"We all felt a sense of community and comfort within the walls of MJDS, but we also had the confidence outside of it to solve bigger problems and be curious about what lies before us."
MJDS Stories
Through first-person storytelling from a variety of voices, we want to share the impact MJDS has had on our community through MJDS Stories.
Parents, teachers, alumni, alumni-parents, students and friends, how has MJDS impacted you in your journey? Share your story.
"MazaI tov to all of my students, colleagues, and dear friends for being the pioneers for 36 exemplary, innovative, and inspirational years!"
- Sandi Morgan Dunn
"The school has always looked for and followed derech eretz, the right path - pioneering, listening, caring, responding, never compromising the finest secular and Jewish education as a sturdy foundation for high school and life."
"...Our children thrived at MJDS and transitioned easily to high school and beyond, where they carried the Jewish values learned at the school."
- Florence Steinberger
"I will always remember MJDS as a warm hearted, child centered school and community. The staff was comprised of helpful, understanding people who tried their best to help when a problem arose."
- Lynda Mitz
"As parents, my husband and I have loved the solid educational foundations our daughters, Dani and Lee'at, have been given. Their love for their heritage and culture was nurtured at MJDS by the wonderful staff. "
- Aimee Bachar
"It is the intangibles that will stay with my family forever: proud Jewish identities, strong commitment to community, appreciation for the rhythm our lives take as we celebrate the Jewish Holidays, love of Israel, and keen responsibility for tikkun olam - repairing the world."
- Sue Carneol
"Thirty six years later, MJDS is still what is always has been, - a warm, bright school filled with incredible staff, engaged students; and dedicated families."
- Kara Sanchez
"...I credit MJDS with helping to shape me into the woman I am today. I know that my exposure to Jewish education and culture during those ten years has helped formulate many of my values and the decisions I make as an adult."
- Rebecca Hart
"I am still going strong, loving to come to work every day, creating new, stimulating environments, finding ways to embody Tikkun Olam."
- Nancy Dowling
"Sending my children to MJDS was one of the best decisions I ever made. For so many reasons, it has helped shape my kids into the happy and successful adults they have become."
- Judy Coran
"Most importantly, we discovered by example that those who devoted their lives to fostering this special and unique MJDS experience for us left an indelible mark on our life journeys and have therefore immeasurably enhanced the Jewish future and the world through the impact each of us and all of us will make."
- Graham Hoffman