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The Boiling Point

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

The Boiling Point

Hannah Jannol

Hannah Jannol

September 26, 2018
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
 INTRICATE:    The Lancut Synagogue in Poland is a 257-year-old shul painted with Hebrew prayers and adorned with complex designs frauht with religious symbolism.   BP photo by Tyler Ekaireb

On writers’ wings, a journey heavy with history

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
June 13, 2018

As someone who connects to things through writing — whether my own or someone else’s — I wanted to experience the senior...

RECOVERING: Rabbi Yagil Tsaidi has been reading Jewish and Psychology texts. His students say they miss his guidance and shiurim.

Books, visits help recovery as Rabbi Tsaidi plans return next fall

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2018

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Mrs. Sunshine leaving

A legacy of excellence as Ms. Sunshine retires

By Clara Sandler and Hannah Jannol
June 10, 2018

Mrs. Tove Sunshine, known for her commitment to advanced subjects, her organized teaching style, her fairness to all students...

Lynn Project

Second annual ‘Lynn Project’ collects 19 boxes for families struggling in the Philippines

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
June 10, 2018

Juniors Maya Miro and Mikey Kahtan worked with History teacher Mr. William Reusch, right, to sort through and organize donations...

 RELEVANT: Judaic Studies teacher Ms. Ilana Wilner, right, and Rabba Ramie Smith, center, described laws of marriage to seniors girls.

Girls-only course covers Torah view of modesty and intimacy

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2018

The Girls’ Lounge mini-mester, as the title might suggest, is the only all-female mini-mester, offered to seniors...

Purple Line will help commuters to Shalhevet -- in 2023

Purple Line will help commuters to Shalhevet — in 2023

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2018

Los Angeles County has seven subways, and though they run from Long Beach through Santa Monica to Downtown Los Angeles and the...

GETTING HERE: What's it like to live an hour away from school?

GETTING HERE: What’s it like to live an hour away from school?

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2018

 BP Graphic by Zev Kupferman A near majority of Shalhevet students -- 107 out of 250 this year -- live in Beverlywood or...

The chametz in your closet: Mitzvot of Pesach in an age of freedom

The chametz in your closet: Mitzvot of Pesach in an age of freedom

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2018

There are many things that make the nights of Passover different from all other nights. The classic examples are: On other...

LEARN: Steve Green as Reb Saunders, right, studies Tractate Yevamot with Sam Mandel as Reuven Malter in 'The Chosen.'  Both actors received coaching from Judaic Studies teacher Rabbi Daniel Bouskila.

Rabbi Bouskila’s journey comes together on stage in ‘The Chosen.’

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2018

When Judaic Studies teacher Rabbi Daniel Bouskila was 12 years old, he aspired to be an actor. With a father in the entertainment...

AWARD: Newspaper and Yearbook staff of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., accept a Gold Crown Award from CSPA March 16  in New York City.  An audience of about 1,200 students and advisers, including staff of the Boiling Point, gave them a standing ovation.

Student journalists from Parkland high school tell CSPA how they covered shooting that killed 17

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2018

In the wake of the shooting that killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month, the...

PURIM: At the crossroads of chance and fate

PURIM: At the crossroads of chance and fate

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2018

Among the five Megillot and the five books of Moses, the story of Esther transcends in complexity and uniqueness. Most women in...

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