A person whose wisdom exceeds their good deeds is like a tree whose branches are numerous, but whose roots are few. The wind comes and uproots it and turns it upside down. But a person whose good deeds exceed their wisdom is like a tree whose branches are few but whose roots are numerous. Even if all the winds of the world were to come and blow against it, they could not budge it from its place.
-Pirkei Avot 3:22
Brandeis is embedded in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, and we are lucky to be rooted in such rich soil. The diversity and creativity of our Jewish community directly impacts the education we can offer. Every year we have the good fortune to partner with Jewish organizations all over the country, from camps like Newman and Tawonga, to synagogues, preschools, and organizations like Urban Adamah, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Be’chol Lashon, Keshet, the Jewish Studio Project, Shalom Bayit, PJ Library, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, SFJCC, JFCS, JVS, and so many more.
Since our founding, hundreds of individuals who work for and lead Jewish organizations have sent their children to Brandeis. As they have invested their professional energy and passion into the Jewish community, we wish to invest back in them and their families through this program.
Since the 2019-20 academic year, The Brandeis School of San Francisco’s Shorashim Program has covered 50 percent of the tuition for the children of any family who has one or more parent working full time* for a Jewish non-profit organization. Shorashim is the plural form of the word shoresh, meaning root. We are inspired by what grounds us, from the roots of Hebrew words and the roots of the tree of life, to the roots of the good deeds that make up our shared community. This is what sustains us as we build an inclusive, future-focused Jewish day school, now and for many generations to come.
*Annual employment verification required