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NUANCE: Rabbi Block said his decision to censor the article had been difficult. “It’s not that I agree that such an article can never be shared or understand the other side... But to me, I provide education for our community, and so if our community can’t handle something, I do have to consider that.”
School censors story about LA Muslim teens and war
By Boiling Point Staff • June 2, 2024
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Torah
CHAVRUTA: Juniors and sophomores enjoy chicken wings with barbecue sauce while studying texts with Dr. Sheila Keiter Feb. 22 in the Beit Midrash.
Afternoon chevruta learning returns, this time with incentives
May 14, 2024
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Opinion
VOTE: Except for just minutes before voting, there were no active campaigns for Just Community representatives last October. Above, 10th-graders watched a candidate's video.
EDITORIAL: Elections – We can do better
By The Boiling Point Editorial Board • January 30, 2024
Oct. 7 sparked an outpouring of love for our land, and we should respond by upholding our highest values of love for all.
EDITORIAL: Hamas vs. humanity
December 13, 2023
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Features
CONTINUITY: Firehawks4Israel set up a table was set up in the foyer with items to encourage prayers, mailing of letters and postcards and other ways to reach out to soldiers and others in Israel. It was still there in June.
Seven months later, Shalhevet keeps Oct. 7 in mind
By Mira Schulman, Features Editor • July 16, 2024
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VIEW: Smoke rises from the Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, which — at press time — had spread over 23,714 acres and was only 5% contained. Running Springs, where Shabbaton campsite Moshava Alevy is located, is one of the communities currently under a mandatory evacuation order because of the life-threatening conditions in the area.
Freshman-Senior Shabbaton evacuated from Running Springs campsite on Shabbat as wildfire raged
By Sophie Katz and Sonya Katzin • September 10, 2024

Friday morning of the Freshman-Senior Shabbaton, faculty were unaware of the wildfire that was spreading towards Running Springs, where Moshava Alevy, the site of the Shabbaton,...

New Teachers 24-25: Zack, Mintz, Anders
New Teachers 24-25: Zack, Mintz, Anders
By Natalie Gul, Mindy Nagel, and Bella Graber • September 8, 2024

CONTINUITY: Firehawks4Israel set up a table was set up in the foyer with items to encourage prayers, mailing of letters and postcards and other ways to reach out to soldiers and others in Israel. It was still there in June.
Seven months later, Shalhevet keeps Oct. 7 in mind
By Mira Schulman, Features Editor • July 16, 2024

More than seven months after a mob of terrorists decimated communities, families and lives throughout Israel, Shalhevet has taken numerous steps to commemorate...

Ohtani’s greatness is grown in Japan
Ohtani’s greatness is grown in Japan
By Arieh Elad, Torah Editor • July 2, 2024

Since joining Major League Baseball as an Anaheim Angel in 2018, now Los Angeles Dodgers star designated hitter and future pitcher Shohei Ohtani has not...

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Arts & Culture
WORKING: Mrs. Keene perched at her desk in the Boiling Point office. She keeps a photo of her father with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (at right) for inspiration, as well as mugs with slogans and various newspapers.
​​Mrs. Keene, who led Boiling Point and Choirhawks for 21 years, leaves to boost journalism in more Jewish schools
By Sophie Katz, Outside News Editor • June 1, 2024

After 21 years of leading the Boiling Point, directing the Choirhawks, and teaching classes, Mrs. Joelle...

CHARACTERS: Nathan Soussana’s suave Don Lockwood was backed by an expert supporting cast throughout the show, among them Alexa Azran as Lina Lamont, pictured above to his right. The show’s 14 performers were highly practiced and their stage moves and dancing seemed effortless.
REVIEW: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ adds music, dancing to the best of Shalhevet drama
May 15, 2024
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Outside News
CAMP: Demonstrators at the University of Michigan protest to demand the school cut all ties with the State of Israel in light of its war with Hamas. (Vivienne Schlussel '23)
Alumni and seniors navigate new campus reality as anti-Israel protests explode at universities
By Sophie Katz and Arieh Elad • June 3, 2024
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VIEW: Smoke rises from the Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, which — at press time — had spread over 23,714 acres and was only 5% contained. Running Springs, where Shabbaton campsite Moshava Alevy is located, is one of the communities currently under a mandatory evacuation order because of the life-threatening conditions in the area.

Freshman-Senior Shabbaton evacuated from Running Springs campsite on Shabbat as wildfire raged

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New Teachers 24-25: Zack, Mintz, Anders

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NUANCE: Rabbi Block said his decision to censor the article had been difficult. “It’s not that I agree that such an article can never be shared or understand the other side... But to me, I provide education for our community, and so if our community can’t handle something, I do have to consider that.”

School censors story about LA Muslim teens and war

Sports
FORM: JJ led the Firehawk boys volleyball team to the CIF 2024 quarterfinals. He will play for Bard next year.
Once a hobby, volleyball now sends JJ Stoff to college on a scholarship
By Henry Kaplan, 10th Grade • June 24, 2024

When senior Jonathan Stoff, more commonly known as JJ, played Firehawk volleyball during his junior year season, it was just a hobby. Now he has a college scholarship to play the sport at Bard College in New York where he is undecided what he will be studying.  “I started playing sophomore year – I played for fun," said JJ in an interview with the Boiling Point. “I wasn't super serious about...

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