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Sukkot: Leaving Our Comfort Zone to Learn and Grow
Sukkot is not a holiday designed for comfort. We exit our homes to eat, live, sleep, and socialize in a temporary hut with a flimsy roof where we are vulnerable…
Read MoreRachael Dawson-Baglien ’04
When Rachael Dawson-Baglien ‘04 graduated from FJA/JAMD, she knew she wanted to have a career where she could help others. After majoring in psychology at Albion College, she completed an…
Read MoreBecoming Our Best Selves Inside and Out
On Purim we acknowledge that not all is as it seems. We read the megillah where the cast of characters defy their presumed identities and their motives are anything but…
Read MoreMLK Day: An Opportunity for Kindness and Service
Martin Luther King Day is no ordinary federal holiday. It is one of only two that is designated as a national day of service (the other being September 11 National…
Read MoreSpreading Light Through Darkness
Now the earth was astonishingly empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep… (Genesis 1:2). …And God said, “Let there be light,” (Genesis 1:3). And God saw the…
Read MoreGrandfriends Day – Sharing the FJA Experience
When we think of schools we tend to think of formal learning. Classrooms and teachers, desks and whiteboards (or interactive whiteboards), students and lockers. Certainly all of these elements exist…
Read MoreAdam Luger ’06
When he was a prospective student, one unique fact about FJA (then the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit – JAMD) that stuck out to Adam Luger ‘06 was that it…
Read MoreSetting the Tone for Our Best Year Yet!
What do the Jewish month of Elul, the start of the new school year, and the learning process all have in common? They all involve reflecting back and thinking ahead…
Read More11th and 12th Grade Israel Experience
Students visited some of the traditional Israel tour highlights, but also learned about other cultures and religions in Israel, the environmental struggles in Israel today, and also had an opportunity…
Read More10th Grade Portland Community Service Experience
This five-day experience provided by our partner Tivnu introduced students to the history, culture, and scenery of the Pacific Northwest, as well as provided an opportunity for students to do…
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