Rashi School
The Rashi School is an independent, Reform Jewish private school in Dedham, Massachusetts. It offers both secular and Jewish education. Founded in 1986, the school currently enrolls more than 230 students in grades Pre-K–8. As of 2025, the student-teacher ratio was 6:1.
Etymology
The school is named after Shlomo Yitzchaki, an Ashkenazi rabbi who is typically known today by the acronym Rashi. He was a medieval French rabbi and author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud and Torah.History
In 1982, Rabbi Henry Zoob formed a committee to explore interest in a Jewish Reform day school. After a four-year planning process, the Rashi School opened in 1986, enrolling 16 students in kindergarten and first grade.In 1999, the Rashi School introduced its core values: Ruach, Kavod, Kehillah, Tzedek, and Limud.
In 2006, the school's eighth-grade class took its first trip to Israel. The trip is now an annual tradition and a culminating event of Jewish Studies at the Rashi School.
In 2010, The Rashi School moved to its permanent campus in a wooded 162 acre site on the banks of the Charles River, within Newbridge on the Charles Campus for Hebrew Senior Life.
Location
Dedicated location
The school's permanent location on the Hebrew Senior Life campus was opened on October 17, 2010.The building is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified "green" building.