The Boiling Point

Admin cancels ‘bubble’ on Model Congress team, saying uncertainty caused more problems than it solved

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor • October 5, 2016

School officials popped the tradition of a “bubble” on the Model Congress roster this year, ending a custom that let some students who hadn’t made the team attend practices in hopes of making the...

Fairness Committee picks winners of Fairness senior rep elections

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor • September 28, 2016

There were no ballots, not every candidate was allowed to speak, and the Fairness Committee – not the students in the grade -- picked the winners when the senior class met to elect Fairness committee representatives during Town Hall period Sept. 17.

New Talmud teacher hopes to connect and inspire

By Abby Blumofe and Hannah Jannol, Staff Writer and Community Editor • September 27, 2016

Rabbi Yagil Tsaidi's path to becoming a rabbi was paved by a close rabbi of his growing up -- Rabbi Tzali Freedman, who was more than just his class rabbi. He always looked out for him outside of the classroom.

Friendship Circle Walk this Sunday will be based at Shalhevet

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2016

The annual Walk4FriendshipLA will be held at Shalhevet this Sunday, moving the popular group’s annual fundraiser from Rancho Park to the school parking lot in hopes of getting more people to the event. Event...

Freshmen receive the word at orientation event

September 22, 2016

By Nicholas Fields, Ninth Grade It may not have been delivered at Mount Sinai, but this year’s ninth-graders received their own set of 10 commandments at Freshman Orientation. Over the course of...

Maccabeat and creator of ‘Candlelight’ joins faculty as new ‘spiritual advisor’

By Nicole Soussana, Torah Editor • September 21, 2016

New Judaic Studies teacher Rabbi David Block is Shalhevet’s second mashgiach ruchani and its second Maccabeat.

Rabbi Segal calls for Orthodox schools to take action supporting LGBT students, including support groups on campus

By Alec Fields and Maayan Waldman, Co-Editors-in-Chief • September 14, 2016

Calling it “the greatest challenge to emunah (faith) in our time,” Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal has published an article urging religious leaders, particularly in education, to take an active approach...

Shalhevet ’04 valedictorian is back to teach Tanach

By Nicole Soussana, Torah Editor • September 13, 2016

When new Judaic Studies teacher Ms. Sara Smith was in high school, her teachers included Mrs. Roen Salem, Mrs. Joelle Keene, Mrs. Suzanne Halloran and Ms. Emily Chase.

5 p.m. dismissal could be solution to schedule issues, Rabbi Segal tells news conference

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor • September 9, 2016

Shalhevet’s controversial new bell schedule may be revised, the school should keep but update its Just Community constitution, and a team from Israel will play at the Glouberman Basketball Tournament...

Rabbi Segal defends Just Community constitution

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor • September 9, 2016

With the Just Community constitution recently found -- revealing many discrepancies between how the Just Community runs today and how it was originally set up to run -- Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal weighed...

New teacher for a new role: ‘Rakezet’ Mrs. Tsaidi

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor • September 7, 2016

Ninth- and tenth-grade girls will have Mrs. Carolyn Tsaidi as a spiritual guide-counselor, or rakezet, this year.

New science teacher loves to take classes as well as teach them

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor • September 6, 2016

A California native, self-proclaimed “foodie” and former L.A. tour guide, Mr. Tushar Dwivedi is teaching this year’s Chemistry and Physics classes. Although his interests and experience are eclectic,...