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

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PARSHA: Parshat Chukat will be read on the Shabbat of June 24, 2023

[Photo] SUMMER PARSHA: In Chukat, with just a few sharp words, Moses changes the ending of his story

By Etan Lerner, Staff Writer
June 28, 2023

PARSHA: Parshat Chukat will be read on the Shabbat of June 24, 2023

The tiny, round and spkey coronavirus known as Covid-19 disrputed education everywhere. What was the effect at Shalhevet?

[Photo] Most faculty say Covid disruption hit concentration harder than learning

July 3, 2023

The tiny, round and spkey coronavirus known as Covid-19 disrputed education everywhere. What was the effect at Shalhevet?

WIRED: Groundbreaking convenience or the end of writing? Whatever it is, ChatGPT adds shortcuts to schoolwork.

[Photo] Chatbot or cheatbot? Students and teachers are finding ways to use, or not use, ChatGPT

June 1, 2023

WIRED: Groundbreaking convenience or the end of writing? Whatever it is, ChatGPT adds shortcuts to schoolwork.

WIRED: Groundbreaking convenience or the end of writing? Whatever it is, ChatGPT adds shortcuts to schoolwork.

[Photo] Chatbot or cheatbot? Students and teachers are finding ways to use, or not use, ChatGPT

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor
June 1, 2023

WIRED: Groundbreaking convenience or the end of writing? Whatever it is, ChatGPT adds shortcuts to schoolwork.

FAITHS: Shalhevet teachers of different religions say they are enriched by learning about others’. From left, Dr. Basheer,  Rabbi Schwarzberg, Ms. Singh, Ms. Fasules and Dr. Harris, with symbols of Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism and Protestantism. “We’re really not all that different, you know,” said Dr. Harris.

[Photo] Non-Jewish teachers say working at Shalhevet strengthens ties to their own religions

May 9, 2023

FAITHS: Shalhevet teachers of different religions say they are enriched by learning about others’. From left, Dr. Basheer, ...

Emergency training now includes active shooter drills as well as practice for earthquakes and fires.

[Photo] EDITORIAL: Disaster drills save lives. We need them here.

Emergency training now includes active shooter drills as well as practice for earthquakes and fires.

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

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

By Avi Litvak, Opinion Editor
September 29, 2022

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

NEW COLUMN: THE CULTURE CORNER
by Elliot Serure

NEW COLUMN: THE CULTURE CORNER by Elliot Serure

NEW: The ninth grade class in Jewish law is taught by Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg.

[Photo] Ninth grade studies how to bring holiness to the ordinary

By Sean Silver, 11th Grade
June 17, 2022

NEW: The ninth grade class in Jewish law is taught by Dean of Students Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg.

LEARN: Rabbi Simon bar Yochai and his son studied in a cave for 12 years, fed only by a carob tree outside.

[Photo] Lag B’Omer: Plagues and renewal, then and now

By Yael Schechter, 11th Grade
May 19, 2022

LEARN: Rabbi Simon bar Yochai and his son studied in a cave for 12 years, fed only by a carob tree outside.

KORBAN: Like the ancient ‘gratefulness sacrifice,’ Thanksgiving turns inner thankfulness into something shared.

[Photo] THANKSGIVING: Grateful in public

By Mordechai Heller, 10th Grade
November 25, 2021

KORBAN: Like the ancient ‘gratefulness sacrifice,’ Thanksgiving turns inner thankfulness into something shared.

Anya Mendelson used to hate group projects. Now she likes them.

[Photo] WHAT I KNOW NOW: Work smarter, not harder

By Anya Mendelson, Staff Columnist
November 17, 2021

Anya Mendelson used to hate group projects. Now she likes them.

SPIKES: mRNA vaccines like Pfizer's and Moderna's cause cells to produce a spike protein, which stimulates the production of antibodies against it that will attack Covid's spike proteins if the body encounters them.

[Photo] True or false? From vaccines to variants, Dr. Julie Higashi explains it all

By Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor
September 27, 2021

SPIKES: mRNA vaccines like Pfizer's and Moderna's cause cells to produce a spike protein, which stimulates the production of antibodies...

PILLARS: Pirkei Avot teaches us that acts of kindness are one of the three pillars that hold up the world.

[Photo] Ruth the Moabitess: Turning loss into strength

By Olivia Orbuch, 9th Grade
May 22, 2021

PILLARS: Pirkei Avot teaches us that acts of kindness are one of the three pillars that hold up the world.

SOON: Passover begins this Saturday night, March 27.

[Photo] Pesach 2021: Freeing ourselves with faith

By Gabriella Gomperts, Staff Writer
March 24, 2021

SOON: Passover begins this Saturday night, March 27.

WISH: As the country is consumed with a divisive election, there are some who wish they could tune it out.

[Photo] Waiting for it all to go away

By Liad Machmali, Features and Culture Editor
October 29, 2020

WISH: As the country is consumed with a divisive election, there are some who wish they could tune it out.

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