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The Lion's Tale

The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

Girls varsity soccer takes on Spencerville in one of their final league games.

Fall sports recap

Gigi Gordon, Sports Editor October 31, 2023

Getting handed the PVAC champion banner is a feeling unlike any other, one that the girls varsity tennis team has just experienced. This team represents just some of the athletic success of this fall sports...

Students listen to Dr. Rosenthals presentation about the current war.

School hosts teen summit to teach about Israel-Hamas war

Vivi Ducker, Reporter October 30, 2023

On Sunday, Oct. 22 CESJDS and the Center for Excellence and Engagement in Jewish History (CEEJH), partnered with the American Jewish Committee to host a teen summit at the JDS upper school, focusing on...

The cannon at Tufts University, painted blue and white to represent Israels colors, promotes messages of peace and love.

Alumni face acts of antisemitism on college campuses

Lily Rulnick, Features Editor October 27, 2023

After Hamas' initial attacks on Israel, the entire CESJDS Upper School community gathered in the gym on Oct. 9 to mourn, cry and pray together. Graduates of JDS, however, had to grieve on their own. Over...

Kaylah Goldrich poses in front of a butterfly wall, with the clothing, editing and background exuding cheugyness. Goldrich was in middle school at this time, when these types of photos were trendy.

Gen-Z is not #livelaughloving the cheugy style

Nini Panner, Multimedia Editor October 26, 2023

Are you a fan of the side part? Do skinny jeans make it into your wardrobe essentials? Is your love for products from Home Goods unmatched? Do you sip your coffee from a glitzy tumbler? Well, brace yourself...

Sophomore Matty Stillman getting ready to face a pitch in game.

Baseball joins new fall league

Eitan Rattner October 25, 2023

The varsity baseball team joined a fall baseball league for the first time in school history. The move to join the Montgomery County Baseball Association (MCBA), composed of travel teams, meant the competition...

Alumnus killed in Israel-Hamas war

Alumnus killed in Israel-Hamas war

Lena Nadaner and Aliza Bellas October 25, 2023

On Oct. 20, CESJDS alumnus Omer Balva (‘19) was killed by an antitank missile fired from Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, while serving as a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...

Instrumentalists prepare to perform original musical composition arranged by Bee Kotler

JDS celebrates 21st annual Daniel Pearl World Music Day

Maya Greenblum, Reporter October 25, 2023

Around the world, over 140 countries honor the annual Daniel Pearl World Music Day by celebrating music through concerts and performances. For the CESJDS community, to which Pearl’s family belonged,...

The Lions meet during halftime to come up with a strategy for the second half.

Girls varsity soccer moves on to the semifinals

Maya Greenblum, Reporter October 24, 2023

In continuation of their winning streak against the Edmund Burke Bengals, the Lions secured a 3-1 victory in the PVAC quarterfinals on Oct. 23, and will advance to the semifinals on Oct. 25. The Lions...

High school students write supportive letters to IDF soldiers on the front lines of the current conflict.

How school has responded to the Israel-Hamas war

Gila Safra and Maiya Blumenthal October 20, 2023

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, CESJDS head administrators sent out a solidarity message to the greater community. The email addressed the tragedy in Israel, the impact it has on Israeli families,...

The intersection at Nicholson Lane, Huff Court, and Citadel Avenue already has a No Turn on Red sign, which the Safe Streets Act is proposing to add more of.

Safe Streets Act: right idea, wrong solution

Ari Kittrie, Opinion Editor October 19, 2023

It takes 25 minutes for me to commute from my house in Bethesda to CESJDS every morning. Already, the roads are quite congested and teeming with cars. Montgomery County’s new Safe Streets Act will make...

Taylor Swift performing on her Reputation tour in 2018, one of her many eras explored in the movie.

By Ronald Woan, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131815897

Not your typical concert

Eliana Wolf, Reporter October 18, 2023

The crunch of popcorn and slurp of soda are not the usual sounds I associate with Taylor Swift, but this past weekend, with the release of the Era’s Tour Movie, swifties took to the theaters. “Taylor...

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