2017 Chesed Awards Gala The 2017 Chesed Awards Gala on June 6, was by common sentiment one of the greatest and most emotional ever in RTA’s history. The evening was filled with inspiring remarks, beautiful video tributes, and the highest accolades for RTA’s success and esteemed place [...]
The Accelerated Reader Program has been awarding prizes to students for many years. Students receive points for books they have read and taken tests on through the AR site at school. This year, students who score more than 350 points receive a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card. Congratulations to Lilly Lusk, Naava Plotnick and [...]
This past Tuesday the kindergarten class celebrated Israeli Independence Day with a trip to Israel, and had a blast! To truly experience the excitement of visiting the land of Israel, our class experienced a realistic airline experience, which included passports, airline tickets, and a plane ride. We visited Eilat and snorkeled to see colorful fish, [...]
A special pre-Pesach extravaganza brought all segments of the Richmond Jewish community to the Weinstein JCC this past Sunday. Sponsored by the Richmond Council of Jewish Educators, this event brought RTA and all the Synagogue Hebrew schools together for a delightful array of educational, fun Pesach-themed programs. There was the Chabad matzah bakery, Pesach Bingo, [...]
RTA’s Model Seder with the seniors at the WJCC is an annual communal highlight, to which both the seniors and students look forward. The huge crowd of seniors was enthralled with our 7th and 8th grade students, who displayed tremendous class and poise, gliding smoothly from delivering polished words of Torah to socializing with a [...]
This year's RTA Spelling Bee was a treat for all who participated and watched, and a remarkable performance by our talented students. Follow-ing the format we have used in recent years, grades 1-8 held their own in-class spelling bees to determine the winners to represent their respective classes. They were: 1st Grade: Nathan Krumbein & [...]
The RTA CED (Career Education and Development) program for middle school students welcomed Dr. Allen Cohen, renowned inventor, optometrist, patent attorney and entrepreneur, for our second presentation on November 17th. The students gathered to hear and learn from Dr. Cohen’s immense knowledge on a variety of issues. Dr. Cohen began the talk by explaining different [...]
It was an amazing, high-energy First Day of School at RTA! All was smooth sailing - this morning’s student orientation, settling in with our school supplies, and most of all - getting off to an excellent start in the classroom with all our teachers and friends. How would you describe the first day back to school?? [...]
Thank You Dr. William Recant for taking time to speak with the 7th and 8th grade class about rescue, relief, and renewal of Jewish communities worldwide! View the entire gallery online
Congratulations to the 2016 Graduating Class! May you have much success in your future endeavors. GRADUATES Nancy Alexander Berel Bart Ari Lehman Miriam Olihnenco Shoshana Paley JacobRakofsky Jenna Stern Michael Zedd
