by Jared Shih | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
In January I began my nineteenth year in Israel. I made Aliyah in order to stop being part of a minority in a multicultural, yet Christian-rooted, Australia. I wanted to live in my state, with all the trappings of statehood – anthem, flag and state symbol. I wanted to...
by Jared Shih | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Alon, Jewish History Teacher I came to Israel on a trip for college students in 1998, and they decided to play a memorable trick on us. We were all invited to orthodox families in Jerusalem for Shabbat dinner, and each group of students was given the address...
by Jared Shih | Dec 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
By David Alon Teacher: “Class, what’s the definition of Zionism?” Students, in unison: “Zionism is the aspiration of the Jewish people to build a Jewish democratic state in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel)!” By now we have a good...
by Jared Shih | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Evan Wertheim Classes in Heller High are truly unique. In one day of class, we conquer a 12th-century Crusader castle in the morning and move into the spiritual realms of Tzfat and Kabbalah of the 16th-century by the afternoon. We storm the 800-year-old Belvoir...
by Jared Shih | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Mikayla Snead, 10th grade, Dallas Recently, I was on the journey of a lifetime traveling around Poland. Out of the many places we went to and traveled around, Tykocin stands out the most. My experience there was very special, and I know I’ll remember it for the...