Heschel Students Excel in Hebrew Language Skills Assessment!
May 16, 2024
The Toronto Heschel School Grade 5 and 7 students surpassed both community and North American averages in various Hebrew language skills on a recent standardized assessment.
Heschel Admissions Policies for Preschool & Beyond
April 10, 2024
Given the popularity of Heschel’s Shorashim Preschool, I wanted to take a moment to inform parents of the school’s policies around Preschool and higher grade admissions....
Parent Perspective: Processing Emotions in these Turbulent Times
November 6, 2023
Heschel parent Meredith Landy wrote a beautiful and touching article for the Times of Israel blog about processing the emotional impact of the events in Israel....
On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered the largest scale attack against Jewish civilians since the Holocaust. At The Toronto Heschel School, we stand firmly in support...
The Middat HaShavuah is taken from our Torah portion, Parshat Vayera. The Middah is: וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל (בראשית יח:ב) Middah: Be welcoming In this week’s...
Our Middat HaShavuah this week reminds us to be flexible. It comes from this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, where Abraham demonstrates his flexibility in letting...