World President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “December 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy.”  Its legacy is still meaningful 70 years later.

Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day »

December 7, 2011 marked the 70th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which resulted in the United States entering World War II.  Later that day, the Japanese invaded…

Jan 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
lewin_110411_620px

Is Jerusalem in Israel? »

In September 2002, Menachem B. Zivotofsky was born in Jerusalem. Months later, he would become the plaintiff in a lawsuit whose purpose was to list “Israel” as his place of…

Jan 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
School

Should Chesed be a Graduation Requirement? »

387945_10151019855445641_616435640_21810093_330848770_n

Throughout each year, every student is mandated to perform at least 36 hours of community service, with a maximum of…

Jan 13 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Caught up in the Wind – HADAS Production Inspires Community Reaction »

The actors take their bow at the end of “Inherit the Wind,” but the discussions about the play’s fundamental implications had only just begun.

As the stage crew lowered the curtains for the final time, the audience clapped with thunderous support. After three months…

Jan 13 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Welcome from the Web Design Editor »

screenshot

Welcome everyone! Nearly half a year ago, Aaron Troy ’12 brought to my attention a need for an online version…

Jan 12 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Taking Literary Magazine from the Fringe to the Mainstream »

books1

“Good luck,” said last year’s Literary Magazine editor Jessica Betaharon. The 2010-2011 school year was coming to a close and…

Jan 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

SCOREBOARD

Opinions

Should Chesed be a Graduation Requirement? »

387945_10151019855445641_616435640_21810093_330848770_n

Throughout each year, every student is mandated to perform at least 36 hours of community service, with a maximum of 28 hours allowed per single activity. One view of community service is that it is a form of paying back the community for the benefits…

Jan 13 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Not so Happy Valley – Sexual abuse charges shake Penn State football program »

From the Height of Success- One moral failure ended Joe Paterno’s historic career at Penn State. (Photo by Gene Puskar)

Coach Joe Paterno and Penn State football seemed to always go together.  The two were inseparable: there could be no Paterno without Penn State and no Penn State without Coach Paterno. Coach Paterno, 84, led Penn State to national championship victories in 1982 and 1986…

Dec 29 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
Editorial

From White Paper to Web Pages – The Internet Revolution and Hamodiya »

20 years Hamodiya

In 1991, the year Hamodiya was first printed, the World-Wide Web was two years old. The idea of a “news website” was unheard-of. Written news…

Dec 29 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Staff Editorial: Let Juniors Leave Campus – Off-campus privileges should be extended »

No Difference - Seniors and Juniors, like Mira Mellman ‘13 and Talya Janus ‘12, both drive their cars to school.  Why should there be a double-standard for their leaving the school? (Photo by Aviva Stone)

One of the administration’s goals is to promote unity and integration among various grades, to become a more complete and integrated community.  Programs, extra-curricular activities,…

Dec 29 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
News lewin_110411_620px

Is Jerusalem in Israel?

In September 2002, Menachem B. Zivotofsky was born in Jerusalem. Months later, he would become the plaintiff in a lawsuit whose purpose was to list “Israel” as his place of birth on his American passport. At…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »
solar_panels

New Solar Panels – Solar panels to save money and energy

Over the summer, Standard Solar installed more than 800 solar panels on the roofs of the auditorium and the main building.  These panels will produce about 235,000 kilowatts of electricity per year, or 10 percent of…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »
Sports From the Height of Success- One moral failure ended Joe Paterno’s historic career at Penn State. (Photo by Gene Puskar)

Not so Happy Valley – Sexual abuse charges shake Penn State football program

Coach Joe Paterno and Penn State football seemed to always go together.  The two were inseparable: there could be no Paterno without Penn State and no Penn State without Coach Paterno. Coach Paterno, 84, led Penn…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »
Tipping off the Season - Aaron Yitzhaky ‘13 jumps up for the opening tip in the Cougars second game at the Cooper Invitational tournament against the Hebrew Academy of Miami. (Photo by Dr. Joshua Levisohn)

Varsity Basketball Preview – Season starts in Memphis

With the graduation of the class of 2011, the Cougars face beginning the season with at least three new starters. With the new starters comes a new, faster style of play, according to Coach Steve Achhammer.…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »
Judaism heroes

Dvar Torah: Even Heroes Have Heroes

Even heroes have heroes. One example of a hero who was inspired by the actions of another is Judith (Yehudit).  Judith is the subject of Sefer Yehudit, a book in the Apocrypha, which are books that…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »
In-Depth +You- Google hopes to gain an edge in the social networking realm by seamlessly integrating Google+ into the Google experience and adding a splash of color. (Photo courtesy of Google)

Is Google+ a Plus? Future facebook or unfortunate failure

After the failures of Google Buzz and Google Wave, Google has forayed into the social networking field once again with its latest platform, Google+ (pronounced Google Plus). Google initially released Google+ on June 28, 2011. Though…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »
SmartBoard, Smart Teachers- Rabbi Kuperman, educational technologist, uses the SmartBoard to help students interact more with their liturgy and heritage. (Photo by Roxanne Jaffe)

Reversing the Classroom – The future of technology in education

The future is now.  Walk through the upper school hallways and you will catch glimpses of it.  Whether it is students gathering around iPads, absorbing a teacher’s demonstration on the SmartBoard, or flipping through their e-books,…

Dec 29 2011 / Read More »

Search Archive

Search by Date
Search by Category
Search with Google