Herzlia HS Magazine 2021

The Environment Committee is the heart of all the

environmental pursuits that take place at school.
We promote awareness and effective change in

all areas related to the environment through a
process that is collaborative and engaging. The

overarching goal of our Environment Committee
is to plant the seeds of curiosity. We want people

to want to help their world. Pre-COVID we were
involved in creating positive climate change action
through attending local climate marches and

making eco-bricks. This year we hosted a beach
cleanup at Lagoon Beach with Save A Fishie

where we successfully picked up 9kg of mostly
microplastics!



Tziyona Cohen



On Monday the 14 of June at first break, our school

hosted a Fallen Angels dog adoption day that
brought many smiles for both Herzlians and the

Fallen Angel team. Fallen Angels is a pet rescue
organisation which rehabilitates and finds homes

for domestic animals that have been forgotten,
abandoned, abused, lost and neglected. On
Monday, the organisation brought small dogs and

puppies which were ready for adoption for anyone
interested in adding a new member to their family.



We raised money for them through a sweet jar

raffle which was won by Liam Kagan in Grade 12.
The raffle raised R750 and in addition we showed

how much we all cared by bringing blankets and
dog food. All in all it was a sweet success
(especially after a long stretch of examinations)

and we are glad that we broke the ice for future
events.



Dylan Friedman



There has never been a more apparent time to donate
blood than now, and clearly, Herzlia students know

this. Despite only being able to have one blood drive
this year due to a series of unfortunate timings, the

herzlia students who donated were able to save 138
lives! Due to the commitment of the blood drive

committee and its teacher in charge - Mr Job - as well
as the caring attitude of Herzlia students, The Western

Province Blood Transfusion Service were able to
collect almost double the target amount of units of
blood from Herzlia. The target for the blood drive was

25 units of blood but we were able to give 46 units
with a total of 62 people attempting to donate. We are

hopeful that these numbers will only increase from
here and encourage everyone to go donate blood at

your local WPBTS donation center! GO SAVE LIVES!



Daniel Marsden



Albert Einstein once said, ‘The (the ‘Unabomber’), by

important thing is not to stop Jontathan Querido and Ethan
questioning. Curiosity has its Myers. Leah Benjamin

own reason for existing.’ This is presented an interactive Sirius
a message exemplified by meeting on the 16Personality

Herzlia’s Sirius Club. This year, Test in which members of the
Sirius membership has group took the test and
increased substantially, and the discussed their results and

exchange of diverse viewpoints what the results revealed
and perspectives this has about themselves. In addition,

brought has been incredibly we’ve had presentations on
rewarding. We’ve had LGBTQ+ representation in the
presentations on an array of media (Savannah Klaff and Ella

topics that have facilitated Orford), the destruction of the
engaging and thought gay rights movement in Nazi

provoking discussions amongst Berlin (Amit Melnik), the coup
the group. We began the year in Myanmar earlier this year,

with a fascinating presentation predictions for the next
on French existentialist decade (Layla Musikanth),

philosopher Albert Camus by Rasputin (Gabi Querido), the
Ansel Witkin, followed by a talk Russian Tsars (Zac
on the riveting decades-long Rosenberg), Peter Cook (Tori

FBI mission to find and capture Brook) and the Voynich
‘the most intelligent serial killer Manuscript (TedEd). We also

of all time,’ Ted Kaczynski had a rather obscure

talk about the surprisingly we thank everyone who has

engrossing history of the Great helped to make this year such a
Emu War, in which the success. To conclude, we’ll end

Australian government waged off with a quote from Sirius icon
war on troublesome emus Neil Breen that emphasizes our
running amok in Western goal to never stop questioning

Australia (and lost...to the all that's around us: “Who am I?
emus!) We concluded last term What am I?” We don’t know Neil,

with a trivia game in which the we don’t know - but we do
club split up into two groups know that you should come and

and answered questions about join Sirius!
pop culture, science, literature

and Sirius politics. On that note, Jonathan Querido, Ethan Myers
we must commend the and Leah Benjamin
exceptional Sirius leadership

team made up of the PS Thank you to our above
scrupulous Ethan Myers, the three brave leaders for forging

mastermind Jonathan Querido a new road into the future for
and the undeniably human the Sirius Club. You have been

Leah Benjamin who have taken outstanding leaders - creative,
great efforts to ensure that reliable and mature! I have had

meetings function smoothly little to do - not even unlock the
and there is never any chaos or classroom - except sit and listen
disorder during the to the wonderfully interesting

presentations, and who have presentations. Kol hakavod!
taken the liberty of introducing

refreshments (tea !!) and a Mr Helfrich
carefully calculated (and

extremely fair) points system to
the meetings. We look forward

to another term of captivating
talks and guest speakers, and



The Sound and Lighting Team (SALT) has had

to radically adapt to how our world has
changed. Our committee used to rely on live

events, but we have changed to acquire
equipment and skills necessary to film and
record live streamed events. Another big

change was the amalgamation of Middle and
High School SALT teams when the schools

combined, giving us access to much more
equipment and better integration. Earlier this
year, we live streamed the Term 1 Music

concert. We also meet weekly for the SALT
extra mural which aims to recruit and train

many more people about the intricacies of
sound and live productions. We are really

looking forward to being able to do more live
events when Covid hopefully allows us - we

truly miss them! "

- Darren Greenspan & Jonah Schwartz - Co-

heads of Senior High SALT



Being the head of the Junior High SALT
team this year has been a fulfilling

experience. Both managing a team and
working on productions has been

highly rewarding. The SALT team has
learned so much about sound

engineering and the visual elements of
live events. My team and I look forward

to learning more and expanding our
knowledge next year.


- Timothy Polakow - Head of Junior
High SALT

To me, pictures aren't worth a

thousand words, rather, a book has
more value than a series of a

million pictures. While I'm helping
Mrs. Celeste organize books in the

library, it is hard not to get
distracted reading all the various

book blurbs and synopses. On the
very first day that I started helping, I
found out that a librarian's job is

not as easy as it seems. I don't get
to sit behind a desk all day reading.

Normally a librarian has to run
around the whole library filing
books and organizing new books to

be put on their shelves. In the end,

however, I'm so grateful that I took
the opportunity to step up and
assist within our school library.



Suhayl Tager

“Life is too short to read a three novels by mystery
bad book” - James Joyce writer Agatha Christie, and

the meeting doubled up as a
With this message in mind, a brilliantly executed (excuse
group of high school the pun) murder mystery

learners made up of Ethan night, in which all suspected
Myers, Leah Benjamin, Layla that Leah Benjamin had

Musikanth and Jonathan gone on a reckless killing
Querido took the initiative to spree, but a spectacular

start a book club at Herzlia. twist revealed that the real
With the help of Ms murderer was the friends we

Salkinder and Ms Schwartz, made along the way. The
the first meeting was held Christie books we read were
on Tuesday the 13th of April. ‘And Then There Were

The first book we discussed None’, ‘Death on the Nile’
was ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray and ‘Murder on the Orient

Bradbury, a dystopian novel Express’, and it was great fun
about a society in which to discuss how our theories

books are banned and and predictions on the
firemen are employed to books differed from the

burn them - the irony is not actual endings. For our third
lost on us in choosing this as choice, we decided to pick
our first book! For our ‘The Book Thief’ by Marcus

second meeting, we selected Zuzac,

a historical fiction novel narrated by Death itself
about Nazi Germany in 1939. We thank

everyone who has attended the meetings and
participated in the thought-provoking and

stimulating discussions we have had, and we
encourage anyone interested in reading to
consider joining! We’ll end off with another

quote from James Joyce that aptly describes our
intentions for this club:



“Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronnt

onnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawnto
ohoohoordenenthurnuk!”



We could not agree more.



Ethan Myers, Leah Benjamin, Layla Musikanth
and Jonathan Querido



The Investors of Herzlia



The investors of Herzlia is a new pupil driven club
that started in 2021. The focus of the club is
improving the knowledge and awareness of the

financial markets and investing in general. We meet
up once a cycle during 2nd break to have

discussions. We have invited three guest speakers to
talk about the following topics: arbitrage in

cryptocurrency, the bubble that is Bitcoin and lastly
private equity. All speakers have been either past

pupils or current parents and we sincerely
appreciate their time and wealth of knowledge. We
also have three teams entered in the JSE Schools

challenge, an exciting online investment simulation.



Aaron Schwartz

The Arts and Culture portfolio has maintained a

presence in the school. We’ve spent the better part of
the year seeking to create spaces for students to

express themselves. The Arts and Culture website was
launched at the beginning of this year and has been in
development since last. The website has provided a

platform for a wide range of creative media, including
articles, reviews, video performances, poetry and

photography. The website also serves as an archive for
previous events, such as assembly musical

performances, old Herzlia Heretics articles, and more.
The website will continue to house new content into

2022. For those who’d like to explore, feel free to visit
with this link.

The Committee then hosted, in partnership with the
Environmental Portfolio, a nature-oriented photography

competition/expo. Three teachers with vested interests
in art and photography judged the entries.






































We also hosted, in conjunction with the Music

Department, a virtual and in-person live music concert.
This allowed students from both the middle and high

school to perform in front of an audience for the first
time in a year and a half. Around 30 students
participated in this special event and our SALT did a

superb job in keeping both the live and online
components running smoothly. We are looking forward

to being able to host more of these types of events -
hopefully with more flexibility and live audiences in the

not too distant future.

The portfolio has also, behind the scenes, begun work

on a notably significant project for the school’s Arts and
Cultural sphere - the official Culture Space. The space,

located under the High School stage, will serve as an all-
encompassing cultural hub for the school, allowing for
live, student-run events, workshops, guest speakers, film

screenings and more. Some members of the committee
met after school in the second term and sorted through

the storage below. In time, an effective, potential-filled
space has emerged, and is almost ready for in-person

usage. This project will really unlock the doors to an
extensively wide array of conceivable cultural avenues,

and we very much look forward to its launch soon.


All the best,

Gabriel Sieff, Benji Anstey and Dylan Friedman

The 2021 year has not been kind to any cultural

committee within Herzlia. The Covid pandemic and the
necessary regulations that came as a result of that

pandemic have restricted many groups' ability to function.
I am extremely happy to be able to say that the Debating
Committee has met this struggle face on and overcome it

with amazing results. The Debating Committee has
extended its functions to include two coaches who each

train either the junior or senior age contingents. This
growth in our training capabilities has been met by an
equal growth in our size - with many new faces gracing

our sessions and competitions. Debating has been able

to bring a new form of fun and learning to these learners'
lives. One of my favourite things about Debating (the
extra-mural) is that even when we are not in a formal

debate, we still end up debating something. Our
committee has achieved some amazing results so far this

year with the senior team reaching the Quarterfinals of
the Rotary Debate League. The committee eagerly looks
forward to extending this momentum into the future - as

one of our speakers says “pacing wins debates” and we
know that applies equally to our committee.



Joseph Zelezniak







The pages of the magazine show the richness of school

life. At the heart of the activity is relationships: pupils'
friendships, relationships with families and the

community, and importantly, relationships with teachers.
In the last few pages of the Menschlichkeid section, we
focus on teachers. We take the opportunity to bid

farewell to teachers who are leaving the school and who
have significantly contributed to school life. We begin with

Ronnie Gotkin who retires this year. Ronnie has spent his
life at Herzlia and his mark is certainly felt.

Dear Ronnie



You are an inspiration in your search for knowledge
and the remarkable way in which you are able to impart

it. Your wisdom, integrity and stability will be missed in
the school. I really hope that we are able to do justice

to your legacy. I wish you well in your retirement



Love Lauren Palte















Dear Ronnie

I have so enjoyed working with you. Thank you for all your

patience and fancy footwork when it came to all my
substitution demands, I don't think I have ever met

someone so organised! I will miss all the insight and
wisdom you bring to the staffroom and especially our

chats around the coffee station. I know that this is
certainly not goodbye and I know that retirement is going

to be a stimulating and fulfilling time for you, whether you
are walking up mountains and scenic trails, watching films
at the Labia or doing what you do best: promoting a love

of Hebrew and Judaism in all who are lucky to be taught
by you. Lehitraot, Ronnie. With much love,



Jacqui

Dear Ronnie



You have spent most of your life at Herzlia wearing
many different caps. You are a true professional and it

has been a pleasure working with you over the years.
Wishing you many more years of good health, great

hikes and travels as you embark on the next chapter of
your life. Enjoy every minute of it.

Best
Di
















Dear Ronnie,



Thank you for being so considerate! It was such a privilege
to work with you. Thank you for sharing all the knowledge

and passion you have for Israel. Wishing you all the best
for the future. May you enjoy the next adventure. Best

wishes,


Liebe

Ronnie, it's been so many years ... more than 30 that we
have been colleagues!

Thank you for being so many different things in my
professional life -

my colleague on the PMC where you always added
pearls of wisdom and never allowed us to forget that
Herzlia is a Jewish school with very specific values.

Dana's ever-patient boss for many years where she
always appreciated your eloquence, wisdom and

menschlikheit.
my children's Principal during their formative years and

for sharing countless dvar Torim and Jewish lessons
with them, stories they still recall from time to time.

allowing and adding to my competitiveness at Matric
Valedictories over the years.
a sounding board always willing to share your passion

for Hebrew and Zionist matters.
a walking, breathing encyclopedia of Jewish History.

While we are always told nobody is irreplaceable, there is no
doubt that Herzlia will be a poorer Jewish educational

institution without your menschlikheit, your knowledge and
wisdom and your incredible work ethic.

As you enter retirement, I wish you many more mountain
walks, Melton presentations and Community meetings.
Shalom ve lehitraot, Chaver.



Mark H

Dear Belmont

It seems just the other day that Zachary came home
very excited to share the news that he had a

Zimbabwean Science teacher. The more
cosmopolitan nature of the Middle School really
appealed to him. He adored the Science

Department and never failed to regale us with a
variety of stories. He would also have us in stitches

mimicking you and your colleagues but never in an
unrespectful way. Your patience, educational
expertise, politeness and humour earned you the

respect of his crazy class and he was very sad to

hear you are leaving Herzlia. As I am! It was
wonderful getting to know you a bit better at our
Google Conference in Jo'burg and I have always

enjoyed our subsequent professional chats. You
have very many strengths and I wish you the best of

luck as you pursue some well-earned change at
Valenture/UCT School. Good luck and stay in touch.



Mark H.

I met Belmie when I came to teach at the Middle School in 2010 and
since then we have been close colleagues, working together in the

Science Department.
Once a year at Pesach we found ourselves singing in the male teachers

choir aptly entitled "Tshado and the Doo Wops" - this was a highlight
for me. Belmie is always game, whether it be a staff vs students soccer

match, or a rendition of Dayeinu at the seder, he gets stuck in and
always has fun. I am constantly uplifted by his trademark smile. Nothing

is too much for him and on so many occasions he would drop what he
was doing to help me or explain some concept to me. His assistance
was always backed up by his formidable knowledge of and training in

Science, especially Chemistry, which he received in Cuba.
In the years I worked with him, I never once saw him flustered or even

angry. His calm and generous demeanour made working in the Middle
School Science Department a pleasure, and with Mr Frank and Pete

Joseph to complete the circle, our team was always laughing. We work
so well together, supporting one another, and to this day was never

able to finish a meeting, because the banter was ever present.
Belmie was the glue that held our department together and he will be
sorely missed, both as a colleague and as a friend.

I always admired his strong family values of hard work and
responsibility, which he instilled in his boys, and his strong connection

with how he was raised in Zimbabwe. He is a man of deep faith, giving
his time and guidance generously to the Church and it is these solid

Christian values that have guided him through life.
I know that his dream is to own a small piece of land in Zim and grow

his own food, especially Soya beans, which he loves so much, and
nothing would give me more pleasure than to see this dream fulfilled!


Belmont has achieved much in his life and with the grace of God will
continue to do so, and it has been my great privilege to know him and

to work with him.

Belmie, Mwari vakukomborere

Mr Tshado! I wish you farewell. Although I

am very sad you won't be with us
anymore, I will look back on my time spent

with you as my teacher fondly. Thank you
for being such an integral part of my

middle school experience! I wish you the
best of luck in this new chapter of your
life.



-Gabriela Diamond

Dear Danielle

Our first conversation was about Mentor
expectations. You were not sure you were going to

be able to do the job! Well it did not take you long to
master the responsibility and I recall a boy's mother
telling me that he called you his second mother and

that he adored being invited to your house for
Shabbat lunch! You were a second mother not only

to your mentees but also to the members of the JL
Department and I know they will miss you next year.
As the whole of Herzlia will! I wish you and your

family a safe sojourn Downunder. Todaraba and

Shalom ve lehitraot.


Mark H.










Dearest Dani

It was such a pleasure working with you. You are a
problem solver, a go getter and a person who

genuinely cares for those around you.
I will miss you and wish you all the best for your

future in Australia.
Love Gretl

Dear Dani
I have loved having you as a colleague. In fact, I

thought there was absolutely no way I could ever
love you more, until I had the privilege of being a

Grade Head for your boy and seeing you in your
role as mother. Your insight, patience and deep

understanding is inspiring. You have filled the
building with Jewish values, the most beautiful laugh,
the importance of connection and a genuine desire

to make things work. I have felt your contribution to
jewish life in the school and you will be missed.



Love Lauren Palte


























For Dani Daitz:

You are such a mensch and I wish you and your

family all the best. We will miss you and I don't know
how the JLL department is going to manage without

you!


Love Kirstin Kukard

Dear Dani


I am really going to miss your humour, warmth and
our chats. This is such a loss for pupils and staff

alike, you bring such soul to this school, but I am so
excited for all that awaits you in Oz and I intend to

follow this exciting new chapter closely! Walking
down the JLL passage will never be the same...you
are loved and you will be missed. Lehitraot, Dani.

With much love,



Jax























Dear Dani



I will miss my go to person to as you always know
how to and where to get anything. Always enjoyed
our chats. Wishing you and your family everything of

the best as you embark on a new adventure to
Aussie. With your positive attitude and strong

qualities, you are sure to make a success of it.
Much love

Di

Dear Dani
Thank you for being you! It was a
joy to work with you. Thank you

for bringing your warmth and
care into our lives at school.

Wishing you all the best for the
future. May you and your family

enjoy Australia to the max.



Kind wishes
Liebe

Dearest Susan



Though short, the time we worked together was very special
for me. Thank you for your gentle way and thoughtfulness.

I will miss you and wish you all the best for the next chapter
of your life.



Love Gretl

















Dearest Sam



It was such a privilege to work with you, albeit for such a short
time. I thought you would grow old with us at Herzlia, as you

fitted in so beautifully. Our pupils felt your passion, your love and
your remarkable energy. It was wonderful to have you as part of

the Grade 10 team. Please stay in touch and we wish you well on
your new adventure.



Regards
Lauren Palte

It has been such a privilege working with Hayley.

She has given her time and expertise to the
student leaders and also provided an anchor of

care for all pupils in the school. Hayley, we will
miss you!


Kirstin Kukard
















Dearest Hayley

Thank you for all the advice, love and care you've shown
me during my time at Herzlia. You were my "work mom"

and my "go to" person for almost every question I had
over the past 6 years, be it a school or personal issue.

They say nobody is irreplaceable, but I am afraid "they"
have never been more wrong. I feel truly blessed to have

had the opportunity to work with you.
I will miss you every day and wish you all the best for your
future in Israel.

Love
Gretl

Dear Hayley

I recall meeting you in the Herzlia staffroom many moons ago
when you arrived from Jo'burg and Ben joined Zach in the Gr 5

classroom. I knew after one conversation that you were going
to have an enormous impact at Herzlia and I was certainly tight!

You have made a significant difference in the lives of many of
our children [and teachers!] and I am sure you will be
remembered well into the future. While Counselling is your field

of expertise we shall also miss your Yiddishkeit and
Menschlikheit and there is no doubt our school will seriously

miss your informal contributions in these areas. Good luck with
whatever you choose to do in the future. Please G-d D and I

meet up with you one day in Eretz Yisrael. Todaraba and
Shalom ve lehitraot.



Mark H.









Dear Hayley



I can’t imagine the school without you in it. However, I sincerely hope
that our conversations continue as you are so much more than a

colleague, you have been a guiding presence and a very special
friend. I think the most profound lesson I have learnt from you is

having honest and difficult conversations that are framed with care
and love. I know your teaching extends so far beyond your impact on
us as staff. Parents lean on you and many of our pupils have

succeeded because of you. You see the good in people, Hayls and
you find a way to help people see the good in themselves.

I wish you joy, meaning and good health as you follow your dreams.



Love Lauren Palte

Dear Hayley,


Thank you so so much for everything you have done for all of

us over the past few years but especially helping me recently.
You have the kindest soul i’ve ever met & anyone is lucky to

have you in their school. We going to miss you - sending you
love and happiness



Love Rubi Koff



















Dear Hayley,
Thank you for the years of mentorship, friendship, salad

club, love and care. I will miss your wisdom and warmth
beyond measure. I wish you all the best for the

adventures that await and I am so happy for (and a little
jealous of) all the people who will have the opportunity to
cross paths with you. Lehitraot, Hayley. With much love,

Jax

Dear Hayley
It has been a pleasure working with someone as passionate
about your work, pupils and fellow human beings. There is no

limit to how much time and energy you will invest in a pupil, a
problem and helping in whatever way possible. Hayley, you are

indeed a unique human being. I am so happy that you have
chosen to follow your dream and take time out to do things for
yourself.

Wishing you every happiness and joy in your next chapter of
your life.

Much love
Di


















Dear Hayley
Thank you for all you do! It was such an honour to work

with you. Thank you for bringing your gentle and
compassionate approach to our students and teachers.

Wishing you all the best for the future. May you find joy
and peace in the endeavours that you take on. Kindness,
Liebe

Dear Ibtisaam


In a short time you have become a go to person in the

staffroom for chats about everything from
unpredictable weather to the trials and tribulations of

living with cats. I wish you all the best for your new
school. They are so lucky to have you! All my love,
Jacqui
















Dear Ibtisam

I will miss you! It was such an honour to work with you.
Thank you for bringing your gentle and compassionate

approach to our students and teachers. I was just
getting used to working with you but I know you will

love it at Springfield! Wishing you all the best for the
future. May you find joy and peace in the endeavours

that you take on. Hope we still find time for a bit of
coffee and cake now and then.
Kindness

Liebe



Jewish Life and Learning has had a truly

phenomenal year. The JLL committee experienced
an increase in numbers, which shows the big impact
that JLL has had on the students. From the monthly

challah bakes to daily tefillah, JLL was able to include
and enlighten everyone involved.



The year got off to an exciting start, celebrating
Rosh Hashana with incredible prizes. This was

followed by Sukkot and all students had a chance to
learn and shake the lulav and etrog in the beautiful

Sukkah.
For Purim, amazing acrobats and magicians

performed for all the grades and everyone dressed
up. Hamantashen were served, mishloach manot

were shared and music played throughout the day.
For Pesach, each grade had an amazing seder quiz,
colour coordinated with a colour linking to a plague,

run by the Informal JLL team.



Yom Hashoah was commemorated with a live stream to the

community event where the JLL committee read names of people
that perished in the Holocaust and recited poetry followed by a

personal story from Rafi Ress, as well as the symbolic lighting of the
candles.

For Lag b'Omer we had so much fun hanging around the bonfires
at break, listening to music and roasting potatoes and
marshmallows

The “One Deed Campaign” was launched for the 40 days of Elul. All
the students received a bracelet reminding them to do at least 1

good deed a day from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur. It was
launched with a cool music video.



Every Friday we had a parsha shmooze in the JLL Lounge with a

story of the Parsha and yummy treats run by the informal JLL
department.
We joined the leadership of King David as well as other Jewish

schools around the country and held a virtual challah bake for the
Shabbos Project. During the latest Israel conflict, all the schools

made a video message showing their support for Israel.



This year instead of prayers on a Friday morning, we had Kabbalat
Shabbat at the end of the day. Unfortunately, this had to be online

because of Covid however, we hope that everyone learned the
Shabbat songs and left school feeling inspired on a Friday
afternoon,

All of this was showcased on the JLL Instagram page which was
constantly updated for JLL events.

This year couldn’t have been possible with the rest of the Formal
and Informal Team consisting of Rabbi Cannon, Mrs. Daitz, Rafi,

Kaelly and Josh. A big thank you to them as well as the committee
for all they have done for JLL.

We would also like to thank Herzlia for giving us this opportunity to
increase the JLL spirit and ruach in the school!
Wishing the new JLL team much החלצהב.

The road for Zionism this year has been a long one, however,
it has been a road full of growth, excitement, and a sprinkle of

good old Balagan (but who doesn’t need a bit of that in their
lives). At this time last year, the Zionism portofolio of the High

School was in the midst of a slight slump, with low
participation rates and few committee members. However,
this has changed. The Zionism portfolio of the school is

growing at a very promising rate due to the rapid increase in
committee participation and the arrival of our new Shaliach

who is the new head of Zionism at Herzlia - Hed Shmueli. As
expected, the precautionary regulations around Covid and the

confusion that came with it made it extremely challenging to
execute large projects, but despite this, the Zionism

committee team was able to execute many exciting projects.
The highlight of these was the Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations
where every grade got to hear from a speaker, learn about

Israel, participate in exciting activities and of course eat cake.
Like I said, this year has not been an easy one for Zionism at

the school but through the hard work of its members and
leadership, the road towards success and the revitalization of
Israeli gees in the school has been set.