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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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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
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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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New Teachers 24-25: Kustanowitz, Tucker
New Teachers 24-25: Kustanowitz, Tucker
By Zecharya Rosenthal and Sonya Katzin September 20, 2024

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,...

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...

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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...

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Shabbat Candlelighting Times

* Times displayed for Los Angeles, 90036.

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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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 only found his spot in the record books but has forever made an impact on the game. As a baseball fan myself, I see more in Ohtani than his numbers that excites me. He embodies what it means to be a Japanese baseball player. Before Ohtani joined...

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