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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%...

Aliyah Chet is Heilicher's eighth-grade trip to Israel, and the inaugural trip is happening right now! At the end of each day, a couple students will write a recap. Keep up with A...

Earlier this month, the Heilicher Student and Teacher Resource Team (STRT) hosted our annual high school information night for middle school students. We assembled a panel of high...

By Intro to Journalism Elective November 5th, 2024, marked Election Day in the United States. America’s electorate went to the polls to vote in national, state, and local race...

This week’s election has stirred a range of emotions across our country, as well as within the Heilicher community. As I shared with our team — at times like these, when feelings ...

The Bible doesn’t know from democracy, but it does predict Jews would live among different people in different places with different customs. So the prophet Jeremiah directs the p...

By Adina T., Dalia P., Eve S., Ezra A., and Ilan G. (Intro to Journalism Elective) LORETTO — The middle school students from Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School recently re...

"On October 7, the Jews were victims. But now we have the might, power, and fortitude to defend ourselves, to fight back against the aggressors. And there are signs of hope everyw...

The first month of school has been filled with a warm welcome to our students and families. From Back-to-School Night and the New Parent Welcome to our Parent-Teacher Conferences,...

With the most significant Jewish holidays taking place in October, this month naturally lends itself to reflection, intention-setting, and renewal — perfectly aligning with the st...

While many of our Heilicher students might have spent their summer diving into The Hunger Games or The Summer I Turned Pretty , my own reading list looked a bit different. This...

Heilicher alum Eitan Weinstein (class of 2016) exemplifies Heilicher’s mission to cultivate lifelong learners and community leaders as he completes his undergraduate education at ...

The start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7 hurt our community members but strengthened our community. It even grew our community, bringing families to Heilicher during the unc...

By Jonah Kaplan, SJA Parent I attended day school myself through 12th grade, and a major reason for choosing to come to Minneapolis, in addition to my new job, was knowing there...

Amalya Lewin (Heilicher ’05) is an outpatient therapist, who for the last two years served LGBTQ+ youth for the St. Paul nonprofit RECLAIM. She deeply values providing accessible ...

From an early age, Rivka Buchbinder (Heilicher ’12) knew she wanted to be an educator. Her mom was a teacher, and Rivka fondly remembers the connections she had with her teachers ...

Heilicher alum Leah Shapiro (Heilicher ’08) is redefining debate — what it looks like, what it sounds like, and, most importantly, who can participate. She created My Voice Matter...

Gabe Segal (Heilicher ’01) graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a master’s degree in industrial engineering and has developed a career in the financial sector...