Bornblum Jewish Community School

10/01/2026

Picture This! with Dr. Weiss 📸 Who visited our sukkah this week?

According to tradition, the Ushpizin (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David) each arrive as an honored guest on one night of the chag. This year at Bornblum, they showed up a little earlier in the day, looked a little shorter than expected, and wore sneakers. Usually, I'm the one who shows up in costume, so it was a real treat to watch our Middle Schoolers take a turn (and the bar for Head of School costumes has officially been raised).

Our guests came armed with prizes and trivia questions: “Who pulled Moses out of the water?” “What does the name Moses mean?” “What was Jacob’s other name?” “What is the minimum number of walls for a sukkah?” “What do the Lulav, Etrog, Hadas, and Aravah represent?” It is fair to say they raised the schach and got our youngest students excited for the day they reach Middle School and get to dress as the Ushpizin themselves.

What I love about the Ushpizin is that the tradition assumes there is always room. A sukkah has temporary walls and a roof you can see the sky through, and yet every night we invite someone else in. That is the quiet lesson of the sukkah for our year of You Belong at Bornblum: belonging does not depend on how big or permanent the space is; it depends on how people are welcomed when they arrive. Our Middle Schoolers came dressed as guests, but they walked in as hosts, making room for our youngest students at the table. In a good sukkah, you are usually both.

Chag Sameach from all of us at Bornblum. May your sukkah be full, your guests be many, and your schach hold up (at least through Hoshana Rabbah).

09/30/2026

Born to Mahj is coming to Bornblum Jewish Community School on Sunday, November 15th, from 2 to 5 PM!

✨ Get your tickets here: https://bornblum.crowdchange.co/60249

Come enjoy an afternoon of games, giving, and good company, all in support of Bornblum. Whether you are a beginner (played before), Intermediate (played before and confident), a Mah Jong maven, or you'd rather sit back and watch, there's a seat for you. Settle in at a table with friends (or we can match you with other players at your level). Sip a signature Maj-Tini or a glass of w**e, and snack your way through a cheese and fruit spread while you play. It's an adults-only afternoon built for laughing with old friends, meeting new ones, and doing it all for a great cause.

Grab your tickets — solo or as a table — and get ready for a Bornblum afternoon like no other.

09/29/2026

What’s shakin’, Second Grade!? The lulav, of course. We had so much fun at the Memphis Jewish Community Ctr spending time with Early Childhood Center students!

09/28/2026

We are so excited to welcome 27 school counselors from 23 Jewish day schools and yeshivas participating in this year’s school counselor cohort.

Over nine months, the school counselor cohort provides a collaborative and supportive professional development experience for school counselors and mental health providers in our schools. Participants learn from field experts, share resources, and support one another through case consultations.

Thank you for investing in your professional growth with Prizmah!

09/28/2026

Lunch came with some VERY special guests! 🌿 Our Middle Schoolers dressed as the Ushpizin and stopped by our new sukkah to quiz Lower School students. A little trivia, a little theater, a whole lot of tradition! ✨

09/24/2026

Mazel Tov to our two newest Elected Officers to the National Junior Honor Society!! 💙🏅

09/23/2026

Our Middle Schoolers are keeping a favorite tradition standing strong: building and decorating the sukkah together. A little teamwork, a little creativity, and a whole lot of community! 💙

09/22/2026

Check out Dr. Weiss's latest blog post on The Times of Israel about AI and education 💙

From the blog of Daniel R. Weiss at The Times of Israel

09/22/2026

Belonging? We’ve got it down to a handshake. 🤝💙 Each Mishpacha created its own signature handshake—a little teamwork, a little silliness, and a whole lot of “you belong here.”

09/18/2026

A little reflection, a little renewal. 💙 For Tashlich, our students wrote down what they wanted to let go of and watched their words dissolve into the water, making room for fresh starts and kinder choices in the new year.