Category Archives: YULA

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

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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

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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

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YULA’s Mixed Message On Teenage Drinking

The school’s (Yeshiva University of Los Angeles high school) administrators tell the kids not to drink, but the rabbi-teachers when they have the kids over to their home, encourage them to drink, particularly on Purim. What’s up with that?

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