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  • Don’t Banish Spanish: The significance of the Spanish language and its contribution to our school

    The Lion's Roar     December 9, 2024     Culture, Editorial, Op/Eds

    By Dahlia Deener Spanish is one of our country’s most spoken languages as around 41.3 million Americans speak it fluently. Thus, it is vital to learn as part of the American school curriculum. In a private Jewish day school, where a double Judaic curriculum is required, it can be hard to incorporate a third language

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  • Borders of Empathy

    The Lion's Roar     May 17, 2024     Culture, News, Op/Eds

    By Olivia Goldman 2,401.5 miles. If you were born in Westchester, New York, then that number has determined the quality of your life. If you had been born 2,401.5 miles south, then there is a 63% chance that your childhood would have been immensely affected by gang violence, and a mere 4% chance that America’s

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  • April 2024 issue

    The Lion's Roar     April 16, 2024     Culture, Editorial, Features, News, Op/Eds, Print Editions, Uncategorized

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  • Picking Back Up the Book

    The Lion's Roar     April 11, 2024     Culture, Op/Eds

    by Isaiah Yolkut You turn the page, and your imagination springs to life. Doesn’t that sound wonderful? In books, you can find a land of endless stories from beyond this world. You can prance through fields of golden wheat, attack a cruel dragon, and save a princess. Then, you hear your phone ding. You close

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  • November Issue 2023

    TLRoar     January 7, 2024     Editorial, Features, News, Op/Eds, Print Editions

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  • Antisemitism at the Girls Varsity Basketball Game

    TLRoar     January 4, 2024     Op/Eds, Sports, Uncategorized

    by: Robin Bosworth ’24 Ever since I started school at what was then Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in kindergarten, I have always felt incredibly proud to be a part of a community that values kindness and Tikkun Olam above all else. This evening, at a Girl’s Varsity Basketball game, I was reminded of the

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  • Leffell Stands With Israel: How TLS is Handling Israel’s Situation with Students

    TLRoar     October 18, 2023     News, Op/Eds

    by: Ari Mayblum ’25 Earlier this month, during the weekend of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, Israeli citizens were massacred by Hamas. It has been a very challenging last couple of weeks for our entire school community, and these events have placed Israel in the national spotlight. In this difficult time, TLS has been extremely

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  • An Important Issue to be Addressed: The Dress Code at TLS

    TLRoar     April 30, 2023     Op/Eds

    by: Avishag (Shugie) Shvil Have you ever been told that your shoulders, midriff, or thighs needed to be covered up for being distracting? As someone who has been at this school for many years, I’ve grown accustomed to the dress code rules, even if I don’t necessarily agree with them. I understand that the school

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  • February Issue 2023

    TLRoar     February 10, 2023     Culture, Editorial, Features, News, Op/Eds, Print Editions, Sports

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  • November Issue 2022

    TLRoar     November 28, 2022     Culture, Editorial, Features, News, Op/Eds, Print Editions

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