Meet the New AJA Teachers
By Asher Lytton on October 31, 2021
Palette Introduces the AJA High School's New Teachers Mr. Feinberg Mr. Bill Feinberg has been teaching math for over thirty years. Born in Boston, Massachusetts,...
Teacher’s Corner: Featuring Shaina Plotkin
By Oliver Mason on October 27, 2021
Featuring Shaina Plotkin
Should the AJA High School Use Bells? Con
By Doran Levin on October 27, 2021
School bells are often considered to be a staple of most high schools, but AJA has not used them since two years ago. At first...
Unmasking the Reason for AJA’s COVID-19 Policies
By Daliya Wallenstein on October 27, 2021
Why Did AJA’s Medical Committee Decide to Require Masks?
Spotlight on Dr. Pearl
By Jemima Schoen on October 27, 2021
AJA High School’s Newest Administrational Addition The AJA administration now contains a new role: a Head of High School. A few years ago, the administration...

Jewish Legends
By Asher Lytton on October 31, 2021
Rabbi Yochanan’s Healing In Berachot 5b, in the middle of a discussion about the essence of suffering, the gemara relates a series of stories centered...
Mashiv Haruach Dvar Torah
By Ella Goldstein on October 27, 2021
A defining part of the eighth day of Sukkot, typically known as Shemini Atzeret, is that we start saying the tefillah for rain: “Mashiv haruach...
Why Do We Beat the Aravot?
By Ella Goldstein on October 27, 2021
An investigation into a long-time Hoshanna Rabbah Tradition As perfect Jewish teenagers, I’m sure that every single AJA student wakes up early on Hoshana Rabbah...

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High School Selichot Program
By Oliver Mason on October 29, 2021
On Motzei Shabbat, August 29, AJA high school students attended a selichot program in the Minsk Gym. Beginning with a reflective discussion, continuing with communal...
New Shinshinim
By Sivan Livnat on October 28, 2021
With every new year comes new Shinshinim, Israeli high school graduates taking a gap year before their military service. This year, Shinshinim Noa Ben Shimol...
The Numbers
By Oliver Mason on October 27, 2021
A Statistical Analysis of Elective Opportunity
This Year’s Club Lineup
By Doran Levin on October 27, 2021
At long last, student-led clubs have made their way back to AJA. With a grand total of fifteen clubs, there is a wide variety of...
Oneg at Rabbi Houben’s
By Jemima Schoen on October 27, 2021
On the first Friday night of the school year, Judaic Studies Instructional Team Leader Rabbi Allan Houben hosted an oneg in his backyard for the...