Yael’s Favorite Article of the 2023-24 School Year

 by Yael Pedram, SSLI ‘25

Editor's Note: PPN continues a tradition of winding down our year of reporting by celebrating each editor's favorite post.

My favorite article of the year: “Schechter Students, Faculty, and Alumni Participate in Run for Israel”

by Yonatan Pedram

Today’s celebrated writer! (Y. Pedram)

I chose this article as my favorite for this year because I believe it encompasses what Paw Print Now always strives to do with its daily coverage. Not only does it give the facts of what occurred during this run, but it does so with an artistic flair from the writer.

In Yoni’s article, he wrote a thorough piece that explained, in-detail, people’s experiences during this run. Furthermore, I enjoyed how he brought multiple perspectives into his article by including both faculty and student perspectives. I also want to bring recognition to Yoni’s acknowledgement of Omer Neutra while reporting about the race. It illustrates how deeply the atrocities of October 7 impacted our Schechter community. 

The most notable reason this article is my favorite, however, is how Yoni brought in Schechter’s value of Ahavat Israel, or the love of Israel, in his introduction. This portrays how committed Schechter is to its Zionist values within school while simultaneously applying this value to the larger Zionist community. 

I loved reading this piece as it is a skillfully crafted article and exemplifies what PPN has to offer. I cannot wait to see what Yoni does for PPN in the future!

Yael Pedram is an editor for Paw Print Now and has been published on the site since October 2021. Yael is currently a junior at the Schechter School of Long Island and can be reached at the following email address: ypedram25@schechterli.org