The Boiling Point

B’nai David changes Morateinu’s title to Rabbanit

By Alec Fields, Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 16, 2016

For the first time in Los Angeles, a Modern Orthodox shul has given the title rabbanit to a female clergy member. Nearly two years after hiring Alissa Thomas-Newborn as a spiritual leader with the title...

Live on the turf, the Civil War

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Arts and Culture Editor • December 8, 2016

With a South Carolina Civil War battle flag waving high above them, rifles stowed on shoulders and intense drumming in the background, Shalhevet students marched in unison across the rooftop turf at lunchtime Nov. 9.

Feeling distant and close in ‘Almost, Maine’

By Nomi Willis, Staff Writer • December 8, 2016

Enveloped in an awkward silence, Amin Lari and Neima Fax sit in character on a wooden bench together. Their stage characters, Pete and Ginette, have just exchanged their first “I love you”s, and Pete begins to describe people's’ relationships to one another using a snowball as a model of the earth. When sitting next to someone, you can say you are either the closest or the farthest from them, depending on which way around the snowball you measure.

‘Edge of 17’ breaks ground but is not groundbreaking

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor • December 5, 2016

The New York Times said it took teenage movies to a “higher place.” Time Magazine applauded how perceptively it “dealt with teenage sex, and maybe even with sex in general.” And the Atlantic called it an “instant teen classic.”

Double tire failure delays return from sophomore chesed trip by more than five hours

By Lucy Fried, Arts & Culture Editor • December 4, 2016

UPDATED: Heading home from a first-ever five-day chesed trip to Arizona, Shalhevet's 10th-graders were met with a transportation malfunction that delayed their return by five-and-one-half hours. At...

‘Denial’ maps a journey through lies on the road to truth

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Staff Writer • November 28, 2016

“No holes, no Holocaust,” shout newspaper headlines that historian Deborah Lipstadt reads as she jogs through the streets of London. Reading the specious phrase, she stumbles. It is clear that she grasps how easily a well-phrased opinion can replace history.

Two Boiling Points of View: Should Ben Shapiro have been allowed to speak at School?

By Hannah Jannol, Clara Sandler, and • November 20, 2016

No: Free speech is different when it takes place at a high school By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor Ben Shapiro’s Sept. 12 appearance at an assembly of the 11th and 12th grades was controversial...

Mock Trial team advances to final four in LA County

By Nomi Willis, Staff Writer and Hannah Jannol, Community Editor • November 18, 2016

In its best showing in school history, Shalhevet’s Mock Trial team has advanced to the semi-finals of the Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Competition, defeating Santa Monica High School Nov....

Frisch boys, Boca girls win championships in 2016 Steve Glouberman Z”L Basketball Tournament

November 17, 2016

Thursday, November 10 Tip-Off Time Matchup Venue Score Boys Game #1 8:00am MTA vs. Frisch Shalhevet Gym MTA 26 Frisch 40 Boys Game #2 9:15am Elitzur vs. TABC Shalhevet...

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 where the Firehawk girls’ basketball team plays in an annual tournament. Rabbi...

Different teams, same spirit as 2nd Annual Steve Glouberman Tournament opens today

By Clara Sandler, Sports Editor • November 10, 2016

Glouberman is back, with its four days of basketball, broadcasting, blasting music, and ruach (spirit) along with some changes. Games start tomorrow and will run through Sunday, Nov. 13. The second...

Glouberman goes global as Israeli teams join second annual basketball tournament

By Benjamin Zaghi, Opinion Editor • November 9, 2016

When the Elitzur Petah Tikvah team arrived in Los Angeles today, Shalhevet’s Steve Glouberman basketball tournament went from being a national contest to an international one. Petah Tikvah, a city...