Have Faith

By Carly Silver November 5, 2010

When my classmates were out at Halloween parties, eating candy and dancing in their costumes, I sat in my basement, studying the history of the Jewish people. Boring, right? This Halloween was rather blasé by most people’s standards. Since it fell during fall break and was a few days before my midterm, I went home…

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Jews Doing, um…

By yschwartz November 5, 2010

A common phrase that used to be heard in Campus Hillel mission statements was: “To maximize the number of Jews doing Jewish with other Jews.” Yet, as familiar as many of us may be with this formulation, it has today disappeared from nearly all Hillel websites and promotional materials (with a few exceptions). Why? In…

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A Bunch of Cool Events in NYC This Week

By Ben Sales November 5, 2010

Students who are in New York City this week should check out a few cool events coming from a range of organizations. Some are free and some cost money, but in my opinion all are worth it: On Sunday at 3 p.m. in Park Slope, Meretz USA is commemorating the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin with…

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The Reading List: Student Anger in the West Bank

By Ben Sales November 5, 2010

As students and the rabbinate try to reconcile in Israel proper, violent followers of a Chabad rabbi in the West Bank are attacking military and security personnel. [Failed Messiah] Meanwhile, here’s a guide to how Chabad does its kiruv, or religious outreach, on campus — the final installment of a three-part guide to kiruv. [Frum Satire] A student…

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Tradition

By bbarer November 5, 2010

What value does tradition have? What is added to an action, ritual, or practice from it being something that has been done for 500 years as opposed to 50 years or five years, or compared to starting a new ‘tradition’ altogether? As anyone who has watched Fiddler on the Roof knows – and judging by…

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