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Parashat Mishpatim is one of the most detailed sections in the Torah, filled with laws that cover every part of daily life. Coming right after the giving of the Ten Commandments, this parashah turns from Mount Sinai to the Israelites, the newly freed people. It explores how freedom is sustained not through grand gestures, but through ordinary justice and ethical responsibility. At first, this may seem surprising. Why would the Torah, immediately after describing divine revelation, begin to concern itself with civil codes and the treatment of servants? Why are the laws of Judaism so meticulous?

Parshat Yitro describes the amazing moment when G-d makes a mutual agreement with an entire nation, Bnei Yisrael, for the first time. Of course, this isn’t the first agreement in the Torah. G-d had already made one with all humanity through Noach, and another with Avraham. But those were not fully two-way. G-d didn’t ask Noach or Avraham to agree. The agreement at Har Sinai was different.

This week, we are excited to share wonderful news from our Hebrew Department. Students from our high school recently participated in the first round of the International Hebrew Olympiad, a global competition organized by Tel Aviv University.

In this week's parasha, parashat Beshalach, we read how G-d took the Israelites out of Egypt. Moshe split the sea in two which is an event famously known as the Kriat Yam Suf, ‘splitting of the Red Sea’.

Our U16 season was a story of resilience, teamwork, and tremendous growth, ending in a heartbreakingly close finish that could not diminish our extraordinary accomplishments.

13 of our mathletes from Elsa High School took part in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) on Monday morning. Since 1950, the AMC has challenged middle schoolers worldwide with 25 multiple-choice math questions.  No calculators, just pure problem-solving skills. Every year, AMC reaches over 300,000 students across thousands of schools, building mathematical analytical thinking for the future. 

In this week’s Parsha, Bo, the Jewish people finally leave Egypt. But the Torah teaches us that before they could physically walk out of the country, they had to take steps to break three "mental chains". Let's all take a minute to first think about a time we were afraid to do something... not because it was dangerous, but just because we were worried about what everyone else would think. 

Last week our U16 Boys Football Team played in the semifinal match for the ISSFHK league with an away game to SIS. The team were ready to put up a good fight and we were determined to make it to the finals.