Yearly Archives: 2016


Weekly update 12-13-16


Sunday was our last day of the fall semester and our students were engaged with everything from wrapping up The Trial of God  to debating why there hasn’t been a Jewish Disney princess to enjoying delicacies imported from Zabar’s delicatessen—fantastic Jewish learning all around. Thank you once again to those of you who let me know […]

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Weekly Update 12/5/16


We had a great day on Sunday, filled with delicatessens, Moot Beit Din cases, and famous Israeli pioneers. Next Sunday is our last day of the fall semester; we’ll be back after the break on January 8, 2017.  That means it’s time to make your selections for second semester electives.  Please go to our website […]

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Weekly update 11/21/16


We had an awesome day of Jewish learning on Sunday, ranging from Klezmer music to the roots of religious extremism to digging into the Moot Beit Din case that will be argued next March to Jewish exorcisms and dybbuks (I didn’t even know that Jewish exorcism was a thing—which just goes to prove the old […]

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Weekly Update 11-14-16


Today was filled with everything from Yiddish theatre to Kristallnacht to practicing Moot Beit Din persuasive arguments on the topic of the electoral college:  just our typical, engaged day of inspired Jewish learning! As a reminder:  if you need to pick up your child early, shoot me an email or text message and let me […]

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Weekly Update 11/7/16


Yesterday was a big day for HSJS:  13 of our students travelled to Washington, DC where they visited the National Holocaust Museum, The Newseum, The Spy Museum, and many monuments and memorials along the Mall.  Needless to say, a great, educational, moving time was had by all.  HUGE thanks to Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence […]

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Weekly update October 31, 2016


We were a small but mighty group yesterday, but what we lacked in numbers, we made up for in engaged, Jewish learning.   Please note this very important schedule change:  due to an unforeseen health emergency for a CenterStage staff person, we will be rescheduling our trip to see the play, I Never Saw Another […]

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Weekly update 10-25-16


We were privileged to hear Uwe and Gabi von Seltmann’s powerful story of love overcoming dark, hate-filled family secrets on Sunday.  The students were truly spellbound.  Thanks again to Temple Shalom and Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner for bringing them to Louisville and to HSJS. During our elective period, the students covered everything from bialys to […]

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Weekly update 10-18-16


Chag Sameach everyone—I hope you’re enjoying the Festival of Sukkot!  This coming Sunday, October 23, we’ll be privileged to learn from Uwe and Gabi von Seltmann and their presentation, “How Love Can Heal the Past: A Holocaust Story.”  Huge thanks to Temple Shalom for bringing them to Louisville and sharing their important lesson with our […]

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Weekly update 9-26-16


Even with our abbreviated schedule, we had a great day yesterday:  10th and 11th graders got to hear a brief presentation from Reuven Spero from the Alexander Muss High School in Israel about their 6-week, 8-week, and semester long study abroad programs in Israel.  And our 9th graders in Jewish Relationships explored concepts around how […]

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Weekly Update 9-19-16


We had another terrific day at HSJS yesterday, filled with discussions of everything from immigration to the US to the growing BDS/anti-Israel/Exclude Jewish students phenomenon on college campuses. Next week is the Hunger Walk to benefit Dare to Care Food Bank; we have traditionally participated as a school as part of The Temple’s team of […]

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