Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
80° 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
All content by Tali Loeffler
Junior and track co-captain Isaac Yourman races the 800 meter at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy track. Yourman currently holds the JDS record for the 800 meter race.

Spring sports summed up

Tali Loeffler and Jordana Dauber
May 29, 2025
The class goes into depth about the history and current state of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Essential Education

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
May 5, 2025

Learning the league

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
March 25, 2025
Senior Julia Diamond hugs her friend during their last Kabbalat Shabbat

Seniors finish last week of school

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
January 22, 2025
In the largest pro Israel rally in U.S. history, almost 300,000 people gathered together on the Washington National Mall.

Riding the surge

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
January 11, 2025

Relying on the truth

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
November 6, 2024

Fresh faces

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
September 5, 2024
Even after school hours, faculty members, like security guards, stay in the building to maintain students' safety.

Opinion: students must show more appreciation for faculty

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
August 28, 2024

You go girl

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
June 1, 2024
To honor the 133 hostages being held in Gaza, Lower School art teacher Emma Whitaker made individual portraits of each of them.

Arts Chai-Lights celebrates art and STEM

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
May 31, 2024
"Bridgerton" takes place in the early 1800s, and the attire and decor of the show reflects this.

Season 3, Part 1 of “Bridgerton” excites viewers for following episodes

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
May 23, 2024

Clergy crisis

Aliza Bellas, Tali Loeffler, and Eliana Abrams
April 21, 2024
Senior girls enjoy a hike at Ein Avdat National Park in Israel. Photo by Ari Blumenthal, used with permission.

Keeping up with the seniors

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
April 2, 2024
Madame Web was released on Feb. 14 and is the newest movie in the popular Spiderman francise. Photo from Marvel Entertainment.

Web out

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
March 8, 2024
Freshman Yarden Wilkenfeld dives deep into the text of her Talmud I class. Many students who want to take a full year of Jewish text class choose Talmud.

CESJDS should require Tanakh classes every year of high school

Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor
February 12, 2024

Betting boom

Tali Loeffler, Incoming Sports Editor
January 4, 2024
In this day and age Hanukkah has become extremely materialistic and lost its true meaning

Make Hanukkah about the meaning, not the gifts

Tali Loeffler
December 8, 2023

Allergy alert

Tali Loeffler, Reporter
September 8, 2023
Rising stars

Rising stars

Tali Loeffler, Reporter
June 5, 2023
&autoplay=1

Get to know Dr. Hani Abo Awad

Tali Loeffler, Reporter
March 1, 2023
Sophomore Ari Kittrie helps coach Chuck Woolery demonstrate a wrestling move to the rest of the team.

Wrestling team check-in

Gila Safra and Tali Loeffler
January 5, 2023
"The Vipers" performed at last year's eighth grade graduation

New freshman band “The Vipers” brings their remixes to high school

Tali Loeffler, Guest Writer
December 12, 2022
Load More Stories