The Israel-Palestine conflict is often presented as a zero-sum game, an existential struggle between Jews and Arabs dating back to 1948. As the son of an “off-the-derech” (secular) Arab Muslim and an Ashkenazi Jew from Pennsylvania, and as a student…
Satire- Six Additions to Your Seder Plate to Prove Your Moral Superiority
Passover is a time for celebrating our freedom, ancient rituals… and reminding everyone at the table that you’re spiritually evolved and ethically advanced in ways they could only hope to be. So, why stop at the traditional Seder plate? I’m…
From Our Seder to Yours: Passover Recipes by Ha’Am
Whether you’re craving sweet or savory, nostalgic or new, these Passover recipes are chametz-free, holiday-approved, and full of flavor. Chag sameach—and don’t forget to save room for dessert! Roma Yukilevich’s Matza Arayes Inspired by @sivanskitchen Makes: 12 pieces Ingredients: Directions:…
Navigating Celiac in a Culture Where Wheat Holds Immense Significance
Challah: a warm and fluffy pastry that braids its hair and puts on its finest egg-bath suit. Sufganiyot: the Jewish take on a New Orleans beignet, only rounder, sweeter, and fixated on having its besties, jam and custard, accompany it…
Opinion: UCLA Must Enforce SJP’s Suspension—Not Just on Paper
This weekend, UCLA recommended an indefinite ban for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) following their suspension. However, if the university continues to fail to impose consequences on students who violate the rules, the ban will remain nothing more than…
StandWithUs International Conference Unites Diverse Pro-Israel Advocates
Feb. 27 – March 2, 2025 Los Angeles, CA In the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks and the subsequent surge in global antisemitism, the StandWithUs International “Israel In Focus” Conference welcomed a diverse coalition of advocates to confront…
Anti-Israel Demonstrators Protest the March UC Regents Meeting
Demonstrations took place on March 18th and 19th against the ongoing University of California Regents meeting which is set to last from March 18th until March 20th. In the period leading up to this Regents meeting, there were two instances…
Anti-Israel Demonstrators Occupy and Vandalize Engineering Building During Finals Week
This morning, UCLA Palestine affinity groups called for the “occupation” of the Engineering IV building, stating their intent to rename it the Adnan Al-Bursh Liberated Zone after a Palestinian orthopedic surgeon who died in an Israeli prison in April 2024.…
Cautionary Tales from an Ex-Soviet Jew
Being raised by parents who fled the Soviet Union and immigrated to America after decades of systemic antisemitism in the USSR, I am filled with gratitude for the ability to be openly Jewish, a privilege unknown to the generations of…
Opinion: The Daily Bruin Editorial Board’s Distorted Portrayal of UCLA Disciplinary Policy
By Hillah Greenberg and Mia Toubian The Daily Bruin Editorial Board has a responsibility to engage with contentious issues with intellectual rigor, sound argumentation, and journalistic integrity. Their recent editorial, however, seemingly engages in fallacious reasoning, misleading rhetoric, and a…