The disruption of the past two years has proved to be tiresome and discombobulating for both children and the adults who surround them. Even though hope looms brightly on the horizon, with many confirmed events across a jam-packed calendar, educators and health professionals are sounding the alarm bells because of the evidence they have of … Continue reading Shifting our “Post-Covid Kids” from being anxious to being happy and courageous

I was privileged to spend the last month with our Year 11 students in Israel on the Israel Study Tour (IST). Every morning, we ran two concurrent prayer services; one traditional, and another that offered a creative and interactive alternative, consisting of conversations regarding prayer, our relationship with Hashem, the land of Israel, and each … Continue reading If you could ask Hashem for one thing, what would it be?

One of the questions I often get asked is, what makes Moriah different to other schools? As a non-Jew and a person who is not part of the local community, I feel that I can answer this question quite objectively. For me, it is without doubt the Jewish life of the school. There are many … Continue reading MORIAH’S POINT OF DIFFERENCE

As we tentatively peel back the regulations, lower our guards (and masks), and welcome families back onto campus and into our classrooms after being wrapped up in a Covid blanket for more than two years, we are having to re-think how best to do this, returning to a close face-to-face connection, whilst maintaining a little … Continue reading A calling for the ties that bind the human spirit

It feels surreal to be writing this from the Old City of Jerusalem, after having just spent a few minutes at the Kotel, on a beautiful sunny day. When various members of the community find out I am accompanying yet another Israel Study Tour (IST) group, they often ask me, “How many times have you … Continue reading What I love about taking students to Israel