Ramaz School Alumni Association

A multigenerational ice hockey showdown took place at the American Dream Mall on Tuesday night when the Ramaz Varsity team faced off against the Ramaz Alumni. While the Varsity team took home the W, both teams showed tremendous skill and sportsmanship! 🏒⛸️

See you at the 89th Annual Ramaz Dinner! ✨ Join us Sunday, Feb 22, at the Marriott Marquis as we honor Ramaz Chairman of the Board Jimmy Haber, pay a tribute to Rachie Shnay ‘08 and teacher Mr. Jay Klotz, and present uplifting student performances and a can’t-miss smorgasbord. Register at wizevents.com/RamazDinner2026

We love to see our Ramaz alumni inspire the next generation of students. Rachie Shnay ’08, an accomplished jewelry designer who uses her platform to combat antisemitism, was recently interviewed by Ella M. ‘28 for Ella’s “Queen Esther” blog. Rachie discussed how she was inspired to be an activist when she spoke at Ramaz’s Yom HaShoah program in 10th grade. Check out the full interview at www.queenesther.blog

👉 RSVP here: tinyurl.com/RMZOct

We invite you to join us for a meaningful evening of reflection and unity at the October 7 Commemoration, taking place on Thursday, October 9th, from 7:30–9:00 PM in the Ramaz Upper School Sukkah.

This special program will include dinner, learning with Ramaz faculty, tefilot, and remarks from guest speaker Atir Vinnikov, a Ramaz alum and survivor of the Nova festival. It will be a powerful opportunity to come together as a community and commemorate October 7th.

Ramaz is amazed to report that alumni have successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, with a wounded IDF soldier! Hear what Jamie Lassner '82 had to say during their expedition:

Thanks to the generosity of the Ramaz Chesed Club, IDF soldier Boris Shtonda—injured in Gaza and who spoke at Ramaz—is now climbing Mount Kilimanjaro alongside his wife and 46 other participants. This record-breaking expedition is organized by our collaborative partners, Accessibility Accelerator (USA) and Access Israel- נגישות ישראל (Israel). Ramaz is proudly represented by several alumni on this historic journey:

- Jamie Lassner ’82 – Executive Director, Accessibility Accelerator (leading expedition but not climbing due to recent knee injury)

- Mara Lassner (former Ramaz employee)

- Michal Rimon ’88

- Dr. Stephanie Becker ’82

- Pamela Becker ’87

All five of us have discussed that this trip and the careers we are currently in, are directly associated with our education at Ramaz and to the lifelong lesson of being our sisters and brother keeper that we learned and continue learn from Rabbi Lookstein '49) The group will soon pass the halfway point of the climb and will celebrate Shabbat together on the mountain.

Shabbat Shalom from Arusha, Tanzania!

Jamie

We couldn’t let the Class of 2025 head off to Israel and college without saying goodbye one last time. Rabbi Schiowitz welcomed teachers and newly minted alumni to his home for a warm sendoff dinner! 👋

It’s the summer of Ramaz alumni! ☀️🐏 From weekly Beit Midrash sessions to career networking and home-hosted learning evenings, this season has been full of opportunities for alumni to connect to Ramaz and each other.

Ramaz classes of 2005-2022, get game-changing insight and network with industry leaders at the “Founders: Building Business with Vision” entrepreneurship panel on Tuesday, July 29. DM us or email [email protected] for the address and registration link!

The Ramaz Beit Midrash: Summer Edition is in full swing. ☀️Rising 12th graders and young alumni meet weekly for Torah and connection in this summer program led by Rabbi Manu Hass and Ms. Gabby Rahimzada, gathering together for dinner, learning, and meaningful conversation. 📚

Congratulations to the Ramaz alumni in the college class of 2025! We are so proud of alumni like Beth Kahn ‘21 for standing up for what they believe in, especially when it comes to advocacy for Medinat and Am Yisrael! 🇮🇱

The rink was cold but hearts were warm at the Ramaz Alumni vs. Varsity ice hockey game, supported by the Elliot Freilich z”l Hockey Fund. Mazal tov to the students for their victory and kol hakavod to everyone for a great evening!