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or Farber Hebrew Day School, 
the 2024-25 school year will 
celebrate the institution’s 60th 
anniversary, while also being a transi-
tion year. 
Dr. Seth Korelitz has joined the 
school as its Dean of Academics.
Korelitz has been working in Jewish 
day schools in Metro Detroit for 
about 25 years. Most of that time has 
been spent as a classroom teacher at 
Hillel Day School along with a few 
years as an administrator at Frankel 
Jewish Academy. 
But he also has prior connections 
to Farber — Korelitz has two daugh-
ters who graduated from the school. 

Not only is he a past 
Farber parent, but 
he’s also a past board 
chair. 
Dr. Josh Levisohn, 
Farber’s former 
Head of School, 
departed Farber 
earlier this year to 
take advantage of a new opportunity 
in Boston. 
Farber’s board decided that rather 
than jump into finding a new head of 
school, they wanted to take some time 
to think about a possible new lead-
ership structure. The new leadership 
structure entails the school currently 

looking for a rosh yeshivah (the title 
given to the dean of a yeshivah), 
which will be a slightly different role 
than the position Levisohn held.
The search is underway and, in 
the meantime, the school wanted an 
interim person(s) to help run the 
school for this upcoming year. 
“I was fortunate enough that they 
reached out to me as somebody who 
has some background in Jewish day 
schools and day school leadership, but 
also knows the school and knows the 
community very well,” Korelitz said. 
Korelitz will be sharing leadership 
this year with Rabbi Yechiel Morris of 
Young Israel of Southfield, who’s been 
a longtime teacher and rabbinic advi-
sor at the school, and who took on 
the role of Rav Beit Sefer last year. 
Korelitz will oversee the academic 
side of things, and Rabbi Morris will 
oversee the rabbinic leadership side.
Korelitz is excited for this new 
opportunity. 
“For me, this is a real opportunity 
to give back. I have a tremendous 
sense of gratitude to the school for 
everything they’ve provided for my 

daughters. They’re both wonderful, 
successful young women, and that’s 
in no small part to their experiences 
here,” Korelitz said. “Being asked to 
help out the school this year, and to 
step in, is really a way for me to pay it 
back or pay it forward, even.”
Farber’s 60th anniversary will, of 
course, be a real centerpiece for the 
school’s annual dinner in the spring. 
The school is also excited to be in 
the midst of a Hachnasat Sefer Torah 
campaign as well. 
“We’re writing a new Sefer Torah, 
which we hope every member of the 
community and the larger community 
will be able to participate in,” Korelitz 
said. “That’s a beautiful way to kick 
off this anniversary year.” 
To contribute to the campaign, visit 
farberhds.org.
“I think everybody is really proud 
and happy with the teachers and lead-
ership team here,” Korelitz said. “It’s 
a bit of a transition year as the school 
is looking for its next leader, but we’re 
halfway to 120 years as we say, so the 
school is really in an extremely strong 
place.” 

Farber’s 60th 
Anniversary Marks 
Year of Transition

Dr. Seth Korelitz has joined the school 
as its Dean of Academics.

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