The Star of Redemption (From Depressing Kantianism)

By yschwartz November 15, 2010

The day before this past Yom Kippur (oh, fine, literally minutes before this past Yom Kippur) I wrote a post on this blog mentioning some of the religious writing of the 18th century decidedly non-Jewish philosopher Immanuel Kant, and I noted that his outlook on sin and repentance is kind of depressing. In a nutshell,…

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Of Jews and Jedis

By mmoncaster November 15, 2010

Episodes I-III of Star Wars played on television over the weekend. Captivated by the power of the Force, I watched in awe. Those movies never get old. This time around, as I watched a scene involving the Jedi Temple, its grandeur reminded me of artistic recreations of the Temple in Jerusalem. And this seemingly insignificant parallel…

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Campus Recap

By jmerkin November 15, 2010

• Yesterday, Ga’reen, Carnegie Mellon and Pitt’s Jewish Environmental Group hosted a global telecast of “With Earth and Each Other” from the Arava Institute. (General Pittsburgh) • J Street U will be holding a demonstration against the Hebron Aid Flotilla’s annual fundraiser, at 6 PM tomorrow at Chelsea piers. The organization believes that this will…

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What Hits the NYTimes Homepage

By ckessler November 15, 2010

In my endless effort to procrastinate on Sunday afternoon–with the rain not helping, with my to-do list getting longer–I end up in a familar place: The New York Times homepage. Now, I could sing an ode or shout a rant to the Gray Lady, depending on the day, but I won’t go into that here. What…

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The Reading List: Did StandWithUs physically attack JVP?

By Ben Sales November 15, 2010

Several Jewish Voice for Peace accounts claim that members of the Israel advocacy group StandWithUs physically assaulted members of JVP with pepper spray at the South Berkeley Senior Center in the Bay Area. [JVP] In a less violent expression of anger, a Cornell professor erupts at a class — because of a yawn. [IvyGate] A…

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Out of the Bomb Shelter

By Sarah Hindman November 15, 2010

On a summer internship in Sderot, the embattled southern Israeli town near Gaza, the author sees trauma through the lens of the camera. A story about qassams, plays and perseverance.

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Strong in Sderot

By bspagat November 15, 2010

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

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