Jewish Life

24 July, 2025

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02 July, 2025

Our recent Year 12 Zionist Camp was a massive success, leaving students inspired, reflective, and deeply connected to their Jewish identity. Over the course of the camp, students engaged in thoughtful and meaningful discussions about G-d, morality, Israel, and the values that will guide them...

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19 June, 2025

On Monday night, Oren, Nadav and Orly participated in the Mikolot Semifinals. Mikolot is a Public Speaking Competition that runs nationally, covering relevant Jewish and Zionist topics, and aiming to build the next generation of strong Zionist leaders. This year, three of our students were selected after...

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01 August, 2024

Together with Avigail Wonder, I have recently attended a conference in Israel focussed on deepening spirituality within schools. Spirituality is multifaceted and, in the should not be limited to the realm of bein adam lemakom (deeds that are between us and HaShem). Rather, spirituality is...

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18 July, 2024

Upon finishing a Mesechet of Gemara we read the text of the “hadran”. It contains all sorts of peculiarities, one of which is the listing of the names of the ten sons of the Amora and business magnate, Rav Pappa. It is an enigmatic tongue-twister...

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03 June, 2024

We are a very lucky people. At times like these, it is quite easy to fall into despair – we are living through a time of war in Israel and, all over the world, those that dislike us are feeling emboldened. However, if we look at...

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02 May, 2024

I [was recently] in Tel Aviv on an Educator’s tour to see and hear from people in Israel post Oct 7 and to help inform Israel teaching in a time of trauma. After hearing a session about the music of the war (which would have...

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08 April, 2024

You may notice that on all our Yavneh publications there is a footnote that details that Yavneh is a part of the Mizrachi Organisation. This week I thought I would spend some time sharing with you the Mizrachi story, how Yavneh came to be and...

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