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HISTORY: Clockwise from top right - Junior Nicole Feder and her sister Ariana visited Robben Island in 2010 with their cousin, Danielle Drozin, at right

EXODUS: Jewish population wanes in South Africa

By Eric Bazak, Staff Writer
January 19, 2014

Although Shalhevet did not formally commemorate the passing of legendary human rights leader and statesman Nelson Mandela, the...

POLAR: The globe on the right shows the polar vortex in its normal position over the far north, whereas the one on the left shows how far it had spread on Jan. 10 of this year.

If the earth is warming, why is it freezing out?

By Zev Kent, Staff Writer
January 14, 2014

Jumping out of the car 20 feet from the door of school last month, there was one thought in many students’ heads: run inside ...

INTERFAITH: Juniors stand in the library of King Fahad Mosque in Culver City after spending the afternoon observing prayers and the imams sermon Dec. 20.

On mosque visit, class views a different culture of the Middle East

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
January 12, 2014

Seven juniors spent an afternoon looking at Middle Eastern culture through the lens of a local mosque, on a field trip last month...

What’s in a pseudonym?

What’s in a pseudonym?

By Tamar Willis, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2013

Melissa transformed into Mah Lissa. Natalie rechristened herself Nah Tally, and Kaili became Kay Lee...in cyberspace, that is. With...

BOYS: Freshmen Zev Kent, Ezra Fax and Isaac Goor put on their tefillin at Shacharit.

Mother and daughter who sparked tefillin debate respond to Rabbi Segal’s decision

By Noah Rothman, Staff Writer
November 17, 2013

Q: What do you and your daughter think of Rabbi Segal’s decision, which would have encouraged your daughter to use tefillin...

Some variety in how Modern Orthodox schools see tefillin issue

Some variety in how Modern Orthodox schools see tefillin issue

By Noah Rothman, Torah Editor
November 16, 2013

Out of six other Modern Orthodox high schools contacted by The Boiling Point, only one has ever allowed women to wrap tefillin...

CONTROVERSY: Freshman Zev Kent expresses opinion at Town Hall Oct. 31.

Girls will not wear tefillin at Shalhevet, Rabbi Segal decides

By Noah Rothman, Staff Writer
November 16, 2013

Three weeks after his initial email raising the question to the Shalhevet community, Rabbi Segal announced Nov. 14 that he would...

EVIDENCE: Junior Mati Hurwitz opened the debate with things he learned in Judaic Studies classes.

Lively Town Hall debate explores whether girls should be allowed to wear tefillin at school

By Noah Rothman, Staff Writer
November 16, 2013

Should Shalhevet allow women to wrap tefillin and wear tallit during Shacharit? This question began floating around Shalhevet...

ENERGY: Yosef says theres no contradiction between being religious and being cool.

The Journey of Yosef Nemanpour

By Adam Rokah, Staff Writer
June 2, 2013

It is Taanit Esther, and many students are exhausted from dehydration. Every movement made by those fasting is slow and lethargic....

List of 2012-2013 Boiling Point awards

May 30, 2013

Here is a list of the 19 awards won by the Boiling Point and its staff during the 2012-13 school year, in chronological order...

FOCUS: During Shacharit earlier this month, freshman Eric Bazak read the prayer for the sick as Reb Tuli Skaist looked on.  It was added earlier this year after parents of several students were diagnosed with serious illness.

Does prayer work? Yes – and maybe

By Mati Hurwitz, Torah Editor
May 14, 2013

In the opening weeks of school last fall, at least five students learned that a parent was suffering from some form of cancer....

JUDGE: CSPA Crown chairman C. Bruce Watterson said the Boiling Point gave readers unique angles on stories.

Newspaper contest adds category for print-online ‘hybrids,’ and Boiling Point wins a Gold Crown

By Eric Bazak, Staff Writer
April 15, 2013

Just before Passover, the Boiling Point was awarded the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Crown award for print-and-online...

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