The Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School opened its doors 20 years ago in the fall of 1997. Originally named Kushner Yeshiva High School, it was the first Modern Orthodox Yeshiva high school in Essex County. The school was re-named the Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School in 2005. Over the last 20 years the school has continued to expand, grow and thrive.

To mark this milestone for the school, and to kick off a year of programming in celebration, alumni from all the graduating classes came back to the school for a 20th anniversary celebration. Braving the season’s first snow, alumni came from all over New York and New Jersey and were joined by their former faculty through the years. A convivial feeling pervaded the building as alumni and faculty reminisced and reconnected about their years at RKYHS and marveled at all the renovations and capital improvements the school has undergone, creating state-of-the-art and aesthetically pleasing spaces throughout the building.