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

The Boiling Point

CONGRESS: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, whose 37th Congressional District includes Shalhevet, spoke against President Trumps healthcare proposal on the floor of the House of Representatives March 24.

Rep. Bass says ‘terrible’ election year contributed to threats against JCCs

By Jordan Fields, Staff Columnist
March 30, 2017

There were more than 100 threats against Jewish Community Centers in the first 12 weeks of this year, along with two attacks...

Even minor consumption of alcohol can be harmful, new studies show

Even minor consumption of alcohol can be harmful, new studies show

March 30, 2017
Everyone knows it’s dangerous to get drunk. But a growing number of scientists are considering the possibility that any alcohol at all is toxic to humans.
FBI Director James Comey told Congress yesterday that possible Trump campaign connections to Russian intelligence were being investigated, but experts said results would be a long time coming.

Did Trump campaign work with Russia? Time and FBI will tell

March 23, 2017
FBI Director James Comey testified in Congress March 20 that his agency is investigating whether members of Trump’s campaign worked with Russia to defeat Hillary Clinton. But don’t expect an answer in time for the next issue of the Boiling Point.
PROTECTION: The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say a community is protected from measles if at least 96 percent of members are immunized.  By that criteria, no one at Shalhevet is likely to catch the very contagious disease.

Private schools playing catch-up immunizing against measles

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor
March 22, 2017

Los Angeles’ latest measles outbreak, which was centered in the Orthodox Jewish community, has been over since early last month....

PACKED: Protesters filled in the streets and sidewalks in front of Bradley International Terminal as police tried to control the crowds.

Spontaneous protests at LAX as ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries leads to nationwide detentions

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor
January 30, 2017

Students flying back to LAX from semester break Sunday arrived to see thousands of protesters gathered there in opposition to...

CRISIS: Khizr Khan says that many American Muslims including himself feel disconnected from society after the election and need that connection again.

Dem convention star Khan tells LA Muslims to plan, not panic, about Trump

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor
January 19, 2017

Khizr Khan, who achieved fame when he reprimanded then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at the 2016 Democratic National Convention,...

VALUES: Alumni David Lorell, left, and Daniel Steinberg, freshmen at the University of Chicago, say the openness there reminds them of Shalhevet.

Alumni say U Chicago is safe even without ‘safe spaces’

By Abby Blumofe, Staff Writer
January 10, 2017

Last summer, the University of Chicago sent out a letter to incoming freshmen telling them not to expect their professors to warn...

HEADQUARTERS: Alumna Yael Rabin 10 posed at the entrance to Hillary Clintons national headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y.  “Politicians -- they never sleep, she said.

Shalhevet alumna describes election from the Clinton Campaign headquarters

By Rachel Metzger, Staff Writer
December 20, 2016

While America was busy reading articles, scanning polls or freaking out about the 2016 presidential campaign, Yael Rabin -- Shalhevet...

Shalhevet students say why they voted for Trump

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor
December 18, 2016

When President-elect Donald Trump won 91-84 in Shalhevet’s mock election Nov. 8, many thought people had voted for him as a...

Zika raises doubt about annual girls basketball trip to Florida

Zika raises doubt about annual girls basketball trip to Florida

By Zev Kent, Sports Editor
November 14, 2016

The Zika virus, which started spreading in Central and South America over the past year, has made its way to Florida, including...

HOUSES DIVIDED: Presidential race challenges Shalhevet families

HOUSES DIVIDED: Presidential race challenges Shalhevet families

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor
October 27, 2016

Republican Son Is A Chance For Both Sides To Learn To Listen During the first presidential debate Sept. 26, senior Yaakov Sobel’s...

INSPIRING: Israeli President Shimon Peres, zl, died Sept. 27 at the age of 93.  He was remembered at Shalhevet for building Israels defense while pursuing peace agreements. Peace in the Middle East was the goal of his life, said Hebrew teacher Ms. Mickey Rabinov.

School remembers Peres for heart, poetry, devotion to peace

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside New Editor
October 25, 2016

Shimon Peres, who died last Tuesday, tried to be a unifier – even in Los Angeles. In March 2012, Israel’s elder statesman...

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