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Grade 4 honours civil rights champion Viola Desmond
Grade 4 completed a special STEM project with English teachers Mrs. Renee Pervin and Ms. Sandy Rosenthal in honour of Black History Month. The classes paid tribute to Canadian human rights champion Viola Desmond by building monuments in her honour. "Students worked...
Grade 6 Boys embrace exciting Mishna Challenge
This week our Grade 6 Boys Mishmar class led by School Rabbi Rabbi Eddie Shostak and our Kollel Torah MiTzion bachurim embarked on an exciting new learning adventure! On Wednesday they launched the “50/50 Mishna Challenge” with the goal of learning five masechtot —...
November is a time to remember at Hebrew Academy
Grades 5 and 6 commemorated Kristallnacht on November 10 with meaningful assemblies. School Rabbi Rabbi Eddie Shostak spoke about the day's significance and showed a brief film, and High School Judaic Studies teacher Dror Yechieli recounted a fascinating story about...
Meet Mélissa and Daniel, HA’s beloved Jewish francophone heroes
Mickey and Minnie, Peppa and George, Max and Ruby – all lovable duos that top kids’ lists of favourites. At Hebrew Academy, another adorable pair has won over the hearts of Kindergarten students: Mélissa and Daniel are vibrant puppets who lead rather busy lives, even...
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Parashat Mishpatim: The damage caused by our words
Try to recall the exact sensation in your body of that time you fell off your bike. What about the pain when you stubbed your toe in the middle of the night on the bed corner? Are you able to conjure up the exact sensation? Now think back to the time that someone said...
Parashat Yitro: Leaning on others
In 1972 Bill Withers wrote the iconic song “Lean on Me”. If you are over a certain age, you are already humming the tune even if you cannot recall all the lyrics. If you don’t know it — it’s a great song! That said, it is easier said than done. From birth, we are...
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