

University of Pennsylvania Law School
Jewish Law Students Association
2022-2023 Leadership
Sarah Lent
Executive Board Member, Penn Law JLSAHometown: Memphis, TNSarah Lent is a student at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She graduated from Barnard College in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and Religion. At Barnard, she was heavily involved in both the Jewish and interfaith communities, coordinating events throughout the school year to bring people together. In addition to her involvement with JLSA at Penn Law, she is also a volunteer with the Innocence Project and a member of the Student Wellness Committee. In her free time, Sarah enjoys brewing and sipping great coffee, hiking, traveling, visiting aquariums, and spending time with her family.
Sholom Licht
JLSA, Executive Board MemberHometown: PhiladelphiaSholom S. Licht is a student at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. A native of Queens, N.Y., Sholom attended Bar-Ilan University and Yeshiva University, where he received a B.A. and M.A. respectively, in Jewish studies. Sholom worked as an editor and translator for the Koren English Talmud Bavli project, as a teacher, and as the Director of the Executive Office of the Orthodox Union, before pursuing a legal career. In his free time, Sholom greatly enjoys the outdoors; skiing in the winter, hiking and camping in the summer, and biking all year round.
Stephen Mattes
Co-PresidentHometown: Bucks County, PennsylvaniaStephen Mattes is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and graduated from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School in 2020. At Emory, he served as the business school’s student body vice president and spent time weekly engaging with Atlanta’s Jewish community. Throughout the school year, you can find him watching his favorite hockey team, the New York Rangers, and can even catch him on the ice. In addition to serving as co-president, he is the treasurer of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society.
UPenn Law Holocaust Survivor Erwin Forley
February 2, 2022
12:00 pm
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RegisterUPenn Law Rosh HaShana at the Park
September 2, 2021
7:00 pm
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RegisterUPenn JLSA Virtual Ice Cream Social
October 14, 2020
6:15 pm
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