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We are thrilled to share an exciting new partnership that strengthens access, connection, and community for Smith Jewish Academy families across the Twin Cities. Beginning this w...

If you’ve met Abby Schmulewitz, Smith Jewish Academy’s new director of admissions, you’ve likely felt it right away: warmth, clarity, and a genuine love for this community. Abby i...

We loved welcoming pre-K students from Beth El Aleph Preschool to Smith recently — and watching students explore, ask questions, and experience what makes our community so special...

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Smith Jewish Academy community put learning into action. Thanks to the leadership of PTO Co-Chairs Colette Friedenson and Erica Karasov, more ...

A Fresh Vision for Jewish Learning at Smith Since joining Smith Jewish Academy as director of Jewish living and learning, Rabbi Justin Held has infused new energy, structure, an...

We are proud to share that Smith Jewish Academy siblings Mila and Ezra A. each received Honorable Mention in the inaugural L’Dor V’Dor Essay Prize, sponsored by USCJ and Exploring...

At Smith Jewish Academy, learning is not only about mastering content — it’s about applying knowledge, solving real problems, and discovering what students are capable of when the...

At Smith Jewish Academy, our connection to Israel is not abstract — it is lived, shared, and strengthened through meaningful acts of compassion and community. This fall, that conn...

Smith Jewish Academy is celebrating a wonderful creative achievement: Sylvia, a current fourth grader, has been selected as a winner in the 2025 St. Louis Park Sidewalk Poetry Con...

When Big Hero 6 premiered in 2014, audiences met Baymax, a gentle learning robot whose empathy captured our imagination about the future of human-AI partnership . Today, in...

Every year, Smith Jewish Academy’s seventh graders embark on a unique and meaningful journey — one that transforms the traditional b’nei mitzvah gift exchange into a lesson in tz'...

Fall is when many families begin thinking seriously about kindergarten — or reevaluating whether their child’s current school is the right long-term fit. Choosing a school isn’t j...

19 Elul 5785 September 12, 2025 Dear Saint Paul Jewish Community, Reish Lakish said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi: The world only exists because of the breath of school...

Introducing The Academy Chronicle ! Third through fifth graders joined HaMorah Esther to learn how to write, report, edit, and create a student newspaper and tell the stories tha...

Shavuot celebrates matan Torah (revelation of the Torah). The Torah is the source of Jewish living and learning. But our understanding of the Torah is ltered through generations o...

Heilicher offers unique programs, including participation in statewide and worldwide STEM competitions worked into the curriculum. And not only do Heilicher students participate, ...

"We cannot control the hatred, but we can control how we respond. And that begins with education.” In his State of World Jewry Address, Dan Senor — a political adviser, writer, ...

When I ask students what Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter and Rodrick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid have in common, the answer comes quickly: “They’re bullies!” Fictional bullies may g...

Sixth grade’s trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center got cut short by weather, but they had a successful two days of fun and learning. So successful, in fact, in the gro...

As parents and educators, we want our children to feel safe, confident, and happy. Yet, we also know that worry is a natural part of growing up. A 2023 Harris Poll found that 86%...