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Etan Lerner

Etan Lerner, Co-Video and Podcast Editor

Etan Lerner, 10th grade, joined the Boiling Point in his freshman year and is now the co-video and podcast editor with fellow sophomore Ariel Mazar. Besides working at the Boiling Point, Etan is a member of the Robotics team and head of the Philosophy and Chess clubs. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and reading.

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WAR: IDF soldiers maneuvering in Gaza last month.

What Jewish law says about war

By Etan Lerner, Co-Video Editor
January 12, 2024

The indescribably brutal Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7 have been the worst in the history of Medinat Yisrael, the...

JUBILATED: In the Wildfire Theater – doubling as Shalhevet locker room – Firehawk players drench Coach Ryan Coleman in water to celebrate their tournament victory.

Champions again: Boys and girls basketball teams conquer Glouberman for second straight year

By Etan Lerner, Co-Video and Podcast Editor
December 12, 2023

As Shalhevet students and fans crowded into the “Hawk’s Nest” for the final Glouberman games on Nov. 4, the Firehawks boys...

NEW TEACHERS 23-24: Chang, Karp, Cohen

NEW TEACHERS 23-24: Chang, Karp, Cohen

By Sophie Katz, Etan Lerner, and Arieh Elad
November 16, 2023

SONG: During Tuesday’s kumzitz, Rabbi Block (standing) told students to find strength in mindfully fulfilling their normal commitments.

[Photo] With somber song, Shalhevet stops to absorb tragedy in Israel

By Martzi Hirsch, Community Editor
October 13, 2023

SONG: During Tuesday’s kumzitz, Rabbi Block (standing) told students to find strength in mindfully fulfilling their normal commitments.

Podcast: Season 4, Episode 1: SAC Chairs Atara Cohen and Adi Liebenthal plan a year of happiness

Podcast: Season 4, Episode 1: SAC Chairs Atara Cohen and Adi Liebenthal plan a year of happiness

By Jonah Delson and Etan Lerner
September 29, 2023

In Season 4 Episode 1, podcast host Jonah Delson interviews seniors Adi Liebenthal and Atara Cohen, co-chairs of the Student...

VIDEO: First Day of School

By Ariel Mazar and Etan Lerner
August 29, 2023

This video follows scenes of the first day of the 2023–24 school year, and also features interviews with students and teachers...

Ve’etchanan, which begins at Devarim (Deuteronomy) Chapter 3 verse 23, was read in synagogues July 29.

SUMMER PARSHA: In Ve’etchanan, Chorev has something to say about Sinai

By Etan Lerner, Co-Video & Podcast Editor
August 20, 2023

The fifth perek, or chapter, of Parshat Ve’etchanan includes the repetition of the Ten Commandments, first revealed in Shemot...

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

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

Many say that Moshe’s most transgressive sin took place in Parashat Chukat, when he famously struck a rock to bring forth water...

No: We are more than a school

By Etan Lerner, Staff Writer
June 14, 2023

  During Town Hall on May 3rd, Jack Metzger spoke about what he called an academic decline in Shalhevet. His speech consisted...

MENTOR: Ms. Garelick curated an exhibition of student art in the Beit Midrash for Shalhevet's Celebration Dinner on May 31, honoring Roen Salem z"l.

Sam Garelick, art teacher who added new courses, moving to New York

By Etan Lerner, Staff Writer
June 7, 2023

  Ms. Samantha Garelick, who fostered creativity in her many classes and also led Firehawks for Israel, will be leaving...

VIDEO: Exploring LA, Episode 1 – Stoneview Nature Center

By Etan Lerner, Staff Writer
May 25, 2023

Tucked within Baldwin Hills off South La Cienega Boulevard in Culver City lies the newest Los Angeles County park. Known as Stoneview...

VIDEO: Yom Ha’atzmaut 5783: Reflections and Connections

By Etan Lerner, 9th Grade
May 10, 2023

“Everything that they brought – the food, the activities, and the props that they brought – it’s amazing,” Ms Davis-Bryski...

CALENDAR: Every year, Yom Hashoah is followed a week later by Yom HaZikaron, a remembrance day for soldiers and victims of terror, which is then followed by Israeli Independence Day one day later.

Three days that remember a century: Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut

By Etan Lerner, 9th Grade
April 26, 2023

For the Jewish world, the 20th century was incredibly dynamic and Jewish life changed fundamentally. Out of everything that happened,...

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