See you this Sunday at Or l'Derekh: Ideas That Illuminate with Kim Lear!
Haven't signed up yet? No worries! Ticket sales will remain open at smithja.org/page/or-lderekh.
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Or l'Derekh is a new speaker series by Smith Jewish Academy, bringing thought leaders to our community to spark dialogue on education, identity, and issues shaping Jewish life today. Kim Lear will discuss her generational research, sharing insights on work, life, parenting, and everything in-between.
Haven't signed up yet? No worries! Ticket sales will remain open at smithja.org/page/or-lderekh.
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Or l'Derekh is a new speaker series by Smith Jewish Academy, bringing thought leaders to our community to spark dialogue on education, identity, and issues shaping Jewish life today. Kim Lear will discuss her generational research, sharing insights on work, life, parenting, and everything in-between.
One of the great things about being on the Barry Family Campus is sharing with our community partners! Miki Chayat is in town for the Minnesota JCC Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival and stopped by for a capoeira lesson with our students.
He wowed the first graders with his moves and taught middle schoolers some capoeira techniques!
He wowed the first graders with his moves and taught middle schoolers some capoeira techniques!
Thank you to Rabbi Samantha Thal from Bet Shalom Congregation for leading an engaging Davening and Donuts this morning. 🍩
Davening and Donuts is a weekly parent initiative that allows our families to experience Shacharit (morning service) with leaders from various denominations and synagogues, learning and participating in different approaches to t'filah (prayer).
✡️ Smith Jewish Academy is a place for diversity of Jewish thought and practice, where all should feel comfortable in their own practice. ✡️
Share with others! At Smith Jewish Academy, learning is alive with curiosity, connection, and Jewish pride. Discover a community where your child will be known, nurtured, and challenged to become their very best self.
Apply for 2026-2027 today! The journey begins here. 💙💛
Go to smithja.org/page/admissions for more information and to apply or schedule a tour.
Apply for 2026-2027 today! The journey begins here. 💙💛
Go to smithja.org/page/admissions for more information and to apply or schedule a tour.
We're coming up on the end of our soccer season, so let's throw it back to SJA Homecoming! Our Homecoming is just one of the many ways our community comes together to cheer each other on. Go, Lions! 🦁
It’s officially feeling like autumn! Enjoy this photo by seventh grader Levi S., taken for a nature assignment in Ms. Thor’s photography class.
🍂 Shabbat shalom 🍂
🍂 Shabbat shalom 🍂
Get your tickets to hear Kim Lear! Sunday, November 2 🎟 smithja.org/page/or-lderekh 🎟
Join us to launch our Or l'Derekh educational speaker series with Kim Lear, a nationally recognized generational researcher. Kim will address how generational differences shape our experiences at work, home, and in raising children — and how understanding these differences can bring us closer together.
📽️ Check out our social media channels for a sneak peek at Kim's speaking!
Join us to launch our Or l'Derekh educational speaker series with Kim Lear, a nationally recognized generational researcher. Kim will address how generational differences shape our experiences at work, home, and in raising children — and how understanding these differences can bring us closer together.
📽️ Check out our social media channels for a sneak peek at Kim's speaking!
In our latest issue of Inside the Pride you'll learn about the seventh grade b'nei mitzvah tz'dakah project and tips for selecting a school. And keep up with upcoming events and alumni spotlights and news!
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Spread the word! We're hosting an Info Day for anyone interested in learning about Smith Jewish Academy.
Invite your friends to come 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday, October 23, to tour our campus, hear from department heads, and talk with current Smith parents and students.
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw3M9KqbjQZ5b-6Pbs_F3rCcKw-PgLbAKeg2QV1rLlu_cjDg/viewform
Invite your friends to come 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday, October 23, to tour our campus, hear from department heads, and talk with current Smith parents and students.
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw3M9KqbjQZ5b-6Pbs_F3rCcKw-PgLbAKeg2QV1rLlu_cjDg/viewform
Jewish studies meets STEM AND the arts at our Simchat Torah festivities!
🌱 Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, students illustrated verses from the Torah that reference nature, and their paintings accompanied the Torah as students got to explore the full Torah scroll.
🌧 Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem — Who causes the wind to blow and the rain to come down. In the Makerspace, students made mobiles with the prayer for rain.
💨 Oh no! The wind blew away the s’chakh (roof material on a sukkah)! Students coded robots to clean up the mess.
💃 And finally, what's Simchat Torah without dancing!
🌱 Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, students illustrated verses from the Torah that reference nature, and their paintings accompanied the Torah as students got to explore the full Torah scroll.
🌧 Mashiv haruach umorid hageshem — Who causes the wind to blow and the rain to come down. In the Makerspace, students made mobiles with the prayer for rain.
💨 Oh no! The wind blew away the s’chakh (roof material on a sukkah)! Students coded robots to clean up the mess.
💃 And finally, what's Simchat Torah without dancing!
Today we have a special Kabbalat Shabbat at Smith Jewish Academy. In addition to welcoming Shabbat, we celebrate Sukkot and commemorate the second anniversary of October 7.
Smith's oldest students had a significant opportunity this week to learn about and bear witness to October 7. They visited the Through Their Eyes exhibition on our campus to learn about the people — the victims, heroes, and survivors — of Kfar Aza, a kibbutz hit hard by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
We pray that the reported cease-fire will hold and that our hostages will return home to their loved ones. Shabbat shalom.
We had so much fun at Pizza in the Hut, bringing everyone together for good food, fun, and arts and crafts — and to participate in the mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah. Chag sameach!
You’re invited to💡Or l’Derekh: Ideas That Illuminate 💡 a new speaker series from Smith Jewish Academy, bringing thought leaders to our community to spark dialogue on education, identity, and issues shaping Jewish life today. These conversations welcome all who are inspired to learn and connect.
Join us to launch this initiative with Kim Lear, a nationally recognized generational researcher. Kim will address how generational differences shape our experiences at work, home, and in raising children (it takes a village!) — and how understanding these differences can bring us closer together.
💡 Learn more and get your tickets at smithja.org/page/or-lderekh. Link in bio
✡️ G'mar chatimah tovah — a good final sealing — to all. 📖
Across the grades, classes took time today to reflect and take responsibility for past mistakes and for future actions.
🔑 In fourth grade, students had a discussion and wrote on keys something they choose to do better from today on. With these keys, they open the doors for themselves to try new things and improve upon themselves.
Have a meaningful Yom Kippur. ✡️
Across the grades, classes took time today to reflect and take responsibility for past mistakes and for future actions.
🔑 In fourth grade, students had a discussion and wrote on keys something they choose to do better from today on. With these keys, they open the doors for themselves to try new things and improve upon themselves.
Have a meaningful Yom Kippur. ✡️
A favorite of the Smith community is our kindergarten/eighth grade buddy program! Our youngest and oldest students have a year-long partnership, where eighth graders become mentors and friends to kindergarten students.
Eighth graders welcome their buddies into the Smith community, lead by example and become their guides, and even make Rosh Hashanah crowns with their buddies 👑
Eighth graders welcome their buddies into the Smith community, lead by example and become their guides, and even make Rosh Hashanah crowns with their buddies 👑
It was an honor to have Rabbi Mitch Smith join us for a week. He visited classrooms and met with administrators, and we hosted a small private event to thank him for his generosity and honor his parents, Harold and Mickey Smith.
Their gift is just the start! You can support the Smith's vision for an enduring Twin Cities community Jewish day school too. Visit smithja.org/page/ways-to-give.
Their gift is just the start! You can support the Smith's vision for an enduring Twin Cities community Jewish day school too. Visit smithja.org/page/ways-to-give.
As we enter a time of reflection and renewal, we are deeply grateful for the strength and warmth of the Smith k'hillah (community), from teachers to students, to parents and supporters.
This week our students also had the opportunity to reflect and renew:
🎨 They completed holiday art projects to be used in the new year for Simchat Torah
🍎 They participated in a Rosh Hashanah seder with festive activities
💧 They took a tashlikh walk to think about the past year and the year ahead, to reflect and repent.
May we all have a sweet new year and be written into the Book of Life.
This week our students also had the opportunity to reflect and renew:
🎨 They completed holiday art projects to be used in the new year for Simchat Torah
🍎 They participated in a Rosh Hashanah seder with festive activities
💧 They took a tashlikh walk to think about the past year and the year ahead, to reflect and repent.
May we all have a sweet new year and be written into the Book of Life.
Shanah tovah! We at Smith Jewish Academy wish you a sweet new year. 🍎🍯 שנה טובה ומתוקה
Did you know our very own Ms. Schear is a published author?
Ms. Schear read her book 📘 My Pixie Dixie 📘 to her first grade students, teaching them about relationships and letting go of what holds us back.
We can't wait to see which of her students will become inspired and write their own stories!
Ms. Schear read her book 📘 My Pixie Dixie 📘 to her first grade students, teaching them about relationships and letting go of what holds us back.
We can't wait to see which of her students will become inspired and write their own stories!
Come one Lion, come all! All Smith families, alumni, and community members are invited to join the fun of Smith Homecoming on Thursday, September 18, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on our home field on the Barry Family Campus.
🦁 Dr. Dan will grill up hot dogs (while supplies last; veggie dogs available) while we cheer on our 7/8 soccer team as a community.
⚽️ Here’s a snapshot of the action you’ll see on the field!
🦁 Dr. Dan will grill up hot dogs (while supplies last; veggie dogs available) while we cheer on our 7/8 soccer team as a community.
⚽️ Here’s a snapshot of the action you’ll see on the field!
