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Heschel Math Team Helps Coordinate Their First In-Person Competition

Parker Slarskey ’25, Features Editor May 14, 2025

On March 10, the Heschel Math Team traveled to SAR High School to compete in their first in-person competition. While the team's weekly online contests are a great experience, team captains, seniors Abe...

Students Question the Timing of Monday Clubs

Arianna Sokolic ‘28, Staff Writer May 14, 2025

As the final bell rings on Monday afternoons, students face a difficult choice: go to their club, or go home.  A discussion has developed among the student body about whether clubs should be moved...

Heschelron Returns

Avi Spanier ‘26, Assistant Online Editor May 14, 2025

After thoughtful consideration from faculty, and even begging from students, the Hebrew Department brought back Heschelron, the annual song competition in celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.  When the...

Universities Revoke “Test Optional” Policy: Juniors Debate and Grapple with its Impact

Hannah Wurzburger ‘26, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all U.S. colleges went “test optional” because standardized tests were inaccessible throughout quarantine. As a result, students could choose whether or not to...

Heschel’s Mamma Mia! Delivers an Unforgettable Performance

Heschel’s Mamma Mia! Delivers an Unforgettable Performance

Olivia Verbitsky ‘26, Online Editor May 14, 2025

Each year, Heschel’s talented performers take the stage to bring a beloved musical to life. After many years of persistent requests, Heschel’s theater department, led by Ned Ginsburg, finally brought...

Los Angeles Wildfires Unite Jewish Communities and Prompt Environmental Club Fundraising

Los Angeles Wildfires Unite Jewish Communities and Prompt Environmental Club Fundraising

Hannah Wurzburger, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2025

In early January 2025, Los Angeles was hit with disastrous wildfires which have done unimaginable damage, burning over 40,000 acres and causing up to $164 billion of destruction.  The fires had a large...

Remembering Omer Neutra

Olive Mank ’28 and Eli Bernstein ’28 January 28, 2025

On the morning of December second, 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that hostage Omer Neutra Z”L, previously presumed alive and held hostage in Gaza, has been dead since October 7, 2023. Hamas...

Prevention Solutions Speaker Brings Important Message to Students

Olivia Verbitsky ’26, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

On Nov. 20, high school students welcomed a guest speaker from Prevention Solutions, an organization aiming to address public health challenges, to discuss the effects and causes of substance abuse. This...

Upper West Side Gem Promptly Closes and Causes Neighborhood Outrage

Tessa Mank ’25, Online Editor January 28, 2025

The Upper West Side was shaken by the sudden closing of Absolute Bagels, a community favorite, on Dec. 13.  Absolute Bagels, formerly located on Broadway and 107th, has been a star in the New York...

Freshman and Senior Grades Take on Weekly Hesed Projects

Maya Ortner ’25, News Editor January 28, 2025

Hesed days have long been a special part of the Heschel experience, offering students the opportunity to engage in both community service and grade bonding during dedicated days each semester. From park...

Heschel Students Inspire Classmates With Their Summer Research Projects

Yalei Ravin ’26, Layout Editor January 28, 2025

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Science Research Initiative (SRI) students presented a summer’s worth of research to an awed student body. The students were placed in groups of three, with each student delivering...

Monologues “Bring Shakespeare to Life” at Heschel

Yhonatan Yehudai ‘25, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2025

On Jan. 3, Heschel high school students packed into the Roanna Shorofsky Theater to watch members of the Shakespeare club compete in the annual monologue competition.  In the weeks leading up to the...

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