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Junior High Ski Trip 2024

February 5, 2024

On January 30th, Junior High students embarked on their annual Ski Trip to Blue Mountain, an eagerly anticipated event filled with skiing, lessons, and group bonding....
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Take Advice From People Whom You Trust

February 2, 2024

This week’s parshah, Parshat Yitro, is named after Moshe’s father-in-law, the priest of Midian, Yitro. In this parshah, Yitro says to Moshe, “Listen to my voice,...
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Take Only What You Need

January 26, 2024

This week’s Middat HaShavuah, derived from the Torah portion Parshat Beshalach, emphasizes the principle of taking only what you need. Parshah: בְּשַׁלַּח Key Verse: לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ,...
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Exploring Miracles: Grade 1 Studies

January 22, 2024

At The Toronto Heschel School, students engage in an integrated approach to learning that goes beyond the traditional silos of individual subjects. Instead, their lessons revolve...
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Be Grateful For Your Freedom

January 19, 2024

This week’s middah is “Be grateful for your freedom.” At Heschel, we observed Martin Luther King Jr./A.J. Heschel Spirit Week, acknowledging the unique relationship between these...
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Don't Harden Your Heart

January 12, 2024

Next week, we will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as our school’s namesake, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, by commemorating Pluralism...
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Heschel's Got Talent

January 11, 2024

Deya and Amy, Heschel’s student leaders, introduced the inaugural ‘Heschel’s Got Talent’ show on the final day before winter break. Explore the details of this new...
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Reminder: Registration now open - Chuggim / Extra Curricular Winter Programs

January 9, 2024

Just a friendly reminder that 2024 Winter Chuggim / Extracurricular Programs Deadline is January 12th. Please sign up directly with our third-party providers. Please note: If...
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Don’t Hold a Grudge

December 22, 2023

This week’s parshah is called Vayigash – from the verb that means to “approach” or “come forward.” The parshah describes the emotional reunion of Yosef and...