The Reading List: Columbia J-Street U group did withdraw sponsorship of Ging event

By Ben Sales November 18, 2010

According to a Forward article, J Street U affiliate Just Peace did withdraw its sponsorship of UNRWA Gaza Director John Ging’s speech at Columbia. [Forward] Call me cheesy, but I think this is what we need in order to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [Indexed] Volunteering, conviction and partying: 600 students at the GA. [JTA Telegraph]…

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Texts and the Subjectivity of Language

By bbarer November 18, 2010

Being constantly surrounded by texts, and basing the vast majority of my education this term at Pardes on those texts, has made me think a lot about issues of how we understand texts. Specifically, I have reflected on just how much is lost from a traditional Jewish text (Chumash, Talmud, etc.) when it is read…

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What does it mean, “Are Jewish presidents of colleges ready for Birthright alumni?”

By David A.M. Wilensky November 18, 2010

Crossposted to Jewschool On Tuesday, Nov. 23 Hebrew College is hosting a conversation with four Jewish presidents of Boston-area colleges: Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann of Hebrew College, Leonard A. Schlesinger of Babson College, Jehuda Reinharz of Brandies University and Lawrence S. Bacow of Tufts University. I’ve got universities on the brain lately as my own…

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Love and Death in the Time of Matzah

By David Krantz November 18, 2010

In the Mexican film “Nora’s Will,” suicide and religion strain a family’s bonds. With a protagonist who’s a mix of Tevye and Nietzsche, the movie uses discussions of love and God to explore how a family deals with death

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Kicking Ass for Israel

By Alisha Kinman November 18, 2010

The University of Florida Hillel has begun offering classes in Krav Maga, the official martial art of the Israeli army. The result? A bunch of Jewish students in a room–kicking, punching and slapping each other in the face.

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Jeffrey Goldberg Asks: “Do You Know How Many Testicles There Are in America?”

By jmerkin November 18, 2010

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c TSA Full-Body Scanners – Jeffrey Goldberg www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive This week, Jeffrey Goldberg appeared on the Colbert Report to discuss a problem he has recently taken issue with: “useless airport security that needlessly humiliates American citizens.” New…

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