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I had not remembered Israel being this ‘green’. Currently in Tel Aviv on a three-week trip to Israel during my winter break from Wesleyan University, I have been immediately struck by the amount of environmentalism that seems to pervade the streets of the city. And yet it is the actions that go beyond the exterior […]
Is Thanksgiving the American Sukkot?
Saved by Israelis in the African Wilderness
The Global Citizen is a joint project of New Voices and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Throughout the year, a group of former AJWS volunteers will offer their take on global justice, Judaism and international development. Opinions expressed by Global Citizen bloggers do not necessarily represent AJWS. In the beginning of my time living […]
While home for winter break from college, I have been able to watch a lot more television than usual. Most recently, I have been enthralled by MTV’s Jersey Shore. While the show portrays the lives of a group of friends living at the Jersey Shore (in Seaside Heights), it fools viewers because none of the […]
A metaphorical trip through Jewish history
The success of the Shoah movie and what “Inglorious Basterds” is doing to it
Last week I read an article in the Jerusalem Post. The article was an opinion piece, and the writer was of the opinion that any attempts to promote aliyah among US Jews were futile, useless and a waste of time and money. There will be no mass aliyah from the US and Canada like there […]