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Editorial 15/08/2019

A Level: Boys’ School Dear Parents, We are pleased to inform you that the A Level results for this summer 2019 are very strong once again. The vast majority of students have met our high expectations and a significant number have outperformed them. 48% of the grades awarded are A*-A, 67% are A*-B and 90% […]

Dov Solomon- A JUMP Success

On Monday evening the ORT JUMP graduation ceremony took place in JW3. ORT UK works with a variety of industries to help Year 12 Students JUMP-start their careers through a mentoring programme. Hasmonean students have been fortunate enough to have been involved in JUMP since it began in 2009. This year a staggering 280 mentor […]

Editorial 11/07/2019

Dear Parents, In November 2018 school leaders across Barnet raised their concerns about the level of school funding, and the threat this poses to us in securing the high quality provision our students deserve. Since then I, along with other school leaders and governors from many Barnet schools, have written letters to, and met with, […]

Editorial 13/06/2019

Dear Parents, I am very pleased to announce that we now have a new governance structure in place for the Hasmonean Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with Mr A McClusky as the CEO of the Academy Trust, Mrs D Lebrett as the Headteacher of the Boys’ school and Mrs K Brice as Headteacher of the Girls’ school. […]

Young Art – Yael Berenblut

Yael Berenblut submitted a poignant and beautiful painting to the 29th Young Art competition. She created a painting of her youngest brother Donnie, who died when she was fifteen. Another of her brothers, Ami, is also featured in the picture. ‘The Moment’, in Yael’s words, ‘represents how Donnie’s life was made up of millions of […]

Editorial 02/05/2019

Dear Parents, Sefer Vayikra is a book of two halves and the abrupt change takes place in the middle of our sedra, Achrei Mos. The first 17 chapters of Sefer Vayikra all relate to the Mishkan. It covers topics such as korbonos, rules of kohanim, tumah and taharah, the dedication ceremony of the Mishkan and […]

D.A.Y.S Reward Trip

On Thursday 11th April, boys in Years 7 and 8 who regularly attend D.A.Y.S were rewarded with a trip to the famous world of inflatable activities, Cloud 9 in Watford. The trip was led by Rabbi Fachler and assisted by the three very capable Year 12 Madrichim; Ilan Ostilly, David Kelaty and Sloimy Hodges.  The […]

Hasmonean Welcomes Back Alumni

Hasmonean Boys’ School had the pleasure of welcoming back many of their alumni to give small shiurim to the current Sixth Form. As part of the Beis Programme, 20 alumni who are currently studying in yeshivas in Israel prepared shiurim on the topic of Pesach. The Beis Hamedrash was crowded as the current Sixth Form […]