Gefilteria Makes a Big Splash

By Carly Silver March 15, 2012

Jewish food is making a comeback with the help of Gefilteria, which brings Old World food into New York of the twenty-first century. The minds behind this start-up – Jacqueline Lilinshtein, New Voices alum Elizabeth Alpern, and Jeffrey Yoskowitz – aim to help revive a tradition that, when done right, doesn’t remain in the 1800s,…

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On Israel Education

By pkessler March 15, 2012

Upon reading Mitchell Bard’s adamant opinion in the Jerusalem Post, I can’t help but wonder: other than the above advertising campaign, is there really a sure-fire way to ensure that Jewish kids grow up loving Israel? While Bard’s ideas are strong and convincing, he ignores several crucial truths. In modern America, it is so difficult…

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Heebs of Hip-Hop

By Carly Silver March 15, 2012

Though the popular perception of a rapper usually includes a a humongous diamond necklace (see: Rick Ross’ chain with a pendant depicting his own face), tattoos covering every visible inch of one’s body, and a trace of marijuana smoke trailing up behind one’s head. In the past few years, though, many new faces have popped…

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Colleges look towards LGBT outreach; How to ensure that your kids love Israel; Zion Square appropriated, and more [Required Reading]

By pkessler March 15, 2012

Outing, after Admission [New York Times] College diversity programs are looking to expand and bring outreach to another historically discriminated against minority – the LGBT community. In the past, a handful of colleges, either overtly or covertly, have targeted gay students as part of their diversity outreach programs. Now, the University of California system proposes, admitted…

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