
CESJDS Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher MollyBeth Jacobs Rushfield has been named the inaugural recipient of the Avi West Jewish Education Award, honoring the memory of beloved community educator - Avi West (z”l). The Avi West Endowment Fund, established in 2022, supports an annual award for professional development for an exemplary Jewish educator who embodied Avi’s character, his love of Jewishness, Israel, and every Jewish individual. The endowment was funded by hundreds of community members and colleagues who were close to Avi and enriched by his teachings and leadership.