Anu (Us)
September is the time of new beginnings— new grade levels with more opportunities and responsibilities, new schedules, and new goals as we welcome Rosh Hashana and the Jewish new year. ...
Emergence
Words from Amy Gold at the Epstein Hillel School Annual Meeting (June 8, 2022) Erev tov! It’s wonderful to see so many of you here tonight. All together, we represent a ...
The Marathon
Erev tov and thank you for joining us for the 2021 annual meeting. While I wish we were all in the Mo’adon together at school, Zoom has been the platform ...
Turn Turn Turn
Forsythia are the harbingers of spring. They are the first flowers to bloom in my yard, and their bright yellow petals seem to encourage the grass to sprout, the leaves ...
100 Days of School
As our team worked all summer on the opening of school, our medical advisory board cautioned that we would be lucky to still be in school by Thanksgiving. As we ...
Five Simple Words
Sunday morning at 8:15, you can find me on my mat. For the last three years, I have been practicing yoga with the same teacher (virtually for the last 10 ...
The Time in Between
Sukkot is one of my favorite holidays, which is not a big surprise because I love the fall. Fall means back to school outfits, colorful leaves, cozy fleece jackets, and ...
Deep Roots, Strong Branches
This month’s Ha’Ikar comes from Amy’s address at the June 2020 Annual Meeting. You can read her words below, or click here for the video clip. It’s hard to believe that I ...
The Fire Within
The last Ha’Ikar I wrote was in March. On the one hand, it feels like six months ago, and on the other, it feels like time is passing very quickly. ...
Being Apart, Together
Last week, we launched EHSBabayit – our remote learning program. Friday was our first virtual kabbalat shabbat, and truth be told, I was nervous about how it would go. I ...