YOC Mishmar
This week’s mishmar took a different format. The boys enjoyed a Tu B’Shvat-inspired meal which included a Tu B’Shvat seder and grape juice, singing and trivia run by Rabbi Mazer and Akiva Buckman. Thank you to grade 12 students Avraham Kanofsky and our mishmar co-heads, Yonatan Markus and Noam Slodovnick, for all their help with […]
YOC Mishmar
A new series of sessions started with this week’s mishmar. Topics include: Rabbi Sonenberg on Abortion in Halacha; Rabbi Spitz on Torah: Unreel! ; Rabbi Perlmutter on Contention and Conversation: Social and Ethical Issues in Halacha; Rabbi Koperwas and Akiva Buckman’s Jam and Torah; Rabbi Mazer on Halachik Issues of Army and Government; and Mr. […]
UO Grade 8 Program
This past Friday, a group of Grade Eight students from Netivot, Eitz Chaim, Or Haemet and Associated came to Ulpana for an open house visit. First, they played an awesome game of panoply with the Ulpana student ambassadors. Then the guests, together with the rest of the school, enjoyed a delicious pizza lunch and ice […]
YOC Grade 8 Program
Last Friday, prospective grade 8 students from 5 different schools spent their morning at Or Chaim. Their morning began with learning in chavruta / chabura with some of our students and a shiur with Rabbi Mazer. Following that, students chose to go the gym for some activities run by Mr. Skarott and Rabbi Spitz, or […]
YOC Nursing Home visit
The grade 11s and 12s split up to visit three different nursing homes: Baycrest, Kensington Place and L’Chaim. At each location, we opened with a play depicting the story of Chanukah, followed by some singing with guitar and piano accompaniment. We then did a “mock lighting” of the menora with some more singing. In some […]
YOC Father / Son Learning
The father and son learning that took place last Sunday was a great success! It was such a beautiful sight to see all the fathers and sons learning together. The day started off with a meaningful davening, followed by a delicious breakfast and concluded with a inspirational shiur from the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Grauer, focusing […]
UO Chanuka Activities
On Monday, Ulpana students celebrated Chanukah with the annual Chanukapalooza! The school was divided into teams and participated in Chanukah word searches, trivia questions, picture scavenger hunts, and many other exciting activities. After the fun we enjoyed delicious sufganiot. Thanks to Student Council for all their hard work and effort. – Leora Goldstein, grade 10 […]
YOC Staff v Student game
The second annual staff-student basketball game was once again a nail-biting, tense, edge-of-your-seat exciting game. The Junior Basketball team, coached for this game by Avishai Gasner (grade 12), proved a difficult adversary for the staff, due to their strong rebound skills. However, with strong performances from Rabbi Spitz and Beit Midrash Avreich Josh Gutenberg (’06), […]
Grade 9 YU Beit Midrash Program
The grade 9s learned with the Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov in chaburot. The topic dealt with practical situations related to Kiddush Hashem, whether it is applicable to Jews or non-Jews. We resolved that Chanukah is an opportunity to learn a message about Kiddush Hashem. – Ariel Markus, grade 9 student
YOC Shabbaton 2013
The grade 12 Shabbaton experience began with our class going paintballing: a thrilling, exciting start to our weekend. A highlight was Rabbi Spitz participating, showing us a different side of our Menahel. During shabbat, we had the perfect opportunity to bond with members of our grade and our school. I particularly enjoyed the shmooze with […]
