A matter of intent: How is shmurah matzo different from all other matzo?

Colleen Bazak, Chief Copy Editor
April 18, 2011

Four questions: How is shmura matzo different from all other matzo? Why is shmura matzo the only matzo used during the Pesach seder? Why does shmura matzo taste different from all other matzo? Why is shmura matzo so much more expensive than other matzo? And finally, if it is the only “real” halachic... Read more »

Tennis team starts strong

David Rokah, Sports Editor
April 18, 2011

Only a month into its existence, the Firehawk tennis team faced the YULA Panthers April 8 at La Cienega Tennis Center and narrowly brought home a victory, 10-8. Singles players Max Lipner and Adam Wannon  were each victorious with 3-0 sweeps of their opponents. Doubles pair Jonathan Dolgin and Elliot... Read more »

Liz Taylor: Lackluster acting, but very beautiful

Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor
April 18, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor was not a stellar actress.  Now that my opinion of her acting skills has been offered, I feel sufficiently unburdened to explore the reasons she was legendary.  I am not the only one who feels that Ms. Taylor was an underwhelming actress.  In 1941 the head of Universal Studios decided... Read more »

Teachers share a talent for thrift

Talia Rotenberg, Fashion Columnist
April 20, 2011

Fall and winter are finally on their way out and it’s time to welcome spring and summer! With the warm seasons approaching, it is about time to switch up our wardrobes. A great and definitely less expensive way to do this is by thrift shopping. We take advice and learn a great deal from our teachers... Read more »

The Beatles: True genius or hype?

Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor
April 20, 2011

I am not a fan of the Beatles or their music.  It’s not like I haven’t tried to like them.  Believe me, I tried, my parents tried, and even my grandfather tried to fashion me into a Beatles fan.  But these same people tried to feed me cholent and herring on a weekly basis, and I never developed... Read more »

14 awards at Penn Model Congress

Deanna Grunfeld, Staff Writer
April 20, 2011

After of running into numerous logistical and mechanical difficulties during a five-day excursion to the University of Pennsylvania, Shalhevet’s 24-student Penn Model Congress delegation raked in 14 individual awards — four gavels and 10 honorable mentions. Going into the Mar. 31 – Apr. 3 competition,... Read more »

A year after Haiti and a month after Japan, plans but still no earthquake supplies at Shalhevet

Nate Erez, Community Editor
April 21, 2011

In March of last year, a few months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Shalhevet was inspected by Mr. Richard Druyen from Druyen & Associates, a company that helps schools prepare for emergency situations. Mr. Druyen concluded that Shalhevet’s building was structurally safe, but that... Read more »

BLOG: “It looks like Shabbat at Beth Jacob!”

Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Staff Writer and Official BP Royal Wedding Cyberspondent
April 28, 2011

Here is a minute-by-minute blog of the wedding of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, last Friday morning at Westminster Abbey in London — with a running comparison to more familiar simchas.  Read from the bottom up to follow events as they occurred.  All times are Pacific Daylight. ~3:27... Read more »

The British Royals: Why we care

Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Staff Writer
April 29, 2011

It’s 2011 and we are still talking about them.  Two hundred thirty-four-plus years after the American Revolution, the royals of England still have us in awe, and it’s not because of their pretty dresses and fancy castles.  The British Royal Family works hard at keeping relevant and that’s... Read more »

Boiling Point wins five national awards from Quill and Scroll

April 29, 2011

Senior Jenny Newman won in the General Columns category; junior Rachel Lester won two awards, one in Features and one for In-Depth Individual Report; junior Leila Miller won in News, and sophomore Emilie Benyowitz won in Photography, Quill & Scroll announced today.  Click here to see the award-winners.