Tali Gortenburg is a junior and this is her third year in publications. She is excited to fulfill her role of Co-Editor-in-Chief. This year, she hopes to be a role model for new writers and create a positive environment for staff.
Tuesday, April 9 - The girls’ varsity soccer team faced off against Cristo Rey high school. The HBHA girls effectively obliterated Cristo Rey’s team, crushing them by a score of 10-5. Senior Emma Rosenthal...
Slavery is a concept all-but-foreign to America. The horrors of American chattel slavery are well-known, and its atrocities cannot be forgotten. It’s denounced as a sin of pure evil, something utterly...
“Lashon hara,” literally “evil speech,” is generally categorized as any form of speech (or other form of communication) that denigrates someone, or any speech that could cause a person any sort...
Whether it be about politics, music, or ice cream flavors, everyone has opinions. And by everyone, I mean everyone, even HBHA’s Kindergarteners!
So, what do they think about Kindergarten?
According...
In the ocean, fish swam peacefully, and overhead, birds soared. Everywhere was green, and everywhere, nature sprouted, and everywhere, it was beautiful. It was paradise; the world had just been created.
On...
Terraria was released on May 16, 2011. A game of adventure, audacity, and exploration, Terraria was and still is an amazing video game today. The only problem is, it can become extremely complex and nearly...
On Jan. 11, 2023, lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives voted to amend the dress code for representatives in the House. This change was proposed by Rep. Ann Kelley (R-127) and backed by other...
I would like to begin by apologizing for my failures. Initially, I had set out on a mission to find out who the best character is in “Super Smash Bros” in order to help those who have never played...
Why is it a mitzvah for Jewish men to wear tallises, kippahs, and tefillin, yet these practices are not only not a requirement for women, but highly discouraged (at least by most of Orthodox Judaism)?...
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy’s (HBHA) sports include: Basketball, soccer, cross country, volleyball,... and Esports?! Yep, you read that right. For the first time in the school’s history, an Esports...
On August 2, the state of Kansas voted to uphold Roe v. Wade (1973). For many, this was considered a win for the support of Kansans’ religious and bodily rights. For others, it was considered a law that...
Image by Cody Welton.
During late March, terror attacks occurred in Israel on an almost daily basis. It seemed everyday that the new terror attack would be displayed brightly upon...
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From spontaneous explosions to epic car chases, dramatic nightclub meetings to nationwide man-hunts, “No Time to Die,” produced by Eon Productions and directed...
Image by Tali Gortenburg.
In a room filled with books of Torah and a class time devoted to Jewish Studies, ninth-grade students stare at their screens and discuss statistics, musicians, and technology....
Beginning this year, there have been some changes in the art department. When Kelly Reichman was on medical leave, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy hired two substitutes to cover her classes, and they both...
