Jewish Life

Orah Viykar

“Jewish life at JFS is not an add-on. It is the rhythm of the school.”

JFS gives students the space to ask, learn, celebrate and belong. The result is a Jewish life programme that feels both rooted and alive: serious when it needs to be, joyful whenever it can be, and always connected to the students in front of us.

The JFS Jewish journey

A school year shaped by meaning, memory and joy.

Jewish life is woven through assemblies, lessons, informal education, student leadership and shared celebration.

A JFS student lighting a Chanukah candle

Learning with purpose

Jewish learning gives students language, confidence and context for the choices they make.

JFS students holding lulav and etrog for Sukkot

Chagim that fill the school

Festivals are marked through music, assemblies, practical mitzvot and moments students remember.

JFS students dancing with Israeli flags

Israel, memory and peoplehood

Students encounter Israel through celebration, reflection, history and responsibility.

JFS students celebrating together at a Jewish life event

Student-led Jewish life

Students help shape the atmosphere of the school through leadership, ruach and example.

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Jewish Life Event Highlights

See the moments that bring the programme to life across the school year.

A living community

The core of JFS is the people who carry it forward.

Jewish life at JFS is created by students, staff, families, alumni and the wider community working together.