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TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: GAP YEAR -  Juvenile and capricious

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: GAP YEAR – Juvenile and capricious

By Jacob Elllenhorn, Former Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2013

The gap year is becoming a popular option for many high school seniors, with many seniors graduating from Jewish high schools...

2 Boiling Points of View: Birkot Hashachar: Tradition should be stable

February 6, 2013

By Mati Hurwitz, Torah Editor People have their turf, places where they feel they belong. You may or may not be rivals with...

2 Boiling Points of View: Birkot Hashachar: Embrace new traditions

February 6, 2013

By Margo Feuer, 10th Grade “Blessed are You, Lord our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has not made me a woman.” It...

2 Boiling Points of View: Steering the right course, Obama for President

By Tamar Willis, Features Editor
November 5, 2012

Oh no! Not another youth vote for President Obama! Wait a minute. Before you pounce, let me make my case. There are a lot of...

2 Boiling Points of View: To stop America’s decline, Romney for President

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2012

With unemployment at 7.8 percent, 47 percent of American citizens not paying taxes because they do not fall into a tax bracket,...

Two Boiling Points of View: Artificial and self-defeating

By Jojo Fallas, 11th Grade
March 30, 2012

Should firehawks have to wear kippot during games? Members of the Boys Basketball team should not be forced to wear kippot...

Two Boiling Points of View: A law, and an opportunity

By Josh Meisel, 12th Grade
March 30, 2012

Should Firehawks have to wear kippot during games? As Modern Orthodox Jews, we do our best...

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW – Kaparot: Cruel and un-Jewish

By Tamar Willis, Sports Editor, Two Boiling Points of View
November 7, 2011

Shalhevet is a quirky school, and anyone who has attended our high school knows it.  I never know what kind of crazy thing is...

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW – Kaparot: A way to feel guilt

By David Fletcher and Justin Brandt-Sarif, 12th grade, Two Boiling Points of View
November 7, 2011

Every year as the sun sets and we prepare ourselves for Yom HaDin, we as Jews are supposed to go in to the Day of Atonement knowing...

Two Boiling Points of View: Remodel provides more room for everyone

By Ariella Joffe, 12th Grade
September 1, 2011

I drove into school when I got back from summer, and all I could say was, “Wow!” The walls as I entered were painted Shalhevet...

Two Boiling Points of View: Remodel takes away privacy

By David Fletcher, 12th Grade
September 1, 2011

There are many changes that have been instituted this year that I disagree with. For example, the color of the school: really,...

Two Boiling Points of View: Over the Line

By Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 5, 2011

In a speech President Obama gave at the State Department on May 19, he restated America’s longtime stance towards the Israeli-Palestinian...

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