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I think that what Mr. Blumenthal does here is pretty disingenuous and purposefully damning. What do you think? Check it out here: For more fun with American youth in Jerusalem and Israeli politics, click here.
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 […]
Like the bell on Wall Street blaring off to the start of a chaotic day, my e-mail inbox hits the ground running at the sound of my alarm. Aside from the numerous Facebook notifications about who-said-what-to-who, I make sure to open UF Hillel’s weekly newsletter. Communication in the 21 Century. Filled with the inside scoop […]
That was the headline on my column, “On The Path,” a couple of weeks ago. OTP appears every Friday in our weekly Acorn, the student newspaper of Drew University, of which I’m a former editor in chief. That week, I wrote about the horrid question people never stop asking college seniors. It’s not really about anything […]
Shemah Yisrael Adonai Elohanu, Adonai Echad. Even when I was little, these words were more than a string of syllables; they were sacred and special. I would close my eyes whenever they were uttered and listen carefully for the deep, booming voice of God. (Being a Lion King fanatic, I imagined that God had a […]
If you’re not familiar with city nicknames, the title of this post may come as a bit of a surprise. But really, it’s just a fancy way of saying that we are going to the General Assembly (GA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. By “we”, I mean a contingent of 40 people from Pittsburgh’s Hillel, as […]
The headline says it all: “Council of Jews welcomes Hitler exhibition” [Deutsche Welle] Speaking of anti-Semites, the Riverdale bombers are going to prison. [CNN] Speaking of New York Jews, here’s what GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino taught us about the ultra-Orthodox and elections. [Yeshiva World News] What’s driving the Palestinian economy? The kippah industry. [BBC] Should the […]
Always behind the rest of the world, Israeli universities are finally in session. Everyone is back to school, back to “normal” college life. Everyone, it feels like, except me. When I would picture myself finishing college, I would imagine the great sense of accomplishment I would feel as my professor handed me my diploma at […]
It was a festive weekend for Vancouver Hillel as the University of British Columbia hosted its Inaugural Grand Opening of the newly built Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life. It was a loaded all-day affair, officially starting at 10 in the morning and ending at 5 in the evening. Unfortunately, due to a high […]
Crossposted to Jewschool and The Reform Shuckle. I have a friend, X. X college graduate. X wants to do a variety of Jewish learning and then go to a rabbinical school. X also has what basically amounts to no money. X also works for a Jewish non-profit that has a wealthy executive director. We were […]