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Hello! My name is Courtney Cohen, and I am a proud RJDS Alumni from the graduating class of 2001. I still remember like it was yesterday, receiving our grade 7 sweatshirts and climbing to the top of the outdoor jungle gym to take our yearbook photo as a class of 10 preteen girls excited forRead more

Last night the Richmond City Council adopted the terminology and definitions in Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019-2022, which includes Discrimination, Anti-Asian Racism, Anti-Black Racism, Islamophobia and Antisemitism.   Richmond Jewish Day School would like to extend our deep gratitude to those members of the Richmond City Council who voted in support of the Richmond Community Protocol, andRead more

My name is Carine Rozen, and I’m a proud member of the 3rd graduating class at RJDS in 1999 – the year we moved into the new beautiful school! Growing up in Richmond, I attended Steveston high school and then went on to graduate from York University in Toronto with an honours degree in BusinessRead more

Click here to view the video After rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, made antisemitic comments on a podcast, saying he “loves Nazis” and “likes Hitler,” Vancouver’s Jewish community says they’re fed up. CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, Ezra Shanken, says the rapper’s behaviour is dangerous for Jewish people everywhere. “TheRead more

My family moved to Richmond from Calgary in 2002 when my father began his role as principal at RJDS, where both my sister, Noa, and I were enrolled. From our arrival, the entire RJDS community was incredibly warm and welcoming. My happiest memories from childhood took place when I was a student at RJDS. SomeRead more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is also known as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and was designated by the United Nations General Assembly back in 2005. Today, on the 27 of January, the Richmond Jewish Day School joins with the Vancouver Holocaust EducationRead more

This week at Richmond Jewish Day School, we have had a week-long event celebrating the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat.  Tu B’shevat has developed into an ecological holiday that reminds Jews of our connection to the earth and to our role as caretakers of the environment. On Monday, each classroom performed a model Tu B’shevat Seder,Read more

Congratulations to our long-standing staff member Mrs. Reesa Pawer who was recently nominated for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education in the category of Outstanding Support – Teaching Assistant. Morah Reesa has been a member of the RJDS family since 2006 working both as an Education Assistant and Student Life Coordinator. She was bornRead more

  Richmond Jewish Day School is located on No. 5 Road which has been named the Highway to Heaven and within it holds more than 20 places of worship, education, and cultural practice. The temples, churches and religious schools all celebrate the LIGHT during the winter season. The Celebration of Light began with the ideaRead more

Below is a list of 30 Acts of Reconciliation. Many of these are small, everyday acts that average Canadians can undertake, but others are more provocative that encourage people to think about Indigenous-settler relationships in new ways. I encourage you to share as a family your engagement with items on the list.      Learn theRead more