12 November 2020 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
Hebrew Academy paid tribute to the courageous fallen soldiers and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces on Remembrance Day with solemn commemorations. In a moving High School assembly led by School Rabbi Rabbi Eddie Shostak, Head of School Dr. Laura Segall underscored...
26 May 2020 | Elementary School News, Latest News
For the second consecutive year, a Hebrew Academy Grade 6 student is one of 50 finalists of an international contest run by an Israeli museum. Natan Abicidan won for his beautiful, ornate project depicting “The Sinking of the Egoz Ship”. Over several...
30 April 2020 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
Our HA family welcomed Yom Ha’Atzmaut on Wednesday in typical HA-style: full of ruach, simcha, pride, gratitude and love for our beloved homeland. The day began with Hallel Chagigit and continued with Israel-themed activities including a scavenger hunt, Spin-the-Wheel...
23 April 2020 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
High School and Elementary marked Yom HaShoah on Tuesday with solemn tributes that were equally outstanding as years’ past, despite being commemorated remotely. High School students, staff and parents attended a Zoom assembly on the theme of Names, Not Numbers....
5 February 2020 | Elementary School News, Latest News
If there were a Dad of the Month award, HA parent and alumnus Gabriel Malca (’01) would surely win it. For a number of weeks, Morah Elyse Haber’s 2B English class has welcomed Mystery Readers – typically students’ parents – who read them a story. Monday’s reader was...
29 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Grade 6 students and faculty welcomed a very special guest on Wednesday: child Holocaust survivor Leon Celemencki. Students were riveted by Mr. Celemencki’s stirring account of his childhood during the Shoah, which was punctuated by the loss of his mother and...
25 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Under the guidance of HA parent Rosaleen Hutman, Julia Lasry (6C) weighed a package of flour on a kitchen scale on Monday, which Mrs. Hutman explained is the weight of some premature babies at birth. Co-founder of the JGH Auxiliary’s Tiny Miracle Fund, Mrs....
14 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
It’s 11:30 am and the children are glued to the screen, waiting to see the results of the Final Quest on the Leaderboard. Cheers erupt from a corner of the room as the Superstars are declared the winners with a final score of 19 out of 20. Sounds like a typical Sunday...
1 November 2019 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
Grades 6 to 8 participated in a fascinating workshop this week by Ptil Tekhelet, a non-profit organization based in Kfar Adumim that produces techelet for tzizit and educates adults and children about the process. Co-founder Joel Guberman touched upon the Talmudic and...
25 October 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Lauren Thurber, Elementary School English department Grade 6 came down with Election Fever last week with their English teachers, Mrs. Sheri Gray and Ms. Lauren Thurber. Connecting back to their year-long inquiry on what it means to care, the students reflected on...