ReJewvenated! The New Florida Jew

By Alisha Kinman August 31, 2009

The Jewish Student Boom in the Sunshine State

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Judgement Day

By bzalcman August 31, 2009

I spent this past shabbat with a new group of seminary girls who are beginning their year of Torah study in Israel. Along with the other madrichot (counselors? there really is no translation for this kind of job, at least that I can think of), I led a discussion group with (most of) the girls…

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Be a New Voices Intern!

By admin August 28, 2009

Want to intern for a national magazine? New Voices is seeking editorial and publishing interns for the fall semester!
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Wandering Jew: Shabbas in Beijing

By peil August 28, 2009

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, of blessed memory, had a special fondness for French Jews,” Rabbi Shimon Freundlich said. He raised his glass, nodding toward a cluster of guests seated in the crowded room, and took a healthy swig. It was a recent Friday night at the Chabad Lubavitch House in Beijing, a villa on a tucked-away…

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Top Chef Season 6 Jewdar Readings Off the Charts

By thellmann August 27, 2009

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: subway platforms are sweltering, a new season of Top Chef has begun. Foodies rejoice, and among them are multitudes of Jews longingly drooling over gourmet treif, myself included.  In the first episode, aired last Wednesday night, the only thing in my apartment louder than my growling stomach…

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Scenes from the Muslim Quarter

By rebeccablady August 25, 2009

Pretend you know nothing. No politics, no religious conflict; no war, no prejudice. All you know is you’re in the Old City of Jerusalem, strolling along the ancient cobblestones surrounded by towering walls of Jerusalem stone. You’re in the Muslim Quarter. You’re Jewish, obviously so, the fact revealed by your pale skin and the typical…

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Welcome to Jew Camp

By Caroline Kessler August 24, 2009

Reflections of a 19-year old first-timer

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Sometimes a Wall is Just a Wall

By Ben Sales August 21, 2009

I’ll say it: I’ve never been a huge fan of the Western Wall. The wall itself is cool, surviving 2000 years through conquerors and the elements and its historical symbolism for the Jewish people, both as a bulwark and as a sign of mourning, cannot be overstated. But then we decided to come and start…

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Judaism does not equal Israel

By Ben Sales August 18, 2009

It’s been said one thousand times before, I know, but someone missed the memo. Hillel calls itself “The Foundation for Campus Jewish Life” and that description sums up the organization’s mission, at least. Whether or not it’s effective in realizing that goal is a different story, but Hillel does have a variety of social justice,…

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Time’s A-wasting

By bzalcman August 17, 2009

Summertime is coming to an end, really really soon. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost over, I really feel like it sped by. Especially since I’ve been done with exams. This thought, well, reality actually, scares me a little. Okay, it scares me a lot. First of all, the days are already getting much…

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The Dangers of Social Justice?

By rebeccablady August 11, 2009

There’s a blog on Salon.com I like to read called “How to Save the World,” in which author Dave Pollard espouses his environmental philosophy, creative works, business papers and essays “in search of a better way to live and make a living, and a better understanding of how the world really works.” Among other things,…

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A House Divided

By Ben Sales August 10, 2009

Forget Iran. Forget Hizballah. Forget Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad, the Al-Aqsa Brigade, rogue terrorists and anyone else. Forget Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the rest of the Arab world. Forget 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973. Forget Lebanons I and II. Forget the Intifadas. Forget Cast Lead It started with protesting. The yelling, marching…

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Surviving Israeli Health Care

By Kevin Timothy Dugan August 10, 2009

Stories from Israel’s nationalized system

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What’s in a Name?

By bzalcman August 10, 2009

And so, it finally happened. The “esteemed” Human Rights Watch has finally declared Hamas’s actions during Operation Cast Lead as war crimes. The question is, why has it taken them four months to come to the same conclusion that I, a mere citizen was able to come to five months ago.   I am not singing my…

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If It’s Yellow, Let it Mellow

By thellmann August 6, 2009

The New York Times’ Freakonomics column reported today on a new ad campaign in Brazil being run by SOS Mata Atlantica, an environmental organization imploring Brazilians to pee in the shower in order to flush the toilet less often. The cartoon ad features a variety of animated silhouettes urinating in the shower while the voices…

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