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At the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in New Orleans, one in four delegates was a student. Over 600 students came in total—a high for the conference—and 44 of those were from the Hillel Jewish University Center (JUC) of Pittsburgh. Though attendance was clearly high on the student front, students were […]
It may be time for San Francisco’s mohels to, ahem, cut and run from the City by the Bay. I’ve been reading the various, uh, clips and snippets on the proposed circumcision ban and criminalization and I am outraged! (not really) OK, silly puns aside (promise, I fulfilled my prurient adolescent urges), I am feeling […]
According to a Forward article, J Street U affiliate Just Peace did withdraw its sponsorship of UNRWA Gaza Director John Ging’s speech at Columbia. [Forward] Call me cheesy, but I think this is what we need in order to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [Indexed] Volunteering, conviction and partying: 600 students at the GA. [JTA Telegraph] […]
Being constantly surrounded by texts, and basing the vast majority of my education this term at Pardes on those texts, has made me think a lot about issues of how we understand texts. Specifically, I have reflected on just how much is lost from a traditional Jewish text (Chumash, Talmud, etc.) when it is read […]
Crossposted to Jewschool On Tuesday, Nov. 23 Hebrew College is hosting a conversation with four Jewish presidents of Boston-area colleges: Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann of Hebrew College, Leonard A. Schlesinger of Babson College, Jehuda Reinharz of Brandies University and Lawrence S. Bacow of Tufts University. I’ve got universities on the brain lately as my own […]
In the Mexican film “Nora’s Will,” suicide and religion strain a family’s bonds. With a protagonist who’s a mix of Tevye and Nietzsche, the movie uses discussions of love and God to explore how a family deals with death
The University of Florida Hillel has begun offering classes in Krav Maga, the official martial art of the Israeli army. The result? A bunch of Jewish students in a room–kicking, punching and slapping each other in the face.
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c TSA Full-Body Scanners – Jeffrey Goldberg www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive This week, Jeffrey Goldberg appeared on the Colbert Report to discuss a problem he has recently taken issue with: “useless airport security that needlessly humiliates American citizens.” New […]
Observant Jewish students may not go out on Friday night, but that doesn’t mean they stay sober. [Mitzpeh] Another from UMD’s JewPaper: You can’t have a college party without beer, but is that beer kosher? [Mitzpeh] In Toronto, the rabbi of a community Jewish high school refused bribes to persuade students to study at a […]
With the season of giving just around the corner, UF Hillel kicked it off with a bang. UF Hillel hosted the first annual Mitzvah Day on Sunday. Students and nonprofit organizations joined from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to work on different service projects. While waking up to a horrible loss the night before at […]