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Tag: High School

0 Culture Music

Nearing a Prayer: How my violin has helped me learn to pray

Dania Bressler in Forward · 30 Sep

Dania Bressler reflects on her identity and spiritual journey through music, particularly through the piece 'Tfilah' by Lera Auerbach, which became poignant after the events of October 7, impacting her Israeli family.

0 Education Literature

Who’s Counting: Chapter 4

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 21 Jul

Chapter 4 of "Who's Counting" reflects on the protagonist's impending return from Eretz Yisrael to high school, expressing reluctance towards the social challenges rather than the academic aspect of school.

0 Culture Education

Who’s Counting: Chapter 1

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 21 Jul

In "Whos Counting: Chapter 1," the protagonist finds herself stuck in a taxi in Israel with her brother Avrumi, facing a frustrated Hebrew-speaking driver.

0 Education Antisemitism

New Jersey high school yearbook ‘error’ deemed not antisemitic after investigation

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 20 Jun

An independent investigation into a New Jersey high school yearbook misprint, where a photo of Muslim students was mistakenly placed instead of the Jewish Student Union, concluded that it was an unfortunate error, not antisemitic.

0 Antisemitism Education

Former employee used AI to frame Baltimore school principal as antisemitic and racist, police say

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 25 Apr

A former employee of a Baltimore-area high school was arrested for using artificial intelligence to fabricate antisemitic and racist comments supposedly made by the school's principal as part of a growing trend of AI-generated impersonation incidents.

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Libido Dominandi

Emily Adelsohn Corngold in Tablet · 19 Nov 2021

The writer reflects on a childhood memory of visiting their father in a temporary apartment.

0 Communities Sports

Requiem for a Yeshiva Basketball Player

Aaron Kaplowitz in Tablet · 18 Jul 2019

The text reminisces about the glory days of a yeshiva high school basketball team, particularly focusing on a standout player named Benny Baron and the camaraderie among the team members.

0 Education Philosophy

Bringing God into the Classroom

Bayla Sheva Brenner in Jewish Action · 20 Jun 2019

Rebbetzin Leah Kohn developed the Kivun curriculum to address the lack of deep discussion around Jewish philosophical topics in high schools.