YOC Simchat Beit Hashoeva!
The Simchat Beit Hashoeva was a wonderful opportunity for the boys to continue to celebrate the chag on Motzei Shabbat. The boys sang, shmoozed and enjoyed pizza and ice cream. They also heard Divrei Torah from Rabbi Grauer, Rabbi Spitz, Rabbi Goldberg, Rabbi Grysman and Yaakov Spivak.
YOC Sukkah Building
YOC Student Council once again organized a succesful Sukkah building program. The grade 12 boys built over 60 sukkahs in a short period of time, working effectively and cohesively as a grade. A portion of the proceeds will go to a charity of the Chessed Committee’s choice. Thank you to Uri Frischman and Imanuel Piwko […]
Asseret Y’mei Teshuva Assemblies
Ulpana Bonfire
At our annual Ulpana bonfire the girls got a chance to participate in a self reflection activity while once again bonding as a school. We started off the event with dinner and a fun and interactive game in the lunchroom. The evening then continued at Earl Bales Park around a bonfire filled with meaningful singing, […]
Stratford Trip
This past Tuesday, our grade 11 and 12 boys had the opportunity to travel to Stratford. After studying The Merchant of Venicein grade 10, students were eager to see how this controversial play would be staged for a modern audience. Many of the students picked up on the subtle additions, interpretations and nuances that led to […]
First Mishmar of the year
The first Mishmar of the year was a spirited affair, with powerful slow shirah singing that steadily evolved into energetic dancing in the lunchroom. Afterwords, the boys got a preview of each of the special Mishmar shiurim that will be given by various Rabbis in the Yeshivah, from which they will, next week, choose one […]
Meet and Greet Night
This past Monday evening, teachers and parents had the opportunity to meet and shmooze informally at Or Chaim. It was an excellent forum for parents to meet new and veteran teachers individually. Conversations about the school, education and our student body were at the forefront of the evening. Rabbi Grauer delivered a brief, but poignant […]
UO Green Acres Trip
The grade 9 girls enjoyed a day of camaraderie and team building at Green Acres this past Monday. It was a welcome opportunity to get to know each other a bit better in an informal session.
YOC Green Acres Trip 2013
Green Acres was a fun way for us to build trust in our fellow classmates in an informal atmosphere. We did activities such as high ropes, relay races, climbing wall and “Tarzan swinging.” Overall, it was a great experience on a beautiful, sunny day. Thank you to grade 12 leaders Kobi Nauenberg and Avi Edell, […]
