A Bunch of Cool Events in NYC This Week

By Ben Sales November 5, 2010

Students who are in New York City this week should check out a few cool events coming from a range of organizations. Some are free and some cost money, but in my opinion all are worth it: On Sunday at 3 p.m. in Park Slope, Meretz USA is commemorating the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin with…

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An Open Thank-You Note to President Clinton

By Ben Sales November 4, 2010

Dear Mr. President, I want to thank you for your column in the New York Times today, on the anniversary of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. Your exhortation to “take up the cause for which Yitzhak Rabin gave his life” is as pressing now as it was in 1995, and your grounded determination for peace…

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The Reading List: Birthright Participant Dies on Trip

By Ben Sales November 2, 2010

Michael Kellogg, age 24, dies on the final day of his Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. [JPost] Meanwhile, as the Tea Party election commences, Israel starts its own version of the uber-populist, rightist group. [JPost] In more right-wing Israeli foibles, students plan to party on the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. [YNet] In Jerusalem, student protests continue…

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Friend, You Are Missing

By bspagat November 2, 2010

חבר אתה חסר Bailey Spagat is participating in Career Israel, one of Masa Israel’s 180 programs.

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Hatikvah

By bspagat October 26, 2010

Bailey Spagat is participating in Career Israel, one of Masa Israel’s 180 programs.

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The Reading List: Pigskin, but No Pigs

By Ben Sales October 20, 2010

Every Jewish high school that I’ve heard of has a basketball team, but only a few have football teams. Friday night lights? Think again. [JTA] Here’s a novel approach to fighting illegal prostitution: what would happen if the women were sold in a storefront? A mall in Tel Aviv tries it out. [JPost] As Israel…

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