Lander-Grinspoon Academy Joins Northampton Mayor in Saying: Anti-Semitism...
Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) the Jewish Day School of the Upper Pioneer Valley, is heartened by Mayor Sciarra’s unequivocal rejection of recent acts of antisemitism, anti-Asian hate and other forms...
View ArticleStudents at Lander-Grinspoon Academy Participate in Model Social Justice Seder
Northampton – On Wednesday, April 13 at 11 am, students from Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA), the pluralistic Jewish Day School in Western Massachusetts, will participate in a model Passover seder....
View ArticleLander-Grinspoon Academy Hires Director of Student Services
The Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) is pleased to welcome Rosemary Reidy (she/her) as its Director of Student Services. Rosemary brings over nineteen years of experience in special education, working...
View ArticleLander-Grinspoon Academy Joins Jewish Coalition to Act on Climate Crisis
The Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) in Northampton, MA has joined a growing coalition of Jewish community organizations who recognize the existential threat and moral urgency of climate change and...
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A Message from the Head of School
17 Av, 5783 Dear LGA Community, I am so thrilled to be taking the helm as LGA’s new Head of School this year. I am now writing to you to share a few introductory words, and pragmatic announcements,...
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The School Year 2023- 24 Begins!
September 3, 2023 17 Elul, 5783 Dear LGA Community, The new school year is about to begin! Everyone has their backpack, water bottle, and lunchbox ready, and I am writing to share a few thoughts about...
View ArticleOseh Shalom
October 14th, 2023 24 Tishrei, 5784 Dear LGA Community, When we wrapped up our all-school Kabbalat Shabbat assembly on Friday signing “Oseh Shalom,” the prayer for peace, watching our sweet students...
View ArticleWhere Are You? From the Head of School Jake Marmer
Dear LGA Community, Just this past shabbat, synagogues all over the world chanted the opening chapters of Bereshit, the Book of Genesis. There, in a famously poignant moment, the Divine asks Adam:...
View ArticleThe Launch of LGA’s Scholarship Fund
November 8, 2023 24 Cheshvan 5784 Dear LGA Community, A few weeks ago, at our Back to School Night, I announced a major new LGA initiative: the launch of the Scholarship Fund. That evening seems like...
View ArticleTo Be the Light: End of the Year Appeal
Dear LGA Community, In the past two months, I found myself saying, over and over again, that our school is a beacon of light in these challenging times. What does that mean? The world is a difficult...
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