by Petra Zucker While students are at home studying for exams and playing sports, the seniors are having experiences beyond compare. After arriving in Israel on April 12, the seniors began their 10-day quarantine at the Fuchsberg Center in Jerusalem. Over the course of quarantine, meals were delivered to the seniors at their doors and
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Lag BaOmer at Leffell: Fun Facts and Ways to Celebrate Lag BaOmer
by Robin Bosworth Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day in the count from Passover to Shavuot, is a joyous time for Jews around the world. To ensure that we enjoy celebrating Lag BaOmer this year, here are some fun facts and ways to observe this festive day: Lag BaOmer marks the end of a plague that
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Leffell School Parent Raises Awareness about Immigration Policy
by Lily Lebwohl The Leffell School hosted parent/alumni parent Rabbi Aaron Brusso as part of Friday Special Programming on April 23 to talk about his experiences with the United States immigration process. Brusso, senior rabbi at Bet Torah synagogue in Mount Kisco, N.Y., became deeply involved in the immigration system when beloved custodian Armando Rojas
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Adjusting Exams: Test Coordinator Role Switches
by Zoe Alsfine Over the past year, due to COVID-19, standardized testing and the testing processes at The Leffell School both changed. In early January, the College Board decided to permanently terminate SAT subject tests and the optional essay portion of the SAT, effective immediately. Within the Leffell School community, the test coordinator role transitioned
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Arts Madness Livestreamed during Friday Special Program
The Leffell School arts department hosted a variety of performances on April 16 for parents, teachers, and students via Zoom. Many students had been looking forward to this event for months, especially considering that it was the first digital performance this school year. While last year’s Arts Madness show, ultimately canceled, was centered around superheroes,
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One Last Hurrah: Seniors Perform Cabaret Before Leaving Leffell
by Ariana Wiseman On Tuesday, March 23, seniors participated in a recital to celebrate their high school experiences. Fourteen seniors, along with faculty members, helped put together this production, held via Zoom. The seniors sang songs from different musicals, as they enjoyed their last time performing together as part of the Leffell School community before
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Springing into Sports: Students Prepare for Season with New COVID Precautions
by Ariana Wiseman With the return of warmer weather and lower COVID rates, TLS spring sports will begin on April 19, a semblance of normalcy in a strange year. Like in most years, track, golf, softball, baseball and boys tennis will be offered; however, with COVID-19 protocols in place. Preseason practices started March 15, over
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A Sophisticated Semester: Students, Faculty Explore One Semester Courses
by Moshe Creditor Over the course of one’s high school career, a Leffell School student will take around 32 different courses. That means over 160 courses remain. TLS’s current curriculum contains 117 single-semester courses and 83 full-year courses. Single semester courses offered are most commonly electives, such as Computer Science or Jewish History. Full-year courses
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Why is this year different from all other years? 10 ways to make the Passover Seder fun this year.
by Lily Lebwohl Why is this year different from all other years? Ten ways to top last year’s Passover Seder! With our second pandemic Passover approaching, some worry it might be difficult to keep the Seder enjoyable and meaningful due to the lack of people. Keeping the conversation going and catching up is easy to
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