Jewish Studies Blog
Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year
Mrs. Walsh explains about Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New year. read more →
Shavuot: Early Summer Festival
Mrs Walsh explains the significance of Shavuot, this two-day early-summer festival. read more →
TY students visit Jewish Museum
Ms. Donohoe and Ms. Caspi brought the TY students on a visit to the Jewish Museum on Tuesday, 16th May. read more →
Broadcast on RTÉ One - Unplug and Connect: A Message for Passover
Students from Stratford College and Stratford National School were featured in a broadcast by RTÉ One on the eve of Pesach (Passover) - Sunday, 9th April. The message for Passover - to unplug and connect - is discussed by students and teachers. Watch the video on RTÉ Player. read more →
Jewish Studies students create video for Pesach
Jewish Studies students have been working hard to recreate the Exodus. Watch the video on Stratford College's YouTube channel. read more →
Stratford enters “What’s Your Story?” digital competition. We need likes and ratings!
Some 1st Year students want your likes and ratings before Tuesday, 18th April! Entries with the highest views and ratings go forward to our judges to review. They have entered a video to the national "What's Your Story?" digital competition. Read this blog to get to the link so that you can like and rate the video . read more →
World Book Day Celebrations in Stratford: author Alan Glynn visits the school
Thursday, 2nd March was World Book Day. Stratford students celebrated it by dressing up on the theme of "Where's Wally?" (and to also celebrate Purim). Dressing up was also a fund-raiser and €50 was raised for the Capuchin Homeless Day Centre. The annual book sale in aid of St. Michael's House was held by the TYs - just over €60 was raised. Fionn Bentley in TY describes the day. read more →
Fantastic Shabbaton trip to London and Bournemouth
A group of Jewish students, with Rabbi Lent and Ms Caspi, visited London and Bournemouth over the weekend of 23rd - 26th February for a Shabbaton - a weekend of fun and inspiration. They climbed the 311 spiral step of the London Monument, went quad-biking and dry-skiing amongst many other activities. New friends were made. read more →
6th Year Jewish Studies class create Jewish History Timeline
In the 6th Year Jewish Studies class a Jewish timeline was created to give a most visual way of showing what happened to the Jewish people. read more →
Stratford on the Move: upcoming trips to Krakow and Bournemouth
There are two school trips organised for the next couple of months. Rabbi Lent is bringing a group of Jewish students to Bournemouth in England on a Shabbaton trip. In early April Ms. Kenny, Ms. Finnegan and Ms. Fanning are going on a History tour to Krakow with TY and 5th Year students. read more →