Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
Anything ending in the suffix “ILF†can’t be good. When the latest version of the sexual phenomenon that expressed just whom the public would like to have sex with next came out, though, I was surprised. The newest “ILF†category is Jews: more specifically, Jewish women. I’ve long heard that Jewish women are whiny, kvetching…
I love forgetting Christmas. In America, this was impossible. Come Thanksgiving I would lose myself in a rush of jingles, trees and presents, but when I went to Israel in the December of my senior year I noticed that everything seemed quieter: fewer songs blared through public speakers, the malls were less crowded and the…
I am a sister of Chi Omega’s Phi Lambda chapter at Franklin & Marshall College. I was inspired to write this entry because my chapter recently held Chanukah and Christmas celebrations. We have a “point system†to ensure sisters attend enough events throughout the semester (if not, then the sister’s ability to go to formal…
Our writers talk about latkes, presents, Adam Sandler and what the eight-day party means to them
This Shabbat, Midreshet Lindenbaum (where I work as a dorm counselor) took the girls to Safed. From what I understand, Shabbat in Tzfat (Safed) is a particularly interesting “chavaya†(experience) and is considered a must for those here on their gap year. To add fuel to the fire, this wasn’t just Shabbat, it was Shabbat…
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. Once again, healthcare reform is at the…
I like latkes, dreidels, gelt, presents, lighting the Channukhia, hanging out with the fam, and other such entailments of the that holiday that starts tomorrow night (December 11th, 2009) which has a difficult-to-spell name, because really, how could you not? But what exactly are we celebrating when we celebrate Chanukah? The discussion over the social…
Around this time of the year most college students are extremely stressed with studying for finals and writing final papers. Though college students are already infamously labeled for their poor nutrition consisting of fatty food and alcohol (both to excess), Chanukah gives Jews an excuse to embrace gluttony—like we need one?! I know, HAHA—with oily,…
Oy. What’s set the kvetchometer off this time, you may ask? It’s not that I have a theological problem with this, but it’s just…a bit strange. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a Mormon, has written and performed a Hanukkah song to be released online. When I first heard the news, I thought it a bit strange….
A dog in Montana speaks Hebrew. That could have been the first sentence of a recent NYTimes article that used a vignette about an ex-IDF German shepherd living in Helena as the lead-in to a story about the small but surviving Jewish population in the Treasure State. The article spent perhaps an inordinate amount of…
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. I’m not racist, because my people were…
Every six months, there’s one event that I look forward to immensely.  American comedian, Avi Liberman, brings in three American comics in order to do a series of shows whose proceeds go to charity. It’s a great way for English speakers to have a night out that is reminiscent of “the old country†while giving…
Questions for Floridian romance novelist Eve Ackerman, aka Darlene Marshall
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 following blog was inspired by Faigy…
As I was working on my thesis the other day, I came across a paper by Prof. Dov Waxman about the American Israel Lobby. Intrigued by his argument, I Googled him, and found out that he is the author of a book which looks at the effects of identity politics on the peace process in…