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

The Boiling Point

On women and Torah, Shalhevet should lead

By The BP Editorial Board
November 3, 2011

When disagreements arise, people generally look for the easiest solution and automatically assume it’s the best. When a disagreement...

Gilad and terror

By The BP Editorial Board
November 3, 2011

After five-and-a-half years, Gilad Shalit is home. And even though our community stands extremely divided on the deal that was...

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,...

You can be yourself in shades of beige

By Talia Rotenberg, Staff Columnist
August 29, 2011

This fall as we settle back into our school routines, the weather is changing and so is the fashion. We are lucky because for...

More blame, and rockets, for the oldest child

By The BP Editorial Board
August 27, 2011

Israel is like the oldest child. No matter what she does, the blame is always put on her. And when rockets are being shed onto...

A slice of Shalheaven: Honest hands

By Katie Feld, Staff Columnist
August 26, 2011

In the presence of cheating, can we still stand strong with pride? Shalhevet is famous for its passionate school spirit. It...

Paint with optimism

The smell of new paint lingers in the hallways, walls have been  knocked down between classrooms, and there are new conference...

The blessing of rabbinic diversity

By The BP Editorial Board
June 29, 2011

There goes 22 years of varied, hardcore, and lovingly imparted rabbinic instruction out the front door of the school. Shalhevet...

Sometimes, saying goodbye is not enough

By Melanie Berkey, English Department Chair
June 29, 2011

The last Town Hall of the year left my head spinning and a bitter taste in my mouth.  I am still appalled that, in a year that...

Keeping my core

By Rachel Lesel, Staff Columnist
June 28, 2011

Someone asked how Shalhevet has prepared me for the next big stage in my life. Then I realized I have no idea what lessons I will...

COLUMN: At a crossroads, a (scary) time of possibility

By Jenny Newman, Senior Columnist
June 6, 2011

At this time, the United States recognizes 194 independent countries. Very soon, that number may grow by at least one: an autonomous...

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