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A Window Into the Past, Looking Towards the Future: A Tribute to Rabbi William Millen, zt”l By Shmuel Lesher | January 21, 2021 Usually we only get to know gedolim once they have clearly established themselves as being in a category of their own. I knew of the greatness of Rav Aaron Lichtenstein, zt”l. But what was he like when he was a teenager? What were his years studying at Harvard like? Through a brief encounter with Rabbi William Millen, zt”l, I caught a glimpse of his childhood friend, the young Aaron Lichtenstein. As Rabbi Millen shared his stor...

Rachel Dratch Named Next Head of School of Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy STAMFORD – Rachel Levitt Klein Dratch has been named the next Head of School of Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy (BCHA), it was announced recently by the school’s President David Pikoff and Chairman of the Board of Incorporators Bob Zitter.  Mrs. Dratch will take over as head of the Stamford Jewish day school, which is open to students in preK through grade 12, in August 2021. She succeeds Jacqueline Herman who is stepping down as head of school after 10 years of service. “When Jackie Herman told us of her plan to retire a...