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Senior Week 2025
Senior Week 2025
Alma Kovalsky, Abby Warshofsky, and Ayla Banin October 31, 2025

For the first-ever graduating class at JLA, Senior Week has its own defining rhythm. A brass gong awaits to be struck, a joyful sound that fills the Upper School Commons with clapping and encouragement whenever a student sends off a college application. Senior...

I have all this Matzah: what can I do?
I have all this Matzah: what can I do?
Aviva Zippin, 10th Grade Staff • April 23, 2025

Every year after Pesach, many Jews face the dilemma of what to do with their leftover matzah. While we’ve successfully made it through the...

The Intersection of Art and Technology: How AI is Revolutionizing Creative Fields.
The Intersection of Art and Technology: How AI is Revolutionizing Creative Fields.
Brandon Berger, 7th Grade Staff • May 19, 2025

In a world in which artificial intelligence can produce art, music, and even written words, creativity is being redefined. Previously, creativity...

Stock Market Earnings 101
Stock Market Earnings 101
Milana Lamdan, Freelance Writer • November 11, 2025

Four times a year, companies release something that turns investors into either ecstatic people or miserably sleep-deprived: earnings reports. Q1 earnings: Released in April and May Q2 earnings: Released in July and August Q3 earnings: Released...

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Reflection on the Thanksgiving Dinner with New Shiloh Baptist Church
Reflection on the Thanksgiving Dinner with New Shiloh Baptist Church
Carrie Schwab December 1, 2025

This year, I had the chance to volunteer at our school’s Thanksgiving dinner with New Shiloh Baptist Church, and it was honestly one of the most wholesome experiences that I've had. Jewish Leadership Academy has been open in its current location for...

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Girls Soccer Team
Girls Soccer Team
Aviva Zippin, 10th Grade Staff • March 12, 2025

One of the most important character traits one can possess is perseverance. Getting up, dusting yourself off, and doing it again. No one shows...

Open Mic Night in Florida Winter
Open Mic Night in Florida Winter
Yaffa Zippin and Arlan Bartfeld March 12, 2025

On February 13, our school had an Open Mic Night. The Florida Winter theme was an amazing theme, loved by all. When entering the outdoor library...

Pros and Cons of being a Student at JLA
Pros and Cons of being a Student at JLA
Shmuel Lerner, 6th Grade Writer • December 5, 2025

Where does one begin? I have only been in this school for about three months, but I have learned a lot. One of the pros is your teachers. They have come to this school to prepare and educate the future, and they were hired because they are the ones...

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