Explaining the Boom

By Elizabeth Alpern November 24, 2008

Why are small Southern colleges suddenly attracting Jews in record numbers?

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Who Owns 770?

By Josh Nathan-Kazis September 24, 2008

The Battle for the Rebbe's House

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A Reform Rabbi’s Response to Chabad

By Josh Nathan-Kazis September 23, 2008

Rabbi Rick Jacobs on the Authenticity of Reform Judaism

When Chabad's rabbis come to town, the local Reform synagogue faces the risk of appearing less authentic than the competition. But some Reform rabbis aren't about to roll over.

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Hillel Suspends JCSC Fellowship

By Sarah Schoenholtz September 23, 2008

The pioneering engagement program has been deemed redundant.

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Princeton Chabad Rabbi Becomes University Chaplain

By Sara Kay September 23, 2008

Chabad Rabbi receives official recognition on a campus with few Jews.

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Students Say Activists Exaggerate Anti-Semitism At Irvine

By Saul Elbein May 5, 2008

Who Speaks for Jewish Students?

On this campus known for its pro-Palestinian activism, Jewish community activists accuse the school of turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism. Some Jewish students are not so sure.

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Silence Breaks, ZOA Covers Ears

By Richard Frederic Semegram May 5, 2008

Harvard's Hillel plays host to a controversial exhibit on Israel, raising the ire of the right-wing Zionist Organization of America.

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Teeny-Bopping for Peace

By Josh Nathan-Kazis April 9, 2008

Will Israeli/Palestinian Pop Station RAM-FM Become a Platform for Reconciliation?

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Hillel Publishes Guide for Queer Jews

By Saul Elbein April 7, 2008

Hillel's new guide helps professionals create an actively welcoming space for Queer students. 

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Too Much Caution, or Too Few Listeners?

By Chloe Safier and New Voices Staff April 7, 2008

Why do college stations hardly ever get in trouble with the FCC for cursing on the radio?

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Israel’s Radio Pirates

By Rifka Dzodin April 7, 2008

Illegal Radio and the Fight for Israel's Airwaves

Over the past year, members of the Knesset and the Israeli Police have publicly declared war on pirate radio, yet the stations continue to operate with impunity.

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Students Reclaim Yiddishist Group

By Ashley Bagan February 4, 2008

After drifting from its mission, 46-year-old Yiddishist youth group Yugntruf refocuses on campus.

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Outreach Group Draws Concern

By Amanda Milstein February 4, 2008

Orthodox Campus Group Adopts Aggressive Tactics

The California-based Jewish Awareness Movement was sanctioned at USC after inviting underage students to an event serving alcohol and placing repeated phone calls to students who had asked not to be called.

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A Quiet Frshman’s Secret past

By Arielle Reich November 26, 2007

Sam fled his Satmar community. Now he’s a freshman in college. And you thought your first year was tough.

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Reb Schneerson Skips the Acid Test

By Raphael Ahren November 26, 2007

Hippie Rabbis Shlomo Carlebach and Zalman Schacter-Shalomi were the first two Chabad emissaries ever sent to college campuses. Why doesn't anyone know it? 

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