Game Highlights August 25, 2022
By Coach Sean Moler Boys Soccer opened their 2021 campaign vs Pescadero in impressive fashion, dominating ball control en route to a 6-0 win. Nathan…
By Coach Sean Moler Boys Soccer opened their 2021 campaign vs Pescadero in impressive fashion, dominating ball control en route to a 6-0 win. Nathan…
This Week’s Highlights: JV Girls Volleyball scored their first win of the season in a three-set thriller over Emery on Tuesday. Varsity Volleyball took the…
by Joseph Gindi, Jewish Studies Teacher God said to Avram, “Go forth: from your land, from your kindred, from your father’s house, to the land…
by Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Last week, we read the words “When God began to create heaven and earth— the earth…
by Raizy Lichtenstein, Jewish Studies Teacher On the first day of Creation, God speaks light into being: God said, “Let there be light”; and there…
by Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies I have always loved Sukkot. When I was a child, it always felt like the adults were less…
Can I Get a Witness? by Michael Brody, Assistant Head of School If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to…
Rabbi Shua Brick, Jewish Studies Teacher It is quite fitting that we read the Torah portion about counting the Omer during the time of year…
The Summer Ahead 2023: Chutzpah & Humility Rabbi Howard Jacoby Ruben, Head of School The story is told of Novardok, the great 19th-century yeshiva in…
Evan Wolkenstein, Director of Experiential Education; Jewish Studies Teacher When I was in fifth grade, our teacher told us that if we gave an educational…
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Phone: 415.345.9777
The Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) is a unique college preparatory high school committed to integrating deep learning, universal wisdom, and Jewish values. We empower each student to embrace their Jewish identity, generate empathy and compassion, delight in lifelong education, and improve the world.
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This calendar is subject to change.
Please refer to the JCHS website calendar for the most up-to-date information
Tuesday, August 23 | Freshman Welcome Retreat |
Wednesday, August 24 | Transfer Orientation |
Thursday, August 25 | First Day of Classes |
Monday, September 5 | No Classes – Labor Day |
Thursday, September 8 | Back to School Night/New Parent Orientation |
Friday – Sunday, September 23-25 | All-School Shabbaton |
Monday – Tuesday, September 26-27 . | No Classes – Rosh Hashanah |
Wednesday, September 28 | No Classes – Professional Development Day |
Tuesday, October 4 | Virtual Day – 2:20 Early Release – Erev Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, October 5 | No Classes – Yom Kippur |
Monday – Tuesday, October 10-11 | No Classes – Sukkot |
Monday – Tuesday, October 17-18 | No Classes – Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah |
Thursday, November 10 | No Classes – Faculty Meeting Day /Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
Friday, November 11 | No Classes – Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences |
Monday, November 21 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
Tuesday, November 22 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
Wednesday – Friday, November 23–25 | No Classes – Thanksgiving Break |
Monday, December 19 – Monday, January 2 | No Classes – Winter Break |
Tuesday, January 3 | Classes Resume |
Monday, January 16 | No Classes – MLK Day |
Thursday, February 16 | Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
Friday, February 17 | No Classes – Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences |
Monday, February 20 | No Classes – Presidents Day |
Sunday – Monday, March 5–20 | Journey (Grade 11) |
Sunday – Thursday, March 12-16 | Journey (Grades 9, 10 & 12) |
Friday, March 17 | No Classes for Grades 9, 10 & 12 – Journey Recovery Day |
Tuesday, March 21 | No Classes for Grade 11 – Journey Recovery Day |
Monday – Friday, April 3–14 | No Classes – Pesach Break |
Friday, May 26 | No Classes – Shavuot I |
Monday, May 29 | No Classes – Memorial Day |
Friday & Monday – Thursday, June 2 & 5-8 | Final Exams (Grades 9-11) |
Thursday, June 8 | Graduation |