D’var Torah: The power of wine
Josh Meisel, 12th Grade
November 1, 2011
With Rosh Hashanah and Simchat Torah, we marked the beginning of both the new year and the start of the Torah once again. In the very beginning of Bereshit we see wine has a special role to play – starting with Adam Harishon, the first man. Adam’s sin was eating from the tree of knowledge, also known... Read more »
Outside News Briefs
November 1, 2011
Steve Jobs dies at 55 Apple’s co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs passed away on October 5 from pancreatic cancer. He had stepped down from chief executive of Apple in August. Jobs was the visionary for many of Apple’s products, and he helped bring in the era of the personal computer... Read more »
A new kind of workout, graceful yet energetic
By Tamar Willis, Sports Editor
November 1, 2011
Cardiobarre classes are the new fitness fad for all the exercise-savvy here in Los Angeles. The newly opened, glass-walled Robertson Boulevard studio, owned and operated by the Cardiobarre franchise, is the perfect spot for most of us here at Shalhevet, halfway between Pico and Olympic on the way... Read more »
New PA system livens up the hallways
Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief, and Adam Ashkenazi, Web Editor
November 2, 2011
It’s time for Mincha, so Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is playing over the PA system, prompting Student Activities Director Raizie Weissman and sophomore Eric Lunzer to start dancing in the Beit Midrash as students begin to come in. After years of bells that could hardly be heard and never... Read more »
Holiday handicaps volleyball team in loss to Price
By Sharona Sedighim, Staff Writer
November 2, 2011
The Firehawk volleyball team lost its home opener to Price High School of South Central L.A. in the Fairfax High School gym Oct. 1. But they made up for it a few days later, defeating Summit View West at the Westchester Recreation Center with a score of 3 – 0. The season’s first game came just as... Read more »
Shalhevet Volleyball moves on to playoffs
November 2, 2011
Rina’s Blog: A social or bullying network?
November 3, 2011
A social or bullying network? Nearly the entire student body has a Facebook account. Do they know about the cyber bullying constantly happening on that site? Sure, they’ve probably had a class on reasons not to, and been told that if they know anyone who is bullying to try to persuade them not to,... Read more »
Ancient ritual for ‘transfering’ sins debuts on the Sport Court
Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor
November 3, 2011
On a sunny Friday afternoon, sophomore Yarden Harel was standing on the Sport Court holding a chicken upside-down, moving it in circles over his head, and reading what seemed to be an incantation: “Zeh chalifati, zeh tamarati, zeh kaparati.” Yarden said. “This is my exchange, this is my substitute,... Read more »
Gilad and terror
The BP Editorial Board
November 3, 2011
After five-and-a-half years, Gilad Shalit is home. And even though our community stands extremely divided on the deal that was reached —even the Editorial Board of The Boiling Point is split right down the middle —all agree that he evolved into a national symbol for Israel, and that besides having... Read more »
Students stay up late to welcome Gilad Shalit
Colleen Bazak, Outside News Editor
November 3, 2011
When Gilad Shalit returned home to Mitzpe Hila last week from his prison cell in Gaza, he completed a journey that was paved with politics, prayers, and a worldwide outpouring of activism that reached as far as the Beit Midrash at Shalhevet High School. Sgt. Shalit was released on October 18 after 1,941... Read more »
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