Thirty Hasmonean boys had a special cultural day out in the City of London. They visited the law firm of Holman Fenwick Willan where they received some great advice from the Managing Partner, Mr Jeremy Shebson, and the incoming Senior Partner, Mr Giles Kavanagh. The two partners discussed the importance of working hard, being a […]
H.I.P.E Girls ran a fabulous packathon during Thursday’s lunch break. The girls created beautiful Mishloach Manot in order to raise the spirits of the children in Moldova this Purim. They have been seriously affected by the situation in Ukraine, losing their homes and sense of security. Each parcel was accompanied with a personal note from […]
Dear Parent, The Gemara in Megilah (16a) tells us that when Haman looks for Mordechai to carry out King Achashverosh’s reward of riding on the king’s horse, dressed in royal clothes, he finds Mordechai in the Beis Hamedrash teaching hilchos kemitzah. Hilchos kemitzah are technical laws involving flour offerings. Why hilchos kemitzah now? A well-known […]
On the morning of Wednesday 9th March, boys from Years 7-10 were gathered in the main hall for an assembly about the situation in Ukraine. Rabbi Golker began the proceedings with a stirring comparison about how the Brisker Rov ZT”L and Rebbetzin Kotler O”H, demonstrated their own grief, whilst showing solidarity for those who were […]
Dear Parent, כָל דְּבַשׁ לֹא תַקְטִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַה’ … עַל כָּל קָרְבָּנְךָ תַּקְרִיב מֶלַח Our parsha tells us that we are not allowed to add honey to a korban (sacrifice) but must add salt. Why? Even though honey and salt are both used to flavour foods, they each have a very different effect. Honey […]
The Hebrew month of Adar kicked off with a bang at the Boys’ School! The festival of Purim falls in Adar and is all about excitement and giving. It was very appropriate then that the Boys’ School held a small charity fundraiser which raised over £300 for various different charities in Ukraine. To celebrate the […]
Rosh Chodesh Adar was celebrated at the Girls’ School with the most beautiful singing of Hallel, made all the more special as it has been two years since we could sing as a whole school. The Hall was decorated with balloon arches, streamers and glow letters by our wonderful HIPE team, who led the girls […]
Dear Parents, In a week where the external news has been so grim, it was heartening to see the amazing effort put in by so many people to enable us to have our most successful fund raising campaign thus far. 211 teams, 4263 donors and over £1.7 million raised. These are amazing and heart-warming statistics. […]
Beis Chazak aims to provide a tailor-made programme, for a selection of pupils in Year 11-13, where the focus is the boys’ personal growth and journey of Yiddishkeit. Beis Chazak’s intention is to generate an atmosphere of achdus and to instil a sense of Jewish pride. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of […]
The Year 7 girls who are celebrating their Bat Mitzvahs this term enjoyed a painting activity with Sharon Schachter. They created original and attractive masks using a range of acrylic paints. While the paint was drying, they signed and decorated boards for their friends. Mrs Taylor, Director of Jewish Living, spoke to the girls and […]