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As the fallout from the latest batch of WikiLeaks continues, here are some choice links from around the Jewish interwebs: According to the JTA, these leaks reveal… that political and military leaders in the Middle East don’t know what they’re talking about. [JTA] And did Bibi want to give land to the Palestinians? [JTA] Meanwhile,…
Building was constructed by Israeli engineers prior to Islamic Revolution; Iranian officials incensed, call for Jewish symbol’s removal. (Jerusalem Post)
It’s time to investigate Hanukkah. For those of us who have a cursory knowledge of the holiday, Hanukkah means the triumph of Jews over the Greeks, Judaism over foreign religions, and the power of G-d against pagan outsiders. However, when one looks at the Maccabees themselves, they are not as black-and-white as some may think….
The Soviet authorities told Naum Meiman that he would never be able to leave Russia. 12 years after his family fleed, he landed in Tel Aviv. This is his story of survival, and the American fight to get him out.
Excluding non-Orthodox speakers from the school hurts students and betrays Jewish tradition.
Attention patrons of New Voices. You be pleased to know that I have finally figured out how to keep from going crazy in this time vacuum that is Skokie, IL. As much as I love my hometown, the prospect of being away from my beloved Knox is unbearable without some way to channel my energy….
For anyone interested in Israeli history, I would highly recommend The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of Settlements, 1967-1977, by Gershom Gorenberg. Even if you don’t traditionally mix with history, have no fear! Gorenberg’s account of Israel immediately following the Six-Day War is an accessible, crisp read. Through a carefully crafted mix of anecdote,…
OK. So maybe the title is a bit of an exaggeration, but Limmud NY is pretty damn great. It’s an annual gathering of hundreds of Jews of every age (tots to college students to twentysomethings to families to retirees) and background (Orthodox to Renewal to non/post/trans-denominational to Conservative to Reform to secular to whatever the…
• 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…
Because I am an older child and because I am a writer, I like to have the last word. And not that this post has to be the last one either, but I wanted to address some of the thoughtful comments that resurfaced about the GA (General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America)…
Unless you are living under a rock, you know that the Internet is forcing pre-existing institutions to revolutionize and keep up with the times. Education is one such sector, and Hebrew education is changing as well. Logan Wall, one of our Northwestern bloggers, sheds an interesting light on the concept of how Hebrew schools would…
I see religion (specifically Judaism) as being a specific embodiment of a set of central tenets, expressed in a subjective sense. Just like people list their most fundamental beliefs in their own language, so to is this personal religiosity is transmitted. In continuing with the theme of my last post, I will use a single…
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…
It’s not what you think. Donyel Meese talks about her struggle to become the only female mashgicha, or kosher kitchen supervisor, on campus. [Leftover Cholent] Israeli students aren’t the only ones protesting. For the Brits, tuition is too much. [HuffPo] And some students finally get the opportunity to go to school. The Jewish Community Foundation…