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LEAVING:   Rabbi Segal and his family plan to make aliyah to Israel next summer, something they’ve said for years that they wanted to do. The head of school gave a news conference to BP editors last April in his office.

Rabbi Segal to make gradual departure for Israel beginning next year

By Molly Litvak, Community Editor
August 12, 2019

Rabbi Ari Segal, who transformed Shalhevet from an idealistic but financially struggling school housed in a former hospital to...

EDITORIAL: What is, and is not, on our front page

EDITORIAL: What is, and is not, on our front page

February 6, 2018

By The BP Editorial Board When the Editorial Board gathered to discuss placing the story of Dr. Weissman’s departure on Page...

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Seniors decision for prom up in the air

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Seniors’ decision for prom up in the air

November 15, 2017

No, Prom is antithetical to our values   By Tali Schlacht, 12th grade In recent weeks, Shalhevet seniors have...

Doctors in the house

Doctors in the house

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor
November 7, 2017

What do stem cell differentiation, females with disabilities in the classroom, the relationship between Jewish and American law...

Beyond courtesy: Titles raise conundrum for schools and synagogues nationwide

Beyond courtesy: Titles raise conundrum for schools and synagogues nationwide

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor
September 12, 2017

When Judaic Studies teacher Ilana Wilner arrived at Shalhevet in fall 2015, it wasn’t clear what she was going to be called. She...

SAR: Shalhevets LaHav Talmud curriculum is being used by the ninth grade at Salanter-Akiba-Riverdale Academy in Riverdale, N.Y.

LaHav Talmud curriculum now spreading to more schools

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor
October 18, 2016

Shalhevet’s pioneering LaHav Talmud curriculum is starting to catch on around the world, with three U.S. schools adopting parts...

ROLL-OUT: Students punctuate, translate, highlight and take notes on new Judaic Studies app.

New app for Talmud curriculum gets a tryout by sophomores

By Alec Fields, Torah Editor
June 21, 2015
Enthusiasm was palpable in Rabbi David Stein’s 10th-grade Honors Talmud class May 29. After a month’s delay, the students were trying out the curriculum’s new app, planned for all Shalhevet students next year.
Reb Noam Weissman becomes overall principal in administrative reshuffle; department chair positions are removed

Reb Noam Weissman becomes overall principal in administrative reshuffle; department chair positions are removed

By Sigal Spitzer, Opinion Editor
October 1, 2013

Shalhevet’s administration has realigned job positions, titles and responsibilities this fall, matching its building makeover...

$50,000 grant will make Judaic curriculum accessible from iPads and nationally

$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...

Strength of Yitzhak -- Noam and Raizie Weissman named their son for the patriarch Isaac and Noams late grandfather, Irving Weissman.

Raizie and Noam Weissman name their son for strength and continuity

By Mati Hurwitz, Torah Editor
November 28, 2012

Eyal Yitzchak -- the strength of Yitzchak – is the name chosen by Judaic Studies Principal Noam Weissman and Student Activities...

SMILE: Is that a dimple?

A boy for Raizie and Noam Weissman

November 20, 2012

Born weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces last Friday night at Cedars-Sinai, he went home with his parents, Judaic Studies Principal Mr....

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