Brooklyn’s Other “Jews”

By Carly Silver February 17, 2011

They host shabbat dinners, say blessings over the wine and bread and talk about the Torah portion. Then they praise Jesus. Carly Silver takes an inside look at the world of Jews for Jesus at Brooklyn College.

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“Israel is a place where real people live”

By Ben Sales February 17, 2011

An amazing blog post by Dr. Sarina Chen at the Jerusalem Post encapsulates the central problem with how many people–and many college students–talk about Israel. Some, particularly those who have been on Birthright, see Israel as a spiritual wonderland where everything is perfect and the state is infallible. Others, conversely, view Israel solely through the lens of the…

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The Reading List: Uncle Leo Z”L

By Ben Sales February 17, 2011

Uncle Leo, beloved uncle of Jerry Seinfeld on the classic sitcom, has passed away at 88. [JPost] The former editor of the Jerusalem Report will head Hillel’s new Israel Engagement Center. [JPost] A story we kind of missed: It’s not just the Maccabeats: Jewish a capella rises at college. [Forward] Students at a Haredi yeshiva…

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Tzfat Klezmer Festival (part two)

By mekeisler February 17, 2011

Read part one here The sounds were piercing sometimes, shrill even, hitting high dissonant tones that were mocking any tacked-on western harmonies. This wasn’t strummy guitar music, or beery St. Patricks day music. This was realer than that. Klezmer straddles the line between Eastern and Western. Usually it has the harmonic chords and 4/4 feel…

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