By Mati Hurwitz, Torah Editor People have their turf, places where they feel they belong. You may or may not be rivals with people on other turfs, but everyone has their ground. But what if someone trespassed on your turf and captured it? Would you feel a little degraded? This is the ongoing issue of the uprising of women in a shul environment. Many women, especially in Mo...

Should firehawks have to wear kippot during games? Members of the Boys Basketball team should not be forced to wear kippot while they play. Shalhevet supports the idea of challenging the halachic norm when backed by intelligent, thoughtful reasoning supported by tradition, and not wearing a kippah while playing basketball could definitely fall into this category. W...

Shalhevet is a quirky school, and anyone who has attended our high school knows it.  I never know what kind of crazy thing is going to happen when I walk through the doors each morning.  Will there be a cupcake truck giving out free cupcakes for Rosh Chodesh, or a Mexican-style fruit vendor during lunch?  Each day is different, and I can always count on another new, exciting...

In a speech President Obama gave at the State Department on May 19, he restated America’s longtime stance towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: “The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” It’s incredible how a simple statement can spark so much outrage. But this outrage is justified. While President Obama...