Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Charles E. Smith
Jewish Day School
Upper School
Address
Map
Upper School:
11710 Hunters Lane
North Bethesda, Maryland (Rockville address) 20852
United States
 
Lower School:
1901 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
United States
Coordinates39°03′14″N 77°07′37″W / 39.054°N 77.127°W / 39.054; -77.127
Information
TypePrivate, Jewish day school, College-prep
Motto"...You shall teach them diligently to your children" (Deuteronomy 6:7)
EstablishedSeptember 1965[1]
Head of schoolMitchel Malkus
Faculty199
GradesPre-kindergartentwelfth grade
Enrollment924 (2019-2020)
Student to teacher ratio6:1
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    Blue and gold
NicknameLions[2]
RivalMelvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy
NewspaperThe Lion's Tale
YearbookDimensions[3]
Websitewww.cesjds.org

The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, often referred to as CESJDS or JDS, is a private, pluralistic Jewish JK-12 school located on two campuses in North Bethesda (Rockville postal address), Maryland, United States.[4][5] Founded in 1966, the school's namesake is Charles E. Smith,[6] a local Jewish philanthropist and real estate magnate.

The head of school is Rabbi Mitchel Malkus.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Seidel, Jeff. "JDS boys and girls win their divisions". Washington Jewish Week. February 19, 2004. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Dimensions Yearbook Featured in 2016 Jostens Look Book". Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. March 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Bethesda CDP, MD" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. Compare to the postal address.
  5. ^ "Home". Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Lower School 1901 East Jefferson Street Rockville, MD 20852 [...] Upper School 11710 Hunters Lane Rockville, MD 20852 - Compare with the CDP map.
  6. ^ "History - Charles E Smith Jewish Day School". www.cesjds.org. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet the Head". Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School: . Retrieved May 3, 2015.