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Ilan Lennon (’27)
Ever since the Great Depression, one of the largest concerns in the United States has been the unemployment rate. For decades the soundness of the job market has tended to rise and fall with the stock market. As the S&P 500 climbed the charts, companies hired; when it dropped, job openings shrank. When the S&P 500 crashed along with the U.S. economy in 2008, unemployment reached
new heights. In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, both the stock market and job market took serious hits. In periods of economic growth, job opportunities rebounded. However, this familiar pattern began to shift on November 30, 2022, with the release of ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence. Since then many economists, financial voices, and students have raised concern whether the Continued on next page
Continued fom previous page correlation between job growth and economic growth is weakening. The stock market has continued to rise, while job openings have begun to fall. It seems that AI is helping companies do more with fewer workers.
When asked about their concern for finding jobs in the future, students at the CYHSB shared their strong beliefs. Rafi Davidovics (‘26) said, “As I prepare to leave high school and soon join the workforce, I have noticed AI start to take over and am highly concerned that my fellow seniors and I will have trouble finding jobs because of AI.” His concern reflects a growing fear among students that the careers they are working toward may be taken over or reshaped by machines before they even get started.
Beyond the CYHSB, this concern has taken flight across the country. Some studies suggest that AI is likely to change, rather than completely eliminate, many jobs automating routine tasks while increasing demand for problem- solving, communication, and technology skills ultimately
improving productivity. For example, tools like ChatGPT can draft emails and summarize documents, allowing workers to focus on higher-level tasks and creative work. However, this shift also means that students who don’t build these basic skills may be left behind, especially in fields where AI can directly compete. As AI becomes more common in classrooms, offices, and industries, the pressure on our generation to become “AIliterate” is only growing.
At the same time, not everyone in our school sees AI as only a threat. Some students recognize that, while AI may replace certain tasks, it’s also redefining the skills and jobs that are in demand. Instead of resisting these changes, they are looking for ways to use AI as a tool. Omer Zalman (’27), an avid supporter of AI tools, explained that he plans to use
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AI in his future career, opting to enter an industry that is growing alongside AI, not reliant on it. For students like Omer, learning how to work with AI, rather than build skills to compete directly against it, is key to future success. Ultimately, this difference in attitude may shape what the future holds for our generation. AI is not a fad that will come and go. It will likely automate tedious tasks, but it will also create new roles that require creativity, critical thinking, and the technical ability to use these tools properly, in time transforming the job industry. As CYHSB students, we are in a position to adapt. By using skills we gain in class research, problem- solving, writing, coding, collaboration and combining them with responsible use of AI, we can prepare to not just survive these changes, or succeed in spite of them, but rather succeed because of them.
MarCHESSvan Madness!
Gordon Chaifetz (’27)
In the wake of the Memphis Invitational Basketball tournament a new tournament has taken the spotlight at the CYHSB. Last Thursday kicked off a new CYHSB -wide chess tournament open to all CYHSBers. Rabbi Rossman, who conceived the tournament this year, explained that this is not actually the first CYHSB chess tournament.
Four years ago the CYHB had a shabbaton chess tournament. This year Rabbi Rossman decide it was time to revive the tournament and came up with the MarCHESSvan Madness Chess Tournament.
The school has been trying to have more fun extracurricular opportunities for the students and this seemed like the perfect idea. Students from every grade have been talking about and participating in the tournament. Max Seigerman (‘29) said, “I was really excited for Marchessvan to start, I thought it was a really cool idea
There are also benefits specific to a chess tournament that aren’t accomplished by the more common football tournament the school has (CYFL). For example, chess has a (nearly) zero percent injury rate, is a mentally stimulating game, and is quick enough to do in the short breaks in between classes. The benefit of a tournament styled like this is that students have free reign on where and when they play their games so students never feel pressured to play a game when they want to finish up some homework or rest.
There are 16 players in the tournament. The two favorites are Omer Zalman (‘27) for first place and Gordon Chaifetz (‘27) for second place. To start there are 8 qualifier rounds each winner is put in tier one and the losers go in tier two. From there each tier has a quarter-finals, semi-finals, and championship. The winner of the tier one championship has been promised a prize (yet undisclosed) by the student council.
and a good opportunity to show off my chess skills”. Sometimes it feels like every time you walk into a room there is someone talking about the tournament. Tournaments like these encourage friendly competition among students and help establish connections with their fellow players. I have seen students who would normally be separated by their social circles have been talking to and having fun with each other.
Talk of a potential new and improved tournament has already started circling. With improved knowledge on the skill level of students, brackets of increased accuracy can be created with same skill players facing each other. Other ideas, like a teachers bracket have also seemed popular. And who knows? Maybe even a junior high bracket if enough interest is shown. Within these extra tournaments lies the idea for a final tournament where the champions of each face off against each other for a final championship.
Rafi Dovidovics ('26) defeats Jack Ardestani ('27) during breakfats.
Photo: Daniel Kahane ('27)
The Best Deck in Clash Royale
Benjy Schubert (’29)
Clash Royale is a real- time strategy game where you build an eight-card deck and battle opponents by placing troops, spells, and buildings on the arena to destroy their towers. You win by using elixir wisely, countering your opponent’s cards, and taking down more towers than they do before the time runs out. Recently Clash Royale has become really popular in the CYHSB.
In Clash Royale you have a deck, and the deck is what separates bad players and good players. If you have a good deck, your chance to win is a lot higher, so i will tell you how to make a deck that will help you win your game and the best deck for your area
Every deck should have the same type of base: 1 wind condition or 2 wind conditions that match well. Your deck will be built around that wind condition, and then you have a primary defense card 1, so a very strong defense card that can also do offense like Mini Pekka. then you will need a support/damage dealer card 2; you want it to be good for air troops like wizards and dart goblins. Now you need cards that will speed up your deck
that will deal damage while being low elixir so you can get back to those cards you want 2-3 so like skeleton army or skeletons or goblins. Now to round out your deck, we need
Dragon (Splash support), Bomber (Swarm killer), Arrows (Swarm control), Zap (Cycle + reset), Skeleton Army (Defense + counterpush). The giant is easy to play with and almost always gets to the tower with its big health. You should play giant, then put the musketeer in the back and be ready to play zap or arrows if they play swarm cards. This deck should get you into the midrange section but make sure to upgrade your cards and do not overplay cards when not needed Mid arena deck 2000-5000)
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For low arena decks under 2000 trophies, people at this stage don't know what is happening yet so you have to play something easy and easy to play with, for example: Giant (Win condition), Mini P.E.K.K.A (Tank killer), Musketeer (Air defense), Baby
People in these arenas got much better and know how to play; you have now unlocked evolutions, which are cards with superpowers. If you want to move up more, your deck will need to have some skill cards, so the best deck here would be: Hog Rider (Win condition), Musketeer Main support), Cannon Defense building), Ice Spirit (Cycle + stun), Skeletons (Cycle + distract) evolution, Mini pekka (mini tank/kiter), Fireball (Big spell), The Log (Small spell). The hog rider will run to the tower without attacking troops, making it a great wind condition. Put the musketeer behind and have it kill troops. If he plays something with a lot of health, like Mini Pekka, the
Students working on their decks. Source: Daniel Kahane('27)
log will kill swarm troops. If you do this, you can make it out of the mid ranks and into the high ranks.
High arena decks (5000+)
The idea with this deck is to have very good defense and chip at his tower so we can get his tower eventually so this
deck should work great: Miner (Win condition), Poison (Spell for chip + defense), Phoenix (Strong support), Valkyrie (Ground splash), Bomb Tower (Tank defense), Skeletons (Cycle), Ice Spirit (Cycle + freeze), Log (Small spell). Use Miner + Poison for steady chip
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damage. Valkyrie and Bomb Tower handle most pushes, while Phoenix supports on both offense and defense. Great for mastering timing, placements, and prediction plays. Doing this along with great defense will help you get steady and get all the way to 10000 trophies.
The Mitzva That Holds The World Up
Chaggai Yorav (’28)
In this week’s Parasha, Jacob runs away to Charan, and makes a deal with Laban. He will work for Laban for seven years, and then marry his daughter–Rachel. Then Laban tricks him, he gives Jacob Leah and not Rachel. Before the wedding, Rachel and Jacob knew what Laban was planning to do, so they made signs to make sure at the wedding that it was Rachel and not somebody else. Our sages tell us that the signs were the laws of niddah, challah, and lighting candles. But before the wedding, Rachel didn’t want Leah to be embarrassed, so she told her the signs. Then Jacob works for seven more years, and finally gets Rachel. Later on in the Parasha, Judah - the son of Leah, finds some duda’im (some kind of flowers that help one get pregnant, maybe jasmine). He gives them to his mother, and Rachel asks Leah to give them to her. Here comes our question. Leah tells her in response: ”Was it not enough for you to take away my husband, that you would also take my son’s duda’im?”
This is really weird! How can she say that after all that Rachel did for her? Rachel didn’t take her husband awayLeah took him away from Rachel, and Rachel was the only reason that Leah did not get embarrassed in front of everybody!
So our sages said something very interesting, Leah didn’t know. Laban made her think that this whole time Jacob had worked for her. Jacob didn’t see Leah and Rachel the whole seven years, but he sent Rachel presents. And Laban always took them and gave them to Leah. This way, She thought that he wanted her all of these years, and Rachel never told her, she knew how much it was going to hurt her. When it was time for the wedding, she just told her the laws of niddah, challah, and lighting candles but not that these were signs for anything and when Jacob asked her about them, she answered.
When Jacob finally married Rachel and Leah saw that he loved Rachel and not her, she felt like Rachel stole him from her.
At this point, when Leah attacked Rachel and said Rachel stole her husband from her, after Rachel gave up everything for her, anybody would have gotten mad and told her everything in her face.
For this very reason, the person that was buried where all Jews pass as they go to exile, is none other than Rachel. As it says - “Thus said God: A cry is heard in Ramah Wailing, bitter weeping Rachel weeping for her children…Thus said God: Restrain your voice from weeping… For there is a reward for your labor declares God: They shall return from the enemy’s land.” Her not responding to Leah was the thing that saved the nation of Israel.
We all should learn from Rachel, and keep quiet during quarrels. As it it says in the Gemara, “Rabbi Ile’a says: The world endures only on the merit of
Rachel tels Rivka the signs. AI image Chagai Yorav.
one who restrains [shebolem] himself during a quarrel, as it is stated: “He hangs the earth upon nothing [belima]”.”
So with Hashem’s help, we should all merit to fix this attribute in ourselves and be nice to people around us, even
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Top Right: Former KTM Guy Arbiv "visits" with his Yeshiva.
Bottom Right: Benjy Schubet('29) and Jonah Seigal
if it makes us sacrifice a bit from ourselves.
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