Before I begin to rant, I would like to start this article by stating that I am unbelievably grateful for Schoology and the way it helps me stay organized. However, sometimes, I am not so pleased with...
Student-teacher conferences and quarter grades give students the opportunity to know how they are doing in class and how to change anything if needed. Student-teacher conferences is a system that occurs...
When I think of a library, I think of countless shelves of books, tables lined up, and people quietly doing work under the watchful eye of a strict librarian. The library at Ramaz Upper School has none...
The chagim started late this school year and with two full weeks of school complete before Rosh Hashanah, Ramaz is in full swing. All classes have started,cademic and athletic teams have been formed —...
Summer homework is not something I enjoy, and receiving a summer reading book as well as an email describing my Judaic studies assignment for the summer are things I dread. For students taking classes...
Palestinians are pointing fingers at the Jews for being insensitive to the topic of the Sabra-Shatila massacre, a crime that “Jews stood by” for. Over the course of three days, Phalangists— Lebanese...
If there is one thing that I’ve learned about the New York Times, it's that they certainly know how to hire writers with an Anti-Jewish bias. I, myself, adore reading and writing opinion articles, so...
Swoosh, another phone gets snatched from a teenager's hands and taken into the possession of an administrator. Deep into the sixth-floor office lays a mountain of phones waiting to be picked up. Students...
Another election in Israel has come and gone, and like every other, the outcomes have brought in an explosion of concern. Since the birth of the country 74 years ago, Israeli politics have been a confusing...
On September 13th, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a twenty-two-year-old young woman was taken into custody in Iran.
On September 16th, 2022, she died after being in a coma. The new movement around the world to...
I don’t visit Borough Park often, though I like to because I speak Yiddish fluently and get a kick out of talking to Chassidim. I love reading the Yiddish signs and hearing snippets of people’s conversations—people...
Romi Chaovat ’24
As a newly initiated upperclassman, I believe sophomores should have privileges, but freshmen should not. As a freshman, my best memories and conversations with my new friends were...
