By Felix Harari ‘24, Staff Writer and Zach Lukeman ‘24, Staff Writer The miraculous work of the Buffalo Bills’ medical staff in reviving Damar Hamlin exemplifies significant positive strides in the National Football League’s (NFL) safety policies. During the Bengals-Bills week seventeen game, Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed into cardiac […]

By Olivia Sohn ‘23, Features Editor The absence of tracked humanities classes in the Heschel curriculum has the effect of prioritizing STEM classes, and unfairly limits students who excel in Social Studies and English classes. Leveling STEM classes allows students who excel in these subjects to challenge themselves while at […]

By Harry Posner ‘24, Staff Writer  After a disappointing end to their season, the Yankees should focus on improving their coaching staff. Aaron Boone is best known for his walk-off in game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS), which put him in his position as the Yankees’ […]

By Noam Medjuck-Bruckner ‘23, Online Editor Now that the chagim are over and Heschel has started having full weeks of school, students are beginning to feel the weight of a full workload. While the discontinuous (and arguably less productive) first months of the school year are a break for the […]

By Felix Harari ‘24 Staff Writer, and Zach Lukeman ‘24 Staff Writer The National Football League (NFL) has a complicated history with imposing internal consequences for violations of league protocols. This season is no different; the NFL gave newly acquired Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson an 11-game suspension after over […]

By Emma Jonas ’23, Opinion Editor  Kanye West’s recent remarks about the Jewish community are inexcusable. They sparked a resurgence of antisemitic tropes, specifically the Black Hebrews Conspiracy, on social media and in everyday conversations. Since this episode, celebrities and companies have spoken out against West’s antisemitic tweets and comments. […]

By Maya Barlev ‘24, Staff Writer  This year, Heschel fall sports teams played in a league with opponents who were a two hour drive away and finished their school days much earlier than Heschel students. As a member of the varsity girls soccer team, I grew frustrated as I continually […]

By Sammy Fisher ‘25, Staff Writer Everyone can agree that reading during the summer is important, at least in terms of maintaining the skills needed to be successful during the school year. But what is the most effective way to structure summer reading? The way that summer reading at Heschel […]

By Emma Jonas ‘23, Opinion Editor  I spent my summer boasting to my friends at my pre-college program about all of the amazing attributes of Heschel. When I began going through my camera roll, however, to show them videos of “Camp Heschel” activities, they were shocked to find mostly pictures of […]

By Noam Medjuck-Bruckner ‘23, Online Editor Four months have passed since mincha’s post-covid return to Heschel’s schedule, and attendance has been grim so far. The Egalitarian and Orthodox minyanin, which switch off hosting mincha, have both struggled to put a minyan (a traditional Jewish prayer-service quorum constituted by at least […]