Why loving Kimmy K. is not idol worship (probably) By Sarah Soroudi, Editor Emeritus March 18, 2014 By Sarah Soroudi, Editor Emeritus Does idolizing a celebrity qualify as idol worship? According to Judaic Studies teacher...
Little worry as colleges reject Israel ‘boycott’ By Sarah Soroudi, Editor Emeritus January 13, 2014 The UC system, USC and 157 other U.S. colleges and universities have spoken out against the American Studies Association’s academic...
$50,000 grant will make Judaic curriculum accessible from iPads and nationally By Sarah Soroudi, Community Editor May 31, 2013 Shalhevet’s four-year-old Judaic Studies curriculum, a systematic way to teach students not only the content of Jewish law but...
‘Life as usual’ for Shalhevet alumni in Israel during Gaza war By Sarah Soroudi, Outside News Editor December 24, 2012 By Sarah Soroudi, Outside News Editor Even if they still feel as though they are tourists, Shalhevet alumni who are spending...
Dr. Ron Sorace By Sarah Soroudi, Outside News Editor September 19, 2012 With classes at every grade level -- Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, AP Statistics and regular Calculus -- Dr. Ron Sorace is looking...
‘Ethical hechsher’ catches on, but slowly By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor June 13, 2012 According to Judaic Studies teacher Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, all the kosher restaurants on Pico Boulevard have been invited to...
Revamping the schedule, new ‘mini-mesters’ prepare seniors for Jewish life after high school By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor March 16, 2012 It was Tuesday, Feb. 21, and Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg was telling a room full of seniors and faculty that their spring coursework...
Second symposium explores modern viewpoints By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor December 23, 2011 In a packed Beit Midrash, three prominent area rabbis shared their views Dec. 2 on a variety of topics, disagreeing on whether...
Three rabbis, many opinions at second Modern Orthodox Symposium By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor December 2, 2011 In a packed Beit Midrash, three prominent rabbis in the community answered questions Wednesday afternoon on a variety of topics...
About 50 students attend meeting of school’s first Sephardic minyan By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor November 7, 2011 For the first time since 2001, a minyan following Sephardic practice met Thursday, Nov., 3, using the lunch room across from the...
Ancient ritual for ‘transferring’ sins debuts on the Sport Court By Sarah Soroudi, Torah Editor November 3, 2011 On a sunny Friday afternoon, sophomore Yarden Harel was standing on the Sport Court holding a chicken upside-down, moving it in...
