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English Class With Barry

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...

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Heller High Successfully Achieves Re-Accreditation

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...

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“Why don’t you try NFTY?”

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...

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Masada: Then and Now

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...

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19 Years and Counting…

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...

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