Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto

Yeshivat Or Chaim & Ulpanat Orot
Address
Or Chaim - 159 Almore Ave., M3H 2H9
Ulpanat Orot - 45 Canyon Ave., M3H 3S4

Downsview, Ontario, Canada
Information
Religious affiliation Religious Zionism, Orthodox Judaism
Chief custodian James Darko
Staff Rabbi Nissan Applebaum (Jewish Studies) Mrs. Nickie Kagan (General Studies) Mrs. M. Chocron (Science Studies) Mrs. Sara Erlish (Hebrew Studies)
School type Jewish Private
Grades 9 - 12
Language English, Hebrew
Mascot kobi the nau
Team name YOC Knights,UO Cyclones
Colours Blue and Gold, Green and White
Founded Yeshivat Or Chaim (1973)
Ulpanat Orot (1975)
Enrolment Yeshivat Or Chaim - 130 students
Ulpanat Orot - 120 students
Homepage http://www.bneiakivaschools.org

Yeshivat Or Chaim boys school (ישיבת אור חיים) and Ulpanat Orot girls school (אולפנת אורות) are two Canadian Orthodox Jewish high schools affiliated with Bnei Akiva located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Educational philosophy

Both Yeshivat Or Chaim (founded 1973) and Ulpanat Orot (founded 1975) identify with the religious Zionist movement and Bnei Akiva. Students are encouraged to regard Israel as the center of their spiritual life and to spend the year after graduation in Israel in a religious seminary.

Yeshivat Or Chaim is the only בני עקיבא Bnei Akiva yeshiva located outside of Israel.

Curriculum

Both schools have a dual curriculum of religious and secular studies for grades 9 through 12. Secular classes are held in English and Judaic studies classes are taught entirely in Hebrew. The day at the boys school begins in the morning with Prayers and in followed by Judaic classes. The afternoon consists of secular studies and the day ends at approximately 5:30pm.

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