On Sunday, January 8, 2012, Rabbi Shimshon Jacob, Class of 2001 was presented with the Hoffman Award and Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for his role as an Outstanding Metro-West Educator. A member of the Hoffman family presented the award to Shimshon, as well as Robert Lichtman and Larry Rein, executive director and president of the Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life, respectively. Rabbi Jacob is a Judaic Studies teacher at RKYHS and is involved in the planning and implementation of various student activities programs.
