This past August, a Florida JCC canceled author Rachel Beanland’s book talk because her novel (The House is on Fire) mentions slavery. After public outcry, the organization issued an apology by saying...
Having recently returned from my gradewide Israel trip, I think it is safe to say my grade has grown significantly closer. As despondent as I was when I found out my eighth-grade Israel trip had to be...
Ever since the beginning of the season, I have noticed the glaring absence of the hockey team’s banners. Until this year, when students walked into the gym, they saw two large banners commemorating the...
In recent years, trigger warnings have become a hotly debated topic. While proponents argue that they are necessary to create safe spaces on college campuses, others question their impact on intellectual...
The sophomores visited several Christian churches on their trip to Israel. Given that Heschel is a Jewish day school, conversations arose questioning the purpose of these visits, considering that they...
With a 14-2 blowout over Central and a 6-3 victory against Ramaz, the Girls Varsity Indoor Soccer Team clinched a fifth-seed spot in the playoffs. The team has made remarkable progress since their first...
The first round of this year’s National Football League (NFL) draft was full of unexpected trades and surprising drops. By day two, many first-round talents still remained on the board, a testament to...
After marrying a Jewish woman in 2021, Domantas Sabonis, star Power Forward on the Sacramento Kings, recently decided to convert to Judaism.
In an interview about her husband’s conversion, Shashana...
As of March 2023, international students have been taking the SAT digitally. For US students, this change will take place in March of 2024, making the last step in the switch from the traditional pencil...
As part of the Edy Rauch Artist-in-Residence Program, on May 11, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Sharon Olds spoke to Heschel high school students and faculty in her first poetry reading to a high school audience...
Each year, eight out of 400 teams from across New York State advance to the Mock Trial State Championships. After coming second to Hunter High School in a city-wide competition, the Heschel Mock Trial...
