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The Boiling Point

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

The Boiling Point

COLUMN: At a crossroads, a (scary) time of possibility

By Jenny Newman, Senior Columnist
June 6, 2011

At this time, the United States recognizes 194 independent countries. Very soon, that number may grow by at least one: an autonomous...

OPINION: The bitter truth behind chocolate’s sweetness

By Jenny Newman, Senior Staff Columnist
May 20, 2011

I’m a big fan of chocolate in all of its many forms, from hot chocolate to ice cream. But there is a darker side of chocolate,...

COLUMN: What was Goldstone thinking?

By Jenny Newman, Senior Columnist
April 18, 2011

Richard Goldstone is retracting the Goldstone report. Partially. When the report was issued last year in response to the Israeli...

Lost your appetite? Try the Fair Trade diet

By Jenny Newman, Senior Staff Columnist
March 11, 2011

It’s probably a safe bet to say that almost no chocolate consumers have any idea about the origin of their chocolate. But right...

Two Boiling Points of View: Too close to tyranny

By Jenny Newman, Senior Staff Columnist
March 11, 2011

America’s Founding Fathers believed government should be set up so power would not be concentrated too heavily in the hands...

How Time Magazine doesn’t care about journalism

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
October 31, 2010

“In the week that three Presidents, a King and their own Prime Minister gather at the White House to begin a fresh round of...

COLUMN: How Time Magazine doesn’t care about journalism

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
October 25, 2010

“In the week that three Presidents, a King and their own Prime Minister gather at the White House to begin a fresh round of...

Rigor and relevancy: New Judaic curriculum replaces AGT classes

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
September 10, 2010

“What is unique about Shalhevet students?” That is the question Rabbi Ari Leubitz sat down to ponder  after becoming Judaic...

Muslim journalists interning in US describe challenges

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
September 1, 2010

Over the summer, the Daniel Pearl Foundation gave Jewish Los Angeles a chance to understand the conflict in the Middle East through...

YULA’s Rabbi Etshalom to teach Modern Orthodoxy to seniors

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
August 30, 2010

The six degrees of separation between Shalhevet and YULA have just decreased. Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, who is entering his 14th...

COLUMN: Where childhood martyrdom is ‘in,’ critical thinking is ‘out’

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
August 30, 2010

A Jenny for your thoughts: In Palestinian YouTube video, childhood has no room for children “When we die as martyrs, we will...

OPINION: Why texting is not compatible with teshuva

By Jenny Newman, Staff Columnist
August 27, 2010

The days leading up to Rosh Hashanah are a time for self-improvement and forgiveness. We contact our friends, teachers and relatives,...

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