Welcome Ramaz Family!
A co-educational Modern Orthodox yeshiva day school on Manhattan's Upper East Side, teaching Torah, derech eretz and menschlichkeit to students in nursery-Gr. 12.
06/15/2026
From Aleph to Tav, they did it! 🎉📚✨
Our kindergarteners celebrated finishing the Hebrew alphabet with letter-themed games and treats at their Otiyot party. We are so proud of them for having mastered the aleph bet!
It’s finals season. As we wrap up the school year, we know our students will show us the same grit, resilience, and teamwork that brought the New York Knicks 🏀 their victory. 🏆🏅Good luck, champions!
Our teachers did the suspect challenge and they have a message for students!
06/05/2026
In Parshat Behaalotcha, it says, “When you raise the lamps…” (Bamidbar 8:2)
You don’t raise a lamp. You light it. So why does the Torah say “raise”?
Check out the answer plus Shabbat activities, questions for your dinner table, and more in Dr. Noam Wasserman's Word of the Week Shabbat Column:
https://tinyurl.com/bdryahew
Normally we’re blue and gold 💙💛 but at this ECC celebration, there was blue and orange too. 💙🧡 Rabbi Lookstein ’49 wearing his Knicks hat did not disappoint with his words of inspiration. ✨ Mazal tov to our kindergarteners and good luck to the !
We are proud Americans, proud Zionists, and proud Rams. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🐏 Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Israel Day on Fifth parade and showcased that pride for the whole world to see!
05/29/2026
The Ramaz Rams were privileged to welcome and the Auburn Tigers' very own , longtime college basketball coach, and outspoken advocate for the Jewish people. His message to students was clear and powerful: wear your Judaism proudly, stand strong against antisemitism, and lead with your values.
05/29/2026
Parshat Naso contains the longest chapter in the Torah, describing the offerings brought by the twelve tribal leaders at the dedication of the Mishkan.
Each leader brings the same gift. Yet the Torah repeats the identical description twelve times.
Why repeat it again and again?
Check out the answer plus Shabbat activities, questions for your dinner table, and more in Dr. Noam Wasserman's Word of the Week Shabbat Column: https://tinyurl.com/2s8fe3c7
05/28/2026
In honor of Shavuot, Middle School students welcomed two inspiring guests who brought mitzvot to life in meaningful ways. Charlie Breda of Project Tzitzis encouraged the boys to embrace the daily mitzvah of wearing tzitzit as a source of pride and spiritual connection. Rebbetzin Peshi Neuberger reflected on the power of Shabbat throughout Jewish history and inspired the girls to elevate their Shabbat experiences at home.
05/15/2026
In Parshat Bamidbar, the Torah describes how the tribes camped around the Mishkan. At first glance, the phrase מִנֶּגֶד סָבִיב seems contradictory. If the tribes surrounded the Mishkan (סָבִיב), why describe them as standing “opposite” (מִנֶּגֶד)? Are they around the Mishkan, or positioned in a way that shapes how they relate to it?
Check out the answer plus Shabbat activities, questions for your dinner table, and more in Dr. Noam Wasserman's Word of the Week Shabbat Column: https://tinyurl.com/4ymbtvan