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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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,
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2025 Grammys in Review
By: Dahlia Deener 15.4 million Americans watched the 3.5 hour long 2025 Grammy awards and all of the drama that came with it. So, what made this immense number of people tune into the 67th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony? The lead-up to the Gramms was significantly impacted by the L.A. wildfires, forcing the cancellation of
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The Start of Something New: The recently elected student government executive board for 2025
By Abby Kass The end of the semester brings the end of the era and the start of a new one: the new term of student government! With positions of president, vice president, chief of committees, chief of staff, and chief of communications having just been recently elected, what are some of our Kehillah’s new
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Mysterious and Spooky: A review of TLS’s The Addams Family production
By Abby Kass The Addams Family, put on by TLS’s arts program, had 4 performances between January 11th to January 13th in which they beautifully encapsulated the eerie essence of the storyline. The Addams Family (musical)details the story of Lucas, a normal boy from Ohio planning to marry Wednesday, and his family meeting Wednesday Addams,
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Extended Assignment Mornings Explained
By Abi Wiseman New year, new systems, new rationale. So far this year, students have taken Early Morning Assessments for four mornings. While some teachers do not mind the elongated tests, students tend to be stressed by these exams. So, why the different ranges of opinions? What is the purpose of these longer tests? Early
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The Talent of Balance: The way that TLS includes both Judaism and secularism into student life
By Abby Kass Though TLS is a Jewish school, it is in a community surrounded by schools that follow other religions or are secular. Because of this, TLS tries to incorporate concepts that bring in beliefs from all communities, such as events like interfaith lunches. But, how do TLS community members experience this type of
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Beyond the Numbers: TLS Students Connect with Homelessness Face-to-Face
By Leah Raich On an average night in 2023, 4,922 people were sleeping on the streets of Washington, D.C. Each year, the sophomore class at The Leffell School embarks on a Chesed trip to Washington, D.C. to learn about homelessness first-hand. Designed to be a purposeful and impactful experience for the students framed by the
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Judgments of Adjustments: TLS’s new faculty share how they are adapting to their new setting
By Abby Kass This 2024-2025 school year, 6 new faculty members have joined TLS’s Kehillah. If you’d like to know more about new teachers’ opinions on the school year, check out our article “A Warm Welcome.” Now that school has been in session for almost two months, new faculty members have been able to experience
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October 7th, One Year Later: TLS Community reflects on the events of the 10/7 Massacre and its aftermath
By Rafi Josselson On October 7th, 2023, over six thousand Hamas terrorists entered Israel, killing around twelve hundred Israelis and kidnapping two hundred more. Israel and the Jewish world were changed forever. The TLS community has been affected in the past year, as alumni were called up from the reserves, administrators reexamined how to discuss
