Dairy Crust: 1/3 cup whole almonds ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons kosher toffee chips 1 cup flour, scooped and leveled 1 stick cold butter cut into cubes Filling: 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 1 cup milk chocolate chips,…
Sigma Alpha Mu is returning to UCLA
Sigma Alpha Mu, also known as “Sammy,” is in the process of returning to UCLA. Sigma Alpha Mu is a historically Jewish, non-hazing, social fraternity that was built on the ideals of leadership, academic achievement, philanthropic excellence and professional development.…
Ha’Am Hits: Stand With Israel
With Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel garnering so much press recently, Ha’Am’s staff picked their favorite links for why Israel is great — and BDS is, well, not. 1. One reason to support Israel: it’s a bastion of morality…
10 Signs You Know You are Jewish at UCLA
*in no particular order… 1) You think of clever and creative ways to spy the Jewishness of other Bruins whom you have just met — maybe by looking for Star of David necklaces or bringing up a Jewish event that…
Russian Shabbat at Chabad
For the attendees of this past week’s Shabbat dinner hosted by Chabad at UCLA, the Russian-themed Shabbat was a welcomed comfort, especially at a time when, for many college students, stress has increased with midterms. The theme of Russian Shabbat…
Editorial: A more understanding academic calendar
A scheduling decision recently brought to light by the University of California system to push the beginning of the 2014 fall quarter back a week has elicited some harsh responses from UC students. The newly arranged schedule ensures that the…
Ha’Am Hits: Jews in the Media
As Jews working in the media, this week the Ha’Am staff decided to look at other Jews who have been featured in the media. Take a look at our hits of the week: 1. A (Jewish) actor whose decision to…
Problems in Poland
From the shady unveiling of an infamous blood libel painting that could only perhaps be excused in the name of art, to far more egregious transgressions against not just the Jewish community but any veteran and survivor of the Second…
Mein Kampf makes surprise appearance on e-book bestseller list
A glance at the iTunes digital bookstore’s Politics and Social Sciences category may prompt a double take. Among political journalism dynamos such as Charles Krauthammer, Mark Leibovich and Lou Dobbs, another familiar name seems incongruous — Adolf Hitler. Mein Kampf,…
A confrontation: the Israeli Rabbinate and Democracy
Perhaps no Israeli institution has garnered as much criticism lately as the Israeli Rabbinate. In the last several weeks, a series of scandals and controversies have left the Rabbinate reeling under intense public scrutiny. Among several recent controversial decisions is…