Shomer Negiah keeps our school a comfortable place

Leona Fallas, Photo editor
March 18, 2010

During lunch at a public school, students can be found strewn throughout hallways and courtyards, interlocked in public displays of affection. This goes unnoticed by teachers and students, who are so numb to it that they don’t even shout a playful “Get a room!” In contrast, Shalhevet students spend... Read more »

Shomer Negiah is unrealistic and unnecessary

David Rokah, 10th Grade
March 18, 2010

There was a lot of platonic embracing at Bnai-David Judea congregation last week in the crowded luncheon hall, where, between piling their plates up with cholent and shoveling it down, parents stopped to greet each other with hugs and kisses. These friendly, physical tokens of affection were not actually... Read more »

13TH GRADE: Basketball and learning: An Israel experience

Jacob Moskowitz, BP Emeritus
March 18, 2010

There’s a lot going on here at Nativ. Different things happen every day, and each and every little detail added up makes the experience what it is –amazing. Therefore, telling you a few highlights is the easiest way to go. Pretty much every day during the week is the same. Sunday, Monday, and... Read more »

Tuning up Shalhevet elections

By the Boiling Point Editorial Board
March 18, 2010

Did you vote in our last school election? Do you know what was voted on and whether it passed? Yes, because the last election was held last week in Town Hall itself, with written paper ballots distributed moments after a brief discussion of the issue at hand. Before that, the last election had been Jan.... Read more »

Flaws and all, grapple with ‘Goldstone’

By the Boiling Point Editorial Board
January 6, 2010

The world’s eyes never seem to leave Israel, but it appears they’re looking with even more concentration following Operation Cast Lead last winter in Gaza. The UN Human Rights Council, in a report submitted by retired South Africa judge Richard Goldstone, makes some excruciating accusations:... Read more »

The Little Soldier

Elana Eden, Editor-in-Chief
June 15, 2009

  “How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world!” –Anne Frank, 1942 Last year, I read about a Sudanese folk tale which teaches that God created man with something in him that allows him to commit evil. This thing is intangible, ineffable,... Read more »

A better Zionism

BP Editorial Board
March 16, 2008

“And you shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19) Zionism unites us all at Shalhevet, from the patriotic blue-and-white color scheme to the giant Bat Ami-crafted floor map of Israel in the foyer to the tearfully inspiring Yom Haatzmaut services every... Read more »