Brooklyn’s Other “Jews”
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.
Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
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.
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…
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…