Rivka (Rebecca) Cohen
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Brace yourselves, winter quarter is ending

Finals week is upon us, and stress is in the air. Nights in Powell and YRL feel a lot like massive sleepovers — except instead of fun, they are filled with deep regret and self-doubt. Around this time last quarter,…

Racism anywhere is racism everywhere

In an eye-opening lecture at Hillel this week, Paul Von Blum spoke to students about his life of social activism and unshaken secular Jewish identity. A second-generation Holocaust survivor, he claims his experience in civil rights began before his birth…

Debate Table: Is Israel a Jewish State?

Is Israel a Jewish State? No. But it can be. by Ha’Am Contributor Groups like Bruins for Israel love to tout the idea that Jews, like all other national groups, deserve a state. That would be a good argument if…

Remembering Yitzhak Rabin

Nineteen years later, the Jewish people still mourn the tragic loss of a national and international hero. In the month of November, we remember the life of Yitzhak Rabin – Nobel Peace Prize winner and iconic figure of hope and…