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American Jews love controversy. So why did the National Museum of American Jewish History exclude it? Judah Gross spends a day at the museum, checking out its impressive collection and wishing there were more conversation.
Today the concerned and compassionate editors of New Voices are offering you a double reading list to apologize for dropping the ball on these roundups yesterday and on Monday. Enjoy these ten worthwhile links from the Jewish internet: We all love Maccabeatlemania, but here’s how we shouldn’t use the craze that’s sweeping American Jewry. On…
As some may have read recently on the New Voices blog, UF Hillel’s menorah was uprooted from the ground and vandalized on site this past Saturday morning. The menorah that acted as a reminder to the Jewish student population that we stood as a strong community, lay broken and shattered in Hillel’s front courtyard. Deeply…
There is no denying it; the temperature of college dorms can be as unpredictable as the weather in Chicago. One moment it’s exceptionally hot, the next, no blanket is warm enough. For the heat, I have no suggestions, but for the cold, I have one word for you: Snuggie. Yes, that’s right, I said Snuggie….
The hot Jewish news coming out of Vancouver detail a donation dispute (which you would know if you have been following the campus recaps). The controversy surrounds the Social Justice Centre (SJC), a resource group at the University of British Columbia. The organization authorized to donate part of its budget to projects promoting social justice….
A group of about ten vandals damaged the University of Florida Hillel’s menorah early Saturday morning, according to Hillel Executive Director Keith Dvorchik. Dvorchik told New Voices that at around 11 p.m. on Friday night, Hillel staff saw about ten men walking through Hillel’s property shouting, “F-ck you, Jews! Happy Hanukkah!” Police came and told the men…
In honor of the approaching New Year, let’s sum up the accomplishments of some of the biggest Jewish artists in urban music. From Canadian rappers who topped the charts to producers who emerged from disgrace to grace the boards, we’ve had quite a year to sing about. Drake: By now, everyone knows of Drake, the…
Josh Freed’s “Five Weddings and a Felony” chronicles one summer in the filmmaker’s life, a few months of weddings, hookups, apologies, neuroses and irresponsibility. And it’s also about my family.
Bailey Spagat is participating in Career Israel, one of Masa Israel’s 180 programs.
I thought I would take a moment to engage in some shameless self-promotion. If you read my article posted last week, you’ll know that I am researching a group called Boulder Action for Soviet Jewry. As Soviet Union was unraveling, this group advocated for the rights of Soviet Jews to emigrate and worked tirelessly to…
This blog has become a list of Chanukkah videos of late. But seriously, we can all just stop pretending. This is the best one. In this video for Matisyahu’s new Chanukkah song — which is catchy as all get-out — he goes on a bizarre dream adventure with the real Matisyahu (“I’m Matisyahu too.” “No,…
Different people celebrate different aspects of Chanukkah. In liberal and progressive circles, people tend to emphasize the general theme of political and religious freedom that the Maccabees embodied, in light of the fact that they fought for the right to practice their religion. In more traditional and orthodox circles, however, one often hears the theme…
We’ve all seen this video already (though obviously, you’re about to view it again, now that it’s in front of your face on your laptop screen). With over 870,000 views, the Maccabeat’s “Candelight” is taking the interwebs by storm, and is garnering coverage by major news sites. Here is a reading list on how the…