Akiba-Barrack Alumni

04/11/2025

04/03/2025

Over the past 50 plus years Akiba/Barrack athletics have been an integral and important piece in the lives of our students and school culture. It is with great enthusiasm that the nomination process for the Class of 2025 Akiba/Barrack Hall of Fame is now open! Please use the link below for nominations.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdj4m0kK-vyL805hkAud0JRHyX8H_3tfHcuxnq9Qnb2dn-dKg/viewform

03/31/2025

This past Wednesday evening, over 450 members of our Akiba/Barrack community gathered to celebrate our school and the strength of our connection to one another. Together, we honored Howard and Ronit Treatman for their tireless commitment to our school and to the Jewish community locally and around the globe and heard from keynote speaker Michael Oren, Israel's former Ambassador to the United States, on the importance of Am Echad—that we are one nation and one people.
Thank you to the honorary chairs, gala co-chairs, programs co-chairs, and our gala committee for their energy and passion in helping to create such a memorable evening and enormous gratitude to our sponsors and donors for their exemplary generosity and steadfast commitment to our school.
You can see highlights from the event, including videos, photos, and the tribute journal here: jbha.org/22nd-annual-gala-highlights

01/29/2025

Join us for a special virtual panel on Navigating the Different Paths of the Medical/Healthcare Fields featuring Akiba/Barrack alumni Leah Lande '89, MD, FCCP Pulmonologist (Pulmonology Associates, Inc. at Main Line Health); Davi Cohen '18 Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (D1); Gefen Galfand '19 Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University (Senior year of Fact 2 BSN Program); Benji Joffe '16 Doctor of Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (M3); Shira Perloff '19 Doctor of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University (OTD2) & Jared Shotel '18 Doctor of Physical Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University (DPT2)

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsmLY_0haSxl2Ncnx-pKyzoAvS-M_nVqNk88ekQLgmWJsgiA/viewform

01/10/2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires in California. To our Akiba/Barrack Alumni community please know we are thinking about you during this challenging time. Please stay safe and let us know if there's any way we can support you. Shabbat Shalom

12/26/2024

Wishing our Akiba/Barrack Alumni Community a Happy Hanukkah!

11/18/2024

Join us for our annual Pre-Thanksgiving Akiba/Barrack Alumni Gathering on November 27 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Our gathering will be held at South Bowl in Philadelphia and we look forward to seeing you there!
Attendees will be entered to win a 76ers Experience!

https://forms.gle/Rnv1PL11raqzih6D6

RSVP deadline is Friday, November 22, 2024

10/21/2024

Join us for internship and career advice with fellow alum Dan Waskow '83, job search coach/career coach!

Current 11th & 12th grade students and young alumni: Wednesday, October 30, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (virtual)

Parents: Monday, October 28, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 29, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (virtual)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEa0o9L-BJZ44zIuobMosM7JUOYWv9yqOpvwAdVfs5Q_LLxQ/viewform

10/02/2024

As we begin this new year, we are thinking about our Akiba/Barrack alumni all around the world and especially keeping those in Israel in our prayers.

You can read Head of School Rabbi Marshall Lesack '97's reflections on this moment in his Kol Barrack Tishrei here: https://tinyurl.com/bdz5b8va

Wishing all of our alumni a shanah tovah u'metukah—a sweet and peaceful new year.

09/12/2024

We are thrilled to share this feature article on one of our alumni and Head of School for Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Rabbi Marshall Lesack '97, in the latest Jewish Exponent! Rabbi Lesack discusses returning to the school as an alumnus, the strength of our community and academic program, and his vision for Barrack's future as he begins his fourth year as our head of school.

You can read the full feature here: https://dmag.jewishexponent.com/September-12-2024/index.html

07/24/2024

Head of School Rabbi Marshall Lesack '97 connected with Akiba/Barrack alumni, past parents and grandparents, and faculty studying in Jerusalem this summer at The Shalom Hartman Institute, as well as his fellow classmates from the class of 1997.

06/30/2024

With extreme sadness we share the recent passing of alumnus, Rabbi Andrew (Andy) Sacks '71 z'l, Akiba/Barrack former staff member and coach.

The funeral will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. East Coast) at the Menucha Nechona Cemetery in Beer Sheva, Israel.

The funeral will be live streamed on the following link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83698817975?pwd=UDcvUU8zK2VIRHM4TC9oaDFIb29jUT09--

or

https://masortiolami-org.zoom.us/j/87097903830?pwd=3m7sopwOgUGamcERaAOGvkjtIGSbh8.1

Shiva will take place at the home of the deceased, Dostai 11, Jerusalem on Monday, July 1-Wednesday, July 3 from 4:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

06/07/2024

Mazel Tov Class of 2024! We are honored and thrilled to welcome you into the Akiba/Barrack Alumni Community!

06/05/2024

Illana Horwitz '99, Wendy Rosov '82, Arielle Levittes '93, Mindy Andelman '93, and Head of School for Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Rabbi Marshall Lesack '97 attended the 37th Annual Network for Research in Jewish Education conference hosted at Gratz College