Echoes of Auschwitz: a Poem by Adrian Ellett

Announcing a New Heller High Partnership

Jun 14, 2023

By Rabbi Rick Jacobs, URJ President We are writing to share the exciting news that the URJ Heller High school has entered into a partnership with Jewish National Fund-USA's Alexander Muss High School in Israel (Muss). Beginning this fall, URJ Heller High will take...

English Class With Barry

May 18, 2023

Not every class at Heller High is oriented around Judaism. Students continue their general studies from back in the United States as well. I was most interested to see how an English course functioned in this unique environment, since I was a teacher of literature...

Heller High Successfully Achieves Re-Accreditation

May 18, 2023

Quotes from committee: we have found the Heller HS to be an exemplary educational family, community, and facility The high level of continuity in staffing and leadership results in a high standard for planning and executing classes and activities, including half and...

“Why don’t you try NFTY?”

Apr 4, 2022

Growing up in South Africa, from the time I was about eight years old, I was a member of Habonim; a Zionist youth movement. This was the time of Apartheid, and as my awareness grew, I found that I identified less and less with the country in which I was living. With...

I have learned much from my teachers and even more from my friends…

Mar 15, 2022

Jewish education is predicated on dialogue, discussion and the occasional heated disagreement. Our Talmud is rife with animated arguments spanning generations about the interpretation of Halakha (Jewish Law) that we still grapple with more than 1,500 years later....

Masada: Then and Now

Feb 28, 2022

By Yael Lewis, Jewish History Teacher We have just officially completed the third full week of classes at Heller High! Last week ended with a bang for me. Right before another jam-packed week ended and the fun weekend started for the group in Eilat, we had a tiyul, a...