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...
by Jared Shih | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Heidi Masuri, Jewish History Teacher in Spring 2020 As we approached the Old City of Jerusalem the feelings came rushing back. The place radiates an unfathomable amount of energy. For me it was where I spent a lot of time as an Olah Chadasha (a new immigrant to...
