by Jared Shih | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
Last week, 90 travelers returned from the most recent Heller High “Parents’ Pilgrimage.” Each semester, family members of our students are invited to join the program in Israel for a unique and inspiring ten-day trip. The Pilgrimage itinerary is varied and includes...
by Jared Shih | Mar 16, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from a Shabbat message sent from Rabbi Loren Sykes, Principal of URJ Heller High, to the parents of the Spring 2018 semester. As Shabbat approaches, I want to share with you an exceptional experience we had last week at Kibbutz Tzuba. On...
by Jared Shih | Mar 9, 2018 | Featured, Israel, The Jewish World, Youth & Family
It was a Friday morning at 7:00 AM in the Old City of Jerusalem. The winding alleyways were slowly beginning to stir as the shopkeepers prepared for the last few hours of business before Shabbat arrived. Outside the walls surrounding the ancient city center, downtown...
by Jared Shih | Feb 21, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
By Phoebe W., Heller High Spring 2018 Heller High students helping to excavate at an archaeological digWhile Tel Gezer has many advanced archaeological findings, two particular places related the most to the Bible. The connection between artifacts and the Bible to...
by Jared Shih | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured
Last week, 76 students from 23 states across North America, plus Canada and Israel, began their semester on URJ Heller High. These high schoolers come from 49 different URJ Congregations, and 44 are alumni from 14 different URJ camps. Seven of them had an older...
