{"id":973,"date":"2025-11-12T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress2\/?page_id=973"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:47:27","slug":"message-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/message-from-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Message From the President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"973\" class=\"elementor elementor-973\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53561556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53561556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fd8f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26fd8f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203f7eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"203f7eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from Our President<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436f9bc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"436f9bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313089ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"313089ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbde6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbde6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stacy Cohen, President<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268dbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268dbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HACD, WHERE LIFELONG BONDS AND A LOVE OF JEWISH LIVING AND LEARNING DEVELOP.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5683d23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5683d23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>My relationship with HACD started back in 1996 when we enrolled our oldest son in kindergarten.\u00a0 My first thoughts were how long a ride it was from Niskayuna to our then location on Sand Creek Road in South Colonie.\u00a0 I soon learned that I would be driving all over the Capital District as Ben, and later Steve made friends with their classmates from Clifton Park to Delmar, Esperance to North Chatham. At HACD they learned their aleph-bets, Rube-Goldberg projects, visiting our Seniors at Daughters of Sarah, a love of Israel and so much more in a safe, loving environment which formed their Jewish Identities. \u00a0They both have created Jewish homes and continue to stay in contact with many of their HACD friends.<\/p><p>Though many things have changed since then, HACD continues to be a special jewel where our teachers strive to mold each child to be their best selves. Whenever I am in the building, as I walk through the hallways, I can hear children\u2019s voices singing, davening, talking, laughing as they engage with their teachers and fellow students. The parent Wednesday Update and monthly community Devrei HaYamim proudly share the learning and special activities each cohort participated in that week. Through our dedicated administration, educational standards, both secular and Jewish are maintained and enhanced while maintaining the Jewish Values of justice, kindness and Tikkun Olam. Our parents, whether through Parent Organization, or Board of Trustees or just wanting to help, are constant role models of a Jewish Community, where everyone pitches in to make our school the best it can be.<\/p><p>I am honored and proud to be part of HACD\u2019s continuing mission to provide an education to all who desire it, regardless of financial need, that is immersed in Jewish Traditions, Community Values and Academic Excellence, and hope that you will be part of our HACD community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a8cb5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70a8cb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6ac4f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f6ac4f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_rotateZ_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kids-reading-hebrew.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-60\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kids-reading-hebrew.jpg 594w, https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kids-reading-hebrew-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kids-reading-hebrew-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb7190 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afb7190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2537f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2537f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arrow-dashed.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f62300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f62300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HACD is a <strong>true community<\/strong>, with teachers who get to know our students well in small classroom settings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Message from Our President Stacy Cohen, President HACD, WHERE LIFELONG BONDS AND A LOVE OF JEWISH LIVING AND LEARNING DEVELOP. My relationship with HACD started back in 1996 when we enrolled our oldest son in kindergarten.\u00a0 My first thoughts were how long a ride it was from Niskayuna to our then location on Sand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-973","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=973"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1009,"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/973\/revisions\/1009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressgodesign.com\/hacdalbany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}