Sacks Morasha has launched a new awards scheme to promote Jewish values in honour of the late Rabbi Lord Sacks, after whom the Orthodox primary was named.
It will operate like the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, with pupils given the chance to achieve different levels at various points through their school career.
The scheme was created by the North Finchley school’s head of Kodesh (Jewish studies), Gideon Restan, who said, “The Rabbi Sacks Awards is more than a programme — it’s the golden thread that runs through our school.
“As the only school in the world to bear Rabbi Sacks’ name, we feel a tremendous responsibility and privilege to continue his legacy. This award ensures that every child finds their own pathway to greatness, living out the values of kindness, learning, and community that Rabbi Sacks so deeply embodied.”
The awards integrate Rabbi Sacks’ Ten Pathways to God — identity, tefillah, mitzvot, tzedakah, chesed, emunah, Israel, Kiddush Hashem, responsibility, and Torah – with school’s own code of principles.
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Structured around four key areas — hitnavut (volunteering), kedushah (holiness), kishurim (skills), and masa/tiyul (expedition) — the awards invite children to explore and put them into practice: leading tefillah, engaging in acts of kindness, documenting family journeys of Jewish heritage, and taking active roles in their community.
The programme is designed so that they experience as well as learn.
The scheme has been launched to mark the yahrzeit of Rabbi Sacks, who died in November five years ago.
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