We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Marshall Lesack has been appointed Head of School at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. Rabbi Lesack, comes to Barrack with decades of leadership experience in Camp and Jewish Education, he served as Director of Education at Congregation Shearith Israel, Assistant Director of Camp Ramah Darom, Faculty member of Brill Institute of Jewish Learning, Faculty Advisor at Foundation for Jewish Camp, among others. Most recently, he served as High School Principal of the Claire and Emmanuel G. Rosenblatt High School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy.
Rabbi Marshall Lesack is a ’97 Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy Alumnus.
“Rabbi Lesack exemplifies all the characteristics we are looking for in a head of school. We are confident in his ability to carry forward Barrack’s strong traditions and culture while innovating and moving us into the future. We believe he will unify our community and all components of our school while also holding fast to the Jewish values we all share,” noted Lisa Sandler, Board 1st VP, and Howard Treatman, President of the Board.(1)
For more information on this appointment please see an official announcement here
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades six through twelve from a broad variety of backgrounds. As the nation’s first pluralistic Jewish secondary day school, Barrack’s modern approach to education is steeped in history. Barrack integrates a comprehensive and rigorous secular college preparatory curriculum alongside a vibrant Jewish studies curriculum steeped in Torah, Derech Eretz, prayer, tikun olam and a love for Israel.
For more information about the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy please visit jbha.org
(1) ‘Head of School Search’ letter from Lisa Sandler, Board 1st VP, and Howard Treatman, President of the Board to the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy community. Available online at https://www.jbha.org/about-us/head-of-school-search
