Community, Newsletter, School, Society (K-6) News Archive

Ovics Scholarship Allows Edmonton TT Teachers to Attend Jewish Educators Conference

By: Ari Sniderman Thanks to a scholarship from the Rachel and Josef Ovics Hebrew Education Fund and a grant from the Talmud Torah Society, I had the chance to attend the annual conference of the Jewish Educators Assembly, March 16-19, 2025, in Chicago together with my teaching colleague, Shira Spring. The conference was titled Israel […]

H.A. and I.R. Friedman Scholarship Recipient Noam Rosenblum -Birthright Experience

By: Noam Rosenblum Hello all, my name is Noam Rosenblum. I am an 18-year-old Jewish person from Edmonton, and I am an Edmonton Talmud Torah School Class of 2017 graduate. I spent three and a half weeks in Israel this past May 2024 on my Birthright trip, extending my stay to participate in a two-week […]

H.A. and I.R. Friedman Scholarship Recipient Leah Campbell – March of the Living

By: Leah Campbell In May 2024 I had the incredible opportunity of going on the International March of the Living alongside an amazing group of fellow Canadian university students. As a great-granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, this was a trip that I had been longing to go on for quite some time. I had heard of […]

Back to School at Edmonton Talmud Torah

By: Natalie Soroka, TT Society Talmud Torah Society was in fine form this month, with several Society-led initiatives. The first was a well attended and fun family event for our kindergarten families. The inaugural Kindergarten Welcome Event kicked off the Sunday prior to the first day of school, held in the Don z”l and Myrna […]

2023-24 Photo Gallery

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

By: Natalie Soroka, TT Society Many of us are familiar with the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”. Well, in our case, It Takes a Village to Raise a School. Talmud Torah Society is grateful to the many organizations and volunteers who are consistently here for us and make up our village. […]

Something to Kvell About!

By Natalie Soroka, TT Society When I was growing up, there were certain Yiddish words that were used frequently by my mom and grandma. One of those words was kvell, to burst with pride over something. My grandma would often say, “I’m kvelling right now!”, when I would do something that made her particularly proud. […]

JNF Edmonton Gifts Mezuzah to TT!

With the sun streaming through the front doors of Talmud Torah School the morning of April 26, 2023, Jay Cairns, Executive Director of JNF Edmonton, presented TT students and staff with a beautiful Mezuzah. The Mezuzah is the creation of Israeli artist Yaron Bob, a world-renowned metal artist. When Jay Cairns invited Yaron to Edmonton […]

2022-23 Photo Gallery

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Talmud Torah Purim Carnival

Talmud Torah’s Purim Carnival is Back! By: Natalie Soroka, TT Society March 8, 20223 The Purim Carnival at TT; an experience no other Edmonton school can replicate. After two long years of modified Purim events due to Covid, the celebration was back and better than ever! Grade 6 students look forward in anticipation to the […]

TTELC Welcomes New Director & Lead Educator

By: Natalie Soroka The Talmud Torah Early Learning Centre (TTELC) is excited to announce that the Talmud Torah Society Board has hired a new Director and Lead Educator. Sacha Brodie, the new Director, is a level 3 certified educator with vast experience in the daycare classroom as an educator, as a supervisor/administrative staff, and most […]

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