End of Year Message from Mrs. Kagan
As 2015/2016 comes to a close we can look back at another very exciting year, full of activities, events and accomplishments. Our students have taken it all in their stride and made the year a tremendous success. Our boys have been involved in many diverse activities and spent their time studying, learning and growing. Our […]
Chidon Hatanach 2016 in Israel Update
by Atara Kelman So far, my trip to join the Chidon Hatanach in Israel has been more special than I could have anticipated. The combination of the competition, the touring and the wide variety of Jews makes the camp a special place. The entire machane is really centered around the competition. We took a 60 question […]
Pesach Message: The Four Fathers
Dear Friends, Perhaps the most famous and well recognized section of our Haggadah is the section dealing with the four sons. Many beautiful Haggadot have been illustrated with wonderful drawings of these four sons, and pages and pages of commentaries have been written explaining the questions they ask, the answers given to them, and what […]
Weizmann Safe Competition Update #1
by Ariel Markus I am currently sitting on an El Al flight, along with four peers and my Physics teacher, Mrs Chocron, on our way to compete in an international Physics competition to be held at the Weizmann Institute for Science. We have the unique opportunity to visit the institute, view some scientific experiments, and […]
Reflections on my First Trip to Israel
by Josh Rosenberg Before leaving on this trip, I thought I was running for myself and personal fitness. Upon visiting Shalva – meeting the children and dedicated staff - my run was given new meaning. From people encouraging us over the course of our run and experiencing the enormous power of Achdut (togetherness), to the […]
Shalva Trip: Day-by-Day
by Mrs. Temima Cohen Day One We arrived to sunny weather in Tel Aviv and then started our journey to Neve Michael where we were greeted with open arms and a hot meal. The group heard all about the special place Neve Michael is from Chava Levine, her daughter, Rachel, and other Neve Michael staff. […]
Shalva trip: The First Few Days
By Rivka Werner Shalva is an Israeli organization that supports Israel’s disabled children of different denominations and backgrounds. We have the incredible opportunity of being a member of Team BAS Toronto for the Marathon; we are one of 12 different international school groups running for Team Shalva in the annual Jerusalem Marathon. Our team arrived in Israel a few days early and […]
Address from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Parshat Vayakhel
by Mrs. Sharon Fixler This past week, Hollywood celebrated the best in film by assembling for the 88th Annual Academy Awards. But this was no ordinary Oscar celebration. There was much controversy this year (known as #OscarsSoWhite on Twitter) as black actors were glaringly omitted from the list of nominees. In fact, in his opening […]
In memory of Rabbi Zev Eisenstein a’h
A tzaddik and humble man the esteemed Rabbi, Rabbi Zev Eisenstien son of Moshe Dov and Shayna of blessed memory from Hamilton Canada He made due with little and was happy with his portion From the students of Aharon He loved peace and pursued peace Loved all people and brought thousands of Jewish children close […]
