By: Sam Nevins ‘18 After a semester of fundraising for Headstrong, an organization that helps American veterans suffering from PTSD, Va’adat Hesed has shifted the school’s focus towards fundraising for an Israeli organization: The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Survivors in Israel. The organization supports Holocaust survivors living in Israel […]
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Opinion: We Should Be Building Bridges, Not Borders, In the Age of Travel Bans
By: Eliana Gayle-Schneider ‘17 Each Shabbat morning when we recite our Prayer for Peace, we say, “nation shall not lift up sword against nation.” What about against one another, though? On March 7th, the Israeli Parliament announced Israel’s new travel ban, prohibiting supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement from entering […]
Seniors Forego the Traditional College Experience
By: Sara Serfaty As seniors were finishing up their second-semester classes and dreaming of the upcoming vacation, Helios editor-in-chief Sara Serfaty sat down with two students who were already thinking of bold post-graduation plans. While most of their peers head off to American colleges and universities, these two have some […]
How Do We Treat Our Teachers’ Own Children?
By Sara Serfaty ‘18 Since February 3, social studies teacher Lisa Inberg has been on maternity leave, and she will return at the beginning of next year. She is not the first to take parental leave, though; various Heschel teachers have grappled with family planning in the context of a […]
Crossword Answers
Blue/Junior color Nooks/Popular hang out spots on the second and third floors Special/”Heschel is _______” Sohcahtoa/Mnemonic used to remember trig ratios Hudsonriver/ Body of water no longer visible from building as a result of construction Arieladubler/Head of school Swipingin/Letting school know that you arrived in the morning Applejacks/Popular breakfast cereal […]
Teacher Profile: Elana Metsch-Ampel
By Dani Granowitz Name: Elana Metsch-Ampel Department: English Grades teaching: 9 and 10 Hometown: Montclair, NJ University: Wesleyan Elana Metsch-Ampel grew up surrounded by literature. Her mother was a high school English teacher in Montclair, NJ, and helped foster her love for the language. Yet she was not […]
Teacher Profile: Avraham Sosa-Velasco
By Rachel Orbach Name: Avraham (Avi) Sosa-Velasco Department: Language Grades teaching: 9,10, 11, 12 Home Country: Venezuela Born in Venezuela and raised in Spain, Avi Sosa-Velasco has had a deep interest in learning languages since childhood, which led him to his career as a Spanish teacher. While Avi’s […]
Teacher Profile: Chasida Zilberger
By Mariel Priven Name: Chasida Zilberger Department: Hebrew Grades Teaching: 9, 10, 11, 12 Home City: Jerusalem University: Institute of Education in London What do Kansas City, London, and Manhattan Day School have in common? Chasida Zilberger. And now Heschel. too. Chasida was born, grew up, and studied […]
Teacher Profile: John Gatti
By Julia Proshan Name: John Gatti Department: Art Grades Teaching: 9, 10, 11, 12 Home State: Kansas University: Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Before John Gatti discovered his passion for art, he was a junior Olympic athlete in springboard platform diving. He trained six times a week […]
Teacher Profile: Naomi Bergman
By Abigail Rasol Name: Naomi Bergman Department: Science Grades teaching: 10, 11, and 12 Home state: New Jersey University: Binghamton “From the youngest of ages, I always loved my science classes. I was just one of those math and science people,” said Naomi Bergman, Heschel’s newest addition […]
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