From the Principal

Andrew Watt – Principal

Celebrating our 2023 HSC Showcases

Our new, customised exhibition space within the Innovation Building showcased the Year 12 Bodies of Work in Visual Arts. Many staff, students and their families enjoyed browsing around a wide variety of outstanding creative works. Professor Kate Sweetapple, Head of School, Design at University of Technology (UTS) Sydney, viewed the exhibition and spoke about design as a form of enquiry, impacting our understanding of the world. Our VET Hospitality team made and served snacks, which was very well received.

Completing a major project is both challenging and exhausting. Our Year 12 students have been working on their Bodies of Work and Diary since Term 4 last year. Their Visual Arts Process Diary is a central tool for capturing and progressing what is largely an experimental and exploratory creative process towards the finished artwork. In reality, the design process involves many hours of creative efforts, many false starts and re-starts – and finally, a measure of satisfaction as their skills grow and their ideas are brought to life.

We are very proud of our results in Visual Arts, with six Emanuel Students selected for the much coveted NSW Art Express exhibition over the past six years (we have had many more nominations). Thank you to Chrystal Rimmer, who set up the exhibition, Lara Ephron, who organised the hospitality team, and the Visual Arts teachers, Eytan Messiah and Rebecca Keong. For those unable to attend opening night, you can check out all the students’ beautiful artworks here.

Guests enjoying the HSC Visual Arts Showcase

Many of the families attending the Visual Arts exhibition moved to the Millie Philips Theatre to join the audience attending our HSC Drama Showcase. As always, the individual and group performances were entertaining, reflecting the many hours required to create and rehearse a performance item, to the high standards required in the HSC. Our Drama students appreciated the warmth and support from the audience, as they used this performance as an invaluable rehearsal, in preparation for the formal, external marking process. Thank you to our Head of Drama, Samantha Bauer, for her tireless support, patience and invaluable advice to our HSC performers.

Our HSC Music Performance Showcase will be held on Monday 21 August, in the Millie Philips Theatre. We look forward to this wonderful opportunity to showcase the musical performance and composition talents that reside within our Year 12 Music students.

Look out for more photos of the HSC Drama Showcase in next week’s Ma Nishma

Year 10 Machane Ayekah Camp

With the campsite located in the Southern Highlands, our students have enjoyed the opportunity to a tranquil bush setting, as they enjoy outdoor activities and quiet, guided reflections. This special camp program is a pivotal Jewish Life experience at Emanuel School and an important factor in preparing our students for the five-week Chavayah program later in the year. Led by a team of Informal Jewish Life educators and Israeli Madrichim, the students have been participating in peulot on topics ranging from Judaism and Zionism to self-discovery and values-based living. Highlights this year have included watching the Matilda’s play on Wednesday night and the nightly ruach sessions. The students are looking forward to a beautiful communal Shabbat experience this weekend, filled with prayer, conversation and song. Thank you to Kobi Bloom, Adina Roth, Sidney Melamdowitz and our youth leaders team for creating and delivering such a rich program.

HICES Music Festival

The year we have sent three students to participate in the HICES Music Festival. This is a four-day residential camp in Stanwell Tops and involves students from HICES schools all over NSW who are selected by audition to participate in choir, band and orchestra rehearsals for the duration before presenting a formal concert at the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday night. This is a fantastic opportunity for passionate musicians to play music at a high level with new and excellent conductors and to get to know other young people from all over the state. This year, Mirabella Marshall (Year 7), Olivia Byrne (Year 7) and Ethan Garfinkel (Year 8) participated. Dylan Kramer (from the Wolanski Family SLC) kindly accompanied them as an “honorary” music teacher.

Dates for the diary
IPSHA Music Festival and Night of Song

Our Junior Choir with an accompanying orchestra of Primary School musicians, will perform at the IPSHA Music Festival in the Sydney Town Hall, on Monday 21 August. They will present their own item (a version of ABBA’s I Have a Dream in English and Hebrew) and they will also be part of combined school choral and instrumental items. They have been well prepared by Ms Yendell, Mr Owen and Mr Burley.
Our K-12 singers are currently preparing for our annual and beautiful Night of Song on Monday 28 August. This year the program will also include our new pop-up choir of parents, alumni and staff for their inaugural performance.

Quote of the week

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

From the Head of Jewish Life

Adina Roth – Head of Jewish Life

It was going to be the highlight of the first day. We had experienced a beautiful day one on the Year 10 Ayekah camp, as we wound our way into the Southern Highlands and settled in at the beautiful Tallong campsite, where yellow wattle blooms set the otherwise bare, wintry landscape ablaze in colour. The students had worked hard through the day, talking about values and starting to peel away the layers of the central Garden-of-Eden inspired question Ayekah, where are you? What are you holding in your life, where do you come from and where are you going to?

This would be the question they would return to through the week as they explored themselves in relation to Zionism, Judaism, community and each other. Our penultimate activity of the night was to create a train of students all looking down at their feet and remaining silent as they walked down a quiet road to a pitch black oval. There we would switch off our torches and invite the students, in unison, to look up and see the stars. Star-gazing is itself an ancient Jewish tradition as Avram held intimate conversations with God under a night sky and God promised that his futures would be as infinite as the galaxies above him. The students walked down to the oval in a curious, somewhat awkward silence. We arrived at the oval and formed a dramatic circle, one hundred people standing together in perfect anticipation. Then, with music in the background, we invited them to look up. Only, there was anticlimax! A misty cloudy presence had crept in. There was not a single star to be seen in the heavens. Our Year 10s gazed into the darkness.

When you have prepared a program to go a certain way and circumstances conspire against the plan, what do you do? When you have planned to ‘see’ something and then are presented with absence, what comes next? Suddenly, a potent piece of Torah occurred to me. We are on the cusp of the month of Elul, four weeks away from Rosh HaShanah, the holiest day in the Jewish New Year. The Rabbis in the Talmud, Tractate Rosh Hashanah cite a line from Tehillim (Psalms) to announce the timing of the Jewish New Year. The verse in Psalm 81 reads Tiku Bachodesh Shofar, Bakeseh Leyom Chageinu, Sound the shofar at the new moon, the hiddenness is the time of our holiday. Rosh Hashanah begins at the beginning of the lunar month of Tishrei, which we might imagine as being the first night that a baby crescent moon blinks in the sky. However, Rosh Chodesh, the new moon actually begins pre-crescent, when the waning moon of the previous month has completely disappeared and the new crescent is yet to be born. The new moon is born in utter darkness. The Jewish New Year begins in imperceptible occlusion. This is, in part, because to create our future, we need to release expectations, rigid ideas and imposed demands, we need to sit with the darkness of the potential that is yet to emerge. Free from ‘memory and desire,’ we become truly liberated to create ourselves anew.

Although there were no stars in the sky on our first night of Ayekah, the darkness of the night was the perfect opening. We could say to our students, don’t impose pre-conceptions, don’t begin with a particular end in mind. Welcome the not knowing of a question: Ayekah, where are you….and allow the answer to unfold naturally and authentically and perhaps, surprisingly.

Natasha Bedingfield sings, “I am unwritten/can’t read my mind/I’m undefined.” The absence of stars presented an empty page in the sky. It was as if the Universe was saying, “Year 10s, here is a blank canvas….now go and write your story”. In a month’s time the Jewish people will be invited to do the same!

Shabbat Shalom

Primary News

Joshua Aghion – Co-ordinator of Innovation (K-6)

This year, the Science Week 2023 theme is titled Innovation: Empowering Future Industries. Students in Years K-6 engaged in many activities this week which connected them to innovation and future industries.

Years 5-6 participated in the Day of AI. This was a day of learning, where they were taught about what AI is, how it works and why it is an important part of future industries.

Students were asked to consider some of the ethical and moral considerations of using AI, particularly around the concept of Deep Fakes. We talked about privacy, safety and security as well as Intellectual Property rights. Students made their own AI model using the Teachable Machine platform by Google and learned about data sets and algorithms using the Draw With Google Platform.

To conclude their session, students were asked to apply their knowledge of AI to a problem that they have identified at school.

Some wonderful ideas included:

Students’ names	Idea
Kira and Nava	An AI powered hologram headset This would allow students to visualise maths problems or see geographical and scientific issues in real time.
Joel and Claudia	An AI printeration An AI powered printer which reads all students work as they write it and corrects it by teaching the students where they made mistakes.
Liam and Reina	An AI powered robot which can detect the food that students like before the order and will then help the canteen make the food.

With such great innovative thinking for how AI can support our lives, we know that our future is bright and innovative!

If your children have further questions about AI or the use of AI, please share some of these resources with them:

Thank you to all of the teachers for their support of this program. We are very much looking forward to Science Week next year.

Katie Brody – Director of Students K-6

Parent Teacher Night

Parents will receive an email in the coming week that outlines the booking process for Semester 2 Parent Teacher Night.

Dates are as follows:

Monday 11 September 2023 – on campus
Wednesday 20 September 2023 – on campus

This semester, parents will be able to book to see class teachers, Hebrew teachers and Jewish studies teachers.

Parents with children in Years 3-6 will also be able to request meetings with specialist teachers. Please keep an eye out for this booking information.

Juingkui Warrma

On Tuesday 22 August 2023, each class will have the opportunity to Juingkui Warrma – paint our School’s story in honour of the opening of the B’Yachad Building. This painting will represent the Schools’ history, core values, connection to community and student body. The true essence of Emanuel School will be captured in a painting created by our students and teachers. This program is run by local Aboriginal Educators, culminating in a magnificent school painting that will be a legacy for our current and future students for years to come.

The children are welcome to wear sports uniform for the day. Whilst we don’t expect this activity to be too messy, students are welcome to bring along an art smock to wear during their session.

Vacation Care dates for September/October

Below are the dates for Vacation Care in the upcoming holidays. Further details and registration forms will be sent shortly.

Vacation Care will be open on:

Tuesday 26 September 2023
Wednesday 27 September 2023
Thursday 28 September 2023
Tuesday 3 October 2023
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Thursday 5 October 2023

Ma Koreh

Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary

Friday marks Rosh Chodesh Elul, the first day of the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish calendar before we mark Rosh HaShanah and the new Jewish year.

Today, as part of our Shabbat celebrations, we sounded the shofar to mark the custom of hearing the Shofar being sounded every morning, except on Shabbat, during Elul.

The word shofar שׁוֹפָר comes from the word לְשַׁפֵּר which means ‘to repair’, hinting that the sound of the shofar is designed to personal reflection and self improvement in the lead up to the start of a new year. The combination of sounds as seen in the graphic below may also represent our experience of the year that is coming to an end, starting solid and then fracturing and breaking as we experience the challenges and busy-ness of life. The final long blast of tekiah gedolah serves to give us strength in the month leading up to the High Holy Days of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

This week students have been dusting off their shofar blowing skills in anticipation of sounding of the shofar. Todah Rabah to Rabbi Kaiserblueth who has come to school to share his insights and skills in shofar blowing with us and our students.

Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing

Adam Ezekiel – Director of Students

Future Proofing Study
Black Dog Institute

‘Insights into adolescent mental health and wellbeing’

Over the past few years, our School has been participating in the Black Dog Institute’s Future Proofing Study, the largest and most comprehensive long-term study of adolescent mental health in Australia.

The research team behind the Future Proofing Study have just released a 23 minute webinar to share their latest findings about the mental health and wellbeing of Australian adolescents.

We encourage you to watch this informative webinar to learn more about this important issue.

What the webinar covers:

Every year, researchers from the Black Dog Institute visit our School and many other Australian schools to survey the same group of over 6,000 students about their mental health and wellbeing. Study data is analysed and translated into practical resources, guidelines, and policy submissions in order to guide schools, families, and the government about issues relating to adolescent mental health and wellbeing.

Topics included the webinar:

Background to the Future Proofing Study (at 1:46 minutes)
Rates of mental health symptoms found in the study (at 4:06 minutes)
Risk factors associated with development of depression and anxiety in early adolescence (at 6:55 minutes)
Peer relationships (at 9:00 minutes)
Sleep findings (at 12:22 minutes)
Screen use (at 15:58 minutes)
Mental health resources (at 22:58 minutes)

There is some discussion of self-harm and suicidal behaviour amongst young people in the webinar, so viewer discretion is advised.

In addition, the research team has developed a poster for students that you may wish to share with your child. The content of this poster was developed in consultation with participating students based on the research findings they most wanted to hear about. You can see the poster HERE should you wish to save it and below, for a quick summary.

If you have any questions about the research or would like to contact the research team directly, please email futureproofing@blackdog.org.au.

Book Week 2023

Samantha Rogut – Head of Library & Information Services (K-6)

‘Read, Grow, Inspire!’

Primary School Book Week Parade

This will be held on Monday 21 August 2023 at 8.20 am. Parents are cordially invited to attend.

Author Visits

David Baddiel

Author David Baddiel will join us to speak to Years 4, 5 and 6 on Thursday 24 August 2023, with thanks to Sydney Jewish Writers Festival.

Students may pre-purchase a signed copy of David’s books through the Festival’s bookseller, Gertrude & Alice Bookstore. Books will be delivered to the school for collection after the event.

Jess Black

Jess Black is a well-known Australian children’s author who will be visiting Emanuel School to speak with Years 3 and 4 on Friday 25 August 2023.

Let’s celebrate

Michelle Favero, Manager, Marketing and Communications

Let’s celebrate

We’re looking forward to celebrating Primary Grandparents and Friends Day on Friday 8 September 2023. We’d love your help in making this day extra special.

If you ask students, staff and parents to share one word that describes Emanuel School, many will say “community”. Whilst Grandparents Day focuses on our Grandparents (yup, that makes sense) we’d love for everyone to be part of the celebrations, even in abstentia.

“How?” I hear you ask.

We have two tasks for you… here goes:

Send us a photo of your family in ‘Birthday mode’. Wear party hats, birthday crowns or anything that screams “celebration”. These photos will then be featured at Grandparents Day, surrounding them with love. Email your photos (jpg and minimum 500kb) to marketing@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au by Monday 4 September.
We are producing a special edition Emanuel School Recipe Book for Rosh Hashanah as a gift on Grandparent Day and would love to include your family’s favourites. Please email your recipes to marketing@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au by Friday 25 August 2023. Please make sure to use metric measurements (eg ml and litres) and if you wish, a few lines on why this is your family’s go-to recipe.

Smile, click, snap and send to marketing@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au

Primary Grandparents – a date for your diary

Primary Sport

Stuart Taylor – PDHPE Teacher

ASISSA Interschool Sport

Students in Years 4-6 are currently playing Touch Football and Netball on Thursday afternoons against other schools throughout Term 3. Students train for these sports between 7.00 am and 8.00 am on Thursday mornings and there have been some outstanding results so far in the competition.

Thanks to the teachers and coaches who are investing their time, energy, and knowledge in assisting our students’ development in these sports.

Primary Chess

Jessica Lopis – Year 6

I am Jessica Lopis, the 2023 Chess Leader. Besides playing chess, I love to read, play sports like tennis and jiu jitsu, and write.

Years K-2 Chess

For students in Years K-2, you can go to the chess club on Monday lunch that is run by Mrs Esra and I. In this club, we teach the basic rules and principles of chess, while trying to make it as fun and engaging as possible. For the students in Year 2, they have the option to compete in an inter-school tournament. One round per week is played, with the total number of points being tallied together.

Years 3-6 Chess

For students in Years 3-6, on Friday lunch you can go to the Chess Club in the library. This club is run by Mr Feldman, and organised by Ms Hards. In this club, we are taught how to play chess, different tactics and strategies for the game, and to think before you move. In this Chess Club we play an inter-school tournament, consisting of one round per week. At the end of the term, points are tallied up. First place, second place and third place receive medals.

For more information about either of these clubs, please come and see Mrs Esra, Ms Hards or myself.

Wacky Walk-a-thon

Reina Steiner Carrion – Year 6

On the Friday 11 August 2023, the whole Primary School headed down to Centennial Park for the Whacky Walk-a-thon. The Walk-a-thon was so enjoyable! The sound of chatter and laughter surrounded Centennial Park and smiles covered everyone’s faces. Even the teachers participated by dressing in all sorts of rainbow accessories. Besides having so much fun, we worked hard to get as many laps as we could so we could raise money for our beautiful School. We got to do many fun tasks that tested how whacky we were, such as walking hand in hand and spinning. We ended with a dance party. It was a wonderful day of togetherness and enjoyment that we’ll all remember for a long time to come.

Shoes For Planet Earth

Thank you to everybody who sent sneakers in for the charity Shoes For Planet Earth. The response was incredible! We collected over 120 pairs of shoes that are going to be dispersed to people locally and overseas.

Pictured below are the members of the Primary Green Team: Eve Revelman, Stevie, Zurnamer, Lola White and Sydney Owen, with some of the shoes we collected.

Thank you to the Green Team for helping with this initiative.

Eve Revelman, Stevie, Zurnamer, Lola White and Sydney Owen

By the Whacky Walk-a-thon Committee

Kornmehl

Terry Aizen – Director of Kornmehl

Grandparents Day

Connections with grandparents brings numerous benefits to the lives of young children and highlights the importance of intergenerational relationships, which promote empathy, respect, and understanding. Grandparents play a unique and significant role in a child’s upbringing, providing love, support, and wisdom that enriches their lives. Firstly, the presence of grandparents offers children a sense of belonging, fosters a sense of identity and a deeper understanding of their family history and heritage. Through storytelling, sharing traditions, and passing down cultural values, grandparents help children develop a strong sense of identity and pride in their roots.

Grandparents often serve as a source of unconditional love and emotional support and well-being. Their nurturing presence can provide a sense of stability and security, especially during times of change or transition and promote empathy through their connections. This emotional connection fosters resilience and helps children develop healthy coping mechanisms.

In addition to emotional support, grandparents can also contribute to a child’s cognitive and social development. Their life experiences and accumulated knowledge offer a wealth of learning opportunities. Whether it’s teaching practical skills, sharing hobbies, or engaging in stimulating conversations, grandparents can broaden a child’s horizon and ignite their curiosity. Children can learn valuable lessons about compassion, patience, and the importance of valuing diverse perspectives, when spending time with grandparents. Encouraging and nurturing these intergenerational relationships can have a profound and positive impact on a child’s overall development and well-being. (Exert from Chat GPT)

We appreciate and value the special relationship we have with the grandparents at Kornmehl and feel privileged that they can be involved in the daily lives of their grandchildren as well as attend our special Grandparents Day events.

We celebrated Grandparents Day on Wednesday (Starfish), Thursday (Dolphins), and Friday (Seashells) morning this week. All three groups delighted their appreciative audience with their songs and dances, which were sung so confidently. Our special visitors were invited to join in creative craft activities together. On offer were decorating bookmarks, threading bead bracelets, playdough, winding wool around sticks, drawing or merely building with blocks, playing outside, or reading a book together.

Even though the room was full, it was filled with the sweet sounds of lovely conversations and the business of sharing, of enjoyment and of learning too. There were smiles all around. Everyone enjoyed a delicious morning tea together on the deck. Such a significant and memorable time of being together.

The feedback received from Grandparents was positive and the smiles on their faces during this time was evident of a very special and beautiful time shared together.

Many thanks to all our wonderful and super efficient parent helpers this past week, who came in to cook and bake and set up for the three concerts – Mrs Carley Mooney, Mrs Janine Silver, Mrs Talia Diamond, Mrs Sam Levis, Mrs Sophie Bloom, Mr Jonathan Lewis, Mrs Narelle Oxman-Smily and Mrs Lara Samway.

Comments from our children:

Freddy: I love to hug my grandparents. They help me do my Lego. They make me cheesy pasta and Shell makes me salty cheese.
Alma: They help your parents be nice to you because they are your parent’s mother and father. They teach me Hebrew. My Savta orders schnitzel and chips from Charcoal Charlies for us for Shabbat.
Hudson: They take me a lot around to lots of places like the park. I like having Shabbat with them and “G” makes me sausages.
Noam: I have two grandmas – Savta and Mimi. I love it when they come to my house, and we spend time together. I love them so much.
Ziggy: I have Ouma, Oupa, BB and Par. They are so special to me. Ouma does art with me. Oupa used to be a doctor. I like to hang out at BB’s house.
Dylan: Grampy is my mum’s dad, and I like to go to the park with him. Wawa comes to my house to play with me. My Bobba has a lot of toys at her house for me to play with. They give me lots of cuddles.
Drew: I have Doggy Granny – Janine and she has a dog and I have Fairy Granny – Lorna, who has a fairy garden at her house. They look after me a lot and bring me to school. When I am sick, they take care of me.
Teya: I have lots of grandparents. I have Shell and Poppy, Muriel and Mora, and Bobbi. Bobbi is super, duper old, like 100 years old! She likes to make potato latkes. We all have Shabbat together. I love to stay with them and have a sleep over. They cook me nice food like nachos.
Joseph: I have Nanna and Grandad in Chicago. I talk to them on the iPad. I went to visit them. I have Saba and Savta in Australia. I love eating yummy cookies with them. I like to go to the park with them.

Happy Birthday

We wish a very happy birthday to Winnie Etkind (5). We hope you had a beautiful day.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Sonia Newell – Development Officer – Alumni & Community Relations

Go Matildas!
(with a little help from two Emanuel mums)

Last Saturday night’s nail-biting Matildas win over France was Channel 7’s most watched TV sport program of the past decade!

With the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023^TMin full swing, Emanuel parents Samara Kitchener (Founder and Managing Director and mother of Elise, Year 11) and Leigh Goldberg (Director of Strategy and Engagement and mother of Jonathan, Year 9 and Lara, Year 5) from House of Kitch are helping to leverage this once-in-a-lifetime moment to drive future growth across all women’s sport.

Working together with Football Australia and the Office of Sport, they brought together over 400 global trailblazers, local changemakers and junior players for The Winning Playbook: Leading Innovative Change in Sport Forum on Wednesday 9 August 2023. From FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, to commentator and CommBank Matilda Chloe Logarzo, and nine-year-old soccer fan, Mia, each person made a pledge to not rest ‘TilitsDone’.

House of Kitch has been working on the Her Sport Her Way Women in Sport Strategy since 2019, with the plan to hold four World Cups in four years. Leigh says: “We look forward to the continued growth and soaring success of girls and women’s sport.”

House of Kitch Team: L-R: Johnathon Ryan Parker, Victoria Mackinlay; Samara Kitchener and Leigh Goldberg

City2Surf

Emanuel students, parents and grandparents past and present were amongst the more than 70,000 runners last Sunday for the 2023 City2Surf, with an official Emanuel team of 40 students, staff and parents.

Past parents Shira Sebban OAM and Sharon Berger also did the run. Sharon writes: “City2Surf was fun. We do it every year with my dad (Alan Joffe OAM) and as Shira said, we struggle to keep up with my him. Dad will be 84 in a few weeks, and he has done close to 20 City2Surfs. He keeps fit by playing tennis twice a week and walking around 10km+ 3-4 times a week. He’s an inspiration for us all. My daughter Lily (Class of 2022) usually walks with us too, but she is currently in Israel on her Netzer Gap Year. Dad’s time this year was 2:31:41, a bit slower than average but we did have a bathroom break plus a blister stop. Best time for him was in 2008 at 1:58:40 when he was 68.” Alumnus Toby Evans (Class of 2006) whose artwork hangs in the Innovation Building, also participated this year, the 18^th time he has done the run.

If you have City2Surf photos you’d like to share, please send them to Sonia Newell.

Dying to Know – planning for the future
Tuesday 22 August 2023

Yvonne Coburn

Past parent, Yvonne Coburn, is devoting her time to helping others learn more about palliative care and the decisions to make for oneself, family and friends. Many of us have been through this, many have it ahead of us. Yvonne is sharing her own experience and why she has become a National Champion for Palliative Care Australia.

It might be really helpful to know more about these things ahead of time – unexpected illness or changing circumstances, so all the decisions and patient advocacy have been considered together. This event is being held on Tuesday 22 August 2023 in the Margaret Martin Library in Randwick.

The event will help to:

normalise and reshape how we all approach our future.
educate and build self-advocacy so we know what we want.
find your positive state of preparedness around end-of-life.

Hear from experts about legal considerations, advance care planning, palliative care, grief literacy, holistic funerals and options for burials, cremations, and memorialisation

Here is the link to an article published in the AJN recently about the work Yvonne is doing and the event held recently at Bondi Beach.

Did you know about the Jewish connection to Broken Hill?

Zac Levi (Class of 2015) writes: “Broken Hill holds a rich history of Jewish heritage spanning three generations, from the 1880s to the 1960s. The consecration of the synagogue on Wolfram Street in 1911 stands as a testament to this vibrant community. Recently, the synagogue, now preserved as a museum, experienced a revival as it opened its doors last weekend for a meaningful Shabbat service. This event was also an occasion for a bench dedication, honouring the memory of Rev. Abraham and Mrs Franceska Berman, as well as acknowledging the contributions of Alwyn Edelman and Harold Griff – esteemed Synagogue trustees and past leaders of the Broken Hill Historical Society. Attendees were also treated to guided walks along the historic Argent Street, explorations of the old Jewish Cemetery, and an enriching visit to the captivating Living Desert Sculptures, all of which celebrated the rich tapestry of Broken Hill’s history. For me personally, there is much more to tell about my family connections to Broken Hill but that can wait for another time.” Emanuel grandparent and president of the Australian Jewish Historical Association (AJHS) Peter Philippsohn OAM was also at the ceremony last weekend.

A message from alumnus Beau Glass (Class of 2020)
Get excited for Law Revue!

Come to the Seymour Centre from Thursday 24 August – Saturday 26 August 2023 at 7.00 pm to have an awesome evening of comedy! Singing, dancing, acting, political satire, what more could you ask for.

If you come Beau says he will buy you a cookie after the show. Book your tickets now.

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

As a member of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, you will meet and network with influential leaders, attend exclusive events, advocate on behalf of the Jewish community and can nominate for leadership roles within the organisation. Emanuel grandparent Sam Zweig knows all about this.

Join today. Make a difference.

Primary Grandparents and Friends Day
Friday 8 September 2023

Please help spread the word about this very special event next month where Grandparents and Special Friends of our Primary students are invited to spend the morning with our students to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and share in classroom activities followed by morning tea.

Remember September 2023

With September less than two weeks away, alumnus Ben Wilheim (Class of 2008), founder of Remember September hopes our School community will get behind this campaign again this year and choose one of their challenges during the month of September to help raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and raise funds for research that will hopefully help find a cure. The theme is Give It Up or Move It this September. You can give up caffeine, chocolate, sugar or alcohol, or you can walk 68 km during September for Australians living with pancreatic cancer. Please note, all donations over $2.00 are tax-deductible. Together, we will remember those we’ve lost and stand with those fighting to survive. What will you give up for the month of September to help with most worthy cause?

Friendship Circle Walk 2023
Sunday 27 August 2023

A special Friendship Circle visit

An excited organising committee says: “We’ve crossed the halfway line, with less than 2 weeks to go before we walk! Thanks to your donations and fundraising efforts, we are getting closer to our goal of $200,000. You are incredible. Please continue to support us.”

Over the years, Friendship Circle has been able to create an inclusive community where everyone feels welcome. Any amount you can donate will be turned into friendship, inclusion, and community and make a local and lasting impact.

We look forward to sharing our news and yours, so if you have photos and/or news you would like to share with us, please send to Sonia Newell.

Shabbat shalom, stay safe and have a great weekend.

Light on the Library

Allison Lee – Head of Library & Information Services (7-12) | HSIE Teacher

New games in the library

We have just acquired some new games in the library for our regular game sessions at lunchtime. Games include Worst Case Scenario (Ms Lee ‘road tested’ this with two of our Year 8 students, Gil and Xavier and we can all attest that it is great fun), Game of Life, Scrabble, Cluedo, Case File, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza! All are welcome.

Food in the library

A reminder that food is not to be eaten in the library, not in the foyer, not on the beanbags or anywhere else. The only exception is Minecraft Club on a Monday and a Friday, where you can be involved in social gaming, bring your lunch, and play Minecraft with others. There are different challenges each week.

Any ideas?

Do you have an idea for a book display in the library? Horror, comedy, classic literature, romance, explorers, ancient history, amazing science facts?? Let us know and we can organise something with your help.

Book Week

Book Week is coming up (Saturday 19 August 2023 – Friday 25 August 2023). The event is organised by the Children’s Book Council every year – this year the theme is Read, Grow, Inspire. We have some lovely new bookmarks to celebrate the event and will be showcasing some of the shortlisted books in the library. Pick up a bookmark when you check out your next book, magazine, or graphic novel.

Word of the fortnight

Word of the fortnight: Obfuscation. Try to use it at home or the classroom.
Meaning: to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally. Synonyms: Muddy the waters or obscure.

Speaker Series

Night of Song

Father’s Day tickets available now

Justine Hofman – Head of P&F

Don’t miss out!
Pre-sale pricing for Father’s Day morning

Join us for a morning of nostalgic games and backyard-style races, coffee, fresh pastries, chats and memory making in the Lehrer Family Building MPH at School on Friday 25 August 2023.

Presale prices end at 10.00 am on Monday 21 August 2023. We’d appreciate it if you you purchase earlier to help us plan for catering. However, if you are tardy, we have made allowances. You can buy tickets online at full price till Wednesday 10.00 am. There will also be a credit card facility on the day.

Buy tickets here. And volunteer here (because we need many hands to make this event a success).

Father’s Day Stall Gifts

Time to spoil our amazing dads, zeidas and papas! Choose from incredible (and practical) $10.00 gifts at the school stall on Friday 25 August 2023. This year, it’ll be even easier to get your little shoppers organised. Pay online today (with or without brekky tickets) OR choose to bring cash on the day. Don’t forget the charity option in support of Dalwood Spilstead, a worthwhile initiative that provides counselling and support to dads experiencing hardship with the aim of promoting engaged parenting.

Dates for the diary

Friday 25 August 2023: Father’s Day morning (7.00 am – 8.20 am)
Friday 25 August 2023: Father’s Day Gift Stall (children shop during school)
Monday 18 September 2023 – Friday 22 September 2023: Pre-loved Uniform Shuk collection week
Tuesday 19 September 2023: P&F Termly Meeting (7.00 pm)
Monday 9 October 2023: Pre-loved Uniform Shuk Sale 7.30 am – 2.00 pm
Friday 3 November 2023 – Monday 5 November 2023: Spring Family Camping Weekend

PSG

Thank you to our volunteers for last week
(Monday 7 August 2023 – Friday 11 August 2023)

Peter Goldberg, Josh Nassi, Daniel Novy, Danielle Jaku Greenfield, Daniel Zines, Derek Pal, Florette Ickowicz, Ella Israel, Simon Revelman, Guy Olian, Robert Salaman, Michael Pollak, Lynn Ross, Daniel Salek, Bob Kummerfeld, David Eliovson, Doron Kalinko, Neil Levin, Michelle Masnick, Debbie Sullivan, Ryan Melman and Deborah Zolot.

Help keep our kids and community safe: sign up to PSG here.

Important Dates

What’s happening next week

High School

Monday 21 August 2023

Year 9 Ski Camp
Year 11 Examinations
Year 12 Future Proofing Study
Year 12 HSC Music Showcase
Guest Speaker Series – Consent and Respect with guest speaker, Grace Tame

Tuesday 22 August 2023

Year 9 Ski Camp
HSC Drama Examination
Year 11 Examinations
Year 10 Night of Science & Wonder

Wednesday 23 August 2023

Year 9 Ski Camp
HSC Drama Examination
Year 11 Examinations
Year 7 Mifgash
Year 12 Business Studies Qantas Presentation
Kenya Trip 2024 Information Evening

Thursday 24 August 2023

Year 9 Ski Camp
Year 11 Examinations
Year 10 Mifgash
CDSSA Athletics Championships
Middle School Ethics Olympiad Training Day

Friday 25 August 2023

Year 9 Ski Camp
Year 10 Vaccinations
Year 11 Examinations

Primary School

Monday 21 August 2023

ICAS Science Competition
IPSHA PAF Rehearsal Day & Performance
Book Week & Book Week Parade
Year 5 Interrelate
K-2 Book Week “Way Too Cool”
K-2 Book Week Presentation
Guest Speaker Series – Consent and Respect with guest speaker, Grace Tame

Tuesday 22 August 2023

Wandana Dreamtime Painting

Thursday 24 August 2023

Book Week Author Visit
ICAS Science Competition

Friday 25 August 2023

Father’s Day Breakfast & Stalls
Year 6 Centennial Park Fun Day
Year K-2 Assembly

Kornmehl

Monday 21 August 2023

Guest Speaker Series – Consent and Respect with guest speaker, Grace Tame

Tuesday 22 August 2023

Starfish visit to Burger Centre

Thursday 24 August 2023

Dolphin visit to Burger Centre

Sunday 27 August 2023

Parent Club Social Event

Ma Nishma

From the Principal

Celebrating our 2023 HSC Showcases

Year 10 Machane Ayekah Camp

HICES Music Festival

Dates for the diary IPSHA Music Festival and Night of Song

Quote of the week

From the Head of Jewish Life

Primary News

Some wonderful ideas included:

Parent Teacher Night

Juingkui Warrma

Vacation Care dates for September/October

Vacation Care will be open on:

Ma Koreh

Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing

Future Proofing Study Black Dog Institute

‘Insights into adolescent mental health and wellbeing’

Book Week 2023

‘Read, Grow, Inspire!’

Primary School Book Week Parade

Author Visits

Let’s celebrate

Let’s celebrate

Primary Grandparents – a date for your diary

Primary Sport

ASISSA Interschool Sport

Primary Chess

Years K-2 Chess

Years 3-6 Chess

Wacky Walk-a-thon

Shoes For Planet Earth

Kornmehl

Grandparents Day

Comments from our children:

Happy Birthday

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

Go Matildas! (with a little help from two Emanuel mums)

City2Surf

Dying to Know – planning for the future Tuesday 22 August 2023

Did you know about the Jewish connection to Broken Hill?

A message from alumnus Beau Glass (Class of 2020) Get excited for Law Revue!

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

Primary Grandparents and Friends Day Friday 8 September 2023

Remember September 2023

Friendship Circle Walk 2023 Sunday 27 August 2023

Light on the Library

New games in the library

Food in the library

Any ideas?

Book Week

Word of the fortnight

Speaker Series

Night of Song

Father’s Day tickets available now

Don’t miss out! Pre-sale pricing for Father’s Day morning

Father’s Day Stall Gifts

Dates for the diary

PSG

Important Dates

What’s happening next week

High School

Primary School

Kornmehl

Community Notices

Dates for the diary
IPSHA Music Festival and Night of Song

Future Proofing Study
Black Dog Institute

Go Matildas!
(with a little help from two Emanuel mums)

Dying to Know – planning for the future
Tuesday 22 August 2023

A message from alumnus Beau Glass (Class of 2020)
Get excited for Law Revue!

Primary Grandparents and Friends Day
Friday 8 September 2023

Friendship Circle Walk 2023
Sunday 27 August 2023

Don’t miss out!
Pre-sale pricing for Father’s Day morning