbat around the World! Whether you focused on how tall and proud each of the students stood as they entered the room or got swept up in the prayers and songs they presented so confidently, or you felt the sense of community among all of us in the room, today was ‘extra special’ at Epstein. Watching these young people take responsibility for themselves, for the performance they have rehearsed and rehearsed, and for the words they sang and delivered… it’s difficult to believe they are tiny second graders! During their finale, as the students waved their Israeli flags and sang Am Yisrael Chai with true ruach, a swell of emotion filled the room. We all recognized that those sweet voices, proudly celebrating Shabbat and sharing their love for Israel, are the future. Kol HaKavod, again and again, to all of the teachers who helped the students reach this meaningful milestone in their Epstein education.