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Category Archives: Shalhevet
Shalhevet’s New Regime
Shalhevet is a left-wing Modern Orthodox day school. It is the only one in Los Angeles where boys and girls get the same curriculum. The school has a new leader — Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach who’s brought in an efficient East … Continue reading
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Tagged hebrew academy, jerry friedman, rabbi weinbach, s high school, Shalhevet, term contracts
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Orthodox Rabbi Advocates Free Love
I caught the Shabbos morning sermon by Shalhevet’s new moral leader Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach. He noted that the Talmud says the second temple was destroyed because of needless hatred (sinat chinam) among Jews. Rabbi Weinbach gave the familiar but impractical … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Shalhevet
Tagged love quot, milken high school, morning sermon, orthodox rabbi, rabbi weinbach, shabbos morning
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West Coast Chabad Leader Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin Gets $18 Million From Roland Arnall’s Estate
Many of L.A.’s biggest rabbis were salivating at the shiva for subprime billionaire Roland Arnall. Rabbi Cunin got the biggest jewish payout. Roland’s son Daniel holds the $3 million note for the loan Roland extended to Shalhevet. Daniel could call … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 million, beneficiary, big trouble, billionaire, boruch, ceo, Chabad, cunin, hermine, palisades, Purim, rabbi, rabbi shlomo, Rabbis, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet, shiva, shlomo, son daniel, stern, weinberg, west coast
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Mass Firings At Shalhevet, Small Incoming Freshman Class
Beatrice Levavi the registrar is going. The incoming freshman class is only 25 students. Shalhevet sought at least 60. Also Debbie Reisman is going, Jerry’s assistant, and some others. Against the rumors, the drama program at Shalhevet will continue with … Continue reading
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Tagged beatrice, brain, drama program, emily chase, health insurance, hs class, incoming freshman class, Insurance, mass firings, moral leader, painting, part time, reisman, rsquo, tutor
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YULA Vs. Shalhevet
YULA is a centrist Orthodox school and Shalhevet is left-wing Orthodox (about as tolerant and free as you can get for an Orthodox school). Orthodox sources tell me: "When Shalhevet opened up 15 years ago, YULA had an opportunity to … Continue reading
Why Hate On Shalhevet?
At the end of last year, I made a brief video about Shalhevet. I fear I may have underestimated the quality of the education there. Here are the responses on YouTube to my video. They speak highly of the literacy … Continue reading
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Jerry Friedman Cleans House At Shalhevet
Before he leaves his position as Shalhevet’s boss, Dr. Friedman is not renewing teaching contracts for a couple of rabbis who’ve opposed him over the years: Ron Jawari and David Rue. David Rue has been particularly scathing about the state … Continue reading
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Tagged boss dr, contracts, David Rue, dr friedman, edd, great leap, harvard, jerry friedman, jewish education, Rabbis, s education, seminal moment, Shalhevet
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Shalhevet Owes Roland Arnall $7 Million
I’m sure the school was hoping Roland would forgive the debt. Now Roland’s dead, so what happens? What provisions are in his will about this? Jeff emails: "Did you like that full paged ad Shalhevet placed in the Jewish Journal? … Continue reading
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Tagged ambassador, ameriquest mortgage, billionaire, cancer, financial services, financier, flowers, fortune, fox, lisa cohen, netherlands, president bush, provisions, Roland Arnall, spokeswoman, street corners, sub prime lending, ties, ucla medical center, unsettled issues
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Judging By The Student Comments On My Video Commentary, Shalhevet Parents Should Demand A Refund
Who teaches English at Shalhevet? Judging by the comments left on my YouTube video about the school, many Shalhevet students lack both reading comprehension and writing skills. Jonasman, who I assume is a student at Shalhevet, responds to my video … Continue reading →