YOC Mishmar
Can a Motivated Group of Students Really Make a Difference?
by Rabbi Seth Grauer The Rambam in Hilchot Avodah Zara (1:3) writes: Once Avraham was weaned, he, as a child, began contemplating and thinking day and night, and wondered how a sphere could follow a fixed path without being directed. If so, who directed it? Surely it would be impossible for it to rotate on […]
YOC Sock Club
The highly-anticipated first meeting of YOC’s sock club took place this past week. Students spoke about their sock choices and voted on a winner for “best socks of the week.” With weekly e-newsletters, the club heads continue to keep students informed on all the latest sock news. We can wait for the next meeting!
YOC Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan Tisch
To celebrate Rosh Chodesh last Friday, YOC students gathered in the MPR for a tisch. The singing was enhanced by special guest Elkana Shtamler (last year’s young shaliach). Divrei Torah were shared and kugel was enjoyed.
YOC Hachnassat Sefer Torah for Sephardic Beit Knesset
Two years ago, a group of YOC’s Sephardic students requested their own minyan, where they could daven in their own nusach, embracing their own traditions. As the number of Sephardic students in our school increased over the past two years, and their love of the minyan was evident immediately, it became clear: a Sephardic Beit […]
Empowering to Question: An Idea in Pedagogy
by Rabbi Yosef Kurtz When thinking about principles of Jewish education, one need not look further than the Torah for guiding instructions. On Passover we recite a number of times “When your child asks you….you should tell them….”. From these words of the Torah, many sages and contemporary authors point to the importance of questions […]
Stand With Us Program
Ulpana had the unique opportunity to hear from Yahya Mahamid as he told of his journey growing up in an Israeli Arab town that was indoctrinated to hate Israelis. Yahya, an Israeli Arab Zionist, works for Stand With Us and spoke about his inspirational experience in teaching about peace and coexistence in Israel.
YOC Sephardi Beit Knesset Mezuza Ceremony
Thursday morning, we added a Mezuza to our new Sephardic Beit Knesset in a special ceremony. Click here to view highlights from the program.
UO Grade 10 Stratford Trip
On Wednesday, Ulpana’s Grade 10 English class went to Stratford to see the play Romeo and Juliet. We started off with an interesting tableau workshop, in which we acted out scenes from Romeo and Juliet under the direction of two Stratford Festival actors. After the workshop, we had time for lunch by a beautiful lake […]
Simchat Beit Hashoevas
YOC held a Simchat Beit Hashoeva open to the entire school, while UO had some grade-specific Simchat Beit Hashoevas. Singing, food and Divrei Torah – Chol Hamoed was enhanced by these beautiful programs. Thank you to the faculty who hosted and organized!
