Yom HaAzmaut – 71 years young!

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There was with joy and excitement at Hasmonean High School for Girls:

The morning began with a heartfelt Tefila. Rabbi Silverman gave a short speech about living the reality of a life in Israel – the meaning and the joy of having a homeland after so many years. This is what we were celebrating. After a beautiful rendition of Tov l’Hodot and HaTikva from a small choir, the Sixth Form then led Hallel.

As Hallel ended, the students burst into dance in the hall. The Sixth Form outdid themselves when they set up and decorated the hall with blue and white flags, leading Tefila and ensuring that even the youngest students joined in the ever increasing circles.
Other activities included writing letters to lone soldiers to express our appreciation for their commitment to the land of Israel. There was, as always, a separate discussion track led by Rabbi Golker and Rabbi Kenigsberg. And of course… breakfast!

To end the celebration, they sang Hatikva before the girls began their lessons.

Thank you to each and every one of you who made Yom HaAtzmaut morning so special and significant. If we can’t be in Israel today- at least we can be a part of the celebration in our corner of NW7.

Year 7 and 8 Girls defeat Whitefields!

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They really are a testament to their training: “practice makes perfect”

Year 7 demonstrated great team work, skill and communication throughout the match and won 8-2!
Mia Wohlgemuth was awarded “Girl of the match” in Year 7 for her all round performance and scoring two goals. Further goals were scored by Jessie Yawitch and Ayelet Bloch.

Year 8 won 1-0 with Orli Ucko sneaking in a goal in the last 2 minutes and went onto to win “Girl of the match”. Our Year 8’s have proven to be particularly strong in defence.

Please congratulate the girls on their skills, team comradery and excellent sportsmanship.

Young Art – Yael Berenblut

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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 special moments that we appreciated that any other normal family would have considered mundane’.

Her work will be displayed at the Royal College of Art until Friday 3rd May. There were 7600 entries for this exhibition, and approximately 800 were selected to be displayed.

YOUNG ART is an exhibition at the Royal College of Art for students aged between 4-18 years raising funds for Cancer Research UK. It is a wonderful opportunity for aspiring artists to have their work judged by well-known professional artists and exhibited at the prestigious Royal College of Art and, at the same time, raise money for Cancer Research UK.

https://www.young-art.org.uk/

D.A.Y.S Reward Trip

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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 boys had a tremendous time

Hasmonean Welcomes Back Alumni

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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 boys were split among the various alumni to listen attentively to what they had to say. The content was superb, and the current boys really enjoyed seeing the progress of the alumni and what they had achieved. It was an empowering day for all and a real privilege to see a motivated responsible group of alumni who still feel connected to Hasmonean Beis and appreciative of all it has done for them.