Shalom Sesame Is Back!

By jmerkin November 2, 2010

In the midst of the hullabaloo that is election day — the call upon every US citizen to help advance the future of this country — I took a walk down memory lane: Shalom Sesame is coming out with a DVD for Chanukkah! Much of my childhood was spent planted to the floor between my…

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Depression’s Grip

By jcohen November 2, 2010

I have faced depression. It has come for me in the middle of the night and under cheery classroom lights. I have sat numb and watched the world pass me by. But I have also conquered depression; squashed it with happiness, with music, and friends. I chased it away, and for me, it will never…

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The Reading List: Birthright Participant Dies on Trip

By Ben Sales November 2, 2010

Michael Kellogg, age 24, dies on the final day of his Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. [JPost] Meanwhile, as the Tea Party election commences, Israel starts its own version of the uber-populist, rightist group. [JPost] In more right-wing Israeli foibles, students plan to party on the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. [YNet] In Jerusalem, student protests continue…

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Friend, You Are Missing

By bspagat November 2, 2010

חבר אתה חסר Bailey Spagat is participating in Career Israel, one of Masa Israel’s 180 programs.

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Racing Together

By bzalcman November 2, 2010

Last Thursday, I participated in Israel’s first ever Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure.” I didn’t think much of it when I signed up in school; my mom was the one who got excited when she heard, as she lost her mother to breast cancer in 1984. But I guess in an absentminded way,…

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Rabbinic Debate Can Teach Us to Be Responsible Netizens

By mmoncaster November 2, 2010

While I don’t know much about the Talmud, I do know that the timeless wisdom of Talmud scholars has consistently been a source of strength for the Jewish people. Furthermore, Judaism’s tradition of rabbinic debate helped create a culture that places a high priority on education and intelligent argument. I was reminded of this today…

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