Too Much Screen Time
April 1, 2020
Has your screen time more than doubled since you’ve been learning at home? Do you have trouble falling asleep at night because of all the blue light that you were exposed to during the day? If the answer is yes to either or both of those questions, you are not alone. As the coronavirus pandemic has...
Cell Phones in School: Are they Necessary?
March 29, 2020
During the RamJam show this past semester, 400 students watched the spectacular performances created by fellow peers in amazement. A courageous student pulled out a phone with a sly smile, planning to get away with playing video games, until Rabbi Stochel came over and confiscated it. After witnessin...
My Experience at AIPAC 2020
March 23, 2020
AIPAC 2020 was truly an experience I will never forget. This was my second year attending the conference as a part of the Ramaz delegation. I had the privilege of hearing so many speakers that I usually see on TV, and it made me realize how many influential government officials are willing to fight ...
My Fear of the Anti-Semitism Rally
February 5, 2020
On January 1, 2020, as 90,000 Jews gathered to celebrate the 13th cycle of completing daf yomi with a Siyum Hashas at MetLife Stadium, thousands of others read a New Year’s Day editorial in the New York Times titled, “It’s an Old and Insidious Hatred. And New Yorkers Can’t Stand for It: A show of...
What do Ramaz Students Think About Trump’s Executive Order?
February 5, 2020
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Combating anti-Semitism.” The executive order clarified that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin—protects Jews. For example, this will al...
Talmud vs. Tanakh: Why Do We Have So Many Talmud Classes?
Rachel Freilich '22
February 5, 2020
If you ask a Ramaz student, “What’s valued more at Ramaz: Talmud or Tanakh?” they would probably say Talmud. From freshman through senior years, Ramaz students could experience up to nine periods of Talmud a week and, most definitely, nine periods of Talmud per rotation. While walking through the halls...
Time Limit for Teachers?
January 26, 2020
The first thing that most students wonder when putting down their pencils and breathing a sigh of relief after finishing a test is: what did I get on this?! After putting in immense amounts of effort into writing essays, putting together projects, and studying for tests, there is nothing more frustrati...
Does Ramaz Have Too Many Assemblies?
Rebecca Massel '21 and Charles Spielfogel ’21
December 6, 2019
Everyone knows the excitement of getting a Schoology post that classes are shorter to accommodate an assembly. But, what about when that assembly is during B4, one’s only free period of the week? Throughout the first semester, students have felt that there has been an increase in assemblies: some fo...
Freshman Shabbaton
December 5, 2019
On a cool November morning, Ramaz first years assembled to depart for their first grade-wide sleepover—the Freshman Shabbaton. The weekend before Thanksgiving, the freshmen got to bond, make new friends and express their appreciation for each other during a weekend devoted to fun activities and ruach. Af...
Is the New Makeup Test Policy Fair?
December 5, 2019
What's worse: a strike, or a failed test? For most Ranaz students, it would indubitably be failing a test. More than ever, certain freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and even seniors have taken on the practice of arriving to school late on days when they have tests in the morning, trying to squeeze in t...
Sophomores Need More Attention from College Guidance
November 13, 2019
Getting into college is more challenging than ever, so it should come as no surprise that many students rely on more than just grades and scores to earn spots in top schools. College guidance is a vital part of the process and yet it is completely unaddressed during sophomore year at Ramaz.Freshman year is ...
Privileges, or Rights?
November 13, 2019
At Ramaz privileges are hierarchical. Seniors, juniors and sophomores all receive distinct freedoms to leave the school building during the school day. Seniors enjoy complete privileges—they are allowed to leave the school building at all times everyday. Juniors are privileged to leave school twic...
What are you doing this summer?
- Traveling (50%, 2 Votes)
- Going to camp (25%, 1 Votes)
- Job or internship (25%, 1 Votes)
- Academic summer program (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 4
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