Today is Thanksgiving, a day of food, family, some reflection about what we’re thankful for and possibly of some arguing while carving the turkey. All these things are important and should be valued. But, on this joyous day of “thanks,”…
Taste of Torah: Battle It Out or Can You Dig It?
This week’s Parsha is the only one that is dedicated to our second patriarch, Isaac, yet to a causal reader of the Torah text he remains largely an enigma. Mostly passive, the only noteworthy episode of Isaac’s life described by…
Fall Quarter Jewish Trips at UCLA: The Comprehensive List
Both Chabad and Hillel at UCLA run Birthright trips each winter and summer that are open to anyone who is Jewish between the ages of 18 and 26. Over 750 Bruins have already gone to Israel on Hillel at UCLA Birthright trips.
Jewish Student Union Established as Forum for Communal Discussion
Image by Satyriconi (CC) The presidents of 18 Jewish student organizations met Wednesday night to reconstitute the Jewish Student Union (JSU), a forum to discuss issues facing UCLA’s Jewish community. Jewish leaders gathered with the hopes of creating a setting where students…
URJ Camp Newman Devastated by Northern California Wildfires
As the camp assesses damages, fundraising and community efforts prove to be essential as Jewish identity is kept close to the hearts of those affected by the devastation.
Taste of Torah: A Million Questions
Does it help a husband and wife to decide not to argue? Or, in the long run, is it better that they agree to disagree? So substitute “God and Israel” for “husband and wife.” In Vayera we are told that…
A Meshuga-Free Life: Midterms Edition
Photo by Alberto G. (CC) “We are all mad here,” says the Cat from Alice. But if I have learned anything these past four weeks, it is that UCLA is anything but Wonderland. On the first day of classes, I…
Community Will Help Us Overcome Anti-Semitism
An anti-Semitic cartoon published in The Daily Californian reminds us that problems of the past remain.
Student Worker Union Polls Members on Whether to Ask UC to Divest from “Oppression of Palestinians”
A recent survey sent out by the University of California student workers union has reintroduced the possibility of a student organizing group demanding the university divest its financial holdings from companies supporting Israel. An Oct. 19 survey sent to members…
Taste of Torah: Go For Yourself
Sometimes we need to go for ourselves, to get to ourselves.