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

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COMMANDED: Sitting in their advisory groups, incoming freshman learned Shalhevet rules in the gym from Dean of Students Jason Feld and Director of Admissions Natalie Weiss.

Freshmen receive the word at orientation event

September 22, 2016

By Nicholas Fields, Ninth Grade It may not have been delivered at Mount Sinai, but this year’s ninth-graders received their own set of 10 commandments at Freshman Orientation. Over the course of...

SINGER: Rabbi David Block performed alongside Judaic Studies teacher Noey Jacobson at the White House in 2011, and is now teaching Talmud, Tanach, and Jewish History at Shalhevet.

Maccabeat and creator of ‘Candlelight’ joins faculty as new ‘spiritual advisor’

By Nicole Soussana, Torah Editor September 21, 2016
New Judaic Studies teacher Rabbi David Block is Shalhevet’s second mashgiach ruchani and its second Maccabeat.
FOCUSED: Rabbi Segal warned against "complacency" about challenges faced by LGBT students in Orthodox schools.

Rabbi Segal calls for Orthodox schools to take action supporting LGBT students, including support groups on campus

By Alec Fields and Maayan Waldman, Co-Editors-in-Chief September 14, 2016

Calling it “the greatest challenge to emunah (faith) in our time,” Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal has published an article urging religious leaders, particularly in education, to take an active approach...

TEXT: The 18th verse of Vayikra (Leviticus), above,  calls it an "abomination" to "iie with a man as one lies with a woman."  Rabbi Segal said that does not mean gay students should not be able to participate fully in religious life at school and beyond.

The biggest challenge to ’emunah’ of our time

September 14, 2016
By Rabbi Ari Segal, Head of School
SQUASH: Ninth-grade Tanach teacher Ms. Smith fell in love with squash, a raquetball-like sport, while at Brandeis.

Shalhevet ’04 valedictorian is back to teach Tanach

By Nicole Soussana, Torah Editor September 13, 2016
When new Judaic Studies teacher Ms. Sara Smith was in high school, her teachers included Mrs. Roen Salem, Mrs. Joelle Keene, Mrs. Suzanne Halloran and Ms. Emily Chase.
TOUCHDOWN: Senior quarterback Alex Silberstein looks to complete a pass during a career best 5 touchdown game.

Boys Flag Football beats YULA to keep in-league undefeated streak alive

September 11, 2016

By Nathan Benyowitz, Web Sports Editor In his second career start as quarterback, senior Alex Silberstein threw for a career-high four touchdowns today along with one rushing touchdown as the Firehawks...

INTERVIEW: Rabbi Segal responded to over an hour worth of questions ranging from politics, to halacha, to the constitution

5 p.m. dismissal could be solution to schedule issues, Rabbi Segal tells news conference

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor September 9, 2016

Shalhevet’s controversial new bell schedule may be revised, the school should keep but update its Just Community constitution, and a team from Israel will play at the Glouberman Basketball Tournament...

Rabbi Segal defends Just Community constitution

Rabbi Segal defends Just Community constitution

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor September 9, 2016

With the Just Community constitution recently found -- revealing many discrepancies between how the Just Community runs today and how it was originally set up to run -- Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal weighed...

RELATABLE: Mrs. Tsaidi hopes to get to know every freshman and sophomore girl.

New teacher for a new role: ‘Rakezet’ Mrs. Tsaidi

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor September 7, 2016
Ninth- and tenth-grade girls will have Mrs. Carolyn Tsaidi as a spiritual guide-counselor, or rakezet, this year.
GUIDE: Mr. Dwivedi has led tours of Los Angeles and also worked as a hotel concierge.

New science teacher loves to take classes as well as teach them

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor September 6, 2016

A California native, self-proclaimed “foodie” and former L.A. tour guide, Mr. Tushar Dwivedi is teaching this year’s Chemistry and Physics classes. Although his interests and experience are eclectic,...

LOCKS: Mr. Smith's dreadlocks are 21 years old.

Veteran English Teacher Will Aim For Personal Spin

By Lucy Fried, Arts & Culture Editor August 31, 2016

Mr. Eric Smith likes to laugh, and says he laughs at himself a lot. “Not that students should try to make me laugh; education is a very serious thing, but we can’t take ourselves too seriously,”...

VIDEO: New year, new rooms

August 30, 2016

Video by Talia Abel and Jordana Glouberman

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