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

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Mourners at the funeral of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein April 21 in Gush Etzion

More than a signature: The legacy of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
April 21, 2015
In the middle of a bedroom wall covered with posters of John Wooden, Peyton Manning, and Andrew Luck hangs a small printed-out letter from Yeshivat Har Etizon, “The Gush.” Scripted at the bottom left corner of the page is the signature of the true Gadol Hador, HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l.
STRIKE: Jeremy Glouberman throws the heat as Shalhevet downs YULA for the first time since 2008.

Jeremy’s gem: Glouberman pitches a complete game shutout as Shalhevet beats YULA in baseball

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
April 19, 2015
For the first time in seven springs, Shalhevet Baseball beat rival YULA yesterday, 4-0, on the baseball field at Venice High School in Mar Vista.
PARTY: Above, the girls basketball team celebrates its championship weekend in Miami Beach in February. Below left, Sigal Spitzer and Nicole Newman raise their championship trophies.

Lady Firehawks crowned national (Jewish) champs

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
March 20, 2015

The Lady Firehawks decided to skip the CIF Division 6 playoffs this year and instead tasted national gold in Miami.  By defeating...

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September 29, 2014
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TOO SOON: Morah Michal Davis, left, grieving  at her husband's coffin with their children July 13.

Morah Michal’s husband Jay Davis, z”l, remembered for genius and humility

By Mati Hurwitz, Summer Editor-in-Chief
July 15, 2014

Absolute silence was all that could be heard at Mount Sinai Simi Valley cemetery last Sunday, as over 300 people commemorated...

OUT! Freshman Ezra Hess has pitched against YULA in March.  The Firehawks finished the season with seven wins, six losses.

Memorial Day vacations looming, Shalhevet forfeits baseball playoff game

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
May 22, 2014

Shalhevet baseball is forfeiting its first-round playoff game due to players’ Memorial Day weekend plans, it was announced...

HIDDEN: White strip on wall high above the driveway covers up the sign which says "Donald T. Sterling Pavilion," honoring the LA Clippers owner who has donated to the school.

Yeshivah Gedolah covers Sterling’s name on its sports pavilion

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
April 30, 2014

Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles covered up the "Donald T. Sterling Pavilion" sign on its building Monday after news broke of the...

SHOOT: Lady Firehawks watch a shot bounce off the rim as Lions' center Simone Swain (No. 12) controls the paint.

Girls basketball season ends in crushing loss in CIF finals, blowout in State

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
March 14, 2014

Shalhevet’s girls’ basketball ended a deep playoff run in a 55-37 defeat to the CIF Division 6 Champion Valley Christian Academy...

GOAL: Sophomore Dorelle Nahmany dribbles past the Lady Panthers’ defense towards victory.

Girls’ Soccer defeats YULA to end season

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
March 13, 2014

The Lady Firehawks Soccer Team defeated archrival YULA 1-0 before hundreds of students, parents and staffers from both sides who...

Red and black: Winners and losers depicted on the Maxpreps high school sports website, which coincidentally posts in Firehawk colors.

Lady Firehawks head to CIF Division 6 finals for first time, after defeating Glendale Adventist

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
March 2, 2014

For the first time in school history, the Lady Firehawks are heading to the Division 6 CIF Southern Section Finals, after the...

WIN: Senior Sharona Sedighim jabs past an Eagle to pass to her teammates at LA Adventist Academy Feb. 1.  The Lady Firehawks are seeded below the Eagles though they've defeated the team twice.

Boys and Girls basketball teams both win leagues, head for CIF playoffs

By Mati Hurwitz, Sports Editor
February 17, 2014

For the second year in a row, both the Shalhevet Boys’ and Girls’ basketball teams will open up the CIF Southern Section playoffs...

SCHOLAR: Mrs. Segal began studying Gemara after high school and first taught the subject in Houston.

With the year’s new class assignments, Mrs. Atara Segal becomes the first woman to teach Gemara in an Orthodox high school in LA

By Mati Hurwitz, Torah Editor
October 8, 2013

Breaking barriers at least in Los Angeles, Judaic Studies teacher Mrs. Atara Segal became the first woman teaching Gemara in an...

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