This past week has featured our Annual Arts & Culture Festival on our Campus. Opening with the Market on the High School field in collaboration with Outreach and the environment Committees last Sunday, featuring some of our local musicians performing in bands and ending this Sunday with the mural painting activities and the Mamma Mia movie night, the festival delivered on its promise to offer something for everyone. Highlights included the make-up special effects workshop, the mixed martial arts workshop, the French Breakfast, public speaking, Banyana Banyana guest visit (goal keeper), outingstoSandringhamGardenstoentertaintheresidents,theTheatreouting to Joburg Theatre, the Zac Hendricks interview, Afrikaans Karaoke, Teachers got Talent showand the Debating and DJs workshops. I want to pay tribute to Dani Wes and Zara Weiner (Heads of Arts & Culture) for putting together and runningawonderfulprogramme.
I want to wish our G11 students well as they head off to Encounter this week. The students in Grades 8, 9 and 10 can look forward to a week filled with a numberofrelevantandexcitingoutings.
In closing, Mazal tov to Keira Sorour who, on the revised ranking for Table TennisinSAisrankedNumber9intheU19girlssection.
Shabbat Shalom
ANDREW BAKER
HEBREW / JUDAICA
SPECIAL PRAYERS
The school recited special prayers for the safety of the of the hostages and their quick and safe return. Special prayers were also said for the safety of the IDF soldiers. We continue to pray for peace for the State of Israel.
SHORASHIM REPORT BACK
This past July, Jaime Zlotnick and I participated in the Shorashim program exploring our Jewish roots. This year the program took place in Vienna, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava. We started off our trip at a summer camp in Hungary, where we formed lasting friendships with Israeli teenagers. I’m still touched from the last night where we had a talent show and a few Israelis sang a song in a tribute to their friend from the IDF who died in the war. It was so meaningful, and everyone in the room ending up crying and singing along. My favorite part was trying to converse with my new Israeli friends in Hebrew. This has inspired me to take Hebrew as a Matric subject. We also visited the Dohany Street Synagogue, The Memorial of Chatam Sofer, enjoyed a Shabbat dinner with Chabad of Prague and visited the infamous Nazi Ghetto and ‘model camp’ of Theresienstadt. I not only learnt about my Jewish history but also that no matter where you are in the world, when you find another Jew there is always an instant connection! Natasha Weisz (Gr 10)
ELLUL PROGRAM
On Monday Rabbi Rabinowitz gave shiur at break, and this was the first session of the Ellul Program. Different activities and shiurim will be given by the Jewish Studies Department throughout the month of Ellul.
GRADE 11 ENCOUNTER
We wish our Grade 11 students an enriching week at Encounter which is organized by the DIJE.
Mrs. H. Ben Moshe
Shabbat Shalom
FROM THE RABBI
Parashat SHOFTIM
Candle Lighting: 17:39
Shabbat Ends: 18:29
The Parasha begins with the requirement for society to appoint judges and officers of the courttoenforcethedecisionsofthejudges.
Judaism recognises the importance of justice insocietyinorderforcommunitiestosurvive.
Torah places a lot of emphasis on the moral standing of judges. Judges may not accept bribes in any form in order to maintain the integrity of the courts. “Righteousness, righteousness shall you pursue, so that you will live and possess the land that Hashem yourG-dgivesyou.”
Shabbat Shalom RABBI RABINOWITZ
King David High School Victory Park Issue 24: 06/09/2024
SPORT FIXTURES
SOCCER
Day Activity and Time
Monday 09 September
Soccer Practice Girls 15:00-16:30 Tennis Practice 15:00-16:30
Tuesday 10 September No Sport
Wednesday 11 September Chess Practice 13:30-15:00 Tennis Practice 13:30-15:00 Soccer Practice 13:30- 15:00
Thursday 12 September
Running Club 07:15-08:30
Grade 8&9 Rugby/Touch Rugby 07:15-08:30 Table Tennis Match vs Hyde Park 15:00-17:00 @ KDVP
Friday 13 September Gym Session/ Running Club 14:00-15:00
SOCCER
GRADE 8 AND JUNIOR (GRADES 9-10) INDIVID
The much anticipated, prestigious Grade 8 and Junior (Grades 9-10) Individual Best Speaker Competition was held on Wednesday afternoon, 4 September. Five Grade 8s vied for the title, with Ben Sachs named as winner. Seventeen juniors auditioned for the top 8 positions for Junior Individual Best Speaker. Heartiest congratulations to Atara Haberfeld (Grade 10) and Ella Passman (Grade 9), joint runners up, and Daniel Segal (Grade 10), winner. The competition was superbly judged by Barbara Wolf, who commented on the high quality of all the speakers. Jenna Hodes was a highly competent MC. Well done to all participants.
Mrs R Klatzkin
Daniel Segal, winner of Junior individual best speaker and BenSachs,winnerofGrade8IndividualBestSpeaker.
ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
Last year, the highly popular KDVP Annual Arts & Culture Festival did not take place due to 7 October horrific attack in Israel.
This year's event, curated by Dani Wes and Zara Weiner, the newly elected Arts & Culture SRC Officials, supported by their fellow members as well as a whole lot of members of Staff from Facilities and various other Subjects and Departments, boasted a leaner, more streamlined programme aimed at offering something for everyone.Theofferings included Mixed Martial Arts, Inflated Boxing Ring, Motivational interview with Goalie Kaylin Swart from Banyana Banyana, SFX Make-up, Baking, Debating,Dj-ing,Public Speaking, Sandringham Gardens Music and Choir Students' Performance, Best Speaker's Competition, Salt, Pepper and
SOCCER
Drama Students Tour of The Nelson Mandela Theatre with a private meet and greet with the renowned Pantomime Queen Janice Honeyman and her Resident Director, Timothy Le Roux. Another meet and greet for the Grade 11s was with the indomitable Zak Hendriks - Generaal in the film based on their Afrikaans prescribed text, Ballade Vir 'N Enkeling.
Sundays treats were the Mamma Mia Movie Night, Special Murals Paintings, Art Exhibitions, Thrift Markets and Live Music from the Bands.
The Matric Dance Committee provided a wonderful stall selling food , drinks and refreshments.
Arguably one of the more successful and popular Arts & Culture Festivalstodate.
ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
SOCCER
BAKING CUPCAKES
TenAugust markedthe late Josh Le Roux’s birthday and in commemoration of his love for baking and spirit of kindness we decided to bake 300 cupcakes to donate to charity.
Many students who knew and loved him were involved in all processes: shopping for ingredients, baking
and applying the final coat of purple white or blue icing (Josh’s favourite colours).
Fingertips For Africa collected all 300 cupcakes to put smiles onto the faces of schoolchildren.
Leah Silberman and JoshuaWoolf
DAY
SECURITY SCHEDULE
MONDAY 09 SEPTEMBER
Morning Shift
DAILY: 07:00 to 07:50
Parents of Ryan Aron GR 11V
Parents of Benjamin Obel GR 11V
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Parents of Daniella Beira GR 11I
Parents of Sivana Paslovsky GR 11I
WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER Parents of Tali Bloch GR 11V
Parents of Sara Platt GR 11V
THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Parents of Ella Boolkin GR 11I
Parents of Ross Raven GR 11I
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Parents of Josh Braun GR 11I
Parents of Ethan Riback GR 11V
MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Parents of Matt Buhai GR 11I
Parents of Kai Salkow GR 11V
TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
Parents of Danella Cassel GR 11I
Parents of Teghan Shaer GR 11V
Parents of Emma Dakes GR 11V
Parents of Aimee Shull GR 11V
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Parents of Tristin Duek GR 11I
Parents of Keira Sorour GR 11I
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER Parents of Leeya Eppel GR 11V
Parents of Dani Stein GR 11V
MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Parents of Tia Fisher GR 11I
Parents of Gabriella Tatz GR 11V
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Parents of Dean Goldberg GR 11I
Parents of Benjamin Terner GR 11V
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Parents of Aidan Goralsky GR 11V
Parents of Zara Weiner GR 11I
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
Parents of Danni Hellmann GR 11I
Parents of Daniella Wes GR 11V
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Parents of Talia Kamener GR 11I
