Would You Like a Glass of Lemonade? How a Construction Project and an Alumna Came Together to Increase Library Circulation


This summer, the Middle School Library underwent a major construction project that removed a full bookshelf from the space. Learn how a former student and a team of staff came together to use the project to their advantage, improve the library's organization system, and increase student usage this school year.


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Capital Kvell: How MILTON is Making New Community Connections Through Our Early Childhood Initiative


This year, MILTON is working with community partners to launch Capital Kvell, an initiative designed to expose families with young children to the breadth of Jewish organizations and opportunities in the area. Read more about our new programming at the link below.


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Telling Stories With a MILTON Education: Two Alumni Share Their Paths to Writing


What can you do with a MILTON education? For Jordan Fontheim (‘03) and Molly Kurtzer-Ellenbogen (‘22), the answer is share people’s stories and help audiences analyze the world around them through writing. At the link below, both share why they pursued these paths, what draws them to writing, and the role MILTON has played in their lives today.


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We Are Not Meant to Separate Ourselves from Our Community: MILTON's Head of Security Shares Conversion Story with Moment Magazine



Last May, MILTON's Head of Security and Facilities, Duncan Miller, converted to Judaism. In the article below, he shares and reflects on his journey and the role the MILTON community played. Read his poignant and thoughtful article at the link.


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  • Ilana Kissel ('20) interned in the MILTON Growth Office over the summer, where she completed a number of graphic design projects including redesigning this magazine!
  • Jordana Dauber ('23) will receive the Perlo High School Athlete Award at the Bender JCC Dinner of Champions on November 21. This award honors outstanding Jewish student-athletes in the greater DC area.
  • 18 MILTON Alumni were selected for the Hartman Teen Fellowship this year! The students are Oren Baer, Avital Berger, Eliana Berger, Max Cohen, Tova Greenblum, Natalie Hochstein, Jojo Hyman, Eiden Jorisch, Caleb Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Hersh Lewis, Eli Loeffler, Alex Plotinsky, Eden Segal-Geetter, Isaiah Segal-Geetter, Gabey Silverberg, Shira Skolnick-Einhorn, Sam Small, and Ya'ara Weiss.

Jordana playing basketball at CESJDS. She got her start playing for MILTON in Middle School!

Share the Nachas Day

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Camp MILTON

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Sukkot

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Rosh Hashanah

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Meet the Teachers Day/Orientation

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First Day of School

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The Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School weaves the unique threads of every student, educator, and family into a vibrant tapestry of Jewish community. Grounded in Jewish sources, we prepare students for a life of meaning, engaged citizenship, and critical thinking through innovative teaching, joyful learning, and educational excellence with the nation’s capital as an extension of our classroom.