Next week we will get to see one of the compelling films that’s part of this year’s Louisville Jewish Film Festival, Once in a Lifetime. Drop off and pick up will be at the Village 8 Theatre, 4014 Dutchmans Lane/Dupont Circle. Fred Whittaker, Science teacher and Holocaust Educator at St. Francis of Assisi will lead a […]
Today our Moot Beit Din team finished their written argument and will be submitting it this week; there were discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and exploration of strategies Israel can choose regarding peace negotiations in the face of continuing terror attacks; and students learned what Judaism says about the use of doctors, the use of […]
I might sound like a broken record, but I’m pleased to share that we had more terrific, engaging Jewish learning going on today, including getting to hear from award-winning journalist, Uri Heilman about his career as a Jewish journalist and insight about both the history and future of journalism in our world today. Many thanks […]
We were privileged today to witness part of Susan Stein’s one-woman play and audience dialogue based on the diaries and letters of Esther “Etty” Hillesum, a 29 year-old Dutch Jewish woman who lived and perished during the Holocaust. Our students were enthralled. If you’d like to read more about her play, go to www.ettyplay.org. Many thanks to Temple Shalom […]
We had another inspiring day of Jewish learning and engagement today—from Maimonides to Jewish Humor to the Jewish Mafia, I never fail to learn something new every week! Now that we’re fully ensconced in the second semester, I want to share that our student class survey results were stellar as always. I read every one […]
It was great to see everyone back at HSJS yesterday—as promised, we’ve got some engaging, thought-provoking electives and awesome core classes that all add up to a whole lot of Jewish learning going on! As a reminder, next Sunday, January 15, we’ll be going to see the play I Never Saw Another Butterfly at CenterStage at […]
I hope everyone had a restful break and a radiant Chanukah celebration! We’ll be back in the saddle this Sunday, January 8 with new electives to explore and some exciting events coming up on our calendar. I will remind you again next week, but please mark your calendars that on Sunday, January 15, we’ll […]