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HELPFUL: Students described Mr. Sinajon as being supportive and understanding. He taught at least five different courses during his years at Shalhevet.

‘Easygoing’ math teacher Mr. Sinajon leaves after five years

By Amalia Zucker, Features Editor October 22, 2022

Mr. Andrew Sinajon, math teacher and Robotics faculty advisor since 2017, did not return to Shalhevet for the 2022-23 school year. Mr. Sinajon, who could not be reached for comment for this story, taught...

RELEVANT: Before joining Milken and then Brentwood School, Mr. Moss was a reader of admissions applications at Wash U, Stanford, Yale and UCLA.

A class for college counseling? New director says why not

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor October 18, 2022

Though he thinks the college application process is like a separate, “really challenging” course for seniors amidst their other responsibilities, Mr. Jordan Moss, new Director of College Counseling...

Sukkot begins tonight at 6:08 p.m. School will resume October 20. Chag Sameach from the Boiling Point!

Sukkot: When bad weather makes a point

By Josh Askari, 12th Grade October 9, 2022

Coming shortly after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot is a time that, if one is not careful, could seem simply like a fall break. Because Bnei Yisrael built huts in the desert after they were freed...

Boiling Point Caption Contest: Winners and new cartoon!

Boiling Point Caption Contest: Winners and new cartoon!

By Elliot Serure, Cartoon Editor October 6, 2022

Boiling Point Cartoon Caption Contest To enter, write your caption idea below, along with your name and the city where you live. You may enter as many times as you like!  But be sure to list your...

Teshuvah -- repentance and return to God -- is the theme of Sefer Yonah as it is of Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur: Inside and outside the fish

By Keira Deutsch, 11th grade October 5, 2022

 Aside from a potential attempt to appease our hunger from the fast, a story about a large fish may seem somewhat out of place to read on Yom Kippur. So why do we read Sefer Yonah on Yom Kippur, a day...

What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5783?

What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5783?

By Vivienne Schlussel, Video Editor October 3, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-JwIdttjY

In his free time, Mr. Simmons belongs to a club where people sample flavors of Mountain Dew.

New math and Econ teacher wants to get beyond the ‘rote, mechanical aspects’

By Tali Liebenthal, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2022

Mr. Nick Simmons, who is now teaching three math courses and Economics at Shalhevet, said he came into teaching by accident. As part of his graduate program at the University of Tennessee, he taught...

SWEETS: Mrs. Popper has five pounds of Sunkist fruit gems in her desk drawer for students to come and get if they’d like one.

LaHav and Just Community not new to new Chief Academic Officer Malka Popper

By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2022

Ms. Malka Popper, most recently principal of the Upper School at Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, Md., has taken the newly created role of Shalhevet’s Chief Academic Officer and becomes the highest-ranking...

HISTORIC: Yall has been in use since 1631, when British writer William Lisle introduced it in his novel The Faire Æthiopian.

Goofy, friendly or just clearly plural, a new word from the South catches on

By Avi Litvak, Opinion Editor September 29, 2022

y’all  [pronoun] \ ˈyȯl  \ variant of YOU-ALL Merriam-Webster English Dictionary Every word has a definition. Most words have connotations. Some have hidden meanings. But no word has quite the...

BRIT: Ms. Verity Weisz used to teach third- and fourth-graders at a Jewish school in London.

New English teacher comes from England

By Keira Beller, Senior Writer September 28, 2022

Shalhevet’s new English teacher from Liverpool, England, Ms. Verity Weisz, is loving her experience as a high school teacher after previously working with younger kids. She previously taught third-...

 COMMUNITY: Mr. Shavalian, shown above in his new office at Milken, said he’d miss Color War, hanging out on the turf, and Friday morning kumzitses.

Eli Shavalian leaves to direct college counseling at Milken

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor September 27, 2022

Mr. Eli Shavalian, who tried to make applying to college less scary and was seen by students as open and welcoming, left Shalhevet this year to direct college counseling at Milken Community School in Los...

FIREHAWK: Ms. Goldman  also hopes to follow Shalhevets sports teams.

New Tanach teacher follows sports – and a spiritual path

By Caroline Kboudi, Staff Writer September 23, 2022

This year Ms.Tovah Goldman, a Los Angeles native and former nursery and Pre-1 teacher, has joined the Shalhevet staff as an 11th-grade Tanach teacher and 11th-grade Mashgicha Ruchanit. Ms. Goldman was...

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