Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
Not to be a promoter of stereotypes, but Jews are good at worrying. I suppose that centuries of persecution have that effect. As a community, we have our usual concerns, many of which we’ve been worrying about for generations: anti-Semitism, assimilation, the future of the Jewish people, and, of course, Israel. With a history that…
A few days ago, Daniel Temkin wrote optimistically about the potential for progress towards peace under Netanyahu and Obama, comparing the political climate to that of 1977 under Begin and Carter, when the Camp David Accords created a lasting peace between Israel and Egypt. At the end of his post, Daniel mentioned the expectation that…
The Shmaltz Brewing Company, known for its He’brew: The Chosen Beer, is celebrating its thirteenth anniversary with a special new brew, The Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah. It will feature 13 hops, 13 malts, and a 13% alcohol content. In addition to the 13-themed beer, Shmaltz is running a bar mitzvah photo contest, giving awards in categories…
In March, Rabbi Avi Weiss, the founder and president of a liberal Orthodox rabbinical school, effectively ordained Sara Hurwitz as the first female Orthodox rabbi- but without giving her the title of “rabbi.â€Â Though her course of study was the same as that of the men in the rabbinical school founded by Weiss, it was…