To remember the rainbow that God sent as a reminder that he would never again bring a flood to the world, why not try this beautiful and healthy rainbow of fruit kebabs!
Parshat Bamidbar – Everyone Counts
Next week we will be commemorating the holiday known as Yom Yerushalayim, celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem after the 1967 war. After the UN partition plan and resulting Arab-Israeli war, the old city of Jerusalem remained under Jordanian rule. Many...
Recipe for Parshat Bamidbar
Wandering through the “dessert” (from challahcrumbs.com) This week’s parsha, Parshat Bamidbar, is the opening to a new book of the Torah called Bamidbar or Numbers. This parsha introduces us to the 12 tribes of Israel and their encampment in the desert. Each tribe had...
Parshat Bechukotai – An “A” for Effort!
The end of the year comes with many types of evaluations. We have tests, exams, essays, and papers, all of which we use to look at how much our students have learned during the present school year. The school at which I have worked for the past 11 years has three...
Lag Ba-Omer Recipe Treat!
This Sunday we will celebrate the holiday of Lag Ba-Omer, marking the 33rd day of the period of counting between Passover and Shavuot. In Israel, there is a tradition of having barbecues and bonfires. For our recipe this week, we invite you to make your favorite...
Parsha recipe – Parshat Behar
This week’s parsha details the laws of the Shmitta year – the seventh year in a cycle during which time no planting was allowed. This was to give the land a sabbatical year. For this week we are making cupcakes with green sprinkles to symbolize the growth of the land...Akiva Calendar
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Parshat Noach – Healthy Rainbow Kebabs!
Please enjoy this thoughtful introduction to the book of Genesis by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks…
Some holiday reading for Simchat Torah... Bereishit-The-Genesis-of-Justice - Rabbi Sacks
Sukkot, Shabbat and Paula Abdul – It’s all about keeping it together!
On the holiday of Sukkot, we celebrate our successful agricultural harvest with the four species. The lulav, made up of the willow, myrtle and palm branches, is taken together with the etrog. One of the many meanings ascribed in the Midrash to the four species is that...
Thoughts on Yom Kippur – The Ninth Inning – Neilah
There is something unique about the ninth inning in baseball, the fourth quarter in football, set points in tennis and the final minutes in a hockey game. Sometimes the unexpected happens during those last few minutes of the game that changes everything. It could be a...
21st century learning means…. Sometimes getting your hands dirty
Partnership 21, a leading force in 21st century learning serves to position 21st century readiness at the center of education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community, and government leaders. 21st century learning combines “The 3Rs”...
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...
Message for Rosh Hashana 2014 – Are You in A Spiritual Holding Pattern?
A close friend of mine had her son’s bar Mitzvah celebration this summer in Israel. Before the date, there were many hours of worry and discussion about how to deal with sirens, safety and touring. They had to consider all sort of possible complications. One was that...
Parshat Nitzavim- Vayelech: Inclusiveness – a Jewish Value
Community service is one of the most powerful experiences for our students, and because of this our Jewish schools have made it a mandatory part of their school goals. Beginning in ninth grade, our students must give back to the community by volunteering their time....
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...
Parshat Ki Tavo – Is it better to be the first or the best?
Were you one of the people in line this week for the new IPhone? One of the most common themes that we see in advertising is the use of the words “The First”, to lure buyers to purchase a new product. In 2014, the Consumer Electronics Association hosted a record...