Jean and Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School is a co-educational, college-preparatory,

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Background information

The demographic breakdown of the 254 students enrolled in 2017-18 was approximately 98.4% white and 1.6% multiracial. The cost to attend Shalhevet is approximately $38,380, plus fees.

Activities

Shalhevet's school newspaper is ''The Boiling Point''. It has won national awards from the National Scholastic Press Association, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and Quill & Scroll International Honorary Journalism Society. It runs on an operating budget of , and an advertising budget of . The paper went through a structural reboot in 2010, and since then has seen an explosion in activity. The paper can publish up to 8 issues in a school year.

Controversy

On June 14th, 2017, Shalhevet caused a break between the more traditional wing of

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and its progressive faction by hiring Ramie Smith as a part of its Judaic Studies department. Smith had received

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, the first Orthodox Jewish institution to provide an ordination to women. She received semikhah in 2016. Head of School Ari Segal released a statement to respond to pushback, saying that "While we recognize this legitimate point of contention, at this juncture, our priority is focused squarely on the quality of our education. Ramie is a superstar, plain and simple." Incoming head of YULA Girls school Joshua Spodek protested on the grounds that this hiring was a break from Orthodox tradition, and that YULA Girls should be a

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for women's yeshivot.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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Official website dedicated for the Shalhevet Just Community

Official newspaper website

Satirical newspaper website
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