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J Street U issued a statement yesterday that its Birthright trip had been cancelled, but today Birthright issued a statement of its own saying that it never approved the J Street U trip in the first place, and that J Street U cannot facilitate a Birthright trip because J Street has an overt political stance…
Or maybe that’s overstating things a little. However, in the last three months, there has been multiple coverage of frum attire catching on: Today in Jewcy, Merisa Fink writes about Urban Outfitters (the once hipster now mainstream clothing company) selling tichels, headscarf style worn by many married frum Jewish women, especially popular in Israel. The…
A calendar featuring the hunkiest Jewish guys on your campus! Cornell’s Hillel has published a calendar of the “Nice Jewish Greek Men of Cornell” for 2011. Maybe this will be the catalyst that changes Hillels’ reputation nationwide from serving as a breeding ground for nerdy Jewish boys to becoming at least a GPS for where…
By a 24-year-old. The New York Observer reports that the Temple Mount is another “venue” to succumb to the mercy of four-square. Ariela Ross, editor of a geek culture website Walyou, has checked in to the Al Aqsa Mosque area the highest number of times, and has, therefore, been crowned Mayor of the what the…
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…
University of Boulder lights the Hanukkah candles. • After two weeks of lobbying by both Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights and Israel advocacy groups, the UBC Alma Mater Society voted last night to support a donation to the 2011 Canadian Flotilla for Gaza. (University British Columbia) • The Upper Ivy League gets accused of racism….
Building was constructed by Israeli engineers prior to Islamic Revolution; Iranian officials incensed, call for Jewish symbol’s removal. (Jerusalem Post)
• Students from UBC are concerned about the Social Justice Centre’s decision to donate some of their budget — which comes directly from mandatory student fees — to a Canadian Gaza flotilla. UBC Hillel has mounted a campaign to raise awareness and started a petition to prevent the donation, arguing that school money should not…
Today marks the busiest travel day of the year in our fair United States. Airlines expect 24 million people to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to AAA as reported by the Connecticut Post. Young adults make up 30.5 percent of holiday travelers, many of them students eagerly voyaging home for the first time…
The hot video of the day, “Angry Birds Peace Treaty,” hilariously illustrates how futile peace discussions can prove to be. The birds and the pigs are trying to broker a peace agreement, after what seems like much “hardship” and failed attempts in the past. The video, posted on Israel’s long-standing comedy/satire show ‘Eretz Nehederet‘ (…
Those of you who spent your Saturday night glued to the boob-tube may have seen a mysterious talis on the tele-waves. No, you weren’t drunk. Anne Hathway hosted Saturday Night Live this week, and one of the skits boasted a talis as a wall hanging. In case you don’t want to sit through an otherwise…
• Yale Hillel is eagerly awaiting mass exodus to Harvard this weekend for THE GAME. In other news, the Slifka Center for Jewish Life has instituted a new “Slifka Fellows” program, in which some of Yale’s most popular professors will eat regularly with students in the kosher kitchen. (Yale) • Critically acclaimed author Mark Steyn…
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…
• The competition for Alternative Spring Break trip spots has begun! Pittsburgh’s joint Hillel — after paring down their offerings from four to two trips — has announced a JNF trip to Israel and an AJWS trip to Guatemala. (JUC) • Even Boulder’s small Jewish community, has its own Klezmer musician. The Boulder Klezmer Consort…
“Jewish are givers. They see people in need — they may be pushy about it, but they’re gonna help you. They may be annoying as they do it, but they will do it. You know — it’s like somebody saving you from a fire and the whole time, they’re saying saying ‘You had to wear…