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Now Presenting: New US Theater Director Details Exciting Plans For Theater Program
By Ari Mayblum ’25TLS’s theater program has been a key element of the arts throughout its history. Year after year, student-actors sign up for the lower, middle and high school performances to express themselves through the lens of different characters in a show. New Upper School Theater Director Maayan Loewenberg hopes to create a deeper
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BeReal – Is It For Real? Exploring the benefits of the new “healthy” social media
By The Lion’s Roar Editorial Staff Once a day, perhaps at 9:14 A.M., 2:56 P.M., or even 4:00 A.M., many TLS students receive a notification: “⚠️Time to BeReal – 2 min left to capture a BeReal and see what your friends are up to! ⚠️” These students, along with about another two million users around
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The books that will give you places to go; TLS Teachers offer their Summer Book Recommendations
by Rafi JosselsonAs summer approaches, many students begin their summer reading. To discover some books that students should read, Rafi Josselson asked teachers around the school about their summer book recommendations. Title: The Adventures of Kavalier and ClayGenre: Fiction Recommended by: Dr. Aviv The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay showcases the great contributions of Jewish
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Behind the Scenes; Stage crew plays large role in TLS performances
by Lily Jacobson ’24 Lights. Camera…wait…wait…Mic check. Tape. Props. Costumes. Make-up. Sound. Curtain…ACTION! Junior Noah Holmgren began working on TLS stage crew his freshman year. This year he was given soundboard operation duties, which involve making sure the audience can hear the show and the sound effects. “Without the stage crew the show doesn’t happen,
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🎵 Tradition, Tradition 🎵; TLS sees recent increase in female students wearing tallitot, tefillin
by Rafi Josselson ’25 Since the Rabbinic era, Jewish men have been instructed to wear tefillin and tallit during tefilot. These rituals can be powerful symbols of connection to God and to Jewish faith, but until the past few years, most Jewish women have not been included in the obligation to take on these mitzvot.
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A Purim Party at Leffell
by Naomi Kellman ’25 Chag Purim, Chag Purim, Chag Gadol Hu La’Yehudim. Purim time, Purim time, a big festival for the Jewish people. But why is Purim such an important or popular holiday in Jewish tradition? Last Thursday, TLS came together to celebrate Purim. Along with the four mitzvot obligated to fulfill on the holiday,
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A Trip Like No Other: Freshmen, sophomores prepare for exciting joint Israel experience
by Sophie Zuckerman ’25 The trip you have all been waiting for is now only a week away. There are still many unknowns that remain. Will Israel’s borders be open? Will students be eligible for boosters? Through all these bumps in planning this Israel experience, people like Director of Upper School Admissions Jackie Grosser, who
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Now Presenting: The challenges of theater through COVID
by Ari Mayblum ’25 As if performing an in-person high school musical is not challenging enough, members of this year’s production will have yet another obstacle to overcome by following newly introduced COVID protocols. This year, the High School will perform “The Drowsy Chaperone” which opens on February 5, a comedy about the events that
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Dividing wall, divisive issue? TLS introduces Mechitza Minyan, various opinions surface
by Ary Hammerman ’25 In early October, The Leffell School piloted a Mechitza Minyan, in which men and women are not permitted to sit together and are separated by a barrier. The minyan meets weekly on Thursdays, one of the in-school Torah reading days. TLS was founded as the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in
