Article Archive

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?

My cousin, the national security threat

Being gay at Yeshiva University

Saved by Israelis in the African Wilderness

Is Thanksgiving the American Sukkot?

Our writers talk about latkes, presents, Adam Sandler and what the eight-day party means to them

Responses to “The Hillel Monopoly”

Tradition, religion and law in American Jewish communities

A revival of the “mame loshen” hits the US

New Voices’s Humor Column

Jews energize environmentalism outside of Israel

The Jewish Student Boom in the Sunshine State