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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...

Sophomore Yarden Wilkenfeld scored a total of 20 points against the Sandy Spring Wildebeests.
Girls varsity basketball falls to Sandy Spring Wildebeests at home
Lena Lourenco, Guest Writer • December 5, 2024

The crowd erupts in cheers as sophomore Yarden Wilkenfeld makes a three-point...

Junior Cyrus Blumenthal goes up for a shot against the Sandy Spring Wildebeests.
Boys varsity basketball falls short against Sandy Spring
Dalya Lurie, Guest Writer • December 4, 2024

In the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, the bench sprung from their seats...

After a win against the Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School Wolfpack, the Lions beat the Panthers in their second game of the regular season.
Varsity boys basketball beat the Panthers at home
Leora Blumenthal and Sophia Leinwand November 25, 2024

It’s one minute into the first quarter, and the CESJDS Lions are down by three....

A&E
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,”...

Photo from wickedmovie.com
Highly anticipated “Wicked” film disappoints
Gigi Gordon, In-Depth Editor • December 6, 2024

As someone who loves the musical so much that I’ve seen it twice, I was very...

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...

Fall vs. spring
Fall vs. spring
Eliana Abrams and Leora Blumenthal November 7, 2024