Dear WDS Community,

 

I am delighted to invite you to join us for the WDS 79th Anniversary Dinner on December 13, as we celebrate our school and the people who make it such a special place.

 

This year’s theme, קומי אורי Kumi Ori: Arise, Shine (Isaiah 60:1), is a call to rise up and let our light shine - and it captures what happens at WDS every day.

 

WDS is a place where children are welcomed, understood, challenged, and supported as they discover what they are capable of and who they can become. That kind of growth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because teachers, families, alumni, grandparents, and friends of the school show up for our students and for one another. Each of us has a role in helping the next generation find its strengths, develop its potential, and make its own mark on the world.

 

This year’s theme is also a call to us as a community. The educational experience we want for our students- one that nurtures academic excellence, Jewish identity, emotional well-being, and the values that guide how we treat one another - depends on a community that believes in this work and helps it grow. When we each play our part, we help WDS continue to offer meaningful opportunities for the students who are here today and those who will follow.

 

On the evening of the Dinner, we will come together to celebrate the people who bring our mission to life and the many ways they strengthen our school and community. I hope you will join us for an evening of gratitude, connection, and shared purpose.

 

With gratitude,

Rabbi Dani Rockoff
Head of School