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From Grammys to Game Day: A Historic Week in Entertainment
By: Dahlia Deener It’s one of the most talked-about weeks of the year. It was featured on social media for almost a month afterwards. It combines those who admire art and music with the sports and football fanatics. This past week held the Grammy awards and Bad Bunny’s iconic half-time show, both of which stunned
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From Comebacks to Gold: Who to Watch in Milan 2026
By: Natalie Rosen Every four years, the Winter Olympic Games turn snow and ice into the world’s biggest stage, featuring elite athletes in sports like skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, ice hockey, and bobsledding. In 2026, the Games head to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, for three weeks of high speed competition, history making moments, and
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The American Zionist Experience – A Reflection on Two Years of War
By: Nadav Levine My mother’s side of the family, and my cousins on my dad’s side, live in Israel. Growing up, I did not see Israel as part of who I was; it was just a place far away that I flew to visit family. Then, on October 7th, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas massacred
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From Strangers to Friends: How an Interfaith Trip Cultivated Community
By: Dahlia Deener The Interfaith Club is a group of students at TLS who work with its partners, Scholas, to build connections between schools of different faiths. Earlier this year, we attended a Communities in Motion trip to Christ the King High School, a high school in Queens, NY. The Interfaith Club is partnered with
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We Needed to Hear Shabbos Kestenbaum
By: Isaiah Yolkut The Leffell School invites speakers for a few different reasons. Some teach the student body important skills, some share personal experiences, some spread new perspectives, and some are there to speak about their journeys to become successful. Shabbos Kestenbaum did it all. When he visited our school earlier today, he maintained a
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Seniors Looking Back
By: Abby Kass ’27 Graduating Thoughts: TLS seniors ruminate on their high school experience From waltzing into the front foyer of TLS to being only weeks out from walking the stage at graduation, seniors are feeling plenty reflective on their experience at school. Time flew by quickly, and TLS seniors have most definitely experienced a
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Riders Up! A review of this year’s Kentucky Derby
By: Phoebe Dichter We have now officially passed 7 pm on the first Saturday of May for 2025! Anyone who is big in sports knows how important this day of the year is; It’s Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs. It is arguably the biggest horse race in the world, and is definitely America’s top.
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Space Race: TLS’s New High School Space Program
By: Nadav Levine While government agencies and aerospace giants have long dominated space exploration, a new player has entered the arena, but on a smaller scale. TLS has launched its own Space Program, joining the ranks of institutions like the United States, Russia, and Israel in pushing the boundaries of scientific progress. For High School
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Lyrics, Moments, and Memories: A Soundtrack to our School Year
By: Ranit Berman As summer ’24 came to an end, students began to prepare for the ’24-’25 school year, and in the words of Bridget Mendler, “Ready or not, here I come” (Mendler, Ready or Not), That is how it felt as September 4th came creeping up on us. Whether you like it or not,
