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Why Italy?
Why Italy?
Gisela Sturisky, 9th Grade Staff • March 17, 2025

Recently, the JLA high school students took a trip to Italy to learn more about how Judaism interacts with the west. However, the same question kept on getting repeated: Why Italy? Rabbi Albo, the person in charge of planning the trip, Rabbi Perl, the...

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...

Middle School Robotics for the Win
Middle School Robotics for the Win
Ariela Cohen Woiler, 9th Grade Staff • December 4, 2024

Middle Schoolers in the JLA robotics proved themselves last year by competing in CIJE in New York and coming home with fourth place, but will they be able to continue to impress us all with their skills this year? Chloe Benichou, a JLA 8th grader in her second year, talked a little about last year’s...

Teacher Spotlight: The Life and Passions of Ms. Cahana
Teacher Spotlight: The Life and Passions of Ms. Cahana
Arlan Bartfeld, 10th Grade Staff • April 23, 2025

Ms. Cahana. From someone who’s lived in 4 places, to teaching about the art of commentary, she is not your average teacher. But why does she want to teach? What makes JLA a better job than another school? What are some major challenges she faced? With...

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  Student Staff Soccer Game
  Student Staff Soccer Game
Brandon Berger, Grade 7 March 12, 2025

Organized by the upper school government, the best high school soccer players played against teachers who volunteered during option 9. Most of the school came out and watched; the energy was high in anticipation for the game. Mr. Shapiro was the sole...

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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...

JLA Tikvah Program
JLA Tikvah Program
Arlan Bartfeld, 10th Grade Staff • March 5, 2025

Picture this. You walk into school at the beginning of a new semester. But it’s not your usual teachers that you’d been having up until that point. Quite the contrary actually. You have new teachers which you had never seen before and texts that you’ve...

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