On Thursday, April 10, The Hillel at UCLA celebrated Joe ‘Dov’ Bruin’s B(e)ar Mitzvah in Kerkoff Grand Salon. Hillel’s a cappella group, Jewkbox, began the ceremony with their rendition of One Day by Matisyahu. The night continued with 90’s music…
Genetic screening event educates, informs
From late Wednesday morning to early afternoon, Tammy Rubin and Jessica Kianmahd welcomed people into the Grand Salon in Kerckhoff Hall to have their arms pricked and several small vials filled with blood. The blood is being shipped to the…
Service work around the world
Over spring break, dozens of UCLA students chose to travel to Buenos Aires, Oklahoma, or Southern California in order to participate in one of three alternative spring break programs, organized through Hillel at UCLA. According to the Hillel website, the…
A hodgepodge of campus organizations — which to choose?
The sun beats down on the tops of students’ heads as they shuffle from table to table, sampling organizations at the Enormous Activities Fair. The scene is a familiar one, replaying itself every fall quarter at UCLA. A new student…
Hillel at UCLA’s Perla Karney inspires students through art
Through the large, wooden doors and down the main hallway of Hillel at UCLA lies the office of a woman whose work with the arts has influenced a decade of students. On any given day she is either organizing art…
The Jewish Campus Tour
Welcome to Ha’Am’s campus tour, where we explore the hidden locales influenced by Jews, or Jewish dollars. You may notice that Hillel, JAM, Chabad, AEPi, and the Jewish organizations around UCLA did not make it on the list; this tour…
Getting some perspective: a dialogue with Lev Hakak
Thanks to the lovely 405 freeway, I was running a bit late to our meeting. I called Professor Hakak to inform him that I was coming as quickly as possible. “Don’t worry! Don’t worry! Take your time!” was his response,…
USAC meeting to vote on SJP’s divestment resolution will be live-tweeted and live-streamed
For months, students have been preparing for the grueling USAC meeting to vote on a Resolution to Divest from Companies that Violate Palestinian Human Rights. Tonight, the months of planning come to an end, as students wield their words in…
Campus Mensch: David Joseph from head to heart
For David Joseph, the summer of 2012 started and ended the way most adventures do: without any plans, but with an amazing story to tell. When he joined the American Jewish World Service for a trip to northern Uganda, he…
Hope for dialogue in the “Promised Land”
Ari Shavit, Israeli reporter and columnist for Haaretz and author of the new book My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, made a quick stop at UCLA on his United States book tour — a stop which galvanized hundreds…