Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
And we’re off! Â The proximity talks have officially begun. That’s right: the discussions-before-the-discussions are underway. Â The Palestinian Authority, after receiving assurances from the U.S. and Israel, has finally agreed to sit down to the American-brokered indirect negotiations. Â Special envoy George Mitchell’s shuttling back and forth between the two parties now, and all onlookers agree that….ummm……errrrr……..well,…
Why should anti-Zionism be wrong? Harpo Jaeger defends the co-validity of differing opinions on the Jewish state, and says that the more we seek to understand each other’s views, the more we stand to gain as a community.
Elie Wiesel is considered one of today’s biggest spokesperson on the lessons on the Holocaust. He teaches generations of people about the danger of discrimination against any kind of group. His inspiring story and brave soul has been a source of inspiration for people all over world. I heard Wiesel speak a few years back…
Coming off of the Yeshiva University panel in December about being gay and Orthodox, a queer Orthodox group hosted a Shabbaton conference with the Orthodox Community at the University of Pennsylvania, discussing inclusion and challenges.
During my five months in Israel, I had fallen in love with the harsh landscape–from every craggy hill to thorny bush, to the poppies which came after the spring rains. I embraced the terseness of the Israeli people, and I immersed myself into the culture until I experienced their uncompromising warmth and hospitality, in addition…
I’ve always been fascinated by royals and genealogy. I’ve giggled gleefully at the millions of descendants from one Irish high king named Niall of the Nine Hostages, chuckled at the amusing antics of Infanta Leonor of Spain and smiled at the moving humanitarian efforts of Prince William of the United Kingdom. But no royal action…
Growing up, my family used to take a lot of road trips. Â During these journeys through America, my siblings and I would whittle away the hours by cataloging the various license plates we encountered along the highways and biways of our nation. There was a points system that I won’t get into here, but suffice…
For Joel Chasnoff, a native of the Chicago suburbs, serving in the Israeli Army seemed like a good way to give back to the Jewish state. What followed was a year of inspiration, disillusionment, danger and revelation. Miriam Mogilevsky reviews Chasnoff’s “The 188th Crybaby Brigade.”