Jewish Studies

24 July, 2025

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02 July, 2025

A beautiful morning was held at our ELC as part of our Taam Shel Yavneh Sessionsfor Junior Kinder 2026. Children across our creche rooms and those joining us nextyear were invited for a colourful morning of play and a taste of the life and learningin...

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18 May, 2025

As we mark Lag B’Omer this week, we reflect on the lives and teachings of two great sages in Jewish history: Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Their stories offer powerful lessons that still speak to us—and to the world—today. Rabbi Akiva taught that...

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10 May, 2025

Today, we remember.We remember six million Jewish men, women, and children who were murdered simply for being Jewish. Yad Vashem’s theme this year is *the anguish of liberation and rebirth*, marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany.And so, this year we pay special...

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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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22 March, 2024

We are so excited to be celebrating Purim this Sunday and we are looking forward to seeing you at our Yavneh carnival!Purim is the day we celebrate victory over oppression, when ‘they tried to destroy us, we survived, let’s eat!’ This year, and not ‘depending...

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