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It is with great gratitude for her service that I share with you that Daniela Silverstein let us know that she will be ending her tenure at Yavneh at the end of the month. Daniela joined the [...]

Most questions that young children ask begin with the word, why. More than just wanting facts, children want to be able to connect new ideas with existing knowledge so that they can understand [...]

The human brain is an amazing organ. By way of electrical impulses which cause the release of hormones, it basically controls how we move, think, and act. It also holds all of our memories. We [...]

Yom Ha’Ivrit is celebrated in Israel on כ”א בטבת , which is the birth date of Eliezer Ben Yehuda (Perlman) The Revivalist of the Hebrew Language. “Hebrew is an ancient language that [...]

How do we record and produce a song in 2020? Up until a few years ago in order to record a song, you would need to go to a professional music studio. Most of the albums and songs we love so much [...]

Can a robot light a chanukiah? One of the hallmarks of a Yavneh education is our dedication to integration – we believe that integrating curricular strands leads to a more meaningful and [...]

“A little bit of light pushes away a lot of darkness” – Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi In the summer after I became a Bat Mitzvah, my family traveled to Israel for two weeks. My great-uncle [...]

By Gabe, Kitah Chet This summer, I watched America protest the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other victims who died because of racially motivated police brutality. I saw [...]

Due to the rising numbers in our county, Yavneh will be joining other schools in the area and implementing a student testing program. We have been conducting tests for our faculty since early [...]

Over the last few weeks, the numbers of COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara county have risen. While we remain in the moderate (orange) tier, our current numbers actually put us into the substantial [...]