Taste of Torah: And Then We Begin

By Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan Rabbi Kaplan is one of the JLIC educators at UCLA. This past Monday and Tuesday, many congregations throughout the United States and around world finished the annual cycle of reading the Torah in its entirety. The…

Sigma Alpha Mu Engages With Jewish Community

On October 19th, UCLA’s Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, commonly known as “Sammy,” co-sponsored a Sukkot dinner in their Sukkah with the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC). With an attendance of over 30, members of both communities joined together to celebrate…

Taste of Torah: The Ethical Side of Sukkot

It is fascinating that we can read the weekly Torah portion and find some point that resonates most with us. This week’s Torah reading, that of Sukkot, poses no exception. In the portion we read on Sukkot, found in Leviticus…

Attending class during the holiday

There is perhaps no decision more representative of the difficulties of being a practicing Jewish college student than the quintessential question of whether or not to attend class during Chag. To me, this is not a question of grades or…

Posters targeting BDS supporters, Jerry Kang appear on campus

UCLA students, faculty, and staff passing the Janss Steps or behind Powell Library Oct. 5 may have noticed the red, black and green posters portraying Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) as Hamas supporters and calling law professor Jerry Kang…