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Tag Archives: Shalhevet
The Pendulum Of Jewish Observance
Full tuition at Jewish high school such as YULA and Shalhevet runs close to $30,000 a year. A Jewish mother emails: Hi Luke: When parents send their kids to Jewish school all their lives, they expect them to be religious. … Continue reading
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Tagged dozen meetings, jewish high school, jewish observance, jewish school, shabbat observance, Shalhevet
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Responses To Rabbi Kanefsky On The Morning Blessings
I’ve been asking Orthodox rabbis about Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky’s two blog posts (here and here) announcing why he did not say the traditional morning blessing thanking God for not making him a woman. A friend tells me: “Fact is, that … Continue reading
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Tagged brachot, cherem, girls fight, orthodox rabbis, Shalhevet, tosefta
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Saving Shalhevet K-8th Grade
A few weeks ago, Shalhevet announced it was closing its K-8th grade schools to focus solely on its high school. In response, a group of parents got together to raise money to reverse this decision. The Shalhevet board and administrators … Continue reading
Changes At Shalhevet
Here’s a recent email that went out from Shalhevet (Modern Orthodox day school in LA): In our relentless pursuit of Excellence in Education, Shalhevet School is pleased to welcome Rabbi Rodney Feinerman as its new Educational Director beginning with the … Continue reading
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Tagged aleinu, ethical attitudes, feinerman, hebrew academy, progressive model, Shalhevet
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LimmudLA 2009 Report II
Part One SATURDAY 3 pm. I walk up and down the corridors looking through peepholes at the various classes. It’s not Torah I seek, it’s visceral human contact. I want to make friends. I want a wife. Most of all, … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking alcohol, hebrew school, hot chicks, luke ford, mark diamond, rosh yeshiva, separate beds, Shalhevet
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