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DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Thank you to our supporters and friends for helping us raise $1.3 million JKHA/RKYHS continues to launch capital improvement projects to ensure a state-of-the-art learning environment
for our students. Thank you to our generous supporters who make all of these exciting enhancements possible.
for the 2017-2018 Annual Campaign. Given that tuition and fees cover less than 70% of the
ANNUAL costs of a JKHA/RKYHS education, the school relies on its Annual Campaign to provide immediate unrestricted NAOMI ROSENFELD KEHILAH CENTER

CAMPAIGN resources that enable the school to continue to deliver academic excellence in General and Judaic Studies while Through a community-match challenge, the school raised more than $600,000 to build a
remaining affordable and accessible to school families. The Annual Campaign impacts all areas of the school,
beautiful new, multi-functional community gathering, educational, and recreational space
from our exceptional academic program, the hiring and retention of top-tier faculty, to providing diverse in the lower level of JKHA/RKYHS. More than 700 parents, students, alumni, alumni parents,
co-curricular and extra curricular activities. community members, friends and loved ones came together to help build this vibrant new
space and to remember Naomi Rosenfeld z”l each day at JKHA/RKYHS.
70TH ANNUAL DINNER THE JKHA/RKYHS ATID SOCIETY STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

The expanded Student Health Center, funded in large part from a grant from the
JKHA/RKYHS celebrated its On December 3, Bat Sheva and Murray Halpern chaired another success-
70th Annual Dinner and ful ATID SOCIETY event featuring Safam, the Jewish-American sound, Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, will help to promote student health and
Israel’s 70th anniversary on in concert. Each year, the JKHA/RKYHS ATID SOCIETY event raises vital wellness in a new state-of-the-art facility.
May 24, 2018 at Factory 220 funds for the Annual Campaign and serves to recognize its members
in Passaic honoring Barrie for their important partnership in support of academic excellence, the
and S. Simon Jacob, Jodi and school’s mission, and the future of the Jewish people. JKHA/RKYHS ATHLETIC FACILITIES
Dr. Steven Reich, and Rabbi JKHA/RKYHS is building premier recreational facilities and athletic fields which will include
Richard Kirsch. Each of these turf soccer fields, a track, new state-of-the-art playground equipment for a wide range of
deserving honorees has ages, basketball courts, tennis courts and an open area for free play. The new facilities will
transmitted a love for Torah and Israel and made an important be located on the school’s side yard.
difference in the lives of JKHA/RKYHS students.

The Annual Dinner is the largest fundraising event of the year FELIX FISHEL ROZEN TORAH REFERENCE LIBRARY
and the cornerstone of the JKHA/RKYHS Annual Campaign. The
event is a meaningful opportunity for parents, grandparents, In June 2018, JKHA/RKYHS dedicated a new reference section for Torah study within the RKYHS Study Center in memory
alumni, parents of alumni, and friends of the school to join of Felix Fishel Rozen z”l, beloved father of Bat Sheva and Murray Halpern, and grandfather of JKHA/RKYHS students and
together in celebration of the value of a JKHA/RKYHS education alumni Audrey, Nathaniel, and Gabriel Halpern and Maya Sasson.
and the important role of JKHA/RKYHS in the community.
MAJOR GIFT CAMPAIGNS MAJOR GIFT CAMPAIGNS

L'ATIDENU...for our future CAMPAIGN FOR EXCELLENCE

16% JKHA/RKYHS How can you participate? A 3:1 challenge match from three generous We need YOUR Help to continue to meet our match.
760 of budget 16% $3 million (Please contact your CPA or tax attorney for $250,000/year
families donating
provided
allocated
4x
to
students in financial in financial specific advice.) over five years means
your donation has
2017-18 assistance 2017-18 assistance
in 2017–18. Gottesman Family Linda & Murray Seryl & Charles
Supporting
Laulicht
Kushner Family
the impact Foundation Foundation
More than Make a cash gift or transfer marketable securities. ST
The L’Atidenu Endowment Make a planned gift and remember JKHA/RKYHS in your will, THE CFE IS ENSURING A 21 CENTURY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BY SUPPORTING...
50% is designed to perpetually provide as a beneficiary of life insurance, an IRA or 401 (K) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES SCHOOL GROWTH
need additional resources for financial Your legacy gift will help ensure a strong Jewish future and make a Enriched Judaic Studies (Israel
financial assistance. difference for generations to come. education, Jewish History, Tefilah, New Middle School STEM Lab Student Enrollment
assistance. and Sephardic Culture) Curriculum
We are less than $500,000 away from Thank you to the following families for their generous support of the New Library Maker Space and
L’Atidenu Endowment: Torah Reference Library
reaching our goal of $10,000,000 in total Harriet and George Blank Maralyn Friedman Alice and Jacob Klein New STEM (Science, Technology, Top -Tier Faculty
Recruitment and Retention
endowment assets to help provide a permanent (Founding Chairs) Gottesman Family Supporting Lee and Murray Kushner Engineering & Math) Courses
Sandra and Howard Blank
Foundation
revenue stream for financial assistance. Cheryl and Mark Friedman Robin and Brad Klatt Esther and William Schulder Expanded Drama Program Professional Development
Sherry and Henry Stein
22 For more information or to participate in any of our campaigns, please contact Lauren Shapiro, Director of Development at 862-437-8192 or lshapiro@jkha.org. Technology Upgrades Opportunites 23