After asking an audience, “At what age did your parents give you autonomy--for example, walking home from a friend’s house?” Jonathan Haidt, a New York University Professor and Author of The Anxious...

In the days following Oct. 7, support for Israel was widespread. Now, seven months later, that does not seem to be the case. So, where has this support gone?    According to The Washington...

Upon releasing the first-semester report cards in February, the administration announced that there would be no finals and instead a few weeks of end-of-year non-cumulative assessments. This choice has...

October 7th was over seven months ago, but the trauma still feels just as fresh as the day the horrors began. On social media, in school, during holidays, and in conversations with family and friends,...

We must stand strongly and proudly against antisemitism, and we must never silence ourselves for fear of angering others. Amidst the recent “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University, a Jewish...

On March 28, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling stating that while Israel is not currently committing genocide in Gaza, they must take preventative steps to ensure this does not become...

Gila’s Perspective: Tefillah Exploration Week happens once a year for three days at Heschel and offers students an opportunity to try a new tefillah environment. Throughout the year, hours are...

On March 10 in Hollywood, CA, 1,000 protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war surrounded the Dolby Theater before the 96th Oscars award ceremony. The protest disrupted traffic and forced...

One of Heschel’s key values is pluralism. If they want to live by this ideal, they must accommodate all types of Jews–Orthodox and Reform, observant and secular. While Heschel works to ensure all students...

On Jan. 2, Claudine Gay, Harvard’s former President, resigned after only six months in office. While Harvard’s board claims the reason for her resignation was plagiarism, the real motivation for this...

Prior to the recent spike in antisemitism following the events of Oct. 7, rapper Kanye West had made multiple antisemitic comments, among them the threat to go “deathcon 3 on the JEWISH PEOPLE,” which...

Heschel’s Friday lunches–which often feature breakfast for lunch, pizza bagels, and grilled cheese–are some of the best and most exciting of the week. After a long week of classes, these lunches...