Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
Well, David Brooks’ op-ed piece in the New York Times today certainly made me feel special. “The Tel Aviv Cluster†discusses the extraordinary achievements of Jews in the past, particularly those in Israel. However, not only does it discuss the achievements of Jews, but it also discusses the potential of future Jewish generations. Brooks mentions…
This past December YU hosted a symposium about life in the orthodox world for gay observant Jews. The symposium was the first of its kind for the university and the brainchild of YU’s “Tolerance Club”. From all accounts, the hall was filled to its capacity; many were not allowed in due to safety concerns. Four…
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…
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…
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…
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. Winter in London had finally arrived, and…
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. This blog post was inspired by the…
Bethlehem, Christmas Eve 2009. It was a dark, still night. I huddled close with friends and drank hot tea poured from a thermos by a vendor circulating the crowd to keep warm. Red and blue lights illuminated the crosses over the Church of the Nativity. A towering fir tree glistened on the side of the…
I was surprised to learn that one of my friends was involved in Bar Ilan’s student union. Who gets involved in the student union?! To put it mildly, participation in events hosted by the student union are not a popular pastime, so involvement in the student union, working for and with them is practically unheard of. You…
Tonight about a third of the world’s population is getting ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, considered by Christians to be the Messiah, as prophesied by Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible book by the same name. So even if we ignore the stuff about JC being the Messiah,…
Recently, as the end of the semester approached, I sat down with my co-teacher to prepare an overview of our class as part of the student progress reports that my Religious School sends out twice a year. To my surprise, it only took about twenty minutes for us to condense these past four months into…
To the extent that the subway-riding population is representative of the citizenry of New York, I feel privileged to live in a diverse metropolis. The subway’s signs and ads, in turn, reflect this diversity: I’ve learned more Spanish during my commute to and from work than I did during the week I spent in Mexico…