By Andrew Bosworth This past Friday, May 22nd, The Leffell School commemorated Memorial Day with a Memorial Day tekes, held remotely via Zoom. Memorial Day is a day to honor the brave soldiers who have died fighting for the United States. As students entered the Zoom call, a slideshow of soldiers laying their peers to
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S’mores and Bonfires
By Andrew Bosworth “Even in the dark times, finding the light is what it’s about… and smores and bonfires”, said M&K Tefilah elective leader Ariel Simon. Counting the Omer is a Jewish tradition, where one counts the days from Passover to Shavuot. During this period of time, people observing this tradition may not cut their
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Honoring Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
By Andrew Bosworth As is customary at The Leffell School, the Yom HaZikaron Tekes held on Tuesday, April 28 was led by high school Tanakh teacher Rabbi Yitzhak Zilbiger. Despite the unusual circumstances, the ceremony was as emotionally impactful as ever, even over Zoom. After playing a video of the traditional siren in Israel with
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Engineering and Entrepreneurship’s Plan for Remote Learning
By Ethan Beer Going to school has stopped, but creating in E2 hasn’t! The Engineering and Entrepreneurship (E2) class in The Leffell School High School focuses on working with others creating a company and a product to then pitch and build throughout the year. Many students enrolled in the course were left wondering what they
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Celebrating Pesach with a K-12 Virtual Seder
By Andrew Bosworth For some students, Passover may mean time to pray, connect with family, or relax, but for an hour on Tuesday, April 7, it meant a community singing songs together. This seder spanned throughout the generations, from children in kindergarten to grandparents and teachers. Every year in The Leffell School Lower School, there
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A Cure for Cabin Fever
By Elijah Wiseman With most of our usual sources of entertainment – the mall, a friend’s house, or the movie theater – closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it can be hard to find ways to get out of the house and occupy ourselves. Luckily, our options aren’t limited to Netflix. Here’s a list of
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You Can Never Be Too Healthy in a Time of Crisis
By Andrew Bosworth Push-Up Sit-Up Run Bike Squat Lift. Athletics Director Scott D’Ottavio said that, in these unprecedented times, all of these activities are crucial to maintain one’s health. All Leffell School athletics are currently postponed until students return, but they may wind up being canceled. Even if sports do continue during this school year,
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AIPAC Policy Conference
By Alex Scheman On March 1-3, 2020, 18,000 pro-Israel Americans attended the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conferece at the Walther E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. This annual event is the largest gathering of America’s pro-Israel community. This conference celebrates the United States – Israel partnership and offers all of the
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Virtual Purim Celebration
By Andrew Bosworth Quarantined for Purim? Not a problem. This year, The Leffell School organized many Purim activities for the community to do at home, as school was canceled for the day as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. To comply with the mitzvah of hearing the chanting of the Megilah, TLS
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Carmel Academy Integration
By Elijah Wiseman Disclaimer: This is an abridged version of a more in-depth article regarding the Carmel Academy integration, which will be printed in the upcoming issue of the paper. In an email sent to the Leffell community on Monday, February 3, Head of School Dr. Michael Kay announced that Carmel Academy, a K-8 Jewish
