PAYING A DEBT: US Navy Lt. Ethan Samuels, Shalhevet ’03, has served in global hot spots
Rose Bern, Opinion Editor
March 24, 2012
It’s the first night of Passover 2011, and U.S. Navy Lt. (Junior Grade) Ethan Samuels, Shalhevet class of 2003, is on duty running combat operations in Afghanistan from his base on the USS Carl Vinson. He misses the first seder, but the next night, his commander allows him to attend the second... (more...)
Rose’s Junior Blog: Finals… The dreaded week is here
Rose Bern, Opinion Editor
January 16, 2012
It’s here guys. The week that crossed our mind in September and November, but we pushed it aside thinking, “Ha! I don’t have to think about finals week for at least another month and a half.” Besides the fact that it’s legitimately terrifying how quickly time seems to fly by, I can’t... (more...)
Rose’s blog: 12 sweet days
Rose Bern
October 12, 2011
It’s been a good day. I woke up knowing that the next 12 days have promised me copious amounts of sleep and lots of tanning and swimming time. I have time to laze around, be myself and surf the web. I’m excited, but I have this sinking feeling in my stomach. We hate thinking about... (more...)
11th Grade Blog: Rose from the heart
Rose Bern, Opinion Editor
September 11, 2011
September 11th was very different for me this year. Perhaps it was because I was able to rejoice that the main figurehead of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, was being emasculated in eternal hell. Or maybe it was because this year I was mature enough to finally realize the full magnitude of destruction... (more...)
AP science teacher hopes to make science relevant
Rose Bern, Opinion Editor
August 27, 2011
With an affinity for writing poetry and painting, Dr. Smallwood is the new Science Department chair and teacher of AP Biology and AP Chemistry. Dr. Smallwood has 10 years of experience teaching math and sciences from Calculus to college-level Physics. In an interview with the Boiling Point,... (more...)
Two Boiling Points of View: Over the Line
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 5, 2011
In a speech President Obama gave at the State Department on May 19, he restated America’s longtime stance towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: “The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” It’s incredible how a simple statement... (more...)
Asst. Development Director Federman joins staff
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Shalhevet recently welcomed Robin Federman as new Assistant Director of Development. Ms. Federman replaces Matt Weintraub and works in his old office, and has worked closely with Director of Development Mr. Stuart Rogoff. “[Our] goal and mission is to secure the school’s financial ability... (more...)
Celebrate Osama’s demise? Town Hall not so sure
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Osama Bin Laden’s killing by U.S. Navy Seals May 1 sparked a spirited Town Hall debate about whether or not the United States has a moral obligation to assassinate terrorists, how the government treated Bin Laden’s body, and whether celebrations over the terrorist’s death were appropriate. “I... (more...)
Junior wins trip to Israel in Bnei Akiva ‘Jeopardy’ competition
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Junior Josh Meisel took first prize in the final round of Bnai Akiva’s Israel Jeopardy Challenge June 1, defeating six players from YULA and three others from Shalhevet and winning a free round-trip ticket to Israel. Questions were about Israel and its people, history, geography and culture,... (more...)
Board president says Mr. Reynolds, Rabbi Segal both working to plan next year
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
March 13, 2011
Shalhevet Board of Directors president Larry Gill was interviewed March 8 by Rose Bern about Mr. Reynolds’ accident and how the school is adjusting. Here is a partial transcript of Mr. Gill’s comments. Last spring, Mr. Reynolds offered his services when we desperately needed it, and he... (more...)
For Kagan and Ginsburg, strong Jewish backgrounds don’t mean halachic views
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
November 1, 2010
Though both Elana Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg had Jewish upbringing and identify strongly as Jews, it’s difficult to tell how Judaism affects their views as justices of the Supreme Court. Both identify with the Democratic Party and they hold similar political views. But their opinions differ... (more...)
Two Jewish women are now on the High Court
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
November 1, 2010
Donning a Harry Potter-esque robe, frying latkes in December and talking politics all the time have one thing in common: They’re all part of being a Jewish woman serving on the United States Supreme Court. With Justice Elena Kagan sworn in Aug. 7, joining Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice... (more...)
Art room offers creative escape from school life
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
May 23, 2010
Decked with vibrantly painted windows and bright canvases, the art room is a second home to many students who come during their free time to relax and hang out. These students, along with curious passersby – perhaps drawn in by the room’s multi-colored tissue papered door –– enjoy unwinding... (more...)
Celebrating Israel’s diversity
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
May 22, 2010
Globs of henna smeared on students’ arms, the sweet smell of Moroccan fried pastries hanging in the air, and tie-dyed t-shirts let Shalhevet students feel the diversity and unity of Israeli Jewry on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, which was celebrated on April 20. The day started... (more...)
Celebrating the IDF on Yom Yerushalayim
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
May 22, 2010
To commemorate Yom Yerushalayim, a day celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem, Israeli Consul General Jacob Dayan addressed Shalhevet students during periods four and five on May 12. The Bat Ami also organized “army simulation” activities and arranged for an Israeli solider to speak. During... (more...)
Yom Hazikaron
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
May 18, 2010
The Shalhevet community came together on Yom HaZikaron to mourn the loss Israeli soldiers who passed away fighting to establish and protect Israel. A Bat Ami-organized assembly featured Rachel Sharabi, one of Hillel’s Bat Ami, telling the Shalhevet community about her brother, Gil Sharabi,... (more...)
Yom HaShoah
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
May 16, 2010
It seemed like a normal day at Shalhevet, with the exception of the overwhelmingly melancholy atmosphere, as students gathered in an assembly to commemorate the people that had perished in the Holocaust on April 11. During the assembly, five students and Director of Student Life Mr. Yossi Kastan... (more...)