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At Smith Jewish Academy, our connection to Israel is not abstract — it is lived, shared, and strengthened through meaningful acts of compassion and community. This fall, that conn...

Smith Jewish Academy is celebrating a wonderful creative achievement: Sylvia, a current fourth grader, has been selected as a winner in the 2025 St. Louis Park Sidewalk Poetry Con...

When Big Hero 6 premiered in 2014, audiences met Baymax, a gentle learning robot whose empathy captured our imagination about the future of human-AI partnership . Today, in...

Every year, Smith Jewish Academy’s seventh graders embark on a unique and meaningful journey — one that transforms the traditional b’nei mitzvah gift exchange into a lesson in tz'...

Fall is when many families begin thinking seriously about kindergarten — or reevaluating whether their child’s current school is the right long-term fit. Choosing a school isn’t j...

19 Elul 5785 September 12, 2025 Dear Saint Paul Jewish Community, Reish Lakish said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi: The world only exists because of the breath of school...

Introducing The Academy Chronicle ! Third through fifth graders joined HaMorah Esther to learn how to write, report, edit, and create a student newspaper and tell the stories tha...

Shavuot celebrates matan Torah (revelation of the Torah). The Torah is the source of Jewish living and learning. But our understanding of the Torah is ltered through generations o...

Heilicher offers unique programs, including participation in statewide and worldwide STEM competitions worked into the curriculum. And not only do Heilicher students participate, ...

"We cannot control the hatred, but we can control how we respond. And that begins with education.” In his State of World Jewry Address, Dan Senor — a political adviser, writer, ...

When I ask students what Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter and Rodrick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid have in common, the answer comes quickly: “They’re bullies!” Fictional bullies may g...

Sixth grade’s trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center got cut short by weather, but they had a successful two days of fun and learning. So successful, in fact, in the gro...

As parents and educators, we want our children to feel safe, confident, and happy. Yet, we also know that worry is a natural part of growing up. A 2023 Harris Poll found that 86%...

Aliyah Chet is Heilicher's eighth-grade trip to Israel, and the inaugural trip is happening right now! At the end of each day, a couple students will write a recap. Keep up with A...

Earlier this month, the Heilicher Student and Teacher Resource Team (STRT) hosted our annual high school information night for middle school students. We assembled a panel of high...

By Intro to Journalism Elective November 5th, 2024, marked Election Day in the United States. America’s electorate went to the polls to vote in national, state, and local race...

This week’s election has stirred a range of emotions across our country, as well as within the Heilicher community. As I shared with our team — at times like these, when feelings ...

The Bible doesn’t know from democracy, but it does predict Jews would live among different people in different places with different customs. So the prophet Jeremiah directs the p...

By Adina T., Dalia P., Eve S., Ezra A., and Ilan G. (Intro to Journalism Elective) LORETTO — The middle school students from Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School recently re...

"On October 7, the Jews were victims. But now we have the might, power, and fortitude to defend ourselves, to fight back against the aggressors. And there are signs of hope everyw...