POLAND-ISRAEL BLOG: May 18, Two reports from Auschwitz-Birkenau

Josh Meisel, Leila Miller
May 18, 2012

Friday May 18th 2012 ~ 26 Iyar, 41st day of the Omer KRAKOW, POLAND: Today we visited the infamous Auschwitz and Birkenau. First off, it is more than difficult to find the words to properly describe the experience, but here we go. It is important to understand the atrocity that occurred there; the murder... Read more »

Super mom!

Rina Katzovitz  
May 13, 2012

  With Mother’s Day around the corner I want to talk about the deeds moms do daily. Mothers — everybody has one. In the United States we have an entire day honoring them. Some are great, some aren’t. I have an exceptional one. My mother is someone I could talk about for pages and only... Read more »

Tamar’s Blog

May 12, 2012

Sorry it’s been so long! I’ve been busy—in the past two months we’ve done so much.  We spent a week at a kibbutz in the South learning about kibbutz life and solar energy, participated in Gadna (army training), and went on a three day sea-to-sea hike—though it really ended up only being... Read more »

A SLICE OF SHALHEAVEN: Don’t let May steal your soul

May 2, 2012

By Katie Feld, Staff Columnist The month of May has graced us with her presence once again. Wait, scratch that…what I really meant was that the month of May has bashed down the doors, tumbled across the room and fallen abruptly into our laps. I do not recall inviting her in and May deserves nothing... Read more »

Sophomore Blog: Last Day of Break

April 15, 2012

Hello Bloggies! Wow. Tomorrow is the start of Quarter 4 and I am oh so excited! What’s that?  Oh… you don’t understand how I could possibly be excited to return to school after a week long break? Well when you put it that way, I don’t understand myself either. But let’s face it people. We... Read more »

Freshman Blog: A last day of freedom, my baby brother, and an abdominal ache

April 15, 2012

Sunday, April 15, 2012 — today I guess since it is a little past midnight – is my last day of freedom before my final quarter in my first year of high school. Over Pesach break I have been home spending quality time (otherwise known as too many hours in close quarters) with my family. During... Read more »

A Slice of Shalheaven: Junior College VS. Senior Year

Katie Feld, Illustrations Editor
March 30, 2012

As second semester takes off, 11th graders begin to make plans for their senior year. Every year a handful of students choose to end their high school career short and head off to junior college. Santa Monica College is the most popular choice amongst Shalhevet students. There are compelling arguments... Read more »

RINA’S 9th Grade BLOG: Dodging the punches

Rina Katzovitz, Staff Blogger
March 25, 2012

  Tanach class today was very interesting. We watched a clip from the movie The Karate Kid. We watched this as a comparison to Megillat Esther. This clip helped us to understand that if you are the weaker opponent you must use your enemy’s strength against him. By your dodging the punches, the... Read more »

Tamar’s Blog

Tamar Willis
March 25, 2012

Our last tiyul was a two day Tiyul to the Old City, Masada, and the Dead Sea.  We started out on Monday morning in the Old City in the heart of Jerusalem, where we went to the Southern Wall excavation.  After seeing a really cool virtual tour of what the Old City was like during the time... Read more »

Tamar’s Blog: Something to believe in

Tamar Willis
February 18, 2012

I am not a deeply religious person, and I never have been.  I’m not entirely sure what to believe when it comes to God.  When it comes to Judaism, I connect to the cultural side as opposed to the religious side.  I love the culture of Judaism.  Coming on this program, I knew I’d be exposed to... Read more »