New rule restricts students to one school trip in 30 days

Zev Hurwitz, Editor-in-Chief and Ariella Feitelberg, Staff Writer
October 29, 2010

A new “30-day rule” has gone into effect this year, limiting students to one overnight trip in a 30-day period and two per semester.      The new rule has come under fire from students and faculty members involved in multiple extra-curriculars, who claim it will undermine Shalhevet’s successes... Read more »

OPINION: Build the ground zero mosque

By the Boiling Point Editorial Board
October 29, 2010

Discussion of the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” is inescapable. It’s on the news, the radio and on the lips of most everyone in the country. In almost any conversation about the up and coming Islamic temple, the words “bad for the Jews” and “a disgrace to the memories of the victims of 9/11”... Read more »

Information regarding a special Town Hall

October 29, 2010

Dean of Students Mr. Roy Danovitch has arranged a special Town Hall for Thursday, November 4th, where his father, Dr. Gabriel Danovitch, along with a representative from the OneLegacy Foundation will speak regarding organ donation, halacha and the Jewish community.

Shabbat

October 3, 2010

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A busy month for Shalhevet democracy

Zev Hurwitz, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2010

Students elect representatives and pass two major ballot measures in October. Shalhevet’s representative elections were finally held Oct. 14 at lunch, but various problems caused delays and revotes across three out of four grades. The sophomore vote was reheld Oct. 25, because in the original tally,... Read more »

Jewish teens in Mexico respond to drug violence

Leila Miller, Outside News Editor
October 31, 2010

In Mexico, a country plagued by violence for decades – most recently in its ongoing drug war  – people learn to adapt. “We hear about violence related to organized crime, related to the narco-trafficers,” said Lili Magidin, who works for the Tribuna Israelita, the Jewish community’s media... Read more »

Rabbi Ari Segal named to lead school

Zev Hurwitz, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2010

Rabbi Ari Segal, praised as “awesome,” “chill” and “supportive” by students at his current school in Houston, was named head of school at Shalhevet Oct. 21, effective next fall. Currently head of school at Robert M. Beren Academy, a 330-student Modern Orthodox co-ed... Read more »

How Time Magazine doesn’t care about journalism

Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
October 31, 2010

“In the week that three Presidents, a King and their own Prime Minister gather at the White House to begin a fresh round of talks on peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the truth is, Israelis are no longer preoccupied with the matter,” writes Karl Vick, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Time Magazine. The... Read more »