by Cindy Warren | Mar 22, 2019 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By Guest Blogger: Bonnie Levine, Akiva parent and Board MemberOver the last several years our family has rented a home in the Laurentians during the winter months. We relish our time together at this special little hideaway, spending quality time with our daughters,...
by Cindy Warren | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
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...
by Cindy Warren | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
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...
by Cindy Warren | May 23, 2018 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
This week, I’d like to refer to an article written on the “My Jewish Learning” Blog: Parents as Models
by Cindy Warren | May 16, 2018 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
My daughter was working on a French assignment – reading a previously unseen text and answering questions. One of the questions provided the first sentence of a couplet and asked the student to write a rhyming second line. “When am I ever going to have to do...
by Cindy Warren | May 8, 2018 | My Jewish Journey
For this week’s D’var Torah, I’d like to refer to a great article from the Jewish Journey Project website. Shabbat Shalom! Parshat Behar-Bechukotai – Shabbat Table Talk
