D’Var Torah 5/2
Parashat Tazria-Metzora The Big Toe Evan Wolkenstein | Director of Experiential Education, Jewish Studies Teacher This week, we commemorate two very different days: the celebratory Yom Ha’Atzmaut…
D’var Torah: Parashat Shmini 4/25
Adi Alouf | Director of Student and Jewish Life, Jewish Studies Teacher The Mishkan—the Israelites’ portable sanctuary—has been completed. The people stand at the threshold…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Tzav
Evan Wolkenstein | Director of Experiential Education, Jewish Studies Teacher In high school, I was very choosy about my music. I loved the Beatles, first…
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayikra
“The doer of good becomes good. The doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous actions – bad, by bad actions.” – (Brihad-Aranyaka…
D’var Torah 3/28
Parashat Pekudei Michelle Kushnir | Assistant Director of Admissions, English Teacher Depending on the Jewish year, last week’s parsha, Vayakhel, and this week’s parsha, Pekudei,…
D’Var Torah 3/14/25
Parashat Ki Tisa Dr. Ariel Resnikoff, Jewish Studies Teacher In this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa—meaning literally “when you take”—the Israelites grow impatient with Moses,…
D’var Torah 3/7
Parashat Tetzaveh By Julie Beck | School Counselor, Director of Advising This Week’s D’var Torah as delivered by Ms. Beck at Hakhel on March 3: …
Purim at JCHS!
We’re excited to celebrate Purim at JCHS! We’ll have a kick-off Hakhel on Monday, March 10 which will include the Senior Spiel. On Friday, March…
D’Var Torah: Parashat Terumah 2/28
Table and Altar; Chesed and Tzedek (with student art) By Raizy Lichetenstein, Jewish Studies Teacher Our ninth graders recently created a poster campaign encouraging each…
