Written by Rachel Cohen of Jewish Leadership Network (JLN) and My Aish LA This week’s Torah portions, Bo and Be’Shalach, open with the final and most devastating plague about to hit Egypt. God says to Moses, “Tell Pharaoh that exactly at midnight,…
Taste of Torah: positive transformations and Torah
By Elisa Gurevitch, co-director of Chabad at UCLA This week’s parashah, Toldot, includes the famous story of Rivkah (Rebecca), who, after many years of marriage, was finally blessed with twins, Yaakov (Jacob) and Esav (Esau). Our Sages tell us that, while…
Is G-d racist? The Jewish take on the chosen people
Article contributed by JAM Rabbi Avner Engel ————————————————- Why did G-d create you? Does he need you? To say such a thing would imply that G-d is lacking, which is the opposite of Judaism’s infinite, all-powerful G-d. The only thing…
Berman v. Sherman: Which Jew will take the 30th district?
Here’s a link to our cheat sheet on the differences and similarities between Congressmen Brad Sherman and Howard Berman — two incumbent Jews vying for California’s 30th District (San Fernando Valley): >>Sherman vs. Berman<<
Center for Jewish Studies: Spring 2012 Course Listing
Click here to see the upcoming courses offered by the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies!
March 11: UCLA Center for Jewish Studies brings Jewish music to campus
Proudly presents a Recital of Jewish and Jewish-themed Music Performed by members of the UCLA voice and instrumental departments, as well as members of the UCLA Chorale Concert will include works by Maurice Ravel, Lazar Weiner, Leonard Bernstein,…
Ha’Am blogging: 2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for our blog! Click here to see the complete report. This quarter, we had readers in countries as distant as Libya, Rwanda, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, India,…
Split Syria: Assad, the Arab League, & the Jewish State
by Adam J. Deutsch Over the last eight months, nonviolent protests have erupted across Syria; while the central regions including Homs and Hama have been particular hotbeds of revolution for organized youth, protesters have also gathered in the suburbs of…
I Am a Militant Man: a poem by Joshua Melamed
I am a militant man, because I have been conditioned to be a militant man. I never asked to have the urge to wield a weapon, to want to delve into battle, to gallop terribly against my fellow man. I…