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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 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp salt ½...

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 Helios as a faculty advisor, joining his fellow English...

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 neuron growth and death factors. They and another student...

Peer Advisors Welcome Freshmen During Orientation

Gila Lehon ‘26, Opinion Editor October 9, 2025

The week of Aug. 25, 30 juniors and seniors gathered in school to prepare for the incoming freshman class, practicing games and leadership techniques for orientation and the year to come. The two-day...

Welcoming the New JSL Team to Heschel

Welcoming the New JSL Team to Heschel

Margot Hess ‘27, Assistant News Editor October 9, 2025

As we kick off the school year, we are lucky to welcome two new additions to our JSL team, who will replace the roles of Julia and Lindsay. Joining the team are Emily Schwartz and Hannah Solon! The...

Kossar’s Takes Over Pick-A-Bagel

Emily Borden ‘26, Features Editor May 16, 2025

For over a decade, Pick-A-Bagel, located at 37 West End Avenue, has been one of the go-to bagel spots for people living near West 61st and West End Avenue. Students and locals have long relied on Pick-A-Bagel,...

Club Spotlight: “The Heschel Helix

Ezra Brodesser-Akner ‘26, Features Editor May 16, 2025

Heschel’s newest publication, “The Heschel Helix,” has emerged as a dedicated platform for science enthusiasts.  Co-founded by juniors Hannah Wurzburger and Ella Nadel, Helix was created from...

Popular Game “PolyTrack” Gets a Huge Update

Lev Dubler-Furman ‘26, Editor-in-Chief May 16, 2025

In recent months, the video game PolyTrack has taken the school by storm. In PolyTrack, the player tries to finish the race as quickly as possible, making use of drifts, acceleration, and smooth driving...

New Broadway Shows Coming This Spring

Maddie Friedland ‘26, Staff Writer May 16, 2025

  Broadway’s fall season included numerous critically acclaimed shows, so there is no doubt that the spring season will not disappoint. With performances from George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal,...

Seniors Explain Ideas Behind “Purim Spiel”

Margot Hess ‘27 and Rocky Furst ‘27 May 16, 2025

The notorious “Purim Spiel” has become a core tradition of Heschel’s Purim festivities. This year, standout performances by seniors Charlotte Levine and Abby Bruhim as High School Assistant Head...

2025 Purim Costumes that Stole the Show

Gila Lehon ‘26, Opinion Editor May 16, 2025

This year’s Purim costume contest was full of vibrant and well-planned student costumes. Here are some of the best and most unique costumes from the competition: Walter White & Jesse Pinkman:...

Seniors Celebrate Skip Day With Fun and Bonding

Bee Levy ‘25, Editor-in-Chief May 16, 2025

For all younger classmen who might wonder where seniors vanish to on their infamous skip day, here’s a quick rundown.  On March 27, seniors elected to take the day off at SkyZone, a trampoline park...

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