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Shalhevet news online: When we know it, you'll know it

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CHANGE: Sanaz Sazegar, left, has replaced Cheryl Wolf, right, as Director of Development.

Cheryl Wolf leaves for Chai Lifeline, replaced by YULA alum Sanaz Sazegar

By Olivia Petlak, 10th Grade September 20, 2022

Ms. Cheryl Wolf, who built connections with students as the Development Director and Director of Institutional Advancement for the last five years, has not returned to Shalhevet for 2022-23. Institutional...

POINTS: One candidate for the second 12th grade Agenda representative seat received more second-place votes, while the other received more third.  Their point totals were identical.

ELECTION UPDATE: Run-off today after ranked-choice ‘tie’ for senior class Agenda rep

By Sonya Katzin, Ninth Grade September 19, 2022

UPDATE: Senior Jack Metzger has won the tie-breaker runoff for 12th-grade Agenda representative yesterday, defeating Zoe Ritz by an undisclosed margin. The result was announced by Fairness Co-Char Elliot...

SOLUTIONS: Fairness co-chairs Eliana Kerendian and Elliot Serure of the Elections Subcommittee met with adviser Dr. Keith Harris in the Admin Conference Room yesterday while Josh Gottlieb and Kevin Orenshein of GottIT, left, worked on the school’s Wifi.

Ballot errors complicate voting for Just Community grade-level reps

By Sonya Katzin and Joshua Gamson September 15, 2022

Technical difficulties created delays and confusion during Just Community Representative elections yesterday, with some grades needing to revote and some students possibly not having their votes counted. In...

LINGUIST: Dr. Birbaum speaks Arabic, German and French, in addition to English and Hebrew.

New Hebrew teacher Dr. Birnbaum sees the world through cinema and travel

By Noah Elad, Senior Editor September 13, 2022

With a niche interest in learning history through cinema, new Hebrew teacher Dr. Sariel Birnbaum hopes to bring more creativity and collaboration to his Hebrew department classes this year. Dr. Birnbaum...

SISTER: Mika Shalom, Oz's sister, attended Sharfman’s women’s seminary in Jerusalem. She has replaced Mr. Noah Rothman, who’s working toward a bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley.

YULA grad is new Ed Support assistant for Judaic Studies

By Caroline Kboudi, Staff Writer September 13, 2022

This year Mika Shalom, sister of Shalhevet senior Oz Shalom, has joined the Shalhevet staff to assist the student life team and Ed Support to assist students with Judaic Studies. Ms. Shalom grew up...

Rabbi Broner, who’s teaching classes this year in grades nine and 12,  also volunteers as chaplain for the Beverly Hills Police Department.

Rabbi Eli Broner, new 9th-grade dean, adds a face familiar from Hillel

By Molly Menashe, Torah Editor September 8, 2022

Shalhevet’s newest rabbi, Rabbi Eli Broner, occupies the newly created position of Dean of Ninth Grade and looks to inspire students by making Judaism meaningful and “cool.”  Rabbi Broner is...

FAREWELL: Mrs. Rabinov received flowers and wishes from students and staff in the Beit Midrash on her last day at Shalhevet June 1.

Mickey Rabinov, award-winning Hebrew teacher, returns to Israel

By Noah Elad, Senior Editor August 30, 2022

Mrs. Mickey Rabinov, who for seven years was Hebrew Language Coordinator and was known for her caring presence throughout the school, left Shalhevet and moved back to Israel.  She is now teaching a...

BONDS: Shalhevet students said they felt comfortable talking to Mrs. Honig and often approached her for advice.

Mrs. Natalie Honig, who helped students overcome distance during Covid, leaves to direct Admissions at Maimonides

By Tali Liebenthal, Co-Editor-in-Chief August 28, 2022

Mrs. Natalie Honig, a friend and listener to her students and someone who was tasked with connecting students throughout the distanced times of Covid, has left Shalhevet after serving three years as Judaic...

NEW: The ninth grade class in Jewish law is taught by Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg.

Ninth grade studies how to bring holiness to the ordinary

By Sean Silver, 11th Grade June 17, 2022

Shalhevet’s Judaic Studies Department has created a mandatory halacha class for the ninth grade this year to introduce freshmen to Jewish law, instead of teaching it only as it comes up in other Judaic...

GAME: Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg, whose 10th grade Advanced Tanach class played the Mishna Bomb game, offered extra-credit points to anyone who memorized a Mishna.

Surprise challenges from friends help students memorize Mishna

By Amalia Zucker, Staff Writer May 26, 2022

On Feb. 1, Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg posted eight mysterious words to the Just Community Schoology board: The First BOMB is about to be dropped.... As alarming as it sounded out of...

Senior Anya Mendelson ponders the college admissions process.

WHAT I KNOW NOW: Absurdity vs. reality

By Anya Mendelson, Staff Columnist May 24, 2022

I recently learned that absurdity can be met with absurdity. Absurdity is, by its nature, irrational and therefore often meets with an irrational reaction.  It is not a sentiment or response, no matter...

EARLY:  Hashkama Minyan met before start of school April 2. Students enrolled in advanced Judaic studies classes that meet during breakfast are allowed to go to prayer before school starts, whereas in past years anyone could pray early. Attendance is much lower.

No proposals yet from students to fix Hashkama

By Joshua Gamson, Torah Editor May 16, 2022

Two months after Head of School Rabbi David Block asked students for proposals to expand access to Hashkama Minyan while also ensuring good davening attendance overall, no new proposal has been made, school...

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