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Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
32° Rockville, MD
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

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

The Lion's Tale

2025-2026 Staff

Eliana Wolf
Editor-In-Chief

Eliana Wolf

   

Vivi Ducker
Editor-In-Chief

Vivi Ducker

Vivi is very excited to be one of this year’s Features Editors. Eager to continue her journey of conducting interviews and writing compelling articles, Vivi is also thrilled to broaden her responsibilities by designing spreads and assisting upcoming reporters in helping their articles reach th...

Maiya Blumenthal
Managing Editor, Copy

Maiya Blumenthal

   

Sophie Schwartz
Managing Editor, Web

Sophie Schwartz

   

Sadaf Zadeh
In-Depth Editor

Sadaf Zadeh

   

Penelope Terl
News Editor

Penelope Terl

Penelope is excited and ready to be one of this year’s Lion’s Tale News Editors. As a reporter, Penelope loved writing news, and is excited to take on a leadership role in the section. Outside of Lion’s Tale, Penelope is stage manager of JDS theater shows, a student admissions representative, and...

Eliana Abrams
News Editor

Eliana Abrams

Features Editor

Anna Polon

Jordana Dauber
Features Editor

Jordana Dauber

Jonah Mitre
Opinion Editor

Jonah Mitre

Lindsey Shapiro
Opinion Editor

Lindsey Shapiro

Mia Forseter
Sports Editor

Mia Forseter

With much of her life revolving around playing sports, Mia is excited to take on her role as Sports Editor for the Lion’s Tale this year. She looks forward to designing spreads and continuing to provide a great sports section for readers. Outside of Lion’s Tale, Mia plays for the Varsity Softball...

Tali Loeffler
Sports Editor

Tali Loeffler

Tali is super excited to continue her work on staff as a Sports Editor this year for the Lion’s Tale. She has passion for many sports and is on the Varsity Basketball team, Varsity Soccer team, and Varsity Softball team. Tali is a founder of the JDS football club. She enjoys writing and editing, and...

Jonah Mellen
Arts & Entertainment Editor

Jonah Mellen

Leora Blumenthal
Arts & Entertainment Editor

Leora Blumenthal

Gila Safra
Reporter

Gila Safra

Ruby Kotok
Reporter

Ruby Kotok