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The Lion's Tale

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

The Lion's Tale

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

The Lion's Tale

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Keynote speaker Dina Lamdany ('11) addresses the high school about her career as a product manager at Roblox on Dec. 4.
CESJDS hosts sixth annual STEM conference
Sophia Leinwand, Reporter • December 7, 2024

To begin the sixth annual STEM conference, Dina Lamdany (‘11) stepped up to...

Rockets fired from Lebanon hit a major hospital in Haifa. The rocket hit during the second Lebanon war in 2006, which makes the 2024 ceasefire another attempt at peace after 2006.
Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire
Jordana Dauber, Reporter • December 7, 2024

Conflict between Lebanon and Israel is not new, as exploding pagers, countless...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the leaders that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for.
International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas
Sadaf Zadeh and Anna Polon December 2, 2024

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime...

Vocal music and theater teacher Sammy Grob leads the pit band in a dress rehearsal of this year's musical, "Disaster!"
Facing the music
Emmanuel Sarantos, Guest Writer • December 9, 2024

It is the opening night of the 2023 Joan and Marvin Rosenberg musical, “Into...

Doing it all: how Upper School Administrative Assistant Heather Udell greatly contributes to the school
Doing it all: how Upper School Administrative Assistant Heather Udell greatly contributes to the school
Sophia Leinwand, Reporter • November 19, 2024

By the time most students arrive at school around 7:45 a.m., Upper School Administrative...

Faith and farming: A Jewish farmer's response to Hurricane Helene
Faith and farming: A Jewish farmer’s response to Hurricane Helene
Lena Lourenco, Guest Writer • November 18, 2024

While Hurricane Helene may be a distant memory for those unaffected by it, the...

Winter track runners get in position in preperation for their time trials.
Multiple runners break personal records at inter-squad meet
David Loeffler, Guest Writer • December 19, 2024

Many shouts of excitement were heard on the running track at Melvin J. Berman...

Eighth grade student Adam Nesher dribbles towards the basket at the SAA Middle School Winter Classic Basketball Tournament.
Middle school boys basketball team attends Spencerville Adventist Academy tournament
Lior Zucker, Guest Writer • December 17, 2024

During halftime of the boy's middle school basketball team's second game of...

The Lions score in the last quarter of the game. Photo by Zoe Cohen.
Boys junior varsity basketball defeats Bullis
Zoe Cohen, Guest Writer • December 16, 2024

With tensions high in the gym during the fourth quarter, junior captain Tani...

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Torchy's Tacos, located in Rockville, Maryland, disappoints.
Torchy’s Tacos is not worth a visit
David Federowicz, Guest Writer • December 17, 2024

As I walked into Torchy’s Tacos, the first thing that caught my eye was a...

Bansky’s “Basquiat. Boy and dog in Stop and Search” touches on racial inequities faced by Black people in New York.
“Basquiat x Bansky” exhibit in D.C. is not worth visiting
Liat Netter, Guest Writer • December 10, 2024

As I walked into the "Basquiat x Bansky" exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum and...

"Moana 2" is a spectacular sequel
“Moana 2” is a spectacular sequel
Jackson Gill, Guest Writer • December 10, 2024

As I step into the theater to see Disney’s latest animated film “Moana 2,”...

One of the benefits of reading news online is the games on news websites, such as New York Times' Wordle.
Opinion: Online news is superior to printed news
Eliana Abrams, Reporter • December 16, 2024

Every morning while I am eating breakfast before school, I open the New York...

Though Gregorian New Years and Rosh Hashana both commemorate the beginning of a new calendar year, the traditions are different, like lighting fireworks on the Gregorian New Year.
Opinion: It is important for Jewish Americans to celebrate both Jewish and American holidays
Lindsey Shapiro, Reporter • December 3, 2024

When sitting down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with my family, it felt weird that...

With this rise in antisemitism it is crucial that leaders step up to combat it.
Opinion: American leadership must do more to address increasing antisemitism
Sophie Schwartz, Opinion Editor • November 7, 2024

During the Shabbat after Simchat Torah, I was sitting with my friend and her...