Two of our Grade 11 students won the top prizes in a competition run by the Chevra Kadisha. Students between the ages of 12 and 18 were asked to submit artwork featuring pomegranates. Eighty nine entries were received with Daniella Wes winning the competition while Layla Yutar is the runner-up. Daniella won an iPad and Layla won a sound bar.
Ms F Couldridge
Dear Parents
Our students submitted works for the Chevrah Kadisha “Create a work of Heart” Art Competition. Congratulations to Daniella Wes who was awarded the Overall Winner of the competition and Layla Yutar who was awarded the best Runner-Up in the age category 16-18 years. This is a wonderful achievement and together with the number of entries submitted by our school, is testament to the prolific amount of high calibre pieces of art produced by our Art Department.
On Thursday we had our final Matric Colours Awards as well as Winter Sport. Mazaltov to all of the recipients of the awards and a thank you to Mr Lees and the Primary School for making it possible to use their Hall. A reminder that the incoming SRC Induction Ceremony will take place this week on Friday at which the final Leadership Portfolios will be announced.
Hot off the press, I have just been given notification that both Saul Ephron and Keshav Singh in Grade 10 have been selected for the Gauteng Provincial U19B Table Tennis Team and Keira Sorour has been selected for the Gauteng Provincial U19A Team. Kol Hakavod all three students.
Today we are privileged to host both Tali Nates from the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre as well as U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues (SEHI) Ellen Germaine. Special Envoy Germaine will have the opportunity to engage with myself, Rabbi Rabinowitz and Morah Ben Moshe and will also make a presentation to students from Grade8 and Grade 9.
In closing, tomorrow is Tisha B’Av, the day on which both Temples were destroyed. The 2nd Temple was destroyed because of baseless hatred and gossip. In acknowledgment of the 9 days, King David is supporting a meaningful project spearheaded by Rabbi Doron and Shelly Perez, in memory of their son Daniel, who was murdered on October 7th. Please watch this video to understand the powerful story which has served as the motivation behind their initiative, encouraging every Jewish family to have a picture of the Temple in their homes - Bayit bechol bayit https://bit.ly/3Agqyb9 We encourage you to support this beautiful project, however it is completely discretionary. You can order and pay by clicking on this link. https://jnml.io/KingDavidBayit Our schools will be pick up points when you order is ready. It is also important to mention that these days are an opportune time to build on our Cool to Be Kind initiative and we should use them as an opportunity bring kindness into our homes and the world.
Shabbat Shalom ANDREW BAKER
