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Akiva remembers on Yom Ha-Shoah
We will always remember Grades 5 and 6 participated in a very meaningful assembly to commemorate Yom Ha-Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Students sang songs, prayed and light candles in memory of those who suffered in the Holocaust. Special guest speaker, Vera...
Akiva Robotics Team Shines in the “Robotique FIRST Québec” competition
Kol Hakavod to our Akiva Robotics team, the Akiva Masterminds, and their coaches, who moved on to the provincial level in the "Robotique FIRST Québec" competition. The team competed in the provincial championships at the University of Sherbrooke campus in Longueuil on...
Celebrating Passover with Akiva Grandparents
Akiva grandparents celebrated the holiday of Passover with Akiva kindergarten students this week. They sang, they learned and they created beautiful Passover decorations for their Seder tables. Chag Pesach Kasher v'Sameach!
Nutrition Day at Akiva
Akiva Grades 1 to 6 participated in Nutrition Day this month where they learned about trying new foods, making healthy choices and keeping an open mind for new snack alternatives. Thank you to our Nutrition Day Committee, as well as all the parent volunteers, who...
Secure Akiva – Matching Gift Initiative 2023-24
Thank you to our extended Akiva community for raising over $800,000 in funds to go towards security requirements at our school. Gifts are still coming in and it is not too late to participate. Click here to give online.
“La Francofête”
Nos élèves ont profité d’une semaine d’activités hivernales, d’amusement, d’apprentissage, de chansons, de culture québécoise et de friandises spéciales - le tout avec une touche française et en immersion dans la langue française dans le cadre de “la Francofête”!...
Visit from Johnny Daniels
Akiva Grade 6 students were part of a powerful moment today when we had a visit from two special guests; Holocaust survivor, Gyorgi Nemes, and Jonny Daniels, Israeli activist for Holocaust commemoration and founder of From the Depths. Gyorgy spoke of her experiences...
Hebrew Language Week at Akiva
Akiva School celebrated our annual Hebrew Language Week, which coincides with the birth month of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, a pioneer in the revival of the Hebrew language. This year, our students learned about Naomi Shemer- נעמי שמר (July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004), who was...
Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
The Spirit of Judah
As I look at our students during the final days of school before the summer, I am reminded of the Israelites standing at the border of the Promised Land. Behind them are the trials and toils that marked their trek through the desert, the hard work that characterized...
Court of Justice
Rabbi David Hartman, founder of The Akiva School, was known in Montreal and throughout the Jewish world as a powerful preacher, intrepid cleric, popular philosopher, and institution builder. He was also an exceptional basketball player. Rabbi Hartman grew up in...
Message from the Head of School
Everyone thrives on routine. We have weekly, monthly, and daily cycles and routines that give life a sense of order and purpose. Getting up each morning is eased by the fact that I know exactly the steps I must take from the time my alarm rings to the time I am at...
A Message of Redemption from the Jewish People to the World
As we prepare to sit down to our seders this year, I want to point out two peculiarities about the Pesach haggadah. The haggadah is supposed to tell the story of the liberation from Egypt. And yet, at no point in the seder do we ever just tell this story. ...