It’s Purim! Our Early Learners have prepared for this holiday with so much excitement, getting their costumes ready, eating hamantaschen, and hearing the story of Esther. For the children in our Prachim Class (4–5-year-olds) at our Queens Park Campus, Purim coincided with another exciting event – a Kesher experience with Year K students, as part … Continue reading Building a meaningful, exciting, and ongoing connection

Anyone who’s had a long-distance relationship, knows that it’s hard to maintain that personal connection. It needs a bit of work to keep that spark alive. As a Zionist community here in Sydney, that’s one way to view our relationship with Israel. Sometimes it’s tough for our students to remember what Israel is all about … Continue reading Bringing Israel to Moriah and creating strong advocates

Homework causes more headaches for parents than it does for children. Some parents worry because their children don’t seem to do enough, while others are concerned because they do too much. For many parents, homework is that time of the day when they routinely harass, hassle and harangue their child to "Just do it!" The … Continue reading From Homework Headache to Happy 

Yehuda the son of Tayma said “eighty is the age of “Gevurah” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:21) Our Rabbis allocated a specific quality to the age of 80; gevurah. Gevurah can be translated in many ways; strength, might, heroism, but the consistent underlying theme is defined elsewhere in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the fathers), Ben … Continue reading יְהוּדָה בֶן תֵּימָא אוֹמֵר… בֶּן שְׁמֹנִים לַגְּבוּרָה,

During the holidays, I noticed that wherever I went, whether it be the airport, the bank, or the post office, I saw the same messages telling clients and customers that they needed to treat the employees of the organisation with respect, and that abuse would not be tolerated. Seeing these signs almost everywhere I went … Continue reading RESPECTFUL INTERACTIONS