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Category Archives: YULA
YULA Firings
I hear: YULA has fired three teachers whose years of affiliation with the school total about a century: Mrs. Carol Bess Mr. Manny Katz (married the non-Jewish Spanish teacher about 15 years ago and she was forced to leave YULA) … Continue reading
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LA Jewish Day Schools Put On Benefit For Haiti
I’m told: Yesterday, Milken, YULA, Shalhevet and the New Jewish School collaborated on a benefit concert for Haiti. YULA was not there officially, for reasons of mixed seating and kol isha (sound of a woman’s voice) but the head of … Continue reading
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Track The Valedictorians
Jeff emails: "the idea is to write a series that tracks the valedictorians of both yula and shalhevet. to be fair you dont use their names just yula 200X or shalhevet 200X. start with 2004 bec those students should be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Shalhevet, YULA
Tagged physiological science, placement chemistry, science department chair, shalhevet high school, us peace corps, YULA
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Rating Religious Education In Jewish Schools
Most(?) Orthodox schools have classes on Sunday. Shalhevet does not have classes on Sunday. That’s something that Jerry Friedman, the founder, never wanted. I don’t expect there’s any enthusiasm for Sunday schooling among the parents who send their children to … Continue reading
Child Labor At Shul
Joe writes: "Every Orthodox shul hires teenage boys from local day schools like YULA to work childcare on Shabbat morning. Don’t they have to daven as well? What message are local rabbis sending to teenage boys that it is better … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson, YULA
Tagged davening, hechsher, neck massage, orthodox shul, script consultation, shabbat morning
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