My First Impression of Or Chaim
By Coby Cohen When I walked into Or Chaim on the first day, I was a little nervous and overwhelmed. It was finally hitting me that I’m actually starting high school. It was a little weird to be in a different school, after I’ve been at Netivot for my entire life. I’ve gotten a little […]
My First Impressions of Or Chaim
by Jonah Diamond When I first walked through the doors of Yeshivat Or Chaim this year, I was nervous, excited, overwhelmed and happy all at once. It was a feeling only experienced by those who have changed something big in their lives. For the past ten years of my life, I attended Netivot HaTorah Day School. […]
My first impressions of Or Chaim
by Yonah Tenenbaum Standing outside, on the first day, I was feeling very anxious. I didn’t feel like I belonged; I felt small, insignificant; an outsider in an alien, strange new world, where rules are twisted, and views are distorted. I was practically waiting for someone to call me out, yelling “Hey! What are you […]
Shalva Trip 2017
by Rivka Werner, grade 10 Led by Rav Yair HaLevi, Team Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto has the privilege of spending an extra few days in Israel developing and forging our connection to our land. Fresh off our flight, we threw ourselves into the trip with an inspiring trip to Telem, a Chevron army base. […]
York University trip
by Alyssa Halberstadt, grade 12 student This week as part of our 21st century perspectives on the Holocaust course, we visited York University. There we were served a delicious lunch and had the opportunity to form strong and intelligent personal opinions on the Holocaust. We met three students who are studying a Holocaust course at York. […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Our First Ulpana Trip
By Liat Goodman, grade 9 student Last Sunday and Monday the grade 9 students had the amazing opportunity to go on a retreat to Kinark Outdoor Centre (link to www.koc.on.ca/). The reason for this trip was to get the girls to meet each other and to bond with one another. Every year the girls have […]
