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Akiva Hurricane Sandy efforts featured in The Westmount Independent
Akiva Reaches Out to Schools Affected by Hurricane Sandy
The Akiva School Reaches out to Schools Affected by Hurricane Sandy See this story also on Global TV evening news.
Learning for the 21st Century – Akiva in the Westmount Examiner
Teaching Excellence with a family touch – Akiva in The Suburban
“Akiva Offers Skills for the 21st Century” in the Canadian Jewish News
The Akiva School End of Year Report June 2012
June 2012; Please click on the link below to download The Akiva School End of Year report for June 2012: Final End of Year Report June 2012
The Akiva School Students Sing for Shimon Peres
Thursday, May 10th, 2012; In a historic moment for The Akiva School, the Grade 6 student choir sang to the President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, at the Shaar Hashomayim as part of his visit to Montreal. Cooki Levy's message
Akiva School Haggadah in this week’s Jewish Tribune
Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Parashat Mishpatim – guest bloggers Dr. Barry Levy and Judah Levy
This week we have two very special guest bloggers, Dr. Barry Levy and his grandson, Judah Levy. Shabbat Shalom! Parashat Mishpatim contains one of the Torah's central legal texts. It is neither the first such text, nor the last, but several essential classes of law...
Parashat Yitro – Questions for Discussion
In this week’s parshah, the Israelites travel through the desert towards Mount Sinai. There they prepare themselves to receive God’s Torah. Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, brings Moses’ wife and children to meet up with him, and he offers Moses the valuable advice of...
Parshat Beshalach – by guest blogger, Carrie Mazoff
Carrie Mazoff Akiva parent and almuna Shortly after Am Israel leaves Egypt, Pharaoh changes his mind and chases after them. Of course, the Israelites find themselves trapped between Pharaoh’s men and the red sea. When G‑d instructs Moses to raise his staff over the...
Parashat Beshallach – The challenges of dependence
My daughter cut herself slicing a bagel the other morning. “Ah! I cut myself! What should I do?” My back was to her, so I turned briefly to look at her, and instinct told me this was more of a nick than a cut. With every ounce of restraint I could muster, I turned...