History

The naming of this school after Louis Brandeis and Rabbi Hillel represents more than two names on the door of our school. Their teachings inspire daily.

Louis Brandeis was a fighter for social justice, who believed that social engagement was imperative. He was a strong advocate of individual rights and freedom of speech. As a Supreme Court Justice, Brandeis made sure that the rights of minorities were heard. He was proud to be a Jew at a time when many Jews sought assimilation and he was a proponent of Zionism long before the State of Israel came into being. Louis Brandeis is a big part of who we are today. He inspires our teachers that our children need to be more than literate, that they should be scholarly. He inspires our students to use learning for group gain and to stretch our individual potential to its limit.

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."

— Louis Brandeis

Rabbi Hillel was a second century philosopher who taught that Juadaism is more than ritual, but a philosophy that enables us to reach out and be inclusive. He taught his students to be kind and understanding. According to Rabbi Hillel, it is not enough to try to improve the lives of others, but that you must treat them kindly. Rabbi Hillel’s succinct summation of the Torah, “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah; the rest (is commentary, the explanation); go and study it.” Is the inspiration behind our radical kindness curriculum that is practiced daily by students, faculty, staff and parents.