Winter Warmth at the 5th-8th Grade Shabbaton!

The 2014 Shabbaton

This years Shabbaton was incredible! We loved celebrating Shabbat with our 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders, and hope you all had a great time!   

Head of School Message

The 2013 Shabbaton

What a blast!

Shabbaton Highlights!

This week in Moreh Moshe's Head of School Message, we get to hear from HAMC students and their reflections on this year's Shabbaton.

Enjoy!

Shabbaton 2012!

Even with the arrival of  2012's first snow, this years Shabbaton was a huge success! Our 5th-8th graders had a blast spending the night in school and celebrating Shabbat together.

Here were some of our favorite highlights!

• Bringing in Shabbat with spirited singing led by Moreh Moshe
• Beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat service
• Delicious Shabbat dinner
• Staying up late bonding with our classmates
• Playing in the SNOW!
• Home cooked food from Morah Nurit and Mrs. Bacharach
• Challenging teambuilding games
• Creating our own culinary creations in a heated Iron Chef competition
• Using our teamwork skills in an awesome Apache Relay
• Hanging out with Lior and Noga
• Havdallah ceremony with our parents

And so much more!

There was a real sense of community and family reflected from the Shabbaton that the students created on their own.  The students were filled with so much spirit and excitement throughout the entire Shabbaton and really had an unforgettable weekend.  We can't wait for next year!

A big thanks to Moreh Moshe, Mrs. Bacharach, Morah Nurit, Ms. Gates, Jaclyn, Lior and Noga for putting the Shabbaton together and making sure everyone had a great time throughout the weekend!

Check out photos below of before Shabbat (candle lighting) and after shabbat (Havdallah).

A Shabbaton Shindig

Click to see the collage full-size!

HAMC hosted its second annual Shabbaton on Friday and Saturday for 36 fifth through eighth grade students. It was a spiritual, fun, and unforgettable experience for the students. From lighting Shabbat candles on Friday night and a beautiful Shabbat dinner to Olympic games, singing, a midnight treasure hunt, and so much more.

Havdallah services, which ushers out Shabbat and welcomes the week, were followed Saturday night with the band Spin180 playing all our favorite English and Hebrew songs. Head of School Moshe Vaknin played with the band, and some of the kids joined for a few of the songs.