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Life of Moses Play
In the spirit of the holiday of Shavu'ot where we celebrate the giving of the Torah, our kindergarten students put on an amazing performance in their Life of Moses Play. Acting in three languages, singing and dancing their little hearts out, our students all shine...
Akiva Math Market Morning
From Aisles to Answers - Grade 3 Math Market Morning Our grade 3 students got to show off their math skills to their parents at the Grade 3 Math Market morning. This interactive, grocery store-themed experience was designed to showcase how our Grade 3 students are...
Kindergarten celebrates Passover with Grandparents
This week, our Kindergarten students enjoyed an impressive Passover event with their grandparents. Both classes came together for a very special shared experience. With pride and excitement, our students showed how well prepared they are for their Seder nights,...
Pet Therapy at Akiva
Akiva School's Counselling Department is excited to introduce a new Pet Therapy Program led by our school counsellor, Shari Endleman, alongside her certified therapy dog Clifford. Clifford is a hypoallergenic mini labradoodle, who has been specially trained for this...
Happy Purim!
Akiva celebrated Purim this week with prayers, learning, chessed and a super fun carnival organized by our amazing Akiva volunteers.
Shavua Tov! Akiva Community Havdalah Program in Grade 4
Grade 4 Havdalah Program: Bringing in the New Week Together This past Saturday night, Akiva Grade 4 families came together for a very special Havdalah program to bring in the new week.
Tzedakah Week at Akiva
Tzedakah Week at Akiva For Tzedakah Week at Akiva, Our school came together to focus on the value of helping others in need. Through learning, reflection, and activities across every grade, students explore how giving can make a real difference in people’s lives. For...
Hebrew Language Day at Akiva
Akiva celebrates our annual Hebrew Language Day at Akiva, which coincided with the birth month of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, a pioneer in the revival of the Hebrew language. This year, we explored together The 16th Lamb (הכבש השישה עשר). Yonatan Gefen (1947–2023) was an...
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Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Rosh Hashanah Message from the Head of School 2023
Same Time, Next Year We are familiar with the story of Jews and Egyptian oppression: The suffering slaves flee their bondage and escape to the desert where God speaks to them and makes them a great nation. This story also appears in the Torah reading of Rosh...
Akiva High Holiday Message 2022
Not by Punishment For our annual Father’s Day outing this June I asked my sons if I could take them to the Kingston Penitentiary. They agreed, but only after my assurance that they would be returning with me to Montreal afterward, and that the prison has been...
Message from Rabbi Grossman – Long Live the Queen
In antiquity, the passing of years was numbered by the reign of the living monarch, thus we find in the Bible, “In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel (1 Kings 15:9),” or “In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia (Ezra 1:1).” The death of a sovereign meant...
Elijah and our Children: No Trouble at All
Any child who has been called a troublemaker can take comfort in being the victim of the same accusation that was hurled against Elijah the Prophet (Eliyahu HaNavi). Ahab, the wicked King of Israel, dubbed Elijah the “Troubler of Israel” for opposing his policies of...