The OSU Incident: The Problem Is Hillel’s Israel Policy

By Sarah Asch April 6, 2017

Ohio State University Hillel cut ties last week with an LGBTQ Jewish student organization, and possible homophobia is just the beginning of why it’s a problem. To recap, the split occurred after the group, B’nai Keshet, hosted an event to help queer refugees. They co-sponsored the event with Jewish Voice for Peace, a Jewish group…

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OSU Hillel Ousted Its Queer Group Over Israel Politics, and It’s Not Ok

By Noah Strauss March 30, 2017

LGBTQ Jews have long been on the front lines, fighting for social justice. We are found on every page of the LGBTQ movement, from Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to office in California, to Avram Finkelstein, who co-founded the AIDS advocacy group ACT UP. We are found on every page…

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Why We Marched on Washington as Reform Jews

By Taylor Gleeson and Jeremy Cronig February 14, 2017

We attend university in Columbus, Ohio, but watching the anticipation for the Women’s March build in our nation’s capital, we knew that this was not a moment in history when we could stand aside and simply watch. Our generation of college students are going to come of age in this era of renewed divisiveness. Soon…

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