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Extra Time Is Broken
Extra Time Is Broken
The Helios Editorial Board December 7, 2025

An increased number of Heschel students have been prescribed testing accommodations, such as extended time, over the past few years. Students insist that teachers have gradually lengthened their tests to fit the extended timing schedule, thereby putting...

Minyans Honor Victims of Oct. 7 with Another Torah Siyyum
Yael Ben-Daniel '27, Staff Writer • December 3, 2025

All high school minyans participated in a Torah study to honor the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks and commemorate the tragedy’s second anniversary. Each minyan read a portion from the five books of the Torah, collectively completing all 54 weekly parshiyot.  A...

Students React to No More Panoply
Hannah Wurzburger '26, Editor-in-Chief • November 25, 2025
Recap of the 2025-2026 Shabbaton
Hannah Wurzburger '26, Editor-in-Chief • November 24, 2025
Heschel Hosts Annual Blood Drive
Rocky Furst '27, Staff Writer • November 20, 2025
Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Margot Hess ‘27, Assistant News Editor • May 14, 2025
The Power of March Madness
Zachary Levy ‘26, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025
Info Session in the Beit Midrash
History Department Hosts Iran Info Session: Let’s Make This Routine
Hannah Wurzburger '26, Editor-in-Chief • March 20, 2026

Amidst the constant flow of fake news and the biased reporting spread across all forms of media, how is anyone expected to reliably learn what’s...

Extra Time Is Broken
Extra Time Is Broken
The Helios Editorial Board December 7, 2025

An increased number of Heschel students have been prescribed testing accommodations, such as extended time, over the past few years. Students...

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl Album in Review
Hannah Wurzburger ‘26 and Maddie Friedland '26 December 2, 2025

Taylor Swift has become a cultural phenomenon such that, whether or not each song was a masterpiece, The Life of a Showgirl was bound for success....

Team Israel Impresses at the EuroBasket Tournament
Sports
Team Israel Impresses at the EuroBasket Tournament
Ariel Zeltzer ‘27, Sports Editor • October 21, 2025

Team Israel made a remarkable run at the EuroBasket 2025 tournament, advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in a decade. Led by rising...

Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Margot Hess ‘27, Assistant News Editor • May 14, 2025
The Power of March Madness
Zachary Levy ‘26, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025
Vanilla Chai Muffins
Eliya Yehudai ‘27, Art Editor • October 9, 2025

As the fall chill creeps in, warm up with these delicious vanilla chai muffins.   Ingredients: 1 cup flour ⅓ cup sugar ...

Welcoming Ari Karpel: New English Teacher and Helios Faculty Advisor
Welcoming Ari Karpel: New English Teacher and Helios Faculty Advisor
Hannah Wurzburger ‘26, Editor-in-Chief • October 9, 2025

Ari Karpel (of no relation to his colleague David Karpel) is the newest addition to the English department. In addition, Karpel will be supporting...

SRI Summer Highlight: Lior Sela
SRI Summer Highlight: Lior Sela
Avi Spanier ‘26, Assistant Online Editor • October 9, 2025

Over the summer, Senior Lior Sela participated in a five-week Science Research Initiative (SRI) program at Rutgers University, centered around...