The Boiling Point

First-ever Israeli in MLB would not play on Yom Kippur

By Jordan Fields, Sports Columnist • October 11, 2016

Dean Kremer, a 20-year-old pitcher drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round last summer, is the first Israeli citizen to sign with a Major League Baseball team. He now plays in the minor...

Dear Freshmen

By Aidel Townsley, Staff Writer • October 10, 2016

The ’16-’17 Shalhevet school year has brought 13 new hires, a new bell schedule, and one of the biggest freshman classes in Shalhevet's history, at 67 kids. That’s external change, which reminds...

Poll shows most Shalhevet students agree with their parents and Clinton edges Trump, though many still undecided

By Lucy Fried, Arts & Culture Editor • October 9, 2016

In a recent anonymous poll of the Shalhevet student body, the 120 students polled were almost evenly split on who they would vote for in the upcoming 2016 presidential election if they were of age.

Robotics captain turns his talents to hospital labs

By Clara Sandler, Sports Editor • October 9, 2016

Senior Seiji Shaw is known around school as the robotics superstar, and he spent his summer also pursuing work in the field of science – working with computers at San Francisco General Hospital and in...

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YOM KIPPUR VIDEO: Shalhevet’s Repenters

By Leor Kaminski, BP Video Staff • October 6, 2016

Yom Kippur is next Tuesday night, and like Jews everywhere, Shalhevet's students are reviewing the year and taking stock of what they've done wrong. Here are some examples of what the Shalhevet community...

‘Gotham’ star and sophomore, David Mazouz, balances stardom with studies

By Eva Suissa, Staff Columnist • October 6, 2016

Last year Shalhevet welcomed a superstar into its family — then freshman, now sophomore, David Mazouz.

Admin cancels ‘bubble’ on Model Congress team, saying uncertainty caused more problems than it solved

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor • October 5, 2016

School officials popped the tradition of a “bubble” on the Model Congress roster this year, ending a custom that let some students who hadn’t made the team attend practices in hopes of making the...

Beyond apples and honey: Rosh Hashanah food traditions vary widely, student survey shows

By Nicole Soussana, Torah Editor • October 2, 2016

A diverse school comes with countless customs, and the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashanah is a chance to see them at their most diverse. That's because Jewish ethnicities from Persian to Polish and...

Boys’ Flag Football undefeated streak ends with back-to-back losses to AGBU

By Clara Sandler, Sports Editor • September 28, 2016

After two years of undefeated seasons in the Coastal League, the boys’ flag football team ended its 30-game win streak this week, losing to AGBU of Canoga Park twice in four days. The Firehawks lost...

Fairness Committee picks winners of Fairness senior rep elections

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor • September 28, 2016

There were no ballots, not every candidate was allowed to speak, and the Fairness Committee – not the students in the grade -- picked the winners when the senior class met to elect Fairness committee representatives during Town Hall period Sept. 17.

New Talmud teacher hopes to connect and inspire

By Abby Blumofe and Hannah Jannol, Staff Writer and Community Editor • September 27, 2016

Rabbi Yagil Tsaidi's path to becoming a rabbi was paved by a close rabbi of his growing up -- Rabbi Tzali Freedman, who was more than just his class rabbi. He always looked out for him outside of the classroom.

The sound that calls the inner voice

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2016

We can open our mouths all we want to articulate our views and beliefs. We can scour passages of commentators and religious texts with our eyes to take a scholarly approach to religious growth. But real change happens when we act from our ears.