Shalhevet High School

Jean and Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Modern Orthodox Jewish high school in Los Angeles, California.

Shalhevet High School
Address
910 South Fairfax Avenue

Los Angeles
,
California
90036

United States
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoIgnite the Flame
Established1992
FounderJerry Friedman
Head of SchoolAri Segal
PrincipalDaniel Weslow
Teaching staff41.5 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment257[1] (2010-20)
Color(s)Red and Black   
MascotFirehawk
NewspaperThe Boiling Point
Websitewww.shalhevet.org

Background information

The demographic breakdown of the 254 students enrolled in 2017-18 was approximately 98.4% white and 1.6% multiracial.[1] The cost to attend Shalhevet is approximately $38,380, plus fees.[2]

Activities

School Journalism

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 US$10,000, and an advertising budget of US$2,200. 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.[3]

Controversy

Ramie Smith

On June 14th, 2017, Shalhevet caused a break between the more traditional wing of Modern Orthodox Judaism and its progressive faction by hiring Ramie Smith as a part of its Judaic Studies department. Smith had received semikhah (ordination) from Maharat, 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 feeder school for women's yeshivot.[4]

References
  1. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=BB120057
  2. "Tuition Schedule 2019-2020".
  3. Torok, Ryan (2017-10-17). "Hot off the presses: Shalhevet's Boiling Point takes on big issues while teaching journalism". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. Torok, Ryan (2017-07-05). "Hiring ordained woman to teach at Shalhevet accentuates Orthodox rift". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

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