Why do I read The New York Jewish Week? Is it their exciting coverage of relevant issues? Is it their scintillating design sensibility? Actually, it’s because I work for New Voices and it’s good to read the rest of the Jewish press so that I know what’s going on.
Given that most Jewish college students don’t have a similar need-not to mention the fact the college students in general don’t get their news from newspapers so much–I’m left wondering why anyone thinks that The Jewish Week is a good place for…
Bullying Is Antithetical To Judaism’: An Open Letter to Jewish Teens and College Students
That nugget of wisdom is by Rabbi Steve Wernick and is sure to be read and internalized by all twelve Jewish college students who read The Jewish Week. This is a shame, because the letter sends a commendable and important message, and more students should see it.
Naturally, Wernick is concerned with this issue and wants to make sure that he refers his readers to the experts. And by that, I mean he refers us to the homepage of USY, the Conservative movement’s high school youth organization, because he’s the head of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
So that all made sense.
