Arts Chai Lights features musical performances, student work
Mischa Trainor, Reporter
April 15, 2019
Arts Chai Lights, CESJDS’ annual arts fair, took place this past Thursday and featured musical performances, showcased student artwork and had art-making stations. This year’s performances included Shir Madness, the high school and middle school choir, Israeli dance and the Lower School and Upper ...
Library introduces “Poem In Your Pocket Game”
Matthew Rabinowitz, News Editor
April 8, 2019
CESJDS’ new “Poem In Your Pocket Game,” a variation of the popular game “Assassins,” began today in honor of National Poetry Month and is lead by Assistant Library Media Specialist Mirele Kessous. “Media centers in the United States and libraries try to come up with programs that rais...
Arabic students commemorate Arabic Heritage week
Maya Preuss, Reporter
April 5, 2019
This past week, Arabic classes engaged in several activities to commemorate and learn about Arabic heritage. These educational activities ranged from visiting the Omani Cultural Center to having Arabic and Mediterranean food in the cafeteria for lunch each day. All Arabic classes visited the Omani...
CESJDS hosts STEM challenge modeled after ‘The Amazing Race’
Adam Drexler and Matthew Rabinowitz
April 5, 2019
Over 50 students from 11 different middle schools in the DMV gathered together to participate in a STEM event at CESJDS on Sunday modeled after the television show "The Amazing Race." Three to four participants were grouped into teams that competed in a race to metaphorically cross the finish line fir...
First-ever Renaissance night delivers variety of music and acting performances
Ivan Endelman, Reporter
March 28, 2019
Works of art ranging from singing to sword fighting were showcased at the first-ever CESJDS Renaissance night on Wednesday. The event has been in the works for many months, and the practice paid off. “Mr. Dunn, Mr. Feigenson, and Dr. Solomon have been plotting this for months; possibly years in ...
HIV and AIDS speaker, author and advocate Scott Fried speaks to high school students
Jessica Gallo, Reporter
March 28, 2019
HIV and AIDS advocate and author Scott Fried spoke to CESJDS high school students on Monday, March 25 throughout the day and during lunch and community time. Fried’s message was not just about HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention, but also on the importance of loving yourself, even if you are still...
New Zman Kodesh focuses on women’s involvement in designated prayer time
Izzy May, Opinion Editor
March 26, 2019
A women-only tefillah service is one of the many new Zman Kodesh options that CESJDS will offer in the upcoming school year and that was recently introduced to grades during registration meetings for next year. The women’s service will incorporate traditional prayer with contemporary Jewish ideology,...
AIPAC 2019 in photos
Alex Landy, Editor-in-chief
March 25, 2019
Yesterday and during this past weekend, over 18,000 Americans of different faiths and political affiliations gathered in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. for the annual AIPAC policy conference to rally around their shared vision: to support the robust alliance between the...
Stem with a purpose: Middle school elective promotes competition
Lincoln Aftergood, Reporter
March 15, 2019
Filed under News
A competition to design devices for use during natural disasters led to a new course for eighth grade students called the Cadena Initiative elective. CESJDS will compete regionally against Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy and put their prototypes on display on Sunday, April 7 at JDS. Whichever school wins t...
Junior’s Instagram post goes viral
Rebecca Safra, Guest Writer
March 15, 2019
Filed under News
On Jan. 10, Hadara Bilsky texted her parents, asking if she could get a dog if she got one million likes on an Instagram post. Without hesitation, her parents agreed, not even imagining that it would come true six weeks later. “I never thought in a million years she would get one million likes,”...
Observing Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
Kayla Liss, Reporter
March 15, 2019
Filed under News
February was Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), a month that has been dedicated to raising awareness about disabilities in the Jewish community. CESJDS recently had a Kabbalat Shabbat that focused on raising awareness with a presentation from a group of students that took a trip t...
School honors gun violence victims in new way
Carrie Hirsch, Reporter
March 14, 2019
Walkouts and other displays of activism took place on Thursday in the Washington region and across the country to honor the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that happened 13 months ago. Unlike last year, CESJDS did not have a school-sponsored walkout on campus. Dean of ...
Arts Chai Lights features musical performances, student work
April 15, 2019
Arts Chai Lights, CESJDS’ annual arts fair, took place this past Thursday and featured musical performances, showcased student artwork and had art-making stations. This year’s performances included...
Library introduces “Poem In Your Pocket Game”
April 8, 2019
CESJDS’ new “Poem In Your Pocket Game,” a variation of the popular game “Assassins,” began today in honor of National Poetry Month and is lead by Assistant Library Media Specialist Mirele Kessous. “Media...
Arabic students commemorate Arabic Heritage week
April 5, 2019
This past week, Arabic classes engaged in several activities to commemorate and learn about Arabic heritage. These educational activities ranged from visiting the Omani Cultural Center to having Arabic...
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