Parashat Shemini – Food for thought

Parashat Shemini – Food for thought

The last thing I feel like doing the day after Passover is think about food. Again.  There are so many important and meaningful messages to the holiday – about freedom and family and community, about faith and courage, traditions, history and heritage. But let’s...
Akiva Students Cross the Yam Suph for Passover

Akiva Students Cross the Yam Suph for Passover

Akiva School came together for a beautiful and meaningful school-wide celebration for Passover.  Students came dressed in their “desert wear” and together sang the songs of Passover as they crossed the Red Sea in their respective tribe or the 12 tribes of...
Happy Passover!

Happy Passover!

Questions are a central part of the Passover Seder.  Our very youngest participants are tasked with asking the Mah Nishtana – why this night, this holiday, is different from every other night of the year.  Questions help instill a love of learning and encourage the...