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J Street, the political arm of the pro-peace, pro-peace crowd is getting ready for its second annual conference here in DC. It’s 7:30 already and we haven’t started the opening plenary–set to being at 7–yet. And now they’re announcing that we’ll start in 5 minutes. Jews. Am I right? In other news, the DC convention center–the location […]
Crossposted to Jewschool That’s right, folks. You heard it here first. (Well, actually, you heard it at JTA first.) Birthright Israel said it has received a record-breaking number of North American applicants for its free, 10-day trips to Israel. The organization, which provides all-expense-paid trips to Israel for Diaspora Jews aged 18 to 26, received […]
The Jewish Exponent has a great feature from a couple weeks ago about a blind, 47-year-old black guy who has been a fixture at UPenn Hillel for twenty years. Ben just included it in The Reading List, but I wanted to put up a larger thing about it. Here’s a bit of it: At 47 […]
A feel-good story from our friends at Penn. [The Jewish Exponent] And if you want a (rare) feel-good story from Israel, check this out: The Chilean miners just landed there. [YNet] How can American colleges affect the Middle East situation? [Chronicle of Higher Ed.] Alliteration is alive! Mini Me visits the Western Wall! Extremely Excellent! [Heeb] Rahm […]
If you’re reading this blog, I’m guessing you’re not down with Glenn Beck, but did you know that Pinkface Half-wit is a notorious anti-semite? Beck has a long history of appropiating the holocaust for political games, has called George Soros a “puppet master”, and has dressed up as a fetishized Nazi officer for his book […]
As the Oscars approach, one student reflects on what might have been. [Tablet] A victory for the Israeli left: there will be no NGO monitoring panel. [JPost] A rabbinical student finds a tallit at H&M. [JW] Want to know about young Jews? Read these studies. [Judaism Without Borders] Here are some acronyms you should know if […]
Becca Strober has considered herself Jewish for her entire life. Then she converted to Judaism. Then she converted again. Now she might convert for a third time.
“The Hebrew Hammer,” “Schindler’s List,” “Fiddler on the Roof…” these are just a few of the films that bring out the Jew-ish side of cinema. Now, Gainesville, FL will be glorifying other great works. From foreign to indie, documentary to feature length film, Gainesville’s highly anticipated – first ever – Jewish Film Festival has just […]
Tucked away in a comment on my blog post last week was an interesting question that got me thinking. It read: Do you feel like the Canadian Jewish community is on the whole further to the left than the American Jewish community? I have been living in Vancouver for over a year now, and honestly, […]
After hours on the humming, bouncing bus, we arrived at the Bedouin camp. Surrounded by night, the only thing we could see out the windows was a sea of sand undulating alongside our coach bus. But when we finally came to a stop and stumbled down the little stairs, being awake was the easiest thing […]