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

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Poll shows most students believe in God, search for meaning

By Nicholas Fields, Torah Editor
December 3, 2018

For most Shalhevet students, belief in God is a given, and after they’ve been here for a while, they are likely to believe in...

DARK:   The new dark mode changes your screen's background picture as day transitions into night.  BP Photo by Sam Rubanowitz.

MacOS Mojave: A desert’s beauty, and features to match

By Sam Rubanowitz, Staff Writer
November 25, 2018

All Photo Illustrations by Sam Rubanowitz, icons from apple.com As diehard Apple fans know, ever since 2013, each version...

No more 'fall back'?    Prop 7 would promote Daylight Saving Time year-round

No more ‘fall back’? Prop 7 would promote Daylight Saving Time year-round

By Sam Rubanowitz, Staff Writer
November 4, 2018

Last night at 2 a.m., California and 47 other states turned back their clocks one hour, returning to Standard Time after almost...

Brazil museum fire burns history of centuries

Brazil museum fire burns history of centuries

By Nicholas Fields, Torah Editor
September 23, 2018

  The 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil was burned to a crisp on Sunday, Sep. 2, after a fire which consumed...

To save the oceans: No more plastic straws?

To save the oceans: No more plastic straws?

By Molly Litvak, Outside News Editor
September 23, 2018

It may be time to start carrying around a reusable straw. More and more cities and restaurants have declared a ban on...

Co-Editor-in-Chief Clara Sandler's sports column analyzes current events in the sports world.

CLARA’S CALLS: Kvetch about the present, but kvell for the future

By Clara Sandler, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2018

As an Ashkenaz Jew, oy vey zmeir is not only part of my vernacular, but perhaps one of my most commonly used phrases. In case...

EDITORIAL: Gaza and the perils of polarization

EDITORIAL: Gaza and the perils of polarization

June 13, 2018
Our school is full of passionate and spirited supporters of Israel. We celebrate Israeli culture, and recognize the religious importance of the nation. But we have gotten to a point where that same emotion bleeds into our discussions of the political side of Israel.
TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Which side has the facts in the gun control debate?

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Which side has the facts in the gun control debate?

May 25, 2018

Emotion will not solve America’s gun violence problem By Sam Rubanowitz, 10th grade “It is reason, and not...

Teachers using ‘daf aleph’ give students a chance to check in

Teachers using ‘daf aleph’ give students a chance to check in

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Features Editor
May 22, 2018
When reading the Talmud it is easy to notice that the book opens with daph bet, or page two. But rather than a typographical decision, teachers at Shalhevet and elsewhere believe that there is a deeper meaning that can be gained.
TABLE TALK: Netanyahu may face charges; new U.S. tax plan takes effect

TABLE TALK: Netanyahu may face charges; new U.S. tax plan takes effect

By Nicholas Fields, Arts & Culture Editor
May 16, 2018

Netanyahu accused of corruption Investigations into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have led to...

GETTING HERE: What's it like to live an hour away from school?

GETTING HERE: What’s it like to live an hour away from school?

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2018

 BP Graphic by Zev Kupferman A near majority of Shalhevet students -- 107 out of 250 this year -- live in Beverlywood or...

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