Top Stories Archives - The Boiling Point

Heartbreak heroes: Girls and boys teams both dominate for most of their games, then lose in final seconds

November 10, 2019

From tip-off to the final buzzer, they played their hearts out. They gave it their all. But it wasn’t enough. In the Fifth Annual Steve Glouberma...

Day two brings two more wins for Firehawks

November 8, 2019

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor For the second day in a row, both Shalhevet basketball teams cruised to victory in the seeding round of the Fifth Annual ...

NEW LACMA: Designing the shape of the future

November 7, 2019

Just two blocks north and one block east of Shalhevet, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is about to begin a four-year, $650-million proces...

Both Firehawk teams dominate on opening day at Glouberman

November 6, 2019

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor So far, so good. It was a successful start for both Firehawk basketball teams as they completed a back-to-back sweep of the Ramaz Rams in the open...

‘Midnight madness’ planned for championship games as Glouberman gears up for Wednesday start

November 5, 2019

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor With this year’s Fifth Annual Steve Glouberman Tournament set for tip-off on Wednesday night, not much has changed. As always, school spirit is contagious and the competition is expected to be fierce.&...

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Should we protest a ‘get refuser’ sitting shiva with family?

November 5, 2019

Rabbi Lieberman wins $15,000 Milken Jewish Educator Award

November 4, 2019

By Molly Litvak, Community Editor Students were already wondering why a last-minute special schedule had been posted when Rabbi Segal announced...

For the Clipper who used to be a Raptor, only love

November 1, 2019

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Editor-in-Cheif There were four seconds left on the shot clock in a tied game seven against the Philadelphia 76ers. Kawhi Leonard caught the inbounds ...

TABLE TALKS: Fires in Brazil and Hurricane Dorian

October 31, 2019

Getty Fire closes Milken and other Jewish campuses, winds as high as 80 mph expected tonight

October 29, 2019

At 6 a.m. Oct. 28, senior Leah Alkin was woken up by her dad and told they needed to evacuate the house because of a big fire nearby. After packing up some clothes, books and pictures, ...

HUMANS OF SHALHEVET – Eitan Miro: One with the water

October 29, 2019

“I swim for a club team that’s not with the school, and train 10 times in a five-day week, once before school and after school. It’s tough, I miss...

For Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, it’s back to the future

October 28, 2019

When Rabbi Yitzchak Etschalom began teaching at Shalhevet the first time, the school wasn't even a year old. Twenty-eight years later, he is teaching ...