Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley Alumni

These three beautiful young women are from the last 2nd Grade class. They will be graduating from Golda Och Academy this year.

The last 5th grade class is graduating from high school this year, including these 5 students from Golda Och Academy today. Mazal tov to all of them!

Many SSDSRV families don't even know that there was a 7th grade in 1984-1985. Two of us even had the privilege of sending our kids to the school before it closed. Thank you to Aviva Weinstein for finding this gem.

The last 5th grade class are now Juniors. These five members of that class are still together at Golda Och Academy and went to the Junior/Senior Prom last night.

21 Things Only People Who Went To Jewish School Will Understand Whether you only attended a Jewish day school for a couple of years as a kid, or are a Jewish school lifer (like a “preschool through your PhD in Modern Jewish Literature at Brandeis, with perhaps a gap year in Israel in between” lifer), you’ve definitely struggled against — and hopefully

This announcement was just sent out by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ (JFGMC merged with Monmouth county):

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Benish, son of Linda and Allan Benish. The funeral will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27th at 11:00 AM at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks Funeral Home, 6410 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Linda and Allan will be observing Shiva at their home, 114 Avignon Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831 from Thursday evening through Monday evening.

We regret to inform you of the passing of Shoshana Rosica Rosen, mother of Hebrew teacher, Sari Keren. Shiva will take place in Israel until Erev Pesach at the home of Sari's family, Mish'ol Yarkon 5, Ganei Omer.

Calling all alumni... Please share this with your classmates and friends from SSDSRV. If you are able to help us build our alumni database, please contact Marsha Goldwasser.

Community Meeting to Save SSDS To that end, you are invited to a community meeting this coming Monday night, August 12 at 8:30pm at the East Brunswick Jewish Center.  At that time, a plan to enable the school to open will be presented.  

Golda Och Academy: Students Selected for Prestigious Merit Scholarship Program We offer a high quality, college preparatory private school experience to students from Pre-K through 12th grade, while nurturing Jewish identity and knowledge.

Exciting News about the Main Event In recent years, our Main Event program has focused on honoring adult members of our community for their contributions to our school.  This year, we will be recognizing a different part of the Schechter community - our students - as we honor the winners of the first annual Solomon Schechter Awards.

Happy Hanukkah!

The Chanukah Menorah: Many Branches of Meaning To the Maccabees, it became a symbol of Jewish political independence. At Israel’s birth, it was recast as the official emblem of the Jewish State. The menorah has been a symbol of victory, strength, and peoplehood. Its meanings multiplied with new historical situations and interpretations. But the ...