Tribute to Nicole (Didi) Kavana Mazal Tov!

 

From an early age, you showed a natural ability to lead with wisdom, chesed and heart. In middle school, you bravely served on the student council and were elected president in the eighth grade. Even at that stage of your life, you believed that when we help even one person succeed, we will benefit others too in many ways.

 

At the Hebrew Academy, your leadership and love for the community flourished. Through your student leadership roles , as president of the Chesed Club, as the business editor of the high school journal, participating in model UN and as having the leading role in the HS play Mary Poppins, you learned how to unite and bring out the best in people, lead with purpose, and turn values into actions. These traits became a part of who you are today.

 

Those same qualities carried into college, where you served on the Student's Council and were elected to be the Student Body President. As one of only three Orthodox students on the board, you led thoughtfully and confidently, working with the administration and students passing resolutions, always grounded in the foundations you gained at home and at the Hebrew Academy.

 

 

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As parents, among many other things, we taught you that anything worth doing is worth doing well. You live this value with wisdom, care, integrity, and attention to detail, guided by a deep commitment to Torah, family, community, and Israel. These values shape your leadership across the many organizations you support, and they resonate powerfully with the Mission and Vision of the RASG Hebrew Academy.

 

We are proud not only of what you have achieved, but also for who you are, a rare soul with a generous heart and clear values and other beautiful special attributes too long to list here. 

Watching you being honored at the Hebrew Academy, fills us with gratitude and pride.

We love you very much. 

Papi and Mami

With immense pride and love, we celebrate our dear niece,
NICOLE KAVANA
on receiving the "Light the Path to Leadership" Award.
From your very first days as a 1st grader, this school has been part of your story. Today, as an alumna and the proud mother of four children walking those same hallways, you continue to invest your heart and energy into the place that helped shape you.
 
Year after year, you give generously of your time and spirit, chairing the Gala, serving on countless committees, and quietly carrying projects from idea to completion with unwavering dedication. When you commit, you commit fully. You show up, follow through, and lift everyone around you in the process.
 
Through your steady leadership and deep devotion, you help ensure that the school's mission, "Through the light of Torah and academic excellence, to inspire each and every child to improve the world" is not just words on a page, but a living reality.
 
Your example reminds us that true leadership is not about recognition, but about responsibility, perseverance, and love for community.
May you continue to illuminate the path for others, Mit Gesind and Meniche, just as you have for so many already. With great admiration and pride,

Tio Moises and Tia Lillian Tabacinic
 

In Honor of Nicole Kavana, a true Eshet Chayil - a woman of valor

"She opens her hand to the poor and extends her hands to the needy"

 

Nicole, your dedication to the Hebrew Academy community embodies this

timeless wisdom. You have given so much more than your time - you have

given your heart, your energy, and your unwavering commitment to building

a home away from home for our children and so many others.

 

Your warmth transforms the school into a place where every child feels seen and valued.

Your leadership strengthens the bonds that make our community thrive. And your kindness

creates ripples that extend far beyond what you may ever know.

 

The Talmud teaches, "Kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh" - all of Israel is responsible

for one another. You live this truth every day, caring for our children and our

community as if they were your own.

Thank you for being a pillar of strength, a source of joy, and a

living example of what it means to serve with love.

With endless love and admiration.

 

Your Amor and Charlotte, Julian, Lia and Chloe