By Raphaela Gold ‘2021, Editor-in-Chief Over the summer of 2020, I quickly jumped on the train of drastically altering various aspects of my lifestyle due to quarantine fatigue. I woke up at ungodly hours of the morning to watch the sunrise and go running, I went to sleep early, and […]
Opinion
The Modern Miracle of Godspell the Musical
By Raphaela Gold ‘21, Editor-in-Chief It was fitting that a large open tent which looked like it might be the host to a religious revival meeting had been set up to house the 1971 musical Godspell, a musical that centers around Jesus delivering parables from the New Testament. The Berkshire […]
Book Review: Death on the Nile
By Julia Dubey ‘23, Staff Writer I recently began reading the series of books written by Agatha Christie, the world-renowned author of nearly eighty murder mystery novels. She is most well-known for Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There were None, but she is also beloved for her […]
We Should All Be Uncomfortable
By Ayelet Kaminer ‘21, Managing Opinion Editor On Monday, September 21st, 334 members of the Heschel community left their book clubs and logged on to a conversation about race with Tre Johnson— a writer who three months prior wrote, “Book clubs, for instance, are comfortable gatherings of friends who are unlikely to nudge […]
School Should Be Fully Remote
Anna Khorets ‘22 Opinion Writer Some of you reading this article’s title may ask yourself: “why would she want to stay fully virtual?” You might not see it right away, but there are a lot of benefits to learning remotely this year. Firstly, the pods are very confusing. Some students […]
Book Review: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
By Anna Dubey ‘21, Editor-in-Chief Heschel Book Club’s latest read is rich with intrigue and suspense. Journalist Stuart Turton’s debut novel The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle will delight mystery aficionados, Black Mirror fans, thrill-seekers, and lovers of riddles alike. In the book, the narrator and protagonist Aiden Bishop has […]
Learning From Our Productive Predecessors
By Sophie Fisher ‘21, News Editor Productivity may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about quarantine, at least not in the conventional sense of the word. Given how much more spare time many of us now have, we are spending much of our quarantine indulging […]
Online Learning Negatively Impacts Health
By Raphaela Gold ‘21, Editor-in-Chief “I’m doing well, but I have a bit of a headache,” has become one of the most frequently heard phrases over the past months. Complaints of headaches, as well as a slew of other ailments including eye pain, muscle pain, and fatigue have become increasingly […]
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 […]
How Pets Can Help Us During This Time
By Eliza Fisher ‘23, Assistant Features Editor Earlier this month, my family made a spontaneous decision to get a puppy. Although it took some weeks of convincing my parents (and honestly me as well) that this was the best decision during a shelter-in-place, we are ultimately thrilled with our decision. […]
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