2016 Yom Yerushalayim Dinner
On June 5th, Bnei Akiva Schools hosted a Yom Yerushalayim Community Celebration at Shaarei Shomayim. This memorable evening celebrated Yerushalayim and strengthened our connection to this momentous day in history. We also celebrated our honourees Karen and Yisrael Dov Meyer, in recognition of their commitment to our schools and to the greater Religious Zionist community […]
UO Bekiut Siyum
UO Banquet
Ulpana students and faculty enjoyed a celebratory end of year banquet on Thursday. Among the highlights of the celebration was a year-in-review video produced by Mrs. Weinberg as well as a goodbye video to the Ulpana community from Aliza and Emunah. Malka Daniels, Tamar Sonenberg and Kinneret Witty, publicly cut their hair to donate to […]
YOC Awards
A returning initiative to BAS, students in grades 9 – 11 were recognized for their effort in academics, as well as their middot. With input from the study body, the Middot and Character Awards went to: Mendy Kanofsky (9), Jory Dayan (10) and Eli Weltman (11). Effort in Academic Excellence Awards went to: Yochanan Goldstein […]
UO Grade 9 Trip to OCR Pursuit
Grade 9 had an amazing time at OCR Pursuit, a giant and difficult obstacle course for adults. We challenged ourselves as we climbed and swung the afternoon away. It was such an incredible experience and we thank Mrs. Cohen for taking us. Thank you also to Aliza and Emunah for coming with us. It was […]
Lag Baomer at Ulpana 2016
YOC Guest Speaker
YOC grade 9 and 10 students heard from Mrs. Liwerwant, whose son, Uriel Liwerwant (z”l), a former tank commander for Tzahal. Students learned about her son’s tragic story and appreciated the powerful messages she left them with. Thank you to Rabbi Pituchey Chotam for arranging this opportunity for our students.
Matmidim BBQ
The Matmidim gathered in Rabbi Grauer’s backyard for a delicious BBQ to celebrate a successful year of extra learning. The students were addressed by Rabbi Mazer, Rabbi Goldberg and Danny Buckler (grade 11). Students were presented with sforim to acknowledge their dedication to learning lishma. We look forward to learning together again next year!
Lag Baomer 5776
YOC’s celebration of Lag BaOmer began with a surprise: a fire drill! The students filed outside calmly, as is expected for a fire drill. However, once lined up in single-file lines on the lawn, the excitement began! Rav Yair led them in song and words of inspiration. Students then all wrote a list of challenges […]
Mrs. Judy Feld Carr at UO
On Thursday morning grades nine and ten had the privilege of hearing Mrs. Judy Feld Carr speak and ask her questions about her incredible story. Mrs. Feld Carr is a Torontonian who began and led the unbelievable operation to rescue Syrian Jews that took place over the course of 28 years. Through lots of ransoms, […]
