Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
She has worked as a farmer, a waitress, a creative writing teacher, an in-hospital sex-educator and a lamp-maker–and now she’s writing an internet advice column. Merissa Nathan Gerson, the self-proclaimed “28-year Old Yenta,” runs AskYourYenta.com, where she offers assistance on anything from sex to eating habits.
New Voices reporter Simeon Botwinick spoke with Gerson to find out why she started AskYourYenta and how she hopes to help.
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A conversation with “Faces of Israel” Director Amy Beth Oppenheimer
Orthodox Jewish law prohibits members of the opposite sex from touching each other in any way. On college campuses filled with romance and sex, what’s an observant Jew to do? Inside the conflicted world of Orthodox Jewish college dating.
…And other things I learned at a Columbia University Hillel party.
Balancing ritual, culture, observance and secularism as a college Jew.
Hookah-smoking has been gaining popularity with Jewish students at campuses across the country as a recreational activity. But is it a new road to coexistence or just another hazard to your health?
Our writers talk about latkes, presents, Adam Sandler and what the eight-day party means to them