In December 2014, “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Disneyland, was plagued by a measles outbreak. In all, 131 people were infected — the majority of whom were unvaccinated. Shortly after, the University of California announced that beginning in 2017, students…
If you like your nuclear program, you can keep your nuclear program
On April 2, President Obama strolled triumphantly across the Rose Garden in the White House and proudly announced to the world that the United States and its allies had reached an agreement with Iran that would prevent it from obtaining…
Taste of Torah: moments of silence
Written by Soof Hacohen Yesterday, April 16, 2015, was Yom Ha’Shoah — Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. At around 11:00 a.m., millions of Israelis across the nation stood in silence for approximately 60 seconds to commemorate the six million Jews who…
Shmuel Rosner talks about the Israeli elections and Iran
On Monday afternoon, shortly after 4:30 pm, the mostly middle-aged to elderly audience members — armed with cookies, pastries and beverages — shifted in their seats as more places were set out to accommodate the large number of attendees to…
How my Jewish community stood by me in my darkest hour
Written by David J. Chernobylsky “David, isn’t this beautiful? Look at the sun, the sky. It’s so clear today. The water, it’s like crystal. I couldn’t have ordered better weather today myself! David? David! Stop playing with your Batman cape…
BFI’s next president: Omer Hit
Although students often dread Mondays, they can turn out to be sunny and exciting if they’re filled with the right people. This past Monday, I had the pleasure of interviewing the president-elect of Bruins for Israel, Omer Hit, a third-year…
On the representation of Jews in rap music
Clipse, arguably the greatest coke rap duo of all time, has a Jewish problem. In their successful single “Wamp Wamp,” the pair uses an unfortunate metaphor to describe a step in the process of cooking cocaine: after they remove the…
“Shabbat!”: an “Uptown Funk” parody
This is that age old When ladies light candles This is for every Jew, All the Jews: Orthodox to Reform We restin’, digestin’; we keeping the Fourth Commandment Got his kippah on, turned off his phone Cuz he knows that…
The zionist imperative of Passover
This week we celebrate the festival of Passover. If asked on the spot what the point of the holiday is, you would probably respond “to commemorate the redemption from Egyptian bondage.” This interaction is reenacted on the Seder night: The…
Money is not the root of all evil, passivity is
Resistance does not have to mean rejecting the system, or even aiming to change the system. Resistance means not letting the system change you. In case someone has not caught up yet, money is the name of the game and…