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

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Boring salad? In the new year, try Thai

December 25, 2012

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Co-Editor-in-Chief Walking through Shalhevet during lunch period you are bound to see the same thing at each table: two or three kids eating school lunch, another with some sandwich...

UCI’s Chabad and Hillel put up a joint sukkah this year.  Students participated in a sukkah hop.

With East Coast prices high, Orthodox students are now building communities on UC campuses

By Tamar Willis, Features Editor November 9, 2012

   Transitioning from a school like Shalhevet—where students don’t need to think twice about keeping kosher or observing Shabbat—to a public university with 22,000 undergraduates and no kosher...

Three trends switch your wardrobe from summer to fall

By Tamar Willis, Features Editor September 7, 2012

The sartorial transition from summer to fall is always a hard one, and especially this year.  With color palettes shifting from neons and pastels to rich burgundys and regal purples, wardrobes will be...

The Happy Mystery That Is Ghana

The Happy Mystery That Is Ghana

By Tamar Willis, Features Editor September 1, 2012

In the village of Anloga, Ghana, where I stayed for three weeks this summer, when someone dies people gather in the streets and they dance.  Some wear red and black, considered mourning colors, and along...

What we’re wearing: Trend Revival

By Talia Rotenberg, Staff Columnist June 29, 2012

Fashion repeats itself. But is this actually an issue? How annoyed were you when you invested in that pair of neon pink shoes at the end of summer 2009, only to discover that biker boots were the hot...

Quiz Yourself: Are you a good friend?

During this time of the year, everyone is stressed out due to the overwhelming amount of work. AP tests, finals, SATs and well, more work are all so time-consuming. But just because you are smothered with...

Summer blahs? Get out and explore L.A.

Everyone looks forward to those summer days spent lazing around the pool and hanging out with friends that replace the hectic days of the school year.  But let’s face it, after a week of nothing to...

Depression is a real disease, and no, they cant just cheer up

Depression is a real disease, and no, they can’t just cheer up

By Colleen Bazak, Features Editor, and Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Lifestyles Editor June 10, 2012

On any given day, about one third of Shalhevet students regard themselves as feeling depressed -- or so they say. On two separate days this year, one in fall semester and one in spring, Shalhevet students were...

Got Kosher? gets beyond the plastic - slowly

‘Got Kosher?’ gets beyond the plastic – slowly

By Alexa Fishman, Staff Writer May 30, 2012

Located next door to B’nai David-Judea on Pico near Livonia, “Got Kosher?” reopened in February after several months of remodeling. It used to be takeout only, known as the source of kosher sandwiches...

Teens can learn if theyre carriers for Ashkenazic, Sephardic genetic diseases

Teens can learn if they’re carriers for Ashkenazic, Sephardic genetic diseases

By Colleen Bazak, Features Editor March 30, 2012

Of every 27 Ashkenazi Jews, who make up about one half of the Shalhevet community, one is a carrier of the Tay-Sachs gene. If two carriers have a child, there is a 25 percent chance that the child will...

Finding your Purim costume

By Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Lifestyle Editor March 6, 2012

Dressing up for Purim is known as the most entertaining part of the joyous holiday. Many students find their costumes by searching the web or looking in catalogs. Whichever method you prefer, it’s time...

Live Blog of The Oscars

Live Blog of The Oscars

February 26, 2012

Lifestyle editor, Hannah-Leeba covered the Oscars LIVE on the evening of February 26th 2012. 8:38 pm: And thats a wrap guys! Goodnight! 8:36 pm: A Silent Film thats black and white filmed in the...

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