Dear Parents, Rabbi Akiva was once giving a shiur when he noticed his students were struggling to stay awake (some things never change!). In order to re-engage and revitalise them, he asked his students a question: Why did Queen Esther merit to rule over 127 kingdoms? Rabbi Akiva answered that it was because Sarah Imeinu […]
HIPE created an unusual and exciting event with Michal Oshman, Head of Company Culture, Diversity and Inclusion at TikTok Europe and formerly responsible for international leadership and team development at Facebook. Throughout her career, Michal has trained and coached hundreds of tech leaders. She has three university degrees in psychodynamic and systemic thinking, sociology and […]
Dear Parents and Carers, I want to make you aware of some very exciting developments that we will be bringing to fruition during this academic year and the next: – To affirm Kodesh at the heart of everything we do, we are working on how best to organise the school day to integrate our JS, […]
The first match of the football season was played last week by a strong Year 8 team against Saracens High School in the U13’s Barnet Cup. Hasmonean were victorious with a 3-1 win. This week, our school was represented by the Year 9 team for the U14 Barnet Cup vs Archer Academy, Finchley. Hasmonean were […]
It was lovely to see over 200 students at Beis on Monday 18th October.
This November, two of our students reached the 2021 Grand Final of the Jack Petchey “Speak Out” Challenge! Over 9,000 young people participated this year, and only 15 make it to the Grand Final. Alegria B won the Barnet Regional Final outright with her original and humorous study of her own name and the challenges […]
Dear Parents, We had our Open Evenings this week which provide an opportunity to reflect on what we are seeking to do as a school (or legally two schools). What came out in speech after speech was that achievement is great and we celebrate and encourage it, but what is really fundamental is how we […]
WIZO, together with The Jewish News and PJ Library in the UK held the prize giving ceremony for their Young Writers’ Competition. The pupils put pen to paper and wrote about the topic ‘Courage’ and the winner in the high school category was Maya G. Ms Brice accompanied Ariella G, who accepted the prizes on […]
On Thursday 23rd September, Chol Hamoed Succot, the Girls’ School Hall resonated with the sounds of music, laughter and song as around 200 girls (Years 7-8 followed by Years 9-13) had the most fantastic evening. With waffles on offer and the HIPE team to hand, everyone enjoyed a safe and fun-filled evening. Thank you to […]
The Erev Yom Kippur Yom Iyun was short, yet perfectly formed. HIPE ran a fun, informative and interactive session with Years 7-9. They explored the three key concepts of Tefilla, Teshuva and Tzedaka. These words are repeated throughout the day, they are both simple and profound and unlock the intricacies of the Yom Kippur Tephilla. […]