by Cindy Warren | Mar 10, 2016 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. “Did we pay the mechanic for my car?” my husband asked me the other day, noting the invoice on the kitchen counter. We? What he was really asking was whether I had paid the mechanic. It’s a matter of division of labour. I am...
by Cindy Warren | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. Thirty minutes before Shabbat I asked the girls to tidy up the room they were sharing in Florida – pick up from the floor clothes and towels and books and tissues and discarded tags from new items, remove their electronics from...
by Cindy Warren | Mar 1, 2016 | « Mais où est donc Carnior ? », Blog
La semaine prochaine le cœur d’Akiva battra pour une énième fois au rythme de la Francofête. Cette année, le titre en est : AINSI FONT, FONT FONT LES MARIONNETTES À AKIVA! Laissez-moi tout d’abord vous expliquer l’intention didactique de ce thème avant de vous en...
by Cindy Warren | Mar 1, 2016 | News
Akiva Grade 4 classes recently completed a learning unit entitled “Imagine a Day” where they worked on their creative writing skills through exploring the art of tall tale storytelling. Students read stories and delved into character development, setting descriptions...
by Cindy Warren | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill. Happiness can be found even in the darkest...