VIDEO: What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5781?
Ariella Hirschhorn, Boiling Point Video Team
September 23, 2020
Yom Kippur starts Sunday night. The Boiling Point wishes everyone a meaningful holiday and an easy fast.
From backyard minyans to distanced dinners, Covid Rosh Hashanah will look and feel different
Olivia Fishman and Tehilla Fishman, 10th Grade
September 17, 2020
Shalhevet Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg thinks that it will be especially difficult to connect to God during the High Holidays this year. “There is a certain mood and certain energy that happens in shul, where if you walk in and you are not prepared, you can go from a five to a 10 prett...
Even via Zoom, the shofar signals the season in Elul
Benjamin Gamson, News Editor
September 15, 2020
Summer is ending. School, in its strange configuration, is revving up. And even in this pandemic year, Jews everywhere are getting ready for Rosh Hashanah, and trying to think about the year that’s passed and the year to come. Even though there are fewer distractions, and perhaps more anxiety, than in other...
New York allowing minyans, Los Angeles not yet
Molly Litvak, Community Editor
May 21, 2020
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday that religious gatherings of up to 10 people will be permitted there starting tomorrow, but Los Angeles rabbis say they have not heard anything about when davening and religious services might be permitted in Los Angeles or California. Head...
Who suffers, who perseveres
Rachel Lasry, Staff Writer
April 8, 2020
Many of us in quarantine feel like we are suffering. In many ways, we are. Forced not to see our friends and family, deprived of the outdoors, living in fear for ourselves and our families. These are legitimate problems. And there are less severe problems, but still great losses. Like the plans we made....
God, fragility and coronavirus: senior Tanach class seeks religious meaning of quarantine
Sam Rubanowitz, Senior Editor
March 16, 2020
Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg’s senior Tanach class held a Schoology discussion forum last Thursday on the religious significance of quarantine from the coronavirus. “Given the craziness and uncertainty of our current reality,” Rabbi Schwarzberg wrote in the discussion description, “I'd like you all t...
Which Purim Character are You?
Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
March 10, 2020
It’s that time of the year again, when all Jews finally get to wear the discounted costumes they purchased back in November and reminisce in the fabulous story of Purim. This March 9 and 10, we will follow along as we read the drama-filled story of how the Persians knew what it really meant to party ...
Rabbi Tsaidi’s Gemara classes work on improving mitzvah observance
FRIENDS: Juniors Alessandra Judaken and Lenny Wolkind talked on the turf last week. As part of the avodat hanefesh unit for Rabbi Tsaidi, Alessandra decided to focus on shomer negiah." /> Bayley Sandler, Staff Writer
February 23, 2020
Rabbi Yagil Tsaidi has started a mitzvah program that promotes doing meaningful but small things, so students can better themselves over time. He calls it avodat hanefesh, which literally means service of the soul -- though it doesn’t exactly translate. “I call it avodat hanefesh, wh...
Tu B’shvat: Who grows the fruit?
Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
February 10, 2020
The “new year” of the trees, also referred to as the birthday of the trees or Tu B’shvat, meaning the 15th of Shvat, is coming up this year on Feb.10. You can celebrate it by having a seder, consisting of various fruits, nuts and vegetables commonly associated with the land of Israel -- figs, g...
Visit from Rav Judah sheds a Hasidic light on prayer
Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
January 5, 2020
When Rabbi Judah Mischel made his annual visit this year, students once again engaged with a Hasidic perspective that they don’t always encounter in their regular Judaic Studies program. Rabbi Mischel, known simply as “Rav Judah,” says he tries to embody Hasidism personally while teaching i...
With last candle, thoughts on taking Hanukkah into the rest of the year
ENDING: As the menorah readies for eight candles at once, it's a good time to consider to manage assimilation versus authenticity during the rest of the year." /> Rachel Lasry, Senior Writer
December 29, 2019
As Modern Orthodox Jews, we’re all well versed in the practice of combining our authentic selves with who we feel we are supposed to be. We’re constantly struggling, always forced onto the middle ground that lies between being an ordinary American teenager and being a Modern Orthodox Jew. ...
Eight gift ideas for the eight nights
Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
December 10, 2019
It’s time to get lit--literally! Hanukkah is Dec. 22 through Dec. 30. While the Festival of Lights offers the usual Jewish-holiday delicious foods -- without any guilt of course, if you read the suggestions below -- gifts are definitely a highlight as well. Whether you are shopping for a sister,...
VIDEO: What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5781?
September 23, 2020
From backyard minyans to distanced dinners, Covid Rosh Hashanah will look and feel different
September 17, 2020
Even via Zoom, the shofar signals the season in Elul
September 15, 2020
For now, Zoom Town Hall will be every other week
September 14, 2020
Arson at Chabad near U Delaware gives Div. 1 athlete a platform to oppose hate
September 10, 2020
For the Shalhevet building, spring vacation ended in summer
September 6, 2020