Berman Hebrew Academy is the flagship Preschool-12th grade Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School serving the Greater Washington D.C. area. From our inception, we have made an unwavering commitment to academic excellence, religious commitment, and character development. We intentionally develop students with a sense of religious purpose, personal growth, and self-actualization.
As a preschool-12th grade school, we have the distinct privilege of nurturing each of our students throughout their educational journey. Our students graduate with a sense of pride and go on to lead lives as religiously committed Jews and strong citizens of the world.
Inside Out 2: Growing up but Not Growing Better by Lev Gottschalk ’26 Last year, 2023, was the centennial anniversary of Disney. It was not a very good year for the company, with many of their movies failing at the box office. One of those movies was Elemental, directed by Peter Sohn, and released by…
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Written by Eliana Chefitz ’28 What were your feelings first coming into the Berman Upper School? I have been going to Berman since I was in two-year-old nursery, and three of my siblings graduated from Berman. Advancing to high school sounds easy, but it may not be so simple. There are a lot of new…
Written by Dasi Albert ’27 Nitzahn Epstein ’26 is greeted with cheers, upbeat music and colorful signs as she makes her way through Ben Gurion International Airport to join her bus on Mach Hach BaAretz, a five-week Israel summer program for rising high school juniors. For many Berman students, the summer between sophomore and junior…
⚽ Boys Varsity Soccer Game: September 4, 2024 ⚽ Final score: Berman 2, JDS 2 Coming into this friendly scrimmage, JDS was heavily favored to win as a mighty Division I PVAC team versus a Division II Berman Cougars. However, your Cougars came out swinging and scored the first goal of the game to take…
Dvar Torah by Mayer Frenkel ’25 The Parshat HaShavua of the first week of school is Parshat Re’eh, which begins with Moshe’s message to the Jews right before they cross the Jordan and enter the land of Israel: “ראה אנוכי נותן לפניכם היום את הברכה והקללה.” “See that today I have placed before you the…
Dear Berman Community, We are excited to introduce an exciting new chapter for Hamodiya. As the student-run newspaper of the Upper School, Hamodiya seeks to enhance student experience at Berman and provide an accurate view of student life. This year, we are launching an online platform to bring you a greater variety of engaging content….
Dear Berman Family, Commenting on the second paragraph of the Shema in this week’s Parshat Ekev, Rashi reminds us of a profound truth: meaningful change is possible when the foundation–ancient, even eternal–is upheld. ”אִם שָׁמֹעַ בַּיָּשָׁן תִּשְׁמְעוּ בֶּחָדָשׁ”, Rashi writes: if we keep listening to our tradition’s foundational truths, we will be able to listen…
Dear Berman Community, This year has certainly been one of formidable challenges, challenges that were impossible to anticipate for our school community, the Jewish people, the state of Israel, and the world. And yet, as the world that we knew dissolved, we’ve also seen a world emerge full of kindness and compassion, and full of…
Dear Berman Community, Jewish educators are an essential resource for the Jewish community and Jewish future. As Day School enrollment continues to grow, Baruch Hashem, we are in need of more inspired and inspiring Jewish educators. Through their Chinuch Incubator, Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration in partnership with the Rabbi…
Dear Parents, At Jewish schools around the country, teachers and administrators have been tasked with supporting students who are living through one of the most traumatic events in modern Jewish history. This is a moment where all Jews must draw strength from one another. While the war is in Israel, communities in the US are…
