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The Lion's Tale

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

The Lion's Tale

The boys varsity soccer team plays a regular season game on October 20. They finished the season with a record of 8-4 and lot in the semifinals.

Fall sports recap

Stella Muzin, Reporter November 2, 2022

The fall sports season came to an exciting end last week as the girls varsity tennis team and both the boys and girls cross country team each won the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference (PVAC) championship.  The...

Midnights by Taylor Swift is Certainly Worth Losing Sleep Over

“Midnights” by Taylor Swift is Certainly Worth Losing Sleep Over

Lilli Libowitz, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 1, 2022

Ever since Taylor Swift announced the release of her tenth studio album, “Midnights,” at the MTV Awards, fans have been looking everywhere for Easter eggs in anticipation of its release. “Midnights”...

While Halloween is taboo for many communties, many students celebrate outside of school.

Why is Halloween taboo in many Jewish communities?

Aliza Bellas, Reporter October 31, 2022

On Oct. 31st, kids of all ages will dress up in costumes and look forward to a school day full of candy, costume contests and spooky surprises. While the orange and black lights, jack o’ lantern decorations...

The 1975 cover of their new hit album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.

Best and Worst October Album Releases

Lilli Libowitz, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 31, 2022

A wave of highly-anticipated albums have been released just as fall began. From Meghan Trainor to Quavo to the 1975, there is a wide variety of new music and truly something for everybody.   Meghan...

Graphic by Ellie Fischman, LT

Opinion: Volume of clubs leads to extracurricular overexertion

Ella Kotok, A&E Editor October 28, 2022

Part of what makes CESJDS students so special is not only their commitment to learning inside the classroom, but in their extracurricular activities as well. JDS high school students need not worry whether...

Seniors Jonah Gross, Jaren Goldberg and Ari Platt form a wall together during a penalty kick.

Lions defeat Mustangs in quarterfinals

Max Schwartz, Reporter October 26, 2022

The CESJDS boys varsity soccer team defeated the Barrie Mustangs 1-0, sending JDS to the semifinals. JDS won on a late-minute goal by senior Seth Pearce who headed a corner kick into the back of the net....

Senior Talia Sporkin participates in a dialogue between CESJDS and Bishop McNamara students.

CESJDS takes visit to Bishop McNamara

Harry Davidson, Managing Editor: Copy October 24, 2022

A select number of CESJDS students visited Bishop McNamara high school last Friday as part of a new partnership between the two schools. The students spent the day shadowing various classes and having...

Members of Chocolate Club convene at a meeting.

Chocolate Club Rises to Popularity

Ari Werbin-Gradel, Features Editor October 23, 2022

At the beginning of the school year, seniors Lyle Barrocas and Joshua Gale decided to create a club focused on a delicacy they truly loved; chocolate. As CESJDS is typically full of academic clubs, the...

Student reads and annotates book for English World Literature class.

JDS should offer more English electives

Zara Ducker, In-Depth Editor October 20, 2022

When I went to sign up for my classes senior year, I was upset to see that there were only two English classes provided, both of which were required. As someone who plans on majoring in Business in college,...

SPACE framework designed by Challenge Success

No work policy extended

Ella Waldman, News Editor October 18, 2022

CESJDS’s policy to not assign homework or assessments over the Jewish holidays was extended in the 2020-2021 school year to include all long weekends and breaks, and students have begun to notice differences...

Graphic by Daniela Abrams, LT

Opinion: Hasidic private schools need to teach more secular studies

Sasha Karasik, Reporter October 12, 2022

Every child has the right to an education, and religion should not be used as an excuse to not provide one.  The New York Times conducted a private investigation concerning the poor education students...

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