This year's Hochberg Middle School National Junior Honor Society has a record of 48 students who met the strict criteria for membership. The returns from our recent election are in and our officers and members are ready to get to work. Mazel tov and kol ha-kavod. Click for details and photos.

Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Monday evening. Rosh Hashanah initiates the 10 Days of Awe that end on Yom Kippur. During this time every person in the world has the opportunity to reestablish his or her relationship with God.

When we think of the word “confession,” we immediately associate with the process of admitting wrong behavior--a verbal admission of wrongdoing. A verbal confession alone is worthless without any accompanying sincerity, resolve, and change.