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

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LIGHT: Rabbi Benny Lau says the instructions and meaning of Torah can guide all kinds of people, whatever their sexuality or gender identity.

For Orthodox LGBTQ, Rabbi Lau offers a guide to both religious and family life

By Joshua Gamson, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
PRECAUTION: An email sent out by the SAR administration March 3 announced a temporary closure of school after a parent was diagnosed with coronavirus.

SAR, two other day schools and Young Israel congregation closed by coronavirus case in New York

By Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
March 4, 2020
EMOTIONAL: From left, seniors Nicole Klausner, Eliana Mizrahi and Shayna Becker were among Firehawk fans worrying in the final moments of Shalhevet girls’ 65-61 semi-final loss to the SAR Sting in the Glouberman Tournament Nov. 9. The Firehawks led by as many as 16 points before halftime but were unable to eke out a win in a nail-biting repeat of last year’s tournament. The Maimonides MCATS won the girls tournament, and the Frisch Cougars beat the Firehawk boys to win the boys.

Heartbreak heroes: Girls and boys teams both dominate for most of their games, then lose in final seconds

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor and Caleb Fishman, Staff Writer
November 10, 2019
PROTEST: From left, Shalhevet faculty Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, Dr. Jonathan Ravanshenas, Mr. Chris St. Germaine, and Rabbi David Block stood outside a home on Poinsettia Place in Hancock Park to support Lonna Ralbag’s right to a get, or religious Jewish divorce, Aug. 23. Agunah activist Rabbi Jeremy Stern joined them, at right.

Rabbis, others demonstrate against ‘get refuser’ while he is sitting shiva

By Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2019
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
SUCCESSOR: Rabbi David Block, currently Assistant Principal for Judaic Studies, will transition gradually into the role of Head of School, officials announced today.

Text of school emails announcing Rabbi Segal’s departure and Rabbi Block’s succeeding him

August 12, 2019
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
PRESSURE: From left, Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg, Noa Segal, Ilan Bouskila and Yakir Kanefsky are all offspring of rabbis. Their experiences have been partly the same and partly different.

When you’re the child of a rabbi, who are you?

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2017
EARLY: Rabbi Abraham Lieberman held a daily Talmud shiur this year that met at 7 a.m.

Rabbi Abraham Lieberman arrives with experience and ‘gravitas’

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor
September 1, 2017
CENTER: Rabbi Kalman Topp of Beth Jacob Congregation said his synagogue has begun discussions about hiring a woman as community scholar.

Beth Jacob stance prevents break over women clergy after OU says no

By Alec Fields, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2017
PROTECTION: The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say a community is protected from measles if at least 96 percent of members are immunized. By that criteria, no one at Shalhevet is likely to catch the very contagious disease.

Private schools playing catch-up on immunizations against measles

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor
March 22, 2017
PROTECTION: The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say a community is protected from measles if at least 96 percent of members are immunized. By that criteria, no one at Shalhevet is likely to catch the very contagious disease.

Private schools playing catch-up immunizing against measles

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor
March 22, 2017
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