by Cindy Warren | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
I love when my children come home eager to tell me something they learned in school that made an impression on them. I love it more when they assume they are telling me something I would have never heard before and they are eager to teach me. This past Monday we...
by Cindy Warren | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
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...
by Cindy Warren | Apr 6, 2017 | News
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...
by Cindy Warren | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
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...
by Cindy Warren | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
This week’s Dvar Torah is written by our Akiva Shinshinit, Yael Goldstone. Thank you Yael for sharing! Shabbat Shalom! Israel Kristal is the Guinness world record holder of being the oldest man alive. Israel was born in 1903 in Žernov. His father was drafted to...