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A serious message, delivered with humour
High School Judaic Studies teacher Mrs. Chaya Elias treated Grade 11 Navi students to a special afternoon on Tuesday. The ladies welcomed dynamic Rabbi Gavriel Friedman, widely known as Rav Gav, who spoke on "The Tefillah Challenge." Rav Gav teaches at Aish HaTorah in...
Celebrating Yom Ha’Atzmaut the HA way
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...
Yom Hazikaron: “Our day to remember”
High School students and faculty honoured Israel’s fallen chayalim and victims of terror in an emotional assembly on Tuesday. Following a nod to HA alumni serving in the IDF and a prayer for chayalei Tzahal by School Rabbi Rabbi Eddie Shostak, Head of School Dr. Laura...
Hebrew Academy marks Yom HaShoah with outstanding tributes
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....
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Parashat Toldot – The legacy of Yitzchak Avinu
A quick Google search of the expression “Covid fatigue” yields over 392 million results. Incredible, considering that less than a year ago, none of us really knew what Covid even was. Fatigue, boredom or “ennui” are states of being that we are all too familiar with; a...
Parashat Chayei Sara – We have the power to choose
Our days are filled with a myriad of choices: some big, some small, some seemingly inconsequential and some potentially life changing. In fact, it is estimated that the average adult makes roughly 35 000 decisions each and every day (UNC Science, 2018). But it is in...
Parashat Vayeira – In Hashem’s image
One of the hardest things of being in a Red Zone is the isolation. Our Yom Tov and Shabbat tables where once we hosted family and friends with boisterous conversation and song, are now quieter and more sedate. Many of the more vulnerable in our community, the elderly,...
Parashat Lech Lecha – Parents as educators
Over the past eight months, we have all been zooming, be it for work or school or even simchas, of late. Inadvertently, this has given everyone a glimpse into our homes. There is one thing that struck me sitting in on meetings with many different communities in...
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