Cafri triplets, tied but separate, to go their own ways
Leona Fallas, Photo Editor
June 30, 2010
Four-year-old Meir Cafri kicks his soccer ball around the backyard, which young Meital tries to steal. The third triplet, Meirav, uses her colored pencils to sketch the scene. Much has changed since their toddler days, but some things stay the same. The trio of Meir, Meital and Meirav Fishman Cafri —... Read more »
Mr. Meyerson explores new professions
Zev Hurwitz, Acting Editor-in-Chief
June 30, 2010
Mr. Gabriel Meyerson will be leaving at the end of this academic year after a year of teaching a Jewish History and Middle East and Holocaust studies as well as Hebrew language. He is planning to leave teaching and explore other career opportunities. During his stay at Shalhevet, Mr. Meyerson was able... Read more »
Parshat Chukat: Holiness and community, drop by drop
Zev Hurwitz, Acting Editor-in-Chief
June 30, 2010
Having just dealt with the revolt of Korach, Moshe and Aharon are faced in Parshat Chukat with a new wide scale issue: a lack of water. Bnei Yisrael approaches the brothers to complain of dehydration: “Why have you brought the congregation of Hashem to this wilderness to die there…there is no water... Read more »
The usual dilemma, this time by sea
The Boiling Point Editorial Board
June 30, 2010
In another episode of “As the World Turns (Against Israel),” the state faces more condemnation from global leaders in response to the Israeli attack on a flotilla of ships trying to break the blockade of Gaza. Once again, Israel dutifully overreacts to a potential security threat and suffers media... Read more »
Where Romeo and Juliet are Celtics and Lakers
Deanna Grunfeld, Staff Writer
June 30, 2010
The Celtics and the Lakers got into a heated fight last week — in the Wildfire Theater at Shalhevet. NBA Commissioner David Stern even had to break up the intense brawl. Well, not in real life, but it did happen in one of the freshman plays reenacting Romeo and Juliet: a modern version of the... Read more »




