Messages from the Head of School
Important messages and announcements, as well as inspiring Divrei Torah from our Head of School.
Rosh Hashanah Message from the Head of School
Rosh Hashanah is a time for renewal and re-commitment. This year at Akiva as we once again renew what is most important to us as a lead North American Jewish Academic Institution; we renew our commitment to all of our students and we renew our perspective on focusing...
Top 7 Survival Skills Needed for the 21st Century
At Akiva we are doing what’s best for your children with the end goal in mind. What can we do as a school to prepare them for the challenges that await them only 8-10 years after they graduate from Akiva? Hear from leading business minds about what it is that is...
Bring Back Our Boys
Last Thursday, at around the time we dismissed our students from school to go home, three Israeli boys, Yeshiva students also returning home, disappeared into the night, kidnapped by terrorists. Their story touches us deeply to the core as parents and as fellow...
Stephen Harper’s Visit to Israel
This week we witnessed a historic event as Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, made his first visit to Israel and the Middle East. Many of us, including our Akiva students, watched his address to the Knesset, in which Mr. Harper offered Canada’s full support and...
The Strength of Jewish Spirit
As we prepare to light the first candle tonight, we remember the strength of our people and the miracles that are integral parts of our heritage. The Macabees victory has been summed up in a wonderful verse from the prophet Zechariah: “Not by might nor by strength but...
The 3D classroom
At Akiva, we are always looking for new innovations in order to offer the best learning experiences for our students. The following article shares our vision for pursuing the best education for our students......
Love of Torah, love of learning and of course… love of cheesecake!
As we approach the holiday of Shavuot, the festival marking the receiving of the Torah, I look around and can’t help but remark on how everything going on in our Akiva community mirrors so well the lessons that we learn on this holiday. Shavuot is a time of learning,...
Why is it so fun to come to school at night?
On Wednesday night over 150 kids came bounding into school eager and excited to do their art activity at Akiva’s annual Art Fair night. From Crazy Clay to Abstract Canvas to Pillow Magic to Fossil Fun - all were engaged in their projects and enthralled to be in...
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Message from the Head of School – What makes us happy?
The happiness of Sukkot, about which I wrote last week, culminates in the holiday of Simchat Torah that we will celebrate next Tuesday. The name of the holiday is usually rendered into English as “The Holiday of Rejoicing with the Torah,” but its literal...
Message from the Head of School – Sept 20
The holiday of Sukkot, which we celebrate next week, is unique in that it is the only holiday specifically associated with joy. While nearly all Jewish holidays have an element of joy associated with them (even Yom Kippur!), it is only Sukkot that is singled out by...
Message from the Head of School – Sept 12, 2018
The Road to Repentance Starts at School Rabbi Eric Grossman Head of School, Akiva School Excerpt from the Congregation Beth Israel Beth Aaron High Holiday Magazine, September 2018 Maimonides divided his Laws of Repentance into precisely ten chapters,...
Rosh Hashanah Message – September 2018
Rabbi Grossman Rosh Hashanah appears to be a holiday about the past and the future. In our thoughts and our prayers, we recall our past sins and misdeeds, and promise to do better next year. And while there is much significance to this looking back and...
Message from the Head of School
Our Journey Begins Rabbi Grossman The halls of Akiva are once again filled with movement. Students are moving from class to class, up and down stairs, in and out for arrival, recess, and dismissal. All the while, we are moving forward on our journeys as...
MESSAGE TO THE AKIVA FAMILY
I have come to the end of a remarkable, albeit brief, journey that I started with you sixteen months ago. It has been, of course, a continuation of a profound association with Akiva that started many, many years before that. And while my day-to-day involvement is...
Faces of Akiva – Akiva Alumnus Alan Iny
Alan Iny, Class of 1989 An integral part of an education at Akiva School is teaching our students how to think creatively, problem-solve and be innovators. With his book and current consultant role, Akiva alumnus Alan Iny represents what we hope to inspire in every...
Parasha Shlach – Developing a Growth Mind Set
This week's Dvar Torah is by Akiva grade 4 teacher, Yelena Plis, which she gave as part of her speech at a reception held in her honour this week in recognition of receiving the Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education... By Yelena Plis This week's Parasha...
PARASHAT SHELACH LEKHA – All about Challah
In this week’s parashah, God tells Moses to instruct the Israelites that when they enter the land of Israel and they bake bread, they must set aside a portion for God. And you eat of the bread of the land, you shall set aside as a gift to the Lord: as the first yield...
Parashat Nasso
This week, I'd like to refer to an article written on the "My Jewish Learning" Blog: Parents as Models