By: Dahlia Deener ’27 With the important election in Israel this week, let’s take a minute to remember our guest speaker, journalist and writer for the Free Press, Matti Friedman. In case you don’t remember, Friedman came to TLS on Monday, October 12, and offered his perspectives on inherent media bias regarding Israel. This former
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October 7th 3 Years Later: A Day That Changed Israel Forever
By: Ella Kadosh ’30 October 7th, 2023, changed Israel and Jewish communities around the world forever. What began as an ordinary morning quickly turned into one of the darkest days in Israel’s and the Jewish people’s history. Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages into Gaza. Families were torn apart, communities were devastated, and
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The IDF Experience: Drafted, Fought, Fighting
By: Abi Wiseman 6:30 AM, 1,160 alive. October 7, 2023. 12 AM, 1,160 dead. Hostages taken, shots fired, and bombs were exploded. 1,160 dead…and more. We do not know for certain, but. without the help of the IDF, it could have been an even more deadly massacre. War had just begun. Parents in America with
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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
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Jewish Athletes Take the Stage at Paris Olympics
By Natalie Rosen Over the summer, the 2024 Paris Olympics took place, bringing together thousands of the world’s best athletes, including many Jewish and Israeli athletes. While most Americans probably had their eyes on stars like Katie Ledecky or Simone Biles, I was watching for the stars of the Jewish world. Along with Jewish Americans,
