By Raphaela Gold ‘21, Editor-in-Chief Over the past few weeks, Heschel students and faculty have been struggling to hit upon a schedule which balances everyone’s needs. Due to our current unprecedented circumstances, creating a consistent and reasonable schedule has proven difficult. How can teachers finish their curriculums if there are […]
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Mental Health Resources Provided for Struggling Students
By Raphaela Gold ‘21, Editor-in-Chief Consuming an endless stream of news about COVID-19, going to sleep and waking up at inconsistent times, and binge-watching all the television shows you can find: these potentially unhealthy activities have become so commonplace that it is easy to ignore the fact that they are […]
New Youth Climate Movement Fights for Change
By Anna Dubey ‘21 and Raphaela Gold ‘21, Editors-in-Chief When facing a threat as daunting as climate change, it can be difficult for teenagers to feel as though they are making a difference. But some young people have found a platform for their voices in the Jewish Youth Climate Movement […]
Choosing the President During a Pandemic
By Eliza Fisher ‘23, Assistant Features Editor With COVID-19 in full force, we are often occupied with news about the virus and thoughts of reopening the economy. It sometimes slips our minds that the United States is scheduled to hold a presidential election amidst a pandemic. President Donald Trump made […]
Dose of History: Globe Theater Fire
By Alexandra Wenger ‘21, Features Editor Imagine Radio City Music Hall. The bright lights, the 6,015 seats in total, the Rockettes, everything. Now imagine it burned to the ground because of a foolishly fired cannon. On June 29th, 1613, The Globe Theatre, built by Shakespeare’s acting company, burned down. This […]
Disney Plus Jumping to Early Releases Due to COVID-19
Neri Frank ‘23, Assistant Layout Editor Have you ever dreamed of watching Miley Cyrus rip off her blonde wig and reveal she is Hannah Montana just one more time? Sorry for the spoiler. Well, your dreams can come true with Disney+. This fall, Disney+, a streaming app featuring almost every […]
Campers’ Worlds Crushed as Many Camps Announce Closure for Summer of 2020
By Emma Jonas ‘23, Online Editor and Sarah Horvath ‘21, Editor-in-Chief Summer camp means the world to so many tweens and teens as they count down the days to opening day from closing day of the past summer. However, with all of the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, campers are […]
Dose of History: Star Wars
By Alexandra Wenger ‘21, Features Editor Hold on to your hats, geeks. Have you ever heard of an epic space opera franchise by a man named George Lucas? After completing his first full-length film, THX 1138, Lucas had the idea for a space fantasy film. He wanted to make it […]
The Cure To Isolation At The Tips Of Your Fingers
By Ayelet Kaminer ‘21, Managing Opinion Editor Whipped coffee. “Until tomorrow.” The Bill Clinton album challenge. If these don’t sound familiar, you likely haven’t looked at social media recently, as these viral challenges have seemingly taken over Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok in recent weeks. According to Google Trends, the challenges […]
Local Businesses Tackle Coronavirus Crisis
By Emma Jonas ‘23, Online Editor The coronavirus pandemic has altered the lives of all Americans. Not only have lives been lost and all social gatherings forbidden, but the United States economy is struggling in unprecedented ways. The economy has shut down. Since the start of the shutdown, there have […]
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