School Spirit Week
By: Ellie Kaye, Danelle Tuchman, Yosef Kamin, and Chaya Greenberg The school year has only just started, yet these two past weeks have been exploding with fun! Last week was spirit week. Every student...
View ArticlePhysical Education (PE)
By: Ilana Borison, Chani Hecht, Rivka Kamin, and Max Westerman One of the most exciting parts of each week at SPHDS is Physical Education (PE). Students enjoy being active, in a fun and positive...
View ArticleRecipes for Rosh Hashanah
By: Nelly Zerbib, Rochel Cunin, Zohar Soncino, and Avigael Landes Festivities are in the air! Everyone is getting busy preparing Rosh Hashanah meals! We did some research and a few trials and we found...
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A White New Month
by Danelle Tuchman The color white symbolizes purity, cleanliness, peace, clarity, and absolute bliss. It is scientifically proven that wearing the color white allows mental clarity, causes better and...
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Kehilla Students come S.P.H.D.S.
by Nelly Zerbib High School Correspondent On October 12, the 8th grade class was treated to an exciting visit. Former South Peninsula students decided to come visit their class and talk about...
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Positive Reinforcement Program
As you may have heard, Middle School has begun a new Positive Reinforcement program this year. The objective of this program is to encourage positive behavior through incentives and teamwork. This...
View ArticleParshas Vayeitzei
In this week's parsha Yaakov flees Esav and goes toward Charan. This is when he passes Har Hamoriah and goes to sleep and dreams about the ladder and the Angels. Yaakov went to Charan for two...
View ArticleDvar Torah On Toldot by Dan Gotesdyner
In Parshat Toldot, it says, “וְכָל־הַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָֽפְרוּ֙ עַבְדֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו בִּימֵ֖י אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֑יו סִתְּמ֣וּם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיְמַלְא֖וּם עָפָֽר”, (Perek כ”ו, Pasuk ט”ו) which means that...
View ArticleParshat Vayeitzei – David Perlov
This shabbos we read the story of yaakov's journey to Charan. The torah tells us that during his travels, it became dark, yaakov stopped to pray. Feeling tired, yaakov lay down to rest. Soon after, he...
View ArticleParshat Vayeitzei-Malky Felsen
As you know this week’s parsha has so many ideas it was hard to choose just one. Rather than overwhelm and confuse you with many ideas, I would rather focus on one that can leave us all with a...
View ArticleParshat Vayishlach- by Zalman Greenberg
In this week’s Parsha, Yaakov is preparing to meet Esav. Yaakov prepared in 3 different ways to protect himself from Esav and his 400 man army. 1 -war 2 -davening 3 -presents. The night before his...
View ArticleParshat Vayigash by Chaya Tebeka
In Parshat Vayigash, Yosef asks Yehudah to bring Binyamin, their youngest brother to him. They do as told, and then Yosef enslaves Binyamin for having his goblet in his sack of grain. When Yosef sees...
View ArticleParshat Vayigash by Elijah Yagolnitser
Yehuda approaches Yosef for the release of Binyamin, offering himself as a slave to the Egyptian ruler in Binyamin’s stead. Upon witnessing his brothers’ loyalty to one another, Yosef reveals his...
View ArticleParshat Vayechi- by Gila Kohanteb (6th grade)
Parshat Vayechi Parshat Vayechi starts off by saying “ויחי יעקב” which means “and Yaakov lived”. Why does this Parsha that talks about Yaakov passing away start off with “and Yaakov lived”? The word...
View ArticleParshat Vayechi- by Shevy Cunin
Parshas vayechi פרשת ויחי by shevy cunin This parsha is talking about when yaakov is about to pass away, and he is telling them stuff to all of his sons before he passes away. Yaakov is in mitzrayim...
View ArticleParshat Shemot by Sima Levine
Dvar Torah on Parshas Shemos By: Sima Levine In perek ה pasuk ט it says “כבד העבודה על האנשים ויעשו בה ואל ישעו בדברי שקר” This means “let the work be heavier upon the men and let them engage in it and...
View ArticleParshat Shemot by Chana Rivka Lewis
Parshat Shemot When moshe was shepherding yisro’s sheep one ran away as he was looking for the sheep he notices a burning bush that was not being consumed by the fire. וַיֵּרָ֠א מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהֹוָ֥ה...
View ArticleParshat Va’eira by Malka Handwerker
This week’s parsha is parshas וארא and I wanted to talk to you about one of Hashem’s names that is mentioned in this parsha. So is says וארא אל אברהם אל יצחק ואל יעקב באל ש-י and the sages said that...
View ArticleParshas Vaeira by Sheindy Marcus
This week’s Parsha is Parsha Vaera the Second Parsha in Sefer Shemot. Moshe is asked by Hashem to go and ask Pharaoh to let the Jews out of Egypt. But when he asks, not only does Pharaoh say no but he...
View ArticleParshat Bo by Yoni Ahron
Parshat Bo The torah tells us that Pharaoh asks Moshe who he wants to take out of Mitzrayim to serve his G-d. Moshe replies that the young and old are all going. Pharaoh then tells Moshe, “I have seen...
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