Occupy L.A. built a tent city of mixed beliefs
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
December 23, 2011
“You can’t arrest an idea,” wrote a woman named Kat Knox, who was printing slogans on brightly colored bandannas. Kat made these, along with patches and armbands, from donated materials, and handed them out for free on the lawn outside Los Angeles City Hall, where she slept along with... (more...)
Anti-semitism alive and well at Occupy protests — or is it?
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
December 23, 2011
“You got the money! That’s why you’re fighting, Jewish man!” yelled Danny “Lotion Man” Cline, at an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. Danny went on to say, “Go back to Israel!” and “You’re a bum, Jew!” A video of these remarks circulated around social networking... (more...)
Sephardic Minyan approved; no changes to Ashkenazic minyans
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011
Weeks of discussion and debate were apparently resolved Oct. 27 when Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal approved a student-generated plan to create a Sephardic minyan where neither girls nor boys would carry the Torah scroll among the students. His decision followed an after-school meeting held... (more...)
Meeting yesterday began process of minyan decisions, Rabbi Segal says
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
October 26, 2011
Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal held an after-school meeting Tuesday to begin a process through which he plans to decide whether to start a Sephardic minyan and, if so, whether girls would be allowed to carry the Torah there. In attendance at the meeting, which was by invitation, were Rabbi... (more...)
Blocking of girls from carrying Torah fails to materialize at first Sephardic-run minyan
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
October 11, 2011
Last Monday morning’s Torah service was lained by Jojo Fallas in distinctive Sephardic trope. And as in previous minyans, a girl — this time, senior Leah Katz — marched the Torah up the girls’ side of the mechitzah to the bimah, something which had not been expected... (more...)
Peace Jam — Shalhevet students find passion, rhythm and unity in sounds of Israeli pop
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
May 23, 2010
While most teens may never journey out of the auditory bubble that is American pop music, more and more Shalhevet students already prefer current Israeli artists. They say they listen to artists like vocalists Eyal Golan and Kobi Peretz, and the Hebrew rapper Subliminal, to support Jewish... (more...)
Recital offers a world of music
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
March 24, 2010
In between Shacharit and Mincha March 4, the Beit Midrash enjoyed its other role as musical performance space when students performed during lunch period in the second-ever Shalhevet Piano Recital. “I’ve always known that Shalhevet has many talented musicians, but I was still taken... (more...)
Facebook ‘Farmville’ phenomenon takes over Shalhevet
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
March 18, 2010
Call of Duty took gamers to the heart of a war-torn Middle East, while Fallout 3 unfolded in the midst of a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C. Now Farmville brings users to the heart of the action: The family farm. For those who have not had their notifications exhausted by “farm-pushers,”... (more...)
Mmmm! Kosher cart on campus now feeds after-school activities
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
March 18, 2010
The one thing that could improve Shalhevet is here: Tacos. Tacos A La Carte, the self-proclaimed only Glatt kosher taco cart in the world, has been stationed in the parking lot from 4 PM until oblivion — or until food or customers run out, whichever comes first — since the beginning... (more...)
Senior prank makes it a beautiful day in the ‘bubble’
Kalil Eden, Staff Writer
March 18, 2010
Life in the bubble took on new meaning Tuesday, March 9, when the class of 2010 treated the school to a lavishly enacted prank in which the main building was turned into Pico Boulevard and other hot-spots frequented by Shalhevet students. Arriving in the morning, students were welcomed with... (more...)