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NEWS: Israeli journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir spoke in the small Beit Midrash Feb. 2.

‘Orthodox Jew on Channel 2’ brings Torah to journalism in Israel

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer
February 16, 2017

Famous since childhood for her writing and reporting, Israeli media personality Sivan Rahav-Meir these days is applying her expertise...

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer
June 20, 2016
Most people who love movies go and see more movies. Eitan Schramm started to make films himself. He claims his brain works differently than the ordinary person’s because he can see a mundane situation and turn it into a sci-fi universe.
SYMBOLIC: Metal panels in a pomegranate pattern bring the mechitzot to the proper halachic height.

Taller, kosher mechitzot bring Israeli artistry to school

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer
February 16, 2016
New mechitzot for the building were finally completed Dec. 15, with laser-cut metal panels in a pomegranate design across the top to make them both halachically permissible and artistic.
GEMARA: Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg teaches 10-12th graders during AGS, where students are learning Sanhedrin.

Students sign up for extra Talmud, no grades involved

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer
December 19, 2014

It’s 9:00 am at Shalhevet and juniors and seniors who’ve grabbed breakfast from the JCC kitchen are trickling in one by one...

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