If you couldn’t find Room 314 in Royce Hall, all you had to do was follow your nose. The aroma of meat and vegetable pastries, cooked vegetable dishes, and decadent desserts began somewhere around the offices of the Italian Department…
New Year, New Rabbi: Moshe Nachbar Joins JAM
It’s a rainy day, which, aside from forcing all of the umbrellas and slightly warmer jackets out from the back of students’ closets, signals another change in the UCLA landscape: endless lines at Kerckhoff Coffee House. Eager caffeine addicts and…
Staff Picks: upcoming events for Jewish Bruins
Now that the wave of Jewish holidays has ended, you may find yourself struggling to decide what campus events and activities to attend. To help you decide, Ha’Am’s staff members shared the events on campus that they are most looking…
Idan Raichel Performs at UCLA
On October 10, the Idan Raichel Project performed a sold-out concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall. It was sponsored by the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, UCLA Asia Institute,…
UCLA Dining, catering to all? Muslim and Jewish students vie for halal and kosher options on campus
This article was written in collaboration with Al-Talib, the Muslim student newsmagazine at UCLA, as an echo of the Muslim and Jewish students’ combined efforts. A special thanks to Devorah Friedman, Kashif Iqbal, Alexa Lucas, Alan Naroditsky, Rachel Menitoff and Miriam…
Campus Mensch: Leah Paz empowers herself, UCLA and Ugandan children through GlobeMed
It was a warm spring day when Leah Paz strolled through Kerckhoff Patio, searching from behind her sunglasses for a table in the shade. Her 5-foot-8-inch frame, full of her signature boisterous energy and enthusiasm, lightly traversed the open space…
The Jews go Greek
Parties, friends, ladies and chaos — these are all components of what appears to be the fraternity lifestyle, as portrayed by the film industry. With such shallow-seeming incentives, many bystanders cannot understand the reasons for joining such groups. However, the…
Toward a more humble Middle East policy: a post-uprising update from Dr. Robert Malley
May 20, 2013 — When told by the student introducing the event that he would be expected to offer his thoughts on the aftermath of the Arab Spring, Dr. Robert Malley retorted that the events to which she referred were…
American Jews recognized with their own heritage month
Irving Berlin. Joan Rivers. Groucho Marx. Sarah Silverman. Fanny Brice. Lou Jacobs. Sophie Tucker. Barbara Streisand. Harry Houdini. George Gershwin. These are comedians, magicians, songwriters, performers, actresses, composers, singers, and even a clown. They are also all Jewish, yes —…
The “AVIous Choice”: Jewish Bruins take on USAC
We’ve heard a lot about Bruins United. According to their website, they were “formed in 2004 when only 50 student groups could apply for funding from USAC,” not including “religious, pre-professional, political, and Greek groups.” They successfully advocated for the…