Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
One of the coolest and perhaps most under-used Jewish resources at Swarthmore is our ‘Beit Midrash’. ‘Beit Midrash’ means ‘House of Learning’ and Batei Midrash around the world function as study halls expressly for the purpose of studying classical Jewish texts. Our Beit Midrash is a small room in a small quad in a relatively…
The Conservative affiliated Religious School where I work, like all Jewish institutions, is consistently behind schedule. The planned activities outside of the classroom – services, shirah, and bagel break – inevitably detract from the already limited time each teacher has with his or own class. Yet despite this already segmented schedule, the Synagogue felt that…
The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. The book One Nation, Underprivileged talks about…